Chris Bosh

I'd still take him at #4. Even after watching Wade destroy the Mavs, I'd still take Bosh.

Why? Nobody can cover Chris Bosh. Nobody. He can hit a 17-18 footer, or take you off the dribble. He has a soft touch around the rim, but realizes that a dunk is a higher percentage shot and routinely crams with authority. Ben Wallace can't cover him away from the basket, and Bruce Bowen can't cover him in the post. Those are the two best defensive players in the game. And they can't cover him. He hits his free throws. He crashes the boards at both ends of the floor. He is becoming a solid shot blocker. He has virtually no ego. He wants to learn and he wants to win. He's 22 years old, and in his 3rd season just averaged 22.5 points per game and 9.2 rebounds per game, shooting 50.5% from the field and 81.6% from the FT line. Garnett averaged 18.5 PPG and 9.6 RPG, shooting 49% from the field and 73.8% from the line in his 3rd year.

I also strongly believe that the power forward/centre position is much harder to fill than the shooting guard or small forward position. Bosh creates match-up nightmares the same way Garnett does. Who do throw at him? He'd better be at least 6'-10" if he wants to have a chance in hell of defending him in the post, but he'd better be as quick as a 6'-5" guard to defend him off the dribble. Aren't many guys like that in the league. And that's the thing. I could name almost 20 guys that could conceivably defend Wade... Kobe, LeBron, Bowen, Artest, MoPete, Doug Christie, Rip Hamilton, Josh Howard, Larry Hughes, Andre Iguodala, Richard Jefferson, Rahsard Lewis, T-Mac, Corey Maggette, James Posey (I know, they were on the same team last year), Paul Pierce, Tayshaun Prince, Quentin Ross, Gerald Wallace... and that's just off the top of my head. And I'm not saying all those guys could shut him down, that's not the point, but at least they would have a chance. Not sure if I could name 5 guys who would really have a consistent chance defending Bosh. Garnett (who Bosh has torched several times in the past), Jermaine O'Neal, Kirilenko, Nowitzki... maybe Tayshaun Prince... maybe Ron Artest, although he's only 6'-7", like Bowen.

And Bosh is only getting better.

I'm sure many will accuse me of home-town bias. I'm Toronto born-and-raised, after all. But home-town bias doesn't haunt opposing defenders like a giant coke deal gone wrong, or even like an ill-advised tongue slip at a dingy strip club. Chris Bosh does that. Home-town bias just likes watching him do it.