Turkish Delight

I'm kind of surprised at how lopsided this poll is. This team is playing with three rookies (Calderon, Charlie V, Graham) , two second year players (Bonner, Araujo) and Chris Bosh who is in his 3rd year. There is obviously going to be some growing pains along the way, but this team really isn't as bad as their record would indicate. They are 6-7 in the month of December, where they have beaten teams like New Jersey, Orlando and Houston on the road. What I'm trying to say is that they're playing a lot better than they were in November, and the young guys are developing rather quickly. Personally, I think Chris Bosh understands that this team is rebuilding, but they have a nice, young solid core of guys right now. They'll have two more 1st round picks in next years draft, followed by finally getting some cap space the year after. Also, that's the year where their highly touted prospect, Roko Ukic is set to play in the NBA.

Either way, the thought of the Raptors even thinking of trading Bosh this off-season is simply foolish. I think they will surprise some people next year. I'm not saying that they'll make the playoffs, but they'll be competitive, that's for sure. That should be a good indication to Bosh that this team is indeed moving in the right direction.