The Bulls starting lineup of Chandler/Sweetney/Deng/Gordon/Hinrich is sick. That said, Curry is the better fit for us. It's going to be to a very interesting rivalry.

Posted by crzymdups:

The Bulls starting lineup of Chandler/Sweetney/Deng/Gordon/Hinrich is sick. That said, Curry is the better fit for us. It's going to be to a very interesting rivalry.

NCAA sick. NBA, not quite. Lets see what they have. I'd go with Marbury, Craw, Richardson, Frye, Curry anyday.

Well, I'd be happy for Sweets if he does well w/ the Bulls... for years, he was never really given the green light. Sometimes coaches become so fixated about players' weaknesses that they don't give them the opportunity to showcase their unique talents.

Sweets is gonna have a good time in Chicago playing alongside a tall, shotblocking center. It should perceptively make him a better defender with Chandler standing behind him as a human eraser.

However, as an undersized PF, he'll need to play at an outlandish level (ie like Barkley) to draw double-teams on a regular basis. Tall, run of the mill defenders (think Cliff Robinson-types) should be able to contain him by playing him straight-up... that should limit him to a solid #3 scorer on a playoff team, not as a franchise-type guy.

The man we got in exchange has franchise player potential. He looks like he has a superstar level offensive game--- the type that requires double/triple teams to merely contain-- a #1 or #2 scorer on a good team. He has the tools to elevate every other aspect of his game, and arguably the right coach to nurse the best out of him.

We certainly took a gamble in this trade--- and considering the player we got in return, we had to give up something good, so no knock on Sweetney.

Sweetney looked really good and the announcer for the celtics game said "Sweeteny will fit better with the bulls than the Knicks" HE's game will escalate.. Playing alongisde Chandler will form a dynamic duo upfront..

FishMike, you are absolutely correct.. I agree with you 100% that it was a logical trade for both Squads..

In order to get something , you have to give something.. No doubt Curry will definitely help us especially with his size and post up skills..

Last season when Curry was having probelms with the Bulls organization about a contract extension, Zeke went out trying to acquire him by giving them Sweetney but Chicago wouldn't bulge.. I don't know why... Sweetney will turn out to be a good player especially under the Bull's system..

[Edited by - woodmanNyk on 10-16-2005 10:31 AM]

12/8 when the games start counting and teams play their starters against Sweetney for 36 mpg!

he didnt have problems guarding bigs last year. He had problems chasing smaller guys on the perimeter. If you have Sweetney coming out 20 feet to check guys (as he often did last year) the problem is the coaching and not Sweetney's weight.