Source: Bulls have Boozer if they want him?

tenritsu · Post #41 » by **tenritsu** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:10 pm

Seriously Doug, you are a lighthouse of awesome.

boogydown · Post #42 » by **boogydown** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:11 pm

Like I said from the beginning

Dwayne Wade
Wade wants to resign in Miami, but has a chance of weighing his options IF Bosh decides to go elsewhere. At this point, I am confident that if Bosh or Lebron do not sign with Miami, Wade is gone.

Chris Bosh
Bosh first choice is Miami, but he is waiting on Lebron. If Lebron signs in Chicago, he may go to Chicago. While Wade is trying hard, it should be obvious that Bosh isn't going to win with Bosh/Wade VS Rose/Deng/Lebron/Noah/Boozer.

If Lebron signs somewhere else, Bosh is going to go to Miami. That would then force Wade to consider other options.

Bosh however has not guaranteed to sign in Chicago yet even if the Bulls land Lebron. The Bulls backup plan is Carlos Boozer (originally thought it maybe both Boozer or Lee but now it appears to be just Boozer) which they can now present to Lebron that he will have a guaranteed big man next to him. Chicago Management will be presenting this to Lebron shortly.

Amare Stoudemire and David Lee
In the meantime, it appears as if Amare has been filtered out, and my best guess is Lee will then end up going to New Jersey.

Future Is All On Lebron
The decision and the future is now up to Lebron as I think it's clear now the 3 scenarios that will happening in Chicago are

Scenario 1: Lebron agrees, Bosh then chooses Chicago over Miami (doubtful)

Scenario 2: Lebron agrees, Boozer then automatically signs as he has already agreed to (all on Lebron)

Scenario 3: Lebron goes elsewhere, Boozer then signs with Chicago. Work on smaller names free agents, absorbing contracts (Mello, Paul), or possibly wait until next year.

The Ultimate Plan
Chicago is wanting to be the last to interview Lebron because of the following reasons.

1). They have a major plan, and do not want to disclose it to other teams.
2). Once the plan is revealed, they want Lebron to make a decision on the spot. If Lebron looks edgy about it, the Bulls should know Lebron may not be interested.
3). The Bulls have the edge in that they are the last to present, and Lebron will mostly remember what the Bulls said rather than the rest of the teams.

Anyone disagree?

Post #43 » by **HomoSapien** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:12 pm

So the question is, does Lebron want to play with Boozer?

boogydown · Post #44 » by **boogydown** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:14 pm

HomoSapien wrote:So the question is, does Lebron want to play with Boozer?

We will know soon.

I think Lebron would consider it, but of course would prefer Bosh.

Godzilla039 · Post #45 » by **Godzilla039** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:14 pm

HomoSapien wrote:So the question is, does Lebron want to play with Boozer?

ESPN's ticker said that he'd be open to it.

randybrown · Post #46 » by **randybrown** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:15 pm

The ROY wrote:What's his max?

Noah : 11ppg/11rpg
Boozer : 19ppg/11rpg

i think approx 30% of the cap

Flames24Rulz · Post #47 » by **Flames24Rulz** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:16 pm

Awesome, awesome, awesome.

jump · Post #48 » by **jump** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:17 pm

ThirtyThree wrote:So we have Boozer's word?

Goulet.

The Force. · Post #49 » by **The Force.** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:18 pm

Rose/Bron/Boozer/Noah = instant death for the eastern conference. No team could beat that lineup in 7 games. It's scientifically impossible.

Cuernos1 · Post #50 » by **Cuernos1** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:19 pm

Didn't this guy bailed out on us last time? I think it was him....not sure

Godzilla039 · Post #51 » by **Godzilla039** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:19 pm

Time to overreact ..

With the news that Bulls are meeting with Wade twice, along with us meeting Bron last, what if we offered a S&T for Boozer, then signed Bron and Wade??

*Back to reality*

Magilla_Gorilla · Post #52 » by **Magilla_Gorilla** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:20 pm

jump wrote:
ThirtyThree wrote:So we have Boozer's word?

Goulet.

lol... jump, yours was almost as good as 33's.

sporadiclee · Post #53 » by **sporadiclee** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:20 pm

Great news. I think Boozer is the most underrated free agent out there.

Legendary 33 · Post #54 » by **Legendary 33** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:21 pm

CARLOS

jump · Post #55 » by **jump** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:21 pm

Magilla_Gorilla wrote:
jump wrote:
ThirtyThree wrote:So we have Boozer's word?

Goulet.

lol... jump, yours was almost as good as 33's.

Thanks for noticing.

Captain Klank · Post #56 » by **Captain Klank** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:24 pm

Wow. Things are finally heating up. This is getting exciting.

SHO'NUFF · Post #57 » by **SHO'NUFF** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:24 pm

umfan83 · Post #58 » by **umfan83** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:26 pm

I have a little skepticism....

What player would basically commit to a team without the team fully committing to you.

What if you left an interview saying "Hey I'll take this job if you want it" and they respond "OK, well we really like you were just going to talk to another canidate that we like a little more and make sure we can't get them, then we'll get back to you"

I guess it could be plausible if they made it clear "Hey Booz, we love you. You are our number 1 choice at PF over Bosh and Amare and Lee. But our offseason number 1 choice is LeBron. I'm sure you can understand that. We have a pretty big meeting with him tomorrow, and we've gotten signals from his camp that he's really open to playing with you, as I'm sure you've spoken to him about it before. We just need to have our sitdown with him and get his ok, and once we do that, you're our man. Is that cool with you?"

drosEshe · Post #59 » by **drosEshe** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:27 pm

i dont like him on my NBA2K10, he is not explosive.

but in real, its a good news that we have sum1 who is ready to get onboard.

how is his defense compare to AMARE? is he an efficient on offense?

SlimD235 · Post #60 » by **SlimD235** » Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:28 pm

I'm excited that the Bulls will finally get a legit PF. We haven't had one of those since Antonio Davis!