If we do get Melo and Mirotic comes, we will not be that incompetent with regards to offense.

The beautiful circle of Bulls rumors...hey we're the favorite, nope we're a decoy but WAIT we're still the favorite, oh s*** he signed/got traded somewhere else.

I'd guess Mirotic is a chip in a sign and trade for Melo...hopefully

The beautiful circle of Bulls rumors...hey we're the favorite, nope we're a decoy but WAIT we're still the favorite, oh s*** he signed/got traded somewhere else.

Ha, exactly.

I'd guess Mirotic is a chip in a sign and trade for Melo...hopefully

I don't see that as making much sense for either the Bulls or New York. Mirotic ought to be a guy you want to contribute right away and he's only going to sign for probably 3 years...if New York is doing something like circling Love or Durant on their FA calendar, they'd be eating Mirotic's useful, cheap years when they wouldn't be very good and they'd be hurting their cap room next offseason and the year after.

 

They should be wanting draft picks.

I don't see that as making much sense for either the Bulls or New York. Mirotic ought to be a guy you want to contribute right away and he's only going to sign for probably 3 years...if New York is doing something like circling Love or Durant on their FA calendar, they'd be eating Mirotic's useful, cheap years when they wouldn't be very good and they'd be hurting their cap room next offseason and the year after.

 

They should be wanting draft picks.

Mirotic >> Draft picks in the 20s.

Does anyone know any Bucks fans? What is their local reaction, I think I'd be terrified.

NBA offseason rumors - constant stream of contradictory information from sources that often seem equally reliable. Despite the relative impossibility of knowing anything until right before it happens, I must follow everything religiously.

Does anyone know any Bucks fans? What is their local reaction, I think I'd be terrified.

Wait a minute. There's Bucks fans?

I don't know any personally but I've been reading comments and Bucks fans are something like a combination of scared, disappointed, and cynical.

I received a sports center app push notification that melo was going to meet with bulls Tuesday, but obviously their app is terrible and didn't show that in my home notifications or anywhere on internet.

 

So, is this a true report and why is that app so terrible?

 

Edit: Stein confirmed on Twitter. Bulls Tuesday, Mavis / houston on Wed.

Edited June 30, 201411 yr by bmags

The first team Melo is meeting with is the Bulls.

 

http://www.csnchicago.com/bulls/report-bul...elo-free-agency

Does anyone know any Bucks fans? What is their local reaction, I think I'd be terrified.

 

My buddy is a Bucks fan but he had to move to Colorado a few years ago. That's all I know.

 

And there is no way Melo signs on Tuesday with us. He's going to all of his options and everyone is weary of the Heat in his ear. He won't even need to visit them probably.

Edited June 30, 201411 yr by Brian

I think Heat want Lowry to ease up James ballhandling necessities. Melo seems pretty redundant to me.

 

Do you guys remember when Rose was the most likeable player in NBA after his MVP award?

I think Heat want Lowry to ease up James ballhandling necessities. Melo seems pretty redundant to me.

 

Do you guys remember when Rose was the most likeable player in NBA after his MVP award?

That was like 29 years ago.

I think Heat want Lowry to ease up James ballhandling necessities. Melo seems pretty redundant to me.

 

Do you guys remember when Rose was the most likeable player in NBA after his MVP award?

 

I do. I also remember when people hated the whole recruiting thing...If that's not him it's not him, players aren't obligated to recruit players...Melo knows he'd like to play with him, and Noah has been in his ear.

I do. I also remember when people hated the whole recruiting thing...If that's not him it's not him, players aren't obligated to recruit players...Melo knows he'd like to play with him, and Noah has been in his ear.

 

I don't have a problem with Rose not recruiting other players as long as his camp shuts the f*** up about his teammates if he isn't willing to recruit other top players.

I think Heat want Lowry to ease up James ballhandling necessities. Melo seems pretty redundant to me.

 

Do you guys remember when Rose was the most likeable player in NBA after his MVP award?

 

I've always loved what Rose did on the floor, and hated what he did off of it.

I don't have a problem with Rose not recruiting other players as long as his camp shuts the f*** up about his teammates if he isn't willing to recruit other top players.

 

Yeah, you can't have it both ways. You can sabotage your teammates, and not be willing to help out. If you are going go comment on the roster in this day and age, do something about it.

I don't have a problem with Rose not recruiting other players as long as his camp shuts the f*** up about his teammates if he isn't willing to recruit other top players.

 

Yeah, you can't have it both ways. You can sabotage your teammates, and not be willing to help out. If you are going go comment on the roster in this day and age, do something about it.

@blasondamadrid: R.Madrid (1). Mirotic jugó el jueves su último partido con la camiseta del Madrid. Operación NBA en marcha. La próxima semana viaja a EEUU.

 

non-fluent Spanish speaker translation: Mirotic has played his last game for Madrid, and he heads to the USA next week.

 

@blasondamadrid: Real Madrid (2). Como contó Fernando Ruiz (@fernan_ruiz), Mirotic tenía tomada la decisión hace semanas. El club recibirá 2,5 millones.

 

Mirotic had decided this weeks ago. Madrid gets 2.5 million.

 

There are more tweets, but the gist of it is that Mirotic is ready to go to the NBA right now, and he will come pretty much no matter what the Bulls are paying.

They had a falling out and the buy-out doesn't have to be paid immediately either, so Bulls could do some unique structuring here. Everyone presumably wondered if the full MLE would even be enough but he'd be a partial MLE, most likely.

 

If his and Dougie McBuckets games can translate into the NBA, this team, even before they add anything else, will be a really fun to watch.

People will need to temper expectations. He is still a rookie in this league and will still be very young and raw.

People will need to temper expectations. He is still a rookie in this league and will still be very young and raw.

 

The Bulls need two thing from McDermott. Hit open shots, and not f*** them on defense.

The Bulls need two thing from McDermott. Hit open shots, and not f*** them on defense.

I was referring to Nikoli but agree with Doug too. It seems that everyone has this really high expectations for Nik in his rookie year, probably too high and completely unrealistic.

I was referring to Nikoli but agree with Doug too. It seems that everyone has this really high expectations for Nik in his rookie year, probably too high and completely unrealistic.

 

If the roster stays pretty close to intact (ie both Taj and Noah are back), he will be coming off of the bench and playing back ups minutes. That is a good situation to come into, with those guys in front of you. Get your 15-20 minutes at night at the 4/5 and learn the game against two of the hardest workers in basketball during practice.