Chris Bosh has added 15- or 20-pounds of muscle. His formerly slender frame now tips the scales, by his count, at a career-high 250 pounds.

Head coach Jay Triano also has noticed a change in his presence mentally.

"He's more engaged now," Triano said. "I get a text from him now once a week, `Watching tape. I really clogged things up last year. How are we going to eliminate that this year?' Or, `Coach, we need to move the ball a little bit better.' He's wanting to get better, (asking) `What can I do not to clog things up? What can I do defensively?'

"I gave him three (things to improve) and he texts back, `Anything else?' I said, `If the door's open.' And I gave him seven more. So now you have 10 things. And he was, like, `Thanks. Love constructive criticism.'"