There wasn't an "Armageddon." I know you guys want to see the Bulls pay the tax as a sort of blood oath, but they shouldn't pay it for a sub like Asik. If they're going to pay it, they should do it for a true difference maker, ideally, either a #1 option or a player that you believe truly changes the championship equation.
Yep. Sort of a blood oath. Or something. The Bulls paid the LT for Hinrich and only Hinrich. His $4M put them over. See how that works? I think the tax is paid due to the sum of all the players' salaries and other items that affect the cap situation. Maybe we think a $98M payroll should field us a better team? Yes! That's the ticket. From the horse's mouth, so to speak.
I know that you think the Bulls FO are idiots. If you've convinced yourself that the Bulls paid the LT for Hinrich, I can see why you feel that way. Whatever.
What part of the sum of salaries did you gloss over? The Bulls were right at the LT, signed Hinrich, and hit the apron. Exactly. As if the idiots had a plan or something. http://www.blogabull.com/2012/8/2/3...n-how-the-hinrich-deal-shows-how-to-be-bad-at