10. The Contracts
Two of the Bulls supposed cornerstones of the franchise were entering the final year of their contract. Both Luol Deng and Ben Gordon were offered contracts considered decent in terms of monetary value, but the pair wanted more. Since they rejected GM John Paxson's offer, their seasons have been marred with injuries, inconsistent play and mediocrity.
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9. Stumble Out of the Gates
The Bulls came out ice cold to start the season, going 2-10 to start when the schedule was as soft as TTCS favorite Martin Havlat. They lost games to the Raptors and Lakers by a combined 58 points.
8. Big Ben Turns Big Bust
The NBA, where overpaid, washed up hustle players earn a paycheck while doing absolutely nothing to help your team happens.
7. Kirk Hinrich Goes Kaput
After getting his payday last year, Hinrich followed up with a complete dud. He can't shoot consistently and simply cannot grasp the concept of trying to not foul in the most inopportune moments. Numbers wise, he's down in almost every statistical category, including points, assists, field goal percentage and three point percentage. Way to earn that paycheck buddy.
6. Joakim Noah Goes Stupid
Noah was being thought of as the spark in the huddle this team needed during the long 82 game season. However, they weren't expectin him to get into a expletitive laced tirade with an assistant coach. He was suspended by the front office for a game, and then the players decided to tack on another for good measure. Growing pains indeed.
5. Duhon Goes AWOL on National TV
Let's see. You're struggling to crack the team's starting rotation and have a new coach that preaches the idea of earning your minutes every chance you get. So Duhon did what every normal person would do. He chartered a jet to go see the North Carolina-Duke game, got back to Chicago in the wee hours of the morning and overslept the next day. To make matters worse, he never told the team he was going to the game. They found out when they saw him on camera at the game. Gotta love those 'high character' guys Paxson raves about so much.
4. The Hot Garbage Trade
Paxson waited so long to pull the trigger on the plethora of deals on his table during the season, he settled on giving up Ben Wallace and Joe Smith to the Cavs in exchange for Drew Gooden and Larry Hughes. There were a couple of other pieces in this deal, but it doesn't matter. It was basically garbage for garbage and further exemplified why this team will sit in the cellar for some time to come.
3. Nocioni Lets Loose
Most people see Andres Nocioni as the solid, dependable, hustle and hard-working player designed to fit into the John Paxson idea of building a team. Yet, Nocioni went insane on the sidelines in a recent contest, forcing interim head coach Jim Boylan to send him to the locker room and hand out another suspension. Noce is the last guy I ever expected to see something like that from.
2. Skiles Goes Home for Good
After trying desperately to get a group of young, talented kids to play team oriented basketball with attention to defense, Skiles got the ax. Adding insult to injury, Pax dropped the hammer on Skiles on Christmas Eve. This team is all class.
1. THE ELUSIVE BLACK MAMBA
I'm not going to spend too much time here so listen up.
All of you out there who didn't want Kobe Bryant on the Bulls, please admit to all of your friends that you know nothing about sports and deserve this hell hole of a team that won't be winning a championship anytime in the next five years.
Two of the Bulls supposed cornerstones of the franchise were entering the final year of their contract. Both Luol Deng and Ben Gordon were offered contracts considered decent in terms of monetary value, but the pair wanted more. Since they rejected GM John Paxson's offer, their seasons have been marred with injuries, inconsistent play and mediocrity.
(Photo courtesy of NBA)
9. Stumble Out of the Gates
The Bulls came out ice cold to start the season, going 2-10 to start when the schedule was as soft as TTCS favorite Martin Havlat. They lost games to the Raptors and Lakers by a combined 58 points.
8. Big Ben Turns Big Bust
The NBA, where overpaid, washed up hustle players earn a paycheck while doing absolutely nothing to help your team happens.
7. Kirk Hinrich Goes Kaput
After getting his payday last year, Hinrich followed up with a complete dud. He can't shoot consistently and simply cannot grasp the concept of trying to not foul in the most inopportune moments. Numbers wise, he's down in almost every statistical category, including points, assists, field goal percentage and three point percentage. Way to earn that paycheck buddy.
6. Joakim Noah Goes Stupid
Noah was being thought of as the spark in the huddle this team needed during the long 82 game season. However, they weren't expectin him to get into a expletitive laced tirade with an assistant coach. He was suspended by the front office for a game, and then the players decided to tack on another for good measure. Growing pains indeed.
5. Duhon Goes AWOL on National TV
Let's see. You're struggling to crack the team's starting rotation and have a new coach that preaches the idea of earning your minutes every chance you get. So Duhon did what every normal person would do. He chartered a jet to go see the North Carolina-Duke game, got back to Chicago in the wee hours of the morning and overslept the next day. To make matters worse, he never told the team he was going to the game. They found out when they saw him on camera at the game. Gotta love those 'high character' guys Paxson raves about so much.
4. The Hot Garbage Trade
Paxson waited so long to pull the trigger on the plethora of deals on his table during the season, he settled on giving up Ben Wallace and Joe Smith to the Cavs in exchange for Drew Gooden and Larry Hughes. There were a couple of other pieces in this deal, but it doesn't matter. It was basically garbage for garbage and further exemplified why this team will sit in the cellar for some time to come.
3. Nocioni Lets Loose
Most people see Andres Nocioni as the solid, dependable, hustle and hard-working player designed to fit into the John Paxson idea of building a team. Yet, Nocioni went insane on the sidelines in a recent contest, forcing interim head coach Jim Boylan to send him to the locker room and hand out another suspension. Noce is the last guy I ever expected to see something like that from.
2. Skiles Goes Home for Good
After trying desperately to get a group of young, talented kids to play team oriented basketball with attention to defense, Skiles got the ax. Adding insult to injury, Pax dropped the hammer on Skiles on Christmas Eve. This team is all class.
1. THE ELUSIVE BLACK MAMBA
I'm not going to spend too much time here so listen up.
All of you out there who didn't want Kobe Bryant on the Bulls, please admit to all of your friends that you know nothing about sports and deserve this hell hole of a team that won't be winning a championship anytime in the next five years.
2 comments:
Nice list, except gooden has not been all that bad for them, as oppose to big ben
what about the release of Viktor Kryapa haha
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