The back half of this roster is going to suck.....

Yeah, we don't want people taking valuable minutes away from Brian Scalabrine.....

Acquiring Ridnour makes no sense to me. I'm fine with having Capt Kirk steer the ship, and Teague getting some experience right away coming off the bench. Another PG isn't needed. When Derrick gets back, everyone moves down the bench.

The Timberwolves reportedly have stepped up their efforts to land Nicolas Batum, with an offer that involves sending two future first-round draft choices to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for the free-agent forward, ESPN.com reported Wednesday night, July 11.

The trade would involve a third team, the Chicago Bulls, ESPN.com reported, attributing the proposed trade to a league source. The Bulls would send shooting guard Kyle Korver to Portland, and they would get a second-round draft pick from Minnesota, the source said.

I would much rather try to get an athletic wing in case Jimmy Butler has a case of the sucks at basketball

That's why I would have loved to see Ronnie Brewer back this year. But they have to see what Butler can do. He played well last year in limited minutes.

They can't afford anyone, which was my point about depth. They have no money and I believe they can only sign people at the veteran minimum.

Trade everyone but Rose for one year of Dwight Howard. He leaves after this season, and the Bulls go ape shit in free agency next year with tons of money to spend.

You should work overnights on sports radio with insights like that

Everyone says that the Bulls have painted themselves into a corner with overpaying all of these guys. So trade them all. This season is already thrown away since Rose is out. So who gives a shit. Get Howard to sell tickets. Tank the season and/or trade him to the Nets at the deadline for 12 first round picks. Get a lottery pick in the next draft, get Rose back, be a big player in the free agent market for good players and see if you can win in 2014.

I'm confused why it matters. The Bulls as presently constructed look less and less likely to ever win a title. They are maxed out salary wise to really add an impact player they need. So why don't they need to start over again? Trading for Howard will allow that to happen. The Bulls aren't winning next year, so who cares whether they trade Noah and Deng and whomever else for him. And they could always trade Howard at the deadline for extra draft picks or maybe a quality player.

Seems to me like the Bulls can either stand pat and lose every year. Or they can try this again. Since their star player is out for the year, why not do something radical this season when expectations are low? No reason they wouldn't be able to compete at the same level with an overhauled roster in 2013-2014 when Rose is healthy and people will expect the Bulls to be good again.

I would have liked to have seen them trade Deng for Harrison Barnes, tank the season and then get another lottery pick therein also getting more cap space.

They should trade Korver for a backup center.

They should trade Korver for a backup center.

Korver's been dealt to Atlanta; possibly a S/T with Hinrich.

They save their MLE too. Smart move. Would have like "Hot Sauce" to stick around though but not at that price.