First, don't get any false hopes that we put up a battle just because we got into overtime. Minnesota is a bad team and they played bad. We were just worse.
This game was typical of our most glaring weakness -- the inability of our front court to defend, particularly when Drew Gooden is out. Of course when Gooden is in we are only a bit less pathetic, but with him gone, the opposing teams' front court have big nights. In this game, our generosity was extended to Jefferson (39pt, 9rb) and Love (19pt, 15rb).
Bulls were completely gutless, just about everywhere across the board. And Hinrich, our lone bright spot of the last stinker, was particularly off, going 0-7 with 3 turnovers.
What is the solution for this mess? Blow up the team? Sounds good to me, but that isn't practical. We just won't get much in trade. The coach? We've tried three now with this group. The GM? I think so. Paxson had his shot and completely blew it. I like him personally, and think he's a class guy, but something has to change. I'd love to change owners, but that won't happen.
Bloggers can deal with the hypothetical though, so here's what I would do if I could swap out players -- get rid of everyone except Rose, Gordon and Gooden. If I had to factor in contracts, I'd get rid of everyone except Rose and try to lure someone from the big free agent class of 2010. Boston did the big turnaround, so it can actually be done. The trick is not to hold on to over-rated players like Deng and Thomas.
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