Miami Heat: A Reminder Of Why Chris Bosh Is A Hall Of Famer

Chris Bosh #1 of the Miami Heat dunks against the Indiana Pacers during Game Six of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2014 NBA Playoffs(Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Chris Bosh #1 of the Miami Heat dunks against the Indiana Pacers during Game Six of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2014 NBA Playoffs(Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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The jersey of former Miami Heat player Chris Bosh is lifted to the rafters during the jersey retirement ceremony(Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Miami Heat: A Reminder Of Why Chris Bosh Is A Hall Of Famer

One, of course, is the second greatest player ever, at worst, in LeBron James.

The other is one that is often forgotten when talking about the greats and legends, unless you are a true hoops person or a Miami Heat fan, Chris Bosh. Here’s the other thing of importance though and why you know that he is as great as the titles imply.

He’ll be going into the Basketball Hall Of Fame within a few days. Appropriately so though, as he earned it.

A do everything big, one of the first original and true stretch-fours in the NBA that was able to play outside-in and inside-out, Bosh was the linchpin to the success of the Big 3 Era. It was his willingness to be big when they needed him to, mostly on the defensive end, where they wanted him to play more like a smaller guy on the offensive side of the ball.

He still go to operate in the paint, close to the rim, and in his favorite spots but at their peak as a unit, he was knocking down trey-balls with regularity from the outside. He always had the midrange game on lock though, so that was also a huge part of how he got it done as a small-ball five-man, in the truest essence of it all.