soxsoxsoxsox Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 YAY WE GOT WAIDS wtf are we doing lel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/why-dwyan...-031027726.html Very good article on why Wade pretty much had no choice left but to leave the Heat...Riley now gambling everything on Whiteside and Winslow as the future (points out how they were pretty cold-blooded dealing with Alonzo Mourning as well at the end of his first run with the team). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Jul 7, 2016 -> 12:39 AM) YAY WE GOT WAIDS wtf are we doing lel Setting us up for next year's free agency I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Westbrook "put off" by Durant's season-long friendship with rival Draymond Green https://www.yahoo.com/news/russell-westbroo...-232006231.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 7, 2016 -> 07:15 AM) Westbrook "put off" by Durant's season-long friendship with rival Draymond Green https://www.yahoo.com/news/russell-westbroo...-232006231.html Yes and I read somewhere Durant didn't like the fact Westbrook and other "guards" on the team couldn't free him for open shots. Now had OKC not choked and beaten GS we'd never heard this s***, but ... Anyhow can you imagine the Thunder?? They've gone from a team that would probably make The Finals two of the next three years with Durant and Westbrook to one that now has NO CHANCE of that and in fact will suck once Russell leaves. Amazingly bad luck for OKC. They have a good GM so maybe he can figure something out, but ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Hey everyone! "Dwyane" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 This is obviously a bridge season to the big spending offseason. I'd like to see if Valentine can be a deep threat on this team but I still think they need some shooters as role players moving forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denzel_Valentine 3 pt. percentage went up every year he played...from 28% as a freshman to 44.4% as a senior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/dwyane-wa...-071104214.html Why putting Wade, Rondo and Butler together wasn't the greatest idea in the world..."dollar store superteam" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 lol bulls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Oh man, Jas, you are really setting yourself up for a huge disappointment. Much like in 2010, lots of people will have cap space, and we all know what happened that time. Old man Wade and Riley flopping his rings on the table didn't do much this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 "Dollar Store Superteam" is a good description of the White Sox as well....with Adam Dunn basically playing the role of DWade in 2011. You have a bunch of decent pieces, but, somehow, they don't seem to quite fit together into a cohesive whole. The main difference is that JR seems to feel it's more justified to spend money on an NBA head coach than MLB manager. The two-headed front office team is quite similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Really hope Niko can improve defensively. He can potentially be a real weapon if he can play 30+ minutes a night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Dollar store super team is lame for the Bulls since that's not what they're trying to do (yet). It's especially lame for the Sox considering theyve never done anything even remotely like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shysocks Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Scattered Bulls thoughts: 1. I don't know why anybody is giving this front office the benefit of the doubt. I see the recruiting angle but I have no faith that they'll land anybody. Until then, this is a badly built team. 2. Looking forward to watching Wade cry to the refs while failing to get back on D 75 times a game. 3. At least they're shaking things up and it'll be interesting and different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Niko's per 36 for points the last 2 years has been 19 and 17.....Is it totally ridiculous to think he can actually reach if he did indeed play starter minutes(which would have to coincide with better defense)? Post all star break he shot .445 both overall and from beyond the arc. If he can do that playing starting minutes, with improved defense, what will you then think of this team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 QUOTE (scs787 @ Jul 7, 2016 -> 09:19 AM) Niko's per 36 for points the last 2 years has been 19 and 17.....Is it totally ridiculous to think he can actually reach if he did indeed play starter minutes(which would have to coincide with better defense)? Post all star break he shot .445 both overall and from beyond the arc. If he can do that playing starting minutes, with improved defense, what will you then think of this team? The problem is, he was given the starting job, and he sucked donkey balls. The only reason he didnt play starter minutes in the second half is because of how bad he was with starter minutes in the first half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 So who's #2 now behind the Cavs? 1. Cavs 2. Celtics 3. Raptors 4. Knicks 5. Pistons 6. Bulls 7. Pacers 8. Wizards Everyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Matt Spiegel and Jason Goff brought up an excellent point about this whole thing. Wade has been the biggest detractor in the league about the Bulls "organization". He was one of the guys leading the charge about how they are disloyal because of how they "treated" Michael Jordan and how everything went down in 99. It's a stigma that has faced the Bulls in acquiring free agents. Wade isn't what he used to be but having him as an ally now is beneficial. If the $47 million is the cost to make Chicago a relevant destination again than it's money well spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 6, 2016 -> 08:35 PM) Yes it was a bulls*** hilarious moment from a front office full of them, like when they set out to get younger and more athletic and then signed wade and rondo. Shack wins again! The point is not whether the signing was the correct move; the point is you went on tilt because they pushed back the meeting, claiming they had just botched one of the most important meetings of the year and went on and on about their incompetence. Then like 2 hours later they had a commitment to sign the guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Apparently back in 2010 Wade told Pax he was coming and shook his hand and said he had to go back to the owner of the Heat and tell him face to face. Pax asked him to sign something cementing his commitment. He wouldn't do it. Pax knew he wouldn't be back. I really don't understand this move. How is Wade going to get a max guy to sign? He's 100 in NBA years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 7, 2016 -> 10:12 AM) Apparently back in 2010 Wade told Pax he was coming and shook his hand and said he had to go back to the owner of the Heat and tell him face to face. Pax asked him to sign something cementing his commitment. He wouldn't do it. Pax knew he wouldn't be back. I really don't understand this move. How is Wade going to get a max guy to sign? He's 100 in NBA years. Out of the top guys the one guy next summer Wade may give them a legit shot at is Chris Paul because they are really close. I don't see Wade being a draw for Westbrook and the Bulls aren't getting Curry. If they have even thought that far ahead my guess is they are hoping Wade can recruit CP3 who will then bring Blake Griffin along with him. From a purely basketball standpoint the signing does nothing to help the Bulls get closer to a championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jul 7, 2016 -> 11:21 AM) Out of the top guys the one guy next summer Wade may give them a legit shot at is Chris Paul because they are really close. I don't see Wade being a draw for Westbrook and the Bulls aren't getting Curry. If they have even thought that far ahead my guess is they are hoping Wade can recruit CP3 who will then bring Blake Griffin along with him. From a purely basketball standpoint the signing does nothing to help the Bulls get closer to a championship. And if that fails, Rondo and Boogie are tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 7, 2016 Author Share Posted July 7, 2016 NerdOnTw1tter @Vincent_Ellis56 9m9 minutes ago #Pistons will have to renounce C Joel Anthony, C Cameron Bairstow and PG Steve Blake for C Boban Marjanovic offer sheet. @ESPNSteinLine 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 7, 2016 -> 10:28 AM) And if that fails, Rondo and Boogie are tight. I doubt the mutual second year option for Rondo is in the Bulls' future plans. I would expect that Rondo walks in order to make room for two max contracts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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