Saturday, October 9, 2010

The Heat's Silent Assassin



With the superstar trio of Dwayne Wade, Lebron James, and Chris Bosh in South Beach, many teams will have nightmares constructing a scouting report on how to stop these three elite players. Ironically, arguably the most valuable, but least noticed player out of this three-head monster is Chris Bosh.
Bosh has always seemed to be the least recognized all-star out of the 2003 draft. It could be due to the fact that he had players such as Lebron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Paul accompany him in his draft or that he played his whole career in Toronto until now. For whatever reason it may be, Bosh has always been a dominant presence on the floor and has improved season after season. He's the NBA's best kept secret. He's a versatile power forward that can shoot, dribble, pass, defend, and post up. Can you ask for any more from him?
When people talk about one of the best power forwards in the league, Bosh's name is hardly mentioned. He can't help if his team is barely publicized in the US especially when hockey comes 1st to everything in Canada.
Teams will quickly learn how deadly of a weapon Bosh is as he'll provide match-up problems for many teams. Bosh is probably the Heat's biggest acquisition this summer due to the size in the paint. Bosh will have to match-up against players such as Dwight Howard, Andrew Bynum, Paul Gasol, Kendrick Perkins, etc night in and night out. Not only will he have to stop some of them on offense, but also box them out repeatedly. Bosh may have more on his plate than he realizes as he is the new face of the interior defense of the Miami Heat. Wade and James may be able to fly through the air and block shots, but Bosh will have to bang up against the bigger bodies constantly.
Bosh will get the exposure that he deserves now that he's playing in South Beach as well as show off his talents. Spectators already know what they're going to get with Dwayne Wade and Lebron James every night. On the other hand, you don't know what to expect from Bosh. Teams need to watch out for the silent assassin of the Heat. He won't talk too much, but his game will speak volumes.

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