Yeah, idk.... I get the feeling you'd be saying it had nothing to do with Thibs regardless. Conversely, if say Snell or McD are solid 70 games+ playoff contributers we'd hear it was all because of Hoiberg to no end.
I await 2021 for Anthony Davis to come on home.Rose and Butler are the next Jordan and Pippen! Championship!
And no Scoot, yall can not have Anthony Davis! Get those devil thoughts out your head!
Well again it depends on what you think the team needs and how it can acquire those needs. Rose and Butler are 26 and 25 respectively. Let's pretend that Rose and Butler are prime all star level players no matter what for the next 5 years. That means GarPax has 5 years to put a cast around them that can get through the Cavs, Wizards, Bucks, Pacers, and whoever comes out of the West. This cast after the next year or two will not include players like Noah, Gibson, and Gasol. You'll have to replace them one way or another. You can hope Mirotic, McDermott, and Snell can make strides, but there's still several holes to fill. And every year it takes is taking a year off of the prime of our two best players.
Even if the Bulls traded some of their older guys, this roster is still a 2nd round team. They aren't going to the lottery any time soon unless everyone gets injured.
Well...injuries do seem to be a common occurrence on this team. But yes, I do have confidence that we're a 2nd round team for the foreseeable future. Problem is, that's not good enough. We don't want to be like the Hawks of the past decade.
Pretty much. And to that end, I'd almost prefer us to be a lotto team for a couple years to give us a better chance at drafting our next star because I have almost no confidence in our ability to sign one.
Pretty much what Gus says.. We lack any Superstars and would need to make a trade to have our game stepped up. I just don't see Buckets ever crossing the All-Star to Superstar threshold. Rose I think has lost his will/desire/simply his body to be a superstar again. No one else on the roster displays any ability to be a superstar. Bulls need to make some big trades to step up if they want to be contenders again.
lol, I only trade Butler for a superstar at this point. He's a key piece, but can go if its for an upgrade.
I suppose you'd have to consider what an upgrade is. Arguably, Butler is the best two way guard in the league, or second behind Klay Thompson. Who's an upgrade from there? Not saying there isn't, but at what point are we saying that the only guys worth trading Butler for are Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant and Lebron James? Not that any of those guys would be on the block anyway.
Thing is, he'd just be part of any deal to upgrade - unless you were dumping salary/rebuilding.
Maybe Davis or Durant get disgruntled and ask for a trade!!!
DON'T GIVE ME SUCH HOPE!
