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Chris Bosh Says He Didn’t Join Houston Rockets To Avoid Championship ‘Pressure’

By Sam Richmond

Nov 2, 2014; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh (1) in the second half of a game against the Toronto Raptors at American Airlines Arena. The Heat won107-102. Mandatory Credit: Robert Mayer-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 2, 2014; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh (1) in the second half of a game against the Toronto Raptors at American Airlines Arena. The Heat won107-102. Mandatory Credit: Robert Mayer-USA TODAY Sports /
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Chris Bosh didn’t deal with the pressure that would have came if he had joined the Houston Rockets this past offseason.

Chris Bosh spent the previous four seasons in the ultimate pressure-cooker. The Big Three era Miami Heat were the ultimate championship-or-bust team, with its many critics waiting to pounce on Bosh and the Heat anytime they slipped up.

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Bosh admitted Tuesday to CBS Sports’ Ken Berger that avoiding a similar pressure-filled situation is why he re-signed with the LeBron James-less Heat this summer instead of the Dwight Howard and James Harden-led Houston Rockets.

"Money was a factor. Comfort level was another. But given a chance to insert himself into another Big Three as the third wheel with the Rockets, inviting all the attention and expectations that would’ve come with it, Bosh ultimately said: No, thanks. I’m good.“I could see where people would think that’s an attractive site,” Bosh told CBSSports.com, speaking of Houston, where half the NBA expected him to land back in July. “They were trying to win right away. And I was really happy to be touted that I possibly could’ve been out there. But you know, that doesn’t guarantee anything, and I know that. All that guarantees is a bunch of pressure.”"

While many fans are likely to be upset with these comments, believing that an athlete should only care about winning, it’s hard to fault Bosh here.

In Miami, Bosh is comfortable and works as the No. 1 offensive option (something he surely missed the previous four seasons) on a team that should still be pretty good and has very little pressure to succeed.

In Houston, Bosh would deal with enormous pressure while working as the No. 3 offensive option playing with new teammates and living in a new city.

Bosh deserves credit for being straight forward about his decision-making process, not criticized for taking the easy way out.

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