CB4 is 22

I'd like to wish Chris Bosh a very Happy 22nd Birthday. Why? Because he is about the only thing making the Raptors remotely relevant these days...

Like, honestly. Look at their roster... Bosh is about the only guy who could start and play major minutes on a playoff team right now. Granted MoPete, Mike James or Charlie V. could probably crack a 9-man rotation for a decent team, and maybe in a couple of years you could say the same about Jose Calderon (if he learns how to shoot or play defence...ideally both) and Joey Graham (once he matures a bit, could be a lot like MoPete) ....but otherwise? Yikes.

Take Pape Sow.....please.

Moving on, there are a couple of things I actually liked about CB4. First of all, that nickname is genius. I just wish more people "got" it... It's not just his initials and his number (a new wave version of an A-Rod-esque nickname...which isn't a nickname....it's just being lazy...but I digress), it's actually a reference to a hilarious but not widely known Chris Rock movie, also titled CB4. It's a great spoof on Gangsta Rap where Chris Rock's character, Albert, usurps an identity of this guy named Gusto who was sent to Cell Block 4, and forms the group CB4, becoming MC Gusto in the process. His equally naive suburban friends become the other members of the group, and anyway....it's fucking money...I suggest you pick it up if you find rap lyrics or Chris Rock funny in any way.

Anyway, it bothers me that nobody knows this, so let's get the word out!

Also, while I can't seem to find anywhere what he studied at Georgia Tech, I swear I read in SI once that he was in some kind of Electrical or Computer Engineering at GT. Which is a pretty decent accomplishment for someone who is bound to earn a living playing basketball. Makes me a little more impressed with him as a person.

Okay, so Maira is bugging me to publish this already, so I will....