2013-2014 Chicago Bulls Thread

[Wilson A2000]

Is there anyone in the NBA who looks older than Oden?

 

Maybe Joey Crawford. It's close.

[Wilson A2000]

This team is just poorly constructed. You can't make shots, you won't win. Not just one game, been like this for years.

 

Bulls are pretty good at winning basketball games, but ok.

They're pretty good at winning regular season games (Thibodeau is 157-73) but Tom Thibodeau is 16-18 in the playoffs. And it's not all on him. This team has lacked a scorer for years. Eventually you might want to get one.

Don't leave us hanging. Give us your master stroke of GMing that will acquire a great scorer while preserving the core of the team.

 

Give up Butler and Noah for Love. Or Aldridge.

[gscool89]

Well you have Mirotic coming over eventually. I assume Deng and Boozer will be gone. So you'll have:

PG Rose

SG ?

SF Butler

PF Mirotic

C Noah

 

You add a shooter there and a decent bench and I see a title team there.

[gscool89]

This team is just poorly constructed. You can't make shots, you won't win. Not just one game, been like this for years.

 

Bulls are pretty good at winning basketball games, but ok.

They're pretty good at winning regular season games (Thibodeau is 157-73) but Tom Thibodeau is 16-18 in the playoffs. And it's not all on him. This team has lacked a scorer for years. Eventually you might want to get one.

Don't leave us hanging. Give us your master stroke of GMing that will acquire a great scorer while preserving the core of the team.

 

Give up Butler and Noah for Love. Or Aldridge.

Not a fan of Love at all. Think he's a white Carlos Boozer. Bad defense and will decline as he gets older. LMA I'd take though. Not for Noah though.

[Wilson A2000]

You wouldn't even trade straight up for that? That's crazy, especially since Jo's feet are about to fall off. Aldridge is the type of player the Bulls needs, especially if you want to beat the Heat.

[imb]

What does Aldridge do that is going to help beat the Heat???

[gscool89]

What does Aldridge do that is going to help beat the Heat???

I don't know if the Heat are going to be much of a problem after this year.

[imb]

I kind of think the opposite, I think LeBron knows this is probably the last run with this group, and is going to go balls out in the playoffs.

[UMFan83]

I kind of think the opposite, I think LeBron knows this is probably the last run with this group, and is going to go balls out in the playoffs.

 

yeah he said after this year

[rawaction]

Bulls fake rally.

[imb]

WELL LET ME MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO WHAT I SAID

[Wilson A2000]

What does Aldridge do that is going to help beat the Heat???

 

Uh, score consistently?

[SpongeWorthy]

Well as long as Butler and Deng don't get in simultaneous foul trouble we should be all right.

 

Definitely running a lot of new stuff on offense that once the first option is taken away we get confused and flustered.

[Wilson A2000]

Sad day for Rose. He is forced to realize again that this team is never beating the Heat in a 7 game series. Wade and LeBron were quiet and the Bulls still got hammered.

[SpongeWorthy]

When Wade and Lebron get theirs against the Bulls they don't score 107. It's not like they'll go off and then every scrub will as well. Pick your poison.

[imb]

What does Aldridge do that is going to help beat the Heat???

 

Uh, score consistently?

 

So your plan is for a front court of Boozer and Aldridge?

[Guest]

melo was the guy we needed

[Cubswin11]

What does Aldridge do that is going to help beat the Heat???

 

Uh, score consistently?

 

So your plan is for a front court of Boozer and Aldridge?

Defensively that would be a disaster. Probably would give up nearly as much as you gain.

[Wilson A2000]

What does Aldridge do that is going to help beat the Heat???

 

Uh, score consistently?

 

So your plan is for a front court of Boozer and Aldridge?

 

For half a season I guess. Amnesty Boozer this summer.

[Soul]

Sad day for Rose. He is forced to realize again that this team is never beating the Heat in a 7 game series. Wade and LeBron were quiet and the Bulls still got hammered.

 

Poor guy. I can hardly hold back the tears.

[Brian]

Season over, they had a bad game after Rose hasn't played a real game in 18 months and Noah didn't have a pre season : ( : ( : (

[imb]

What does Aldridge do that is going to help beat the Heat???

 

Uh, score consistently?

 

So your plan is for a front court of Boozer and Aldridge?

 

For half a season I guess. Amnesty Boozer this summer.

 

So your plan is for Aldridge and ????? next year?

[davell]

I honestly think the Bulls championship hopes for the future are directly tied to Mirotic. With their cap situation, you're going to have Rose and Noah taking up around 30 mill. Jimmy is a great asset for another year or two, then he'll get expensive himself. Taj is a very nice player, but in a star-driven league, his 8 mill could definitely be used in a more efficient manner. It looks to me like there is longterm room for one big contract and it needs to happen at the deadline or over the offseason somehow. If either Deng or Boozer are retained, is there a chance? Sure, but this has always felt and continued to feel like we're the mid to late 90's Knicks- Worrisome to play against, but a team that without a bit of luck , just isn't going to get over the hump.

[bukie]

http://danceswithfat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/jump-to-conclusions-mat.jpg

[davell]

Nah, I'm not basing it off a game. I'm basing it off a few years. Can this team win a title if they stay healthy? Sure. I don 't consider it likely and I think any sort of multiple title runs are almost non existent as constituted.

 

Mirotic needs to be a very solid starter/possible All Star and a FA or trade needs to bring in a solid 2/3, that's an upgrade from Deng for me to change my mind.