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Heinrich is not untouchable... Deng is untouchable if anyone. I would much rather trade Tyrus then Deng and I love Thomas. Deng easily has the most upside out of any of the Bulls and hes going to be a stud in this league for many years. Not sure where you heard Kirk is untouchable but pretty sure thats not true
Sun-Times a week or two ago. Also on Yahoo:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/rumors/post/Bulls-Hinrich-untouchable-in-trade-talks?urn=nba,36059
Bulls' Hinrich 'untouchable' in trade talks
Monday, Jun 11, 2007 2:32 pm EDT
The Chicago Bulls have notified the Portland Trail Blazers that point guard Kirk Hinrich is "untouchable" in trade talks, so you can scratch off the list any of those Zach Randolph for Kirk Hinrich scenarios.
The Blazers have not, and are not close to, making any trades. The Blazers are in discussions with several teams, but general manager Kevin Pritchard said most teams are in the "feeling out" process and are not ready to deal.
Source: Oregonian
Related: Zach Randolph, Kirk Hinrich, Chicago Bulls, Portland Trail Blaz
Completely disagree. Hinrich is one of the top defensive guards in the league. With Gordon as a backcourt mate, he is always stuck guarding the bigger man and he holds his own as well as anybody. Get a big 2 guard in with him (Kobe for instance) and Hinrich can guard the smaller player and would be dominant on that end of the court.
Randolph is a ball hog and likes to dribble too much to get into his postion. He would hugely disrupt the flow of the movement oriented offense that the Bulls have mastered the last couple of years. Plus Randolph doesnt know what the term defense refers to.
I would agree that Randolph is the more talented offensive players, but there is much more to the game. The Bulls do need some sort of inside post presence, but Randolph isnt the answer, and definately not for Hinrich. In my opinion, that would be a step backward for an organization looking to make a leap forward.
