It's almost useless to talk about the coach. All of us except ltg want him gone but there's no chance he's gone before the end of next season.

I'd rather have Rondo than Holiday. Make it clear to Hoiberg he is not to be benched.

Get rid of Mirotic and LaVergne. They're terrible. They do that and I'll be alright with whatever else happens unless they get rid of Butler.

Yeah, unfortunately Hoiberg and GarPax will remain but it's fun to dream I guess. Again, we've got a philosophical disagreement here with regard to playing for now or playing for the future. Rondo is the prototypical "now" player that is not useful to me unless the Bulls can win now. They can't win now, and he's not young enough to grow with the team, so he's useless to me because I don't care about one and done playoff showings like the one this year.

Why the fuck would any free agent want to come to this team?

Money and Jimmy Butler

Darko is right. 2010 was the best time to join. 2015 or whenever was good too. No one of note​ came.

Because something didn't happen 7 years ago means it won't happen next year. Sound logic.

Didn't happen in 2000. Didn't happen in 2010. Didn't happen in 2015. That's three swings and misses on three pitches. No wonder you like the Sox.

I'm assuming on Monday that Gar will play up the Rondo injury. He'll say the Bulls are very much looking forward to the offseason and picking up Rondo's team option is their first priority. There's a number of players they're looking at to select with their pick at #16 that they feel will fit well and grow with their current young CORE. But, they also will take advantage of the increasing salary cap. Rumors are it's going up from $94 million to $102 million next season. They're looking forward to free agency and the amount of cap room they will have. They'll explore all scenarios.

We know that bullshit is coming next week. Only Gar will be at the press conference. Pax won't be there but he'll do an interview with David Schuster next Saturday at 7 am.

Assuming they pick up Rondo's option and Wade opts in (no way he leaves 24 million on the table because he's not getting that elsewhere) and Mirotic + MCW don't come back, they'll have $79.3 million on the books. That's $22.7 million in cap room. They could get creative to create more cap and deal Robin Lopez's $13.8 million contract if they decide to draft a Center.

I know Danny Ainge is touted as the best GM/executive in the game, but if Rondo doesn't get injured, I feel the Celtics would've been bounced out of the 1st round. The Wizards will put up much more of a fight than the Bulls did post-Rondo. And even if the Celtics reach the Conference Finals, they're not getting past the Cavs. If Ainge is so patient with the future of his team (absolutely unwilling to part with his precious Brooklyn picks), why the fuck did he sign a 30 year-old Al Horford to a 4 year/$113 million deal last summer? Sort of like Boozer signing with the Bulls in 2010. Ainge should have waited another season for LeBron to play another 1,000 playoff minutes and have $60 million to play with this offseason. Boston could've signed both Blake Griffin and Gordon Hayward in July.

How about hosting a few viewing parties next season, Walt?

The Bulls held on to Butler too long. He's damaged goods. This is a bottom 10 team next year.

The Bulls held on to Butler too long. He's damaged goods. This is a bottom 10 team next year.

I'll give Freddie Shine Box credit for one thing: while he's not meeting expectations, he's not turning in 13-69 seasons either. Not sure if that counts as praise, but whatever. That being said, I can see the Bulls become a bottom 10 team next year if the players finally revolt against Shine Box's mismanagement and incompetence. That seems inescapable at this point, and hopefully Gar is sent packing as well.

You like the Sox too dummy

We've gone over this and I've already debunked this narrative several times. Boozer was one of the top 6-8 free agents that year. Ben Wallace was the top one when they got him. Before Aldridge SA never got a big name. Ditto with Boston and Horford. You remember the big swing and misses in 2000 and 2010 because of the big names, but they didn't have a great chance either year. It's really not an issue going forward. Outside of Miami and LA no other team has a reputation of getting big name free agents consistently over the last 20 years. Not even the Knicks.

Boozer wasn't a strikeout. He was a definitive No. 2 option for the first two years he was with the Bulls. That is what he was brought in to be. He also was a solid rebounder.