I wouldn't pay anyone over 1mil. If we're gonna be shit just save the money

Portis will be a RFA. Are they going to match another $20MM AAV contract. Will they end up with 5 $20MM salaries and no stars?

Still haven't seen a denial that he is the Bulls' best player though.

Apparently what constitutes their best player is ever evolving.

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I certainly don't think Bobby Portis is the Bulls best player. I don't even like Bobby Portis.

But recently he has demonstrated consistent offensive capabilities...and seems to be their top threat from 3. Did the Bulls make a mistake in matching Lavine's RFA and now likely not being able to match Portis'?

What does Lavine do wildly better than Portis?

Score. Shoots higher percentage from 3. Look at his career avg and contrast it with Portis's. No comparison. Also a better passer. Higher Basketball IQ too.

I'd take Jabari Parker in a heartbeat over Bobby Portis also.

You're fighting a losing battle here. Jabari Parker is the most irrelevant player on quite possibly the most irrelevant Bulls team in history. Only the 1999 team comes close to matching this garbage team in futility. Parker got a conditional deal to join the worst team in the league. He might be jobless in two years unless learns the concept of defense.

What do you know you don't watch the Bulls remember?

Also I will place a bet that he is on an NBA roster in 2 years. What say you?

I watch enough to know he sucks. I said he may be jobless - he's still young enough to play and there are too many dumb GMs that are willing to take a flyer on him. But he should be jobless if the world was just.

There is not a chance in hell that he will be out the league in 2 years so its silly and a true waste to mention it.

You're talking about defense in a comparison between him and Bobby Portis? Have you actually ever watched Bobby Portis play?

The garbage assessment is simply an assessment made by a guy that admittedly doesn't watch the games.

I certainly don't think Bobby Portis is the Bulls best player. I don't even like Bobby Portis.

But recently he has demonstrated consistent offensive capabilities...and seems to be their top threat from 3.

Looks like you don't watch the posts you respond to. When the hell did I mention Bobby Portis? Jabari Parker sucks and should be expelled from the city due to his thoughts on defense.

Is Jabari LTG's new Josh Smith?

There is an argument for Taj being the superior player.

Do any of your 5 Masters degrees assist in you realizing that players can more than just 'great' or 'terrible?'


Lance is a good player to have on an NBA bench. He can do some helpful things. Taj is more than that. MCW never realized potential.

Giving an NBA player a compliment does not mean that I have him as a Top 50 NBA player.

Josh Smith was a loser. Made everybody around him worse. Taj was the opposite. There's really no debate who the better NBA player was.

Will LTG admit he was wrong???

Do you want to place a bet as to which one has been a starter on more playoff teams?

Would you also like to place a bet as to the one that has been a starter on more teams that made it out of the first round?.


You're right. There is really no debate. Everyone knows Josh was better.