HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS – As if the expectations weren’t already through the roof in Chicago this season, Bulls power forward Carlos Boozer has already done his part to crank them up.
Boozer’s adamant about the Bulls’ prospects for this season being “a championship,” per ESPNChicago.com’s Nick Friedell, who caught up with Boozer at an event Wednesday night.
“I think a realistic goal for us is a championship. I think anything shorter than that we’re setting ourselves up to be shorter than what we can reach. I think [we have] potential to be a championship-level team.”
After watching Boozer’s work with the Utah in the playoffs last season, his words might seem hollow to some Jazz fans who were less than inspired by his postseason efforts under Jerry Sloan.
Boozer made a point of praising his All-Star point guard, Derrick Rose, as the catalyst for the aforementioned “championship” run this season. But he played with an equally dynamic point guard in Utah, Deron Williams, and you never heard any championship talk out of him then.
The Bulls very well could be on their way to contending for a title this season, fulfilling Boozer’s wishes. It’s just interesting how different his tone is now that he’s joined the Bulls, where the leadership pressure is clearly the responsibility of someone else (in this case Rose) and not on him.
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Of course Booser can talk now, he is in the Eastern Conference where he won’t have to fight off up and coming lower seeded teams during the playoffs. But on the other hand he will most likely have to go through Boston, Miami, and/or Orlando to make it through the finals and that is no joke.
Problems with both Conferences, East has 3 teams (Boston, Miami, Orlando) which are pretty much unbeatable now or can be and West.. all 8 seeds are tough teams to beat and win 50+ games
All 8 teams in the EAST? You cannot believe that. Lets see: 1st 4 (Miami, Boston, Orlando, Atlanta), ok pretty solid 50 wins last year. Next 3 (Chicago, Charlotte, Milwaukee, maybe Indiana), out of these 4 only Chicago is a vaild threat. All the rest are bottom feeders and can make the playoffs with 40-41 win seasons. So out of 8 teams, 5 of them have the potential of winning 50 games (more than likely only 4 will do so).
In the West even former bottom feeders like the Clippers and Sacramento are much improved and have the potential to win 45+ games this year. This is going to be one exciting NBA season.
pretty sure bulls will finish in the top 4 in the eastern conference. dont think atlanta will make it in the top 4 given that jamal crawford is on the move again. and charlotte will not finish the 6th seed. also i think new york will have a solid season and probably make the playoffs, IF amar’e can play well without nash
what are u talking about zzanzabar? he didnt say all 8 teams in EAST will win 50 anywhere…. read hes post couple times and u might get it and u should do that from now on before u start responding. He said there are 3 good teams in EAST NOT 8
@Wakeup
Hey, did you notice the punctuation (?) at the end of my first sentence? To refresh your memory it means a ‘question’ is asked. I put it there because I wasn’t sure exactly WHAT he said so I took a guess. After reading it through 3 more times, I’m still not quite sure but if the guy had used complete sentences I would have gotten it (not a slam on his writing, after all he could have been posting from his phone for all I know). So I responded to what I thought he said, shoot me! Clear responses (meaning you shouldn’t HAVE to read it through ‘a couple of times’ with generate accurate responses).
Now if he is saying that there are only 3 good teams in the East and 8 good teams in the West, then I would differ with that because I believe that there are possibly 5 teams there that are capable of 49+ games if you throw in Atlanta and Chicago (I know Atlanta is a stretch this year but not Chicago).
Yeah, Boozer is the best talker you will ever meet, but he did the same stuff in Utah. I cannot count how many times he would talk and talk and then go and get owned by Pau Gasol, it will be no different when he goes against kevin Garnett and Chris Bosh. So as a Utah fan there has not been a happier day than when he left, oh, and by the way expect him to miss at least twenty games!
Yes, Utah is MUCH better off without him.
“It’s just interesting how different his tone is now that he’s joined the Bulls, where the leadership pressure is clearly the responsibility of someone else (in this case Rose) and not on him.”
Good call Sekou, good call.
A much need hype I might add. As a advent Bulls fan, I believe he can back it up. When I say back up, I mean those coming off reserve to help (Gibson, Asik). Boozer is not short of talent or help. The difference between Rose and Williams is not just in conference playoff match-ups but also in more-drive, more speed and an upcoming PG contender for USA Olympic team (you get my point – Rose is taking over). Might I add, since Boozer has such confidence, it might make him less injury-prone. Best of luck w/ Al Jefferson Jazz fans.
rose is taking over WHAT??? Deron williams was the best point guard in the league last year and will be fighting with cp3 this year for that spot again so boozer had the best pasing, and play making help there is with the exception of nash and deroon always took over as leader when it counted, the only difference with the bulls is that they have another post rebounder in noah, and upcoming sophmore who can finally have a teacher in boozer and put up points/boards next season. they finally got korver to take over the 3 from kirk and probably do better than him to. they got an upcoming player in deng and there bench has become a lot better… still, theyll have to get past the 2nd otherwise this was all bull
Williams and CP3 were nowhere to be seen in the playoffs. Rondo is without a doubt the best point guard in the NBA. He performs when the pressure is on. The same can’t be said for Paul and Williams. They are both over rated in my eyes. Also, the bulls have no chance in the east this year. They won’t even make it past the second round, because the match up badly against every powerhouse team in the east.
@BOB
Williams nowwhere to be seen in playoffs? i guess you didnt here how he led the short handed jazz without two starters against the nuggets who were picked to kill the jazz
Did you happen to miss the playoffs or something? Deron Williams was clearly the best point guard in the league last season and was amazing in the playoffs. Did you forget how he led Utah to the playoffs and dominated against Denver? Maybe you did. And Chris Paul is only two years removed from finishing second in the MVP race. It’s only unfortunate that injuries had held him back during the past two seasons. Had he been healthy, Chris Paul definitely will compete against Williams for the title as the best point guard in the NBA. Sure, Rondo is a great player, but with a broken jump shot, he isn’t about to challenge Williams or Paul as the best in the league. Anyways, with the likes of Nash and perhaps Rose still in front of him (both of whom played great during the playoffs, but you wouldn’t know that), Rondo still has lots of work to do before he can be claimed as the best.
BOB your right. Don’t listen to them. If Williams was as good as these people say, why couldn’t he get them even one win against L.A? Steve Nash got them two wins over L.A. And Rondo got three. Rose has taken Chicago to seven games against Boston before if you don’t seem to remember. Rose is easily gonna be better than Williams in two years. I still don’t see Chicago getting past Boston, Miami, or Orlando though. Chicago is like a Utah team last year. Just with less injuries and younger players.
Rose will be as good or maybe even better than williams in couple years and CP3? guy hasent played in forever? wait til he actually plays more than 50 games in a season before saying that… its been awhile since he has done that lol
Rose taking over? are you freakin kidding me. and BOB, dwill nowhere to be seen in the playoffs? Do you realize he broke records set by Oscar Robinson in the playoffs.
Does no one remember when dwill dunked on rose?
I like how all you guys think booz will be your savior. Us jazz fans can bash on him all we want, and btw we have been bashing on him way before he left, that dude is a sissy, he is getting older, past his prime, and will be more injury prone. Not only did he have dwill passing to him, but the whole freakin offense was made for the power foward, if he played for a different team he would have much different stats.
I don’t care if he broke records, where was he in the second round, western conference finals. He got knocked out by the Lakers yet again. clearly he didn’t play well enough to carry them deep into the playoffs
Dude one thing, who did Dwill lead last playoffs? Boozer, Korver, Kirlenko, Okur. Rondo lead three hall of famers, KG, Pierce, and Ray Allen and became by far the best Celtic in the playoffs, and how many triple doubles did Dwill have? Yes Dwill is great, but Rondo did lead three HOFs to Game 7 in the Finals.
He is an undersized big man with a decent post game and an alright rebounder no defense and can not block shots he will not help the bulls the perfect fit for him was in a jazz jersy a pick and roll player on a pick and roll tem and even their he was only good bevause of D will. All bulls fans get ready to cry about the lack of defense you will have inside with him.
sure, Deron couldnt beat the lakers, but neither could rondo, and rondo had 3 hall of famers on his squad
does that make him a better PG cuz he dunked on him once? NO even tho right now i would agree he is better than rose but just because he is playing in better system and has more experiance
to all u people saying rondo is better than rose williams or paul is crazy, he has the luxury of playing with three hall of famers put him by hisselff ona team and see if he can lead them to the playoffs like rose and williams did, and about williams not getting a win against the lakers, look at his team they were overmatched he did all he could phoenix has better team thus they won two games
All I can say is, I can’t wait till the Jazz and Bulls play each other this season so Millsap can own Boozer.
Do you really think Millsap will give it to Boozer C’mon Son
im pretty sure if someone is going to own boozer when utah plays chicago, its gonna be al jefferson, and that may not happen at all
The Bulls will contend and win at least 50 Regular Season games this season. They can actually attain the #3 seed and beat the NY Knicks in the 1st Round (in 6 Games) before a very anticipated good series vs. Miami, Boston or Orlando in the 2nd Round.
Yes, the Chicago Bulls will advance in the Playoffs for the first time since 2007 (when they had Kirk Hinrich, Ben Gordon and Ben Wallace) and I say this will be their first 50 win season since their Championship season in 1998 (Michael Jordan’s final season with the Bulls when the Bulls won 62 Regular Season games and defeated the Utah Jazz in the NBA Finals), At best, the Bulls will advance as far as the Eastern Conference Finals (vs Orlando, Boston or Miami) this season and NBA Title talks will only be via defeating the LA Lakers in the Finals (repeating the 1991 Season).
Knicks won’t finish that high.
What are you smoking? Can I have some?
Look at all the Utah fans. Please guys, show more class. Just because booz is not with u guys its not ok to bash him. Like my fellow bulls fan said Rose is taking over, Boozer is a great piece that we added. He’s going to make our team even better this season. The Celtics? not worried about those old geezers. The Heat pose the biggest threat.
Dude this mean you know nothing about the game…I’m a Denver fan and imust tell you that the heart, soul, and star of the Jazz is D. Willians, so I’m sorry but as much as I hate the Jazz I must agree – D. Willians is up to par with CP3, and the old and always reliable nash…but sorry Rose is at least two steps down from those guys.
You are right Boozer is a good player, but he always has some sort of injury going on and misses i don’t know how many games per season…if healthy he can be dangerous, but let’s face it: Writers must create issues for us to discuss, but there is no issue here. Bulls will be a good team (maybe 50+) but it has NO real shot at winning the East and that is it!
I never thought I would agree with a denver fan.
all you chicago fans dont get your hopes up, BOOZER SAT OUT IN THE BIGGEST GAME OF THE SEASON. he is way more into $ than you think. Just wait, you will be bashin on him soon, just you wait..
drose is better then williams and cp3. drose and rondo are the two best pg’s in the league. and the bulls have a good shot at winning the east your an idoit
If by good shot you mean no shot, then I agree. Oh wait maybe one shot KG, Pierce, Allen, Rondo, Wade, Lebron, Bosh, Howard are all on a bus that drives into the grand canyon…
ben thats enough… if u think that bulls have a shot at winning the east than u should just stop watching games…. maybe switch to a different sport
That is one of the most arrigant comments i’ve ever heard! ‘Those old Geezers’ post the biggest threat in the east, and just to prove they can beat your precious bulls…. Rose on Rondo – Rondo already proved he is the better point guard, or have you forgotten that. Allen on Brewer – Brewer does not match up to allen’s shooting or experience . Pierce on Deng – Pierce is better than most small forwards in the NBA so Deng shouldn’t be a problem. Garnett on Boozer – Garnett will kill Boozer if he is healthy, i haven’t seen much of Boozer, but i do know that KG is still better than most post players. Perkins on Noah – Perkins is a better rebounder and a much bigger precense down low, and Noah is just cocky. Celtics bench is crazy this year. Shrek and Donkey, Shaq, after christmas O’neal, west and Daniels and The Bulls biggest bench threat is Taj Gibson….. I thin Boston has got this one covered come the playoffs!
I’m not a Jazz fan, but I know a lot of them. Honestly, most Jazz fans have always bashed Boozer. Nothing new.
Bozzer will not be a grat fit no defense and he is good because of pick and roll the bulls don’t run pick and roll. He does not block shots scares no one on defence and that is what wins championships. By the way i am a Laker fan his inside defense well the one he does not have is why the Lakers swepped Jazz three years straight.
bulls do run pick and roll just noone to do it with so it gets overlooked by people not in chicago because it wasnt very effective
I don’t get people getting upset because of what Boozer said. The Jazz may be better off with Al Jefferson and there’s nothing wrong with a player saying he wants to win a championship. I actually believe the Bulls have a lot of potential. It remains to be seen how they put the pieces together, however.
LOUL DENG AND BOOZERS play and contribuiton will be the main factors for the bulls to even make it to the eastern conferance finals which they can do if they all work well together and ROSE and NOAH play as well as they did last year or better, this team will be more defensive with the new coach. but no matter what slot they play themselves into they will have to take on , one or two of the top teams in the east , the best bet for them is to try to take the 3rd seed so they can play the 6th seed which could be the BUCK or ATLANTA time will tell, and then they will watch as 2 out of the 3 powerhouses in the EAST KNOCK each other out , beucase if the BULLS have to play all the best teams in the playoffs they will not make it as far as the CELTICS did this past season.
example. They played WADE , they played LEBRON they played DWIGHT , they played KOBE HE’S THE ONE GIANT THAT GOT AWAY.
Boozer’s BEST chance for a title WOULD’VE been with Lebron in Cleveland if he hadn’t opted out for Utah!!!!!!!! Too late now…Chicago will be legit this year though, but so will Boston, Orlando and Miami, so good luck C.B.
Utah fans should be grateful this guy played hard for them when he was there. I can see how booz feels his chances are better in chi-town. Better point guard and an even better supporting cast, very young and energetic team with playoff experience. I expect them to make a deep run but to get to the championship round they have some work to do. they are still missing a piece.
hard to be greatful for a guy that missed half our games
As a denver fan that watches the Jazz frequently: There is no way in the world that D. Rode is better than D. Willians, sorry dude but you must be out of your mind! Chicago will pass the dirst round but has no real chance of winning the Eastern conference, period! I must agree that the supporting cast in Chicago is better, altough just because of NOAH, cause the rest of the “cast” went from Utah
im from chicago and drose is not better than dwill but is approaching fast. and boozer will be more effective in chicago as long as he stays healthy and he has a legit rebounder and defender to cover his back not softy okur
it would be better if James and D-wade went to chicago teaming up with Rose and Noah. they can make a run because rose and noah are still young and so they are.
James and D-wade going to chicago is much better than D-wade,Bosh, and James in Miami.
not sure about that. for one thing, chicago doesnt have the cap room to sign Wade and LeBron with Boozer already in the lineup. Even if that had worked, Chicago would have 3 ball handlers and no solid shooter in the starting line up. Who are you going to assign as the primary ball handler? Heck who are you gonna have taking the last shot?
true, but they missed there chance, lol, if they had done that i would literally been scared of the fact that they can dethrone my lakers, but because they went to miami and built a brand new team that has not been tested by one single game..,\. HA they are a joke
The Bulls will be a 50 win team this season.
most likely. agreed
Booo, to Boozer.
Wow.. Rose is a good PG… but better than Deron? Cmon guys, Bulls fans or not, be realistic.
we are been realistic thats why we are saying he is much better. He is the number 1 PG at this moment, Deron is fighting to be number 3 at most.
are you out of your mind? Deron is a better passer. Deron is a better jump shooter. Deron is a better 3pt shooter. Deron williams has the best crossover in the league. Deron is bigger and more powerful. Deron is a better defender. Deron is tougher mentally and physically.
Derick rose is…….uh more atheletic……..derrick rose is……..playing for a much bigger market team…….derrick rose is……..well hm thats all I got.
wtf are u smoking dude ? glue ? o.o
Deron is better than rose in my opinion .. he could just post him up and rose cant do anything since williams has a bigger body :p watch some williams highlight and besides williams is still young
you must be crazy to think Rose is #1! CP3 could not perform last season due to injuries, Rondo was arguably the #1 PG from last season. if anything this year’s talk about #1 should be between CP, D-Will and Rondo, Rose still ain’t gonna be in it for at least a couple more seasons
dont think Deron is a better defender than Rose, but he is a better shooter and passer. He and Chris Paul are the two best point guard in the league. You can argue however you want on which of the two is better. But bottom line, Rose is not better than either of those two and Rondo sure as hell isnt the best PG in the league
the number 1 point guard in the league?!?! REally? how bout rondo, and steve nash, and chauncey billups, and CHRIS PAUL, please dont tell me that chicago fans are as ignorant as the cleveland fans last year and the miami fans this year?
might not be better now, but D-Rose will be by the end of this next season. Just watch, he’s the next best superstar,.
I think everyone is forgetting Rondo, he is the only one of these point guards with a championship, and is just an all round better point guard. These point guards are all scorers, not pass-first.
i agree with BOB. Rondo has championship experience, has become the identity of the boston celtics. rondo is a pass first, set up plays kind of guy. he is the typical pure point guard that most teams will slobber over. rose? well… i think you chicago fans are getting a little too hyped up to be saying that he is number 1. hes very talented, but you cant say hes is the best by far
Deran willaims is the best piont guard, just ask why coach said he wishes he could have had a point guard like d will or cp3 but they will have to deal with what they have. Now on a lighter note yes rose is very good but he has a long way to go. Al jefferson is better than boozer and yes millsap will stop boozer because he plays d!!!!!!!! Unlike boozer milsap can play d, so when comparing the two teams i will say when they meet, Jazz 107 bulls 100 sorry but the jazz have the better supporting cast. Raja, milsap, Ak, Memo, Dwill, Cj Al jefferson and the new rookie will be good! Not championship good but 2nd round good as for bulls goodluck getting by bucks,orlando,heat and celts, they will play one first round! We all know they wont have a better record than those teams.
i think that they might have a better record than the bucks, the bucks were 3 games ahead of the bulls last year but they didnt do much except sign corey maggete and drew gooden. the bulls had a more blockbuster by signing boozer and korver. you cant say that the bucks for sure will be better than the bulls this season.
yea ppl nothing is wrong with boozer saying the goal is to go for a championship, i mean that IS what everyone shoots for. and he will be much better off in chicago than in utah bcuz…. 1)Derrick Rose at only 21 years old is at a level most players are at when they enter their prime, and around 25 or 26 yrs old is when u enter ur prime, at 21 u should barely be learning on how u can be productive for ur team…2)Noah is there to help Boozer on defense whenever hes slacking, and since noah is a great defender he should make boozer better on defense…3)Boozer will get more time at the 4 postion instead of having to play the 4 spot with okur, then playing the 5 spot whenever the jazz had boozer and millsap in the game…4)he is coming to a great rebounding team (#1 rebounding team last season), so he has a lot of help attacking the boards…5)the team is full of defenders with watson, bogans, brewer, deng, gibson, noah, thomas, asik…so boozer should improve on d with defensive minded head coach tom thibodeau
i totally agree! everyone likes to aim for the championship and theres nothing wrong with that. boozer is just being confident. and i will also add that derrick rose will be the best point guard in the league. drose is in the top 5 point guards. dwill is better than him right now but its just a matter of time before rose overtakes him. the bulls arent the most talented in the east but they will put up a fight against any team and im sure they can reach the eastern conference finals if they play well..
D Rose is the 2nd best PG in the league behind D Will, sorry CP3. He has the speed of CP3 and the strength of D Will. I think this yr D Rose will average 20 and 10 and will become the best PG in the league. Rondo is a nice guard but please stop ranking him over D Rose and Nash don’t have a chance against D Rose. Rose jump shot 15ft and in is money is ability to drive to the basket is like Lebron James in a pg body. If he develop this 3 I keep hearing about he will be unguardable!!
stop downplayed cp3. the guy is argueably the best pg in the game right now. yes, i am not saying that rose cant be the best in a few years, but for right now cp3 and deron williams are tied for that number 1 spot. and btw, have you actually watched rondo play? you are notdoing him justice by saying that rondo is nothing compared to rose
I don’t think Boozer to the Bulls is gonna make too much diffrence, He’s not like a Davdid Robinson who went out with BANG in the end of his career.
I think He’ll get some run,He will be someone that can get them to the playoffs but not get too far because he is not known for being a winner and doesnt really care if her retires with a ring or not.
I think they should tried to go after Amare, he would have fit in with the Bulls Roster alot better than Boozer will.
I never been a fan of his, He has always been over-rated to me and I sometimes get him confused for the FATHER OF CHRIS ROCK, in EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS but then I remember he is lighter.
D Rose might be good, but calm down. No way he is better than Deron Williams. Oh, and anyone remember CP3? He was the #1 PG before he got injured. They did this with D-Wade. He gets injured for a season and everyone forgets about him then the next year he leads the league in scoring. Chris Paul will be back.
THANK YOU!
Cmon dude, rondo has proven, especially in the playoffs, that he is the best pg right now. Dwill, rose, and cp3 are close behind him. the plays he makes and how he steps up in crunch time is crazy, the big three makes the celtics a good team, but rondo is what makes boston a champioship team, hes got heart, hes long,athletic, handles the ball very well, quickly improving jump shot, slowly improving free throws, like i said, rose cp3 and dwill are all great, but not quite up with rondo yet
thank you! this is excatcly what i’ve been trying to say, no one compares to him at the moment. That’s why he was gunna start over Rose at the world championships.
ronde makes them a championship team? when did they win a championship? and dont tell me in 2008 cuz he was maybe a 4th option on that team. look at the 2008 finals, he was good but u cant say that they won it all cuz of rondo even tho i will give u this that he is way better now than he was 3 years ago. and he has heart? so does rose. hes long? so is rose. Athletic? rose is proly more athletic than him. Handles? about same. Jumper? same or rose is better Free throws? same thing so he really doesnt have an advantage besides 3 future hall of famers and the celtics team defense which open things up for him and allows him to run the floor all the time which rose doesnt have. bulls were at most average defensive team last year besides having Noah (who is btw raw offensivelly) and Rose who actully tryto play defense every once in a while
THank you, im reading these posts and it seems like people are trying to compare rose to Deron. Rose is a good point guard, but Deron is the best in the leauge. Boozer must be looking at the supporting cast being better not pg. But to be fair boozer played extremly well against denver, just not against Lakers who have two seven footers and three really if u count 6’11 odom. Only Amare really played great against those twin towers. He is undersize but i think he might be talking bout his supporting cast or i hope. But they wont win a title this year. They dont hav a take over guy in the playyoff. He cant really bring a team bck by himself and im sorry but Rose is not there yet to carry a team late in crunch time. He might be there one day but him westbook and one day wall i believe are great playersa but they ar still going to need another dynamic superstar next to them before they can win a championship. Westbrrok probably has the best chance due to durant. But all of them are the same,extremely fast and athlethic, but without a consistant jumper they are going to have to depend on a supertar calliber player. Thats why CP3 and Deron are the best, because their jumper u must respect.
king james meet the man who is gonna deny u again… his name is paul milsap.
derrick rose plays in a bigger market where he gets more spotlight. cnn sports says DWill might leave UTAH. D-Rose the best point guard in the league
Ummm Derrick rose has developed a 3 point shot now, which not having was the only that kept him from being the best last year and please dont say another thing about rondo, he has no mid range and had lowest free throw % for point guards in the league… On another note 2011 Finals will be Lakers vs Bulls – Lakers in 6
Everybody here who said that Rondo is better than Derrick Rose is a dumbass. Rose completely owned rondo in the 08 playoffs and Rondo just got cut from the USA team because he was the least capable of their guards. being a point guard is more than just getting high assist numbers. you have to be able to lead and carry your team. Rondo can’t even create his own shot so he is nowhere near the best PG discussion.
rondo best pg in the league? really? please he is great he puts up trip dubs but he is a liability on offense kobe played 10 feet off him in the playoffs. he cant wina game for u like cp3 or d will d rose is better than williams on defense but thats about it d rose and rondo are pretty much the same rose just a lil better shooter and more explosive. but cp3 hands down the best pg plays ridiculous on d and can take over a game scoring and makes his subpar teammates look like good players
I just want to say that in all this “best PG in the league” conversation Nash is nowhere to be seen, and I don’t think that’s fair. I think that last season he was easily the best PG in the league. With CP injured, Rose first slowed down by an injury and then slowed down by Noah’s injury (without him they lost 10 in a row and were in serious danger of missing the Playoffs altogether), Rondo not being able to carry it’s team through the regular season (they were a .500 team through the second half of the season), D-Will is actually the only one that could dispute that “Best PG in the league” title from Nash (always bearing in mind last season, perhaps next will be different). Granted, Nash is getting old, but he put up like his fourth 50-40-90 season while posting numbers that resembled a lot of those of his back-to-back MVP seasons, led the league in assists and free-throw percentaje, led his team to a 54-28 record and third seed in the ultra-competitive Western Conference and led them to the Conference Finals when no one expected them to seriously contend.
Remember, a PG is a player that makes everyone around him better, and I think that no one made his teammates better than The Nashty One, and close to him, D-Will.
Maybe next season CP3 will claim the “Best PG in the league” title back from Nash, as he was without a doubt the best PG in 2007-2008, but right now, with him sidelined for so long, we can’t say he’s the best.
As a Jazz fan I’ll take Big Al over Boozer any time, we are better this year than last year ….Boozer doesn’t have the heart of champion, he’s a drama queen and he’s always on the injured reserve anyway….go Jazz!
Carlos Boozer should RETIRE! you guys agree??
There are many young talents in NBA and C.B. does not belong with the group.
i think that it would be incorrect to say that deron williams is “equally dynamic” to derrick rose. he is by far a better player than rose.
also it says his tone is different now that he’s not expected to be a leader. deron williams was the leader of the jazz. it’s hard to be a leader sitting on the bench in a suit.
eh forget boozer he is an over matched player come playoff time i wish him well. its the heat everyone needs to worry about…oh and the east champs boston. enough said about boozer and the bulls 4th or 5th best in the east at best
Stockton Malone Horny then… DWill Milsap HEYWARD now. BIG GAWG then JEFFERSON NOW. the centers ? OKUR far better. Supporting cast better than those who lost to the bulls for the title back to back. Fact: This current Jazz team is better than the Jazz won made it to the finals. LOOK OUT UTAH IS ABOUT TO SET THE LAKERS AND LABRON’s HEAT on their heads.
All of you utah fans know you want booz back, that’s why you’re on here posting falsely acclaimed things about his game, face it, the bulls are the new talk of the nba baby, and the jazz Is just a playoff team ready to be knocked out of the first or second round, and all yeah DWill might be leaving soon, just wanted to let you guys know.hahahahahahahaha.
And I hear the bulls are basically the same as the utah jazz, who’s their luol deng, 7 footer joakim noah.
Let’s not forget the Bulls limped through the second half of the season(Noah had plantar fascitis Drose missed some games Deng did also) and they traded 2 decent role players Tyrus Thomas and John Salmons midseason and finished 500 with a healthy season the bulls couldve put up 48 or so wins now add Boozer and take away the expiring contracts and add quality role players and u can get 54, 55, 56 wins and playing in now a weak division w/ exception to the Bucks who could get 6th seed or higher and play them a lot mid 50s in wins seems very realistic but its a whole different game in the playoffs so while the Bulls will be very good Championship talk is a little premature w/ Orlando, Miami, Celtics, and the Hawks to go through.
Come on Title time – I’m a Jazz fan too, but that’s ridiculous. Regarding Boozer, he can score and rebound with the best, but he misses too many games, is a poor defender (lacks length and lateral movement) and the defensive effort just isn’t there most of the time – can’t question his effort on the boards. Yes, the Jazz system was taylor made for him offensively, but he also did well in Clevland, so he’ll do well with the Bulls. As for the PG issue.
Tier 1 – DWill, Nash, CP3, Rondo are all a notch above the rest… A healthy CP3 may be able to distinguish himself again as the leader of the pack… we’ll see. Rose is a great player with tons of potential, but still 2nd tier. If you think otherwise, you’re a homer.
Bulls will go way far into the Playoffs for sure.
Additions of Boozer and role players like Korver and Thomas has been thrown in.
Addition of Celtics former defensive guru is now the head coach.
Noah is having a break-out season so him and Boozer will combine with big rebounds each game.
We got an All-Star point guard who still is growing and is one of the top players in this years Olympic games.
We can argue that the Bulls now have one of the best Bench’s over the summer break.
As for our competition…
Celtics are okay, but they’re just getting older. Sure both O’Neals are great centers, but its 2010 not the year 2000.
Magic have been alright but I think Bulls can take them this year. Who do they have? Dwight? and a gamble with J.J. to be your next star? nice try.
Heat will probably make it to the NBA finals, but i just think the BULLS team overall has more gas in the tank with its solid bench and will go deep into the playoffs surprising everyone.
all in all.
Lakers will still win lol
Turkoglu is a bum, he sucks nards.
Highest Euro content = Raps. A bussle of bums getting legit burn.
Simple the Bulls got better this summer. And if Lebron chose any other team to go to the Bulls would be in good shape to compete for the East. But if Miami is as good as they look on paper the only team with a chance against them is the Lakers. Kobe and the best rotation of bigs. But you never know maybe it doesn’t gell in Miami and then there are a half dozen teams fighting for the East. That would be fun!!!
I m a Bulls fan and i do beleive this year we will be in the 53 55 plus win if we aer able to stay healty,
Yes boozer defense in the post is a problem but i m sure he will step up he doesn t have any chance
I m a bulls fan from COSTA RICA the MECCA of Gambling SPORTS BOOK,
Regarding the PG yes Cp3 ( healty ) will be the numero 1 PG but he is not, Rondo it s a all around player rebounds, defense, excellent with the tempo of the game but lack of range that is his biggest problem. Nash and D williams pretty close adv Dwilliams ( age ). D rose excellent player he score first and assist second because he had to do that with the bulls, lets see what will happens this year, and yes he will be the numero 1 PG of the NBA in 1 or 2 years.
Reagarding with Boozer he s lack of defense will be pick up by NOAH we bring him to Chi -Town for the low score pressence, if he stays healty he will be the same 20 10 guy of course the Jazz Fans will talk sh… about him because he left the team . and the bulls will be better if they keep it LOW PROFILE lets put the presure to MIAMI CELTICS i m not going to say ORlando cause a team that doesnt use the potencial of HOWARD at the TWO ends of the floor , plus the Reffs dont respsct him as a Superstar with the calls, the Magic are not in the same level as the Celtics.
Lets see what happens we still have to wait like 6 7 weeks for the Season Tip off.
Viva COSTA RICA Y LOS BULSS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wish Boozer well in his new club, and I understand making bold statements, “We can win a title.” But, I don’t appreciate the indirect slam on D.Williams. Without Williams, Boozer’s tenure on the Jazz would have been like his replacement, A.Jefferson, on a struggling basement team. Williams helped Boozer overall game and numbers. Hope his health stays good, if not, look for a tandem team of Gibson and K. Thomas to be your 4…good, but not against the east’s elite.
Ok Boozer vs Big AL from an unbiased person! Sorry chicago you got a descent low post threat for scoring and rebounding but you got a huge liability on defense boozer does not care to play D never has never will. On the other hand Big Al is a scorer a rebounder and blocks shots he is a huge upgrade for Utah period! Same with Raja Bell huge upgrade at the 2 spot vs Wesley Matthews Jazz win this debate hands down! Jazz will win more games vs the bulls this year as they had a much better off season.