Bulls only team not to adjust Roster - Good or Bad

[Wont PerDont]

seems hindsight will still always be 20/20

C'mon, the Afflalo thing isn't a case of 20/20 hindsight. Even with everybody healthy he is a starting wing on this team.

[TheStig]

I don't think Taj Gibson is the hot commodity everyone here makes him out to be. He's a good solid big on a reasonable contract but he's older and not an upgrade over most starters. PF is pretty deep.

He'd have to go to a contending team or a team looking to go into contending status. And at that, you're only getting an expiring and late first for him.

I don't see the fantasies of trading him for a young wing like Ross or Barnes coming true.

And I know Denver wouldn't have done Taj for Afflalo. They wanted picks and young players. It would have had to been MDJ, Snell and a 1st.

[Concept Coop]

Imagine what the team would look like if the FO made the roster moves that this board annually damns them for not making. All the Mayos, Beasleys, Rudy Fernandezes, Kevin Martins, Ben Gordons, Mashawn Brookses...

And imagine how hard it would be to read threads like this if we didn't have one of the better front offices in the league. Ugh.

[jumpmanjay]

Imagine what the team would look like if the FO made the roster moves that this board annually damns them for not making. All the Mayos, Beasleys, Rudy Fernandezes, Kevin Martins, Ben Gordons, Mashawn Brookses...

And imagine how hard it would be to read threads like this if we didn't have one of the better front offices in the league. Ugh.

It's only letting me like this one time.

I would like this 1,000 times if it would let me.

[ATRAIN53]

They have really said all year they like this team and they like their depth.

I didn't expect any big moves. I think they would have brought in Nate if they had gotten word the Rose injury was worse than it appears to be.

I think we would have taken in a Ray Allen if he said he wanted to be here.

[kingkirk]

How's that going to work? We can't keep even 4 starters on the court at the same time.

How is anything going to work if that is going to be the case? May as well do nothing then.

[poolshark52]

I wonder if we could have gotten J.R. Smith and Shumpert for Taj? Seeing the impact they have had on the cavs, and our need at those spots, I have to wonder if we might have been just as successful as the Cavs. When J.R. is into the game and surrounded by strong vets, he actually plays pretty well.

[poolshark52]

I wonder if we could have gotten J.R. Smith and Shumpert for Taj? Seeing the impact they have had on the cavs, and our need at those spots, I have to wonder if we might have been just as successful as the Cavs. When J.R. is into the game and surrounded by strong vets, he actually plays pretty well.

[errisal]

So wait your complaint and this thread boils down to us not signing a ten day contract guy at some point this season?

This is one thing that baffles me about this board. I have never seen such anger over end of the bench guys.

It's not just about end of the bench guys, it's about replacing guys that aren't holding their own. There should have been an upgrade over Dunleavy and Kirk at the very least. It was clear that the backup PG and backup SF position was terrible. It was also clear that a more viable 3rd Center was needed. Taj and Noah both suffered multiple ankle injuries and Pau is 34 years old.

[errisal]

At the very least you know McGee will be a presence in the low post defensively if nothing else.

I guess if he ever got into the game, then again would his attitude/play actually cause the players around him to play worse? He's a gamble but Chicago has more then enough in front of him, had Chicago moved one of it's 4 quality bigs then he'd make sense.

Taj is out, Noah is gimby and Pau needs to rest. When Naz has to come off the bench then you know you clearly are in need of a 3rd C who can give you defensive presence at the very least. Say what you want but having a shot blocker in the middle helps the guards. Let's not forget that our guards are seemingly the worst when it comes to keeping their man out of the lane.

[ADDinChicago]

I wonder if we could have gotten J.R. Smith and Shumpert for Taj? Seeing the impact they have had on the cavs, and our need at those spots, I have to wonder if we might have been just as successful as the Cavs. When J.R. is into the game and surrounded by strong vets, he actually plays pretty well.

Thibs would have killed J.R. Smith & Pax didn't want anything to do with him when the Bulls got him for Tyson Chandler & wouldn't want anything to do with him now. He fits in Cleveland. He sorta fit in NY. He doesn't fit many places and isn't the kind of player the Bulls would touch. It's a different culture in Cleveland.

And as for the Knicks, they have a loaded frontcourt (even more so at the time of the trade) and had no place for Taj. Phil Jackson is also trying to dump salary off the roster for 2016 and not add to it.

We didn't have the pieces, nor the want for J.R. Smith.

[FreakMaster]

It might be a little late to mess with the roster, but I would still consider adding JaVale McGee to the lineup. It's somewhat offensive to label him as a problem based on his highlights on Shaqtin the Fool. He is a defensive force who can grab rebounds both offensive and defensive. At 27 yrs old he is not the same kid at he was @ 19 or 20, and if he was to join the Bulls would be playing around some seasoned vets and a no nonsense coach who could bring the best out of him.

As far as roster adjustments, I would bring Derrick Rose off of the bench once he is able play with the team for the playoffs. Derrick Rose plays better in spurts for the team, and he has missed so much time that to start him or give him starters mins would hurt the continuity of the team. He plays best when he plays under 30 mpg. Let AB continue to start, use Rose as his backup.

[Axl Rose]

It might be a little late to mess with the roster, but I would still consider adding JaVale McGee to the lineup. It's somewhat offensive to label him as a problem based on his highlights on Shaqtin the Fool. He is a defensive force who can grab rebounds both offensive and defensive. At 27 yrs old he is not the same kid at he was @ 19 or 20, and if he was to join the Bulls would be playing around some seasoned vets and a no nonsense coach who could bring the best out of him.

As far as roster adjustments, I would bring Derrick Rose off of the bench once he is able play with the team for the playoffs. Derrick Rose plays better in spurts for the team, and he has missed so much time that to start him or give him starters mins would hurt the continuity of the team. He plays best when he plays under 30 mpg. Let AB continue to start, use Rose as his backup.

no way Rose is coming off the bench (to back up a minimum player at that)

besides i don't know what continuity there is

folks have been in and out of the lineup and we're like .500 or worse since Rose got hurt