Never mind. Mods...please delete.

Bulls doing this year what they should have done last year. They have to move Wade or find a way for him to get injured. Sure he is cool with either at this point.

_________________

_________________
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.

_________________
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.

Let me get this straight...you can't build a team around Butler.....you sure in the fuck aren't building around anybody on this team....so you are building around???? If I ran this shit show... GarPax &Freddie don't let the door hit your ass on the way out

_________________
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.

Damnit Walt you are smarter than this (though not much) lol. They aren't trying to build around anyone in this team. They are trying to obtain the best draft pick that they can. Top3 over the next couple of years. By that time they will have developed the guys they want to keep and moved the ones that they don't. Add a free agent or 2 and voila Right back at cha!

_________________

Lavine? That's the closest guy you can get excited about.

_________________
Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Lavine is a piece but he won't be a No. 1 option. At best a 2nd option but not a legit #1. The key to the deal is Dunn. They need him to become a player and not a dude in the league only because he was a high draft pick.

Hoiberg wants to play fast and that benefits him and Lavine in theory.

_________________

won't play until November

_________________
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.

This is where I again remind you the Orlando Magic exist.

_________________
Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Eh but who cares. Chicago and NY have higher expectations due to their markets, prestige, etc. NY is especially squandering all that stuff.

_________________
Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

I don't think that's true

_________________
Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

I do believe major markets expect their teams to do well. Might be some built-in excuses in places like Orlando, Oklahoma, etc.

_________________
Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

I think every case is different and it has nothing to do with market size. Why the fuck would New Yorkers expect the Knicks to be good? They've been terrible for almost 20 years.

_________________
Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

New York
Brooklyn
Orlando
New Orleans.
Lakers
Phoenix
Philly too though they are improving
Detroit
Minnesota
Sacramento
Have all been worse franchises than the Bulls over the past 5 years.

_________________

Detroit's another one that is unequivocally worse than the Bulls in every way.

_________________
Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

I don't know where he is going with that one. Been pushing it for awhile.

The Bulls are a shit show and the future looks murky but there are a lot of franchises that qualify and have been such for much longer than they have.

_________________

NY is a premier world city. They should be attracting every star free agent. Mismanagement is preventing that from happening. I assume business is fine over at MSG. The performance should be way better on the court. I mean if I'm CEO over there I want my GM securing contracts with Durant, LBJ, etc. If he's not then I need to get someone in here who can sell NY. Should be the easiest sale in the world to young basketball players.

_________________
Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

The Bulls became a dumpster fire once Thibs left. That much is certain.

_________________
Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

I think we've seen over the past 20 years the mystique of NY and the Garden is vastly overplayed.

I don't think small market fans have lower expectations. Forget next season, which fanbase do you think expects a great team in 2024 - Spurs or Knicks?

_________________
Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

I'll put it a different way. If SA starts sucking I don't think they'll feel as much heat as NY or LA would if/when the Knicks and Lakers start sucking. There's no comparing the media class between NY/LA and SA, not to mention the national focus.

_________________
Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

That's debatable but whether they are the "worse run" is relative to other teams in the league. One team hasn't made the playoffs since 04. Another single handedly made the Boston Celtics contenders again. Another has had about 8 coaches in 8 years and hasn't made the playoffs in forever. The Bulls aren't worse than any of the teams that I listed above.

_________________

I think this is just a phony narrative we've heard for years but is total bullshit. Again, the Knicks have been terrible for two decades. There doesn't seem like much pressure to change that.

_________________
Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

This isn't 1990. The size of the market doesn't matter.

_________________
Be well

GO BEARS!!!

If Dunn is the key to the deal, prepare to be disappointed. He was the throw in on this deal and his performance thus far doesn't have me any sort of excited.

_________________
GarPax.com | The Timeline To Futility

It's only been a year and his former coach hates playing rookies. He looked like a bust but I'm hoping I'm wrong

_________________

Signed with the Pelicans FF LIG jumpin aboard this bandwagon

_________________
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.

Helluva pickup by the Pelicans.

_________________

Rondo will cause issues again because that team isn't going anywhere with Gentry at the helm. Gentry will either be fired at the midpoint or on the hot seat.

_________________
Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

how dare you

_________________
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.