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Before anyone gets bent out of shape about challenging a man with serious health problems, remember that this is talk about a man who will be cleared to play and deemed healthy enough to suit up for the Miami Heat at the beginning of the 2015-16 season. So now that that is out of the way, let us turn our attention to Chris Bosh.
Sickness aside, the $118 million man showed that money does not make a player the go-to guy if they are not willing to assume to role. And Bosh’s insistence that the old guy from his Toronto Raptors days is gone, showed that.
Do not get me wrong, his numbers looked good — 21 points, seven rebounds — but they gradually began to fall off so badly that fans were seeing single-digit scoring and a few games of subpar rebounding. Even when he pledged to be more aggressive, he often let his game fade to the background, simply becoming another guy on the Heat roster.
Things turned so bad that pundits tossed out the idea that Bosh was so comfortable with being the third wheel that he should resign himself to being a high-priced cog that fits in, just like Hassan Whiteside and Goran Dragic took the place of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. However the two-time champion is too good to be content. At least fans hope he thinks that way after having half of a season to sit and reflect.
Bosh should come back more assertive and ready to take his spot as one of the best power forwards in the game.
Richard Nurse is a writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @blackirishpr or add him to your network on Google.
