Comments on: The Inbounds: How to avoid the luxury tax and influence the playoffs, a Chicago Bulls story

By: chicitybulls

chicitybulls — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:08:48 +0000

Excellent article Matt. Too bad your collegue Kurt can’t comprehend this approach by the Bulls and continue to write articles about how bad this summer is for the Bulls. It’s not his fault he’s not smart enough to understand (or even spell) but it is your bosses that’s to blame. We need more articles from you. Great job sir.

By: thereekshow

thereekshow — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:45:29 +0000

Are you really calling the Bulls mediocre? For a team that has had the best record in the NBA the last two years it seems a little naive and misguided to say that. And Boozer’s deal wasn’t a disaster or bad decision, because at the time, as per the article, that was his market value. If the Bulls didn’t sign him to that contract, I can guarantee you someone else would’ve coughed up the money to do so.

With the team and mentality that Reinsdorf and Thibs have created, they are now obviously expected to win. Fans and observers are going to get down on them for what they think is “taking the year off”, but in reality, that is the safest way to ensure they will be successful down the road. Matt I love how you put it, “It’s a bad way to run a team. It’s a great way to run a business.” It’s definitely a slippery slope, but given the position they are currently in, this is definitely the best approach.

By: glink123

glink123 — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:43:44 +0000

Gotta give Bulls mgmt a little more credit here. They dumped Brand, Chandler, Curry, Crawford, Pippen, Grant, etc all before everyone else in the league realized they were either ready for retirement, or not going to fulfill potential, and didn’t overspend just to keep the player. Reinsdorf is consistent. He paid Jordan $100 million over the final 3 years of his Bulls career. He pays Pippen $500k to be a Bulls “ambassador”. Gave Cartright a coaching chance. Has Paxson as his GM. Say what you want, but he’s fair.

By: borderline1988

borderline1988 — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:14:46 +0000

All this talk about ‘building thorugh the draft’ is nonsense. You have to get lucky with those draft picks…where would the Bulls be if they received the 2nd pick overall and Beasley would be the centre piece instead?

The only way to compete for a championship in today’s NBA is to either be a major city that’s attractive to free agents, or get extremely lucky in the draft after tanking a few seasons.

I like Reinsdorf’s approach. He got Boozer and it turned out to be a disaster. Signing B-stars to max contracts is the surest way to failure. Either go for the gold, or just be happy to compete in the playoffs and make good money. Rose is toast for this season anyways, and you don’t know if he can recover long-term to be an MVP-calibre player again. Might as well avoid the luxury tax and keep your options open for next summer.

By: trybe29dr

trybe29dr — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:14:00 +0000

Dont dont overspend but they dont sign any players that can take them to the next level either…its like they enjoy mediocrity