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The GI Joe/Cobra Concept Art & Filecard Project
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04-15-2010, 05:56 AM
zuludelta
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Good work, z. That Bosh head is really well disguised and a great choice, especially considering his silliness. Will you still be a fan when he leaves Toronto this summer?
You say that as if it's a given that he'll leave the Raptors this summer
I'll still follow his career if he decides to leave the Barneys. He's a genuinely nice guy, from what I've read and heard, and he's always taken the time to show his appreciation to the fans, the franchise, and the community.
With the Raps missing the playoffs, though, I think the chances of him staying in Toronto diminishes greatly. The biggest factor, I think, that'll determine whether he stays or goes is what the outlook is for the 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement talks. If he signs a new contract with Toronto in the summer, he can get significantly more money and more years than what other teams can offer (since the Raptors hold his "Bird Rights"), all under the conditions of the current CBA. If he signs with another team, he'll get less money and more significantly, a shorter contract, which means he'll be subject to the terms of the 2011 CBA at least a year earlier. Right now, everybody's saying the the 2011 CBA will likely see max contracts reduced from 6 years to 4 years, with yearly salaries reduced by anywhere from 5% to 20%.
If he does leave, I think he might go to Miami or even Chicago. I won't mourn too much if he leaves though. True, he's probably one of the top 5 PFs in the game right now, but as good as he is, I don't think he's an irreplaceable player. It'll allow Bargnani to move to the 4-spot, which is his natural position and where his weakness in rebounding can be partially mitigated and where his above-average shot-blocking instincts can be an asset. It'll also give Bargs more freedom to operate on the perimeter, where he's an absolute match-up nightmare (think of him as a much more athletic but also more defensively inept version of a prime Rasheed Wallace. Or a rich man's Mehmet Okur.). I don't think Bargs is anywhere close to being a serviceable Bosh replacement currently and he might never be one, but in two or three years, I think a big man tandem of Bargnani at PF and Amir Johnson at C could be better than a Bosh-Bargnani PF/C combo, primarily because Amir Johnson excels at the areas where Bargnani is weak and vice-versa, whereas there's a fair bit of talent duplication and reinforcement of weaknesses with Bosh and Bargnani playing together in the post.
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