Comments on: NY Times: Bosh Is Not the Problem in Miami

By: Sean

Sean — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:54:00 +0000

I personally saw Bosh as a guy who got numbers as a #1 on teams that were inconsequential. Probably more than a few of us have played on bad teams at least once where we got out numbers---partly because nobody cared because they were beating us anyway. Now Bosh is a distant #3 on a team where #s 1a & 1b are struggling to find THEIR niches.

I'm not the least bit suprised by Bosh's results thus far.

The guy I have a problem with is the guy who leads the NBA in turnovers while averaging fewer than 6 rebounds per game. It appears that LeBron is very content to play a style that entertains HIM---yet may NOT be what the TEAM needs to win games.

By: dsong

dsong — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 06:51:19 +0000

It's only going to get tougher from here, with Haslem now hurt.

Let's see if Bosh can step up his post defense and rebounding. His teammates need that badly, much more than his scoring.

By: Chronz

Chronz — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 05:33:50 +0000

How does the teammate theory apply to his defensive rebounding, which Im pretty sure consisted of the majority of his specialty

By: huevonkiller

huevonkiller — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 14:27:43 +0000

Big deal about his rebounding, read the article.

Turnovers are down, and his scoring efficiency is up.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 05:27:45 +0000

Him going to a new team is not an excuse for why his rebounnds are so low, great rebounders are great rebounders regardless of them changing teams, Rodman was a great rebounder no matter where he went. Hmm. I'm not sure that's true. I remember reading somewhere that Rodman spent most of his film time studying his teammates, to figure out how their shots tended to bounce. Bosh could just need to get used to how his teammates both shoot and rebound before his numbers pick up.

By: Jason J

Jason J — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:43:19 +0000

"JTaylor21 Says:
November 19th, 2010 at 3:48 pm

Jason J is right."

Man, that's nice to hear.

By: dsong

dsong — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:54:59 +0000

People are also complaining for his utter lack of defense. Granted, he was always terrible at it but he has to take responsibility for much of the interior defense and he has been absolutely abysmal.

By: JTaylor21

JTaylor21 — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:48:46 +0000

Jason J is right. What people are complaining about is his lack of rebounding not his scoring numbers because we all knew that his scoring numbers would go down in Mia but we never envisioned his rebounding numbers going down as well. Him going to a new team is not an excuse for why his rebounnds are so low, great rebounders are great rebounders regardless of them changing teams, Rodman was a great rebounder no matter where he went.

By: Jason J

Jason J — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:32:39 +0000

I'm basically in agreement with everything being said here (esp. the Wade / James p&r combo that we're not seeing enough of... or at all for that matter), but I do think the article is a little soft on Bosh's lack of rebounding. Not because we should have expected him to come in a be a great rebounder necessarily, but because it is an easily identifiable team need that his length, athleticism, and position on the floor on defense set him up to fill. LeBron and Wade are scrambling and pressing all over the perimeter. It's too much to expect them to bring down a very high percentage of defensive boards. And Joel Anthony is a third stringer being pressed in service against starting bigs. Bosh is the one in position to make up the rebounding gap, and he hasn't shown the oncourt desire to do so. The lack of visible effort has been more disappointing than the lack of rebounding production.

By: huevonkiller

huevonkiller — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:53:51 +0000

Also great article Justin, I like your work.