OK...whatever. If DWade somehow returns to superstar form, Deng could be a great piece for the Heat. If DWade doesn't return to superstar form, but Bosh attains same, Deng could be a great piece for the Heat. If it turns out that the Heat don't have any true superstar, then Deng's just going to be a player for the Heat. I always liked Deng, but I wish the Heat all the pain that the NBA can heap upon them.
I meant to bump this post, sorry. Note that suggested we might do better without him because our most prolific shooter was taking the worst moneyball shots in the game.
So all of us who thought he was a key performer were wrong and the Bulls were right to unload him, right? Everybody's happy, right?
It may put some weight behind my feelings about McDermott vs. the two picks is all. I'm not really liking Jimmy, Dunleavy, and Snell at the wings. McBuckets has to make it a our full time SF. We need consistent and frequent 3pt shooting from someone in the lineup. Note that Dunleavy isn't a scorer.
Interesting question. Have you really thought through it? How would this have turned out if the Bulls kept Deng?
Lot of moving parts on this one. Honestly, I don't know where I stand. Could McBuckets play shooting guard -- probably not. A line up of Noah-Taj-Deng-Butler-Rose doesn't have enough shooting in it. Maybe, they would have traded up to grab Stauskas if they kept Deng?
To me, the difference is that Stauskas is a shooter, while McDoug is a scorer. I have no doubt that McDoug will have the better NBA career, but of course that's JMSO. I think Stauskas' absolute ceiling is Steve Kerr, while McDoug's is Paul Pierce. Then again, what do I know? I thought Eddy Curry was the next Shaq, and three years later I'm writing a song called "I Hate Eddy Curry"...
Objectively Deng on the team would be ok with me but not essential. Subjectively I talk it down because I don't agree with the tearing and rendering of clothes over his departure. He was pretty ok and for his career he will be pretty ok. Got some acclaim well deserved but he's not any Superman.
One of the best men in the game. His commitment to charity is probably second to none. Seems like the genuine good guy, too. He was a rare two-way player that the Bulls have had since Elton Brand left. The team won a lot of games with him, tho they'll win a lot without him, too. But he was one of they guys that turned around the franchise and made it into a perennial 1st round (at least) playoff team. That said, fans sure did like to watch him look at his feet when he dribbled.
I agree he seens to be a good guy. Raised a lot of money for Malaria nets, a very worthy cause. if I had to pick my favorite player ever to flip huge truck tires I am sure he'd be in my top 5.
He was a 2 time all-star. How many Bulls made the all-star team 2 or more time. Not a superstar, but better than just OK. Hinrich is OK. No all-star appearances for him.
