Rockets Free Agency: The Case for Chris Bosh

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As Carmelo Anthony continues to take meetings around the league, Daryl Morey is doing what smart executives do: assuming all outcomes at once and working on contingencies.

ESPNs Mark Stein reports the Rockets are prepared to pursue Miami Heat center Chris Bosh in the event Anthony declines their near-max offer.

Having just turned 30, Bosh should have three or four more seasons of prime basketball. Thats a large enough window of peak performance to justify bringing him into the fold for a Rockets team that can absolutely compete for a championship in the near future.

Bosh is a fascinating player, more now than ever. On the offensive end, he has completely re-invented his game since leaving Toronto. His FG% is identical to four years ago (.518 vs. .516), but the shot selection behind it has evolved more than any All-Star in the league.

During the 2009-2010 campaign, his final season carrying the Raptors to the mid-lottery, Bosh took 98.1% of his shots from inside the arc, and just 49% of his made field goals were assisted. Now, Bosh takes 77.1% of his shots from inside the arc, and a whopping 77.3% of those are assisted.

Bosh 1.0 was an elite post player who had a refined face-up game to match. Everything started with a post-touch, hi or lo. He could blow by slower defenders, baseline or through the lane. His first step was lethal, much more than his current reputation suggests. He also attacked the offensive glass with abandon. His 9.9% offensive rebound rate in 09-10 was a career high, but not abnormal.

Bosh 2.0 has new responsibilities. The post touches are down dramatically, as Miami has gradually gone to a spread, open-post offense in the Heatles era. The increase in Boshs assisted baskets has been gradual (from 60% in his first season in Miami to 77% now). This is a result of Boshs work as a pick-and-roll big who screens to create mismatches for LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.
http://spacecityscoop.com/2014/07/05/houston-rockets-free-agency-inconclusive-case-chris-bosh/
 

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