Others have said it in this thread, but not all that clearly. I think you are missing the point, Kurt. What offends a lot of people is the “rich-get-richer” way these things happen. It’s not anything close to an even playing field for all 30 teams, and the fans of most teams have little or no hope that their team will have a chance to compete with the big boys from year to year. (You can say that’s because those teams have lousy management, which is partly true, but another part is the lack of depth of talent in the NBA right now.) And even if their team has a big star, they know that he may not stick around for long. It must be painful to be an Orlando Magic fan, seeing your franchise’s two biggest superstars bail on you…

I find a lot of coaches who get handed the punk slip have become mouth wash speakers. They say some of the wildest sh*t, but how since he can predict Rose’s future how about predicting his own. Where will be the next job he gets fired from, without sniffing a NBA title?

Kurt, I don’t even disagree with you, but you are circling very close to a nerve with that line.

Anyway, it’s not surprising fans in general demonize players for leaving as free agents. Their loyalty is generally not to a player, but to a team. Management’s interests in this regard line up with the fan’s interests. Looking objectively, we can say this behavior is not particularly fair to the player. But I’m certain someone reading this will swoop in and mention the amount of money players make, which apparently is supposed to excuse the treatment they receive.

I would only agree with Kurt when it comes to free agents. What ‘Melo and Dwight did on the other hand…

Being a Chicago fan, I wish that Reinsdorf would sell his team. The “House that Jordan Built” has been in a constant state of flux since Reinsdorf broke up the luckiest squad to ever be slapped together. He draws a full crowd with a cheap team because of the Jordan years. He is a profit-only driven owner. He will never overspend to win a championship yet he will never win a championship by not overspending.

The Bulls may never win another championship under the ownership of Jerry Reinsdorf. The legacy and the past championships of Michael Jordan (and co.) will ensure that Reinsdorf remains a very rich man.

A secondary note: After a contract expires in any other job you are free to look for work wherever you can find it. As we fans are often told: ‘Sports are a business’. Why do fans in City A think a player should play in City A for their entire career (or as long as said fans want the player there)? After a contract expires in any other job you are free to look for work wherever you can find it.

@lakerluver… Dwight was also one of those nice guys that Said he wants to only play for 1 team for a career. If the bulls can’t build a contender D rose will ask for a trade. Adidas already gave him so much $ that he poops it. He eventually is going to want a ring.

The NBA will always be inferior to the NFL as long as they assume that the way it’s always been done is the best it can be done. A Franchise tag, a hard salary cap, these things work in the NFL, and they give teams like the Green Bay Packers the ability to compete for championships, as opposed to the Milwaukee Bucks, a team that can’t compete for them.

Smart general managers play to their advantages. In Miami that’s Pat Riley laying his rings on the table, selling a culture of hard work and winning, and letting the weather/women/nightlife speak for themselves. That doesn’t work in San Antonio or OKC, but they operate a different way that is no less successful in those respective cities, don’t they? Unfortunately, many teams aren’t run with the mindset of playing the cards they are dealt, they just settle for overpaying b-list stars, blow draft picks, and complain that the system isn’t fair.

He is not leaving Chicago.

He was born in Chicago, grew up in Chicago, it is home to him. During his draft day interview, he said he was happy because he was drafted by the Bulls because his family could come to games and also so he wouldn’t be homesick. He grew up wanting to be a Bull, and now he is THE Bull. (To those who bring up Lebron, I can pretty much bet Lebron grew up wanting to be a Bull as well, he was just drafted by his local team. The feelings were less mutual in that case)

Last December he signed a 5 year 95 Million dollar contact to stay with the Bulls. In February, he got a 14 year extension to his Adidas contract, worth a reported 260 Million dollars. Part of the reason he received the mega shoe deal was because of his MVP status, but a large part is that he has the first signature basketball shoe to make a dent in Nike’s sales dominance on the streets of Chicago. Since the Air Jordan 1 in 1985, Nikes have dominated as the athletic shoe of choice in Chicago.

More likely than Derrick Rose ever leaving Chicago, is that after this season when he is out with his injury, they gain good picks that they use to draft his superstar partner, or they swing the picks to trade for him.

Stan Van Gundy couldn’t be more wrong about Derrick Rose leaving Chicago, and even if he wanted to, it is not happening until 2017 at the soonest.

I’m a big Bulls and Rose fan, and right now i can’t see that happening, but never say never..
I do understand how players might go Gollum for that ring, cause it is the most precious thing for an NBA superstar..

Chicago is a nice town, but the crowd is lame; not rambunctious or loud, and there’s no star treatment that New York, Los Angeles, or Miami could give.

Our practice facility is in a typical suburb, the arena is good (but not luxurious), and the fans only come because they’re not creative with their lives and don’t figure out anything else to do.

Plus, this is a Bears, Cubs, and Blackhawks town. Despite the full capacities the fan types change regularly because Chicago is big enough to have revolving doors of fair weather fans. The majority of true Bulls fans are minorities, but all were poisoned with a lame ass culture where the only time you should act “out there” is by drinking. Enthusiasm and refreshing candor is a crime in a Midwesterner’s regular dialogue.

Plus, The boos during the opposing team’s free throws are inexistent and we need a volume meter in the 4th quarter just to get the bare minimum fan screams.

We’re terrible!

He deserves better fans and I hope he goes to L.A. when Kobe retires.