The Bulls had every intention and rightfully so to unload Rose....who was 2-3X worse than Rondo....so they upgraded there...then they brought home the prodigal son who is accustomed to playing with a ball dominant teammate. Wade sharing the ball is not a problem. He likes to pick and choose his spots and defer to lessen his work load until playoffs and winning time rolls around. Butler is in his prime and both Rondo and Wade will be glad to allow him be the #1 option on offense. McDermott and Mirotic are shooters that Rondo did not have with SAC, unless you want to compare Omri to those guys. I disagree with your assessment. Getting rid of Rose was addition by subtraction, Rondo was an upgrade and Wade is one of the fiercest competitors in the NBA.
Trading Rose was a difficult call and most Bulls fans understood it even if they hated seeing him go. But replacing him with Rondo? Well, that makes zero sense either from what Jimmy Butler wanted (to handle the ball and initiate the offense more) or from what Hoiberg wants (a motion offense). It's a poor fit IMO.
And while Wade is still a good player, he doesn't space the floor for Butler (neither does Rondo) and he pushed Butler out of the SG spot where he almost always has a physical advantage and into the SF spot where sometimes he won't.
So I think this is a poorly assembled team and less than the sum of its parts because of it. But you don't have to take my word for it. Check out what Bulls fans think about these two signings.
And while Wade is still a good player, he doesn't space the floor for Butler (neither does Rondo) and he pushed Butler out of the SG spot where he almost always has a physical advantage and into the SF spot where sometimes he won't.
So I think this is a poorly assembled team and less than the sum of its parts because of it. But you don't have to take my word for it. Check out what Bulls fans think about these two signings.
As far as Chicago goes, not sure if the move for Wade was worth it. As I said in another post, I'm an Iowa State fan and watched "Hoiball" for years. His system was to get players that were very skilled offensively even if they were crap on defense. Iowa State had teams that weren't great shooting teams that were still very good (ISU best team wasn't a great 3-pt shooting team compared to prior teams).
I'm not sure what they are doing. Rondo-Wade-Butler aren't going to scare teams offensively with their spacing which is how Hoiberg was such a great college coach (I haven't watched a lot of Bulls games but apparently they try to play similar even though their offense was very bad the past season). It's not like they have a lot of great shooting either, McDermott is probably their best shooter.
Just seems like the FO and coach aren't getting the players that would fit each other the best.
Brings me to my main point, this would be a decent destination for McLemore. A young guy that can learn from Wade while adding something of a threat from 3 (I know he's not a great shooter but their roster has 0 shooting threat). A McLemore trade would make sense
I'm not sure what they are doing. Rondo-Wade-Butler aren't going to scare teams offensively with their spacing which is how Hoiberg was such a great college coach (I haven't watched a lot of Bulls games but apparently they try to play similar even though their offense was very bad the past season). It's not like they have a lot of great shooting either, McDermott is probably their best shooter.
Just seems like the FO and coach aren't getting the players that would fit each other the best.
Brings me to my main point, this would be a decent destination for McLemore. A young guy that can learn from Wade while adding something of a threat from 3 (I know he's not a great shooter but their roster has 0 shooting threat). A McLemore trade would make sense
I don't mean awful record wise, though that's still a possibility too. Awful in terms of mismatched talent that is simultaneously a poor match for their coach's style. Signing Wade isn't a bad move in a vacuum and I could defend it. But signing Rondo AND Wade just smacks of not having a plan at all. It's shortsighted and D'Alessandro-like.
Trading Rose was a difficult call and most Bulls fans understood it even if they hated seeing him go. But replacing him with Rondo? Well, that makes zero sense either from what Jimmy Butler wanted (to handle the ball and initiate the offense more) or from what Hoiberg wants (a motion offense). It's a poor fit IMO.
And while Wade is still a good player, he doesn't space the floor for Butler (neither does Rondo) and he pushed Butler out of the SG spot where he almost always has a physical advantage and into the SF spot where sometimes he won't.
So I think this is a poorly assembled team and less than the sum of its parts because of it. But you don't have to take my word for it. Check out what Bulls fans think about these two signings.
And while Wade is still a good player, he doesn't space the floor for Butler (neither does Rondo) and he pushed Butler out of the SG spot where he almost always has a physical advantage and into the SF spot where sometimes he won't.
So I think this is a poorly assembled team and less than the sum of its parts because of it. But you don't have to take my word for it. Check out what Bulls fans think about these two signings.
And it Fred Hoiberg's responsibility to adjust his strategy to his personnel. It is false conclusion to presume because Player A, B and C do not fit his track record, the team is doomed to fail. It is his responsibility as a coach to tailor his system to get the most out of his players. I actually think those guys will be fun to watch. Wade is a consummate pro who I have always admired, and I cannot help but root for Rondo after his stint here.
Honestly it looks like their FO doesn't have a plan, just signing vets that don't match what the coach wants to do. Bulls should build around Butler and rebuild. They have a couple young guys in McDermott and Portis that they could build around. Seems like they threw a team together just to get ousted in the second round next year.
