Bosh to Philly fans: Bring on the boos
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Bosh to Philly fans: Bring on the boos
Hey, nothing like a little extra juice to bring added excitement to the playoffs.
The Sixers, trailing 2-0, host the Miami Heat on Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Center.
And when you put Philly and fans together to an opposing player, this is what you get:
“They have a reputation,” Chris Bosh told reporters, “so I expect them to really own up to it.
“We’ve prepared ourselves. We just have to go in there with thick skin like we always have and let the opposing boos really, really motivate us.”
The Heat, of course, has not been to Philadelphia since the second game of the regular season (which was the Sixers' opener). Bosh has visited the city many times as a member of the Toronto Raptors, but
“We went to Philly in October. And in Toronto, we didn’t have too many big games in Philly,” Bosh said. “So we haven’t really got their best yet.”
“Game 3, of course it’s important,” Bosh said. “In the playoffs, every game is always extremely important, but in game three, I think their will is at stake here.
“They’re going to come out fighting. They’re going to come out really swinging, especially with that home energy behind them.”
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Boosh said what? oh wait— potus- Don't worry Bosh we only Boo good players— Dawk20
- He would be the best player on the Sixers by far. — JonKap
Comment removed.- Yawn, lets repeat myths we heard somewhere. Bosh take charges better than any Sixer, he defends the rim better, he gets hammered and gets up and sinks the free throws. He would be the toughest guy on the Sixers. But you heard people say over the years he is soft so you don't bother thinking for yourself. — JonKap
- Man, if only Chris Bosh worked as hard as you do... — eruditeermine
Because Sixers fans are going to be really worked into a lather as they watch a sweep take place. What an imbecile. Thanks, but I'll save my booing for when it counts.- Will there be anyone at this game?— Setdawgy
- I'll go if they put the Flyers game on the scoreboard all night.— burholme
- Flyers dont play on thursday you Jerk.. — uptownphilly
- Brand should blatantly slam Bosh to the floor on his first shot attempt to send a message and get the crowd into a frenzy. The Sixers have been playing too soft in the first two games. Need to send a message that it won't be that easy when they are in Philly.— NEPHILLY215
- Ha, LeBron and Wade could crush the Sixers like bugs. Yeah hard foul them, that only makes them play even better son. Many have tried to go after Bosh, he holds his ground and then drops 20 and 10. — JonKap
- Why did I just waste 30 seconds to read this???— lev3472
- Exactly, we only boo good players. Someone should tell Bosh the boos, if any, will be directed to LeBron. I don't think anyone else is boo worthy on that team for a variety of reasons. Either they suck (See. Christina Bosh), are scrubs (See. entire team other than Wade & LeBron), or we have no beef with them (See. D-Wade). I love how Bosh actually thinks he's 1 of the Big 3. It's really just Wade, LeBron and a bunch of scrubs.— DennyP
- Learn the game. Bosh can get 20 and 10 in his sleep little man. — JonKap
Bob Cooney has been at the Daily News for more than 20 years, working in the sports department for the past 15. This is his third season on the Sixers beat. He has covered just about everything, but mostly college basketball, where he was the La Salle beat writer for six seasons. E-mail Bob at cooneyb@phillynews.com and follow him on Twitter.
