Comments on: Scouting Omer Asik

By: Treydog

Treydog — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:37:23 +0000

Rumor has it Blazers having difficulty moving Rudy Fernandez. Blazers are overvaluing Rudy’s worth. IMO, Taj Gibson for Rudy Fernandez is a lopsided trade in favor of Blazers. You know what your going to get from Taj for years to come where with Rudy although there is alot of potential Rudy might not be interested in playing in the NBA long term and maybe dissatisfied with his role in NBA. Taj will work hard and do what a NBA team wants him to do with no questions asked. I think a first round pick with or without James Johnson is what Rudy is worth.

By: andres Lopez

andres Lopez — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:54:39 +0000

ESPN Starting lineup is not accurate.

I think Ronnie Brewer is the Starter for the Bulls SG position and Korver will become a backup bench player behind Deng and Brewer.

Hopefully the Bulls can end up signing another solid SG-F: like Rudy Fernandez or T-Mac. In case James Johnson is still not ready to play at a higher level.

Then hopefully, we can add another 3rd PG like John Lucas III to backup Rose and Watson. (so we can be set)

By: Savage

Savage — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:49:21 +0000

I could care less what ESPN says on the matter. When I saw him last year for the Jazz he was playing the SF position. I am not comfortable at all having JJ being our only back up at the SF position. Best case scenario is we get Rudy and then we can have Korver back up Deng. I am not really sure Korver is a starter at either position but his ability to hit the 3 will definitely increase the value of having him on the floor to spread things out. I guess we will have to go out with what we have. But I think without a doubt we are a better more well rounded team if we can get another quality SG that can hit the 3.

By: BoppinBob

BoppinBob — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:44:16 +0000

@luvabullnj, that has been my point for the last few days. The Bulls need both a big and a combo guard. They definitely do not need 2 guards.

ESPN has Kyle Korver as the starting SG, I am not sure that is the way it will shake out. Although CJ Watson and Brewer would work well together as a second unit. I am ready to see how the Bulls gel in camp.

By: Savage

Savage — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:16:12 +0000

I am doubting that a deal gets done with Portland at this point. Portland only does trades if they can pull off one that is substantially one sided in their favor. We should offer them JJ and a first round pick. If they can do better than a youngster with some possible potential and a first round pick for a player unproven in the NBA let them do it. As mentioned above we can not afford to lose Taj and I think the front office knows that. Maybe Portland will keep a very unhappy player around rather than pull off a mutually beneficial trade with another team. Makes no sense to me but then again they gave Camby near 10 Million a year so you never know?

By: luvabullnj

luvabullnj — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:07:46 +0000

Hmmm. That scouting report did not shed Asik in a good light. So Thomas is our backup center. That means we need another big more than we need another SG. It also means there is no way we can afford to let Taj go. He’s our first big off the bench and the only big off bench that should be part of the rotation. We need to sign Amundson as an insurance policy if eiterh Noah or Boozer go down. An 8 man rotation would have Rose, Brewer, Deng, Boozer and Noah as starters and Taj, Korver and Watson off the bench. Maybe Thomas and Johnson get a few minutes a game as 9th and 10th guys off the bench. We need Amundson because I don’t think we can expect Thomas to fill the void if Boozer or Noah go down for an extended period.

By: Bam!

Bam! — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:35:42 +0000

For those of you unsure what positions certain Bulls players will be next season, check this link out. It’s ESPN’s depth chart for Chicago.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/teams/depth?team=chi

According to this, Korver will be a starting SG with Brewer backing him up. Kurt Thomas will backup Noah at C and Asik will backup Noah. Taj will play backup PF behind Boozer. Watson will play backup PG and James Johnson will play SF behind Deng.

By: andres Lopez

andres Lopez — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:54:27 +0000

I would have to strongly disagree Boppinbob,

Rudy Fernandez is still young, he can score, he can pass, he can play defense, he is an energy guy and he is a versatile player that can play both positions: shooting guard and small forward. What is their not to like about Fernandez? What that he missed a couple of small games? Please Boppinbob…

I would rather take Rudy Fernandez in heart beat over: T-Mac, Keith Bogans or Roger Mason who are the other candidates right now on the Bulls list.

Who would you rather take Boppinbob?

Remember we still need another SG-F, PG and maybe another big guy.

If we trade Taj Gibson we can easily replace him with a bigger, young and versatile player like Josh Boone like I mention already.

By: BoppinBob

BoppinBob — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:45:18 +0000

Let’s forget Fernandez, he’s a potential cancer on this or any other team.

By: andres Lopez

andres Lopez — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:44:52 +0000

@ Bill Thomas

At this point I can care less if we have to give up Taj Gibson and the Bulls 1st round draft pick for Rudy Fernandez. Trust me people he is worth it!

If Portland take that deal, hopefully the Bulls have a backup plan of a player that they can sign to replace Gibson energy right away. Someone like: Anthony Tolliver, Louis Amundson or Josh Boone to backup Carlos Boozer in case he gets hurt. Me personally I would sign Josh Boone, since he is still young and he is a unrestricted player.

Then I would go after another PG like: Earl Watson, Rafer Alston or John Lucas III to back D. Rose and C.J. Watson to complete my 13 man roster.

Starters: Bench Players: Backup Players:
PG: D. Rose PG: C.J Watson PG: J. Lucas III
SG: R. Brewer SG: R. Fernandez G-F: J. Johnson
SF: L. Deng SF: K. Korver C: O. Asik
PF: C. Boozer PF: J. Boone
C: J. Noah C: K. Thomas

By making these moves the Bulls will have one of the best rosters in the NBA baby!

GO BULLS!