Comments on: Paxson’s Bulls Legacy

By: ben

ben — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:38:00 +0000

the ’04 draft was very solid. otherwise, stormin could have made equal if not better moves than Pax. how is Lamarcus Aldridge not clearly better than TT now and then??? Aldridge is considered to be more influential than Oden on Portland’s front line and has just as much upside as “Mr. Consistency” in Chicago.

By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

Stormin' Norman Disciple — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:08:00 +0000

@Ethan: I agree with you completely, the question that remains is how much of that had to do with Reinsdorf’s meddling?

By: Ethan Samson

Ethan Samson — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:04:00 +0000

I am one of the huge advocates of the “paxson sucks b/c he hasn’t pulled the trigger on a big move” movement. I will not go into that here, b/c it’s obvious. What I DO stand by is that I think Skiles’ departure was due in part to the way the front office conducted business – they did not make good moves for the team, and the whole deng/gordon contract situation was a complete mess. I think it was possible to succeed with Skiles, but due to poor management, the team lost interest and, in result, the whole franchise took several steps backwards – attributable to Paxson and the office.

By: JFKFC

JFKFC — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:37:00 +0000

I always liked Pax, but a man’s gotta be able to pull the trigger. He’s a three-point shooter, not a businessman.