Another "solid" post. I could not agree with you more - especially about Francis' lack of basketball smarts. This team shoots far too poorly to be a real factor in the West against the likes of LA, SAC & Dallas. The Rockets shooting is strictly brick city and if JVG installs the Knicks-Heat offense, they will become a complete non-factor in their conference. Also, they are light years behind San Antonio in their level of defensive play. I, too, am amazed at how many folks on this board actually believe that all they need is a dose of tough JVG discipline to become winners. This team has a long ways to go just to be the 8th seed next year.
Good analysis, I agree with you on Chicago. Rose and Marshall certainly aren't good enough to lead a team to glory, but like you said Curry/Chandler/Crawford looks like it's going to be an excellent core, and the Bulls also have other assets in Jay Williams, Marcus Fizer, and the #7 pick this year. If they can get a defensive-minded veteran SF like Adrian Griffin that'd also help them, Chicago doesn't have a player like that. They also need a veteran backup center (maybe a Cato/Posey trade for Jay Williams or the #7 pick?)
I agree somewhat, but a big difference is ownership. Reinsdorf has shown in the past he'll spend money on the Bulls. Donald Sterling hasn't done that. And that is the cause of the Clippers problems, they don't keep their players. It comes down to whether the Bulls will be able to keep their core of players long-term.
