Chris Bosh has been quite the crucial piece for the Miami Heat during the 2013 postseason run, even if he rarely receives anything close to the credit commonly doled out to both LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.
The big man has averaged only 13.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game during the playoff efforts, but he's also performed in remarkably efficient fashion. Bosh has shot 48.7 percent from the field and 40.9 percent beyond the arc, making him a reliable option whenever one of the other stars is struggling.
But there's been a drastic shift in how he's played.
Bosh has almost completely abandoned the post in favor of spotting up beyond the arc. It's worked rather nicely, and he explained some of the reasoning to Grantland's Zach Lowe:
That's honesty right there. Let's not leave out the humor, though, as Bosh is widely known as one of the sillier players in the league:
I'm going to give the big man the benefit of the doubt here. It feels like a safe assumption that he didn't suddenly discover there was a shot worth an extra point this ...
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