A thought on Taj Gibson

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Does anyone else think that we drafted Taj Gibson just because Gar Forman promised to do that to Tim Floyd? Tim Floyd of course got Gar his job with the Bulls.

 

[Dpauley23]

From what I hear Forman going to give Floyd job in the organization so that would probably be returning the favor

 

[Ralphb07]

We went with Gibson because he's NBA ready. He can rebound, block shots and defend. We want to be a better defensive team..... The 26th pick was only going to get 10 minutes on this roster unless we make major trades.

He's not going to see much playing time but when he does he'll be able to do some things

 

[Diddy1122]

Ralphb07 wrote:

We went with Gibson because he's NBA ready. He can rebound, block shots and defend. We want to be a better defensive team..... The 26th pick was only going to get 10 minutes on this roster unless we make major trades.

He's not going to see much playing time but when he does he'll be able to do some things

6-10 with a 7-4 wingspan, USC's all-time shot block leader, 3rd All-time in Pac-10, that's why he's a Bull. He brings more length, shot-blocking, & athleticism to an already athletic frontcourt. Plus he's a solid defensive rebounder which is what this team sorely lacks. He'll probably only see limited minutes but he'll make the most of the minutes, especially on the defensive end.

He definitely needs to eat a sandwich or two though.

 

[SouL EateR]

Origanally i wasnt happy with the selection,but with Taj being from Brooklyn the place i was born and raised i kinda have a sof spot for him. When i went into work today my boss who has coached in alot of summer basketball tourneys in the Ny area said he had Taj on his team 3 yrs in a row on a local Staten Island summer tourney.He said Taj is a great kid and defensive beast but ofcourse that was on a local tourney level not the NBA.But my boss does have his telephone number but didnt want to bother him by calling the day after he was drafted .He said he will text him Congrats later on in the week.So any info on him or anything else Bulls related (not that a rookie who was just drafted will know much) i get from him i will gladly pass along.

 

[hfritz32]

Best theft: DeJuan Blair to San Antonio
I don't understand how a player projected to be a top-15 talent can slide all the way to 37th based on reports about his knees. Here's why: At some point, the injury risk is a "so what." As in, "so what if he can only play for three years, he's so much better than the average 25th pick in the draft that he'd still be worth it."

This a player who absolutely destroyed the second pick in the draft when they went head-to-head. His rebounding numbers are something out of a video game -- I'm not sure NBA personnel people have put together quite how dominant Blair was on the glass in college, but he had a better rebound rate than Blake Griffin. His offensive rebound rate of 20.5 was double that of most other big man prospects -- the next closest prospect was Santa Clara's John Bryant at 14.4.

But Blair has bad knees, and someday they might catch up to him. In the meantime, the Spurs got a lottery talent for a second-round salary while the rest of the league was drafting Sam Youngs and Taj Gibsons.

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draf...olumnist=hollinger_john&page=BestWorst-090626

Exactly what i thought, when your picking 26 in a weak draft its better you take a risk on someone who could be extremely productive instead of a sure fire out of the league in 3 years player in Taj

 

[Newskoolbulls]

hfritz32 wrote:

Best theft: DeJuan Blair to San Antonio
I don't understand how a player projected to be a top-15 talent can slide all the way to 37th based on reports about his knees. Here's why: At some point, the injury risk is a "so what." As in, "so what if he can only play for three years, he's so much better than the average 25th pick in the draft that he'd still be worth it."

This a player who absolutely destroyed the second pick in the draft when they went head-to-head. His rebounding numbers are something out of a video game -- I'm not sure NBA personnel people have put together quite how dominant Blair was on the glass in college, but he had a better rebound rate than Blake Griffin. His offensive rebound rate of 20.5 was double that of most other big man prospects -- the next closest prospect was Santa Clara's John Bryant at 14.4.

But Blair has bad knees, and someday they might catch up to him. In the meantime, the Spurs got a lottery talent for a second-round salary while the rest of the league was drafting Sam Youngs and Taj Gibsons.

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draf...olumnist=hollinger_john&page=BestWorst-090626

Exactly what i thought, when your picking 26 in a weak draft its better you take a risk on someone who could be extremely productive instead of a sure fire out of the league in 3 years player in Taj

Taj will never stay on the floor, he is a fouling machine.

 

[Newskoolbulls]

Taj is like Tyrus in the way that we will always hate him because of another player. I hate Tyrus because of Aldridge and I hate Taj because of Blair.

 

[SouL EateR]

Newskoolbulls wrote:

Taj is like Tyrus in the way that we will always hate him because of another player. I hate Tyrus because of Aldridge and I hate Taj because of Blair.

You shouldnt hate teh playe hate the person responsible for picking them, Stop lying anyway You love Tyrus..lol

 

[Bullsman24]

first of all, aldridge really isn't that good...that's what he was projected to do, but he won't do anything more.

also, could we be picking him because the raps showed interest in him? we seemed very high on blair before.

 

[houheffna]

Taj is like Tyrus in the way that we will always hate him because of another player. I hate Tyrus because of Aldridge and I hate Taj because of Blair.

Who is "we"? If I disliked Tyrus' game, its because of Tyrus. He didn't facilitate any trades, Paxson did. Now Taj Gibson hasn't played a lick of NBA ball and I am not going to judge him until he does. And who is to say that Blair is going to be so damn good? I have seen much better college players than him get to the NBA and fall on their ass.

 

[Bullsman24]

except for possibly hakim warrick and randy foye (who are both young) every single big east player of the year has gone on to be pretty good in the nba.

plus we needed that kind of player, he's the best player available at #26, and we don't really need taj gibson that much...

 

[houheffna]

I would rather trust Paxson and Forman's judgment as much as I can. The popular pick isn't always the right pick. I am not depressed because this is a sucky draft anyway. If Blair didn't go until the seventh pick in the second round, there obviously was something wrong. I don't think he is what we need anyway. We need constants not variables, I am happy with the players they got, and I am hoping for the best. I am definitely not going to hate a player because the chose him.

And here is a list for you

except for possibly hakim warrick and randy foye (who are both young) every single big east player of the year has gone on to be pretty good in the nba.

Billy Owens, Terry Dehere, Walter Berry, Reggie Williams, Pat Garrity, Tim James, Troy Bell....yeah, you're right.

That would have been a dumb reason to draft him anyway, they used to say the same thing about Big Ten Player of the Year. It is best to judge based on the talent you see and not accolades.

 

[Bullsman24]

all solid players at least.

 

[Hendu0520]

It is hard for me to judge Gibson until he plays but I don't care who we draft at 26 really. It is obvious to me that Blair's knee problems were why he fell so late in the draft. We can't see the medical records, maybe the Bulls management did or at least they checked him with their own doctor and it looked bad. I heard that he will have to have major surgeries on both knees in a couple of years no matter what.

 

[Newskoolbulls]

bullsman24 wrote:

first of all, aldridge really isn't that good...that's what he was projected to do, but he won't do anything more.

also, could we be picking him because the raps showed interest in him? we seemed very high on blair before.

Aldridge isnt that good? really ok.

 

[clonetrooper264]

Newskoolbulls wrote:

bullsman24 wrote:

first of all, aldridge really isn't that good...that's what he was projected to do, but he won't do anything more.

also, could we be picking him because the raps showed interest in him? we seemed very high on blair before.

Aldridge isnt that good? really ok.

However bad you think Aldridge is, he's producing more than Tyrus is so I guess Tyrus must REALLY SUCK.

 

[Hendu0520]

Newskoolbulls wrote:

bullsman24 wrote:

first of all, aldridge really isn't that good...that's what he was projected to do, but he won't do anything more.

also, could we be picking him because the raps showed interest in him? we seemed very high on blair before.

Aldridge isnt that good? really ok.

Aldridge is pretty good 18ppg, good defender, and low turnovers. But he is about the same rebounder as Tyrus and is a terrible passer. I do agree that he seems to have leveled off and might not get much better than what he is. But then again it doesn't look like Tyrus will get much better either, so I would say Aldridge will probably never be an allstar but he will probably stay being better than Tyrus.

 

[Wade Wilson]

bullsman24 wrote:

except for possibly hakim warrick and randy foye (who are both young) every single big east player of the year has gone on to be pretty good in the nba.

And Terry Dehere, Brandin Knight, Pat Garrity, Tim James, and Troy Bell(2X winner).

 

[Bullsman24]

ok, yeah i get it, i need to look up stuff about former big east players of the year before i post it

but anyway, aldridge has hit his ceiling. he was projected to do exactly this. to average about 18 and 7. that's his floor and his ceiling. we knew that would happen.

tyrus had potential to be even better. the first time pax goes away from his philosophy, it didn't work. yes, that trade looks really dumb right now, but tyrus' "potential" could land us a really good player. tyrus and deng for bosh isn't gonna get it done, but it's not going to be turned down as fast as if you tried to give aldridge.