Pippen wanted to get management’s attention while Krause was abroad scouting Kukoc? I think he put up like 41 and 44 points on consecutive nights, along with putting together one of his many Allstar and All-NBA defensive seasons.

Ben should do that. Except of course no defense. And except not as tall. Or versatile. And not as good handles. And management is already negotiating with him directly. Ouch…!

It doesn’t make sense for Ben to sign the QO when he would need an even larger yearly offer to make up for the amount he would lose by not signing a long term deal this year.

To use a poker analogy, he bluffed hard, the Bulls called, now he has to fold before he loses more money. But it’s not like the offer wasn’t fair. If the Bulls have a good year, I’m sure Gordon can make tons more in endorsement deals by playing here. It’s not like Jamal Crawford is getting these great shoe deals simply because he plays for New York, it mostly comes down to how the team wins. Look at Tony Parker, if he played for 99 percent of the other teams in the league, he probably wouldn’t be half the international star he is now or married to a famous actress.

because the Bulls set an inflexible bar with the “won’t go over the tax” line. What is there to talk about? Gordon either takes it or he doesn’t. The Bulls already basically stated they want him…only up to that point. It doesn’t matter if he wants two million more a year or just one million. The Bulls are not moving from the tax line. They could always sign him for a little bit more and then dump salary elsewhere afterward and not be penalized by the tax, but since they are inexplicably so high on Noc and Hinrich that is doubtful. Gordon knows they could do that though and has no reason to sign anything until the last moment because of it.

That should have gone under BullsBlogger. No more stealth posting from work. I apparently can’t multitask. :(

I think players getting fined for smoking pot, players saying they “hate” the national anthem, players asking other players how their ass tastes, and all other types of shit in between is far more dramatic than what the Bulls are going through.

He never complains during a game. Willing to be sixth man behind a guy like Duhon because the team wants it. Practices all the time. Leads in scoring. Doesn’t party. Doesn’t get arrested. Didn’t have a public melt down like pretty much everyone else did on the team last year. Isn’t a cancer in the locker room. Has a good reputation. Yeah, the Bulls need less of that. Shame on Gordon. He is everything that is wrong in basketball. Blah blah blah.

Waiting until the last minute to sign is all that Gordon has left. Why shouldn’t he use all the time he has? This is his time to get his contract sorted out. He didn’t start his contract drama during the season like some do. He didn’t threaten to disrupt the team like some do. Why is he a bad man for taking his time? His situation isn’t likely to improve much by waiting, but since he doesn’t have the kind of bad character to pull the typical bs like other players do waiting it out is his only weapon. Might as well wait.