Found this at ESPN:

Signs of life lately. I caught the Bulls in person recently and it's astonishing that they aren't good or even half-decent. Of all the lousy coaching hirings recently (Terry Porter, P.J. Carlesimo, Michael Curry, Sam Vincent, Reggie Theus, Marc Iavaroni), what's funny is Vinny Del Negro was by far the worst. It's even scarier in person when you're sitting behind the Bulls' bench; I know a reader once compared Vinny's coaching to Shooter's taking over Hickory High that first time, but actually, it's more like watching an old person getting ready to go through a metal detector at an airport. Just complete confusion and panic and a lot of stopping and starting and glancing around. I feel bad even making fun of it. Let's just move on.

For the whole article click here:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/st ... ons/090212

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This recent semi success and better play of Noah and Thomas scares the shit out of me! Pax is going to think these guys are developing and wont trade them.

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no, pax isnt stupid. he knows why those two suddenly look good. he know why ANYONE on this team suddenly looks good. just remember- it all starts with #1.

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More and more Im beginning to disagree with this. In fact, hes borderline retarded as a GM. He lucked into the Derrick Rose pick. I havent seen much basketball this season but Vinny does appear to be overmatched as a coach and Simmons knows the NBA very well and I trust his opinion on this. Hopefully Rose doesnt save Pax and Vinnys jobs much longer.

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Well, RFDC, we give each other tons of shit, but I'll thank you for this link. I think I'll start reading Simmons regularly. I liked the linked article so much that I went back and read some archives, and now I'm starting to get cold feet over the theoretical Stoudemire trade:

This worries me, even though he goes on to say:

It worries me because, even though he seems to have confidence in Stoudemire, there's the theory he posited in this article: specifically, that "Mike D'Antoni [is], the Coors Field of coaches." From the article:

I guess it somewhat works in your favor if he's a bust that his contract is up in 2010; but at the same time, if he's a *great success*, it can hurt you, because now you've given up players and you have to sign one of your own to a max contract during one of the greatest free agent years possibly of all time.

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Glad you enjoyed it Matt. I have enjoyed Simmons.

I am worried about the Amare deal as well.

But then again, can it be much worse that what we got? Might as well roll the dice and see if Amare and Rose can get the job done.

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IMO it has nothing to do with trading Tyrus. I am more than willing to trade him or any of the losers on this team other than Rose.

My fear is that Amare isn't really as good as some may think, and maybe we would be better served going in another direction.

But if Pax pulls the trigger on Amare, I will be good with it. They have to do something.

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Totally agree.

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Man what is this world coming to

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You better duck and cover guys, 'cause I'm with you both.

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Slow down there killer. Im not convinced Amare can be the 2nd best player on a title team. His defense is terrible and Nash helps create alot of his buckets. He's definitely one of the best low post scorers when he wants to be, and a good but not great rebounder, and hes never shown a consistent commitment to defense. Basically he seems like a more athletic Carlos Boozer.

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sports brings people together. except cubs and sox fans.

I really dont see whatever it is you are seeing. When has Amare ever played great defense against Duncan? Hes played great offensively against the best in the NBA, but never defensively. Like I've repeated several times his defense has always been horrendous, his footwork is terrible, his timing hasnt improved in six years, and his rotation is non-existent, basocally he doesnt even play team D which you have said he is good at, which I dont get. And all of this is my analysis of him untill this season because I couldnt watch alot of basketball this season, and everyone seems to unanimously agree hes taken a step back this season.

Again, Im not opposed to getting him, but youre crazy if you think he'll be the best player on a championbship team. To me his absolute ceiling is 2nd best player on a title team, and I doubt he'll reach that. His defense has light years to go, his rebounding isnt great, and he doesnt make his teammates better.

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Ive never been on a Bosh bandwagon nor a Ben Gordon bandwagon. Read my post on the other thread. I feel Ive been rehashing the same points over and over again. I respectfully disagree with your assertion that Amare is capable of being an all around dominant player. I wouldnt be opposed to a trade for him however because I agree that everyone not named Rose is expendable.

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You said he could be the best player on a championship team. Excluding the abberation 2004 Pistons, who was the last team to win a title without a dominant all around player?

Also isnt it very clear Rose is already the best player on the team? Unless you are referring to if we get Amare, which again I go back to the fact that Im not nearly convinced he has what it takes to be the 2nd best player on a championship team, especially with the piss poor coaching/management/player development our franchise has shown. He has a long way to go before even reaching that status IMO.

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Wow. LeBron is an extremely talented defender, and also is the best in the NBA besides possibly CP at making his teammates better. Were you serious to imply he is not a very dominant all around player? Also Wade maybe not on Kobes level as a defender, but hes still a very good defender. Much, much better at his position than Amare. And also, again, makes his teammates better and has already proven he can carry a team to a championship(albeit with much help from the refs). Amare will never be in those guys league.

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I consider LeBron an awesome defensive player. Part of that is he brings everything to the table every single night, never takes a night off. Wade is a good defensive player, but mainly hes great at making his teammates better, and his literally unstoppable offensively. Like I said, a top 5 player in the league.

As for the weak East big men, I dont think thats an issue. Any decently coached team will run high screens and backdoor cuts all day on Amare and get guys buckets who arent considered good players. And thats not even taking into account that on the ball he would get scored on often by average players. Hes just a bad defenensive player.

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Yeah this is usually how it went from what I recall. Its been nice to talk sports with people who know what they are talking about. Most of the guys in my company dont know shit about sports, and the few that do dont know alot about the NBA.

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