The Raptors are better with Bosh, but they are not as vulnerable when compared to Miami and Cleveland.
If Bosh is forced to miss any games for whatever reason, Andrea Bargnani can slide into his natural position at power forward.
There’s a late-game creator and scorer in Hedo Turkoglu, who will have the ball in his hands late in the shot clock, or at least he should have the ball in such scenarios.
Miami is reliant on Wade just as much as Cleveland relies on James.
The Raptors don’t have to lean on Bosh and the team doesn’t need the daily reminders of Bosh’s future, which may become a distraction.
That is why the Raptors can afford to trade Bosh.
The question remains: What can the Raptors get back?
"I don’t mean to put anybody down, but Gene Keady was here (with the Raptors) for a year; I don’t think Gene knows any more Xs and Os than Mike Katz from the University of Toronto or how to teach it any better and he’s a hall of fame coach," said Triano. "The perception is, because he does it with better athletes and under a bigger spotlight, that he is a better coach and I don’t think that’s the case.
"We have great coaches in this country; I don’t think we have the resources for them or the athletes to compete at the same level."
For the second installment of the “Match Up” series, I turn my attention over to Boston. Today’s preview of the Celtics was provided by Michelle from NBA Musings.
The tentative deal would put an end to a cross-border spat that emerged earlier this summer when the U.S. Department of Transportation clamped down on Air Canada’s Jetz service, which provides charter flights to all six Canadian NHL teams as well as the Toronto Raptors NBA basketball team.
Under the new rules, Air Canada would have been prevented from flying teams between games in U.S. cities without first returning to Canadian soil – a development that caused the country’s largest airline to launch a lawsuit last week and sent hockey clubs in Canada scrambling to make alternative travel arrangements.
There’s one thing which struck me throughout Bargnani’s strong-ish play in 2009 and that was how close his statistics are to this period in his rookie season. There’s a minutes difference there, but if you even it out, the numbers really are quite comparable.
