Maybe we should just tank & trade everyone but Rose for 1-year deals and/or picks - with the deep draft we may finally get that 2nd star to go with Rose. Why pay luxury tax if we're not contending? If Thibs goes, who is the best candidate in the market? Sloan?
Abram Bachtiar
I recently moved to Indiana (from Illinois) and was at the Pacers/Bulls game last night. At what point do the Bulls start considering a new coach? Thibs has a great track record with these Bulls, but I have to think that Rose would be even better under someone else. At the game last night against the Pacers, every play Rose brings the ball down, he walks back and forth across the 3pt line, while everyone else watches, and eventually passes it away. It seems like other teams have a much easier time on offense. With Rose, shouldn't it be easier for us? I don't claim to know the solution, but our offense is horrible. Is it time to start looking at new coaches?
Kevin Wisser
For the last three or four years the Bulls have had one player capable of taking his man one on one or creating his own shot. Rose and when he got hurt Nate Robinson. Every other team has 3-4 and ball rotation is much more effective when your shooter is a threat to put the ball on the floor. We don't need another superstar we need a shot of youth and athleticism. The Bulls might come back and win the division, but what happens in the playoffs when defense intensifies and Rose is rendered helpless. Rose is unselfish by nature, only since coming to the Bulls has he been forced to carry the load. The no brainer is to move Deng, although he is a very good player he is not talented enough to be a second fiddle. By the way you could have traded Teague after summer league for a 2nd round pick just to get his contract off the books, but instead you keep him sign James when you desperately need a big man. The front office is having delusions of grandeur your not winning with that team. I guarantee you if you offered Deng for Gay Toronto they jump at it, who cares how much he's owed he automatically becomes the second best player and the Bulls become a serious threat. Deng to Denver for Chandler and Randolph throw in the Charlotte pick. Why sit around and watch it crumble, reminds me of the Cubs after they lost to the Marlins. They came back with limited changes and didn't make the playoffs.
Maceo Ellison
I think we should trade Mike Dunleavy. In the preseason, he was missing shots off screens all the time and missing wide open, easy shots. In the regular season, he's still at it.
Wajeeh Khan
I hate to be that guy after another blow out loss to come up with trade ideas but if Paxson and Forman are okay being a third best team than do nothing. If they want to truly win they need to make moves. What about moving Rose to 2 guard and find a true point guard? How about finding a way to get Rondo when he is healthy?
Daniel Crohns
George Karl seems to be enjoying his new “Analyst” role for ESPN. He made a comment after the Bulls got beaten by Indiana that they must make a trade to compete with the likes of Brooklyn, Miami and Indiana. Specifically a shooting guard who can create his own shot. What’s your thought on this? I love Jimmy, however I think his play may have been amplified last year during the playoffs as every game sat on a knife’s edge. He seemed a little shell shocked vs. Indy.
Mike Burling
Is there a point guard in the league with fewer assists per game than Derrick Rose? He has three proven All-Stars and Jimmy Butler, who will most certainly be an All-Star some day, but he does not give them the ball where they can score. Am I the only one who is starting to see some Stephen Marbury in his game? I hope I am wrong, but I don't see a Rose led championship team ever happening.
Michael D Mortenson
My question is why the Chicago Bulls have not gotten Derrick Rose any help, and why is the bench horrible? This can not be a championship or bust season when we do not have a championship team. Let's be honest here the Bulls are not going to beat the Heat or Pacers in the playoffs this year with the team we have right now, but its still time for trades Dunleavy and Mike James can go, Jimmy Butler is good but he should be coming off the bench like Taj Gibson. The Miami opener should have opened eyes, don't get mad at the coach for playing the players too many minutes, when he has no one else to put in the game.
Ashley Manieguri
The team has reverted back to watching (Derrick) again, this is something I felt they would no longer do after last season's success. It appears that we have two problems that can be fixed but won't be easy. First: Derrick has got to trust his teammates again; it appears to me like he is trying too hard to do everything. Second, management has to realize that they need a scorer, on the bench. They will need to invest in more cap tax to acquire this unknown person at this time.
Craig Chandler
Four games have gone by and the fans are already up on the ledge. I'm no expert, but I would have to assume that anyone who takes a year off from anything, is going to have a period of adjustment. On top of that fact you have an entire team of players that have to adjust to Rose, while he is adjusting to them. I really don't think things are as bad as they seem. Let's all recall 1995 and Nick Anderson stripping the ball away from Jordan to eventually knock the Bulls out of the playoffs. As we all know there were brighter days ahead. Maybe this isn't the year for the Bulls. Just the fact that they have a chance should be good enough. It's a shame that the fans are so hard on Derrick, but maybe we finally understand why no stars have ever wanted to come to the Bulls. I don't think any agent is going to want to put his client into a situation where they'll be instantly compared to one of the greatest players to have put on a pair of gym shoes. I worry that Rose will eventually walk, especially if the Bulls can't surround him with enough to win it all. The reason won't be that he isn't loyal, but because the fans in this city won't accept anything but absolute greatness.
David Naber
After watching the Pacers game, I realized that the Bulls don't have a traditional scoring guard on there entire the team. The closest thing to it is Mr. Rose. Why was Goudelock cut? He did very well in preseason.
Paul McCright
What are some similarities and dissimilarities between the 1-3 start this season and the 0-3 start in the 90-91 season?
Tim Johnson
I saw on both Bleacher report and NBA TV that the front office is trying to tell Thibs who to play and decide their player rotation, so just what is the actual story with this?
Richard Meagher
I would like to preface this question by saying I do not believe the Bulls are losing because D Rose is being treated unfairly, or that there is some mass conspiracy to ruin the Bulls because of Jordan. That being said... Can you please tell me in your honest opinion, Do you feel Rose is being treated unfairly by NBA officials? I read an article where a blogger was mocking Thibodeau for saying Rose was possibly too nice and not getting a lot of calls he deserves. Are Bulls fans wrong for expecting Rose to get star treatment because he is I don’t know a superstar. Are we expecting something because other people undeservedly getting it or is this guy being mauled 5-6 times a game without a whistle in sight?
Brian Wendell
That CBA sucks, it deprives team of keeping it intact. [We] should've kept Marco or Nate, we lack a sparkplug of the bench. Maybe its time to try Teague just to have different look.
Rollen Decuzar
I am just wondering if there has ever been an MVP-caliber player on a championship contender who suffered as serious an injury as Rose and missed as much time? I cannot think of an example. Would be interesting to see if any of them were truly able to return to their MVP form. Not saying he won't ever get back there, but maybe we were deceiving ourselves about how long it'll take for Rose to get back into that mental state.
Marc Dadigan
Derrick's struggles to find his timing and rhythm aren't all that shocking considering he went 18 months without playing NBA basketball. My hope is that by January we start to see the Rose we are used to seeing. I'm a little more vexed at what I'm seeing from Noah, last year's team MVP, through 4 games. He seems a bit lost and without his usual passion on both ends of the floor. I'm curious, what was Joakim's offseason like? Did he mostly try to rest that foot in preparation for the season? Obviously he sat out the preseason, so I'm wondering if he's simply coming off a long period of inactivity with respect to basketball related activities. Time to wake up!
Dan Michler
I'm sure you've heard about Stephen A Smith's comments about Derrick leaving once his contract expires if the Bulls don't get him a 1A player. What is your take on that? I know Stephen was in Chicago during the Knicks game and may have heard something. Even though Stephen says it's his opinion, I think something has him saying that.
Argie Grigorakos
So the Bulls haven't gotten off to the best start. But I think it's a little ridiculous how much people overreact. All over the media world Derrick Rose has no help, and the Bulls can't score, etc. I believe this team has a ton of talent. Is this Bulls team really not that good, or do they just need to get into their groove?
Ryan Lyle
In the preseason, much was made of the Bulls installing a new "read and react" offense that is similar to what the Spurs run. Can you elaborate on some of the differences between a "read and react" offense and what they'd run in years past? Do you think that any of their offensive struggles in the first few games are attributable to working in a new system?
Mark Bala
It seems like I keep hearing the Bulls don't have much cap space next summer, but Deng's $14MM comes off, $4MM for Hinrich, maybe $2MM for Nazr, James, Murphy and then if they amnesty Boozer wouldn't they have almost $35MM?
Chris Moore
The longer I witness the outcome of Bulls management's key draft, salary cap management and free agent decisions the more impressed I am. I remember the Bulls had scouts following the key free agents the whole season of the LeBron, Joe Johnson, Bosh, Boozer, Stoudemire, etc., free agency. It appears to me we dodged bullets by not choosing Joe Johnson or Soudemire and Boozer is arguably the best free agent choice from that class outside of LeBron. Our draft picks have been stellar. Asik, Gibson, Butler are unbelievably productive considering they were late first round picks. They aren't perfect but Bull management seems damn close to it.
Bruce Roberts
In watching the offense, it seems that there are new sets that don't seem to be working well. I'm sure it's more of an execution issue but the ball seems more "sticky" this year. Much less reversals to the weak side, but is that by design, execution or Rose rust?
Greg Young
Count me among the people who assumed the Bulls would start the regular season on fire, beating up teams left and right. I also believed starting too fast was not in the Bulls best interest towards the ultimate goal of winning a title. So consider me both surprised and slightly relieved to see the early season struggle. (just 4 games so far, but it has been an undeniable struggle) The relief is because it is near impossible to play at a championship level for 6 months plus playoffs. But the new concern is with Coach Thibs and his ability to handle early adversity. He is already preaching the importance of practice. How many 3 hour practices will he put the Bulls through? How will he be 25 games into the season if the team keeps this pace up? I know this is not the NFL but it is much better to peak in the spring. I worry Thibs will not accept a natural progression and instead ride the team hard now so they win the most games in December.
Ron Goldberg
I’m curious about Omer and this loophole in the CBA. Everything I’m reading has the Rockets trading Omer to New Orleans for Ryan Anderson which as they say in theory helps both teams. However, my question is on the cap hit. What I’m reading is that the cap hit for him this year and next is $8.3 million. According to HoopsHype.com which tracks player salaries, he’s getting just over $5.2 million this year and just under $15 million next year. How does that equate to $8.3? I didn’t major in math in college, but I did minor in it. That’s over $20 million for 2 years which even if you split it evenly that’s $10 million per year. I can sort of understand how Houston can spread the entire salary over the length of the contract, but not how any other team can do that since they didn’t pay him the rest of the salary that equated to that average.
Marc Brauer
Speaking of slow starts for NBA coaches is it time to fire the 76er coach? 3-0 is pretty much exactly what the GM did not want.
Alejandro Yegros