Post#1111 » by MVP Rose » Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:06 pm
In an ideal world, you can keep Rose, Deng, Noah together. These are your 3 best players, all elite defenders (imo), starting with the superstar, down to the latter two being all-star caliber players. A perfectly constructed team has these 3 at the helm, with a scoring PF as your 2nd option (somebody like LMA would be ideal).
However, in light of Rose's injury, a Deng deal puts the Bulls in a more flexible position down the road, to potentially shed some salary and use that money to invest in an actually feasible 2nd option (assuming GS would absorb his salary, my apologies, I haven't read this entire thread).
I really, really hope the Bulls don't hesitate to pull the guns out and make some significant changes this off-season. The team as currently constructed isn't beating Miami. It's questionable if the team would have beaten Miami this year if they remained healthy, and while the Bulls are poised to lose depth Miami is in a position to add some with the Ray Allen rumors floating around. Not to mention, their big 3 will only get better with more chemistry and experience..I really, really think a significant move is necessary, and when I say 'significant' I'm talking Dwight Howard significant. You NEED a 2nd option to deflect that attention away from your best player. No player in modern era is good enough to single handedly carry a team of Tito's to the promised land without the help of a 2nd star. Heck, it can even be argued that the renowned 04 pistons wouldn't have won the championship without the Hollywood Drama going on between Shaq/Kobe/Phil Jackson and the rest of that mess of a squad that season. Want to point to the Spurs of the last decade as an example? Rose is NOWHERE near prime Duncan as an overall player, and might never be. Not to mention, those teams featured even MORE depth than the current Bulls, BETTER coaching, arguably a top 5 defender of all time, and two extraordinary players in Parker and Manu.
TL;DR summary: Bulls need a 2nd option, desperately. If it means trading Deng, depth, assets, or any combination of these, than so be it. JUMP on the Dwight Howard trade. SELL him on the idea of playing in Chicago. Even if he's hesitant at first, he'll buy into it after a season. Look at Deron Williams, you think he wanted to play in **** New Jersey? He'll more than likely turn down his home-town Mavs to stay in NJ because it'd be PR nightmare to change teams again..