STILL Blood On The Horns : Fixing The Bulls

I've received a couple of inquiries and requests on how to fix this big bag of blah we call the Chicago Bulls, and after looking like a D League team against the Hawks last night, now feels like the right time. It seems we as Bulls fans have been asked this same question a number of times over the past 11 or so years and the answer usually involves one constant which is, "Get lucky again and have a superstar player on your team that you can build around!"

Over those 11 or so years, there have been some attempts at doing exactly that. From nearly getting Kobe Bryant on two separate occasions, drafting Elton Brand, Ron Artest, Eddy Curry, Jay Williams, trading for Tyson Chandler, trading for Jalen Rose, grossly overpaying a washed-up Ben Wallace, and now pinning our hopes on a fun to watch, yet far from a finished product, Derrick Rose. The list of attempts is actually longer than most people realize, but each and every move has been met with disappointment and frustration in the end.

Briefly looking at this current edition, lets see how they measure up statistically:

1. 28th in the league in average points scored.

2. 14th in rebounding

3. 27th in FG %

4. 24th in 3 point FG%

5. 23rd in Free Throw Percentage

Cracking the top twenty in one out of those five categories? Not very impressive to say the least. Now comes word that Vinny Del Negro aka Jeff Hostetler's evil twin brother, is on the hot seat, and might lose his job. OK...I guess the Bulls could and probably should do that, but it's very doubtful that will change anything in terms of quality of play from this team. Vinny himself called Luol Deng, Joakim Noah, and Derrick Rose "...great pieces...". Well all 3 of those "great pieces" have pretty big-massive holes in their games, and have shown very little signs of getting any better than what they are right now.

I have no clue who is out there that they can draft? Besides, I'm leery of any pick after being told that Tyrus Thomas is going to be a great player in the 2006 draft.

Looking at the list of free agents for 2010, other than LeBron, Wade, and maybe Bosh, Stoudamire, and hell throw Joe Johnson into the mix. Other than those players, the Bulls shouldn't feel inclined to overpay for any of the other free agents at first glance. Especially when Luol Deng has another 4 years left on his $71 million dollar deal he signed in 2008...Feel free to point anything out I may have missed, but it's pretty bleak from what I can see.