Clowns could play better.
That little girl that can dribble three balls is already a better ball handler than Ben Gordon.
Quite simply: The Chicago Bulls are a horrible team, and as I viewed last night's pounding by Portland, I wondered if we are one of the worst Franchises in the NBA.
I hate this team.
I hate watching this team.
I was there during the Tim Floyd era. My lord that was awful. Scott Skiles? He was doing well, until the team got sick of him. Now with Vinny, the Bulls are even more terrible. At this point, the first pick in the draft, Derek Rose, is the best player we have. I say we start dumping every single person on this team, except Rose, so we don't scar him with continual losing and ill attitudes. I know financially this is a pipe dream, but in hypotheticals, it makes sense.
It is time for John Paxson to exit. His drafts have been poor, and his dedication to his players is weak. Sports is the business of winning. I'm so glad Pax decided to hold onto Deng, instead of getting Kobe.
There is so much wrong with this team, where do you start really?
Ben Gordon plainly sucks. Sure, he can score 30 points every now and again, but he cannot dribble, pass, defend, and when he goes to the hole "strong", he gets mutilated.
Deng can't get to the hole. Nocioni is now scared of it, and just chucks up three pointers. Tyrus Thomas could be a beast, but where is the coaching and hard work?
Kirk Hinrich is injured, and not very good anyway, Larry Hughes and his 12 million a year is another overpaid chucker.
Joakim Noah? You're kidding me right? A bench player at best right now, whose shot is 10 times uglier than a Cartwright free throw. Florida is that way you spoiled little brat.
Thabo is nothing at all. A non-factor game in and game out.
Wow, who have I missed. Drew Gooden. A starter yes, but he can be better utilized somwhere else.
Kudos to Aaron Grey, who is getting better, and looks to be working his butt off.
Welcome Lindsey Hunter, a champion and veteran. I hope this experience doesn't make you retire mid-season.
I loved Paxson as a player, and as a person has always seemed sincere and hardworking. As a player he ran guys out of the gym. As a General Manager it is vice versa. The hiring of Vinny Del Negro is mind boggling. The Bulls don't need a first year coach on a team that has no identity, awareness or cohesiveness.
It is time for Pax to step down. He had his chance. A rookie GM tried his best, and I'm sure this run will make him way better in the future if anyone gives him another shot, because I'm sure as hell not paying a single dime until they put a team out there I enjoy watching. I actually haven't been to a game in years.
One more thing. Time to bring the hammer down on appearance. I'm not a stickler for this. I'm all about self expression and being yourself, but all the players need to clean up. They have not earned the right look like idiots, just because they play like them. Noah, Nocioni, cut you hair and trim that face. Thabo, get rid of the rows. Gooden, get rid of that shit. No one in the league takes any of you seriously.
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Ah Shelto, AJ here, 3 (probably long winded) things my friend.
1) The Bulls are 5 and 7, they beat Dallas last week (a team that won 50+ last year) so they can't be the "worst franchise" in the NBA.
2) We started Larry fucking Hughes at SF last night. I'm pretty sure even you (with a 5 inch vertical) gives the Bulls a better chance at the positional matchup than Hughes at SF. Deng and Kirk were hurt. There was no way on God's green earth we could have won that game short handed on the tail end of a back to back against the myriad of 7 foot monsters of LA by the way. No chance at all.
3) Did you watch the game against LA. We battled, and held it close (lost by only 7 and had a chance in the 4th) all the way to the end (but lost mostly because Deng had to sit the entire 4th due to an injury). LA will most likely win the whole thing this year and we held it close (even with Gordon having his annual "I can't see the basket at Staples center" suck-fest). But did you notice he still got the free throw line and gave us a chance down the stretch (he's a vet and he did what vets need to do when they can't hit from the field).
Finally... Derrick Rose is great, Ben Gordon is good, Kirk is serviceable when healthy, and Deng is worth what we paid for him (as a third option when Rose wants to dominate). We overpaid for Nocioni, but he has hustle when we need it and he gives our team an identity that we won't take shit from Miami or any other team that wants to pick a fight.
This team is stacked in the salary cap area to make a run at every potential free agent in 2010 (when Highes comes off the books), and don't be surprised when we end up with either Bosh, Wade, or Lebron (most likely Bosh).
I see a light at the end of the tunnel, and you should too my friend. Rose is going to be a superstar, and the Bulls are financially committed to surround him with players in 2010. It requires some degree of patience, but I am smiling about this team for the first time in a long time.
One more thing Shelto (AJ again),
It's been pretty well documneted that Kobe said he would have vetoed any trade to Chicago that had Deng going to LA in return. Since LA didn't want any of the other garbage we had (remember we didn't have Rose, or even a pick yet) there was no way we were ever going to have Kobe on the Bulls.
Pax has done many bad/lame things in his tenure as Bulls GM, but it's unfair to hold the fact that we didn't get Kobe for Deng over his head.
I'm glad you're still a superfan AJ, but I stick to my opinions, and hate this team right now.
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