Thabo to Thunder
[From the FanShots. Pretty fantastic, considering. Thabo was scheduled to make ~$2.75m next season. Not a bad situation for him to be in, either -ed.]
Chicago is dealing Thabo Sefolosha to Oklahoma City for a 2009 first-round pick, a league source said. The Thunder own the first-round picks of the Suns and Nuggets, and will send the least valuable pick to Chicago in exchange for Sefalosha.
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Maybe we can package
This pick, our pick and Hinrich for something.
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
can't hurt
considering the Bulls roster and tax space, selling or packaging the picks could certainly be on the table. Though late firsts are pretty decent value if the pick doesn’t bust.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 3:13 PM CST up reply actions
You think that package could get us in the top 10?
Maybe to snag someone like Thabeet or a young shooting guard like James Harden?
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
haha just thought about what kind of block party we'd throw
with thabeet and tyrus
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
meh
I was more thinking using those picks as trade sweetners.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 3:20 PM CST up reply actions
A trade for who?
I’m willing to wait for Bosh in free agency in 2010.
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Thabeet = Michael Olowokandi
Just throwing that out there.
But seriously, this is a move that I like. They should really say that “The Thunder will be sending the Nuggets’ first round pick to Chicago, because Phoenix and OKC are not catching them.” I suppose it is good “cap relief” too.
Insert clever and witty remark slash pun here!
UMD 8/04 - 5/08: Go Terps!
I'd say Pax's record with later picks is pretty good
Duhon was a great player for a second round pick, Aaron Gray – despite his misuse by coaches – is a damn fine player for second rounder. I’d imagine the Pax can find value in the late first round.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:15 PM CST up reply actions
not sure they're that good
but played for coaches who think they are.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 3:21 PM CST up reply actions
for second round picks? I think they're great value picks. Sure they shouldn't
get more than 15 minutes a night on any team, but what more do you expect from second rounders?
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:22 PM CST up reply actions
Millsap!
"You remember the first time you picked up a basketball video game and you had no idea how to run plays, so you just gave the ball to your shooter and you ran around the court aimlessly until a defender was far enough away and then you jacked up a shot? THAT IS LARRY HUGHES!"
-Anonymous fan letter, heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com
[I have unrealistic expectations!]
"You remember the first time you picked up a basketball video game and you had no idea how to run plays, so you just gave the ball to your shooter and you ran around the court aimlessly until a defender was far enough away and then you jacked up a shot? THAT IS LARRY HUGHES!"
-Anonymous fan letter, heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com
hahaha, clearly.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:54 PM CST up reply actions
boooo
"That's a spicy meatball-a!" - Vinny Del Negro
by Juiceboxjerry on Feb 19, 2009 3:54 PM CST up reply actions
for every Millsap or Boozer there are a bunch of guys that aren't in the league anymore.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:54 PM CST up reply actions
roger mason, jr...
worked out well, though not for the Bulls. Another solid Pax pick late.
Hopefully this means a better chance for Thabs to play
From my favorite team to my local team. :D
Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!
I LOVE IT!
That makes Salmons the clear cut backup for Deng. And Kirk/BG/Rose in the Guard spots. Awesome trades all around.
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less thinking for Vinny :)
still don’t like having Hinrich around to backup Rose for a dozen minutes. Don’t think it’ll really help the trade value.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 3:14 PM CST up reply actions
You'd be a lot happier if you just got use to Kirk being here, you know.
Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!
I think he'd be a lot happier if Kirk Hinrich was paid a little bit more than Steve Blake.
Hinrich at 5 million would be so much more palatable than Hinrich at 10 million. For the amount of minutes he SHOULD be playing though, 5 million is still too much. He should only get 12 minutes a game now at most and you just don’t pay a guy that kind of money for those minutes.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:18 PM CST up reply actions
No control over what Kirk's paid - done deal can't be undone
Even though the logical move for the team has been Kirk since at least the draft, maybe the draft lottery, the org has continually found a way to keep him and get him minutes.
On the other hand, Vinny has stuck with not starting him over Derrick or Ben, and has pretty consistently played the hot hand down the stretch – which, if you have any faith in Derrick and Ben, should be the two of them on most nights.
I’d prefer a trade for Kirk myself – I’m not in Chicago, I have LP, I’d rather watch him start and play big minutes elsewhere.
Meanwhile, life’s a lot more pleasant if you just assume Kirk remains a Bull and don’t get worked up over the fact he is – and when the trade finally does come you can be ecstatically thrilled with it, instead of being frustrated when it doesn’t.
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meh, I just want it to be over with so I can stop worrying that they won't do it and he'll
end up as our starting two guard next year which would be a disaster.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 4:46 PM CST up reply actions
I don't think they would start Hinrich now.
He’s a 6th man for as long as he’s in Chicago. And I don’t have a lot problems with Kirk in that role.
With his price tag
I’d have a problem next year
There was an incident a few years ago. The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST
But again, that's done
We might waste time arguing about how the org allocates the money, but ultimately have absolutely no control over it.
I’d just much prefer to save my frustrations for whether the guys currently on the team are being used in the role best for the org currently and in the future. Right now I’m pretty happy with that as a Bulls fan.
Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!
Um... we don't have control over the second part either, do we?
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
No, you're right
But there’s at least an immediate relevance to each game, such as “Why the hell is Derrick on the bench while Thabo throws away the inbounds pass?!?”
Trade deadline is done, Kirk stayed. I know it’s unrealistic, but I just can’t help wishing that people could get off the “Kirk sucks” bandwagon and onto the “Kirk is the 3rd best guard on the team, and is being used in a backup role and contributing to the team winning” bandwagon.
And you know, if Salmons comes in and blows up and deserves a ton of minutes, and that ends up cutting into Kirk’s, I’ll still be OK with it. I find it frustrating that people have so little regard for guys who have been on the team before he even gets here, though – one outlet was suggesting that Salmons would instantly start at SF even. If he comes in an earns that role, or starting SG, or first off the bench, fine. Great even, because it will mean an upgrade on the court. I don’t get handing someone of Salmons’ caliber and history of play that role, nor do I understand why people want to squeeze out minutes because he’s been more effective with more – as far as I’m concerned, that’s generally the sign of a selfish player who is more interested in their stats than the team welfare.
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by wjb1492 on Feb 19, 2009 6:00 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
or it could just take a while for him to warm up and get in rhythm.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 7:03 PM CST up reply actions
I had my 'goodbye, Kirk fan wierdos!' post ready and everything
(kidding, I swear)
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 3:22 PM CST up reply actions
Question for you since you would know this...
can NBA contracts be restructured? You hear about it often in the NFL, but not in the NBA. Maybe if Kirk loves the Bulls so much and wants to stay here forever he’d consider restructuring?
They're guaranteed contracts,
so what player in his right mind would actually restructure the contract? Maybe Aaron if we offerred a Jeep full of twinkies…
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by Ugh It Live! on Feb 19, 2009 4:51 PM CST up reply actions
the NBA has a better union
so no.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 4:54 PM CST up reply actions
WalMart employees have a better union than the NFLPA
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I agree
Why is it bad to have three guards that can play? Kirk can back up at both spots, and be a more than adequate short-term replacement if Rose or BG are unavailable. So what if he is overpaid. We weren’t getting anything of value for him this season, anyway, after he hurt his hand. I thought our guards won the game last night. With Noc & Thabo gone, Salmons will get plenty of traction at the three, so Kirk will get 20-25 mins a night, Where is this 12 minute limit coming from?
Salmons needs minutes to be effective. Some of them will come from the 2. If Salmons is getting minutes
at the 2, and BG is playing the lion’s share (as he should) at the 2, then that leaves only PG minutes for Kirk and Rose needs to be playing 33-36 minutes a night.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 4:44 PM CST up reply actions
I like how we're suddenly so concered about poor little Salmons and
what he needs to do well.
Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!
well considering Salmons is a better option at the 2 guard than Kirk and so is BG
and Derrick is a much better option at PG, I just fail to see where Hinrich fits in.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 5:40 PM CST up reply actions
He's played a greater portion of minutes at SF for Sacramento this season,
with a slightly better PER and a definitely better PER differential, and we have no one else to back up Lu now.
And you started with the premise that Salmons needs minutes to be effective, which I generally find to be a load of crap. Where he is the best option for the team to perform well, great – he should definitely get those minutes. I assume that will work itself out once he gets here and gets into the system, such as it is. I don’t think Vinny needs to hand him 30 minutes based on the premise that he just can’t be effective in 20.
Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!
I lthink the
need for minutes to be effective is a laod of crap too. They all hated Hughes for saying the same thing.
Hughes stunk and was inefficient, Salmons is pretty good and is efficient.
That’s the difference. Also, Larry sucked regardless of how many minutes he played. With Salmons there’s actual evidence (by his statistical splits) that he plays a lot worse coming off the bench than when he starts.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 7:05 PM CST up reply actions
His attitude sounds
exactly like Hughes. Someone posted in here that he pouts if he has to come off the bench. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out.
Hughes' pouting wouldn't matter as much
if he was better.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 10:20 PM CST up reply actions
If Salmons wants one last good contract
he may have a better attitude.
Maybe we can?
by Granny Waiters on Feb 19, 2009 10:37 PM CST up reply actions
The numbers show he has played worse off the bench
but does he actual pout or pull a hughes?
not saying he doesn’t but any links or info beyond one persons one line claim?
Just some posts
frrom here
http://www.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=883704&start=15
People who have watched him play are the ones saying this.
Def helps Vinny more than we think
It would have been nice to trade Kirk to Minny, but it’s also a good thing to have a player in case of an injury who knows the team. Imagine having Cardinal, Collins, Jerome James, Tim thomas and Gray all riding the pine and then no help if someone is hurt. That would suck. I’m real happy about it tho.
A bench that can actually contribute to the score board.
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Matt: because I wish to insult you personally... so just take it
He's rookie still
I mean..its not like Hunter can really do much beside talk
..on 2/18/09, Noc was gone..and on the next day, Larry "The Chucker" was just a bad dream...
Yeah, but you still should be happy with the amount of "dead weight"
the Gar Paxdorf managed to unload in the last 36 hours.
Maybe we can?
by Granny Waiters on Feb 19, 2009 5:59 PM CST up reply actions
Thabo gone.
I liked his game, enjoyed watching him play, but this is a good deal for the Bulls, especially in terms of freeing cap space. So much wheeling and dealing for the Bulls today. I only wish they had been able to move Kirk, because his value will only continue to plummet.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:13 PM CST reply actions
He has quite an ugly line drive shot though
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
yeah, but he throws pretty no look passes, rebounds the ball well and finishes in transition pretty well
and when he’s locked in his defense is good. But, again, this is a great deal for the Bulls.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:20 PM CST up reply actions
you forgot his inbound passing skills too
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
ugh, he made one bad pass. he had no business being in that game anyway.
i put that one scarely on VInny.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:24 PM CST up reply actions
oof.
heh, a pretty bad final moment as a Bull.
(oh right, there was a game last night…)
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 3:24 PM CST up reply actions
Didn't do so hot on offense
Played decent D, so basically what you got from Thabo as a rookie.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 3:25 PM CST up reply actions
Heinrich's shot looked just fine last night
Gloomy Gus-es all of you.
Heinrich is a fabulous luxury that the Bulls can now afford for the rest of the year. He is a rock solid back up PG who will also split backup 2 guard minutes with Salmons when he isn’t playing 3. Good defender. Good backup floor general. Good in the locker room. Coming off the bench, what is not to love here? Quit bitching about his contract. He will be gone this summer.
And truth be told, I am a Missouri Tiger fan, so it is very hard for me to speak anything but ill of a former Jayhawk…
Who is this
Heinrich you speak of, I want to meet him.
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agreed
I can’t remember a trade deadline going by with so much activity for us. Hinrich is my new white whale. Somehow he managed to stay darnit
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what did the Sixers get for Carney?
Not that that is how one should value a trade, but it was agood swap at the time for the bulls, and just as good now
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
they are both busts, pretty much
it happens I guess.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 3:25 PM CST up reply actions
He should get a chance to start now (Thabo that is)
They’ve been starting Kyle Weaver with KD now playing SF – who actually has a worse PER (8.57) than Thabo (11.82).
No doubt he’ll put up improved stats just out sheer opportunity, and we’ll spend the next few years reading posts about how Thabo got away.
Oh, and OKC is definitely going in the right direction! Too bad for them the Tyson trade got rescinded.
Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!
Funny, I was commenting on this,
and totally forgot Thabo plays SG. This gives them a defense-oriented SG that can [maybe in the future as he retools his shot] hit the 3.
Sweet, time to watch the Thunder. Even with the Sonics thing.
"You remember the first time you picked up a basketball video game and you had no idea how to run plays, so you just gave the ball to your shooter and you ran around the court aimlessly until a defender was far enough away and then you jacked up a shot? THAT IS LARRY HUGHES!"
-Anonymous fan letter, heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com
Kyle Weaver
Is just a God-awful basketball player, I’ve seen him play, it was not impressive
When I went to a game in the UC
I was really surprised by the amount of Thabo lovers…
..on 2/18/09, Noc was gone..and on the next day, Larry "The Chucker" was just a bad dream...
Does this give them
enough money to re-sign BG?
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no
but it doesn’t hurt. Although having an extra first-round pick means an extra cap hold. But that’s irrelevant in terms of the tax (unless they use the pick)
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 3:25 PM CST up reply actions
Chicago could just sell the pick to the always eager Blazers
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 3:26 PM CST up reply actions
Lets hope it was the Sun's pick
and they go back to losing because their last two games were against the Clippers
Bigger issue:
who’s going to be our backup power forward now?
I think it's probably Noah backing up both frontcourt positions with TT and Miller as your starters
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:24 PM CST up reply actions
blech, start noah, run the other guys off the court...
…bring in miller when the opposition is partially gassed.
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
I agree
let Noah start. And that might happen. It’s not like Miller knows the system. Have Miller come off the bench.
system?
set a screen for Rose. Stand. Do Brad Miller magic!
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 3:28 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Even if it's that simple
it will take him some time. So at least for the first week let him sit. Then he can be our “Tim Duncan” in the system.
I think Miller complements Tyrus and Noah each better than they complement each other
when they are out there. Tyrus cutting to the bucket to get Miller passes should be really nice and Noah can hit the boards on any jumpers Miller might miss off the pick and pop with Rose.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:27 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't have a problem with that
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 3:27 PM CST up reply actions
I was thinking the same thing and....
Tim Thomas might actually get some playing time this time around. I see no other option unless Noah is benched and he plays at the 4 and 5 spots.
A combo of Noah/Tyrus/Miller/Gray should leave the frontcourt set, right?
Maybe a little Tim Thomas, maybe some Luol Deng if Vinny can’t help himself.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 3:28 PM CST up reply actions
thomas?
are the bulls even going to offer him a jersey?…
him and TT
can share
..on 2/18/09, Noc was gone..and on the next day, Larry "The Chucker" was just a bad dream...
by Belize on Feb 19, 2009 5:05 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I wonder if they have leftovers from 2005?
Maybe we can?
by Granny Waiters on Feb 19, 2009 6:10 PM CST up reply actions
that's right!
we can have fun rooting against teams, like we used to be able to with the Knicks.
Keep in mind it’s the lowest valued pick, so we have to root for both the Suns and Nuggets to lose lose lose.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 3:26 PM CST up reply actions
Well they can help themselves out Friday night
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
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by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 3:29 PM CST up reply actions
Funny,
but I actually like the bottom of this draft better than the top in terms of value. Guys like Sam Young, DeJuan Blair, and (brace yourself!) Tyler Hansborough have value as the kind of high energy muscle guys the Bulls could use for a couple mintues a night. Kind of like Nocioni used to be, before he got old, trigger happy, and defense-averse.
The poster formerly known as Freethefro.
Someone will be dumb enough to take Hansborough in the lottery...
I would bank on McHale if he hadn’t already aquired a glut of undersized 4’s.
Oh Lord-
now that would be a disaster – he’s a very good pickup for a late draft pick, but the lottery is a little nuts. I think we all know pax’s tendencies, though, so if he’s there when the Bulls come along…let’s say it will be hard for John to pass on him. And I don’t think that’s a bad think. Folks need to recall that TH has been seeing double teams since he was a sophomore. He’s been the focus of defenses, but because of the theatrics, but because his a strong, nasty post player with excellent touch. We coudl do worse.
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typo city, eesh.
all this trading’s got me a lil’ excited.
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Hansborough screams "NBA journeyman"
Maybe we can?
by Granny Waiters on Feb 19, 2009 6:12 PM CST up reply actions
I think that we get the worst pick no matter what
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
can't complain
we weren’t using Thabo that much, and would love to package the pick with Hinrich come draft time
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This is great
as a reset. If the Bulls are going to sign someone in 2010 then they need to have a few guys on cheap rookie deals. It’s too hard to fill out the roster with veteran minimum guys after signing a big free agent.
by Scotter on Feb 19, 2009 3:16 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Do the Bulls still have the rights to "Pee On" Curry?
Curry could be an acceptable 14th man.
Maybe we can?
by Granny Waiters on Feb 19, 2009 6:15 PM CST up reply actions
Wow, that's a hell of a deal
After today, I actually believe Gar Paxdorf can pull a 2010 plan off
We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.
Ronald Reagan
I love the nickname Gar Paxdorf. It sounds like some sort of evil Star Wars character, cracks me up.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:19 PM CST up reply actions
haha it reminds me of Gannondorf from Zelda
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
by Jbasic89 on Feb 19, 2009 3:20 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Well, maby Gar and Dorf hadn't informed Pax, considering he was the one publicly pooh poohing the idea of such a plan
We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.
Ronald Reagan
Marc Stein:
“Chicago’s Thabo Sefolosha is headed to Oklahoma City for one of the Thunder’s five stockpiled first-round picks in the next two drafts.”
I can't believe we just got a mid-1st rounder for Thabo
I like Thabo, but c’mon, he sucks
He doesn't suck
but you’re right…I love the deal.
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by Ugh It Live! on Feb 19, 2009 3:22 PM CST up reply actions
I mean, career 10.7 PER 48.8 TS%
I’m shocked that three years of that can get us the same pick we drafted him at.
It won't be the same pick we drafted him at. He was a late lotto pick, the Denver pick will
be towards the end of the first round.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:26 PM CST up reply actions
Not to split hairs, but he was not a lotto pick, just after the lotto
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Oh damn it, well close enough. He was just outside the lotto.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:30 PM CST up reply actions
Oops yeah
I thought it was between the Suns and Thunders picks, read it wrong. So it’s not a phenomenal trade, but I’m still fairly shocked by it in a good way.
yeah, not having to pay Thabo's salary for next year (even if it is only 2.8 mill) is pretty
nice. Late first round rookie deals are cheap, just like the chairman likes! And we can probably get a productive player there that’s not as much a “potential” player, like the lotto picks, but someone who is a ready-made contributor with a lower ceiling, but potentially higher floor than some of the risky lotto picks.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:32 PM CST up reply actions
Well, ~$2 million anyway.
Since they’ll have to pay the draft pick around $1 million.
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
right, right.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:42 PM CST up reply actions
I was thinking... wait for it... wait for it....
CHASE BUDINGER!!!
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HAHAHA
nooooooooooooo
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I'm not really serious
At 25, that’d be fantastic. I just think he hangs out with our man Lu Deng. The softies club ;-p
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For sure.
Just have Miller turn them all into redasses, apparently.
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
Miller is a badass.
We actually need that kinda ’tude, especially during a playoff push. Or 8th seed push. Or whatever.
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I don't care if they get swept by Boston
But if he punks KG once, it’ll be worth it.
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by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 4:10 PM CST up reply actions
haha definately
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh god, you just got me hoping for a Bulls/Celtics first round match up
Miller could get half that team suspended by himself
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Even Tim Thomas could do that
I can picture it….Game 1 down by 30, and Thomas does his “I can’t feel my face” routine.
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by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 4:14 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
bahahahaha
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If I could use photoshop
I’d make a picture of Chase with cornrows.
Tyler Hansbrough here we come!
(gulp).
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:44 PM CST up reply actions
I should flag that.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 3:48 PM CST up reply actions
I made sure to gulp after to show how much I would hate that move.
The player DraftExpress has currently going in that slot (#25) is Terrence Williams. Without knowing anything about him really, he’s 6’6" and a SG/SF hybrid. He might not be such a bad pick there. I also like Jodie Meeks from Kentucky. That dude can score.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:50 PM CST up reply actions
I just read his scouting profile
Think Thabo Sefolosha: American citizen.
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by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 3:54 PM CST up reply actions
darn. oh well. I stand behind the Meeks suggestion. Dude is a beast.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 4:03 PM CST up reply actions
He's a wicked shooter
And he’s strong and fast, but his ballhandling is terrible, he can’t finish in the paint, and he can’t create his own shot. At this point, he’s a 2nd rounder at best. Hopefully he goes back to school next year to improve on these weaknesses. He’s basically a mega-poor man’s BG.
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how is jeff teague as an nba prospect?
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by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I haven't watched him nearly as much as Meeks
But he seems to be in the Devin Harris/Parker/Rose type mold of an uber-quick, scoring-first PG. I don’t think he’s even close to the level of any of these guys, but I can definitely see him being a decent starter and above average scorer from the PG position. I like his game.
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I think this is a great year to have low 1st round picks
there are players with post moves in this draft… real post moves!
who?
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 4:03 PM CST up reply actions
Patrick Patterson's are decent
DaJuan Blair’s is still a little raw but can use either hand. And I think Harangody is as polished as they come inside – I think he’ll be a player at the next level.
Harangody is like the poor person's Hansbrough
I watched him get absolutely dominated by Thabeet. He struggles whenever you put an athlete on him and force him out of his comfort zones, and he’s not super athletic. I don’t think he translates well. DeJuan Blair is an absolute monster, but I don’t know that he’s still around that late in the draft, but if he is I’d love to have him. Same goes for Patrick Patterson, but to a slightly lesser degree because Blair is a bit better.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 4:13 PM CST up reply actions
Blair and Patterson would both be nice additions to this team
Patterson is smoother, but Blair is a bigger body and is even more tenacious. I just worry about his weight getting to him, though. Both are basically in the Millsap mode, and I’d expect at least 1 of the 2 to become a major contributor within 2-3 years of going pro for whatever team they land on.
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Dominated by Thabeet?
Harangody put up 24 points and 15 boards against UConn… Thabeet had 9 and 11.
Hansbrough sucks – he doesn’t have a post game, just that crazy jerk-straight-up-and-throw-it-off-the-backboard move which isn’t actually a move.
BUT HE'S INSANE!!!11111
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I expected more from you. Go back and look at
how many shots (23) it took Harangody to get to 24 points against Thabeet. His rebounding numbers were also inflated from that game because of the tip, miss, tip, miss thing that Noah always does. He looked all kinds of ugly in that game, and I just don’t think he’s athletic enough to play in the NBA, he’s got Aaron Gray level doughiness.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 20, 2009 1:27 AM CST up reply actions
where's Hugh Bust projected?
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2009 4:10 PM CST up reply actions
Learn to expect very little from me :)
But you’re wrong about this. First you say “24 points on 23 shots!”, then you say “so many rebounds because he kept tipping and missing!” See the flaw in that logic? If Harangody goes 1/4 on the possession with three tips, that doesn’t mean he’s inefficient, that means he scored, and that also means he’s a good rebounder to tip tip tip over a 7’3" guy. So he’s both. Only I can have it both ways.
If Harangody looks “all kinds of ugly” against the top defender in college basketball and still puts up 24 and 15, I can live with that. (Who else besides Blair has had a game like that vs Thabeet?) Besides, since when is 24 points on 23 shots getting dominated?
i have to disagree slightly
Harangody is a little more athletic than Gray…better foot-work, a little quicker…that’s the only thing I’ll disagree with you on. You’re spot on with his inflated numbers.
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by NormVanBeer on Feb 20, 2009 11:18 PM CST up reply actions
Absolutely
better value at bottom of round 1 than the top.
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That what teams say every year...
Until they luck into the #1 pick :)
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by Khalid El-Amin on Feb 19, 2009 4:43 PM CST up reply actions
Hansborough would be fine
for 10 minutes a night of high effort. The guy’s a more athletic, more skilled Mark Madsen. At the end of the first round, he’s gonna help somebody a lot…and we don’t have any muscle guys. I’d prefer Blair, but picking that low…why not?
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Hansborough
will be like Madsen and the Collins twins, the only thing he’ll bring to the game is 6 fouls
PSYCHO T WOOT
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
We are short a wild-eyed crazy man right now.
It’s kind of like filling two important Bulls roles with a single player in that case.
Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!
The Bulls are short Tyler Hansbrough
Like I’m short an asshole on my forehead.
by lilzaky on Feb 19, 2009 3:51 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
The cold hard truth
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He combines the wild-eyed-ness of Noc
With the ability to work hard without getting corresponding PT of Thabo. ;)
Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!
When was the last time the Bulls drafted a Tar Heel?
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by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 3:52 PM CST up reply actions
Hmmm, who was that guy? I think he had a birthday recently
;-)
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:53 PM CST up reply actions
I hear we're drafting his son this year
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Jeffrey? He's awful
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by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 3:55 PM CST up reply actions
He is alright as a defensive PG
Derrick Rose-2009 ROTY Tyrus Thomas-2009 MIP...hope I'm at least half right
by CHCOWNTHECENTRAL on Feb 19, 2009 4:03 PM CST up reply actions
sarcasm?
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Scott Williams is furious at you right now
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by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 3:54 PM CST up reply actions
hahaha, damn it. forgot my Bulls trivia.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:55 PM CST up reply actions
Didn't know he was undrafted
He was a former Tar Heel.
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by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 3:57 PM CST up reply actions
Wasn't he the 13th pick?
Technically still the lottery, Rodney Carney was the guy who was drafted 16th.
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by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 3:33 PM CST up reply actions
Damnit, you're right
We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.
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Now we have to pray John Salmons can actually play defense
12/31: Fire Vinny Del Negro.
by NBA Observer on Feb 19, 2009 3:22 PM CST up reply actions
We don't have to pray,
John Salmons can play defense. For an NBA Observer, you don’t seem to observe the NBA as much. Even if he is merely good, he’s an upgrade from Noc.
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by Goostafer on Feb 19, 2009 3:28 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Salmons actually has a defensive rating worse than Noc
But I’m sure there a metric way out of that box too.
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by NBA Observer on Feb 19, 2009 3:57 PM CST up reply actions
heh
well that was necessary whether Thabo was here or not. I couldn’t see him getting any PT.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 3:29 PM CST up reply actions
But we haven't had a chance to root against them yet. ;)
The collective malevolent thoughts of Babers are quite a force, you know.
Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!
I maintain that there was an underground critical mass of us
torn over what could have been with Eddy here. It split the power of the curse, creating a vortex that inexplicably pulled those perimeter shots into the basket.
(I’m getting slap-happy – I think it’s time for a brief break from all this trade delirium)
Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!
Holy shit Paxson has been on fire
Thabo was……..I dunno, alright. They’ll be able to draft an uber-cheap replacement for him, or package the pick with Hinrich for a trade on draft day. The Bulls front office have really done a good job over the past few days of at least giving themselves options for the future.
This is also a vote of confidence for John Salmons, maybe he won’t bitch as much as he’s the clear-cut backup SF.
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by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
Minutes breakdown for the rest of the year?
I’ll guess…
PG: Rose 35, Hinrich 13
SG: Gordon 30, Salmons 18
SF: Deng 35, Salmons 10, Thomas 3
PF: Tyrus 30, Joakim 15, Thomas 3
C: Miller 30, Joakim 10, Gray 8
I swear I’m missing somebody.
Damnit, Hinrich at SG
alright I’m all messed up
That's the problem with not dealing Hinrich. The guard glut persists and he's paid too much
to not play him. Especially if the Bulls think they can “raise his value” for this summer. Damn it all.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:29 PM CST up reply actions
exactly.
I honestly do not get how they think his value will increase. Maybe by mythology. But I do think it’s important that he is only the backup PG. Honestly Rose could use a bit more rest as well. If someone gets hurt it’ll be nice to have Hinrich around.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 3:31 PM CST up reply actions
I'm with you on that
and I think “will increase” just means “we’re pretty sure he’s worth more than Brian Cardinal”, which I might be the best offer we got for him. But yeah, it doesn’t hurt to have him on the team this year, especially if we go up against a scoring PG in the playoffs.
by YaoPau on Feb 19, 2009 3:34 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I would have loved to have seen him dealt to POR for Blake, Sergio, and Frye
and I honestly have no idea why the Blazers wouldn’t do that. Blake makes more sense because he expires in 2010, Frye and Sergio expire this year, and Blake wouldn’t command the minutes or money of Hinrich. Plus, it’d keep the Kirk fanbase around here happy cause POR would be a perfect situation for Kirk to go to. That’s a winner all the way around.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:35 PM CST up reply actions
Portland fell in love with their assets
They didn’t use the best expiring contract in the deadline, either.
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by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 3:36 PM CST up reply actions
Probably
Paul Allen’s budget is not the same as the Blazers’ budget. But, he will still pay the tax, so there’s that.
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by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 3:45 PM CST up reply actions
Nah
Guards do a straight-up Derrick/Ben/Kirk rotation
SF – Lu and Salmons, with occasional time at PF when Vinny can’t resist small ball
Inside – leave Gray totally out of it. Miller and Joakim split C time, Tyrus gets most PF minutes.
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wow not too shaby
managed to turn an basicly unused second round pick
into a chance at a role player first round pick if we have real scouts anymore
and pulls back from the tax a lil
good job pax
"we dont need a total rebuild, we just have a coach that is trying to fit the sqaure pegs in the round holes, players do well if you set the up to succeed, not try to mold them into a system designed for another team"
Thabo was a lotto pick not a second round pick. He was picked 13th I believe.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:29 PM CST up reply actions
oh yeah
damn who was it that was late second?
"we dont need a total rebuild, we just have a coach that is trying to fit the sqaure pegs in the round holes, players do well if you set the up to succeed, not try to mold them into a system designed for another team"
not sure.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:31 PM CST up reply actions
now knowing that
this kinda is a meh deal, thabo was not going to turn into much here, but he was a monumental waste of a draft pick for where he was drafted
is this years draft week? what are we looking @ in the late / mid first?
"we dont need a total rebuild, we just have a coach that is trying to fit the sqaure pegs in the round holes, players do well if you set the up to succeed, not try to mold them into a system designed for another team"
better than JJ Redick at 11
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
or Morrison at 3
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
or Shelden Williams at 5
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I love Saer Sene too much
to hurt him like that just to follow a trend
Or Tyrus Thomas at 4
lolz, I just had to.
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by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 3:45 PM CST up reply actions
How dare you.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:45 PM CST up reply actions
flagged
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
tyrus would have been great
@ 4, if he would have played a couple more years of college ball
sometimes i gotta remind myself this kid has only been playing basketball for like 6 years lol i prolly have more time on the court than him from pick up games
"we dont need a total rebuild, we just have a coach that is trying to fit the sqaure pegs in the round holes, players do well if you set the up to succeed, not try to mold them into a system designed for another team"
yes
but morrison just didnt pan out, reddick is way more talented than thabo, and williams is well williams is williams, they took chances looking for a star. we just chose a dude cause he was tall enough
"we dont need a total rebuild, we just have a coach that is trying to fit the sqaure pegs in the round holes, players do well if you set the up to succeed, not try to mold them into a system designed for another team"
why because reddick can hit a high % of free throws?
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
lol
yup, no reddick was and is a great shooter
"we dont need a total rebuild, we just have a coach that is trying to fit the sqaure pegs in the round holes, players do well if you set the up to succeed, not try to mold them into a system designed for another team"
Morrison didn't pan out?
The red flags were MASSIVE. He was like the Hansburough[sp] of that draft.
"You remember the first time you picked up a basketball video game and you had no idea how to run plays, so you just gave the ball to your shooter and you ran around the court aimlessly until a defender was far enough away and then you jacked up a shot? THAT IS LARRY HUGHES!"
-Anonymous fan letter, heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com
How was he so damn good in college?
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
playing against shitty shitty defenses.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 4:02 PM CST up reply actions
wtf?
Remember Ed O’ Bannon? Or Christian Laettner?
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by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 4:02 PM CST up reply actions
Im only 19...
But still 28 ppg. I don’t know. It just doesn’t seem like he has any skills at all.
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
he didn't in college either. the only difference was he could
get his shot off, because of the aforesaid shitty defenses. now he’s playing against NBA level defenses and can’t get his shot off. hence, he sucks.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 4:05 PM CST up reply actions
i loved watching him in college
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
he was a great college competitor and player
he’s just not athletic or skilled enough to play at the nba level.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 4:12 PM CST up reply actions
He could make really difficult shots
in college. In the NBA he can’t even get those shots off. You never draft scorers that had to work really hard to score in college.
You don't think its just a case of him not
getting minutes?
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
whenever he got minutes he couldn't score
and that’s all he’s ever been good at, so it doesn’t make sense to play him.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 4:10 PM CST up reply actions
Morrison got the minutes when he was a rookie, and he was actually, according to advanced statistics, the worst player in the league at that point.
"You remember the first time you picked up a basketball video game and you had no idea how to run plays, so you just gave the ball to your shooter and you ran around the court aimlessly until a defender was far enough away and then you jacked up a shot? THAT IS LARRY HUGHES!"
-Anonymous fan letter, heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com
impressive
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
didnt realize that he got almost 30 mpg
and only scored 11.8 ppg
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
On 34% shooting or some such
He’s gonna be a star! :P
"You remember the first time you picked up a basketball video game and you had no idea how to run plays, so you just gave the ball to your shooter and you ran around the court aimlessly until a defender was far enough away and then you jacked up a shot? THAT IS LARRY HUGHES!"
-Anonymous fan letter, heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com
also those difficult shots
going in was a product of him being a 6’8" SF in college; 6’8 SF’s, especially in the WCC, are extremely rare. The shots looked tougher than they were because he could always just shoot right over his defender
Laettner wasn't great
But he had a better NBA career than most people would think
We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.
Ronald Reagan
That's the curse of being a white forward w/ perimeter skills
We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.
Ronald Reagan
You must be ignoring his personality!
Laettner was fine.
Maybe we can?
by Granny Waiters on Feb 19, 2009 6:32 PM CST up reply actions
not bad at all
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Paul Milsap at #47 to the Jazz :(
damn who was it that was late second?
Maybe we can?
by Granny Waiters on Feb 19, 2009 6:29 PM CST up reply actions
2009 Draft
There will be plenty of wing players availabe for the 20-30 picks to replace Thabo’s potential.
nvm
curry damn lol its easy 2 forget players like that
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Better Known As
Pee-On
Dionysus2.0: Why resort to name calling?
Matt: because I wish to insult you personally... so just take it
Always a question with new players
Do you require a headband? I’m not sure about Miller/Salmons…pretty sure Timmy doesn’t, and positive the draft pick is cool going w/o it. Maybe one day we’ll wake up and just get rid of that stupid rule.
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Brad Miller always rocks a headband. Believe it!
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:38 PM CST up reply actions
I also believe that Salmons usually wears a headband. OH NOES
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:41 PM CST up reply actions
Bulls.com PIC
Sorry I can’t link the pic but the front page at Bulls.com has the new pics of Miller and Salmons in Bulls home whites. Salmons has a white headband on …. Miller doesn’t. I guess we ll have to wait til tommorrow if headbandgate is still alive.
that's probably the case
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 4:53 PM CST up reply actions
seeing that Skiles is no longer here, but the rule still exists
I’d have to say it’s a Paxson rule
http://awsomepeoplesearch.com/
It predates Paxson
It was here when Krause was around.
Maybe the equipment manager is allergic to headbands.
12/31: Fire Vinny Del Negro.
by NBA Observer on Feb 19, 2009 4:03 PM CST up reply actions
It was?
Didn’t Curry and Crawford have headbands?
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 4:05 PM CST up reply actions
I think it's a Reinsdorf rule
Why resort to name calling?
-Dionysus2.0
because I wish to insult you personally
-your friendly BullsBlogger
I'm pretty sure you're wrong
(it’s been happening a lot today)
Paxson instituted the rule when inheriting E-Rob and the gang. Reinsdorf certainly likes it enough to keep it.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 4:15 PM CST up reply actions
now
if we could get vinny 2 shave his head as a symbol of team unity id be ready for the playoff push
"we dont need a total rebuild, we just have a coach that is trying to fit the sqaure pegs in the round holes, players do well if you set the up to succeed, not try to mold them into a system designed for another team"
My dream of a Gerald Henderson and Jerome Jordan might now happen.
(I may have actually said Budinger before.)
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
jeff jordan?
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
no Jerome, 7' C from Tulsa. Ridiculous wingspan. Expect lots of 'length' comments for Jay Bilas on draft day.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:52 PM CST up reply actions
from*
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:52 PM CST up reply actions
jeff jordan?
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
no JEROME JORDAN!
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:56 PM CST up reply actions
haha i like jeff jordan better
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
jeff jordan sucks.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:58 PM CST up reply actions
hes more of an nba type than a college type
We’ll draft marcus next year
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't think we'll draft any of Mike's kids, because they aren't NBA-level talents.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:59 PM CST up reply actions
You mean the obligation to do so wasn't included in one of his contracts?
Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!
Yeah, his statue will go right up next to Dad's.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 3:59 PM CST up reply actions
A mini-statue.
"You remember the first time you picked up a basketball video game and you had no idea how to run plays, so you just gave the ball to your shooter and you ran around the court aimlessly until a defender was far enough away and then you jacked up a shot? THAT IS LARRY HUGHES!"
-Anonymous fan letter, heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com
It will.
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Man, that reminds me of that clip of Danny Ainge
talking about how “looooong, and athleeeeetic” the Bulls were going to be after the Tyrus/Thabo draft.
Sadly, I remember laughing with glee at that point – and who have things worked out for since?
Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!
Another Dookie and raw big man. Hmmm that would fit the Pax profile.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:51 PM CST up reply actions
Although a Mullens/Budinger draft would be much more offensive and almost as intriguing.
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
yuck on the Mullens front. That dude sucks.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:55 PM CST up reply actions
Uh-ohhhhhhh
Draft talk even manages to creep on trade deadline day, it’s like a virus.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 3:56 PM CST up reply actions
well when the deal involves draft picks, I think it's appropriate.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 3:57 PM CST up reply actions
Eh, it's kind of natural when someone gets traded straight up for a pick, don't you think?
Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!
I tend to loathe college basketball
So, I dunno.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 3:58 PM CST up reply actions
We're talking next season
right after Gar Paxdorf made all these deals to make the playoffs this season.
12/31: Fire Vinny Del Negro.
by NBA Observer on Feb 19, 2009 4:05 PM CST up reply actions
I actually wish they could just take both picks, Hinrich, Tyrus Thomas
Throw them at the doorsteps of the Air Canada Centre and be done with it.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 3:56 PM CST up reply actions
Even better would be Tim Thomas instead
and hope the Raptors think they are getting Tyrus. ;)
I actually wish they could just take both picks, Hinrich, Tyrus Thomas
Throw them at the doorsteps of the Air Canada Centre and be done with it.
Maybe we can?
by Granny Waiters on Feb 19, 2009 6:38 PM CST up reply actions
I think we are using the different definitions of offensive.
Although a Mullens/Budinger draft would be much more offensive and almost as intriguing.
Maybe we can?
by Granny Waiters on Feb 19, 2009 6:36 PM CST up reply actions
Hey, I'm trying. You made a very compelling case. It's hard to give up on a white whale.
Even if you’re completely off-base in your evalations.
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
I wanna see Scotter's Budinger evaluation! I missed that.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 4:15 PM CST up reply actions
It was more an evaluation of Henderson, actually.
And saying things like, “I don’t typically like guys who shoot a lot in college.” in reference to Budinger.
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
Hm... I have read and seen only great things from Henderson (except for when he destroyed
Hansbrough’s nose, I’m a UNC fan and that was bush league). If we can get him with the better of our two picks, I might not be as upset about losing BG as I otherwise would be. Though, I will still be pretty pissed that Pax’s Hinrich love cost us BG.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 4:18 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, I didn't like him at the beginning of the year...
…because he had shot so poorly the previous two years. If he stays around 38% 3pt shooting for the rest of year, he’d be the way to go.
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
I'm still a little leery of players who stink at shooting for two full years
and then all of a sudden start dropping 38% 3pt shooting. However, on the positive side, his FT% has gone up every year, as has his TS%, so maybe he’s just refined his shot over time. I guess I could live with a Salmons, Henderson, Hinrich platoon at SG next year if I had to, but I would prefer BG to stick around. I also like that he rebounds the ball decently for a SG.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 4:52 PM CST up reply actions
He had a wrist injury all last year...
…that he finally had operated on at the end of the year. Apparently, he was shooting different all last year. Taking that into consideration, a progression of 32, 35, 38% isn’t that improbable.
Will it stick? Who knows? It will be a lot of film study o see if he’s really nailed his new form and is consistent with it.
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
Scotter can be like this because his white whale came home.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 4:15 PM CST up reply actions
If Pax would've just traded Hinrich to Minnesota for expirings
this could have been an amazing deadline. But, it’s still very good.
"That's a spicy meatball-a!" - Vinny Del Negro
I do think they'll be a better team this year w/ Hinrich than without.
If they trade hinrich and let Gordon walk, they might be worse for the wear in the future, but I like the idea of getting into the playoffs in Rose’s first season.
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
Agreed I just wonder what Salmons role is gonna be on the team now
I don’t think he’ll be happy basically replacing Thabo, playing spot minutes backing up Lu and BG. So that’s really my only concern. Albeit a minor one
"That's a spicy meatball-a!" - Vinny Del Negro
by Juiceboxjerry on Feb 19, 2009 4:00 PM CST up reply actions
My best guess
is that Salmons would get rather significant minutes behind Lu and BG
Kirk gets his minutes cut down to mostly just backup PG duties
Salmons takes the majority of the backup SG and SF minutes.
no complaints here.
by darksmokepuncher on Feb 19, 2009 4:05 PM CST up reply actions
that's a good way to put it
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 4:15 PM CST up reply actions
It might have
opened the door for letting Ben walk and maybe keeping Hinrich, but its hard to justify paying a backup $10mill
Thabo's deal made the Hinrich non deal look good to me
I would rather have Kirk stay and be traded in the offseason then Thabo
by Option27 on Feb 19, 2009 6:30 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
3 questions
Were the Bulls really over the luxury tax? Do you guys even care what you get with that pick from OKC (Likely to be very low)? And does anybody here wish you could still have Larry Hughes vs Tim Thomas?
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Yes, maybe and no.
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Never over the tax line, but very close
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Ronald Reagan
That's what I thought too
Yet every national nitwit kept reporting the Bulls were over the line.
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I only go to ESPN for front-page confirmations
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 4:16 PM CST up reply actions
Good point ozzie
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1. I don't know about the luxury tax. 2. The pick from OKC is going to be an asset and given
that Thabo wasn’t being used at all, it’s a welcome asset and we don’t have to pay him next year (just the $1 mil for the draft pick’s guaranteed salary). 3. No, Larry Hughes would have whined about PT pretty soon, and atleast Tim Thomas can shoot and play in the front court if someone is hurt.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 4:08 PM CST up reply actions
3 answers
The Bulls were under the luxury tax before these trades.
Yes, but we don’t know what will be available in the 20-29 range.
No. Tim Thomas and Jerome James are Larry Hughes split in two. Two malcontents with equal contracts we can move, buy out, or just sleep on.
12/31: Fire Vinny Del Negro.
by NBA Observer on Feb 19, 2009 4:08 PM CST up reply actions
Jerome James isn't a malcontent,
he’s just not good at “playing basketball”.
"You remember the first time you picked up a basketball video game and you had no idea how to run plays, so you just gave the ball to your shooter and you ran around the court aimlessly until a defender was far enough away and then you jacked up a shot? THAT IS LARRY HUGHES!"
-Anonymous fan letter, heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com
or being healthy.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 4:16 PM CST up reply actions
Ummm
There was an incident where he wouldn’t back up his hummer in Seattle when it snowed. I don’t think the guy is the brighest bulb out there. (Remember that dumbass moment with the Garbage Bag? His shining moment in glory, and he’s a footnote.)
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oh man that still kills me
James wearing the bag as a cape.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 4:18 PM CST up reply actions
It still kills me
that he was beaming while he did it. (I always wondered about people who thought it was true.)
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
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Wow.
That’s AMAZING!
Maybe he can do that on the Bulls. He can be like Tyrone from the Chappelle[SP, it’s been a while] show.
"You remember the first time you picked up a basketball video game and you had no idea how to run plays, so you just gave the ball to your shooter and you ran around the court aimlessly until a defender was far enough away and then you jacked up a shot? THAT IS LARRY HUGHES!"
-Anonymous fan letter, heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com
Didn't he try to kill Malik Allen when the Bulls were gunning for the Big Macs?
And Steve Francis had to be restrained.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 4:17 PM CST up reply actions
What did he do? Sit in on his head? LOL
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There was an incident a few years ago
The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 4:25 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL Ozzie
Blog A Bull: Where stories never end, even though the Bulls usually do.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
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my new sig
There was an incident a few years ago
The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST up reply recommended Unrec 1
I like it Jb
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I am the stone that builder refused..I am the visual...The inspiration..That made lady sing the blues....I'm the spark that makes your idea bright.....The same spark that lights the dark....So that you can know your left from your right...I am the ballot in your box....The bullet in your gun...The inner glow that lets you know...To call your brother son....The story that just begun...The promise of what's to come...And I'm 'a remain a soldier till the war is won....
I pared it back just a bit
sorry for the invasion of privacy.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 4:56 PM CST up reply actions
Thanks
what’s w/ people’s sigs being longer than the Mitchell Report anyway?
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by Ugh It Live! on Feb 19, 2009 4:57 PM CST up reply actions
unfortunately sigs carry across blogs
so I’d rap pookey’s knuckles but I don’t want to start a turf war with TZ :)
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 5:03 PM CST up reply actions
You could get him to make me change it
The problem is I won’t.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I am the stone that builder refused..I am the visual...The inspiration..That made lady sing the blues....I'm the spark that makes your idea bright.....The same spark that lights the dark....So that you can know your left from your right...I am the ballot in your box....The bullet in your gun...The inner glow that lets you know...To call your brother son....The story that just begun...The promise of what's to come...And I'm 'a remain a soldier till the war is won....
That's not to say I would want a long sig on every blog
Because I don’t. I would only use this sig on StR.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I am the stone that builder refused..I am the visual...The inspiration..That made lady sing the blues....I'm the spark that makes your idea bright.....The same spark that lights the dark....So that you can know your left from your right...I am the ballot in your box....The bullet in your gun...The inner glow that lets you know...To call your brother son....The story that just begun...The promise of what's to come...And I'm 'a remain a soldier till the war is won....
You have to wait and see what they do with Tim Thomas
He might just sitting in Hughes’ seat on the bench. They were never over the tax, just under it. I hope the pick can be used as trade bait in some kind of Hinrich trade.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 4:13 PM CST up reply actions
To everyone so far
Thanks for the response. (I was asking outta curiosity, as I wanted to see the infamous Blog a Bull felt about such matters.)
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I am the stone that builder refused..I am the visual...The inspiration..That made lady sing the blues....I'm the spark that makes your idea bright.....The same spark that lights the dark....So that you can know your left from your right...I am the ballot in your box....The bullet in your gun...The inner glow that lets you know...To call your brother son....The story that just begun...The promise of what's to come...And I'm 'a remain a soldier till the war is won....
What is the general consensus on Salmons' defense?
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
Depends on who you ask
I think it’s damn good on SG’s and pretty good on SF’s. He doesn’t defend many PG’s, but he could defend a few of them too. He’s a really multi positional backcourt player who can play the SF some under the right circumstance.
He’s at the same level of defense that Kirk Hinrich was several years ago.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I am the stone that builder refused..I am the visual...The inspiration..That made lady sing the blues....I'm the spark that makes your idea bright.....The same spark that lights the dark....So that you can know your left from your right...I am the ballot in your box....The bullet in your gun...The inner glow that lets you know...To call your brother son....The story that just begun...The promise of what's to come...And I'm 'a remain a soldier till the war is won....
That sounds pretty damn good
There was an incident a few years ago
The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST up reply recommended Unrec 1
If this is true, then I just got way more psyched about this trade.
We need a wing stopper, and preferably one who is bigger than Kirk Hinrich (who shouldn’t be on the team at this point).
Thanks for the insight pookey.
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
Do you want the downside?
He’s a below average rebounder. And he pouts when coming off the bench (which he most likely will). He also has issue’s with how many shots he takes. And with Chicago being the media market it is, he has terrible media skills. You guys are gonna have fun deciphering him.
He’s also very private, and as such, won’t even let his family be interviewed. So keep in mind, this is a guy who is his own man. He isn’t Larry Hughes, but he isn’t Buddha either.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I am the stone that builder refused..I am the visual...The inspiration..That made lady sing the blues....I'm the spark that makes your idea bright.....The same spark that lights the dark....So that you can know your left from your right...I am the ballot in your box....The bullet in your gun...The inner glow that lets you know...To call your brother son....The story that just begun...The promise of what's to come...And I'm 'a remain a soldier till the war is won....
I've been trying to not think about this too much and ruin my day
but the mindset of the organization leads me to believe we won’t have to worry about this
And he pouts when coming off the bench (which he most likely will).
VDN was looking for every excuse before the season to start someone over BG at SG. Thankfully, injuries to Hinrich and Hughes and ineffectiveness by Thabo led him to finally putting BG in the starting spot and leaving him there. The temptation of an 18ppg scorer with a good defensive reputation will likely be too much to overcome. Ben Gordon will quietly return to the bench before this season is over.
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I don't think it's just that snley
He plays better when you have consistent minutes for him. If he knows he’s going to get 35 mins every night, he will perform more consistently. Explosive is not the way I’d describe John Salmons.
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He sounds like the Bulls youngsters.
The doing well when they know they’ll get consistent time and stuff. Not the non-explosive stuff.
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
The Hughes deal put them slightly over right?
If they make a good choice with the pick it matters. No. It’s a lot easier to send 7 million home next season than it is 13 million.
NBADraft.net
Tyler Smith
Omri Casspi
Ty Lawson
Dejuan Blair
Willie Warren
Patrick Mills
Darren Collison
PSYCHO T
Sam Young
James Johnson
Craig Brackins
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
btw those are the 20-30 picks in their mock
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
A couple of fairly decent PGs there if you're looking for a cheap, low minute backup only
Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!
Well
Lawson, Blair, Collison seem like good backup options behind Rose.
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Is there any difference between Lawson and Collison?
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Which one didn't Rose demolish in the tournament?
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 4:26 PM CST up reply actions
and Rose still fouled him out in the tourney game
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
I honestly haven't watched much of either since last tournament
According to Roy Williams, Lawson is the fastest guard he’s ever coached (and he has had a few, to say the least) which might fit well with an offense designed to cater to Derrick’s abilities. And I agree with LOTP about Collison being the better defender.
So I guess it all depends on whether you want your backup to excel in the same system or provide a change of pace?
Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!
i've heard similar things about collison's speed
There was an incident a few years ago
The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST up reply recommended Unrec 1
There's decent talent in there.
TH and Blair could all bring qualities we don’t have right now.
The poster formerly known as Freethefro.
Brackins isn't bad either...
I’m at Iowa State right now, and he’s gotten better every year he’s been here and plays hard. Big body, super athletic, actually works hard on a team that has sucked the entire time he’s been here.
He's a stud, and carrying a not great team
But I’m partial to Big XII players, so….
Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!
Plan 9?
I’m not really unhappy with the trades, and I enjoyed the game last night. But what’s the plan? I know they want pieces to go with Rose. Are we going to become players in free agency in 2010? Is there anyone on the team now who’ll be there long term? We’re not going to get a superstar with the 25th pick or our own lower pick. I’m confused.
by El Toro de Goro on Feb 19, 2009 4:19 PM CST reply actions
basically it's a multi-year process
digging themselves out of the Ben Wallace debacle.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 4:19 PM CST up reply actions
Process!!!!!
Ban yourself for 30 minutes.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 4:20 PM CST up reply actions
It looks like they are making a push for 2010, yes.
Vinny discovers frontcourt by accident. Someone re-smash Gooden’s groin!
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 4:19 PM CST up reply actions
hmm
http://www.nbadraft.net/players/jordan-hill
They compare him to Chris Bosh… I wonder why?
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
because nbadraft.net is a joke?
Vinny discovers frontcourt by accident. Someone re-smash Gooden’s groin!
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 4:32 PM CST up reply actions
haha yeah
it doesn’t beat this comparison though
http://www.nbadraft.net/players/al-farouq-aminu
Let’s see he looks african so hes like luol deng and he has an islamic name so hes like shareef abdur raheem.
There was an incident a few years ago
The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST up reply recommended Unrec 1
oh wow
http://www.nbadraft.net/players/tyler-smith
Does he have tear drop tatoos? I think I read somewhere that that is something you want in a good prospect?
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He would bring that Larry Hughes factor
that we are so severely missing.
Probably some rabid fan like Know, too.
"You remember the first time you picked up a basketball video game and you had no idea how to run plays, so you just gave the ball to your shooter and you ran around the court aimlessly until a defender was far enough away and then you jacked up a shot? THAT IS LARRY HUGHES!"
-Anonymous fan letter, heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com
Sounds like a potential steal
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I wonder how "Know" will get on at Poasting and Toasting?
I assume Matt made the trade while the ink was still wet. ;)
Probably some rabid fan like Know, too.
Maybe we can?
by Granny Waiters on Feb 19, 2009 6:55 PM CST up reply actions
He'll be depressed,
because there isn’t anybody there, so there won’t be anybody to listen to his diatribes. :P
"You remember the first time you picked up a basketball video game and you had no idea how to run plays, so you just gave the ball to your shooter and you ran around the court aimlessly until a defender was far enough away and then you jacked up a shot? THAT IS LARRY HUGHES!"
-Anonymous fan letter, heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com
ah!
forgot about that dude. Good riddance.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 10:21 PM CST up reply actions
I think they're for his dad, who died a couple of years ago
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
My bad your right
Tyler Smith’s two teardrop tattoos are painful reminders of the harshest of losses, the death of his father after a long bout with cancer in September.
The rest of the league doesn’t have to know that though.
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Tyler Smith is awesome.
—says an ex-Iowa fan. He’ll barely be an NBA player, though, unless he re-invents himself as a wing-defender type.
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
Ex-Iowa fan? Wtf does that mean?
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
lol
There was an incident a few years ago
The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST up reply recommended Unrec 1
Iowa
Tyler Smith transferred from Iowa to Tennessee. I don’t see him transitioning well into the NBA either….too much of a tweener.
I think he was just giving me a hard time for my wording.
Makes it sound like I was once an Iowa fan and that that has some sort of relevance by itself. I didn’t express myself properly.
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
No, I'm curious as to how you could stop being an Iowa fan all of a sudden
?
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
I haven't. It was poor wording.
I mean, as an Iowa fan, I saw him as a former player… blah blah blah. I screwed up the wording. Viva la nuance and all that.
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
Oh. Okay.
I don’t really care at all. I was just confused.
And did you make up the term viva la nuance? I like it for some reason. Maybe because it fits well in the blogosphere.
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
And yeah, I don't see him doing much in the pros
I like him, but I don’t think he’s quick enough to be a wing stopper and he’s too small to play the post. I’d rather draft a guy like Terrence Williams who should still be able to defend 2s and 3s, at the least. Even if he can’t score.
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
I'm cool
with this deal as long as this pick doesn’t turn into Tyler “Physco T” Hansbrough
by LOTP on Feb 19, 2009 4:27 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
the bulls have a bigger logjam at guard now than they did when the season started. that being said, i like the players they have jammed back there better than the ones they started the season with. Obv, John Salmons has trade value as does Hinrich after this season to go along with the two first round draft picks they now have. Hughes expiring contract would have been moveable in the offseason too but having sent him home in December or January and having him sit out until the end of the season hurt his trade value for the future.
How is that?
We’ve added Salmons but subtracted Hughes and Thabo…
There was an incident a few years ago
The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST up reply recommended Unrec 1
because Hughes was playing 0 minutes and Thabo was playing limited minutes.
Now you have Salmons who commands more minutes than Thabo. See how that’s a bigger logjam?
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 4:47 PM CST up reply actions
Salmons plays SF, too, and the Bulls no longer have a passable backup there.
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
I guess so
But doesn’t
Rose/Hinrich
Gordon/Salmons
Deng/Salmons
give them all enough minutes?
There was an incident a few years ago
The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST up reply recommended Unrec 1
Apparently Salmons shits a brick when he comes off the bench
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
so what.
he’s a backup. If he pouts and sucks he’ll play less. Better players play more.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 4:57 PM CST up reply actions
I'm with you, but I was just pointing that out
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
Not if you ask John Hollinger
The Kings got “reamed” by having to take Nocioni. Ha! Yeah right…..
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
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Have you seen Noc play this year? He's been abysmal
And it’s only going to get worse
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
Have you seen Miller play this season?
He hasn’t exactly been this ace’s year.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I am the stone that builder refused..I am the visual...The inspiration..That made lady sing the blues....I'm the spark that makes your idea bright.....The same spark that lights the dark....So that you can know your left from your right...I am the ballot in your box....The bullet in your gun...The inner glow that lets you know...To call your brother son....The story that just begun...The promise of what's to come...And I'm 'a remain a soldier till the war is won....
Yea but Miller's contract expires next year
so it doesn’t really matter, you are locked up with Noc for possibly 4 years
by LoveForTheGame on Feb 19, 2009 5:39 PM CST up reply actions
Why would the Kings pick up Noc's option?
Especially if he’s so terrible?
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I am the stone that builder refused..I am the visual...The inspiration..That made lady sing the blues....I'm the spark that makes your idea bright.....The same spark that lights the dark....So that you can know your left from your right...I am the ballot in your box....The bullet in your gun...The inner glow that lets you know...To call your brother son....The story that just begun...The promise of what's to come...And I'm 'a remain a soldier till the war is won....
have you seen the team miller played on
oh right you have. jordan couldnt win 50 games with that team…
There was an incident a few years ago. The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST
This
is how I feel about it. (Rather not recap it all here, cuz it would be way too long.)
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I am the stone that builder refused..I am the visual...The inspiration..That made lady sing the blues....I'm the spark that makes your idea bright.....The same spark that lights the dark....So that you can know your left from your right...I am the ballot in your box....The bullet in your gun...The inner glow that lets you know...To call your brother son....The story that just begun...The promise of what's to come...And I'm 'a remain a soldier till the war is won....
exactly, you just made my point for me. Hinrich is only getting minutes at PG
and Rose should be getting no less than 33-34 minutes a night there. So that leaves only 14-15 for Hinrich at the most, and preferably less, because more Rose is a good thing, generally speaking.
Vinny discovers frontcourt by accident. Someone re-smash Gooden’s groin!
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 4:55 PM CST up reply actions
Keep Rose/BG/Deng in the low to mid 30's for min's and there'd be plenty of time for Hinrich and Salmons
We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.
Ronald Reagan
Nah, he's Noc's replacement at center
We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.
Ronald Reagan
by snley on Feb 19, 2009 4:55 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Anybody going to watch Gar Paxdorf's press conference?
There was an incident a few years ago. The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST
When is it?
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
Supposed to be on right now but I dont think it is
I dont get CSN at school though
There was an incident a few years ago. The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST
Just turned on CSN and it says it's coming up momentarily....
thanks for the heads up
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
let me know if anything interesting is said
There was an incident a few years ago. The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST
I gotta say, guys, this TIm Thomas thing has me worried.
I loved the idea of a three big rotation of Miller, T2, and Noah, and I don’t want that disturbed. Tim might have value, in terms of a situational big who can hit a three. But that’s exactly how Nocioni should have been used…and we all saw how that turned out.
Am I being paranoid? I guess I don’t yet trust VDN to stand up to a vet. Or pick his “matchups” wisely.
The poster formerly known as Freethefro.
well
Noc got minutes because he hustled and (Vinny thought) he could play defense. Tim Thomas doesn’t summon the same feelings…
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 5:08 PM CST up reply actions
Yea but they played together
There was an incident a few years ago. The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST
but they played together and Del Negro "had him" in Phoenix
there’s history there! Just like with Hughes!!!!
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
You're right
that Tim T’s play doesn’t inspire odes to grit. Hopefully VDN can control himself. If we start trotting out Miller and Tim T in crunch time, I’ll puke.
Goddamn it, I’m too negative. This is a good day! Happy day!
The poster formerly known as Freethefro.
BTW
I did all these trades on 2K9 and im loving it
..on 2/18/09, Noc was gone..and on the next day, Larry "The Chucker" was just a bad dream...
alright...can someone catch me up please...
whats our rotation look like right now…and what does our payroll look like for the next two years…. if someone could be so kind?
so who will be in the lux tax by year's end?
last season there were 8 teams that were over, which resulted in a little over $3 mil for the other 22 teams.
What does it look like this year? And how can teams use the extra money?
http://awsomepeoplesearch.com/
I know, love him already... ha.
He just said he’s been checking out Noah and TT’s good play as of late and he’s looking forward to playing with Rose. Duh.
Should be a familiar role for him on the Bulls
Back-up and quasi-mentor to two young, raw bigs.
by drew gooden's facial growth on Feb 19, 2009 5:57 PM CST up reply actions
This thread would be a lot shorter...
… if half of the posters didn’t have 10 line signatures
If we can
package with our own pick to move and get Monroe, that would be great. If not, getting Jerome Jordan, Step Curry, Mullens Collison or Lawson with those picks wouldn’t be as bad
Sad to see Thabo go...
despite all the hate for him around here I actually thought he had lots of potential. He wouldn’t have received any playing time in our guard cluster so maybe he can play well and develop in OKC. Now i’m going to try and find a Thabo t-shirt on clearance.
i_like_thabo
too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go Thabo! Go!
gone……… ;-( ;-( ;-(
"As a basketball player gordon is a useless as tits on a a whore" - BigWay (Dec 2, 2008). BigWank, I'll miss you more than all the others. This song is for you, my brother!
Now I remember who you are!
Everything I post is speculation. I have no insider information nor ideas deemed concrete enough by those who are self-elected to regulate post content.
I disagree.
I’m a Thabo fan, but really … starting PG on the thunder, a developing young team? This is by FAR the best situation he can be in.
I hope he thrives.
"You remember the first time you picked up a basketball video game and you had no idea how to run plays, so you just gave the ball to your shooter and you ran around the court aimlessly until a defender was far enough away and then you jacked up a shot? THAT IS LARRY HUGHES!"
-Anonymous fan letter, heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com
PG=SG
[cough]
"You remember the first time you picked up a basketball video game and you had no idea how to run plays, so you just gave the ball to your shooter and you ran around the court aimlessly until a defender was far enough away and then you jacked up a shot? THAT IS LARRY HUGHES!"
-Anonymous fan letter, heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com
is your post a reply to mine?
because you stated that you disagreed, but we both said the same thing…
by i_like_turtles on Feb 20, 2009 1:57 AM CST up reply actions
I'm not sad to see Thabo go, because it's the perfect fit for both teams/worlds.
:D
"You remember the first time you picked up a basketball video game and you had no idea how to run plays, so you just gave the ball to your shooter and you ran around the court aimlessly until a defender was far enough away and then you jacked up a shot? THAT IS LARRY HUGHES!"
-Anonymous fan letter, heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com
I didn't remember
Seeing a lot of Thabo hate?
I think guys realized he could never shoot and wasn’t Ben Gordon, but I don’t recall ever seeing much hate.
everyone hates everyone and loves everyone
so mentioning a specific case means little.
(except loving Kirk because he’s from Iowa)
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2009 11:28 AM CST up reply actions
::sighs while looking at unfinished trade with Canis Hoopus::
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2009 12:21 PM CST up reply actions
that's sexist
I don’t look down on all the women who post here because your posts happen to be so worthless.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2009 3:07 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh man....
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 20, 2009 4:43 PM CST up reply actions
Kirk should be grateful for escaping the Great Corn Desert!
(except loving Kirk because he’s from Iowa)
Maybe we can?
by Granny Waiters on Feb 20, 2009 6:36 PM CST up reply actions
This is all too much for me to handle
I must say at the end of the day, Pax has really done great at cleaning this whole mess up.
He was great at cleaning Krause’s mess and just as great at cleaning his own.
I can’t wait till the summer, then next trade deadline . . . and of course next summer.
Kudos Pax
Been busy today...
Do we have anyone left who can handle the ball without dribbling it off his foot besides Hinrich and Rose?
always a great contribution.
by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 17, 2009 8:33 AM PST
Salmons can dribble, Hinrich can (over)dribble, and Rose can dribble. TT can dribble.
Vinny discovers frontcourt by accident. Someone re-smash Gooden’s groin!
- your friendly BullsBlogger
by fundamentallysound on Feb 19, 2009 8:19 PM CST up reply actions
I mean play point guard. Is there one left?
It seems they played better when Hinrich came back rather than depending on Gordon or Thabo to spell Rose who can’t play every minute of every game! He can also score readily if someone else facilitates.
always a great contribution.
by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 17, 2009 8:33 AM PST
more info on the Thabo deal
-It seems the Bulls also sent cash to the Thunder in exchange for the pick.
-OKC owns 3 first round picks in the ’09 draft. One is their own, one is from the Nuggets (Johan Petro trade), and one is from the Spurs (Kurt Thomas deal). The Bulls will get the least favorable of the Denver & SA picks.
-The Thunder waived BAB All Star Mouhamed Sene in order to make room for Thabo.
http://www.nba.com/thunder/#/news/archive/article_sefolosha090219
http://awsomepeoplesearch.com/
PICK UP SENE
There was an incident a few years ago. The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST
haha sene's per 48 numbers
35.5 ppg, 18.8 rpg, 4.17 blocks, 2.09 spg
There was an incident a few years ago. The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST
I would love to have Sene
and his 7’ 8.5" wingspan on the roster. Or maybe the Bulls could pick up Pops Mensah-Bonsu from the D-League.
Pops is one of those guys that I have been shocked hasn't gotten a call up
when there are so many stiffs playing minutes in the league at the big man spots. Pops produced in college and has been dominant in the D-League. The guy can play. Someone should take a shot on him.
Vinny discovers frontcourt by accident. Someone re-smash Gooden’s groin!
- your friendly BullsBlogger
by fundamentallysound on Feb 20, 2009 8:25 AM CST up reply actions
Fundamentallysound
I agree, I’ve been crying for Pax to use the D-League instead of wasting a roster spot w/ the now traded Micheal Ruffin
yes!
I knew there were some fans left.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2009 8:42 AM CST up reply actions
Malik Rose
was supposed to be traded to chicago instead of Tim Thomas. But since the chandler-wilcox trade, went down, the knicks was able to pry wilcox in exchange for Malik.
Malik would’ve been a better fit for chicago. Another vet that will act as mentor. Might play some quality minutes but will not steal minutes from Tyrus Noah too much
link?
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 10:23 PM CST up reply actions
Hey..
wats our pick status now for 09? As far as ours and those available throught this trade? Didnt we trade our this year for someone?
..on 2/18/09, Noc was gone..and on the next day, Larry "The Chucker" was just a bad dream...
oh, what fun
‘guess what the hell is the context of this comment’ game!
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 10:24 PM CST up reply actions
Hollinger on trade
Emphasized is a a reading comprehension error due to him having been working for 48 straight hours right? One team could miss the playoffs, but not both(never in his simulations), so this seems to imply getting the preferred pick.
Chicago: I don’t like the idea of Chicago dumping Sefolosha, but in the big picture it made a lot of sense. Chicago’s deals left it with a five-man smalls rotation of Derrick Rose, Ben Gordon, Kirk Hinrich, John Salmons and Luol Deng; Sefolosha was totally superfluous in that arrangement.
So the Bulls converted him into a first-round pick that they can be used to supplement the frontcourt. Chicago would have preferred to have offloaded Hinrich for expiring deals but couldn’t get that to work. Grade: B
Oklahoma City: I love this deal for the Thunder. They’ve needed a shooting guard all season, and especially one who will defend and doesn’t need the ball much. Sefolosha pretty much fits the description on all counts, and he should be a perfect fit as their starting 2 going forward. He doesn’t have great offensive gifts, but he could become an elite defensive stopper in time.
The Thunder trade one of their three first-rounders in what shapes up as a fairly lame draft, but there’s a chance that the pick (the lesser of Phoenix’s or Denver’s) ends up in the lottery.
In a related move, the Thunder waived Mouhamed Sene, one of their recent lottery picks to try to fill the center spot for the franchise. I’m guessing you don’t hear that name again unless you’re a big fan of FIBA qualifying tournaments. Grade: A-
I think Hollinger's confusing 'lesser'
they’ll only get a lottery pick if all those teams miss the playoffs.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 19, 2009 10:25 PM CST up reply actions
There yet another ref to the pick belonging to the Suns
Is it a Suns pick or a Spurs pick?
With the Nuggets playing better I guess it probably doesn’t matter in the end since one of those teams is getting out of the first round.
12/31: Fire Vinny Del Negro.
by NBA Observer on Feb 20, 2009 2:51 PM CST up reply actions
i hope thabo gets some good opportunities
i wish him the best.
they need a good 2 guard, however who knows if sefolosha can be that, given i tend to like his play better at the 3… but the guard starting next to westbrook has even worse stats than sef does, so maybe he’s got something. :D
"They should. They better. I'm Vinny Del Negro!"
They've also got a 3 that shoots the 3, which should help
It’s probably the best opportunity he could get for PT in the entire league, and I hope it works out for him, too.
Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!
by wjb1492 on Feb 19, 2009 10:42 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
can he ever!!
man, durant was sensational in the rookie-soph game.
"They should. They better. I'm Vinny Del Negro!"
Better than Greg Oden? ;)
Maybe we can?
by Granny Waiters on Feb 19, 2009 10:49 PM CST up reply actions
Im sad to see thabo go...
but if i believe the trend, he will probably be traded back in 3 years when he has reached his potential…
I know my opinion could be biased cause I know Thabo personally, but I was and am still convinced he could have added something crucial to the team..
Anyway, i wish him the best of luck in OKC and hope to see him develop into the player he can be. And im looking forward to March 18th when OKC meets CHI… !!
Yay! two teams to root for now!
Beyond this, I’m really happy with the trades. And just the concept of having Hughes/Noc/Gooden – who i percieved as major reasons for the struggle of the bulls in the first half of the season – off the roster!
That will be an exciting bulls team to watch from friday!
I don’t think this trade was smart though, as Thabo is really appreciated in this leage by many GMs and could have been packed with Kirk for a sweet deal… A 3rd option 1st round pick is not exactly amazing.. Remember this trade in 2 years, and see where Thabo is..
Thabo's a defensive-"minded" wing on a defensive-minded team.
Had he developed a consistent 3-pt shot (even in inconsistent minutes), he could have been very valuable to this team. He probably shouldn’t have been expected to do that, but he was billed as an offensive-ready SG. He just wasn’t quite up to the task considering the players this team has ahead of him—both in their abilities and youth.
Now, on a team that should, eventually, have some pretty good offense, he’ll be a lot better. Most teams don’t have both a SG and SF that are dynamic on offense and Thabo could guard the better one, allowing Durant to be the offensive machine he is.
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
I wonder if Pax has a mantle with thank you cards
from the likes of Thabo and Veektor for the nice parting gifts. Or from Reinsdorf for staying under the tax.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2009 11:29 AM CST up reply actions
What's Hughes going to give him for being shipped to D'Antoni?
We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.
Ronald Reagan
The mantle is already full
of cards from Kirk. He uses a shoebox for the rest…
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by NormVanBeer on Feb 20, 2009 12:26 PM CST up reply actions
See you guys...
in a few minutes :-)
As you may know, I came to BaB with Thabo (or something like that). But for some reason (really I don’t know why), I became part of the great BaB community, and a Bulls fan, in the process. So I am here to stay, unfortunately for you guys. I look forward to see how the Bulls will develop with the new plan (or so it finally seems).
Of course, I will also follow Thabo in OKC, I want him to do well.
But please, Matt, don’t trade me to “name of the OKC blog if it exists, I’m not sure there’s one and it most definitely is not up to BaB’s standard” !
The Game chose him !
yeah...don't be stangers, Thabo fans
(I mean that)
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2009 8:43 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah, same here!
I grew up in the MJ era as a bulls fans, as fan as you can be from Switzerland with no TV transmission and no internet at the time.. Living through CNN World Sport 2 min recap of the games..
I also grew up playing in Thabo’s team in Vevey. At some stage he left Switzerland for a youth Formation Center with clear hopes to end up in the NBA one day. When he made it to the bulls, I began watching live games and eventually ended up on BlogABull to share the passion of the games and get entertained during timeout commercials..
In summer 2008, Bulls landed #1 Pick and I was amazingly excited at the prospect of having my mate thabo play with one of the most exciting player ever, Mr. D-Rose.. Too bad, toooooo bad he didn’t win his starting role at the start of the season, as i truely believe he could have with more self confidence..
Now he left the Bulls to OKC, and i wish him good luck and automatically become a Thunder Fan (I am yet to discover their roster!), but ther is NO WAY i can stop being a bulls fan and watch D-Rose, TT, Salmons, Miller and Co do their thing in the playoff run, and eventually become a big NBA threat after the 2010 free agent class…
Goes without saying, I am highly looking forward to watch the OKC-CHI game on March 18th, not in a spirit of revenge, but more as an opportunity for him to show VND and co his real skills and have a good time playing against his old CHI-town mates..
My apologizes for sometimes rooting too much for thabo in certain games this year, but it’s so unreal for us here to have a mate from our tiny swiss town make it to the NBA that I maybe wished too much he could succeed better and go further.
That said, I still am very pissed at VDN for keeping him on the bench that much, even after productive “5 first half minutes”…
As a kid, Thabo was often wearing a bulls cap or jersey and telling us “i wanna play for the bulls one day!”. He never mentionned OKC, surprizingly.
Best of luck to him, and to the Bulls! See you tonight!
On the Oklahoma City Thunder, they have Kevin Durant.
He may end up being the most dynamic or versatile scorer in the league in three to four years. He’s only a month older than Rose (so essentially the same age NBA-wise) and he’s already got the 16th-highest PER in the league.
Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!
So how is it to be married ?
Take it easy with the Aussies !
Big kisses to Heather too.
The Game chose him !
Thabo's first game (2/19 vs Suns)
T.Sefolosha DNP – Coach’s Decision
GAH!!
http://awsomepeoplesearch.com/
doubt he was available.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 21, 2009 12:16 PM CST up reply actions
well, a DNP-CD
usually means that technically you are available. But I was just posting that as a good-natured jab…I didn’t/don’t expect him to do much this soon anyway. Hope he does well.
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