In the last couple days there have been a ton of rumors swirling around about Carmelo Anthony coming to the Bulls. I'll be the first to say it, it's no secret that I can't stand the guy and I don't get why people continue to assume that adding him to their squad will automatically make it better. Carmelo hasn't improved a team since his days at Syracuse and that's the fucking truth. I'm going to try to keep this short and sweet because I could honestly talk for days about why I hate Melo's game so much, but I laid it out in my blog from a couple days ago so I'll keep the rambling to a minimum. Yes, he brings scoring, but it comes at the expense of other good touches for the team. He's going to get 20-30 point every single game but sometimes it comes on 9-28 shooting and other times he'll do it on 11-15. People see these lights-out games and get caught up in them. Don't.
The number one reason why this guy coming to Chicago means we put our championship hopes on hold for awhile is because if Melo joins the team, Tom Thibodeau is most likely on the way out. If I had a million dollars to bet on anything, I would bet it on the fact that Thibs has been lobbying with Gar Forman to please, please stop pursuing Anthony immediately. Think of it this way, he is pretty much a mini Gregg Popovich in the sense that both employ very strict, very demanding systems on both offense and defense (especially on defense). And if there are two things Carmelo has proven it's the fact that 1.) he can't play within a system (ex: in Denver under George Karl) and 2.) he doesn't give a shit about defense. And in the last couple of seasons the Bulls have pulled off astounding records, especially given their lackluster level of talent and injury ridden rosters. To me this says that Tom Thibodeau is one of the best coaches in the league and I think since Derrick Rose's injuries it's fair to make the argument that at this point he is the most valuable piece of our franchise .
Given the fact that Gar has basically shown he will go out of his way to piss off Coach Thibodeau, as he did with the firing of his best friend and top assistant Ron Adams, the smart money is on Melo coming to Chicago. Unfortunately, that will most likely mean the last straw for the coach and once he starts complaining about the decisions being made, Forman will get rid of him; something that he's been wanting to do for some time now. It's a repeat of Jerry Krause vs. MJ/Phil Jackson. MJ and Phil were literally driven out of Chicago by Jerry Krause after their second three-peat. Unbelievable. And if Melo joins the Bulls and doesn't see a championship ring on his finger after a couple years, guess what? He'll be out the door looking for the next big payday because that's just how Melo rolls.
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