Friday, May 7, 2010

Bosh Article (excruciatingly long for a blog post, but mercifully short for a Russian novel)

Below is a sampling of trade scenarios involving Chris Bosh. The selection of teams which have been included is based on a scan of media reports, indicating possible destinations for Bosh. Based on the assumption that these reports have some degree (at least minor) of reliability, Bosh’s actual interest in each given team is not discussed in this article.


Obviously, there are likely millions of possible trade permutations involving Bosh. Here they have been distilled to one per team; this is in no way to suggest that these are the only ways a trade involving Bosh could work out. That said, every variation that is shown here would work under NBA roster and salary regulations.


Continue Reading...

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Say Hello, Waived Goodbye

The new MLS CBA has had a significant affect on the annual fun that is Roster Compliance Deadline day. In addition to the usual collection of bodies cut to trim roster numbers to 24, a few notable high-salaried players have also fallen under the axe. The new salary cap level could not accommodate veteran goalkeeper Jon Busch in Chicago, or Pat Noonan in Colorado.

Does the raft of waived players contain anyone Toronto FC might pull aboard their own listing ship?

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Argos to BMO Field: Editorial Response

Reports of the renewed interest of the Toronto Argonauts in a move to BMO Field have been met with near universal distain within the Toronto soccer community.

Personally, I do not suffer the reflexive apoplexy that most Toronto soccer fans do at the mere mention of the concept. BMO Field is owned by the City of Toronto. As a resident of that city, I would, theoretically, find it hard to object to another team contributing to the already impressive income generated by the facility.
Continue Reading...