Like A Bosh

If there is one player in the NBA that rubs me the wrong way, it’s Chris Bosh. Ever since he entered the league he’s had a persona of being a tough guy, but instead gets pushed around on the court while talking smack. On February 23rd, Bosh decided to continue to take jump shots, while clearly on an off night. When the night was over, Bosh had a FG percentage of 6%, while shooting 1 for 18 from the field. My definition of a tough guy isn't someone who settles for jump shots. It's someone who drives to the hole, taking his lumps, and gets higher percentage shots. Or, at the least, accepts his off night and does the dirty work instead, grabbing rebounds and boxing out.


And he certainly doesn't get dunked on by point guards.

Rondo dunking on Bosh.
Photo courtesy of DeepHousePages.com

As a Lakers fan, I know what you're probably thinking right now.  How can I talk smack about a weak big man when my team has Pau Gasol? I'm not going to argue that Gasol is a tough guy, but Gasol also doesn’t try to act like he’s tough. He knows he’s weak.  During a game on January 30th versus Oklahoma City, Bosh got into a war of words with Kevin Durant. During Durant’s post game interview he said of Bosh, "There's a lot of fake tough guys in this league and he's one of them." 

There's no room in this league for frauds.

- Spencer Peck

Below is a video by TheBasketballJoneses poking fun at Bosh and his antics.

Enjoy!