johnnyvann840 wrote:Wonderboy5 wrote:Am2626 wrote:
I would be perfectly fine with drafting Cade or Suggs and keeping Sato. If they are not ready to start then start Sato and bring them off the bench. Use FA to sign the best player they can get.
If Sato is on this team next year, the offseason was a failure.
Sato was solid this season for the Bulls. He was efficient with a .610 TS%, shot .514 from the field, .356 from 3 pt and .858 from the FT line, averaged 12.3 pts, 4 rebounds and nearly 8 assists per 36 minutes with only 2.6 TO's. He was a plus positive impact player with solid on/off numbers. That is a quality bench piece on any team. I think the Bulls should keep him around especially at the value contract he is on.
Sato is such a disappointment because you can tell he has the skills to be a good starter, but for whatever reason is allergic to being more than a 4th option scorer. That said, he's paid to be a 7th man, and when paired with Thad (which was the key), he was very good. That pairing lost their effectiveness when Zach and Vuc are on the floor because they both go back to being distributor-only guys.
