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tunacanpeen

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Posted Thursday July 23, 2009, About: Bosh laughs at idea of joining Knicks

The NY POST? The same paper that ESPN banned due to their publishing Erin Andrews photos? Real pinnacle of journalistic integrity!

Bosh is simply sick and tired of being asked by everyone where he is going. He tweeted a response to this 'news' earlier that he was laughing about the question; not the destination.

Posted Wednesday April 16, 2008, About: Barkley rips Bulls decisions

At first I thought that was a very astute comment by Barkley - then I asked myself the same question - "Who's the best player?" - about a number of other teams such as the Spurs, Pistons, Celtics, Suns ... and the question wasn't always obvious or easy to answer. In many cases the "best" players have roles that they're best at - especially in the case of Detroit. It also works for the Spurs with Duncan being post/leadership, Manu being shooting, Parker being point/speed, Bowen being defense.

While you could ask that question when Barkley was playing - it seems that the league has changed somewhat since then. I understand sound-bites work in media but when you really look at it his question seems outdated and "cute" rather than being that insightful.

Perhaps Chicago was trying to follow the format used by Detroit/Spurs and having the sum of the parts equal up to something better than a single star player?

Posted Tuesday November 27, 2007, About: Spaniards mad at Raptors

Gonzalo has made some very valid points. From the perspective of Spanish fans this has to look very bad. Garbajosa is somewhat of a national hero for his stellar play in the Worlds 2 years ago. If I'm not mistaken, when Pau Gasol injured himself Garbajosa really stepped up in the Gold Medal game and helped seal the victory. National pride is huge and we in Canada should know about this - think about Olympic or World Cup hockey before posting.

Being a Raptor fan I saw a lot of coverage about Garbajosa's injury and the Raptors concern ... but I'm sure that wasn't widely reported in Spain. This summer I questioned his decision to play but I totally respect his decision.

Samuel Dalembert broke his foot playing for Canada this summer and hasn't been playing up to his potential because of it. I can't applaud Samuel for his patriotism while crying that Garbajosa hurt himself playing for his country.

Just so Spanish fans know - Garbo (as we call him) is loved by Raptors fans ... whenever he played he got standing ovations when he checked into the game. I've also winced every time I see him land because it's evident that his ankle is not well and he is favouring his right leg.

Come back soon Garbo!

On a sidenote ... sometimes the xenophobia on these message boards really makes me shake my head.