Sing with me. "Tank the season to be jolly, fa la la la la la la la la" With Rose being done, other key players banged up and their pathetic season thus far, it makes no sense to try to be competitive this year. East may be weak but this team just doesn't have it to compete with the Pacers or the Heat this season. Let the young guys like Teague and Snell play more and get them ready for the long haul!
Jay Choi
I think we need not to give up on Teague. True, his game is a mess right now. But he’s an under-coached kid – a prime example of leaving school too soon. At the same time, he has athleticism and blinding speed. He is a long-term project, no doubt. But if the coaching staff has the patience to teach him, it may pay off big-time in 2-3 years. Too bad he’s not more help right now. But we expected to have Rose back, and plenty of time for Teague to develop.
Art Alenik
I'm kind of wondering at this point, as a life long/die-hard Bulls fan, this has to be the most depressed I've been about the team in a long time. I'm still watching every game, yelling at the TV, and supporting them like crazy, but I've lost some motivation. Last year, I understood that Derrick was going to come back and be more of a beast and we would the hope of winning a championship. This year, everything with Derrick's injury happened so quickly, and suddenly we lost all hope of a great season and our future is very uncertain. With that being said, what can we Bulls fans use as motivation for this season to support the Bulls?
Elbron Odisho
What do you think it will take for the Nets to fire Jason Kidd this year, or do you think he is untouchable?
Megan Wong
The issue is that I cannot understand why a team that the one day performs as a contender team, the next day is defeated by an average or below average team. We have defeated the Heat, the Knicks (3 times), the Celtics, Brooklyn, the Hawks (by 39 points)... all of them Eastern Conference contenders, and then we got beaten by the Hornets, the Bobcats!!!, the Suns, the Bucks. Why do you think this happens? Is it that the margin/difference between top and bottom teams is not that great at the moment or is it something else? I have seen Noah mentioning in a few occasions about lack of concentration in some games, and I believe this might be the issue. Furthermore, most of these defeats came in the United Center and makes me wonder if homecourt advantage is not that important in NBA as it is in Europe.
Stefanos Panayiotides
What kind of draft pick can the Bulls expect to get if they keep losing? How much better would it be if they finished towards the bottom as opposed to middle of the league?
Yarko Ralko
How many wins do you see the 8th seed in the East getting?
Gorav Raheja
If the Bulls do amnesty Boozer this next offseason and are able to bring over Mirotic, do you see him coming off the bench with Taj starting or the other way around? Or if they let Deng walk as well, do you see him and Taj starting with Mirotic playing the 3?
Justin Swiercz
I hate to say it, but the Bulls have more to gain by losing now. It will be hard to miss the playoffs in the pathetic East, but the Bulls are doing a great job competing for the #1 pick. They’ve only won 8 games and 6 of them were with Rose. The Bulls are 3 wins better than Milwaukee and Utah, the worst teams in the entire league. Both Milwaukee and Utah have beaten the Bulls this season. Getting healthy will help, but Deng and Noah have played for most of these recent losses. Butler back only helps, but it’s clear that this Bulls team is one Deng-Boozer-Noah trade away from being amongst the worst 3 teams in the league – guaranteed.
Bob Mestjian
Who says no: Joakim Noah to Portland for Robin Lopez, CJ McCullum, and a future No 1 unprotected.
Andrew David
Do you think the D.J. Augustin signing means Kirk or Teague gets traded? He was god awful last year for the Pacers so [I'm] not really sure what the point of picking up a 4th below average poing guard is.
Bill Habibi
Does Kobe still want to play with Deng? And Kobe still doesn't really care for Gasol either, right? And is Nash done Deng and Boozer for Gasol and Nash. Or Gasol and Kaman/Meeks package if not.
Mike Kaye
I just wanted to write in and show my support for the team. They're extremely depleted right now and understandably struggling missing Derrick, Luol and Jimmy. I'm sure they're pretty upset at how they're performing, but I'm not. They'll still be a tough team when they get healthy. It's just not our year.
Wesley Davis
What is all this talking about Thibs going to the Knicks? Even if his contract was ending this season, wouldn't it be dumb to leave Rose and Noah to coach a Melo, JR and what remains of Stoudemire?
Cosimo Sarti
I feel the Bulls injuries have more to do with player usage than random chance. Has the topic of player minutes been discussed recently concerning Coach Tibs and Bulls management? Before Deng went down to injury he was averaging more than 38 minutes a game, over 40 minutes after Rose’s injury. This was well above his career average. Hinrich has been averaging over 36 minutes a game since Rose’s injury. The Bulls are only 20 games into the season and already look run down or broken.
John Grim
Wow the fans are really irrational. For me from Portugal the only way for the Bulls to not be on the playoff is if Deng is sitting the entire season along side Rose. And even then, with this so bad East, they might pull an 8th spot. I would love to have Jabari next season but let's not tank a season for a possible luck in the draft.
Rui Dias
Given the horrific states of injuries on Bulls roster how long before we see Tyrus Thomas back in a Bulls uniform? This may or may not be a joke.
Dan Garcia