2012 Chicago Bulls Off Season Thread

[jwinfield]

Who said coddle him?

It's about getting him 100% healthy. Y'all gonna do just like WAS did with Arenas & rush him back too soon and wonder why he's never the same. Being fully healthy & recovered doesn't mean he'll be ready to cut, run & be explosive at a NBA level. If it takes 8-12 months to recover, let him take the yr off breh. Y'all not winning a 'chip next yr, set yourselves up for '13-'14, I'd hate to see this dude be a shell of himself in only a few seasons after this injury

Dramatic entrance, reverse layup mark Arenas' return to Wizards - NBA - ESPN

Arenas tore the lateral meniscus in his left knee in the first quarter of a game against Charlotte last April and had season-ending surgery. He rushed his rehabilitation over the summer and lasted only eight games before requiring two more procedures on Nov. 21, fixing a partial tear of the meniscus and repairing a non-weight bearing bone on the side of his knee.

Gilbert tore his shyt towards the end of April and was playing again when the season started in October. He was most likely was playing before that, 5-6 months after tearing his shyt. He was clearly rushing, people are projecting 8-12 months for Rose, with most saying he'll be good by Feb-March.

No one is saying rush Rose or playing him before he's ready. But if he's ready, he should play. Arenas wasn't ready.

 

[Loose]

how is a year off = 2 seasons?

what would be the benefit of bringing him back next year if you are in the 9th or 10th seed? obviously if the bulls are in playoff position when he is ready that changes the situation. i just want to see the kid 100% healthy and with more help before he returns.

considering he was injured this entire season and barely practiced at 100% it would be 2 years.

 

[Neg Bundy]

considering he was injured this entire season and barely practiced at 100% it would be 2 years.

it would be exactly a year and half. it is a long time but you're saying hypothetically if the bulls are in the 9th or 10th spot a few games out and rose is "ready" in march, would you bring him back? or let him rest and improve your draft order?

 

[beenz]

drose isn't missing any seasons. he'll be back before new years 2013. and he's already walking now after the surgery. his rehab is going just fine.

 

[jwinfield]

it would be exactly a year and half. it is a long time but you're saying hypothetically if the bulls are in the 9th or 10th spot a few games out and rose is "ready" in march, would you bring him back? or let him rest and improve your draft order?

Rest from what though?

 

[beenz]

I like much better than deng. but if u gotta trade them, then so be it. these nikkas ain't caliber players anyways.

I am really all for trading deng. he needs wrist surgery anyways, so he wont be ready til january regardless. and his value is high since he was an all star this year.

 

[Neg Bundy]

Rest from what though?

not necessarily rest but let him continue to rehab and strengthen that knee.

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

I think they want him gone to be honest, when I watched them he was the odd man out because of Thorton and Thomas, plus Im sure they want Jimmer to get more time.





His jumper is horrific, if he could shoot he'd be one of the best 2 guards in the league.

It's about to be Boogie's world

 

[jwinfield]

But if he's 100% by then....why lock him in a gym to rehab a healthy knee

Have Rose legs looking like

 

[cornercommission2k12]

smh the Bulls front office should have never traded Lamarcus Aldridge when they drafted him and traded him for fukkin Tyrus Thomas. A front court with LMA and Noah would have been dope as fukk.

*and someone tells him how this trade landed us rose in 5, 4, 3, 2.........*

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

Bring him back real soon. Its a team sport, you cant be so selfish.

 

[beenz]

eh big man like noah are easily replaceable, i guarantee if you give 90% of nba big men 30 minutes a game you will get 10 points and about 9 boards a game

noah gives u 10 and 10, but other intangibles. he's a great defender and shot blocker. and passes and handles the rock extremely well for a center.

 

[cornercommission2k12]

for a upgrade all them dudes can go. no more loyalty, its business mr washington, never personal

only players im attached to is rose, of course and taj and noah because i see they will give 110% effort even though they limited in skills

rest of em, fukk em if they mean getting upgrades

 

[beenz]

word...what are BULLS fans of all thinking about when it comes to loyalty. Jerry Reinsdorf all but told jordan to go fukk himself in 98. He considered getting rid of pippen on the stregnth of TONI KUKOC...lol...

they better not act shook when the bulls consider moving derrick rose when lebron and wade's contracts are up in miami citing his injuries as a reason to rid of him

jerry reinsdorf didnt do this. it was jerry krause. jerry reinsdorf RARELy ever gets involved with any personnel decisions on the bulls. and jerry krause fukking over and pip ended up getting him fired.

 

[cornercommission2k12]

how is a year off = 2 seasons?

what would be the benefit of bringing him back next year if you are in the 9th or 10th seed? obviously if the bulls are in playoff position when he is ready that changes the situation. i just want to see the kid 100% healthy and with more help before he returns.

ill say it again, when rose was getting injured this year the bulls were in 2nd place in the east. without rose the bulls with cj watson, brewer, korver, taj asik noah deng boozer and john lucas the damn 3rd took the 1st seed and maintained.

if that roster can do that, then tweak it a bit, get a legit pg to start until rose gets back replace cj, brewer korver and john lucas with some quality reserves hold the fort down til rose gets back janurary/feburary, by time april roles around he back to himself and you make a playoff run.

tanking and selling off pieces could result in a serious backfire. only way you do that is if something proven is coming back from that, and sorry you cant hope to get that all in the draft.