namkcuR said:
The big problem with the Bulls was the roster. Lack of talent,
Yes, you were right Headache, the Wallace signing was a mistake.
Paxson's draft picks
When you have a team that doesn't have that much talent
To sum up, the roster is the biggest problem the Bulls have
But to say that Skiles didn't deserve his firing is just wrong.
fine... they both deserved to be fired.
but you seem to be making a big deal about how the roster is fundamentaly flawed (someone around here has been saying that for years, i wonder who that could be
). a flawed roster does not land on the coach, unless said coach is named isiah thomas. it lands on the person who put the pieces together... i.e. john paxson. paxson has done a terrible job as GM of this team.
he put together a ton of pieces, but that's just it... they're just pieces. there's no glue to bring it all together. the ben wallace signing was a horrid decision that could have been avoided simply by looking at his stat pattern. here's a guy who's entire game is based upon athleticism, because he has ZERO basketball ability, and might be the worst skilled player in the entire NBA. he's getting old, his athleticism is slipping. his stats went down in each of the two seasons prior to the Bulls signing him. it didn't take a genius to see that his slipping would continue. frankly, he sucks. he always has sucked, but he's such a freakish athlete and worked so damn hard that in the right system he was able to fit in perfectly. $16 million per?? that's worth paxson's firing alone, but i shall continue.
tyson chandler. he's a border line all star now. and he still makes less than ben wallace, 10 years his younger. gee, that really turned out to be a wise decision. the bulls gave up on a young player because of his lack of offensive ability in the low post, only to replace him with an old player with a lack of offensive ability in the low post. brilliant!
then look at the blessings the bulls have had in the draft, thanks to the man, the myth, the legend that is isiah thomas. they over pay to bring in a guy who's game is based entirely on athleticism in ben wallace. and who do they go out and draft then? a guy who's game is based entirely on athleticism in tyrus thomas. actually, allow me to correct myself. they draft lamarcus aldridge, a true offensive presence in the low post, and then TRADE him for tyrus thomas. what a deal that's been.
but that's okay, because they got a second chance to make right. they had another first round pick from the knicks! merry christmas! let's draft another "hustler" who has no real offensive post skills in joakim noah. oh the man's a genius. no one's put together such a collection of over-rated low post players who no skill since scott layden.
you talk about the fact that the bulls have a lot of the same parts. who's fault is that? ta da... the GM. they have a glutony of power forwards with very little offensive ability and streaky guards, none of whom, and that very much includes luol deng, has the chutzpah to be a #1 scorer in this league. they're all very good secondary players... none of them is a star. a leader. bulls fans should know about that better than anyone. scottie pippen was the ultimate secondary player. but scottie pippen alone couldn't ever win a championship. he needed to be the second fiddle to jordan to allow his true abilities to shine. same goes for deng. he fits the pippen role perfectly. only problem is he has no jordan to go along for the ride.
so let's just break it down, shall we? the bulls biggest problems as a team is a) no #1 option, and b) zero production from the low post, to the point where they actually miss p.j. brown.
hmm...
combined stats of ben wallace, joe smith, tyrus thomas and joakim noah. (note, 4 players)
23.2 ppg, 21.1 rebounds per game, 3.6 blocks per game.
combined salary for 2007/08 - $26.4 million.
remaining money left to be paid over length of contacts - $81.9 million
average age - 26.5
combined stats of tyson chandler and lamarcus aldridge (note, 2 players)
29.2 ppg, 19.5 rpg, 2.3 bpg
combined salary for 2007/08 - $15.3 million
remaining money left to be paid over length of contracts - $68 million
average age - 23.5
they are a flawed team. they have a lot of indians but no chiefs. and to top it off, thanks largely to the ben wallace signing, their lack of cap space handicaps them in making moves. yes, the bulls are sliding down that slippery knicks slope, much like i predicted they would the day they signed ben wallace a year and a half ago. enjoy, it's fun down here.
