Bulls waive Powell and Ruffin

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Bye bye Powell and Ruffin... why did we even bother with bringing Ruffin in? Seems like a waste of time. Everyone knew he couldn't play before we brought him in.

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yup

just heard this on espn1000 as well.

B.J. for three.... KABOOM!

by chibullsfan03 on Oct 23, 2008 11:02 AM CDT reply actions

Ruffin will be back

…at least that’s what KC says:

Sources said the Bulls plan to re-sign Ruffin, who has missed the entire preseason with an ankle injury. The move was done to eliminate some guarantees in Ruffin’s contract and make his one-year salary more palatable to the Bulls’ salary cap.

The Bulls are taking a minor risk in letting Ruffin reach waivers because they value his veteran practice habits and rebounding acumen for a limited reserve role. But considering Ruffin hasn’t played all preseason and teams likely won’t be interested, it’s a minor risk the Bulls believed was worth taking.

by NormVanBeer on Oct 23, 2008 11:03 AM CDT reply actions

So, while Ruffin's "cut" temporarily, who's leading player votes?

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by snley on Oct 23, 2008 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions

No surprises there.

The should enter the season with the roster at 13, there is no need to resign Ruffin. Sorry. I know all about veteran presence and whatever, but he is not a very good basketball player.

"The whole leverage thing, it's a difficult thing to gauge" -Paxson

by Dionysus2.0 on Oct 23, 2008 11:18 AM CDT reply actions

At 13 players

this makes the trade 1 get back 2 options more palatable.

by NBA Observer on Oct 23, 2008 11:45 AM CDT reply actions

I thought NBA teams had to carry 14 players

by Sports2 on Oct 23, 2008 12:30 PM CDT reply actions

larry coon to the rescue

A team must have 12 players on its active roster, although they can drop to 11 for up to two weeks at a time. They must suit up at least eight players for every game. Any remaining players must be on its Inactive List, and are ineligible to play in games. A team must have a minimum of one and a maximum of three players on its Inactive List, although they can drop to zero for up to two weeks at a time, and can temporarily have four with league approval in the event of a hardship.

http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#Q64

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 23, 2008 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions