Should the Bulls Consider Signing Allen Iverson?
Ben Gordon was the Bulls leading scorer for the past four seasons and now he is going to sign with the Pistons. In the epic seven game series with the Celtics during the first round of the '09 playoffs, Gordon's play was the reason that the Bulls made it to a game 7, no offense to Derrick Rose and John Salmons. Now the 20 plus ppg boost off the bench is gone and how do the Bulls plan of fixing the problem. They had a good draft selecting forwards Taj Gibson and James Johnson in the first round, but they are tough physical players, not scorers. Luol Deng will be returning from an injury, but the Bulls still lack scoring. This is where Iverson comes into play. Yes, Iverson needs four stiffs to play along him for success and that's why I believed he should take Gordon's role of being the spark off the bench. Now I know he a part of the blame for the collapse of the Pistons, but if Paxson and Del Negro can sell him that he can do what Gordon accomplished and score 20 pointsa night off the bench, then the becomes immediate contenders in the East. If Iverson is sold on the idea, the only problem, though minor, would be who starts at the two. One can assume that Noah will start at center, Rose starts at point guard, and that Tyrus Thomas starts at power forward. Now do the Bulls insert Hinrich at the two with Salmons at the three, Hinrich at the two with Deng at the three, or start Deng at the three and Salmons at the two. Either way, the Bulls would be championship contenders with Allen Iverson on the roster.
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