The Chicago Bulls 2007 Offseason Thread

[Transmogrified Tiger]

On that argument, from the brief stuff I've read, trading Hughes or Gooden seem to be popular solutions to the cap problem among some fans.

No doubt that's a popular solution among Cavs fans; those are the two most overpay players on the Cavs roster, especially Hughes. Good luck finding a GM willing to take on either of those contracts without some added talent thrown in by Cleveland to sweeten the deal.

 

For sure, I doubt people are banging down Ferry's door for either of them. Personally I don't think there's a chance in the world that Hughes gets dealt, but I could see some scenario where Gooden gets sent somewhere.

[Exile on Waveland]

On that argument, from the brief stuff I've read, trading Hughes or Gooden seem to be popular solutions to the cap problem among some fans.

No doubt that's a popular solution among Cavs fans; those are the two most overpay players on the Cavs roster, especially Hughes. Good luck finding a GM willing to take on either of those contracts without some added talent thrown in by Cleveland to sweeten the deal.

 

For sure, I doubt people are banging down Ferry's door for either of them. Personally I don't think there's a chance in the world that Hughes gets dealt, but I could see some scenario where Gooden gets sent somewhere.

 

There's a rumored Gooden for Bibby deal.

[snoodmonger]

On that argument, from the brief stuff I've read, trading Hughes or Gooden seem to be popular solutions to the cap problem among some fans.

No doubt that's a popular solution among Cavs fans; those are the two most overpay players on the Cavs roster, especially Hughes. Good luck finding a GM willing to take on either of those contracts without some added talent thrown in by Cleveland to sweeten the deal.

 

For sure, I doubt people are banging down Ferry's door for either of them. Personally I don't think there's a chance in the world that Hughes gets dealt, but I could see some scenario where Gooden gets sent somewhere.

 

There's a rumored Gooden for Bibby deal.

 

It might be the KU homer in me, but I'd love Gooden on the Bulls. He'd provide a little scoring down low, and he can board, too.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

On that argument, from the brief stuff I've read, trading Hughes or Gooden seem to be popular solutions to the cap problem among some fans.

No doubt that's a popular solution among Cavs fans; those are the two most overpay players on the Cavs roster, especially Hughes. Good luck finding a GM willing to take on either of those contracts without some added talent thrown in by Cleveland to sweeten the deal.

 

For sure, I doubt people are banging down Ferry's door for either of them. Personally I don't think there's a chance in the world that Hughes gets dealt, but I could see some scenario where Gooden gets sent somewhere.

 

There's a rumored Gooden for Bibby deal.

 

I read about that, I didn't notice if it was just some fan's daydream or legitimate.

 

Anyways, this is the Bulls thread. Thomas Gardner is playing for the Bulls Summer League team. Brilliant thinking leaving after your Junior year, TG.

[Alfonso Soriano]

The Bulls signed Joe Smith.

[Derwood]

The Bulls signed Joe Smith.

 

it's unofficial, but ESPNews crawl says a "reported 2 year deal"

 

He's 32 years old, played for Philly last year. 6'10", 225 lbs.

 

8.5 pts, 6.2 reb, 0.8 assts in 25 min/game last season.

 

Nice bench option, but not the starting big man the Bulls need

[Keener98]

The Bulls signed Joe Smith.

 

NBA Championship here we come! Joe Smith is basically Pj Brown. Bulls still need a big man

[illiniguy]

On that argument, from the brief stuff I've read, trading Hughes or Gooden seem to be popular solutions to the cap problem among some fans.

No doubt that's a popular solution among Cavs fans; those are the two most overpay players on the Cavs roster, especially Hughes. Good luck finding a GM willing to take on either of those contracts without some added talent thrown in by Cleveland to sweeten the deal.

 

For sure, I doubt people are banging down Ferry's door for either of them. Personally I don't think there's a chance in the world that Hughes gets dealt, but I could see some scenario where Gooden gets sent somewhere.

 

There's a rumored Gooden for Bibby deal.

 

It might be the KU homer in me, but I'd love Gooden on the Bulls. He'd provide a little scoring down low, and he can board, too.

It is the homer in you. If you want to add a KU guy, bring in Collison.

[Andy]

The Bulls signed Joe Smith.

 

it's unofficial, but ESPNews crawl says a "reported 2 year deal"

 

He's 32 years old, played for Philly last year. 6'10", 225 lbs.

 

8.5 pts, 6.2 reb, 0.8 assts in 25 min/game last season.

 

Nice bench option, but not the starting big man the Bulls need

Hopefully Pax got him for major cheap. Smith is not going to make the Bulls much better.

[killthegoat06]

The Bulls signed Joe Smith.

 

it's unofficial, but ESPNews crawl says a "reported 2 year deal"

 

He's 32 years old, played for Philly last year. 6'10", 225 lbs.

 

8.5 pts, 6.2 reb, 0.8 assts in 25 min/game last season.

 

Nice bench option, but not the starting big man the Bulls need

 

We signed him with pretty much all of our salary cap room. We're not getting anyone else. Power forward is between smith, thomas, and noah.

[1908]

The Bulls signed Joe Smith.

NBA Championship here we come! Joe Smith is basically Pj Brown. Bulls still need a big man

Smith is an easy upgrade over Brown, and the rest of the bench-filling forwards on this past season's roster.

 

06-07 PER

13.95 Smith

10.98 Sweetney

10.46 Allen

09.75 Brown

09.44 Khryapa

 

As I've written before, I expect Thomas to take a step forward this coming season. His PER was 14.80. Deng's PER during his rookie season was 14.20.

[Keener98]

The Bulls signed Joe Smith.

NBA Championship here we come! Joe Smith is basically Pj Brown. Bulls still need a big man

Smith is an easy upgrade over Brown, and the rest of the bench-filling forwards on this past season's roster.

 

06-07 PER

13.95 Smith

10.98 Sweetney

10.46 Allen

09.75 Brown

09.44 Khryapa

 

As I've written before, I expect Thomas to take a step forward this coming season. His PER was 14.80. Deng's PER during his rookie season was 14.20.

 

You are assuming hes coming off the bench.

[ChiCubsFan]

The Bulls signed Joe Smith.

NBA Championship here we come! Joe Smith is basically Pj Brown. Bulls still need a big man

Smith is an easy upgrade over Brown, and the rest of the bench-filling forwards on this past season's roster.

 

06-07 PER

13.95 Smith

10.98 Sweetney

10.46 Allen

09.75 Brown

09.44 Khryapa

 

As I've written before, I expect Thomas to take a step forward this coming season. His PER was 14.80. Deng's PER during his rookie season was 14.20.

 

You are assuming hes coming off the bench.

 

Huh? You said Smith is basically Brown and 1908 showed that Smith is indeed a pretty significant upgrade over Brown. In addition to that, Thomas was better than both as a rookie and should continue to improve this year.

[Keener98]

The Bulls signed Joe Smith.

NBA Championship here we come! Joe Smith is basically Pj Brown. Bulls still need a big man

Smith is an easy upgrade over Brown, and the rest of the bench-filling forwards on this past season's roster.

 

06-07 PER

13.95 Smith

10.98 Sweetney

10.46 Allen

09.75 Brown

09.44 Khryapa

 

As I've written before, I expect Thomas to take a step forward this coming season. His PER was 14.80. Deng's PER during his rookie season was 14.20.

 

You are assuming hes coming off the bench.

 

Huh? You said Smith is basically Brown and 1908 showed that Smith is indeed a pretty significant upgrade over Brown. In addition to that, Thomas was better than both as a rookie and should continue to improve this year.

 

That was what I was referring to. I really have no problem with this deal if Thomas is starting, and Smith is off the bench. That said, I expected more coming into the off season.

[ChiCubsFan]

The Bulls signed Joe Smith.

NBA Championship here we come! Joe Smith is basically Pj Brown. Bulls still need a big man

Smith is an easy upgrade over Brown, and the rest of the bench-filling forwards on this past season's roster.

 

06-07 PER

13.95 Smith

10.98 Sweetney

10.46 Allen

09.75 Brown

09.44 Khryapa

 

As I've written before, I expect Thomas to take a step forward this coming season. His PER was 14.80. Deng's PER during his rookie season was 14.20.

 

You are assuming hes coming off the bench.

 

Huh? You said Smith is basically Brown and 1908 showed that Smith is indeed a pretty significant upgrade over Brown. In addition to that, Thomas was better than both as a rookie and should continue to improve this year.

 

That was what I was referring to. I really have no problem with this deal if Thomas is starting, and Smith is off the bench. That said, I expected more coming into the off season.

 

I don't really care who "starts" as long as Tyrus is getting the majority of the minutes.

 

What do you propose we should have done this offseason?

[Mark_R]

Now this means that the minutes for C/PF are going to be split up amongst Wallace, Smith, Noah, Noc, and Tyrus.

 

C: Wallace 30/Noah 12/ Smith 6

PF: Tyrus 26/ Smith 14/ Noc 8

SF: Deng 32/ Noc 16

 

That's a pretty strong front court if you ask me.

[Soriano12]

just bumping with some good news

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=orlandosummerleaguesday5

 

 

• Power forward: Tyrus Thomas, Bulls -- Even in the low-key offseason, Thomas was as prickly with the media as ever. But that couldn't detract from the fact that he was hands down the best player on the floor in the three games he played.

 

The Bulls are convinced that his basketball skills will eventually catch up to his off-the-charts athleticism, and he certainly showed signs of that this week. His ability to make the midrange jumper now made him almost impossible to guard off the dribble. If he can hit that shot, he said, it would make it harder for coach Scott Skiles to keep him out of the starting lineup next season.

 

And no player drew more oohs and aahs than Thomas this week with his jaw-dropping blocked shots. His stuffing of Indiana's Shawne Williams a foot above the rim will undoubtedly be one of the lasting memories of the week.

 

• Small forward: Thabo Sefolosha, Bulls -- Sefolosha didn't always shoot the ball particularly well, but his nifty passing and decision-making clearly made him a favorite this week.

 

The Switzerland native bounced back from a stinker on Thursday with a dazzling 25-point, seven-rebound effort. He routinely snaked his cat-quick frame into the lane and got to the free throw line 10 times.

 

With Thomas, Sefolosha and JamesOn Curry all playing well this week, it reaffirmed Bulls GM John Paxson's abilities as a top talent evaluator. And when Noah, who worked out furiously twice a day during the camp, mends there will be an even greater logjam of young talent on the roster.

 

With Kirk Hinrich's extension and Andres Nocioni's new contract kicking in, and Ben Gordon and Luol Deng up for new deals, don't be surprised if Paxson soon peddles some of his young talent for a player who can give the Bulls some pop in the low post.

[Soriano12]

Why is Thabo listed at SF? I thought he was a PG/SG?

[rawaction]

Why is Thabo listed at SF? I thought he was a PG/SG?

 

Not a PG, though he can handle. He's about 6'6".