Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh to excel in expanded role?
With LeBron James now with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Dwyane Wade only getting older, it’s going to be up to Chris Bosh to carry the load for the Miami Heat.
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Bosh’s former coach Sam Mitchell, who spoke to Jared Zwerling of Bleacher Report, believes Bosh will excel in an expanded role.
"Bosh’s former Raptors coach Sam Mitchell believes the Heat’s greater expectations for the versatile power forward, who’s still in his prime, come with the financial territory. But based on his past success in Toronto and sacrifices in Miami, Mitchell said Bosh will excel as the likely focal point in the offense.“Pat Riley gave him the contract that said, ‘You’re going to be the guy,'” Mitchell said. “People think Chris Bosh is not that guy. When the offense is running through him, they’re going to find out, I guarantee you. One of those Big Three in Miami had to take a backseat and check his ego at the door. If Chris hadn’t done it, they may not have two championships. Now, I think Chris is going to play even better than he did in Toronto. I really do, because now he has something to prove all over again.”"
Bosh was a big time scorer under Mitchell and the Heat are obviously hoping he can play like that once again. It could be the difference between a Southeast Division title and home court advantage in the first round.
Bosh averaged 16.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 steals per game while shooting 51.6% from the field, 33.9% from three and 82.0% from the free trow line last season. In his 11-year NBA career, the fourth-overall pick of the 2003 Draft has put up 19.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the floor, 31.0% from three and 80.0% from the charity stripe.
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