Make that Money

27.7 and 11.6. That's what Bosh is averaging this season in points and rebounds per game. A little early in the season to make predictions? Yes, but this is shaping up to be a career season for Toronto's big man. Well, I'm gonna soak it all in while I can, cause it may be the last good Raptors' season for awhile and I want it to last as long as possible.

It's not guaranteed that Bosh will be headed elsewhere after the 2009/10 season, but with the numbers he's putting up he is a very enticing asset to many teams. Not to mention that in a free agent class that includes the likes of Lebron James and Dwyane Wade, there are gonna be a lot of disappointed teams with a lot of cash to throw around. Now consider this...

If you're the, let's say, the New York Knicks for example, and you have cleared the cap space by becoming one of the worst teams in the league just so you can have a shot at King James, what happens if he decides to stay in Cleveland? Well, with all the money you have just lying around, doesn't it make sense to go after someone else? Enter Bosh. With the kind of numbers he's putting up, he's going to be the backup plan for a lot of teams, an exit strategy to save face. There's only one thing Bosh really needs to do to generate even more dollars for himself, and it's the thing that could make me happy to be a Raps' fan come playoff time.

I'm looking at this Raptors' team that lost by only one point to the dominant Suns just two nights ago and I'm thinking not only playoff team, as i had hoped at the beginning of the season, but I'm thinking second round at least. Right now Bosh is in a position to up his value not only with his nightly numbers, but by leading a team deep into the playoffs. That's one thing a superstar worthy of big bucks needs to do. When all those other teams with their fingers crossed and lucky rabbit's foot necklace clenched close to their chest lose the Lebron lottery, survivalism will kick in. They will clutch and grasp and throw money at any solution that will drag them out of the basement, saving them from another season void of fan support and a losing record. Bosh is set to benifit from this, and he knows it. Luckily Raptors' fans get to be the benificiery of his stellar season, but like most of us, I'll be praying to the gods of basketball for Colangelo to pull some miracle moves so that we might see another few seasons of the big man in TO. Here's hoping.