Couldn't fit all of this in my column tonight, but it's worth a read.

A quick conversation with Chris Bosh in advance of LeBron James' latest return to play in Miami.

Q: Does Bosh hope to see the Big Three teams come back together in Miami, down the line, for a ceremony to commemorate what they did?

A: Yeah, man. Of course. I think what we did was special. We were able to do something generational. And it was awesome. I think as we get further and further removed, I think it will be more special, because we have that 'what if' thing going. Yeah, man. One day. I mean, as long as I can come back one day, and I'm handsome. That's really all that matters. I'm already there. Yeah. But I'll have a nice little salt-and-pepper beard, it will be real nice.

Q: What does he think of James referring to 'the great Pat Riley' in a new Sports Illustrated article? Is there some thawing?

A: I mean, everybody knows about basketball. You know, any one of us that are in this, championship teams, we're students of the game, we know all about basketball. There will always be admiration and respect, no matter what. You can have difference of opinion, you can disagree, you can move on to other situations, but the respect still has to be there. The work is the work, no matter what. Yeah, Pat Riley is great. I think that's obvious. LeBron is one of the smartest basketball encyclopedia guys I know, he knows about the game. He knows what he means to the game, he knows what Pat means to the game, he knows what we meant to it. That's something you can't ever take away.

Q: Has he noticed James trying to create a Heat culture in Cleveland?

A: Yeah, I mean once you see what it takes, you have the template. You have it. And if you're not living up to these standards, then you're kidding yourself. He knows that. We know that. So if you know that you have a chance, there are certain things that we have to get done no matter what happens on that court. The court, yeah, things have to happen. But things have to happen off the court as well. It's a mentality. We get it. Once you win it, then you want to win it again? Yeah? All right, well, do this.