Taj Gibson?

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  1. SheedSoNasty

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    Apparently we're interested. Just saw it on hoopshype.
     
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    He's an amazing role player, but a little redundant. I would rather get a wing coming off the bench that can get to the line and play a little on the ISO end. Basically Crawchuck without the chucking
     
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    I like him and offensive rebounding a lot. He's opportunistic on offense, even if he has limited range.

    We obviously don't have a lot to offer outside of shorter deals and draft pick. I'd be ecstatic if he could be had for that.
     
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    He's not what we need but he's a very very good player and I would welcome him on our team in a heartbeat.
     
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    No thanks, just not a good fit. Freeland, Leonard and TRob are already enough youngish backup big.
     
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    Gibson is world's better than all 3 of them and has playoff experience.
     
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    Give em Trob and CJ and call it good. Though, I still want a slasher wing, so it's not the best get...
     
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    So? He still is the same position as our all star power forward, also he makes 8mil for a couple more seasons. The gap isn't big enough between him and our young guys to make that move.
     
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    The gap is huge. Gibson is a perennial 6th man of the year candidate. 49% shooting. 11/7 and a little more than a block a game. He's the backup PF we've never had.
     
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    If the Bulls give up Taj, it's for a starting SG or SF.
     
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    If we are fixing to get Gibson why not try for Hinrich as well? Blake and Hinrich could play well together.
     
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    I hope we don't give up MyLo. With Mirotic there I don't see why they'd want Leonard. T-Rob would make more sense.
     
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    He also plays 29 minutes a game. He would not get that here.
     
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    Taj is EXACTLY what we need. He's a good defender and money with the mid-range jumper. To be honest, he's a legit Sixth Man of the Year candidate when he gets playing time. We've all been yearning for a go-to player off the bench ... well, here he is.

    Yes, Meyers, Thomas, and Joel all have their moments. But neither of them are as consistent as Taj nor are they as well-rounded as the Chicago big. If we can get him without dealing any starters, you do that all day and twice on Sundays.
     
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    Taj is no different than kaman in the scheme of things for us though. Also what would we do with the young guys? What kind of message are we sending if guys that actually can play (Freeland and leonard) are getting their minutes taken for the rest of their likely Blazer careers?

    We need a player who can play the 2-3 not the 4-5.
     
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    He could get close to that behind Aldridge and Lopez. If he can play with Pau and Joakim, he can play with our guys.
     
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    The message sent is that the best players get the minutes. Our whole bench sucks. Taj Gibson is better than all of them. Do want to win a championship or be sensitive to Freeland and MyLe's feelings?
     
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