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Bandit King wrote:RSP83 wrote:LateNight wrote:I don’t know. I don’t think any of these waived guys will want to play here
I think tank is the best way to save the season.
Tanking doesn't help either the Magic have our draft pick!
League Circles wrote:DuckIII wrote:bullsaficianado wrote:Why not with Russ it's not like this team is over performing this season or what not. I like his game and he is a good fit with the Bulls.
I hate his game and think he’s a terrible fit. But I’d still do it.
What a hilariously truthful way to put it lol. I love Russ as an athlete, think he's a pretty cool person, but don't think he plays much of a winning style and isn't a good skillset fit here. But like you, I'd do it anyway. Either it surprisingly improves us a little bit if we can have a fun end to the season with a little bit of playoff action or perhaps even more likely he actively makes us worse and makes the need for real changes more glaring.
At the end of the day I have conceited that Caruso and Ayo and Coby are not point guards and should not be guys with the ball in their hands that much.
That leaves Russ versus Lavine and Dragic. I think you can know that Russ kind of sucks and still logically believe that he's better as your primary ball handler than Zach due to agression and passing ability, and better than Dragic due to defense and finishing ability.
I know Westbrook's defense has declined over the years but is it safe to say that it's still better than Dragic and probably better than Zach on opposing point guards?
LateNight wrote:I don’t know. I don’t think any of these waived guys will want to play here
nekorajo wrote:LateNight wrote:I don’t know. I don’t think any of these waived guys will want to play here
Agreed. People are talking like the Bulls would be doing Russ a favor by bringing him to Chicago. That's bs. The 9 time Allstar would be honoring us with his presence.
Little Nathan wrote:Can't really think of a worse fit with this team than Russ. Inefficient, non-shooting turnover machine who takes the ball away from Zach and DeMar? Hell yeah!
Since the season is effectively over, I don't care. But if Ak truly believe Russ helps this team...oof.
biggestbullsfan wrote:It seems most of the sentiment around Russ is we can’t get much worse than what we are. And i agree. No one thinks Russ is fixing our issues. We had a trade deadline come and go without addressing it. At least it’s adding something we don’t have. How that works out remains to be seen but I’ll definitely tune in more.
At minimum, maybe he can help us from collapsing in every second half like we currently do.
RSP83 wrote:Bandit King wrote:RSP83 wrote:
I think tank is the best way to save the season.
Tanking doesn't help either the Magic have our draft pick!
The only way to increase our chance to get the top 4 pick is by going 0-26 the rest of the way.
greenwing wrote:Danny Green signing with the Cavs is a good example of a player signing with a team to showcase his skills. Granted, he has three rings so he does not necessarily need to ring chase. But he's joining a roster with a puncher's chance of winning and looking for a team he could potentially stay with come this offseason. I think for the Westbrook naysayers who are saying that we can't contend so he should look elsewhere, the Green signing is a good example of why he would potentially consider us. Not saying that he's definitely coming here, but we are certainly a possible destination.
For record, for all the hate that the front office has gotten, we have been a destination since AKME took over. They convinced DeRozan, Ball, Caruso, Drummond and Dragic to come here. The only free agent that we courted that was publicly reported that didn't come here is Danilo Gallinari who chose Boston over us. The track record is there that they can convince guys to come. Outside of Gasol, it's hard to think of any quality free agents that chose us under the Paxson/Forman years. Most of the guys that came were second tier or guys we went after as secondary options after missing out on the big fish. Now you can certainly argue that the Vucevic and Markkanen trades may not have been good in hindsight or that drafting Williams high may have been a mistake, but in terms of convincing free agents to come to Chicago they have been pretty solid thus far.
Red8911 wrote:greenwing wrote:Danny Green signing with the Cavs is a good example of a player signing with a team to showcase his skills. Granted, he has three rings so he does not necessarily need to ring chase. But he's joining a roster with a puncher's chance of winning and looking for a team he could potentially stay with come this offseason. I think for the Westbrook naysayers who are saying that we can't contend so he should look elsewhere, the Green signing is a good example of why he would potentially consider us. Not saying that he's definitely coming here, but we are certainly a possible destination.
For record, for all the hate that the front office has gotten, we have been a destination since AKME took over. They convinced DeRozan, Ball, Caruso, Drummond and Dragic to come here. The only free agent that we courted that was publicly reported that didn't come here is Danilo Gallinari who chose Boston over us. The track record is there that they can convince guys to come. Outside of Gasol, it's hard to think of any quality free agents that chose us under the Paxson/Forman years. Most of the guys that came were second tier or guys we went after as secondary options after missing out on the big fish. Now you can certainly argue that the Vucevic and Markkanen trades may not have been good in hindsight or that drafting Williams high may have been a mistake, but in terms of convincing free agents to come to Chicago they have been pretty solid thus far.
Yup they have done a good job so far and as you said brought in names that Pax never did and he was here a lot longer. Even if AK convinces Russ to come here over Miami or the Clippers then that would be impressive despite Russ not being the player he once was.It’s proves that this front office is capable of bringing in talent. Let’s first see if they do indeed get him though.
AshyLarrysDiaper wrote:My motivation to sign Westbrook has waned these last couple days. I don’t want to catch lightning in a bottle. This team isn’t worth it. Better to keep losing - which Russ might’ve contributed to anyway - and maximize our chances of keeping the pick.
Worst case scenario is that we hand Orlando a pick in the 5-7 range, and the awful optics mean AK is held accountable.
coldfish wrote:Zach should file a complaint. Some of those non calls were battery complaints.
Stratmaster wrote:Will Perdue says asinine things, and his pants are way too short.
sco wrote: New Orleans has to be one of the, if not THE hardest city to eat healthy. I think they fry the water.
Still, a source close to the situation wouldn’t totally dismiss a buyout after the dust settled on the new rosters after a crazy trade deadline. It figures to be a very crowded buyout market — especially for point guards — which theoretically diminishes Rose’s chances of finding another team. Russell Westbrook, John Wall, Patrick Beverly and Reggie Jackson are all expected to agree to buyouts, if they haven’t already, with their respective teams.
“I haven’t even thought about it. I haven’t thought about it,” Rose said. “Normally around that time, the ball is in their court. So basically, you’re getting directions from other people to tell you where to go or what your next job is.”
ThreeYearPlan wrote:Bulls fans defend HomoSapien more than Rose.