I think that was clearly a Teague reference. I think Teague would do well in the 6th man/spark plug role that many people, including myself, feel better suited Gordon's game. Teague is a streaky and high volume scorer that could bring instant energy/offense off the bench whenever needed. If GarPaxDorf don't think BG will be back, then they're going to need to find another 3pt shooter somewhere. Since the Bulls probably won't be big time players in the Free Agent market, the draft is probably where that shooter will be found. We have had success with the combo guard player, and our offense is better suited for those type of players. I do not think a player like Henderson/Williams fits in well with our offense. A guard in our offense needs to be able to shoot because the scheme is dependent upon Rose driving and kicking out to the open shooter. In addition our guards are going to have to be able to be able to handle the ball, as well. I think everybody should think back to the Boston series a little bit to see why a player like Teaugue fits our offense well, despite his apparent shortcomings (his height, etc). Our offense was MOST efficient when we utilized the 3 guard (Rose, Hinrich, BG) lineup with Salmons at the 4 and either Miller or Noah at the center position. Not only did Boston have to adjust to our offense by taking out either Perkins or Davis, but they also had to account for the speed/shooting ability of the team we put on the floor. We gave them ABSOLUTE fits with our speed and shooting in this lineup. If Salmons did not get into early foul trouble in game 7, we probably would have won this game because Boston, who is usually a very good defensive team, couldn't defend that lineup well. Our Front Office knows this and I feel that they are going to try to try to implement the 3 small guard lineup, with Salmons at the 4, lineup more often next season.
I also keep hearing a lot of Bulls fans say that we need to draft a "big guard who can play defense" (i.e. Henderson/TWilliams). However, unless that player can light it up from three, then he will not fit in well with our team. Look at Thabo, for instance. While he was a very good defender, he was INCREDIBLY inconsistent from three. As a result, we just were not effective efficiently when he was on the floor because when Derrick drove and kicked out to him, he couldn't do very much with the ball. Thus, since Thabo did not fit in well with our offensive scheme, we traded him. Henderson and Twill both remind me of Thabo in that while they are good to very good defensively, they do not shoot the long ball well or as efficiently as our offense would need. Hence, I don't feel like we would draft either of them at 16 simply b/c their games do not fit our scheme well.
Hence, if Gordon will not be here next year, then we are most DEFINITELY going to have to replace his shooting, explosiveness and ball handling. We do not have a logical shot at Curry, who I feel would downright flourish in our high tempo, drive and kick offense, but we do have a shot at a Teague (16) and Toney Douglas (at 26, not at 16), who I feel would flourish in our offense. While I feel we have a need for a "banger" down low, that need certainly isn't as great as our need for a combo guard who could handle/shoot, especially if BG is not going to come back and if we are going to play more of the 3 small guard, Salmons, Noah/Miller offense next year, which I feel we well.
Wow..this was a long first post haha.
