Bulls Offseason Thread

[rawaction]

I like Morrow best out of those 3. It sounds like Mike Miller's gonna get way too much.

 

Definitely Morrow. He might get a ton of money though due to the fact he's just 24 and can still get better. Redick is smaller, doesn't do much else, and is more of a role/bench player. Though, I like Redick alot.

 

I'd love to get a guy like Brewer to start. Play great D on the 2 or 3. And then come with Redick off the bench.

[Wilson A2000]

Ray Allen back to Celts. 2 yr 10 mil according to his agent.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nba/news/story?id=5362387

 

Darn. If no LeBron, Morrow is the second best option.

[wekim81]

What?

 

Regular season wins don't always matter when it comes to the playoffs. Two times in a row Cleveland had a great record and did squat in the playoffs. In the playoffs, Cleveland's lack of secondary options means that a good team will beat them 4/7. This is much harder to do in the regular season. The playoffs are about matchups. Cleveland doesn't match up very well against playoff teams.

 

All I said was I think the Bucks are better than the bulls

Yep - That Brandon Jennings/Andrew Bogut/John Salmons/Drew Gooden quartet scares the piss out of me! :roll:

[Keener98]

Apparently the Cavs writer was just on ESPNNews and said he thinks Lebron is coming to Chicago. Aaron Goldhammer is the guys name

[RynoRules]

Apparently the Cavs writer was just on ESPNNews and said he thinks Lebron is coming to Chicago. Aaron Goldhammer is the guys name

 

Did he give a reason for that opinion?

[Magnetic Curses]

Apparently the Cavs writer was just on ESPNNews and said he thinks Lebron is coming to Chicago. Aaron Goldhammer is the guys name

 

he's a radio personality, a controversial one. love the name, though.

[Keener98]

Apparently the Cavs writer was just on ESPNNews and said he thinks Lebron is coming to Chicago. Aaron Goldhammer is the guys name

 

Did he give a reason for that opinion?

 

nope. Apparently Cavs fans hate this guy so.

[Magnetic Curses]

Apparently the Cavs writer was just on ESPNNews and said he thinks Lebron is coming to Chicago. Aaron Goldhammer is the guys name

 

Did he give a reason for that opinion?

 

no. it makes a lot of sense, though.

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wallacesports

 

To correct earlier tweet, Bosh since told me he doesn't plan to arrive in Miami for another couple of days. Not 2-nite.

 

wallacesports

 

With D-Wade planning to take his kids to Orlando Thursday and w/Bosh still in Dallas, intro press conference likely Fri.

 

Because they're going for LeBron and announce all 3 at the same time

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BTW, I don't think the Bulls are out of it. I'd actually put them second if I was rankings the team with the best chances

 

Miami

Chicago

NY

NJ

Cleveland

[DivineBovine]

Come on LeBron. Just get it over with. I'm so sick of the speculation.

 

1) LeBron is going to Miami to play with Wade and Bosh: I say complete BS.

No way he wants to play with them. There is no money unless Wade takes less than 6/125 and/or Bosh takes less than 5/96. It sounds like something completely made up by somebody just speculating out of their a$$ like all of us here.

 

2) LeBron is going to NY: Whatever. These same "experts" were saying NY had no chance 3 days ago. Then they overpay for an overrated guy who plays no defense and all the sudden are in the game, because the announcement is in Connecticut.

 

3) LeBron is going to NJ: Way more probable then the scenarios above, IMO.

 

4) LeBron is staying in Cleveland: probably the most likely

 

It's so funny that all these "experts" who are "close to the situation" contradict themselves over and over.

 

I'm still holding out a glimmer of hope he ends up in Chicago. Because quite honestly, I think its the smartest choice for him. He wins rings, he gets all the credit for it, and he plays in front of the best fanbase in the country.

[Magnetic Curses]

dex, are you skiba7 over at realgm?

[RedFlash]

1) LeBron is going to Miami to play with Wade and Bosh: I say complete BS.

No way he wants to play with them. There is no money unless Wade takes less than 6/125 and/or Bosh takes less than 5/96. It sounds like something completely made up by somebody just speculating out of their a$$ like all of us here.

 

With the cap going up to $58 mill, Miami could offer Lebron the max, provided they can move Beasely. You know teams, they know Miami is trying to build superteam and a lot of teams don't want a hand in that, thus Beasley doesn't seemed to be highy valued right. And I really doubt both Bosh and Wade will take less, and we know James won't take less and be Wade's lapdog. Never say never tho about Miami.

 

You would think the Bulls are in prime position, but who really knows. So I will remain passive about the situation. If we get him, I will go apecrazy, but if not, oh well.

[Wilson A2000]

wallacesports

 

To correct earlier tweet, Bosh since told me he doesn't plan to arrive in Miami for another couple of days. Not 2-nite.

 

wallacesports

 

With D-Wade planning to take his kids to Orlando Thursday and w/Bosh still in Dallas, intro press conference likely Fri.

 

Because they're going for LeBron and announce all 3 at the same time

 

You could also say that they don't want to be overshadowed by LeBron's news

[Wilson A2000]

BTW, I don't think the Bulls are out of it. I'd actually put them second if I was rankings the team with the best chances

 

Miami

Chicago

NY

NJ

Cleveland

 

There is no way Cleveland is last. Cleveland is still in the driver's seat.

[wekim81]

BTW, I don't think the Bulls are out of it. I'd actually put them second if I was rankings the team with the best chances

 

Miami

Chicago

NY

NJ

Cleveland

 

There is no way Cleveland is last. Cleveland is still in the driver's seat.

Yeah I agree with this. I'd rank 'em CLE, MIA, CHI, NY, NJ myself.

[DivineBovine]

1) LeBron is going to Miami to play with Wade and Bosh: I say complete BS.

No way he wants to play with them. There is no money unless Wade takes less than 6/125 and/or Bosh takes less than 5/96. It sounds like something completely made up by somebody just speculating out of their a$$ like all of us here.

 

With the cap going up to $58 mill, Miami could offer Lebron the max, provided they can move Beasely. You know teams, they know Miami is trying to build superteam and a lot of teams don't want a hand in that, thus Beasley doesn't seemed to be highy valued right. And I really doubt both Bosh and Wade will take less, and we know James won't take less and be Wade's lapdog. Never say never tho about Miami.

 

You would think the Bulls are in prime position, but who really knows. So I will remain passive about the situation. If we get him, I will go apecrazy, but if not, oh well.

 

 

Yeah, so the $58 million figure does it for them. But I still think it would be absurd for LeBron to play with Wade and Bosh. LeBron is all about King James and has no interest in being part of a "big three". Besides, if he's smart, he'd realize that Boozer, Rose, Noah is one hell of a supporting cast and he'd get all the credit. He'd be the King.

 

I would really be interested in knowing where all these experts with close knowledge of the situation get the info that LeBron is so intrigued about playing in Miami. As a casual observer, I can't think of a team now that's less likely to get him than the Heat.

[Banedon]

"Not worried about Dwyane and them, we're gonna kick their ass anyways."

 

http://twitter.com/jgoff670/status/17998674401

[JimSorgi]

and he plays in front of the best fanbase in the country.

 

Ugh.

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BTW, I don't think the Bulls are out of it. I'd actually put them second if I was rankings the team with the best chances

 

Miami

Chicago

NY

NJ

Cleveland

 

There is no way Cleveland is last. Cleveland is still in the driver's seat.

 

No way. He just started a new twitter, just started a new website, is doing a huge ESPN special for his announcement. He's starting a new chapter of his career

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ESPN says LeBron is meeting with Pat Riley tomorrow

 

Now do you believe?

[Wilson A2000]

BTW, I don't think the Bulls are out of it. I'd actually put them second if I was rankings the team with the best chances

 

Miami

Chicago

NY

NJ

Cleveland

 

There is no way Cleveland is last. Cleveland is still in the driver's seat.

 

No way. He just started a new twitter, just started a new website, is doing a huge ESPN special for his announcement. He's starting a new chapter of his career

 

All of those occurred before LeBron pleaded with Bosh to come to Cleveland. Cleveland is very much in the running.

[Wilson A2000]

ESPN says LeBron is meeting with Pat Riley tomorrow

 

Now do you believe?

 

He wanted one more look at the rings I guess cause he is never going to see one again when he signs with Cleveland

[17 Seconds]

BTW, I don't think the Bulls are out of it. I'd actually put them second if I was rankings the team with the best chances

 

Miami

Chicago

NY

NJ

Cleveland

 

There is no way Cleveland is last. Cleveland is still in the driver's seat.

 

No way. He just started a new twitter, just started a new website, is doing a huge ESPN special for his announcement. He's starting a new chapter of his career

 

All of those occurred before LeBron pleaded with Bosh to come to Cleveland. Cleveland is very much in the running.

 

There were like2 reports of Cleveland trying to get Bosh, and that was probably put out there by LeBron's people to save a little face. "Hey, I tried to stay with Bosh, but I couldn't:. BS. Bosh was never interested in Cleveland.

[Guest]

Ok, let's bet on the Bulls winning 60 games next year.

Who said anything about 60 wins? I see no reason to think they can't win 50 to 55. They should be in the hunt for a top 4 seed in the playoffs. Right now Boston and Orlando r prob better but other than those 2 I don't see a team clearly better than the Bulls especially if theu get a shooter.

 

You said you'd put them against any other team in the east. That sounds like a 60 win team to me.

 

I'd put the Heat, Celtics, and Magic as better, and the Bulls probably on the same level as the Hawks and Bucks.

 

I would put the Bucks ahead of them as well.

 

A 50-win team in the Celtics dismantled Cleveland this year. Regular season wins don't matter.

 

The Lakers won the most games in the West each of the last three seasons and advanced to the Finals all three times. Regular season wins do matter.