Whether or not salmons is actually good is little to the point, he is far better than kyle korver, however the concept is korver is a 3pt specialist, much more than pargo (and taller too!!) and more to the point is that his contract expires this year unlike salmons (where we are all left to play the guessing game if whether his money comes off the books or not). Rose and hinrich end up starting, pargo ends up actually running the point for a few stints (maybe in that role he will think to pass more…or maybe he will just chuck even more) but more importantly so long as boozer is on the floor we have a legitimate offense.

So starters look like this:
Rose
Hinrich
Deng
Boozer
Noah

with that lineup you basically have rose control the offense with noah still coming out for his screens, but because of boozer both bigs wont be able to accurately step out. rose can use the screen and penetrate, run the screen and roll with noah, or just lob it to boozer for some post play (i wonder what that actually looks like, been awhile since ive seen it). Guys like deng and hinrich, who are better at striking the defense when the defense isnt expecting it get to apply some nice per. game, with deng having more looks from midrange (seems to be working for him this year) and attacking the basket catching the defense off guard, while hinrich works the other half of the floor as an extra pg and 3 pt shooter. The per spacing should be pretty open with hinrich having the entire area outside of 3pt land, and rose and deng just within it, while defenses will have to really keep guys moving on the inside keeping rose from penetration, while also keeping boozer from establishing position and keeping an eye on deng and noah.

Bench
Pargo
Korver
James Johnson
Taj
Miller

not that this lineup would actually get alot of minutes, you would think there would be a starter sprinkled here and there, but thats what i like, replacing taj with noah or boozer actually makes that a strong rebounding lineup with some nice per. shooting, albeit not dominating but for 10 min stretches it could at least…survive? Likewise, putting hinrich at point, or deng at the sf would just add some control to a bench lineup that ultimately isnt bad (as far as bench lineups go). that lineup up there at least has length to it, so while it may not score much, it should be alright defensively (in terms of not giving up TOO many points) although again, that lineup really shouldnt be sent out without a starter sprinkled somewhere along it.

Ultimately the trade doesnt make the bulls that much better, but if boozer stats healthy, those high 40+ wins actually become more likely, plus the bulls can at least show off how they look with an actual post threat big, and derrick rose gets to be put into a situation where he has help offensively and still needs facilitate (dominate) it…while making reinsdorf happy since we ultimately save money and negotiations respectively with salmons and tyrus gone….

Starters
Williams
Salmons
Ak
Milsap
Okur

The second best pg gets a few new toys to play with. Starter wise the jazz get an offensive upgrade at the sg position. I believe salmons is a better player than he has showed in the first two games (and maybe even the third) and his defense isnt gamestopper level but its adequate. Plus he wont be a number one option or anything on the jazz. Okur can handle most of the spot up outside shooting, while wililams can handle midrange jumpers and destroying defenses, and milsap can athletically dominate the inside, salmons has better offensive production than brewer and this allows utah to use for those few iso moments that may come, and ultimately they still keep brewer.

Bench
Price
Brewer
harpring/miles
Tyrus
koufas

Another one of those “sprinkle a starter somewhere” bench but its effective and balanced (compared to the bulls)

Ultimately THe jazz (despite sloan) get younger, and actually a bit better. They get something for boozer, and the something they get is a project that they can develop better than any other team. Ak can teach tyrus how to use his length and play defense properly (tyger would love that, except tyrus wouldnt be a bull) while tyrus can learn a thing from milsap on how to play on the inside while being coupled with a pg who knows how to use him (because williams is better than rose at least right now, and if nothing else is wiser). The jazz also get an offensive weopen that can be used at the 2 or 3 which helps them out alot, and brewer who is still young can come off the bench which i think helps him out in terms of learning and resting, without hurting the team. The jazz i think become much better, but sadly not good enough to contend this year. It puts them in a good position for next year, especially if they are able to develop tyrus, they have a damned good lineup for the next five years or so….

jason kidd and tony parker as counter arguments…also d.rose and cp3….

look how much better jordan and pippen got. both added a 3pt shot several years in to their careers. countless other examples

Wow. Thank you for setting a higher standard for everyone else.