Are the Raptors too soft?

Yes.

But that starts with Bosh. Bosh is a softie, though he can be seen slowly toughening up and growing more hard.  The teams roster is filled with soft players such as Calderon, Turkoglu and Bargnani, but they have their tough guys too in Rasho and Reggie. No one will call Antoine Wright soft, and little used Marcus Banks can not be called soft either.

The argument can be made that DeRozan is soft, or that Turk has showed enough toughness throughout his career not to have the soft label attached to him, regardless, the fact remains, this team is too soft for the playoffs, and it is Bryan Colangelo’s fault, a fact he admitted the other day.

ESPN Insider questioned along with the Toronto Sun whether or not the Raptors softness will affect Bosh’s decision to stay or go:

“The anxiety in Toronto grows each time the Raptors have a game like last night when they were dominated by the Utah Jazz. The question is whether it will affect Chris Bosh’s decision to re-sign with the club. Frank Zicarelli of the Toronto Sun wonders if Bosh is tired of playing for a soft team.

Zicarelli writes: “The fear is not whether the Raptors can win a playoff series, assuming they even qualify for the post-season, but whether Chris Bosh has seen enough of this team that is prone to being soft. … Bosh can walk, agree to re-up or help the team arrange a sign-and-trade scenario. The more the Raptors show little ability to compete against high-level teams, the more it seems likely that Bosh won’t be back.”