Ryan (Los Angeles)
John, what do you see the Bulls doing this summer? Do you agree they should focus on adding Joe Johnson in a sign and trade for Kirk Hinrich, then focusing on adding a guy like David Lee? Let the other teams jockey for the stars!
John Hollinger (1:26 PM)
I think they'll hold a lot of meetings, dither, nearly sign a guy, dither some more, watch everybody else make their moves, and then in September explain how this was the plan all along.
about 2 years ago
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Damn I was just about to post this...
it seems that Hollinger is secretly a member here at BaB…
I got the skills to pay the bills and that's about it
by Rose Colored Goggles on May 5, 2010 12:56 PM CDT reply actions 5 recs
bwahaha
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on May 5, 2010 12:59 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm glad to see that yfBB's point of view is being spread throughout the MSM now about the Bulls' FO incompetence.
by fundamentallysound on May 5, 2010 1:00 PM CDT reply actions
I just took the lead from Dwyer
I do have to give some credit to my eloquence.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on May 5, 2010 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
are you talking the most recent hammerings of the FO or further back? I have been reading you longer than I've been reading
KD, so I thought that your strain of Bulls’ FO hatred pre-dated KD’s well thought-out destructions of the Bulls management. I mean, I wouldn’t be surprised to be wrong, Dwyer’s been writing forever and the Bulls are his favorite team, so it would make sense that he’d be railing against the org for a long, long time.
by fundamentallysound on May 5, 2010 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions
nah, he was right on top of it when they suspicously gave Luol 'extra' money
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on May 5, 2010 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions
though I was all over the Noc contract.
That was in line of calling the Org. more dumb than evil. It’s still an undetermined balance :)
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on May 5, 2010 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions
it was like the basketball gods couldn't decide what was worse between stupid and evil
and just made the Bulls both.
What a frightening combination.
I got the skills to pay the bills and that's about it
by Rose Colored Goggles on May 5, 2010 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
giving Luol the extra money so they could conveniently let BG walk for nothing because they didn't have "enough."
Rose
BG
Deng
Tyrus
Noah
with Salmons, Miller, Taj, Asik off the bench would have won 50 games this year.
by fundamentallysound on May 5, 2010 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
woops, nevermind about Asik, obviously he's not here.
by fundamentallysound on May 5, 2010 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Nor is his
free throw shooting.
Bosh or Bust
by JockstrapNoah on May 5, 2010 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions
ill go insane if this happens
march on the UC!
by The90sBullsRevival on May 5, 2010 1:10 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Hey, people smarter than me think like me!
"Boozer's dumb ass jumped. So I dunked on his ass."-Joakim Noah
lol
I just posted this in the main thread, I knew people would get a kick out of it. I was laughing and crying at the same time.
If you're reading this signature, there's a good chance you don't like Vinny Del Negro.
I don't find it as funny a most
If anything, I’m saddened that this is how the Bulls are nationally perceived
by Option27 on May 5, 2010 1:17 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
it is strange that the national media is seemingly en masse turning on the Org.
at least JVG said it’s still all good.
Sham’s been calling it ‘piling-on’, and there is likely some of that. But clearly the Bulls are especially media-unsavvy, so it makes sense that they’d want to get their shots in, whether it’s a reflection of league perception or not.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on May 5, 2010 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Once they show that they're capable of making a big move
that doesn’t involve lucking into the first pick I’m sure all of the piling on will stop. The Bulls situation is so enviable right now, there’s probably only a few teams that wouldn’t want to trade spots with them. If they find a way to screw it up, it will go a long way towards proving that people were right all along.
If you're reading this signature, there's a good chance you don't like Vinny Del Negro.
by Juiceboxjerry on May 5, 2010 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
they can be completely dysfunctional and deserve ripping
yet still get a free agent.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on May 5, 2010 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I totally agree...
But in my eye’s the media are so “Johnny come lately” that if we sign a free agent, and win 50 games next year, they will talk about what a genius job Pax has done building the team around Rose and Noah and making it a contender. Everybody will praise us and talk about what a great organization we are. Unless we sign Joe Johnson for a max deal, then everybody will laugh at us.
Now, if Pax can use the cap room to sign somebody, and a sign and trade for another stud, he will deserve that praise.
2010... where relevant basketball in Chicago happens!
I will credit Gar
since Pax isn’t making the decisions ;-)
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on May 5, 2010 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
ohhhh, yeah, right.... hahaha.
My bad. I just watched that press conference too, I can’t imagine how I came away with the notion that Pax was still in charge.
Maybe it’s because Gar Forman has zero credibility, or charisma when he talks and I zone out quite a bit.
And then badass Paxon gets up there and basically says, I’m not in charge, Gar’s in charge, but I’m extremely important and do a lot for this organization, so much so that I will be recruiting the free agents…
Which, I actually am relieved about, I would rather have Pax deal with the FA’s than Gar, he’s more personable, makes a much better impression, has 3 rings, and I think that when Pax talks about the tie grabbing and finger jabbing, he comes off as honest and genuine. I think he’s a decent salesman for our team.
Gar reminds me of Melton from Office Space. If the Berto Center burns down, I’ll suspect him first.
2010... where relevant basketball in Chicago happens!
The interests in the league know a few things
1) The Chairman is hoarding cash for himself and shareholders
2) Agents will punish him if he doesn’t cough it up
3) Chicago is a different type of market: big city, revenues, but the profits are mostly rigged to coincide with the Mayor’s agenda.
It’s probably a good thing that Gordon wasn’t represented by an agent with few clients and fewer friends.
12/31/08: Fire Vinny Del Negro.(upd: 1/7/10)
The Chairman is hoarding cash
so as to buy an ice hockey team. In the desert.
Bosh or Bust
by JockstrapNoah on May 5, 2010 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Actually his real estate holdings
are a pile of stinking shit right now.
Keep printing Ben Bernanke.
12/31/08: Fire Vinny Del Negro.(upd: 1/7/10)
he doesn't need the cash
…the city of Glendale will be paying it:
In a preliminary agreement known as a memorandum of understanding (MOU), the Glendale City Council has agreed to pay $65 million in public funds over three years to the NHL, the current owner of the Coyotes, as part of Reinsdorf’s purchase. The NHL took over the team after Jerry Moyes, the previous owner, threw the franchise into bankruptcy court in a failed effort to sell the club and move it to Hamilton, Ontario.
The $65 million to be paid by Glendale is nearly 40 percent of the total Reinsdorf will have to pay to the NHL to acquire the Coyotes. But although Glendale is paying 40 percent, Reinsdorf and his group will own 100 percent of the team.
I hate that man…he’s smart as hell…but I hate him so much
It's like that
or the truth.
Jerry likes money more than winning.
12/31/08: Fire Vinny Del Negro.(upd: 1/7/10)
True
But on the other hand I think Hollinger is the biggest sshole in the Sports World so hopefully others don’t care as much
by JustAnotherFan on May 6, 2010 8:39 AM CDT up reply actions
Hollinger is kind of a smug douschebag
I’m just sayin.
I agree that its just piling on at this point, but that’s what happens when you attack your coach. Does anyone not still associate the word “choke” with Latrell Sprewell?
If the Bulls do anything good this summer, no one will be talking about organizational dysfunction (even though the process will have still been processed), so get your shots in while you can, kids.
I remember when the supposed perception around the league (and around Kobe) was that Mitch Kupchak was a loser GM who couldn’t make any good moves, and look what happened.
From wikipedia: “After a number of controversial trade transactions over the years, including the trade of Shaquille O’Neal to the Miami Heat for Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, and Brian Grant, as well as the decision not to trade Andrew Bynum for Jason Kidd, Kupchak faced severe criticism from Lakers star Kobe Bryant, although he still had the support of Buss. However, after his February 2008 deal to obtain Pau Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies for Kwame Brown, other players and draft picks, Bryant conceded, ‘He goes from an F to an A-plus.’” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Kupchak
Mitch Kupchak has an owner
that knows where the gold at and willingly parts with a lot of it to win.
12/31/08: Fire Vinny Del Negro.(upd: 1/7/10)
though not enough gold
to take Hinrich
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on May 5, 2010 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Right, I know Kobe is going
“Damn I love Fish, but I wash he could stick to his man like Mr. Glue, and provide the thrust we need on O”
by QUINTEN DALEY on May 5, 2010 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
When you pay your coach as much as Luol Deng there has to be some kind of limit.
"Boozer's dumb ass jumped. So I dunked on his ass."-Joakim Noah
by Ozzie Montana on May 5, 2010 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
aka his daughter
now that’s gold and Phil is swimming in it like Scrooge McDuck
"The Bulls Are Back" - D. Stern (2010)
by Belize on May 5, 2010 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hahaha
This cracked me up when i read it – He’s SPOT ON about what we all know will probably happen.












