Would the Bulls be a title contender with Melo?

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I guess it really depends on if Rose is healthy (or does it?)
 

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Jimmy Butler, Kirk Heinrick, and Augustin is a breakout player this year IMO
 

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I think so, Rose is exactly what they need to be a complete "competitor team". Hopefully he comes back healthy and doesn't end up like Brandon Roy
 

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Rose and Melo would give them 2 of the most overrated players in the game. No way does this make them contenders.
 

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Absolutely. No question, maybe even with Just a Healthy Rose....

But if they had a scorer like Melo too. I'd say without question...

I'm shocked they got rid of Deng, I thought he was perfect for what this team needed.
 

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Absolutely. No question, maybe even with Just a Healthy Rose....

But if they had a scorer like Melo too. I'd say without question...

I'm shocked they got rid of Deng, I thought he was perfect for what this team needed.

Seeing Deng on the Cavs makes me think either the cavs are a REALLY poorly run organization......or Chicago was smart for dumping him
 

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I think Boozer is very underrated....does that cancel one of them out?
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Boozer gets near a max contact I think, By pay he's not underrated. I go the oppostie way. He's overrated, if he's not in a pick in roll, he's useless as an offensive threat...
 

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The best term i heard for Carmelo is "empty calories". That is his game, same with Boozer. Boozer will be gone after the season. Carmelo's wife won't let him leave after this year anyway and turn down all of that money that the Knicks can offer vs other teams.
 

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The best term i heard for Carmelo is "empty calories". That is his game, same with Boozer. Boozer will be gone after the season. Carmelo's wife won't let him leave after this year anyway and turn down all of that money that the Knicks can offer vs other teams.

like that expression.

Couldn't agree more with Boozer.

Melo is offensively talented and wouldn't mind building a team around him if that was my only choice... Can't see him in Chicago as he doesn't play D...
 

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What really hurts the Bulls is they invested heavily in Rose and he is probably the modern-day Penny Hardaway. In a superstar-driven league, who do they have? The one thing really overlooked about the Bulls is their ability to pick up talent off the scrapheap and turn them into good role players. I have little doubt that Jimmer pans out for them also. Hard to go against the Heat with 8-9 try-hard players and no real go-to players.
 
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Imo, Bulls would be worse off with Melo. He just doesn't strike me as a "smart" player. Extremely talented, but "empty calories" seems like the perfect description to me.
 

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Melo is offensively talented and wouldn't mind building a team around him if that was my only choice...


Really? He is the last guy id want on my team. He can shoot, but he doesnt play defense and doesnt make those around him better. He has shown that he is an all about me type player, he wants his, could care less if he ever wins anything. He will never let a team bring in a player that shares the spotlight with him.
 

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Boozer gets near a max contact I think, By pay he's not underrated. I go the oppostie way. He's overrated, if he's not in a pick in roll, he's useless as an offensive threat...


+1
 

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if the full team stayed healthy then yes.. but still behind miami and indiana for now
 

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Melo doesn't make any team a title contender as proven by his history and his lack of defense
 

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