is Hughes

really get crap in this deal; but if they were willing to except it, the Bulls would have to jump on it. Despite all the new Odom hater, post-Championship; no one can deny that he is an excellent and would be perfect for a running offense.

I’d do it in a second.

good news for all you 2010 cheerleaders….......but why trade our future (TT) for essentially a one year player… its just really acquiring another Drew Gooden, no way we’d make this trade. Plus we’re losing kirk… Reinsdorf will not be a happy camper!

This works under the salary rules (because all 3 teams are over the cap)

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/features/traderesult?players=171119812456258493002617&teams=231323134234&te=&cash=

For those of you too lazy to click the link:

CHI gets:
Odom (1 year left on deal)
Kenny Thomas (2 years left on deal)

SAC gets:
Nocioni
Gooden
Farmar

LAL gets:
Hinrich
Artest

does seem very tempting to lose Nocioni’s and Hinrich’s contract, and get two expiring contracts….

HUGHES – The impossible dream, he would be number one choice to ship out for me, but he will time out nicely with a huge expiring just in time for the 2010 F/A Sweepstakes. Nobody wants his contract, so the Bulls are stuck with him for now. Still, he is actually a better all-around player than BG. Hughes actually led the league in steals several years back, a trivia question at this point, but he can play better D than BG, and doesn’t get trapped as easily. Terrible FG%, but maybe Rose will help him to get better shots. He doesn’t suck and if I had to be stuck with a huge contract, better Hughes than the departed Ben Wallace. More for the money with Hughes, than Ben Wallace provides. Age is factor though, diminishing skills a fact.
NOCIONI: WYSIWYG. He ain’t gonna get any better, just older. New flopping rules will bankrupt him too! :-) Seriously, he is pass-first, small SF, fouls a lot, and has an annoying habit of not passing to players he doesn’t like, even when they’re wide open. But, is the Bulls future at SF Noc? I think not. Another example of over-paid! They blew it when they gave him that ridiculous contract. A 6th man, at best. Older. I trade him while still he has any perceived value out there. The whole enthusiasm, rah-rah, hustle thing, well, it doesn’t get the job done. If he maybe could just rebound and pass a little! Oh, and his shooting %s for FGs and 3-PT-FGs went into the tank last year as well. So what do you got? Not much. Outta here.
HINRICH: Obvious, isn’t it? I mean come on. No room for sentimental B.S. here. Just because Reinsdorf likes a nice little white boy on his team, the guy has peaked and is going the other way. Aging now as well, maybe faster than most too. He was consistently TORCHED by every good PG he faced last season. Can’t keep up with the CPs of this league any more. Offensive production diminishing. And that pounding the ball while running around for 18 seconds and then sticking some poor slob with a last second three, that is not playing point guard. All that said, he had a decent Assists-to-Turnover ratio and still has some perceived value left. Conclusion: Trade and dump his over-inflated contract if any team is dumb enough to assume it. Or, they do the Wallace-Hughes boogie, and we trade bad contracts, hopefully getting a younger player with some upside remaining. Rose will need some time, but, if they get a chance to trade Hinny for something reasonable, they ought to do it.
OTHERS OF CONCERN:
THOMAS: How long, how long? Yeah, he didn’t look terrible vs Summer League scrubs. OK, that’s nice. Now he seems to think he is a SF too. Truth is, he is only effective as PF, and not as a SF. Forget using him at Center, even though some stats freaks show he was actually THE MOST effective, PER, with minutes played as a Center. But. Sometimes he just seems, let’s say, “fundamentally challenged” to me. Again, one great skill, jumping, in his case, does not make an NBA starting PF. I remain encouraged and not giving up on him. I still do fear a haunting if they did let him go, ala, Tyson Chandler. But it would be nice to see TT break out for real this year.
NOAH: Hard to believe at the pro level, with pro coaches, constant practice, and his shot is still what it is. He HAS NOT changed the release. Until he does, he is not an offensive threat beyond the inside game. Problem is, “muscle memory”, in the heat of battle and the moment, he defaults back to that sideways release. Can he ever change?
GRAY: I don’t see the improvement, if the Summer League is any sort of legitimate gauge. At any rate, not the answer clearly. At least he doesn’t make much.
OMER ASIK:
For two second-round draft picks, I hope that somebody “knows something”. One draft pick secured Camby, the Bulls spent TWO second round picks, via Sonny Weems (instead of CDR-Memphis, btw). The guy Asik is supposed to be a freak and shot-blocking phenomenon, at least in Europe. He had 19 blocks in one game for the record there. Will he pin Dwight Howard? Who knows, but he IS legit 7 feet. What’s the old saying, You can’t coach height. But his contract in Europe will keep him there this next season, and the next one as well.

Really sorry man. Was trying to participate. You know?
So, do you keep that reply copied in your clipboard?
Besides, your post is OFF TOPIC.
rtblues
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You may wanna register.

OK, so, last post.

I get it.

Outta here.

Have fun, I tried.

Fuck it, see you.

RT

Spacing OK?