<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">For every bit of praise the Bulls get for their off-season moves, there is criticism that the team still will lack a scoring presence, especially in the frontcourt. Adrian Griffin, a co-captain for the Bulls in 2004-05 who soon will return to Chicago with a three-year deal, sees it differently. "They have scorers," Griffin, 32, said by phone Monday. "They have Ben Gordon, Kirk Hinrich, Andres Nocioni and Luol Deng. I don't understand why they wouldn't have scorers. "It just comes down to chemistry. We have a well-balanced team." Bulls general manager John Paxson is bringing in Griffin for his leadership, work ethic and seven years of experience, including a stint in the NBA Finals while playing for the Mavericks last season. "What he's doing is mixing young guys with veteran guys and keeping the core of the team," Griffin said. "Those young guys are going to carry the weight." Gordon, Hinrich, Deng and Nocioni provided the bulk of the Bulls' scoring last season. All except Deng averaged more than 20 points per game in their first-round playoff series against the Miami Heat. Gordon and Hinrich seem capable of averaging close to 20 points per game next season. Bulls coaches have said Hinrich tires himself on defense, perhaps to the point where his offensive numbers suffer.</div> Source
The point about Hinrich at the end where he tires himself I don't think it is true. He just has games where he shoots well or not, though he does seem to dissappear in the 4th sometimes.
Hinrich has more responsabilities then he should have. Scoring/distributor/#1 defencive option. Griffin will be great at relieving hinrich of these things and watch his prduction go up. People doubt the bulls but we are getting stronger every week.
Thabo will also likely help relieve Kirk of his responsibility of guarding the better guard of the opposite team when he is in the game.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting I-Miss-MJ:</div><div class="quote_post">The point about Hinrich at the end where he tires himself I don't think it is true. He just has games where he shoots well or not, though he does seem to dissappear in the 4th sometimes.</div> I agree, Kirk, at times, disappears during the course of a game. He has plenty of opportunities where he should and can shoot, but kicks the ball out. He's almost to unselfish with the ball. I remember watching a telecast on ESPN where one of the announcers commented on that fact. I absolutely feel like he could contribute a larger part of the Bulls' offensive load if he were more aggressive, but that's not part of his game yet. The part of him tiring out on defense is almost entirely true, he's got to guard the opposition's primary guard. But there are days that you can see that his jumpshot is just not right.
