>if not Zion (I have a feeling if the teams I expect are top 5
>picking: Chicago, Cleveland, Phoenix, Orlando, New York,
>Chicago has a high chance of being top 3 because Silver)...
>then who?
>
>Bulls would actually be pretty damn good if they got Trae, in
>retrospect. but that's a moot point.

If not Zion, I go Barrett then Morant. But either would be great. I like Barrett because I watched him take over the PG responsibilities when Tre Jones went down. It' produced:

26ppg/8.6rpg/5apg

So we'd have a secondary ball-handler/passer who imo has a more diverse skillset than LaVine's. Dunn could focus on D and contribute scoring in spots as it comes (Patrick Beverly 2.0). LaVine, Barrett and Lauri could handle the bulk of the scoring. WCJ could rebound, provide interior D (he's pretty good here) and add some additional scoring potential to the line up (Al Horford 2.0).

I think Morant forces us to choose who our PG will be. Dunn would have to be traded (wouldn't net as much value as we'd like in return) and we'd still need to sort our the SF position (FA? Hutch develops? Valentine when healthy?).

>what would you say (ideally) is the answer to this? I'm a fan
>of Zach but he does Dion it up a good bit with the ball in his
>hands.

A competent offensive coach maybe? Some consistent health out of both of them maybe? Or a trade of Dunn maybe?

>Wendell + Zion wouldn't be too bad a front court, if they
>could get the back side right.

Zion would have to play SF, which might be ok given his athletic ability but that's not a 'perfect' fit for him. I'd be willing to chance it though. He'd bully most of the wings in the league right now given his size/strength/ability.

>(lol, they should watch that team east on I-90)

Y'all just beat us. lol

>Scott "Ken Reeves" Skiles was a horrible pick.

Scott was a transition coach as Leroy said. He was akin to Doug Collins during the MJ years.

>Thibs was OK until he decided to run everyone into the ground.
>But I think it had way more to do with his style. As close to
>a NBA Bill Parcells as you can get.

Thibs didn't do what Pop did...adapt. He had a good base and needed to grow from it. His old habits are exactly the things that got him ousted from Minny.

>LOL. I agree with this. I expected more of the Bulls this
>season, rather than this utter dysfunction. kinda funny
>watching McDermott prosper over there in Indy because I
>thought he would actually be good in a Hoiberg system

We traded what has turned out to be Jusuf Nurkic and Gary Harris for this dude. And what's even funnier is the passed over LaVine and Payne to draft him @ 11. SMFH NO vision.