This is the shit**** I cannot stand. It was obvious that Richard Hamilton was not the answer and they threw away the entire MLE on him, when it was not needed. Waste of the only 5/3 MLE the Bulls will see.
He averages 70 games a season, that is his career average. He has not played more than 75 games since 05/06 and has only done it 5 times in his career.
If you throw out last season where he was benched for being a divisive douche bag he averaged 61 games a season over his last three years.
Health is a concern, to put it mildly.
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I am not saying Rip is not going to help this team. He is an upgrade over Keith Bogans. A lot of guys are though. There were and still are better options out there. Overpaying for players is a bad idea. The Bulls could and should have spent that 5 million better than they did. A lot of good players signed for 3 million or under.