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Bulls make cuts to 13, plus stuff on James Johnson, watchability, and more LINKS

Biggest news today was the Bulls trimming the roster, requesting waivers on John Lucas, Roger Powell (forgot he hadn't been cut yet), and Kyle Weaver. That puts the roster at 13, and means another signing is almost likely.

Interesting that the Bulls are now without an emergency PG, and some would say they don't even have a backup. Lots of decent-enough players remain unsigned, Eric Dampier has yet to make a choice, and there's always time to burn the Rudy Fernandez oil again, right?

Another roster decision is coming up at the end of the month, and that's whether to pick up the 2011-12 option on James Johnson. The Suns made news today by saying they will not be doing the same for their '09 draftee Earl Clark, who joins a pretty exclusive group. Jimmy Johns has looked decent at times this preseason, and while I still doubt he'll ever hone his game enough to be a counted-upon role player, his option for that season is only ~$1.83m, and at the very least could be a pseudo-expiring contract for that year.

Some links:

  • SBNation's own Mike Prada brings back his Watchability Scale for the new year, the way of which he ranks who to watch on the ol' League Pass. I'll spare you some suspense: unlike last year, the Bulls are not absolute dead last (and I may be biased since I 'had' to watch them, but it was accurate)
  • ESPN the Magazine had a cool concept for their NBA preview that included enlisting Marvel Comics to create an appropriate cover for each team
  • NBA Playbook goes way in-depth to see how the Bulls have fared in picking up Thibodeau's pick/roll defense in the preseason.

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TBH, I am more concerned about people getting healthy

If we can somehow survive the first month or so, we should be fine.

by BullsFan22 on Oct 21, 2010 7:12 PM CDT reply actions   1 recs

If Dampier comes here?

is that really more playing time than he would get somewhere like Atlanta? I wouldn’t say that our chance of winning a title THIS year is any better than the Hawks.

Still, we’d have great frontcourt depth once Boozer gets back.

Noah/Damp/Asik
Booz/Taj/Kurt/Scal

that’s as big and strong a frontcourt as anyone in the league. Including Boston/LA

"I want to be that guy. I want to be the reason the Bulls are back."- Derrick Rose.
"I'm never leaving Chicago."- Derrick Rose

by Cosmis on Oct 21, 2010 7:18 PM CDT reply actions  

Bulls are cheap. They don't deserve us, the best fans in the NBA

They’ll carry only 13 players. It is like trying to win a car race in a Hundai.

by SobersUP on Oct 21, 2010 7:36 PM CDT reply actions  

No.

The 14th guy would be like the difference between having a sun roof or not. Might be fun to have, but it isn’t going to determine if you get to your destination or not.

The Bulls are cheap, but carrying a 14th man at the minimum salary wouldn’t change that.

by Grinder in Training on Oct 22, 2010 8:33 AM CDT up reply actions  

Even worse...

Carrying that 14th guy could hamper trade flexibility if something opens up during the season…

Can't wait to see Boozer and Rose running pick and roll...err...

by Dionysus2.0 on Oct 22, 2010 9:17 AM CDT up reply actions  

Carrying a 14th and 15th guy on an unguaranteed contract

does not hamper flexibility.

These two guys are important for when injuries occur. When a couple of people go down, there would be players that have practiced in the system all year long that can be plugged in. That’s got to be worth one or two wins throughout the year.

by JockstrapNoah on Oct 22, 2010 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

Every dollar you pay those guys...

Counts against the cap…which costs flexibility should a borderline trade come along.

Can't wait to see Boozer and Rose running pick and roll...err...

by Dionysus2.0 on Oct 22, 2010 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

But those guys can also be thrown into trades

to make salaries match – i.e. how we got Acie Law and Flip. Paying $800 grand to Weaver or Powell has little impact on the Bulls ability to make trades in the future.

Unless we are talking about trading someone into the Bulls very tiny cap space for picks or signing a free agent, than the 14th guy on the roster doesn’t have any impact. That is why so many teams have 14 or 15 man rosters.

by Basketball Smurf on Oct 22, 2010 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

And if you have a sun roof

and you live in a sunny place, you have to use sunscreen most of the time. Which could be a bit annoying

by JustAnotherFan on Oct 22, 2010 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions  

excuse my tweet ignorance

but is that Tweet K.C’s reply to yfbb or yfbb’s reply to KC? The former being more interesting than latter as K.C. is a parrot that repeats about 1/4 of everything he hears.

by Basketball Smurf on Oct 21, 2010 7:38 PM CDT reply actions  

It doesn't necessarily ean it's a reply to anyone...

…as the “@” symbol isjust a way to “mention” someone.It alerts the person that you mentioned them. It’s also used in replies. That one looks like Matt said no 3rd PG and KC said no PG at all.

In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).

Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.

by tyger1147 on Oct 21, 2010 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

no. absolutely not

This may go down as the most retarded decade in NBA history.

by sin on Oct 21, 2010 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

teague?

"If I was to answer that question honestly, I would have to lie to you."

- Isiah Thomas, when asked if any teams were interested in trading for Shandon Anderson

by TheMoon on Oct 21, 2010 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah I'm watching it

Really glad we didn’t sign Joe Johnson. Between him and Deng, the Bulls offense would be nothing but jab steps and long twos.

by tuff-gong on Oct 21, 2010 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

And

Teague is quick, but nowhere near as fast as Rose or Wall

by tuff-gong on Oct 21, 2010 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

And

I wish Reggie Miller would go away.

That is all.

by tuff-gong on Oct 21, 2010 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

So if CJ Watson gets hurt Rose plays 48 minutes a game?

His PER 48 numbers are pretty good, but I think we may want to get some insurance just in case.

by Basketball Smurf on Oct 21, 2010 7:52 PM CDT reply actions  

If CJ gets hurt.

I’m sure they would just bring John Lucas back or go sign Brevin Knight or something.

"I want to be that guy. I want to be the reason the Bulls are back."- Derrick Rose.
"I'm never leaving Chicago."- Derrick Rose

by Cosmis on Oct 21, 2010 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

if there is value in knowing the system

(and that is the whole premise of keeping Scals around) than why wouldn’t you want your 3rd point guard around the team so that they can actually learn to run the system? Especially since CJ Watson has been so poor running the point so far, it kind of seems like you would want to have a 3rd guy around just in case CJ never gets it together.

by Basketball Smurf on Oct 21, 2010 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

Besides knowing Thibs more

What has Scal done better than Weaver this preseason?

New job schedule making it nearly impossible to watch Bulls games anymore.

by Option27 on Oct 21, 2010 8:40 PM CDT via mobile reply actions  

If Watson can't play PG, he's even more of a worthless signing than I thought.

And I’m even more mad about Thomas not being here. :)

In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).

Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.

by tyger1147 on Oct 21, 2010 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

and one kurt

This may go down as the most retarded decade in NBA history.

by sin on Oct 22, 2010 1:17 AM CDT up reply actions  

Bulls Org: No Thomas' allowed

They’re allowed to have one.

Hyuck hyuck!

Teams without Chapu lost 1173 games during the 2009-'10 season.

by chapuforyou on Oct 22, 2010 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

What's the apostrophe for?

In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).

Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.

by tyger1147 on Oct 23, 2010 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

It's funny, in the preseason games I've caught bits of there have been some "Wow, who was that!?" moments regarding Jimmy Johns.

I almost forget he’s on the team. He’s finally showing a little promise and he might have a semi-OK year in limited minutes with this coaching staff. I’d like to see them pick up the option.

by kthrapp on Oct 21, 2010 9:14 PM CDT reply actions  

JJ will play

If Bogans back and Brewer’s hamstring act up again. I would have liked to have seen more of him in the preseason. Maybe he gets a late start.

I can predict the future using Norm Van Lier's crystal balls.

"Sam has a tendency to denigrate reports coming from any reporter who didn’t also cover the day Naismith first put up the peach baskets." - snley

by NBA Observer on Oct 22, 2010 8:41 AM CDT up reply actions  

Thibs talks about an 8 or 9 man rotation

which is going to leave someone on the bench. Given the improvement that JJ has shown in the preseason I’d love to see him get at least a small amount of burn. I’m afraid that if he’s left on the bench he’ll regress.

by JockstrapNoah on Oct 22, 2010 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

atlanta looks somewhat better

horford looking deadly with that midrange game now
and i saw a lot more ball movement as they had been saying over the summer
a lot less of joe johnson iso plays which was nice to see
bibby and johnson creating space and then having the ball move around was a nice change for that team.
they could do some damage this year but honestly dont know what they were thinking paying joe johnson that kind of money
seriously i never thought id see joe johnson be the highest paid guy in the nba

This may go down as the most retarded decade in NBA history.

by sin on Oct 21, 2010 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

also sidenote

im really interested to see what kind of deal horford gets compared to noah

This may go down as the most retarded decade in NBA history.

by sin on Oct 21, 2010 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Well...

Here are last year’s stats for both players.

Horford is certainly the more polished offensive player. A 117 ORtg with good TS is excellent. They are both mid usage players but Horford’s PER bests Noah by a little. Noah is the far superior player on the glass. Noah’s DRtg aslo seems to show that Noah is the better defensive player (although ATL team DRtg from last year was one point worse than the Bulls, Noah has Horford beat by a solid margin). The big surprise for me is that Horford might actually be a better passer. He is going to get a few less assists, but Noah is much more turnover prone. Now, Noah has looked a bit better in that department during the preseason (he is generating more assists without turning it over more than usual), but both big men are solid passers.

In my opinion, Noah wins in defense and rebounding by a solid margin, passing is close to a draw (maybe edge to Horford) and Horford is better offensively. Personally, I think Noah is the better one to have. The difference between Noah and Horford in defense and rebounding is huge. As I’ve said many times before, Noah is not just a good defender, rebounder, and passer, he is excellent at all 3. That said, there is something to be said about a big man who can score efficiently and in a one on one setting. To a certain extent, Horford reminds me a bit of Andrew Bogut. I’ve watched plenty of Bucks games (my dad is a Bucks fan, sadness), and it seemed that his first two seasons, the Bucks would just stop running their offense through Bogut. Once they really started letting Bogut take over, he started putting up big numbers. His production and efficiency did not drop with higher usage. I could see Horford being that guy on a team that needs big man scoring.

I think their contracts should be comparable, but Horford should probably get 1 mil more a year or so, even more if he refuses to resign with ATL.

Thoughts?

"Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one." - Bob Knight

by DRose01 on Oct 22, 2010 7:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

He'll get paid

Look at Crawful’s preseason numbers in the motion offense. He makes Kirk Hinrich look like an all-star.

I can predict the future using Norm Van Lier's crystal balls.

"Sam has a tendency to denigrate reports coming from any reporter who didn’t also cover the day Naismith first put up the peach baskets." - snley

by NBA Observer on Oct 22, 2010 8:51 AM CDT up reply actions  

The Hawks are salary constrained a little bit.

Looking at Shams numbers for the hawks, if Horford gets 11mil next year they’d be at 57mil with 4 more spots to fill. So they’d have the same team next year except without the ability to get someone of Jamal Crawford’s quality. (CBA will be different but whatev).

by JockstrapNoah on Oct 22, 2010 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

noah is clearly the better defensive player

Horford is better offensively.
However id say horford has a better chance at becoming more well rounded than noah ever will. Noah I think is never going to get a real offensive game.

This may go down as the most retarded decade in NBA history.

by sin on Oct 22, 2010 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

scoring off offensive boards is great but i dont consider that having an offensive game

horford has a nice jumper now to along with some pretty decent post moves

This may go down as the most retarded decade in NBA history.

by sin on Oct 22, 2010 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Being able to run the floor and pass well is though.

Those are things Noah does quite well. Just because his offensive game isn’t the same as Tim Duncan’s, doesn’t mean he doesn’t have one.

by Grinder in Training on Oct 22, 2010 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

you dont think horford runs and passes well?

i think horford can do everything noah can AND has an offensive game

This may go down as the most retarded decade in NBA history.

by sin on Oct 22, 2010 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

The only thing I can think of

is that Noah is a better rebounder and help defender. But Noah could surpass Horford this year

by Stacey_Is_King on Oct 22, 2010 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

true but i think his offensive game is leaps and bounds ahead of noah

whereas his defense isnt that far behind

This may go down as the most retarded decade in NBA history.

by sin on Oct 23, 2010 1:56 AM CDT up reply actions  

Man, Weaver getting cut SUCKS. :(.

The Clippers fired the second-worst coach in basketball so they could hire the worst coach in basketball!

by Prevenge on Oct 21, 2010 10:14 PM CDT reply actions   1 recs

They barely gave him a chance, It's a shame.

Also, CJ Watson is reminding me more and more of Pargo the more shots he chucks up.

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by windycitywarrior on Oct 21, 2010 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

Agreed.

The Clippers fired the second-worst coach in basketball so they could hire the worst coach in basketball!

by Prevenge on Oct 21, 2010 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Meh

Having Weaver wasn’t such a great add. I’d rather have room and try go for a real SG (Mayo, Rudy, etc) then we can have either Brewer or Bogans as second unit instead of Weaver.
I hope that is the plan…. (but probably it’s not)

by JustAnotherFan on Oct 22, 2010 7:25 AM CDT up reply actions  

New sig!

Anyways, I just want us to have a second-unit Pg who passes the ball. Is this too much to ask? ARGH.

WEAVER! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

by Prevenge on Oct 22, 2010 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

I owuld not pick up Johnson's option. Use the expiring ocntract ths year.

I hate James Johnson and what he stands for (actually, the talent passed up for him…)

In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).

Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.

by tyger1147 on Oct 21, 2010 11:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Really?

With Taj looking like junk, I think picking up Johnson’s option is a very good move. The guy has some athletic talent and can shoot a little. He can nominally play backup SF or PF and the Bulls frontcourt is brittle. The fact that they should have drafted Ty Lawson or whatever doesn’t make dropping JJ to save $1M a good idea.

by hitlesswonder on Oct 21, 2010 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

I can't see him costing more than $1.6 million if he's good enough to re-sign.

In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).

Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.

by tyger1147 on Oct 22, 2010 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions  

Pick up both options

Trade Taj to the Raptors for a future #1. Asik can do whatever Taj can do only better other than the 10-15 foot jumper and FT shooting. When Boozer returns he, Noah, Asik, and Thomas will be fine. When Thibs matches the small lineup Deng or JJ can play the 4.

I can predict the future using Norm Van Lier's crystal balls.

"Sam has a tendency to denigrate reports coming from any reporter who didn’t also cover the day Naismith first put up the peach baskets." - snley

by NBA Observer on Oct 22, 2010 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

no.

Asik can not play defense like Taj can without fouling.

The problem is if Taj is actually hurt.

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 22, 2010 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions  

What did Taj do all last year?

Foul players and throw up his arms. Playing him might be punishment since it may lighten the weight of his wallet.

I can predict the future using Norm Van Lier's crystal balls.

"Sam has a tendency to denigrate reports coming from any reporter who didn’t also cover the day Naismith first put up the peach baskets." - snley

by NBA Observer on Oct 22, 2010 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions  

Asik's defense is different.

He can’t defend the pick and roll as well as Taj, but he’s also defending the PnR covering slower players (centers). Asik has looked great in defending the hoop, getting blocks, altering shots, etc.

by JockstrapNoah on Oct 22, 2010 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

That's ridiculous

He could easily improve to the point where some team will pay him more than $1.8 million.

Pat Riley is the devil.

by Poloplaya14 on Oct 22, 2010 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions   2 recs

Yeah, I don't care.

I just don’t see him being useful. To me, he’s always projected as a poor-man’s Carmelo Anthony, and one might remember I don’t like Anthony much. I think he’s far away from being a poor-man’s Anthony.

In my opinion, he’s far away from his potential and as a bench player, his potential isn’t anything special.

In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).

Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.

by tyger1147 on Oct 22, 2010 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions  

He could.

I’m just saying I don’t see it as “easily”. It’s like, Tyrus Thomas could easily become someone worth $12 million per year.

In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).

Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.

by tyger1147 on Oct 22, 2010 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions  

Sure

But we don’t have to commit 5 years $40 million to JJ to keep him around.

Pat Riley is the devil.

by Poloplaya14 on Oct 22, 2010 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

Um, obviously. He also doesn't have near the upside of Thomas.

He’s a meaningless part, even at his best.

In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).

Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.

by tyger1147 on Oct 22, 2010 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yay! Polo says I can have an opinion!

Thank you, thank you, sooo soooo much.

In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).

Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.

by tyger1147 on Oct 23, 2010 12:09 AM CDT up reply actions  

waived

i know he never would have seen the court. but am i the only person that still has a soft spot for roger powell from the Illinois days?

by Rondo's Vagina on Oct 21, 2010 11:52 PM CDT reply actions  

no!

Doesn’t seem very moral to me. Might as well take Satan’s autograph while you’re at it. - N.C.

by Illini0509 on Oct 22, 2010 7:56 AM CDT up reply actions  

remember that missed free throw dunk?

good times, Illinois hasn’t been the same since that year, but we’ll have a solid squad this year which is nice.

by BigBabyCollin on Oct 22, 2010 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

haha

i was going to mention that. i was watching that game at kam’s, and it’s one of my only memories of the night.

Doesn’t seem very moral to me. Might as well take Satan’s autograph while you’re at it. - N.C.

by Illini0509 on Oct 22, 2010 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

saw this in KC's mailbag:
James Johnson seems to be showing up in the stat sheet in a much more favorable way. Is it because he’s playing against lower competition? How much is due to Thibodeau being a better teacher than VDN? Dan, Groton, Conn.

I think broadening the discussion to diss VDN is a bit of a stretch. Johnson played like an out-of-control rec-leaguer often during Vegas Summer League after VDN landed with the Clippers. Does that mean we should blame Pete Myers? What I will agree with is that Johnson has played better this preseason. And not just in ways he has shown up in the box score. He has made fewer poor decisions as well. That said, I still don’t see where his minutes come unless there are multiple injuries.

Isn’t that why Thibs kicked Pete off the bench?

by silentpete on Oct 22, 2010 4:53 AM CDT reply actions  

yeah that's a stupid argument imo

myers was part of the old staff, and if he was a great asset, johnson probably could have already been learning things from him during his rookie year.

by Jaina on Oct 22, 2010 8:18 AM CDT up reply actions  

Really though

Who coaches in summer league? There is marginal coaching at best.

I can predict the future using Norm Van Lier's crystal balls.

"Sam has a tendency to denigrate reports coming from any reporter who didn’t also cover the day Naismith first put up the peach baskets." - snley

by NBA Observer on Oct 22, 2010 8:47 AM CDT up reply actions  

VDN FTW!!!

In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).

Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.

by tyger1147 on Oct 22, 2010 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions  

And VDN was learning how to coach during summer league ...

I get it now!

WEAVER! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

by Prevenge on Oct 22, 2010 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's Pippen

Think about it. Are you going to listen to tips from a former player like Pete Myers or are you going to listen to a living legend like Scottie Pippen?

Furthermore, KC won’t even credit Thibs when its practically choking KC. It’s the main issue with KC and his relationship with the team. The mailbag is more like a gasbag. KC plays PR high five with the Bulls because he has wants to.

I can predict the future using Norm Van Lier's crystal balls.

"Sam has a tendency to denigrate reports coming from any reporter who didn’t also cover the day Naismith first put up the peach baskets." - snley

by NBA Observer on Oct 22, 2010 8:47 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

They're kind of free

How much are they costing him?

Plus Jimmy Johns learned his kung fu on dirt floors.

I can predict the future using Norm Van Lier's crystal balls.

"Sam has a tendency to denigrate reports coming from any reporter who didn’t also cover the day Naismith first put up the peach baskets." - snley

by NBA Observer on Oct 22, 2010 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions  

Damps will sign with them

;)

I can predict the future using Norm Van Lier's crystal balls.

"Sam has a tendency to denigrate reports coming from any reporter who didn’t also cover the day Naismith first put up the peach baskets." - snley

by NBA Observer on Oct 22, 2010 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions  

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by Fukudometer on Oct 22, 2010 10:19 AM CDT reply actions  

I hope they pick up JJ

he may be a slow process (zing!) but in 2 yrs, he may be a hellva a player – no tyrus thomas

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by Belize on Oct 22, 2010 12:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Don't speak of Tyrus that way.

At BaB, we maintain senseless Tyrus-love. Myself very much included. He’s just taking his sweet time becoming Kevin Garnett.

by cubbybear on Oct 22, 2010 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

i know I have a comeback

just gotta find it

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by Belize on Oct 22, 2010 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

yeah in about 10 years he'll be exactly where garnett is at this point in his career

breaking down and pretty much useless

This may go down as the most retarded decade in NBA history.

by sin on Oct 22, 2010 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Garnett is nowhere near useless

I’d probably take him over Boozer, if it was a 1-year run.

by Stacey_Is_King on Oct 22, 2010 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

id take garnett too

for one series.

This may go down as the most retarded decade in NBA history.

by sin on Oct 23, 2010 1:57 AM CDT up reply actions  

there's that comeback! lol

"One fact: I don't own a printer, and I f*c*ing hate computers. All kinds. I come here today not just to bash on f*c*ing technology, but to offer you all a proposition." K.F.P.

by Belize on Oct 25, 2010 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not really related to this story, but...

Even though we may not have to hear Stacey King saying “The Rookie” Taj Gibson, now we’ll have to put up with hearing “The Savvy Veteran” Kurt Thomas about a thousand times this season, I’m afraid. I normally don’t mind King (actually, I think he’s pretty funny), but I really wish he’d stop this crap. GO BULLS!!!

by hart_man on Oct 24, 2010 4:25 PM CDT reply actions  

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Nick Friedell -  ESPNChicago.com
Sam Smith - Bulls.com
Aggrey Sam - CSNChicago.com


More Bulls Blogs/Forums:
Thank You Isiah
Chicago Bulls Podcasters
Bulls Confidential
By the Horns
Bullish Thoughts
Chicago Bulls KY
Pippen Ain't Easy
RealGM Bulls Forum
SportsTwo Bulls Forum

Blogging the Association:
(League Wide)
True Hoop
HoopsAnalyst
Give Me the Rock
The Basketball Jones
NBA Fanhouse
Hoops Addict
SBNation.com - NBA
ProBasketballTalk
ShamSports
Ball Don't Lie
The Painted Area


(Team-Centric)
Queen City Hoops

Bobcats Baseline
Knickerblogger.net    
Sixers' Shots
Forum Blue and Gold
SuperSonicSoul
Hornets247.com 
SonicsCentral.com 
ClipperBlog.com  
The Nugg Doctor
Loy's Place
Reds Army
Need4Sheed
THE WIZZNUTZZ
RaptorsForum.com
TWolvesBlog.com
Spurs Dynasty
David's Memphis Grizzlies Blog
The Bratwurst
Sixers Journal
Sixers 4 Guidos 
3 Shades of Blue  
CavsNews.com
RaptorTalk
Deceptively Quick
TheLakersNation.com
Utah Jazzer Blog
KnicksDefense.com
T. Jose Caldeford
Hoopinion
RaptorBlog.com
Suns @NBAWeblog.com
The Cowhide Globe
Stepien Rules
Project Spurs
Raptors Republic
Dino Nation Blog
Lake Show Life
Valley of the Suns
The KnicksBlog.com
Big Lakers Fan
Roundball Mining Company
Cavs: The Blog
48 Minutes of Hell
Daily Thunder
Piston Powered
The Two Man Game
PistonsNationBlog.com
Cowbell Kingdom.com
Hot Hot Hoops
NetsAreScorching
Celtics Hub
Orlando Magic Daily
Philadunkia
Truth About It
Always Miller Time
Slippery When Nets
Eight Points Nine Seconds
Howlin' T-Wolf
Red 94

MSM NBA blogs:

Ira Winderman (Heat)
Jason Quick (Blazers)
IndyStar.com (Pacers)
Michael Cunningham (Hawks) 
Full-Court Press (Pistons)
Jonathan Feigen (Rockets)
Rick Bonnell (Bobcats)
Jazz Notes
Chris Herrington (Grizzlies)
Orlando Sentinel
Michael Lee (Wizards)
Alan Hahn (Knicks)   
Doug Smith (Raptors)
Marc Berman (Knicks)
Al Iannazzone (Nets)

For the Statheads:
Basketball-Reference.com
APBR Discussion
Knickerblogger's Stat Page
82Games.com
Doug's Stats
Popcorn Machine
HoopData


Other Resources:

HoopsHype Salaries
SportsTwo Salaries
ESPN.com Trade Machine
RealGM: NBA Draftpicks Owed
ShamSports.com Salaries
DraftExpress

 


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