KnicksSince88 wrote:I really dont buy that hes coming here without LeBron. Its smart of him though to keep all potential options and suitors open though, and the closer we get to FA he realizes that. Remember a few months back he completely shot down any notion of going to the Nets, and now hes even hyping them and the new owner up. It's in his best interest to keep as many options open as possible.

True
But I dont think Bosh is as hungup with playing with Wade & LBJ
as vice versa the need for LBJ and Wade to lure Bosh into what they want so they can be successful

I feel they all got egos. Sure I bet Bosh knows playing with those guys give them a chance
but he is more apt to leave Toronto than others leaving their own city/team.

What I am trying to say is I dont believe Chris Bosh is afraid to take plunge.
We know or believe LBJ or Wade isnt clear whether they have guts right to be in NY
now unless things are perfect for them.

Bosh is tire of Canada.
He is from Chicago ? and unless Chicago makes Bosh feels he is important why is he going there ?
I think Knicks are playing their cards right. They are perhaps treating getting big fish LBJ the
same as Wade, Bosh Amare. LBJ is getting extra treatment from this crap NY mayor and others in
city doing to lure James. It may work

But Bosh is in mix.
You may be right, Bosh and LBJ may end up getting deals and be Knicks after all.
Walsh hasnt tampered and all you hear about LBJ confidants getting info regarding Walsh and MDA is
a key toward seeing what Knicks are up to. Especially in Chris Bosh situation.

Bosh has to be here first before anyone like LBJ could come
Bosh made it clear he dont need LBJ decision and he also likes Broadway based on Bosh videos and
commercials to prop his image. He'll make money. Sure Bosh isnt Lebron but he is important step
and if LBJ changes his mind then NY can go after some FA 2011 and Bosh I'm sure would be down with
that.

from RealGM:
Raptors forward Chris Bosh doesn't want to be thought of as an afterthought in the free agent sweepstakes this summer.

"I don't want to be mentioned as an addition to a team," Bosh said prior to the season. "I want to be mentioned as the guy that people want to center their team around."

Bosh hasn't changed that stance, saying recently that he's decided to distance himself from fellow free-agents-to-be such as LeBron James.

He is often mentioned as the third-best option on the market behind James and Miami's Dwyane Wade.

Toronto general manager Bryan Colangelo has admitted that he's open to a sign-and-trade involving Bosh if a new contract can be worked out.

"I'm not an addition. I'm a centerpiece," he said. "I have to have that confidence in myself, and I want people to know that, because I'm not somebody that helps out. I'm the guy you get like, 'Yo, we're going to win a championship, you're gonna take us there.'

"I want to hold onto that because I think every kid when they dream about playing basketball, they don't dream about being a role player. They dream about being the man. I have that position in Toronto and to give that up and go somewhere else to be an addition would kinda defeat the purpose of my dreams."

Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/67317/20100621/bosh_wants_to_be_the_man_in_free_agency/#ixzz0rVBJExXM

Bosh has a mighty big ego, too. It's not just the LBJ show. If Lebron wants to lure Bosh to play with him, they will have to play as equals. Is that even possible? Sure they will have identical contracts. But if Bosh wants to "be the man" I am not sure that's possible playing on the same team with LBJ.

Furthermore, I am pretty sure that ego <> winning in hoops (or any other sport for that matter, but especially hoops). As Riley said quite eloquently in his book on the subject, team chemistry trumps ego every time. The reason Magic BECAME the legend he did is because he finally bought into that maxim. There is no "I" in "We" and no matter how good Bosh and LBJ are individually, if they can't sacrifice ego for the sake of playing together AND making guys like Gallo better, they will fail when it matters most.

I am 100% behind signing these guys, but I really am not so sure MDA is the coach to plant that Riley-seed in their heads and get them to sacrifice ego for the greater good of multiple chips. Who is the right guy? Probably one of the Jaxes (Phil or Mark). We'll see.

What do you guys think of the problem with ego in a LBJ/Bosh tendem?

MS wrote:This guy is really showing what an ego he has. He isn't a great player, he is a good player. Great players always have there teams in the playoffs. Gasol is better than Bosh and he had memphis winning 50 games and going out in a much tougher western conference. He played with Kobe and now has two championships.

The need to be the man is embarrassing. Getting 17 ****ing million to play ball is a joke in itself. Sign here play with Lebron double your endorsements become a household name and start your career.

C.Bosh isnt a big ego yet
for him to state he dont need to be 2nd fiddle means he is willing to take pressure.
I like that

We dont have that and havent had it since Ewing was here,
followed by Sprewell and Houston whom were not Ewing's equal or caliber.

All in all we (knicks) need any kind of BIGSHOT we can get.
If you tell me we cant get LBJ or Wade or similar elite stars at least this summer
I'd be more than happy with Chris Bosh.

Raptors hasnt dont anything but their team is BETTER than our Knicks.
We need to get back to being respectable and Bosh can do that for us.
We go from there