Chicago Bulls rumored to be meeting Chauncey Billups today

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    truebluefan, Jul 5, 2012
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    Old and recent health problems, but a better version of the Hinrich model (primarily a PG, but can play SG as well). Easily worth the MMLE if he's healthy.
     
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    I'd be down with Mr. Big Shot.

    Weird, though, with him and Rip on the team. But yeah, he could work.
     
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    Chauncy is really old, but would fit the role of Rose replacement for a season. Maybe if the two are healthy at the same time, they could play in the same back court. I seem to remember they did that on Team USA a couple seasons ago, and Rose greatly deferred to Billups.
     
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    Yeah, I'm not a believer. Billups looked pretty decent playing the two on Team USA in 2010. Then came a season in which his game took a huge dive with Den/NYK. I didn't even recognize him as the same player in NY. And then came a major injury with the LAC.

    Maybe I'm asking too much here . . . but I sure would love to see a Bulls rumor about a player who performed better than his general reputation.
     
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    In spite of a horrendous .364 FG% last season, he did average 15 PPG on just 11.4 FGA for the Clippers. To go along with 4.0 APG in just 30 minutes. His PER was a respectable 16.1. I think it's due to his ability to get to the line 5 times a game, and .384 3pt shooting on 6.3 attempts :)

    Until last season, he was pretty healthy for an old guy, playing 72 games at age 34, 73 at age 33, 79 at age 32.

    I think the hope would be we could squeak out a healthy enough season out of the guy.

    Seriously, the chances the guy has a 16 PER season are a bazillion times better than hoping for the same out of Kirk Hinrich.
     
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    CJ Watson's looking mighty good right about now.
     
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    CJ of the Transplant era would be great!

    CJ with persistent plantar fasciitis would not :-(

    Who we gonna get?

    I'm still hopin for Lee...But its an irrational hope, I know. I can live with that.
     
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    I know, right? Try making the argument now that ~3.5M$ isn't market for a solid backup point guard who can play long stretches as a starter.
     
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    I'll be optimistic for a change. I don't think it's an irrational hope. They are talking to Lee and I doubt it's about the weather.
     
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    ^^Your words are like water to my parched soul! :-)

    You know, I won't be happy until Derrick comes back strong.

    And if (when) he does, I'll be happy no matter what.

    But it would do a body good to provide him with some rationalized help. Lee would be a step, albeit a smallish one.

    Go Bulls!
     
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    Is it just me or does anyone else see the Bulls as the elephant graveyard of the Pistons -- with the exception of Rodman, we seem to have the habit of picking up their dead,decaying or misfit players.
     
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    Salley was ok.

    And with Hinrich, we seem to be leaning toward picking up our own Zombies and Ghosts, thank you very much!
     
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    I'm going to withhold final verdict until we see the details of the Hinrich signing. But don't forget, the Bulls can only make one non-minimum offer to a player for which they don't have bird or baby bird-rights. There goes Lee.
     
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    This dude has injury prone written all over him. Seriously you probably are better off with what you already have.
     
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