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The Chicago Bulls announced this evening the team has signed free agent guard Richard Hamilton. According to the Chicago Tribune, “As reported since Sunday, the deal is guaranteed for two years and $10 million. According to sources, the Bulls hold a team option of $5.15 million for a third season. If the option is not exercised, Hamilton receives an unknown buyout.”
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He's an upgrade for Chicago, but they still have only one guy that can get his own shot. Actually makes me wonder if it helps them with Miami at all.
I like this trade.. :applause:
[QUOTE=Kurosawa0]He's an upgrade for Chicago, but they still have only one guy that can get his own shot. Actually makes me wonder if it helps them with Miami at all.[/QUOTE]
In the past Hamilton has given Wade fits
[QUOTE=Theoo's Daddy]I like this trade.. :applause:[/QUOTE]
Free agent signing.
still not a done deal sparky.
[QUOTE=Go Getter]still not a done deal sparky.[/QUOTE]
ooops my bad.. i still like it though.
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[QUOTE=Go Getter]still not a done deal sparky.[/QUOTE]
True, but I'd be surprised if it doesn't happen. Although the Clippers seem interesting now in need of a SG of his talents as well, but obviously the Bulls are closer to making a Finals push than the Clippers are.
[QUOTE=Go Getter]still not a done deal sparky.[/QUOTE]
its done breh
[url]http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/bulls-sign-free-agent-guard-richard-hamilton.html[/url]
[QUOTE=Clocian-IGN]its done breh
[url]http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/bulls-sign-free-agent-guard-richard-hamilton.html[/url][/QUOTE]
:oldlol:
Rose
Hamilton
Deng
Boozer
Noah
...looks solid.
Rip > CP3 :rockon:
14 pts vs 4.4 points is going to make a difference I think. We still need to mature and add maybe one more piece.
[IMG]http://www.nba.com/bulls/sites/bulls/files/imagecache/nba_standard/hamilton_111214.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Meticode]obviously the Bulls are closer to making a Finals push than the Clippers are.[/QUOTE]
Looks that way now, but the West looks a lot more wide open than the East. Miami still looks to be the far and away best team in the East. With Dallas and the Lakers looking to be weaker this year, the Clippers could easily slip through. I actually might like them more than Chicago with having two stars as opposed to Chicago just having one.
3 years/15 million. Honestly would of been happier with a 2 year deal, but I'm not complaining since we just got a top 20 SG without having to trade anyone. Successful offseason, we addressed our biggest need with a guy who is a solid offensive player and fits our team perfectly.
Rose/Watson
RIP/Brewer
Deng/Korver
Boozer/Taj/Scal
Noah/Asik
Not sure what they'll do with Bogans now. And we still need another big since we lost Big Sexy. Przybilla is at the top of my list to take his role.
rip has no impact on the game these days
[QUOTE=Kurosawa0]Looks that way now, but the West looks a lot more wide open than the East. Miami still looks to be the far and away best team in the East. With Dallas and the Lakers looking to be weaker this year, the Clippers could easily slip through. I actually might like them more than Chicago with having two stars as opposed to Chicago just having one.[/QUOTE]
I like cheering for a good TEAM.
Rose may be the best on the squad, but it's all aboutt he team for me and mostly all Bulls fans.
[QUOTE=nashwade]rip has no impact on the game these days[/QUOTE]
No one on the Pistons had any impact on the game these days.
Does the Bulls still have that "no headband rule"?
Pretty solid lineup :applause:
[QUOTE=(e)]3 years/15 million. Honestly would of been happier with a 2 year deal, but I'm not complaining since we just got a top 20 SG without having to trade anyone. Successful offseason, we addressed our biggest need with a guy who is a solid offensive player and fits our team perfectly.
Rose/Watson
RIP/Brewer
Deng/Korver
Boozer/Taj/Scal
Noah/Asik
Not sure what they'll do with Bogans now. And we still need another big since we lost Big Sexy. Przybilla is at the top of my list to take his role.[/QUOTE]
They should still go for Crawford or a scoring PG off the bench. Hmmm Arenas anybody?
[QUOTE=(e)]3 years/15 million. Honestly would of been happier with a 2 year deal, but I'm not complaining since we just got a top 20 SG without having to trade anyone. Successful offseason, we addressed our biggest need with a guy who is a solid offensive player and fits our team perfectly.
Rose/Watson
RIP/Brewer
Deng/Korver
Boozer/Taj/Scal
Noah/Asik
Not sure what they'll do with Bogans now. And we still need another big since we lost Big Sexy. Przybilla is at the top of my list to take his role.[/QUOTE]
3rd year is Team option..
[QUOTE=d.bball.guy]Does the Bulls still have that "no headband rule"?
Pretty solid lineup :applause:[/QUOTE]
That was a Scott Skiles rule, not a Thibs rule.
[QUOTE=1rkrage]3rd year is Team option..[/QUOTE]
Nice, I like it then.
[QUOTE=1rkrage]3rd year is Team option..[/QUOTE]
Was just about to post that.
Good signing by the Bulls.
[QUOTE=Glide2keva]I like cheering for a good TEAM.
Rose may be the best on the squad, but it's all aboutt he team for me and mostly all Bulls fans.[/QUOTE]
I'm not talking about liking a team, but trying to handicap which team has the best chance. The Bulls were exposed throughout the playoffs and not just the ECF. It was clear that if you make Rose work you'll have success against the Bulls. Hamilton will help a bit with that, but the guy they really need to step up big is Boozer. The problem with that is that Chris Bosh, Amare Stoudemire and a moderately healthy KG (probably not happening) are better.
In the West it's much more of a crapshoot. OKC looks promising, but they have chemistry and experience questions. Memphis looks dangerous, but they were just the 8th seed last year. Making the jump from #8 to the Finals seems unlikely. Dallas and the Lakers look much weaker at the moment or at the very least have fallen back in the pack a little bit.
The Clippers will have their issues, but they've got great/good players at four of the five positions. Plus, the Chris Paul & Blake Griffin combo might be special.
If I had to bet on which team was more likely to make the Finals, I guess I'd pick the Bulls. Although oddly it might surprise me less if the Clippers ended up coming out of the West.
[QUOTE=Kurosawa0]I'm not talking about liking a team, but trying to handicap which team has the best chance. The Bulls were exposed throughout the playoffs and not just the ECF. It was clear that if you make Rose work you'll have success against the Bulls. Hamilton will help a bit with that, but the guy they really need to step up big is Boozer. The problem with that is that Chris Bosh, Amare Stoudemire and a moderately healthy KG (probably not happening) are better.[/quote]To be fair to Boozer, he was playing with an injury and his legs weren't fully healed after that Roy Hibbert or hasheen thibeet (i forget which one) injury.
[QUOTE]In the West it's much more of a crapshoot. OKC looks promising, but they have chemistry and experience questions. Memphis looks dangerous, but they were just the 8th seed last year. Making the jump from #8 to the Finals seems unlikely. Dallas and the Lakers look much weaker at the moment or at the very least have fallen back in the pack a little bit.[/QUOTE]MEM is very good. So is OKC. I see them in the WCF myself.
[QUOTE]The Clippers will have their issues, but they've got great/good players at four of the five positions. Plus, the Chris Paul & Blake Griffin combo might be special. [/QUOTE]I think it'll be fun to watch.
[quote]If I had to bet on which team was more likely to make the Finals, I guess I'd pick the Bulls. Although oddly it might surprise me less if the Clippers ended up coming out of the West.[/QUOTE]
As a Bulls fan, I like that you picked my team, but I'm holding off until I see how they play and gel together.
[QUOTE=1rkrage]3rd year is Team option..[/QUOTE]
Part team option - the Bulls are on the hook for about $5mil (partial guarantees).
I like this signing for the Bulls. Gives them another scorer which they desperately needed. And Rip has been known to frustrate Wade in the past.
3 years sucks but I guess if you didnt give him 3 he would have gone elsewhere and you'd be stuck with Bogans who DOESNT belong in the NBA. Atleast starting. :roll:
[QUOTE=Kurosawa0]That's definitely gone both ways. Wade torched that Pistons team twice in the playoffs. That was back when Hamilton wasn't in his 30's.
Besides, with Shane Battier they can rotate him, Wade and LeBron on RIP. Battier probably gets the nod the most.[/QUOTE]
Shane Battier must be one of the most overrated defenders in a long time. I'm a big fan I really like him as a player, he was one of my favourite players when he was with Houston. But his defense gets constantly overrated, he wasn't even the best defender in Houston, Chuckwagon was..
Back to topic, I like this signing alot for the Bulls, even though Rip ain't in his prime he still can ball.
[QUOTE=GOBB]3 years sucks but I guess if you didnt give him 3 he would have gone elsewhere and you'd be stuck with Bogans who DOESNT belong in the NBA. Atleast starting. :roll:[/QUOTE]
3rd year is a team option, partially guaranteed.
[QUOTE=Glide2keva]As a Bulls fan, I like that you picked my team, but I'm holding off until I see how they play and gel together.[/QUOTE]
They're a good team. It's just that it's going to come down again to Rose having to be the best player in four games out of seven against Miami. The problem is that Miami has two players that are, at the very least, as good as Rose is.
[QUOTE=millwad]Shane Battier must be one of the most overrated defenders in a long time. I'm a big fan I really like him as a player, he was one of my favourite players when he was with Houston. But his defense gets constantly overrated, he wasn't even the best defender in Houston, Chuckwagon was..[/QUOTE]
Me saying that Miami would put Battier on Hamilton is overrating him? Battier figures to be apart of Miami's crunch time lineup and I'd imagine Wade or LeBron would be checking Rose. Makes sense to me that Wade would take Rose, Battier would check Hamilton and LeBron would cover Deng.
[QUOTE=Kurosawa0]Me saying that Miami would put Battier on Hamilton is overrating him? Battier figures to be apart of Miami's crunch time lineup and I'd imagine Wade or LeBron would be checking Rose. Makes sense to me that Wade would take Rose, Battier would check Hamilton and LeBron would cover Deng.[/QUOTE]
Rose would have an advatage over Wade in this case. Someone would have to help oout which means someone is going to be open.
[QUOTE=Kurosawa0]They're a good team. It's just that it's going to come down again to Rose having to be the best player in four games out of seven against Miami. The problem is that Miami has two players that are, at the very least, as good as Rose is.[/QUOTE]
Are people still holding onto this "star player" slant after the Finals?
[QUOTE=Glide2keva]Rose would have an advatage over Wade in this case. Someone would have to help oout which means someone is going to be open.[/QUOTE]
Then you slide LeBron over and let Battier take Deng.
By the way, I wasn't really as sold on the Battier deal as others, but talking about how Miami can match up with other teams does make it look really intriguing.
Take against Boston, now Wade or LeBron can take Rondo and put Battier on either Allen or Pierce. Going to be interesting.
[QUOTE=Go Getter]Are people still holding onto this "star player" slant after the Finals?[/QUOTE]
After the Finals? 9 times out 10, the team with the best stars wins. That's just NBA history.
Great pickup for the bulls. They officially have no weakness. Maybe you could say they're young. Which is another thing hamilton brings. Championship experience.
But look at the other teams
The heat still need a big, and have no bench and pg.
The knicks need a pg and have no bench
The celtics are old.
[QUOTE=97 bulls]Great pickup for the bulls. They officially have no weakness. Maybe you could say they're young. Which is another thing hamilton brings. Championship experience.
But look at the other teams
The heat still need a big, and have no bench and pg.
The knicks need a pg and have no bench
The celtics are old.[/QUOTE]
Who did the Heat beat in the playoffs?