Okay, so we all know that Chris Bosh doesn’t drive the ball often enough and never attacks the basket and he’s a soft jump-shooting big man, he said with dripping sarcasm.
So, if that’s the case, riddle me this, folks:
How did Bosh set a new Raptor record last night by getting nine trips to the line that gave him 599 for the season? That eclipses his own record of 590, set in 2006-07.
Oh, and how’s he been to the line more than all but four guys in the entire league this season? How’s been there more often than Kobe, more often than Tim Duncan, more often than Brandon Roy or Shaquille O’Neal?
Now, I’m not a big stats guy as the only way to measure a players’ impact on a game, a season or his team.
But those are impressive numbers even to me. And really ought to silence some of the critics, shouldn’t they? They won’t, of course. But they should.
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Maybe his yelp/grunt is more effective than those other guys?
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He is an effective offensive flopper. Perhaps the best power forward flopper ever.
Again, I know he does get contact, but he sells it pretty good too, as though he's been shot from the nosebleed seats.
Again, I know he does get contact, but he sells it pretty good too, as though he's been shot from the nosebleed seats.
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Thats pretty amazing actually. I wonder how often he'd get to the line if he was rediculously aggressive.
Greasenani FTW!!
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you know that stat on 82 games "% of shots taken in close"
does that take into account his drives where he doesn't score, since they don't actually show up in the boxscore as field goal attempts?
always wondered if he was getting ripped off on that stat
does that take into account his drives where he doesn't score, since they don't actually show up in the boxscore as field goal attempts?
always wondered if he was getting ripped off on that stat
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ansoncarter wrote:you know that stat on 82 games "% of shots taken in close"
does that take into account his drives where he doesn't score, since they don't actually show up in the boxscore as field goal attempts?
always wondered if he was getting ripped off on that stat
i'm assuming you meant the times he missed the shots because he got fouled
just add %of shots from close range + free throws
if you look at the stats, he takes way too many jumpers for a C, but just average for a PF which he is.
edit: adding those dont work as adding every ATT% =/=100
so i guess FTs are counted already
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Yuri Vaultin wrote:He is an effective offensive flopper. Perhaps the best power forward flopper ever.
Again, I know he does get contact, but he sells it pretty good too, as though he's been shot from the nosebleed seats.
think your exaggerating a bit there
he sells it about the same as everyone else who plays that style
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when I think flopper, I think a guy who actually goes to the floor
bosh just waves his arms and yells. Pretty much everyone does that, especially the guys who lead the freethrow lists every year
bosh just waves his arms and yells. Pretty much everyone does that, especially the guys who lead the freethrow lists every year
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ansoncarter wrote:Yuri Vaultin wrote:He is an effective offensive flopper. Perhaps the best power forward flopper ever.
Again, I know he does get contact, but he sells it pretty good too, as though he's been shot from the nosebleed seats.
think your exaggerating a bit there
he sells it about the same as everyone else who plays that style
As was mentioned by reck0n3r name one other power forward that sounds more like a tennis player hitting the ball than a basketball player everytime he drives the lane. I can't. I also find that he doesn't finish for the "and 1" near as many times as other players who play that style. I'm not knocking Chris, but IMO he is the best Power Forward OFFENSIVE Flopper of all time.
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Bosh is fifth in the league in free throw attempts. He's ahead of Kobe and Pierce, and behind D12, D-Wade, LeBron and Devin Harris. Nobody accuses any of those guys of not driving enough, so I'm not sure where Bosh's bad rap comes from. I just think there are a lot of Raptors fans who love to hate on Bosh.
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I agree, biggest offensive flopper. Some of the weak contact seen on Bosh is called that would not be called against anyone else.
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I think part of the reason why people call him soft is because he often takes jumpers near the end of the games when he should be attacking. He does attack the basket quite often, but some of the jumpers he takes are just really bad shot selections.
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I think that his free throw numbers were much higher at the start of the year. Is it just me or does anyone else think Bosh was a slashing feen in those first 20 or so games. I just remember watching every game and thinking so damn highly of Bosh and having such an affection for the improvements he made to his game. But then IMO he stopped slashing nearly as much.
If supersub or anyone could put together some stats with FT attempts during the first 20 or so games, first half of the season, and second half, that would be sik.
If supersub or anyone could put together some stats with FT attempts during the first 20 or so games, first half of the season, and second half, that would be sik.
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Yuri Vaultin wrote:I also find that he doesn't finish for the "and 1" near as many times as other players who play that style.
The stats don't seem to agree with you here. These aren't this year's stats, as 82games doesn't keep this as a regular stat, but Bosh is up at the top of the league at converting when fouled (in 04/05 and 05/06).
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5DOM wrote:I think part of the reason why people call him soft is because he often takes jumpers near the end of the games when he should be attacking. He does attack the basket quite often, but some of the jumpers he takes are just really bad shot selections.
It's tough as hell to get whistles late in games going to the rim, and he's a PF not a SG. He's quick for a PF, but compared to guys who can slice and dice defences late in games, he's not on that level, nor is it reasonable to expect that from him.
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distracted wrote:Yuri Vaultin wrote:I also find that he doesn't finish for the "and 1" near as many times as other players who play that style.
The stats don't seem to agree with you here. These aren't this year's stats, as 82games doesn't keep this as a regular stat, but Bosh is up at the top of the league at converting when fouled (in 04/05 and 05/06).
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I'd be interested in seeing what his numbers are for this season. Again, I could be wrong, but if he is top five in free throw attempts (fouls drawn) you'd expect that to carry over and for him to be top five in 3pt plays no? Again, I'm not questioning Bosh's toughness or skill, I'm merely saying he is the best offensive flopping power forward I've seen. Like it or not folks, this is the flopping era in basketball and add to that the fact that Bosh is entitled to get his "star calls" then you have a recipe for him to be top 5 in free throws attempted and fouls drawn.
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I think his flailing dreads prompt a couple of extra whistles a game.
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As was mentioned by reck0n3r name one other power forward that sounds more like a tennis player hitting the ball than a basketball player everytime he drives the lane. I can't.
half the players in the league yell. Not sure why your singling out bosh but whatever. Never really understood the bosh opinions on this board anyways. From this flop stuff (which is pretty routine in the league), to "he holds the ball too long", to "he doesn't drive enough" to "why doesn't he take over in crunchtime"
meh
I also find that he doesn't finish for the "and 1" near as many times as other players who play that style.
there's probably a stat for this somewhere
hopefully someone's bored enough to look it up
I'm not knocking chris
lol yes you are
you just called him the worst alltime for offensive flopping. And said he looks like someone shot him from the rafters.
Even though he almost never hits the deck. Ever. This board sucks
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Shaazzam wrote:5DOM wrote:I think part of the reason why people call him soft is because he often takes jumpers near the end of the games when he should be attacking. He does attack the basket quite often, but some of the jumpers he takes are just really bad shot selections.
It's tough as hell to get whistles late in games going to the rim, and he's a PF not a SG. He's quick for a PF, but compared to guys who can slice and dice defences late in games, he's not on that level, nor is it reasonable to expect that from him.
Good point, but he can do something other than taking a contested jump shot. I know it's an unfair comparison to Chris (because he has inferior supporting cast), but TD manages to stay very effective while not scoring. Besides, if taking a contested jump shot was our plan, we have better midrange shooters than him.