<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">In the latest in-house video production at Raptor games, the club's mascot is filmed plastering the town with signs promoting his choice in an ongoing election campaign. The signs don't play federal politics. They read: "Vote 4 Bosh." And the guy in the fuzzy dinosaur suit plasters them around town ? above doorways, on a pickup truck, on the backs of unsuspecting passersby ? in a fast-motion flurry. When he finally collapses in a heap from exhaustion, he takes off his mask to reveal himself as ... Chris Bosh, who's on the ballot for the Eastern all-star team. Bosh must have felt like he was waging something of a one-man campaign against the Chicago Bulls for a lot of last night. The 21-year-old forward had a sub-par shooting performance, going 6for16 from the field, and he pulled down a season-low three rebounds. But he was relentless in his commitment to attacking, getting to the free-throw line a season-high 17 times to carve out 25 points. Most of his teammates, meanwhile, played listless victims and were booed from their home floor by the handful of folks who still care enough to waste the breath. It was Toronto's 10th loss at home in 11 tries this season, 105-94. And it was an ugly, ugly lowpoint for a team that treats defence like a communicable disease. The Raptors diligently washed their hands of the dreaded D-word, and sometimes they seemed to actually fear it, turning away from challenges with a feeble wave of a hand or half-hearted swipe at a long-gone ball. The Bulls shot an astounding 58 per cent from the field. And Sam Mitchell, who'd taken to generally lauding his club during even the worst moments of a miserable season, finally pointed a stern finger at many of his club's troubles, lamenting a lack of locker-room leadership while expressing frustration about the ongoing defensive malaise. Who knows if the words will actually be absorbed? These guys aren't exactly quick learners. Matt Bonner has spent a considerable chunk of his brief NBA career finding himself embarrassingly out of defensive position, and last night was no exception. Still, more than a quarter of the way through his second season, Bonner follows his many miscues by shooting a trademark gaze of bewilderment in Mitchell's direction, this while Mitchell punches the air in frustration and voices his loud displeasure. What's the problem with that picture? Bonner is, to the coach's eye, one of the Raptors' bright lights. Some guys, indeed, just don't get it. Mitchell spent much of his post-game press conference admonishing Charlie Villanueva for loafing in practice and believing his generally favourable press. But the rookie forward ? though he played just nine minutes and was called into the coach's office as he tried to make a hasty escape from the locker room ? stood in front of the microphones and insisted: "I wasn't singled out at all. ... I caught two early fouls and for some reason I couldn't get back into the game."</div> Source
