I think because of how early it is in their career that this is a bit of a streeeeeeeetch...but interesting to hear... Ahhh...2004 finals feature Eddy Griffin and Yao Ming vs. Eddy Curry and Tyson Chandler....oooooooh
Interesting... By the time Curry and Chandler are ready, Shaq will be nearing retirement. Thus, I don't see them as any immediate 'soulution'. However, if they had Williams AND they develop, then that's going to be a very good team in three years. A lot can go wrong between now and then though... I guess the key to stopping LA will be up to LA itself. I know this will sound stupid, but can you imagine what they could get for Shaq in a trade this off season? The Eastern teams would kill to get him...as he alone could get a team through the East... If LA added two young all star calibre players to Bryant...ouch. Hopefully Shaq will wear down...injuries will limit him, and Bryant will get stuck without any support.
Another team in the East will lure a big man away well before Chandler and Curry come into their own and move ahead of the Bulls for the future. Candidates include New Jersey, Orlando, and Milwaukee, all with more depth and overall talent than the Bulls. Of course, for the Bulls to reach their full potential, Chandler and Curry and Crawford ALL have to develop. Track record says 2 out of 3 at best - so which 2 is it going to be? Only time will tell. I'd like to know where that article came from. Sounds like propoganda right out of the Chicago papers. Lest they forget that many of the East's top stars were injured for part or most of the year (Iverson, Hill, Carter, Allen to name a few) while the Nets and Pistons stayed relatively healthy....and that's what it boiled down to.
Regardless of what happens, Brand for Chandler was still the stupidest trade ever. One thing you have to remember, and this is key, is that Brand actually wanted to be in Chicago. That trade moved Krause into Gary St. Jean levels by itself. Hmm... Shaq for other all-stars... now that would be fun. The Lakers would be good FOREVER. By the way (and now I'm way off the thread, sorry), it seems to me that Jermaine O'Neal is more untouchable than the other O'Neal. He's like 22; Shaq's like 30.
22 with one year remaining on his contract if Indy feels that they could loose him, he could be dealt
1. Well, it certainly looks like the Bulls are THE up-and-coming team on paper. If the big kids, Chandler, Curry, and Fizer, continue to improve, the Bulls could possibly contend for the #8 seed. We know what Rose is all about, Best (if they can keep him) is solid, and Williams should be a great one, so it's all on the frontcourt. 2. Is it me, or does it seem like the East has a collection of teams with plenty of talent, but also a lot of mismatched players or unbalanced rosters. The one team in the East with balance and clearly defined roles is, you guessed it, the Nets. How many young Cs can the Cavs have? How many young Fs can the Pacers or Bucks have? Don't you think it would make sense for the Cavs to get together with, say, the Knicks, maybe trade one of the Cavs' Cs for one of the Knicks SGs, or one of the Celtics' swingmen, or one of the Bucks' swingmen?
Actually, thats not true. He was non-commital---going so far as to say (before the trade) that it was all business and he'd take care of business when it was time to take care of business. That plus the fact that Falk was blasting Krause left and right made for a nervous GM. One thing Tyke+Curry will bring that Brand+Curry couldn't is intimidating low post defense. Brand is a rebounder, but he's not the shot blocker Tyke is.
What big man? Ming is a rock for 5 years, TD will probably stay...maybe McDyess...I doubt Karl or Rasheed will be moved. It's more likely that Mourning and Mutombo will finish their careers in the west.
Yes, the bulls will be very good. Unfortunately for them it won't be for another 4 or 5 years, at least. But i don't see any other east team with the potential to be champions, unless orlando could sign duncan or something.
No they wouldn't. They'de just be like Milwaukee or any other mediocre team loaded with stars. Kobe Bryant is the best guard in the league but the only reason the Lakers are a dynasty is because Shaquille O'neal is the most dominating force the league has seen since Wilt Chamberlain.
2005 Finals: Chicago Vs. Houston Francis Mobley Nachbar Griffin Ming versus: Curry Chandler Rose Crawford Williams Making my mouth water guys, I actually agree with GettingBranded for once!! Lets Keep our fingers crossed!
Why you gotta bash my man Tyke? We won't even know for another season or so. I think he'll be a full time starter and then we can find out...
I don't know... Garnett started putting up really good numbers in his second year, as did Kobe, and McGrady did in his third. O'Neal didn't do anything till his fifth, but he didn't get any real minutes till then. I know that I, for one, don't expect Eddie Griffin to take more than a couple of years to come into his own, and he's pretty much that same age.
Ming is probably a rock for his entire career in Houston, because I can't see the Chinese Basketball Assoc. wanting him moving around during his career. But it's no slam dunk at all that Duncan stays in SA - they don't have much to build around yet - and McDyess is even less of a lock to stay. Jermaine O'Neal is a free agent after next year, as is Elton Brand, although those two are more likely to stay where they are now. All it takes, though, is one big man moving to an Eastern team with the supporting cast (i.e. guards and forwards) in place to shift that balance back well before the Bulls could begin to do so. Not to mention other draft classes making an impact in the future as well. And why would Mourning and Mutombo suddenly get traded to finish their careers in the west? They've got a few years each left max, and neither the Sixers nor the Heat seem ready to trade their big men, contrary to what you see in reports. They can do a lot more in the East than out West - if only due to that dearth of big men.
