Thought of the Day
I'm no genius, but at the same time, I'm no idiot. Basically, for most of my life, I've been a B student. And because of that, I can relate to the Bulls draft class Thursday night.
Their first pick, Wake Forest forward James Johnson, is an athletic small forward who can also bang down low. He's been known to take some plays off, which will remind Bulls fans of Tyrus Thomas. He can also jump out of the gym, which will remind Bulls fans of (get where I'm going with this) Tyrus Thomas. I'm not expecting great things out of Johnson in '09-10, but if he can bring consistent energy off the bench for 15 minutes a night, including some time at the four, I'll be happy.
Pick number two went to USC big man Taj Gibson. Three causes of concern about Gibson: 1) He was coached by Tim Floyd, which as I mentioned earlier this month is a very dangerous sign; 2) He's 24 years old, which means he isn't going to improve much more over the course of his career; and 3) he's not DeJuan Blair, the Pittsburgh power forward who I wanted the Bulls to take first at 16 and then definitely at 26. Gibson is OK, but with Noah, Tyrus, Miller, Tim Thomas and now Johnson, when is he going to get minutes unless he proves to be an outstanding defender or rebounder?
So all-in-all, the Bulls did OK. Johnson should contribute, and Gibson - though he's not Blair - may not be that bad. It's not DRose in '08 draft, but it's better than the Chandler/Curry in '01 draft. And as I can attest to, earning a B aint that bad.
-Also, I have plenty of thoughts on the rest of the NBA Draft, all the trades going down in the Association and of course the Cubs, but I'm saving them for my 4th of July 12-pack of Random Thoughts.
Their first pick, Wake Forest forward James Johnson, is an athletic small forward who can also bang down low. He's been known to take some plays off, which will remind Bulls fans of Tyrus Thomas. He can also jump out of the gym, which will remind Bulls fans of (get where I'm going with this) Tyrus Thomas. I'm not expecting great things out of Johnson in '09-10, but if he can bring consistent energy off the bench for 15 minutes a night, including some time at the four, I'll be happy.
Pick number two went to USC big man Taj Gibson. Three causes of concern about Gibson: 1) He was coached by Tim Floyd, which as I mentioned earlier this month is a very dangerous sign; 2) He's 24 years old, which means he isn't going to improve much more over the course of his career; and 3) he's not DeJuan Blair, the Pittsburgh power forward who I wanted the Bulls to take first at 16 and then definitely at 26. Gibson is OK, but with Noah, Tyrus, Miller, Tim Thomas and now Johnson, when is he going to get minutes unless he proves to be an outstanding defender or rebounder?
So all-in-all, the Bulls did OK. Johnson should contribute, and Gibson - though he's not Blair - may not be that bad. It's not DRose in '08 draft, but it's better than the Chandler/Curry in '01 draft. And as I can attest to, earning a B aint that bad.
-Also, I have plenty of thoughts on the rest of the NBA Draft, all the trades going down in the Association and of course the Cubs, but I'm saving them for my 4th of July 12-pack of Random Thoughts.
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