To me the Bulls have been set back 2-3 years since Rose went down with the ACL injury and the big contracts they have on their books. There's Rose and a bunch of B- players around him and it showed in the last two years of the playoffs. Everyone believes that the Bulls are good to go because they have "THE BENCH MOB". That's all fine and dandy for the regular season but not to win a championship. In the NBA you need stars and play makers to win a championship and you only need your role players to step in about 2-4 games in a playoff run. This was shown in the Spurs vs OKC series as well as the Miami vs OKC finals. With that being said, I'm really torn on what I think the Bulls should do this year. Usually draft picks don't matter after those first 10 picks. I'm not saying the Bulls should tank the season, but they should want to get a top 10 pick or something. Maybe get lucky like they did in 2008 and end up with another Rose. On the other side, I'm not a fan of teams tanking a season to get a high draft pick, but at the same time they don't have any money to really do anything in this years free agency class. Their best bet is to amnesty Boozer next season to free up some space, find a team or two to make a 3-team trade with Deng involved. Another idea would be to find some consistent shooters. The best thing they have going for them is that their best player is only 23 years old. Considering that, they have some time to figure this out but have to be smart about it. Don't go sign anyone to bad contracts that will have them strapped like they are at this point. All they need is one star/playmaker beside Rose and some players who know their roles. Get this together and in my opinion the Bulls will be good to go! Remember only a handfull of NBA stars win a championship before 25, so my panic meter is only at 3 right now.
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