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QUOTE (raBBit @ Jul 13, 2014 -> 04:22 PM) Eh, I agree with you but that decision would be X amount of money vs. Y amount of money rather than player A vs. player B. So at least it's understandable. Anything more than the vet min for Hinrich seems like it's too much to me.

It must really suck for Gonzalo Higuain. He missed a perfect opportunity early in the game and got his head taken off.

If they chose Hinrich instead of Augustin, I'm gonna be pissed.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 12, 2014 -> 11:15 PM) Pierce signs for midlevel. I would have liked the Bulls to get him. He can still score during crunch time and he came at a reasonable price.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 12, 2014 -> 02:09 PM) I agree with your premise but the McDermott-Morrison comparison is a bad one and that's coming from someone who is very torn on the guy at the moment. But their games are very different. Yup McDermott does a lot more than Morrison. Morrison did nothing well except shoot 3s in college. McDermott has a lot more to his game.

QUOTE (Boogua @ Jul 12, 2014 -> 01:17 PM) Which is why mirotic, Gasol, and mcdermott were added. Not to mention we might add more pieces. People are overreacting. Melo would have obviously made the bulls better, but the world isn't ending. One guy is 34 and the other two are unproven prospects. For once, I just want the sure thing.

QUOTE (Boogua @ Jul 12, 2014 -> 01:10 PM) We have a fantastic supporting cast. I mean, one of the guys won DPOY and was first team all nba. We have a supporting cast that does one thing well: play defense. That's great and all, but we also need people to score.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 12, 2014 -> 11:52 AM) Romero has 15 saves in 6 games. Howard had that many in one game. Romero has been helped by a much stronger defense, plus the Dutch didn't really try to score in the semifinal. Neuer does deserve more credit than I gave him, he has made 25 saves, didn't realize Germany had given up that many shots. It helps that Romero is on a team who can control possession and not give up as many opportunities as the US did, but in the end, the amount of saves is dependent on the team you play for. I don't think you can argue against Tim Howard getting a top keeper award, but I also don't think it's definitive.

Another weekend, another tournament. This one will start at 5 to avoid the heat. Championship game at 4 AM. It'll be something.

QUOTE (The Critic @ Jul 12, 2014 -> 12:40 PM) Did you guys empty the bench? How did you only bat 3 times while scoring 26 runs? Maybe he walked like 3 times?

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Jul 12, 2014 -> 01:03 PM) We've always relied on our bench too much - Nate, Augustin, Bellinelli, Taj, the bench mob from a few years ago. We need superstars, multiples, and healthy. We still have the same issue as we did in 2011, we do not have an additional scorer who can create his own shot. This is sad. Eh, we need one healthy superstar and a great supporting cast. We don't have either right now really lol.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 12, 2014 -> 01:03 PM) Exactly so how can we blame them if we don't know what happen. We do know it was down to NY and CHI and whatever we did it made it a tough decision for Melo to choose.. Took him over 10 days to decide. You also can't come up with what else we could have done. Look at the second sentence of my post. In the end, you can only judge on the result in this case since we don't actually know what happened. This isn't the first time we've struck out on a big name.

What would really piss me off is if they don't get rid of Boozer (via amnesty or trade) and don't pursue any free agent wings.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 12, 2014 -> 12:57 PM) Explain to me what else they could have done to get Melo to choose Chicago over NY? You also have no idea what really went on behind the scenes. As far I as know they tried to explore every avenue they could. As far as I know, you and I know absolutely nothing about what actually happened. In the end, it's about the result and the result was they couldn't land the big fish.

If this was 3 years ago, I would have been really excited about Pau. But he's just not the same player he was in his prime. Not even close. Pau hasn't been that much better than Boozer in the last two years. Bringing Mirotic over should be nice though. We finally have something on this year's team we hadn't had the past few years: depth and lots of it, especially in the front court. I'd love to keep DJ for the BAE as well. He'll be a nice security blanket for Rose and can come off the bench as some instant offense.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 12, 2014 -> 12:43 PM) Whateves....still going to be a great team. It all hinges on Derrick, really. That's why Melo would have been so awesome. Derrick can take his time to get back and we'd still be a great team. Hell if Derrick got hurt again, it'd still be a great team. But now it's all on Rose.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 12, 2014 -> 12:42 PM) T-mac Grant Hill Duncan Gasol (prime version) Kobe KG LeBron Wade Bosh Melo etc etc etc Bulls just cant close. Ever. The only big free agent we ever got was Ben Wallace and he sucked after one year. Ugh.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 12, 2014 -> 12:33 PM) This is why it hurts that the Bulls waited so long to be aggressive. We put that clown on the side of the United Center. The Knicks' move for Phil was indeed a back-breaker. The Bulls should be offering picks, McBuckets, etc to get Love, but they'll go back to being the Bulls. Gasol I like, but I'd prefer Lance to Ariza. You just know we're going to wind up with Ariza. Hopefully the Cavs don't get Love so the East can be somewhat open next year, though we all know Cleveland is going to dominate. Melo chooses the money, and Phil didn't cave. So disappointing. Getting Ariza would suck. I already know what kind of numbers he'll put up...and they won't be what they were last year. No Luol, no Ariza. I'd rather just keep Dunleavy. And this whole S&T thing with the Lakers just seems sad. Just amnesty Boozer's ass already. Nobody wants him.

It's over. Can't say I'm surprised. While we're on the win-now train, why not go after Paul Pierce?

I just came to the sudden realization that this Bulls FO isn't creative enough to get any of this s*** people on RealGM are thinking of done. Therefore, I'm going to bed.

QUOTE (kev211 @ Jul 12, 2014 -> 02:25 AM) I have to wonder when he decided to go with that look.

QUOTE (kev211 @ Jul 12, 2014 -> 02:21 AM) I mean do NBA GMs even understand it fully? I'm sure they do.

If the FO gets both Gasol and Anthony without losing one of Butler or Taj, I will forever refer to John Paxson as HeisenPax.

QUOTE (kev211 @ Jul 12, 2014 -> 02:10 AM) Things I've learned the last week or two: the NBA salary cap and it's rules make almost no sense. I'm so glad MLB doesn't have a salary cap. Especially a soft salary cap with a million different exceptions.

QUOTE (kev211 @ Jul 12, 2014 -> 01:57 AM) The score reporting it's for the MLE. Which would almost seal Melo to the bulls with a sign and trade involving Taj. Otherwise there's no reason to make that move. Nobody has said it's MLE other than that guy on CBS Radio. BTW, that's not the Score, that's CBS Sports radio.