Hollinger's ratings had Aaron Gray rated higher than Spencer Hawes. If you believe his rankings (they look good applied to past drafts) then we basically got a better player than Hawes that can do the same things in the 2nd round... plus Noah.

I really wanted Wright to slip, but i'm happy with Noah. One thing to keep in mind: this gives the Bulls more flexibility in dealing Wallace's contract as part of a deal to get a low-post scorer.

would complement Amare's pretty well. Maybe you send TT and Loul to Minnesota and find a 4th team maybe that would be interested in Wallace if you could get some nice pieces. I'll hit trade machine in the morning and see what I can find.

krunk night!!!.... pardon the typing.... i think its a decent pick. but, it should be dealt for something good( kobe,kg, zr). so, we have the whole summer to get it gooin!. to many forwards, i think kobe will BE in a chicago jersey before summer camp..............the trade will be kobe to chicago fo BG and noc..............and i think thats it ........MANNNNNNNNNNNN
I WAKE TOMARROW AND LOOKE AT THIS LIKE WHAT THE F**K. IM OUT BRO

Jesus, nobody should be subjected to that without warning.  Besides, children come here.

The Bulls finally have a generally energetic player in Noah, on and off the court. A goof, if you will. I think every championship team needs to have a personality on it somewhere, whether it's a star or role player. Spurs are pretty much the exception. Lakers and Heat had Shaq; Pistons had Sheed; and late 90's Bulls had Rodman.

As much as the current Bulls played with energy on the court, they were that dull in the locker room for post-game. Noah is going to be a fan favorite as soon as he runs the floor for an and-1 alley oop play or a blocked shot.

Just don't judge him because he's Jokequeen. Only stiffs and shooting guards were left, they HAD to take him. How is 14ppg on 60% shooting, 25MPG bad offense? He played on a team with NBA talent, on any other college team he could have had 25-10.

To play the PF he has to make contested 12-15 footers, which isn't happening because his perimiter shot is a side-spinning wide open 10 footer. His main offense will be jump-hooks and put-backs, but he won't be a liability because of height, soon to come strength, and yes, he does have offensive talent and will be a good maybe great scorer within 6 feet of the basket.

When Joakim reaches his prime he will be a mix of Ben Wallace and Marcus Camby, a great intense defender but won't have the perimiter jump shot. Prime years stats will probably be 13PPG 11RPG 3APG 2.5BPG. Just because he looks goofy doesn't mean he can't play. Don't even compare him to Anderflop Varejao; Noah will actually play on offense and defense instead of mimicking a netted trout.

Bulls get an "A" for the draft. They didn't make any stupid trades and got the absolute most they could get from the #9. They got some random guard, and surprisingly they got Aaron Gray, who some thought could be a top-15 pick. He may be a pasty stiff, but he will be a good practice dummy for T-Time to practice his T-Bags on. Maybe there's a team out there stupid enough to trade for him.

Haw-Hawes, the joke's on you. Check back later when he's playing pro ball in a wooden gym somewhere in the foothills of Spain.

Given his past, I'm not sure Skiles is the type to be overly concerned about his player's party habits.  Hell, look at how long he's kept playing Duhon!  As long as Noah owns an alarm clock, he should be fine.

I thought the suit was a stroke of genius.  Everybody else looked just as asanine trying to pretend like the were high-society 9-5'ers, our guy just made a bit of a joke out of it.  
Picking at nine, to get a guy that mirrors Al Horford statistically, Noah was a great pick.
Hawes will not be any better than Chris Kaman, if that tells you anything.  
Plus, I think outside of low-post scoring and/or getting a 'star', this Bulls team's biggest need is some attitude on the court ... any kind of attitude.  Don't get me wrong, I love how unflappable we are and all, but we could use a little bit of pizzaz out there to light the fuse when the time is right.
One other benefit is that at least we get to watch Noah annoy other teams and fans rather than be annoyed by him.  

-Couldn't we have just gotten Mikki Moore, who seems the same player if not better?

-At least we get much needed personality, so Sam should be pleased, as well as someone like Lisa Salters...those ESPN/TNT games when they talked to the players at the end of halves and games? Those were painful to watch. Kirk couldn't wait for them to be finished and Little Ben never had anything interesting to say. Noah may strive to have a good half or too just to do one of those, and they'll have to pull him away b/c he'd just keep talking.

-Right away, sooner than training camp perhaps, they should take him aside and tell him to quit with the chest-thumping. A scream or two every 5 games, but no chest-thumping and absolutely no dancing.

-The Brad Sellers comparisons are coming out, but back then the league didn't really know what to do with skinny 7-footers who don't score in the post. Noah will get more out of his talent.

-At this very moment, who is better offensively...Tyrus or Noah? In terms of finishing around the basket and facing up from 10 feet? I honestly don't know.

-They may be young & offensively-challenged, but I do feel better about Noah/Gray over Allen/Sweets/Khryapa.

-Speaking of offense, how reliable is Noah with that shot (I don't watch college basketball)? Does the team work on correcting his form immediately or is it one of those things that it's too late to change and just hope he gets consistent w/ it?

-I'm still hoping for a trade of some kind. Even a modicum of inside scoring. Does this currently assembled unit fare better in a 7-game series against Detroit?

-Speaking of that, the East looks scarier now. I know it doesn't field many sure-fire play-off successes, but the Knicks, Celtics, Hawks, Bucks...those don't look like teams the Bulls can walk into their building and we can just expect a win.

-Sorry for the bullets...I was in an Ira Winderman mood.

A proven winner. He was the heart beat for that Florida Gator team. He brings an energy and swagger that we are sorely missing. I think the guys will love him on their team as well. Great Pick...not to mention JamesOn Curry...love that too!

was dancing again last night.

I'm so tired of the Bulls taking "Skiles players."  How about a guy with some talent?  How many good defensive/energy guys does one team need?  When do you say, "we need someone who can create his own shot?"  Honestly... I'm done.  I hate Skiles and hate the way they play and the fact that they refuse to even look at 80% of players in the league because they won't get along with Skiles.  Skiles is an a-hole.

I wanted Nick Young so the Bulls can stop the midget backcourt experiment.  Watch him become a star in Washington.

If the bulls want to start running more (as the noah pick might indicate), they really have to cut down on the turnovers.  If Hinrich and gordno didnt turn the ball over 3 times a game, they could run like phoenx

I knew that Pax would select Noah if he was available at 9.  It made the most sense as I said about 2 months ago.  The reason is as simple as he has won 2 titles in college and he plays hard all of the time.  I'm a little suprised by our 3rd selection at #51.  This kid looked like a bum in the highlight video they played.  Whats worst is that local Sammy Mejia was available.  Not sure why pax did not go with Sammy.  A Gray is big but I don't expect him to really play next season.  Lets assume PJ is done, does Skiles start TT or Noah?  Thats also assuming that we dont get a big in free agency or trade.  But I like this lineup for pure hustle and energy;

Kirk
BG
Lou
Noah
Wallace

Bring TT and Thabo off the bench for the beginning of the season.  If this lineup does not pan out, then look again at the Josh Chill trade;

Kirk
Chill
Lou
Noah
Wallace

Can't believe they drafted another 4.  Atlanta will make some moves and it's time for Duhon to go.  

Why couldn't paxson throw some d's like pritchard did on draft night and pick up a ridiculous amount of picks.  I would have been very happy throwing just a bit wee of money and getting players like Gasol or McRoberts and definitely Rudy Fernandez.  Heck i would have been happy buying the rights to kaponennnennennennennenn, the finnish wonderboy.  

Why didnt paxson do like pritchard.  Is Pritchard a genius? (except for thee randolph trade).

I know Skiles is big on degense, but did we really need another chandler-ish, thomas-ish guy? Its not like they dont have defense and energy. Thomas is already there, we did not need this Sanjaya lookalike. Hawes is an excellent inside scorer, but because the bulls are overly obsessed with shot blocking and rebounding, we're either a jump shooting team for another year or we'll end up trading ben gordon for somebody with hawes' skill level. This pick sucks.

Knicks: definite playoff team next year.
Blazers: a ring's within their reach

Sorry if I am behind the curve.

I now know we took Noah, Gray, and Curry.

My fear is the selection of Noah means an imminent trade that deals Tyrus for a low post player. The Bulls apparently had Noah higher than Tyrus last year, so they may feel that Noah is the better player. Noah gives them the luxury of trading Tyrus + someone else for a vaunted "low post scorer."

I really don't want to lose Tyrus.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bQ3y5hTHuP4