Posted by BRIGGS:
Posted by tapseer:
For all those who think we don't need a 7' footer, and who is using Ben Wallace as an example...Ben Wallace bounced around for a minute before he matured into the player he is now. A lot of you guys wouldn't have the patience to watch him develope his game before you're looking to get rid of him. Please be realistic. For everyone who wanted IT to turn this thing around in one year or 16 months, you're not going to wait 3-5 years for a player to find his game. Ben Wallace's first 4 years were nothing to write home about. This is just for those who think IT should be gone already. After looking at Ben Wallace's first 4 years, you all would be crying that IT brought another undersized PF to the team, and that Ben Wallace and IT should go immediately. If you're not going to give the GM a chance to see his vision thru, what makes you think you're going to wait for a player to develope? If a player doesn't show any discernable talent after the first or second year, the GM can't draft and the player has to go. You would bet money Washington and Orlando wished Ben Wallace was still on their team.
the only guy IT brought in that can get better that I wouldnt label a retread is Crawford.
Come one now, IT has traded for nazr mo taylor malik rose Tim Thomas signed vin baker JYD, Penny, Starbury, Penny--ben wallace was 25 when he got acquired by detroit--you think 28 yO Mo taylor is ben wallace???? or nazr???? he gave up on Johnson, didnt play Butler
look at the team picture hard, we have 2 guards and 8 F who are around 6-8 and NOT a Ben Wallace 6-8.
I'm sure people will give iT all the time in the world, Im expecting a 2-3 year turnaround, but what do you expect some fans to feel like with spending all that money on malik and taylor at the deadline? you dont agree we have 7 PFs??? and a logjam with nO C and no solid back up Gs? were not a young team, were one of the oldest. let the plan unfold--ok let me see phase 6--is it going to be another 6-8 retread PF? Im patient, but I didnt like the path we took at the deadline. those guys arent exactly young and make to much $ for bench players.
Briggs, please give clear plans on how to acquire other teams young talent which they would like to keep. Because I don't other than drafting them or acquiring veterans that a playoff team may need. I would have never guess that Nazr would get you 2 1st round picks, and I would take back Malik Rose, I think he is the type of veteran that adds value to any team (the Bulls could have used Rose). I wouldn't be surprised if he is traded during the season.
While nearly everyone on this board wants to get rid of KT but people in the press want Isiah to keep him. People are still killing him for trading him for 1st round picks. I don't care how much of Dolan money Isiah is spending. I want him to go after Kwame Brown with the MLE but I am sure that most in the media will kill him for that too. Also I can't blame him for Johnson, Lenny and his coaching staff including Herb Williams wanted to keep Ariza over Johnson, it became a roster spot crunch. Not playing Butler is a Herb Williams decision not Isiah.
