According to Mike McGraw, Aldridge wants the Bulls

jump · Post #941 » by **jump** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:52 am

No way Noah gets traded. If Bulls can get their hands on Asik, they spin him to Portland and keep Noah. He's too central to the personality of this team.

Kingjju4 · Post #942 » by **Kingjju4** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:52 am

aaqubed wrote:
Jimmy Forums wrote:
Kingjju4 wrote:I just saw mike mcgraws twitter say Bulls get Asik, LMA - Portland gets Noah, TRob, 2015 first round pick, Rip Hamilton and Houston gets Bulls TPE, 20th pick, and cap space for DH.

Shenanigans.

To be clear, McGraw was re-tweeting someone else. That's not happening at all. I don't think it's even doable salary-wise, with Noah + Rip going out and Asik + LMA coming in.

You are correct, I missed that originally... It was a re-tweet. However, what if we amnesty Boozer since LMA would be here?

Red Larrivee · Post #943 » by **Red Larrivee** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:52 am

MrFortune3 wrote:you don't key on him and try to game plan around containing LMA. you do on Dirk.

Yes you do. Maybe not to the same degree, but teams do game plan to stop Aldridge. He's one of the best power forwards in the league and a scoring threat.

of course Noah's not a better player than Dirk, but Aldridge isn't Dirk, nor is he in his class of player.

I'm not saying Aldridge is in Dirk's class, I'm saying that just because Noah can be perceived as "doing more," it doesn't mean he's the better player.

Noah isn't a top-3 scoring option on a championship team. He is a starter and a valuable piece. He's a super role player and a damn good one at that. Aldridge at his best could be the Robin to someone's Batman. That's more valuable.

Post #944 » by **fleet** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:52 am

LobosJordan wrote:I would not trade Noah for Aldridge straight up. Pairing them is the only thing that should be considered. And everyone should be available besides Rose and Noah.

that is reasonable. But also unreasonable is the idea floating around this thread that the Bulls should seriously consider trading Deng, Gibson the Charlotte pick and another 1st rounder for friggin Lamarcus Aldridge. I Like LA, but under no circumstances should the Bulls bend over and take it in the culo for him.

red222 · Post #945 » by **red222** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:55 am

fleet wrote:
LobosJordan wrote:I would not trade Noah for Aldridge straight up. Pairing them is the only thing that should be considered. And everyone should be available besides Rose and Noah.

that is reasonable. But also unreasonable is the idea floating around this thread that the Bulls should seriously consider trading Deng, Gibson the Charlotte pick and another 1st rounder for friggin Lamarcus Aldridge. I Like LA, but under no circumstances should the Bulls bend over and take it in the culo for him.

So what do you suggest we do to get better?

bullsnewdynasty · Post #946 » by **bullsnewdynasty** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:55 am

Theoretically if you were building your team to play the Heat, you could probably play LMA at the 5 and Taj at the 4. LMA is big enough to match up against Bosh.

Post #947 » by **kulaz3000** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:57 am

bullsnewdynasty wrote:Theoretically if you were building your team to play the Heat, you could probably play LMA at the 5 and Taj at the 4. LMA is big enough to match up against Bosh.

From what I've read the guy dislikes playing the center position, so much so that they played a 6'8 guy at the center spot so LMA could play his favoured position at power forward.

Unbeata-BULL7 · Post #948 » by **Unbeata-BULL7** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:57 am

bullsnewdynasty wrote:Theoretically if you were building your team to play the Heat, you could probably play LMA at the 5 and Taj at the 4. LMA is big enough to match up against Bosh.

I don't like the idea of sizing down to play the Heat... I wanna use our competitive advantage (bigs) to smash them on the boards and LMA doesn't rebound like Noah/Boozer.

Kingjju4 · Post #949 » by **Kingjju4** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:57 am

fleet wrote:
LobosJordan wrote:I would not trade Noah for Aldridge straight up. Pairing them is the only thing that should be considered. And everyone should be available besides Rose and Noah.

that is reasonable. But also unreasonable is the idea floating around this thread that the Bulls should seriously consider trading Deng, Gibson the Charlotte pick and another 1st rounder for friggin Lamarcus Aldridge. I Like LA, but under no circumstances should the Bulls bend over and take it in the culo for him.

Take it in the cull for Aldridge :lol:

Oh man... I must be getting tired.

Post #950 » by **fleet** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:58 am

red222 wrote:
fleet wrote:
LobosJordan wrote:I would not trade Noah for Aldridge straight up. Pairing them is the only thing that should be considered. And everyone should be available besides Rose and Noah.

that is reasonable. But also unreasonable is the idea floating around this thread that the Bulls should seriously consider trading Deng, Gibson the Charlotte pick and another 1st rounder for friggin Lamarcus Aldridge. I Like LA, but under no circumstances should the Bulls bend over and take it in the culo for him.

So what do you suggest we do to get better?

not massively overpay for new players

ChiCitySPORTS#1 · Post #951 » by **ChiCitySPORTS#1** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:59 am

bullsnewdynasty wrote:Theoretically if you were building your team to play the Heat, you could probably play LMA at the 5 and Taj at the 4. LMA is big enough to match up against Bosh.

I dont really thing thats the bigger problem. Noah can man the paint by himself. No big man in the league covers as much ground as Noah does and thats important when you have guys like Wade/LeBron

Unbeata-BULL7 · Post #952 » by **Unbeata-BULL7** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:59 am

Do people on this board seriously think a Rose/Butler/Deng/Boozer/Noah starting 5 with Hinrich + Taj + #20 pick + Nazr + shooters isn't title worthy?? It's the best friggin team the Bulls have had since 98...

The Bear Jew · Post #953 » by **The Bear Jew** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:59 am

Red Larrivee wrote:I'm not saying Aldridge is in Dirk's class, I'm saying that just because Noah can be perceived as "doing more," it doesn't mean he's the better player.

Noah isn't a top-3 scoring option on a championship team. He is a starter and a valuable piece. He's a super role player and a damn good one at that. Aldridge at his best could be the Robin to someone's Batman. That's more valuable.

Wow. You just called Noah a role player, I don't even know how to respond to that.

Former Roy · Post #954 » by **Former Roy** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:00 am

fleet wrote:
LobosJordan wrote:I would not trade Noah for Aldridge straight up. Pairing them is the only thing that should be considered. And everyone should be available besides Rose and Noah.

that is reasonable. But also unreasonable is the idea floating around this thread that the Bulls should seriously consider trading Deng, Gibson the Charlotte pick and another 1st rounder for friggin Lamarcus Aldridge. I Like LA, but under no circumstances should the Bulls bend over and take it in the culo for him.

But you aren't losing NOAH, MIROTIC or BUTLER in that scenario..

Aldridge / Noah / Mirotic / Butler / Rose

Bulls should win titles TOO out east while Miami does..

Just like the Spurs & LA's yearly tradeoffs...

I wants some more titles man...give this man a #2 NOW if u can...

Red Larrivee · Post #955 » by **Red Larrivee** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:00 am

The Bear Jew wrote:Wow. You just called Noah a role player, I don't even know how to respond to that.

What's wrong with being a roleplayer? Doesn't mean he's Daequan Cook. He's a super role player. Players like Tyson Chandlerand a prime-Marcus Camby are the same thing.

Chitownbulls · Post #956 » by **Chitownbulls** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:01 am

Aldridge is a every year all star in the east....and I mean if we take back asik, u have 1 of the best big defensive young centers in the league.Omer is 7'2 right?

red222 · Post #957 » by **red222** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:02 am

fleet wrote:
red222 wrote:
fleet wrote:that is reasonable. But also unreasonable is the idea floating around this thread that the Bulls should seriously consider trading Deng, Gibson the Charlotte pick and another 1st rounder for friggin Lamarcus Aldridge. I Like LA, but under no circumstances should the Bulls bend over and take it in the culo for him.

So what do you suggest we do to get better?

not massively overpay for new players

good concept and I agree so should we stay in a handling pattern until guys become more attainable?Gibson would be someone I would miss the most and he is still making a lofty 8 million to be a bench player that cant score.

The Bear Jew · Post #958 » by **The Bear Jew** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:02 am

Red Larrivee wrote:
The Bear Jew wrote:Wow. You just called Noah a role player, I don't even know how to respond to that.

What's wrong with being a roleplayer? Doesn't mean he's Daequan Cook. He's a super role player. Players like Tyson Chandlerand a prime-Marcus Camby are the same thing.

You have a weird definition of role player. And when and if the Bulls win a title Noah is entirely capable of being the 3rd best player, maybe even 2nd best if we can grab one next year with this roster. Not a role player, at all.

Former Roy · Post #959 » by **Former Roy** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:03 am

Chitownbulls wrote:Aldridge is a every year all star in the east....and I mean if we take back asik, u have 1 of the best big defensive young centers in the league.Omer is 7'2 right?

With a 7"0 Mirotic coming next season..

Biggest team in the L

Kingjju4 · Post #960 » by **Kingjju4** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:03 am

Unbeata-BULL7 wrote:Do people on this board seriously think a Rose/Butler/Deng/Boozer/Noah starting 5 with Hinrich + Taj + #20 pick + Nazr + shooters isn't title worthy?? It's the best friggin team the Bulls have had since 98...

I don't disagree with you, but 29 teams right now who didn't win the title should be tweaking their teams to get better. Difference in 91-93 or 96-98 is we were winning titles. This team has proved to be good, but it's obvious we need more firepower.