Folks are so f***ed up it's not funny. The plan with the Bulls was to have Brand/Artest, then sign T-Mac, Jones, or Duncan. That way you've got you're big 3 to build on.
When they couldn't get any of the big 3 free agents, and word got around that Brand wouldn't resign here due to his agent having trouble with the Bulls, it was decided to scrap it all.
Really folks, what's done is done. Stop b****ing about it.