New Beginnings

Yeah, so completely disregard what I said about a surprise for George Orwell fans. I might still do that, but it'll take a lot longer than I had first anticipated.

So, in a completely different direction, I'll give a summation of the 2009-2010 Chicago Bulls.

The Bulls finished 41-41, despite trading away Tyrus Thomas and John Salmons, two of their four best players (in my opinion), for absolutely nothing of value. Still, this season wasn't supposed to be important, so a first round loss against the LeBrons (despite really good series' from Rose, Noah and Deng) is alright with me. Most teams' fans would take exception to someone accepting a first-round loss, but this is not most teams. Nor is it most years. This year is 2010. The year of the Wade.



This summer (July 1st, to be exact) LeBron James (who is probably staying), Dwyane Wade, Joe Johnson, Chris Bosh, Dirk Nowitski, Amar'e Stoudemire, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and a host of other All-Stars will become free agents. While it's highly unrealistic that they'll ALL opt out of their contracts, it stands to believe that at least 5 of them will. And of all the teams who have enough cap space to sign more than one of these superstars (Bulls, Knicks, Thunder, Clippers, Nets), the Bulls are arguably the only team with a good enough roster and a big enough need. This is especially fortuitous since Dwyane Wade is from Chicago, and could form an All-Chicago Super Backcourt with Derrick Rose.