Last spot on roster. Who and why?

[RC_Skinny22]

So in case that there will be no Boozer trade, what I expect, there is only one spot left in the 12 player roster you are allowed to use in games.

01) (PG): Rose
02) (SG): Salmons
03) (SF): Deng
04) (PF): Thomas
05) (C): Noah
06) (PG): Hinrich
07) (SG): Pargo
08) (SF): Johnson
09) (PF): Gibson
10) (C): Miller

11): Hunter
12): (Gray, Roberson, Nelson, Augustine, Johnson III, James)

Whom would you pick for the last spot and why?

 

[Frank Breakfast Styleham]

I think a guy who could really help the Bulls and a guy I would go after in a heartbeat if I ran the team would be Al Thoronton.

Can you imagine a scenario where we would give up Tyrus and Pargo for Al Thornton!? Wouldn't that be one heckuva trade?

 

[reignman]

From that list, I think Gray can provide the most unique skill: his big body can be used on D against Dwight, Shaq & Co to - at least - take some of the starters' fouls, and he even can be used as a post-up-threat in spurts, which no other current Bull does well.

 

[RC_Skinny22]

Ok Roberson is out:

http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/roberson_090720.html

 

[??? ??????]

I believe there is a 13 man minimum.

I would have:

1 - Derrick Rose
2 - Kirk Hinrich
3 - Luol Deng
4 - John Salmons
5 - Tyrus Thomas
6 - Joakim Noah
7 - Brad Miller
8 - James Johnson
9 - Taj Gibson
10 - Lindsey Hunter
11 - Jannero Pargo
12 - Aaron Gray
13 - Anthony Roberson
14 - Demarcus Nelson
15 - Linton Johnson III

Although Roberson's out now, even though he looked great the last three summer league games. I think the Bulls internally chose Nelson over Roberson, which I think is stupid, because the goods Roberson in summer league are translateable over to the NBA, while Nelson won't be able to drive like that against legitimate shotblockers.

 

[RC_Skinny22]

As far as I know you are allowed to have 15 players on your roster but you are only allowed to take 12 players to games.

 

[pinkizdead]

gray/nelson

 

[Simeon2UC]

Augustine

 

[pinkizdead]

unlike hunter, kirk, pargo, johnson, salmons, and deng, nelson is a two gaurd.

 

[RC_Skinny22]

I think it will be a decision between Gray and Nelson. Nelson played better than Augustine in summer league.

I would pick Nelson as the 12th player and Gray as the 13th because with Johnson and Gibson we have two new players who both are frontcourt players. So I would rather take a guard.

If a frontcourt player gets injured I would switch Nelson and Gray.

I can´t see Johnson III and James even have a chance for that last spot.

So in my eyes:

12) Nelson
13) Gray
14) Augustine
15)Johnson III

That means there is no place for Jerome James on the roster.

 

[senrad]

Nelson has potential too. Not something any of those other guys have. He is a prospect. Not a bunch I know but does it factor? I think it does.

 

[??? ??????]

senrad wrote:

Nelson has potential too. Not something any of those other guys have. He is a prospect. Not a bunch I know but does it factor? I think it does.

He's Eddie Basden 2.0. He's not a prospect, he's a scrub.

 

[senrad]

Would you keep Badsen over Gray?

 

[Newskoolbulls]

Bobby Jones please. Kid can score, I cant believe he wasnt in the league this past year.

 

[Newskoolbulls]

Ime Udoka is another interesting name, he is a vet who would bolst our defense.

 

[pinkizdead]

i'd be down for ime. he's got good defense and a decent shot. the spurs havent offered him an offer yet.

 

[Newskoolbulls]

pinkizdead wrote:

i'd be down for ime. he's got good defense and a decent shot. the spurs havent offered him an offer yet.

They gave him a 2 year deal and never used him in those two years and i never new why. Seems like they could use him with Bowen gone.

 

[Newskoolbulls]

Is Donyell Marshall still under contract with the Sixers?

 

[senrad]

Really?

 

[pinkizdead]

i think he's a free agent. he signed a one year contract with the 6'ers. he isn't listed on their active roster. they have kapano, i dont think they'll need him. he played really well in the playoffs. he hit back to back threes. However, he is pretty old. he might have retired.