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How will Chris Bosh be remembered?

By Jonathan Macri

Jan 8, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Miami Heat center Chris Bosh (1) against the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The Heat defeated the Suns 103-95. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 8, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Miami Heat center Chris Bosh (1) against the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The Heat defeated the Suns 103-95. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 8, 2015; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh (1) reacts to the crowd after his three point basket in the second half of a game against the Toronto Raptors at American Airlines Arena. The Heat won 96-76. Mandatory Credit: Robert Mayer-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 8, 2015; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh (1) reacts to the crowd after his three point basket in the second half of a game against the Toronto Raptors at American Airlines Arena. The Heat won 96-76. Mandatory Credit: Robert Mayer-USA TODAY Sports /

Historical Outlier

Without considering anything else, given all of the above, it’s tempting to suggest that Chris Bosh will have an indelible place in the memories of all who watched him. When you factor in his 11 All-Star appearances – only 23 players have ever had more – that thought only solidifies. Chris Bosh should be thought of as an all time great, and one of the key figures in league history.

So why isn’t he? There are still those who debate, albeit foolishly, whether or not Bosh is a shoe-in for the Hall of Fame (he is, and it’s not even close). His detractors point to Bosh’s singular appearance on an All-NBA Team – a Second Team selection in 2006-07. Out of the 29 other player in history with 11 or more All Star appearances, the next lowest total for All-NBA nods is six by Elvin Hayes – and that was before the All-NBA Third team even existed.

It doesn’t stop there. Chris Bosh never received a first place MVP vote. Plenty of other accomplished players can say the same, but Bosh never appeared anywhere on an MVP ballot outside of 2006-07 (he finished seventh), except for a single fifth place vote in 2009-10.

Best of the Rest

Add it all up, and Bosh’s place in history becomes clearer. For the majority of his career, he was considered somewhere between the 16th and 25th best player in the league, and was never considered a top-five talent outside of a few voters during a singular NBA season.

Those types of players don’t typically get remembered with the same level of fondness as those with a higher peak, even if that peak was never accompanied by a championship.

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