Sham's Bulls Offseason Plan: Finding the right shooting guard

because we want to find someone that can play with the ball in their hands, but doesn’t need to have the ball in their hands. It’s a pretty big difference. That’s why I really question whether Ellis would be a good fit. You’d probably have to give it a shot no matter what if you could, but it’s definitely not a slam dunk.

I haven’t had the chance to read Sham’s post yet, but I’m curious why he dismisses Mayo, seeing as there were reports he was ours for the taking if we would’ve given up Taj. I agree with yfbb, that’s the guy that I really like. His defense in the playoffs impressed me, and I think he would excel in the role we need him for. And, unlike Ellis, I don’t think there’s much potential for him to clash with Rose.

can point out all of Reindorf’s foibles and then end his piece with this:

Does that team beat Miami?

No, probably not. But such is the position the new CBA will put us in.

Pretty much rendering all of his idea as fantasy. Why would JR take on so much salary for a team that “probably” won’t beat Miami especially when he pointed out himself JR imposes his own rules, his own cap on the team?

id still be happy wit mayo tho

and SJax from Charlotte. It will not be epic. It will still be awesome because it will be right.

I think they’ll replace Bogans, but with someone a lot like Bogans. I’m guessing Anthony Parker or Rasual Butler is the starting SG next season. Whenever that is.

I like his game, and think he can become a real good player in this league.

I mean Dallas only has one great payer but a bunch of good players who some would think are not good enough to win it all with and yet the supposedly best player could not do it. Lebron has absolutely no excuses now. dallas played great team ball and the bulls have certain games where they play that way but not consistently. Im adding gordon hayward to the list of potential SG’s for bulls because I think he is going to be a very good player.

It really depends on the requests by the trade partners, but they can’t have a 12M/year player without giving up a big-salaried player (likely Deng) if their trade partner is above the cap. It therefore makes sense that Afflalo, SJax, Mayo and JR are the best options. I actually prefer JR right now, but SJax might be the best way to make it work.

Feels like more cold water to me.

But thought about it he would be perfect off the bench with Ronnie starting

I can’t say I’m fully on board with it even though Mayo is my top choice. If you have a chance to get Iggy or any high salaried player while under the current rules, you should take advantage of it. I believe amnesty and contracts being grandfathered in are real possibilities if were talking about a hard cap.

Mayo would be ideal cause he’s everything I’d want from our next two guard buy if Jerry wants to open up his wallet, do it while u still can

That we are too trapped financially to really make any moves for a two guard. Is that true?

Or just stupid?

the bulls are not going to surprise me and go and and make a big move by getting ellis, so I think BG is the next best move. we all know bg, can score, shoot, and come up big in clutch moments. maybe he would be rejuvenated by joining the franchise again.

S-Jax is interesting. It’s worth noting though that Charlotte was better defensively with him off the court. It’s been true the past two years, but could just be a product of him being on the court when the best opposing SG was on the floor. He is ok in isolation and an ok spot up shooter. The biggest problem with Jackson for me is his APM. His one year APM puts him just barely a step ahead of Kwame Brown. His 2 year APM puts him between DJ Augustin and Tyrus Thomas in terms of value.

I have a hard time wanting players who are already older. I still think the best bet is to get someone on the younger side. That way, if the Bulls miss out on a championship over the course of the next few years, they still have younger pieces to work around while Miami is on the decline.

The guy has been the definition of high volume/low efficiency scorer throughout his career. A few memories of clutch shots years ago shouldn’t erase that. His passing ability while an asset is mitigated by being turnover prone, and Jackson’s defense is not what it was against smaller players. If Jackson qualifies as an answer then the Bulls might as well see if the Lakers will dump Ron Artest to get out of his contract while they’re at it.

1) OJ Mayo
2) Arron Afflalo
3) Stephen Jackson
4) Jason Richardson
5) JR Smith
6) Nick Young
7) Ben Gordon

Point Gaurd options in FA and in the process trade C.J. Watson
1) Jose Barea
2) Aaron Brooks
2) Goran Dragic

Dont like Jamal Crawford, Marcus Thornton, Nolan Smith, or any other gaurd in the draft for that matter where the Bulls are picking.

Straight up. It works in the Trade Machine. Gives us a very good all-around player who can handle the rock and score out of the SG/SF spot.

We lack ball handlers and other serious 3pt shooters to help space the floor with him on it. He is a good player, but he would be better suited elsewhere. To be honest, this team needs just a few improvements to be a Championship caliber team. They need another ball handler with Rose who can drive and create their own shot and can also keep a team honest with their jumpshot. That, and not be a liability on defense. Therefore, I propose this: Release/trade/get rid of Bogans and Korver. Keep Brewer for his defensive prowess and baseline cuts. Sign J.R. Smith AND Chris Douglas-Roberts. Both of these signings can create their own shot and are athletic enough and young enough to improve within the scheme setup by Thibs. I like the CDR signing because he can play both SG and SF…..yes that means Luol Deng can get a rest for once! He is also coming of a difficult year with the Bucks and can be picked up cheap which is vital with a hard salary cap looming in the future.
So many people have said to trade so ’n so and do this and that to ultimately change the face of this team. I really think it is as simple as some wise free agent signings…

they went to udonis haslem and mike miller desperately after game 1. and haslem, same guy who missed 70 regular season games and played 3 minutes of play-off basketball, basicly won the game 2. at the same time our best defensive big guy had to go off injured. miami went for a 12-2 run after omer’s injury.

same with mike miller. he was worthless through the play-offs, played only in the garbage time against philly and boston. he returned to spoelstra’s rotation and gave his all. he grabbed huge rebounds, made two consecutive 3’s in the game four and won that game for the heat. btw, chicago’s own mike miller kyle korver was busy with being useless.

i’m not saying miami wasn’t the better team. they were. but everything went their way. lebron’s jumpers falling, bosh’s not missing anything, refs fucking it up in game 2 and 3, guys like haslem and miller coming out of nowhere, etc. they were as good as they can ever be in the ecf. so yeah, they were the better team. but the difference wasn’t large and it won’t be larger never again if the bulls FO doesn’t screw this summer.