Should have traded Butler too then. This is madness.

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There is a "feeling" in the media that Wade will try to persuade LeBron to come with him to Chicago.

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LeBron probably told Cleveland's management to take Dunleavy's contract so that Wade could sign with the Bulls. Not really out of the question when you think about it.

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So as LTG will tell you I have few and bad NBA posts but... If you have Rondo 1, Wade 2 and Butler 3 that is not the worst in the NBA as long as Wade's knees don't fall off. Who is 4? And the guy from the Knicks starts at 5. Need some filler but they should be a 500 team correct?

Now I know it is better to win 50 or 20 or less and the middle is a waste. But are they much worse than last year really?

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Taj and Niko are going to be the 4. They aren't much worse than last year about the same if not slightly better if Lopez can stay healthier than Noah but that's still only like a 7 seed in the East and a first round exit. They are going to be a bad team. And when everyone inevitably gets hurt they are going to be painful to watch. This is what GarPax thinks getting younger and more athletic looks like. Hopefully Denzel Valentine's knees are OK and he can play a bit.

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Yes they are. This is gonna be worse by far. OMG. Bulls really are in basketball hell.

If the younger talent develops I would argue that the Bulls are much better. They have an actual closer now. Not any of this pretend shit.

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GO BEARS!!!

There was a report a week ago that suggested they want to try McDermott as a stretch 4. I hope they go through with it as I cannot wait to see him trying to defend at that position.

I can just see the Bulls hiring Kirk Hinrich as a team assistant, so he and Dwayne Wade can catch up on old times.

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I think that's the "problem" with the game. If they win 55 and make the playoffs, I still don't care because they don't have a shot of being champions. If they win 35 and don't make the playoffs, I don't care because they don't have a good draft pick. Undoubtedly the TV market flocks to watch the Miami Heat/Golden State superpower teams, so maybe that makes enough money for the league to stay viable, but to me, the NFL had this figured out correctly. Any NFL team can win three years from now, literally any team (except Cleveland.) To me, that is more interesting than dynasties. And you can still have NFL dynasties like the Patriots, even though they didn't win 7 championships in a row.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Wade could've gone to a lot of teams. I don't think he'd have picked the Bulls if he didn't think they'd at least have a chance to make the conference finals in the East.

This seems to fit the Hoiberg mantra perfectly. Young, dynamic shooters. Kudos. You're gonna like this team.

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Wasn't it just the Heat, the Bulls and the Nuggets?

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God is the uncaused cause of the universe. He had no beginning and has no end. He is not bound by the laws of the universe he created.

Correct. Otherwise known as "the only suckers willing to pay this old fuck."

I thought Wade was talking to the Bucks/Cavs/Knicks too.

Regardless, good move to stay in the East.

Phil is back. Rejoice o ye citizens of CF!!!

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Goff was finally right.

At least we know free agents will sign here.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Mully(his fill in this morning) and Hanley were talking about someone talking to Wade about how he took a pay cut to have players like Udanis Haslem(sp?) signing with the Heat. And how he took like $6mill less for this, and the Heat owed him. The guy said said he talked to Wade on the record, and was went more in depth off the record. It pretty much sounded about money. So, if this is the case, I doubt he really cares about a championship unless he thinks Lebron is gonna come here.

Will he go into the HOF in a Heat or Bulls uni

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

The Bulls medical staff is going to finish Wade's career.

Double

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Unless they were prepared to flat out tank, and they weren't, what is the harm? They could go to conference finals in the East by default. It's a good pr move at the least, and it's interesting.

76ers have been tanking for years, and how is that working for them?

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

Rondo, Wade, and Butler don't/can't run Fred's O? Someone is going to leave, probably the coach but Jerry doesn't like to pay off coaches.

Agreed and I'm for tanking if you are going to go all out. It's not an exact science though. The Bulls went all out tank in 98 and it took 13 years before that could be considered contenders. They also happened to luck into the No.1 draft pick. They also had a team in place that had made it to the playoffs. They also won the lottery in a year where there was a good No. 1 pick. They also made the right pick. Tanking in of itself is not a panacea.

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What? No they won't.

This team will be lucky to win a first round series, and I seriously think it will be a complete disaster and they will miss the playoffs.

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How would not acquiring Rondo and Wade have benefitted the Bulls? How would Calderon and Dunleavy starting been good for the Bulls? Would that scenario have been less of a disaster?

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They are going to suck either way.

Rondo played on super team last year with one of the best big men in the game, and your boy Rudy Gay, and they didn't come close to sniffing the playoffs. This Bulls roster is even worse than that. They might possibly sneak into the playoffs, but they sure as shit aren't winning a playoff series. I called them missing the playoffs last year, and I was laughed at here. I'm comfortable making the same call again.

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Put down your controller and turn off your PS3.