In looking at veteran leadership off the bench, to me there is one obvious hole and it is at centre. SF has Eddie and Jalen, PF has Tyson, Marcus and Lonny, then backcourt has Jay, Jamal, Jr, Trenton, Hoiberg and again Eddie and Jalen, C has Eddy "going to be very good but not there yet" Curry, and Dali.
I think that simple list of names there is evidence enough of the gapping needed to be filled by a veteran centre capable of playing about 15 minutes a game, and more importantly to help to continue to school the youngsters.
Scott Williams is now in Phoenix, he would have been a nice fit considering his history with the ball club, but o well.
I think our best shot now is to look at sign and trade possibilities, which may end up being beneficial to all parties involved. For us it means adding a veteran centre, for Travis Best it means getting to play for a team for something near what he is worth, and for the lucky team (and there are a number of them looking to bolster there point guard attack) it would eventuate into them getting a very solid contribution from an experienced team oriented veteran with years of playing ahead of him.
As the summer (for you guys at least, I'm Australian) progress' the possibility of Best looking to use us in this type of deal increases, as it is becoming very evident that teams don’t want to spend extra cash, so a trade would therefore allow them to shift out as much of a financial commitment as they are bringing in for the coming season. As we are one of the very few teams who can afford to spend a bit of money, we could very easily sign Travis Best to a deal and probably a better one than any other organisation, though a deal with another organization would no doubt have to be organised with Best, and for the Bulls it would basically mean determining the specifics of compensation and the formality of paper work.
Before the Magic went cheap and signed Vaughn(and not the more talented Hudson) I would loved to have seen a sign and trade with Best going for Patrick Ewing. As Ewing has only one year left on his contract and while his playing contribution would not be have been extensive, having him work with the boys in the middle, especially helping Eddy Curry develop a low post and power game would have been hugely beneficial.
I'm interested to hear of any idea's any of you out there have on the acquisition of free agents of all positions, though especially at centre, and what you think of the possibility of a sign and trade involving Travis Best.
I think that simple list of names there is evidence enough of the gapping needed to be filled by a veteran centre capable of playing about 15 minutes a game, and more importantly to help to continue to school the youngsters.
Scott Williams is now in Phoenix, he would have been a nice fit considering his history with the ball club, but o well.
I think our best shot now is to look at sign and trade possibilities, which may end up being beneficial to all parties involved. For us it means adding a veteran centre, for Travis Best it means getting to play for a team for something near what he is worth, and for the lucky team (and there are a number of them looking to bolster there point guard attack) it would eventuate into them getting a very solid contribution from an experienced team oriented veteran with years of playing ahead of him.
As the summer (for you guys at least, I'm Australian) progress' the possibility of Best looking to use us in this type of deal increases, as it is becoming very evident that teams don’t want to spend extra cash, so a trade would therefore allow them to shift out as much of a financial commitment as they are bringing in for the coming season. As we are one of the very few teams who can afford to spend a bit of money, we could very easily sign Travis Best to a deal and probably a better one than any other organisation, though a deal with another organization would no doubt have to be organised with Best, and for the Bulls it would basically mean determining the specifics of compensation and the formality of paper work.
Before the Magic went cheap and signed Vaughn(and not the more talented Hudson) I would loved to have seen a sign and trade with Best going for Patrick Ewing. As Ewing has only one year left on his contract and while his playing contribution would not be have been extensive, having him work with the boys in the middle, especially helping Eddy Curry develop a low post and power game would have been hugely beneficial.
I'm interested to hear of any idea's any of you out there have on the acquisition of free agents of all positions, though especially at centre, and what you think of the possibility of a sign and trade involving Travis Best.
