That's what Jalen Rose had to say this evening on CLTV. Jalen was the featured guest along with Tim Hardaway on CLTV's "Sports Page." Jalen and Tim were there to promote their All Star Game at the U.C. Saturday afternoon.
The interview lasted nearly 40 minutes. Tim made it clear he intends to play this season and he hopes to know where by September. He indicated that while his first choice would be to play for a championship contender, he'd seriously consider playing for Chicago if Krause reaches out to him. Jalen was all for seeing Tim in a Bulls uniform this season.
As for Jalen, he made it clear that he's very happy to be a member of the Chicago Bulls. He has a lot of respect for Jay Williams but he warned fans that there will be days he'll shoot lights out, and then there will be days he won't be able to make a layup. He agreed that Chandler, Curry and Hassell made great improvement as last season progressed. But once again he warned that they are only second year players who may play like world beaters one night and then be unable to throw the ball in the ocean the next night. That's when he stepped out and said that the Bulls need vets at every position. Whether they're starters or support players Jalen said you need vets to step up and play on those nights when the kids aren't producing.
While remaining positive about the Bulls future, I think Jalen painted a fairly accurate picture of what fans should expect this season. And that would be a lot of inconsistency. He said they're nowhere near producing the way the Bulls teams did when they were winning 70+ games during the season, but they're also not a team that will be limited to winning 15 to 20 games again. He indicated that optimistically he'd like to see the team approach 40 wins this season. But I think he's also hoping Krause delivers a few productive veterans before camp opens on 10/2.
The interview lasted nearly 40 minutes. Tim made it clear he intends to play this season and he hopes to know where by September. He indicated that while his first choice would be to play for a championship contender, he'd seriously consider playing for Chicago if Krause reaches out to him. Jalen was all for seeing Tim in a Bulls uniform this season.
As for Jalen, he made it clear that he's very happy to be a member of the Chicago Bulls. He has a lot of respect for Jay Williams but he warned fans that there will be days he'll shoot lights out, and then there will be days he won't be able to make a layup. He agreed that Chandler, Curry and Hassell made great improvement as last season progressed. But once again he warned that they are only second year players who may play like world beaters one night and then be unable to throw the ball in the ocean the next night. That's when he stepped out and said that the Bulls need vets at every position. Whether they're starters or support players Jalen said you need vets to step up and play on those nights when the kids aren't producing.
While remaining positive about the Bulls future, I think Jalen painted a fairly accurate picture of what fans should expect this season. And that would be a lot of inconsistency. He said they're nowhere near producing the way the Bulls teams did when they were winning 70+ games during the season, but they're also not a team that will be limited to winning 15 to 20 games again. He indicated that optimistically he'd like to see the team approach 40 wins this season. But I think he's also hoping Krause delivers a few productive veterans before camp opens on 10/2.