There's no way you trade Mirotic unless someone blows us out of the water. It crazy how now that all the ball dominant people are out of the picture he looks comfortable and is able to play his game. I am really liking the rebuild. If only Bobby could of had some self control. I think when Lavine gets back its going to get very interesting at the trade deadline.
Rocky Rosado
Looks like the Bulls will be a playoff team. They are better than a lot teams out there. Rebuild half baked? Niko killing management and fans plans?
William Blanco
So... Niko. It's not just that he's putting up great numbers, but he's playing differently this year. He's much more decisive than I've seen him since his rookie year. He seems much more mature. Did that punch help Niko?
Alejandro Yegros
Is Thibs one of the most overrated coaches?
Mike Sutera
Nwaba. Who knew the Bulls had their own process. Always fun to see hard work pay off and he looks like a reliable end of rotation or better player. Good for him.
I have always been perplexed by the free throw congratulations/hand slapping ritual. Seriously, they are not supposed to be that hard. I couldn't figure out when it started and I would love to see it end.
Greg Young
So, should the offense have been run through Niko the last few years? It's amazing what a veteran can manage on a squad when there are no expectations other than "play hard". I watched Mirotic when he was in Europe, his game was played more in the post than outside the arc- we are seeing some of this action over the last few games.
Mike Burling
Here we go again, too many power forwards and no small forward of note. Once, we hoped that Niko could move over to the Three... No. Foolish thought. Um, any chance that Lauri could show enough mobility
and defense to play that position? Ah, gone are the days when you could count on a Glue-All guy as the Bulls small forward! In any case, who IS in line for the Three? I'm not sure about Denzel.
Peter Toluzzi
Re Denzel – don't count him out yet. He shouldn't start, but could still be a valuable player in spite of his slowness, sort of like Andre Miller. Not sure if we'll have a spot for him going forward, but somebody should.
Art Alenik
How upset is Melo he didn't end up in Houston?
Bob Ding
Regarding Noah: Homesick perhaps? After all, he was in the playoffs under Tom Thibodeau/the Bulls for a spell before running towards NY. Perhaps if he were able to return to Chicago, ( unfortunately untradeable), In my opinion though, it would be nice if the Knicks let go of Joakim.
Kieron Smith
What a slow news day...Pippen trying to say Lebron has surpassed Jordan. Ha. I wouldn't take Lebron in my top 5 if I was to choose 5 players to start an All NBA Team.
Lebron gets a close 2nd to Bird at the Forward position - his athleticism is special but he just isn't reliable enough in big games and in the 4th quarter, including from the free throw line.
Don't know if you noticed by there's a YouTube video out there highlighting Lebron's decisions on defense in last year's finals showing that he still doesn't know certain fundamentals of how to play a certain situation .
Poor coaching yes, but a greater player would have sought out help to improve in all areas of his game by now.
Top 5 Players to build a team with:
1. Wilt (For scoring & defense) - 4 or 5 Position
2. Kareem (Lots of scoring - still can defend too. 4 or 5 position
3. Larry Bird - very clutch shooter, all around playmaker, leader. One of the highest basketball IQs to make the right decision on the court when his team needed.
4. Magic - Can play all five positions. Might still be more clutch than say Lebron.
5. Jordan. Very versatile
Second team:
1. Jerry West or Stockton
2. Oscar Robertson or Kobe
3. Elgin Baylor
4. Bill Russell or Tim Duncan
5. Hakeem, Shaq or Moses Malone
LongGiang Le
I'm so sick of this disrespect. How many games do the Bulls have to win before people understand that they are a serious title contender now that Niko is back?
Joe Guest
Sam: Five?