Bulls are insignificant right now.

[air2300]

Wow.  Taj Gibson.  Just wow.   

14.3 points per game as a 24-year-old junior.

How bad are Blair's knees that this guy gets drafted over him?  Unfuckinbelievable. 

[Slaky]

Coming home to read KD and Andy's tweets (gay, I know) was a nice treat though.

God, the Bulls fucked this up. Morons. And they have to pay these clowns.

[Eli]

Coming home to read KD and Andy's tweets (gay, I know) was a nice treat though.

God, the Bulls fucked this up. Morons. And they have to pay these clowns.

What's even worse is they now have four tweeny 3/4s -- Tyrus, Deng, Gibson and Johnson.  A lot of fans out there are saying that this means they're definitely going to trade Deng or Tyrus, but I don't think most teams draft guys because they might trade an existing player.  No, I think it just means that the Bulls had a shitty, ignorant draft.  If they were just going to draft backup players, I would have rather seen them take Ty Lawson to back up Rose.

Like KD said, how can one of the worst rebounding teams in the NBA pass on the best rebounder in NCAA history?

[PenFoe]

Coming home to read KD and Andy's tweets (gay, I know) was a nice treat though.

God, the Bulls fucked this up. Morons. And they have to pay these clowns.

What's even worse is they now have four tweeny 3/4s -- Tyrus, Deng, Gibson and Johnson.  A lot of fans out there are saying that this means they're definitely going to trade Deng or Tyrus, but I don't think most teams draft guys because they might trade an existing player.  No, I think it just means that the Bulls had a shitty, ignorant draft.  If they were just going to draft backup players, I would have rather seen them take Ty Lawson to back up Rose.

Like KD said, how can one of the worst rebounding teams in the NBA pass on the best rebounder in NCAA history?

The Red Forman era is making me miss the Paxson era.

[Eli]

The Red Forman era is making me miss the Paxson era.

No shit.

One thing Johnson doesn't have is an obvious position on the Bulls. They are already crowded at the forward spots between Luol Deng, John Salmons and Tyrus Thomas.

"That's up to (coach) Vinny (Del Negro) to figure out how he fits in," Forman said with a laugh.

That's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard a GM say.

[Chuck to Chuck]

The Red Forman era is making me miss the Paxson era.

No shit.

One thing Johnson doesn't have is an obvious position on the Bulls. They are already crowded at the forward spots between Luol Deng, John Salmons and Tyrus Thomas.

"That's up to (coach) Vinny (Del Negro) to figure out how he fits in," Forman said with a laugh.

That's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard a GM say.

...so far.

[JD]

Posting again in this thread because the Bulls passed on DeJuan Blair to take a kickboxing, unpolished tweener who can't dribble or shoot.

That sucked.  But Blair is still on the board for the second pick.  Ellington wouldn't be that bad either if the only site I will ever need is to be believed.

Ellington?  That dude won't make it.  He's Jimmy King.

[air2300]

Posting again in this thread because the Bulls passed on DeJuan Blair to take a kickboxing, unpolished tweener who can't dribble or shoot.

That sucked.  But Blair is still on the board for the second pick.  Ellington wouldn't be that bad either if the only site I will ever need is to be believed.

Ellington?  That dude won't make it.  He's Jimmy King.

Ellington wasn't a bad option there.  Much better than Taj Gibson.  His weakness is that he can't create for himself, but with Rose at point guard who can get him open looks, I don't see how this guy wouldn't fit in.  He gives the bulls a shooter off the bench who can knock down some threes and provide scoring. 

[PenFoe]

Randy Brown is broke and auctioning off his 3 title rings.
http://espn.go.com/chicago/columns/blog?post=4111573&name=friedell

Bumping this story for new developments.

The Chicago Bulls announced today that Randy Brown has been hired as Director of Player Development. In accordance with club policy, terms of the contract were not announced.

[Eli]

If you need a distraction from the Cubs while waiting for the Bears to start, here's a GREAT story from Blogabull about how the good NBA teams have to spend money.

The Celtics are going to be taxpayers for the third straight year, but they decided that having Kevin Garnett made it worthwhile. "We won the championship paying a heavy tax,'' principal owner Wyc Grousbeck said. "We had reached the stage where that investment made sense and we are still there today.'' So, too, are the Spurs. "Everyone trying to win a championship is spending. You have no choice,'' said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. "The way it is now, if you're going to compete, you have to spend the big bucks. It's amazing how it has all changed in the last few years.'' All the preseason favorites for the 2010 title (Lakers, Boston, Cleveland, Orlando, San Antonio) have payrolls over the threshold.

http://www.blogabull.com/2009/8/24/1000976/worrying-about-being-a-contender

[Quality Start Machine]

If you need a distraction from the Cubs while waiting for the Bears to start, here's a GREAT story from Blogabull about how the good NBA teams have to spend money.

The Celtics are going to be taxpayers for the third straight year, but they decided that having Kevin Garnett made it worthwhile. "We won the championship paying a heavy tax,'' principal owner Wyc Grousbeck said. "We had reached the stage where that investment made sense and we are still there today.'' So, too, are the Spurs. "Everyone trying to win a championship is spending. You have no choice,'' said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. "The way it is now, if you're going to compete, you have to spend the big bucks. It's amazing how it has all changed in the last few years.'' All the preseason favorites for the 2010 title (Lakers, Boston, Cleveland, Orlando, San Antonio) have payrolls over the threshold.

http://www.blogabull.com/2009/8/24/1000976/worrying-about-being-a-contender

What's the point in having a salary cap if you can overspend it if you can afford the tax?

[Eli]

If you need a distraction from the Cubs while waiting for the Bears to start, here's a GREAT story from Blogabull about how the good NBA teams have to spend money.

The Celtics are going to be taxpayers for the third straight year, but they decided that having Kevin Garnett made it worthwhile. "We won the championship paying a heavy tax,'' principal owner Wyc Grousbeck said. "We had reached the stage where that investment made sense and we are still there today.'' So, too, are the Spurs. "Everyone trying to win a championship is spending. You have no choice,'' said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. "The way it is now, if you're going to compete, you have to spend the big bucks. It's amazing how it has all changed in the last few years.'' All the preseason favorites for the 2010 title (Lakers, Boston, Cleveland, Orlando, San Antonio) have payrolls over the threshold.

http://www.blogabull.com/2009/8/24/1000976/worrying-about-being-a-contender

What's the point in having a salary cap if you can overspend it if you can afford the tax?

I guess it's because not all owners who can afford to go into the tax go into it.  Like Jerry Reinsdorf.

[Quality Start Machine]

If you need a distraction from the Cubs while waiting for the Bears to start, here's a GREAT story from Blogabull about how the good NBA teams have to spend money.

The Celtics are going to be taxpayers for the third straight year, but they decided that having Kevin Garnett made it worthwhile. "We won the championship paying a heavy tax,'' principal owner Wyc Grousbeck said. "We had reached the stage where that investment made sense and we are still there today.'' So, too, are the Spurs. "Everyone trying to win a championship is spending. You have no choice,'' said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. "The way it is now, if you're going to compete, you have to spend the big bucks. It's amazing how it has all changed in the last few years.'' All the preseason favorites for the 2010 title (Lakers, Boston, Cleveland, Orlando, San Antonio) have payrolls over the threshold.

http://www.blogabull.com/2009/8/24/1000976/worrying-about-being-a-contender

What's the point in having a salary cap if you can overspend it if you can afford the tax?

I guess it's because not all owners who can afford to go into the tax go into it.  Like Jerry Reinsdorf.

So owners that want to spend money can, and those who don't want to, don't. Again, what's the point in having a cap?

[TDubbs]

If you need a distraction from the Cubs while waiting for the Bears to start, here's a GREAT story from Blogabull about how the good NBA teams have to spend money.

The Celtics are going to be taxpayers for the third straight year, but they decided that having Kevin Garnett made it worthwhile. "We won the championship paying a heavy tax,'' principal owner Wyc Grousbeck said. "We had reached the stage where that investment made sense and we are still there today.'' So, too, are the Spurs. "Everyone trying to win a championship is spending. You have no choice,'' said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. "The way it is now, if you're going to compete, you have to spend the big bucks. It's amazing how it has all changed in the last few years.'' All the preseason favorites for the 2010 title (Lakers, Boston, Cleveland, Orlando, San Antonio) have payrolls over the threshold.

http://www.blogabull.com/2009/8/24/1000976/worrying-about-being-a-contender

What's the point in having a salary cap if you can overspend it if you can afford the tax?

I guess it's because not all owners who can afford to go into the tax go into it.  Like Jerry Reinsdorf.

So owners that want to spend money can, and those who don't want to, don't. Again, what's the point in having a cap?

To keep people like you from watching and commenting in this thread.  It's not working, obviously.

[Chuck to Chuck]

So owners that want to spend money can, and those who don't want to, don't. Again, what's the point in having a cap?

To give an out for those that don't when it comes to contract negotiations.  "I know you want a raise, but I'm up against that darn cap.  Lucky for me, notsomuch for you."

Salary caps are socialist.  Piss on leagues for having them.  Shit on the players for agreeing to them.