Raptors fire head coach Sam Mitchell

[Da_Chief]

Originally Posted by howard_the_duck

If Bosh bolts that franchise is as good as gone.

Wasn't that the feeling with Vince too?

No one player holds a key to the franchise, quite frankly I've been unimpressed by Bosh this year and last playoffs anyways.

He and the rest of the raps were man handled by Howard last playoffs.

His value is HUGE right now, look to trade him. Return can be very nice.

[killer_carlson]

great TSN article by Jack Armstrong on the ills of the Raptors. Really breaks it down in a thorough basketball analysis.

If I am not mistaken, didn't Triano play for Armstrong previously?

[octothorp]

Originally Posted by Da_Chief

Wasn't that the feeling with Vince too?

No one player holds a key to the franchise, quite frankly I've been unimpressed by Bosh this year and last playoffs anyways.

He and the rest of the raps were man handled by Howard last playoffs.

His value is HUGE right now, look to trade him. Return can be very nice.

I'm not sure if they should look to trade him, but if they did it definitely wouldn't be the end of the franchise; the fan-base is pretty solid right now, and I don't see if falling apart if any one player leaves. I'd expect that if they go with Blatt or Messina as the new coach, we'll see a more European-style system where players are more interchangeable. If that's the case, having solid players at every position is more important than having one superstar. Of course, if he can shore up the SF and SG positions while keeping Bosh, that's a best-case scenario.