Cheap free agent scoring guards/guards to fill up roster spots.

Sham tried floating that same load of crap, and some fans actually bought it.

I mean the load of crap that the Bulls might cut Nate to save money.

The TRUTH of the matter- as Sham finally admitted near the bottom of his article- was that Nate was player #13 on the roster, and if the Bulls cut his minimum salary, they would have had to replace him on the roster with another player.

League rules require teams to have a minimum of 13 players on the roster.

 

Uhhh, no.

10 days at the minimum salary is 10 days at the minimum salary. It doesn't matter if it's a 10-day contract or a 1 year contract, 10 days at the minimum is 10 days at the minimum.

For example, Cartier Martin's 10-day contracts last season each cost the Bulls $52,017. That's the exact same cost as having Nate stay under contract for 10 days. So at $5,201.70 a day, the Bulls could have saved $72,823.80 every 24 days. $3,034.33 a day from January 10 until April 16.

$288,260.88 in salary, $576,521.75 in salary plus luxury tax is what the Bulls would have saved if they cut Nate and did the "14 days with a 12-man roster out of every 24 days" plan. Wow.

The simple fact that you even care to discuss the Bulls THINKING ABOUT- not even doing, just THINKING ABOUT- saving less than $600,000 says it all. If that's what you're into, I would suggest you join the Dow Jones forum and the NASDAQ forum, I'm sure there are a lot more discussions there on tiny profit margins.

Discussing a company increasing their profit margin by ONE PERCENT, which is what the "waive Nate, do the 10-day contract" dance would have done for the Bulls.

 

Maybe you're right, maybe the Bulls ownership saves $100k here and there so they can give $3 million to a former player out of the kindness of their hearts. Out of their sacred profit margin.

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The Chicago Bulls are close to reaching a contract settlement with Jay Williams, recuperating from a motorcycle accident that has jeopardized his career.

Bill Duffy, Williams' agent, said Thursday he expected the buyout to be finalized within the next few days.

"We're looking at the 'T's getting crossed and the 'I's getting dotted," Duffy said. "We're obviously extremely grateful to [Bulls chairman] Jerry Reinsdorf. He has done something that he is not obligated to do, which basically is to give Jay quite a handsome settlement."

The buyout was first reported by the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times.

Riding a motorcycle violates the standard NBA contract, and the Bulls could have terminated Williams' deal after the accident June 19. Instead, they put the No. 2 pick in the 2002 draft on injured reserve and continued to pay him.

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Obviously, I am finished discussing the ridiculous notion that the Bulls only care about profits.

 

The Chicago Bulls are close to reaching a contract settlement with Jay Williams, recuperating from a motorcycle accident that has jeopardized his career.

Bill Duffy, Williams' agent, said Thursday he expected the buyout to be finalized within the next few days.

"We're looking at the 'T's getting crossed and the 'I's getting dotted," Duffy said. "We're obviously extremely grateful to [Bulls chairman] Jerry Reinsdorf. He has done something that he is not obligated to do, which basically is to give Jay quite a handsome settlement."

The buyout was first reported by the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times.

Riding a motorcycle violates the standard NBA contract, and the Bulls could have terminated Williams' deal after the accident June 19. Instead, they put the No. 2 pick in the 2002 draft on injured reserve and continued to pay him.

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Obviously, I am finished discussing the ridiculous notion that the Bulls only care about profits.

 

Blatant lie, meant to pacify FOH.

Truth:
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Clearly there was an intention to try and trade Rip Hamilton to get under the luxury tax, but early word came from Adrian Wojnarowski that the Bulls were not willing to include a first-round pick to do so.

So that's good. The Bulls did not part with any assets just to avoid the luxury tax.

http://www.blogabull.com/2013/2/21/...dline-bulls-make-no-moves-will-pay-luxury-tax

 

So now the goalposts have moved again?

It's gone from "every move is about profit" to "Boo hoo for the Chairmans wallet when he on rare occasion spends a little" to "how much is a draft pick worth"?

That's why the Profit Crowd usually just gets laughed at, they are just a caricature of themselves who can't be taken seriously, because every time one of their talking points is proven wrong, they just move the goalposts again.

Usually, I'm guessing it's because they are too ignorant as to how a Salary Cap and CBA works to discuss it, because you never see them discuss it. Each and every move is met with "It's all about profit" because they don't understand the workings of the Salary Cap, and that smart teams spend their money wisely.

Even though that "cap-saving move" gave the team the cap space to sign Kyle Korver or Pau Gasol, they just can't comprehend that it took CAP SPACE to sign those guys.

Always good for comedic relief, though, which is why we love the Profit Crowd.

 

In 2014:

Of the teams with the four highest payrolls, two of them (Knicks $88,012,698 and Lakers $77,089,935) didn't even make the playoffs. Brooklyn, with the runaway highest payroll in the league ($102,825,181), lost in five games in the second round. (Miami had the third highest payroll).

The teams with the fifth through ninth highest payrolls were:

Los Angeles Clippers - $72,660,813 - lost in the the second round
Chicago Bulls - $71,355,088 - lost in the first round
Memphis Grizzlies - $71,894,258 - lost in the first round
Washington Wizards - $70,301,084 - lost in the second round
Boston Celtics - $70,641,237 - missed the playoffs

Spend, spend, spend, that's how you win!!!!!!!!

 

For some fictional reason, folks seem to think that spending more money on salaries leads to winning. This is the 11th season for NBA teams to pay the luxury tax, and of the 44 teams that have played in the Final Four (the Conference Finals), only 23 of them were taxpayers.

11/22 East

12/22 West

That's not a misprint- in the NBA's Luxury Tax era, only 52.3% of Conference Finals teams actually paid the luxury tax.

 

Bwahahahahaha!!!!!

Or they could have just signed a 2nd-round pick to that spot and paid him the rookie minimum, which would have meant even more profit than paying a first round pick!!!!!!!!

LOL!!!!!

 

Or instead of paying Hinrich most of the MLE and Belinelli the BAE, they could have just signed two players to the veteran's minimum and paid NO LUXURY TAX!!!

Hohohohohoho!!!!!

Hilarious!!!!!

 

But... but... but... PROFITS!!!!

 

OMFG!!!! LMFAO!!!!! LOLOLOL!!!!!!

Of the teams with the four highest payrolls, two of them (Knicks $88,012,698 and Lakers $77,089,935) didn't even make the playoffs. LOSING TEAMS THAT SPEND!!!!

OK I have to stop now, I am laughing so hard that my gut hurts.

Besides, I came here because there are so many guys I've known for years who post intelligently about the Bulls. If I want to read PROFITS!!!! PROFITS!!!!!!!! PROFITS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, I'll just click on RealGM.

PROFITS!!!!!!!!!!!!!