But just beware, Bulls fans. This is a team that will choose to keep their payroll manageable not because they want flexibility in basketball terms moving forward, but because they want to remain a profitable or near-profitable franchise. Mainly because Bulls fans proved, in the miserable years following the end of the championship runs, that the support will be there regardless of high payrolls and/or winning records. Such is the price, so to speak, for intense devotion. Silly us.