[外電] 球賽延賽, Rose回歸？ 跟 豪華稅
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The Bulls have Thursday and Friday off after what would have been a back to
back on Tuesday and Wednesday. However, with the cancellation of the Pacers
game due to snow, the Bulls have a chance to regroup from back to back
blowout losses at the hands of Atlanta and Houston.
Moreover, if the game is rescheduled significantly later in the year, there's
a chance that it's played after Derrick Rose returns which, of course, only
benefits Chicago.
Instead of facing an Indy team that's playing well, the Bulls will get to
regroup against a Washington Wizards team that's 1-12 on the road and has the
worst record in the NBA. All in all, Chicago should have a much easier time
getting back on the horse.
The Bulls lost their defense over the past two contests. They gave up tons of
dunks and layups, struggled to play transition defense, and had continual
scheme breakdowns allowing their opponents to steamroll them. Chicago doesn't
have the offense to hang with teams who are scoring at will, and any lapse in
their defensive effort is likely to lead to blow out losses.
How good is this team with Derrick Rose?
Any Bulls fan hoping for a championship has believe Derrick Rose comes back
at 100%. If he doesn't, any hope of a title in the next five years is gone
anyway. Assuming Rose does come back strong, how does this team compare to
last year's team?
With a healthy Rose, the Bulls get much better on both ends of the court. I
know there's still some leftover talk about Rose not being a good defender
due to poor defensive seasons in his first couple of years, but he's become
an outstanding defender since then and is amongst the best PG defenders in
the NBA.
Offensively, the Bulls get back the ability to have a go to player that can
create a reasonably good shot out of nothing and without help. The streaks of
horrid offense should end, as the Bulls will have a method of scoring even
when the offense isn't quite in sync.
After seeing Marco Belinelli play as a starter, I think it's fair to say that
outside of Ben Gordon, he's the best SG to play along side Rose. The rest of
the team is fairly similar, and the Bulls will have plenty of depth on the
perimeter once Rose returns. The only thing the Bulls are really lacking that
they had last year is the fourth big man.
Nazr Mohammed hasn't helped the team at all, and the Bulls miss having a
starting caliber center coming off the bench to help them. Chicago has been
especially fortunate thus far to avoid any significant big man injuries which
have mitigated the damage losing Asik has caused.
All in all, if this team is able to quickly integrate Rose and gel on offense
when he returns, I like their offense more than last year's squad. All
apologies to Knicks fans, but with a healthy Rose the Bulls are still the
second best team in the East behind the Heat. How far they go in the playoffs
likely depends on whether they are on the same side of the bracket as Miami
or not.
What can Chicago do to beat Miami?
The short answer is probably nothing except wait for their star to fade.
The Bulls are hard capped this year and don't have the trade assets or
flexibility to bring in a star player. The hard cap comes off next summer,
but the Bulls trade assets don't magically improve so the same is true of
next year as well. In two years, they'll likely bring over Nikola Mirotic and
can hope he's the next Dirk Nowitzki. Of the unlikely scenarios that net the
Bulls a title, Mirotic becoming a star might be the likeliest.
In the likely even that Mirotic isn't a star player, Chicago will have to
hope to bring someone in via trade, bank on the Charlotte pick in 2016, or
grab a star with a late first rounder. None of the three scenarios are
particularly attractive, and of course, they'll make sure to stay cost
sensitive over this time period as well.
Will Chicago get under the luxury tax this year?
The Bulls are presently slated to pay the luxury tax, something they can
avoid by shipping out Rip Hamilton for no returning salary and signing a vet
minimum player for the rest of the season. Here's the deal though, no one is
taking Rip Hamilton for no returning salary without a sweetener.
Will Chicago worsen their future position by adding a sweetener to Hamilton
in order to avoid the tax? If so, it will become one of the more
reprehensible things ownership will have done to fans. Hamilton's not a
particularly great player, but he still provides some value this year in an
attempt to win, and if the Bulls worsen themselves in both the present and
future in order to save 5 million dollars while making 50-65 million per year
it will be the ultimate slap in the face to players on the team as well as
fans.
This is the type of thing the Phoenix Suns did repeatedly and possibly cost
themselves a championship in doing so. One of the best things that could
happen in the next CBA would be for the league to go to a true hard cap so
the Bulls small market tendencies wouldn't hold them back.
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