Last year the Bulls were inflated. Skiles got them to play hard and harder. They hustled and outworked their opponents, their guys were on the upswing. Good times ahead. Bring on the Celtics!
Not so much. Thing is, Deng hasn't progressed. Gordon is good, but not nearly as good as he thinks he is. And Hinrich and Gordon don't fit well in the backcourt. People are still talking about this season as if it can be rescued. For what? A first round playoff exit? Pass.
The Bulls overacheived last season. They might be playing slightly worse than they should be right now, but in no way are they constructed to be contenders.
In the game tonight, Aaron Gray and Tyrus Thomas were a combined +33 in 29m. Ben Wallace was -22 in 33.
Everyone loved the Ben Wallace signing at the time, myself included. You needed to see if the kids could step it up. Now we know they can't. It was a very bad idea to trade Chandler, which flat out was a money move, but that's almost beside the point now.
If Paxson is creative, he might be able to get Josh Smith from the Hawks who have too many people at 3/4. Gordon + Tyrus Thomas for Josh Smith and Speedy Claxton's bad contract? I admit it doesn't make perfect sense. But it comes close, which is more than Sam Smith can say half the time.
What about Ben Wallace for Andrei Kirilenko + Jarron Collins? Wallace has less time on his contract (which goes down year by year).
Paxson has to do something if he truly wants this team to contend.
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