+1 for Ehadadi

chicagosports23 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:18:10 -0000

I know its been a slow summer, and this Ben Greedy situation is getting on my last nerve (desperately thinking of endless, non-realistic sign-and-trade combinations) ...one fanpost: Hamed Ehadadi really did get my attention because its feasible and logical from an NBA and financial standpoint. After seeing a few minutes of this guy in the Olympics just really wowed me and I think we should really go hard after this guy since he now is cleared to play in the NBA. I know a lot of international guys can probably only light it up in the Olympics/international play, but this guys seems to have some grit I think the paint on our squad can use. The guy is averaging 16/10 on a winless squad and but it shows he can keep up with the big boys and dominate on both ends of the floor...not to mention he's a 23 year old with a conceivably a high growth curve. I think the Bulls should go all in and try and score this guy. He looks EXTREMELY comfortable in the post and looks like he'd be fine hangin there all by himself and be fed the ball and he has the size for it.....you just don't see that out of any of our current post players. Noah and Gooden look so panicked when they're the last line of defense, not to mention we won't be so porous when Tyrus decides to go off in la-la land and play out of position. He's got the height and body that can haul boards for the little ones. He'd be a great complement and add some game to the post adding to Tyrus's athleticism (I swear, that term is butchered) and to spell Noah when he gets really sloppy and lost (I might have the same concerns for this potential guy's rookie year). He's really gritty but doesn't overcompensate like Noc because he's actually BIG. I really wouldn't mind a tag-team of Ehadadi/Gooden matchup against big teams like Philly, Boston and Toronto from time to time. It's clearly time for a new era and VDN has an international pedrigree, in presumably D'Antoni's shadow with a defensive twist. He puts up numbers and looks like he can really thrive in VDN's "expected" system. I think by signing a legit big man, it really balances out our front court:

PG: Rose, Hinrich

SG: Sefolosha, Gordon (don't leave man), Hughes

SF: Deng, Nocioni

PF: Tyrus (athleticism), Gooden (silk)

C: Noah (hustle), Ehadadi (grit), Gray (blubbertime if we bring in Operation: Hack-a-Dwight)

As for the finances, I'm sure that he can sign with the Bulls for a rookie contract without having to pay a posting fee (I'm guessing...we'd only have to outbid other team) and we should have the space, especially if BG bounces or signs the QO. I don't know how much cap space we'd have left even if BG resigned, but it in the NBA if there is a will, there's a way. (Again, not really familiar with how much this is actually gonna cost and how it'll affect the cap). It's not like Paxson was gonna do anything else with the money...at the worst we'll have Darko v.2.0 for a few years (we aren't exactly contenders yet)...who's with me?

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+1 for Ehadadi