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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 26, 2012 -> 09:06 PM) Not really. Unless you really believed a broken down, 5 years past his prime Rip Hamilton would've been the difference between losing in the conference finals in 2011 and getting to the finals in 2012. If you really believe that, maybe Reinsdorf really is a genius. How about an injured bosh?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 26, 2012 -> 07:58 PM) That's because they didn't. Once LeBron made up his mind that he was getting his title, that was that. A healthy Bulls (something that doesn't exist, anyway) had no chance at Miami this year. Post-ECF Game 6, I agree, Pre-that, I don't know. I liked us. But I don't think any team, barring that lakers team plus Howard, can beat the heat for the next 2 years. I don't even think wade and Bosh much matter. Lebron hit his peak this past year, and it was everything we were worried it would be. He's Magic/Bird...but an amazing help defender.

So who should we have gotten the past 3 years that another team acquired?

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Jul 26, 2012 -> 06:04 PM) Big difference between getting OKC in round 2 and getting the Atlanta Hawks. The mighty okc thunder that lost in 5 to the Heat, but are still awesome, as opposed to the Bulls who are worthless and can never win.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 26, 2012 -> 05:49 PM) You are looking at everything in a vacuum. Their salary is bloated for their performance last year, but that's because they had the balls to make themselves contenders. Do you think I'd care so much if the Bulls went out in the 1st round if they'd just won titles in 2010 and 2009 (with a completely rebuilt supporting cast for Kobe after winning in 2000, 2001, and 2002)? Of course not. The Lakers have that payroll, because they built a team that could content and actually win titles. Yet they still aren't satisfied and upgraded their weakest position with Steve Nash. If you think the following roster isn't going to make waves YET AGAIN, you are also mistaken. PG Nash SG Bryant SF Artest PF Gasol C Bynum But no, let's look at everything over the course of the last two seasons when the Bulls won the mystical "Regular Season Championship". There were indeed a lot of intriguing Point Guards this offseason.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 26, 2012 -> 04:14 PM) I'd imagine most posters would agree this is still a 50 win team. But that means dick in the NBA when you're competing against teams like Miami, LA, OKC, etc. The last two years have shown that - we win lots of team games in a superstar sport. We have one, they have 2.5. Basically the Bulls are in the worst possible position. They're good enough to win, not good enough to win a title. So crappy draft picks for a worthless division title. Okay, again I'll just bring up that the bulls lost 4-1 2 years ago with our team. Then last year we didn't have that option. The superstar heavy OKC thunder just lost 4-1 to heat, why aren't they getting dwight?!? The mav's won 2 years ago with only one true superstar. What we think we know about bball may not be true. That said, this teams another player that can really, REALLY create his own shot. We don't have that.

What a lot of those teams have in common is getting their championship core and spending to preserve it. And then there's the Magic, who would seem to be the classic example of overspending on above average free agents to push them over the top, which ended up blowing up in their face. Until we get that true #2, I'm fine with these shorter, cheaper contracts. I just don't see the advantage to specifically tanking now for the 2014 offseason as opposed to just maintaining status quo until 2014, where you gain a lot of flexibility. While I'd prefer Mayo over Kirk, I don't really see Mayo as some missing piece in a championship team. He's been on really good playoff teams, did any of you ever say "Oh man, Mayo is really putting them over the top!". Of all the go-for-it options, i'd go for Dwight and see if the 5th year sways him, or take the cap space. BUT, I don't see any signs that the Magic want our actual equal value players instaead of just a bunch of expiring contracts so they can rebuild. If they took our players they'd just be an 8th seed in the east. Why woudl they want that?

While true, he really said that to his face?

This is pretty exciting. The proposals I am reading make me nauseous to lose those players, but I also feel like I would immediately rationalize trading for greinke as the right decision if we landed him. Fun stuff.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 08:20 PM) Anybody buying Mountain Lion for Apple? Worth getting? The features don't impress me, but maybe there's something I'm missing. It's only $20, probably will get it.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 26, 2012 -> 01:56 PM) No, i am saying nothing ever happens. The Bulls continually tell us to wait another year, another two years, everything is according to plan. You are looking at one small part of the past 14 seasons. Lebron and Wade left everyone high and dry, sure, but this management never takes any risks, never tries to make significant moves. They fall in love with their core, sell it to us as great, and hope everythign works out perfectly. I find this funny because the mavs just had an offseason very similar to the bulls '10 offseason, but you are acting like they are the bees knees right now.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 24, 2012 -> 06:02 PM) I did not want Korver and Asik, so let me put that out there. The Bulls, Celtics and Lakers all got to the playoffs and lost the past two years. The Lakers and Celtics continue to make moves to try and improve their team, the Bulls say YAY MALCOLM THOMAS MIGHT BE GOOD. Its time for a new philosophy. The celtics just doubled down on their core, which is basically what the Bulls are doing now.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 24, 2012 -> 05:59 PM) Jason Terry. overhauled!

Yeah Dallas is really killing it this offseason.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 24, 2012 -> 05:52 PM) Not so much reimagining. Going forward, this team is not what it was the past two years, the bench mob is gone. When Derrick is fully back, everyone will be two years older. Deng and Noah have both struggled with major injuries pretty much every season they have been in the NBA. Now the plan is, hope everyone gets, and remains healthy, and new guys become like the old guys. Except without Derrick running the show. Please, forgive me for thinking that this is a bulls*** plan and something a little more concrete should have been drafted for this offseason. Well, your statement was not about going forward it was ridiculing someone for thinking the bulls were better than the lakers and celts the past two years. I think the better plan would be to start getting rid of our high contracts now and get good draft picks and space, BUT I still don't believe treading water as a playoff contender until you have space and an expiring contract in 2014 is specifically the worst path they could take. Signing asik and korver would've been worse. But if some star becomes available the next two years they need to prepare to go over the luxury cap.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 24, 2012 -> 06:38 PM) Exactly my point with my "plan". What contract have they signed that will stick around past 2014?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 24, 2012 -> 06:42 PM) Of course you dont. Why would you think a team that won the title two years ago is better than the Bulls. They got the number 1 seed! And LA and Boston will both make any move possible to get better, they certainly dont sit on their hands. One day you will see it for what it is. Hopefully soon. The lakers won the NBA championship 3 seasons ago. Their 2011 campaign was an embarrassment, and at full strength, I don't see how the bulls don't win this year against them as well. It's a shame we never got to play boston in the playoffs, but I'm confident we would have beat them in 2011, but maybe their spunkiness beats us this year. For some reason Derrick's injury has people re-imagining the bulls as much worse than they were.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 09:05 PM) Well, I'm not quite sure you can say Teague is a better option then Foye. I fully expect Foye will get a lot of minutes at the point early in the year (as Teague is adjusting). The guy was a late 1st round pick. The odds that he amounts to anything are very low. He's also a 19year old with 1 year in college expected to play the point. Expect a lot of turnovers. He might be pretty bad this year, but I still think he's a real talent.

I'm kind of excited for Bellinelli. He seems fun to root for.

This is just soooooo familiar. The white sox of the past 6 years have so consistently failed when the moment strikes. But I loved that '10 team, and I love this team, and I really hope that they can put it back together and get into the playoffs.

banking on Thomas being a starter because he's played well in Summer League is not a sound strategy. Keith Bogans lit up summer league.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 02:16 PM) Where does the $60M come from? Odds are good of it impacting academics imo. Supposedly they are sending someone down to make sure the money isn't getting funneled out of other sports programs and university programs into football. So we'll see.

reading the latest reports, I'd be very surprised if he wasn't schizophrenic.

QUOTE (northside sawx @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 08:24 PM) To be ignorant about it is just as bad as posting the tweet, imo. How could you not know? FIRST thing I heard in the radio this morning en route to work was this. And the winky face? Ahh the trouble people get themselves in with social media these days... Gimme a break lady and admit you f-cked up and you might save your job. Personal responsibility these days is no where to be found. They aren't in the United States. This doesn't excuse it, because you shouldn't hop on a trending topic without knowing what it is, but, it would explain why their experience is different than yours.

I haven't seen it, but a movie being "predictable" re: the ending has got to be one of the sillier things. You could tell me the ending of a movie, whether the movie sucks or not is determined outside of that knowledge.