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Unlike most other pro sports, you can only hide a few future prospects on an NBA roster.
IMHO, the following players have to earn their keep IMMEDIATELY this season or go elsewhere. WYSIWYG. 11 Dalibor Bagaric C 7-1 270 2/07/80 Croatia 2 43 Corie Blount C-F 6-10 242 1/04/69 Cincinnati '93 9 21 Marcus Fizer F 6-9 262 8/10/78 Iowa State '01 2 44 Trenton Hassell G 6-5 200 3/04/79 Austin Peay '02 1 20 Fred Hoiberg G 6-5 210 10/15/72 Iowa State '95 7 42 Donyell Marshall F 6-9 230 5/18/73 Connecticut '95 8 31 Norm Richardson (FA) G 6-5 200 7/24/79 Hofstra '01 1 32 Eddie Robinson F 6-9 205 4/19/76 Central Oklahoma '99 3 5 Jalen Rose G 6-8 217 1/30/73 Michigan '95 8 If any of these are healthy and not playing at least 8 minutes per game, we are wasting roster spots.
Baxter, Chandler, Crawford, Curry, Mason and Williams are so young and inexperienced they will need the whole season for a realistic evaluation. These guys could all be red shirt college players if there wasn't so much money in the pros. I hope they don't rush any of them, but their meters are running. If at least two or three of them play like veterans, it could be a beautiful thing.
If nothing else, the Bulls are better protected against injuries than last year. Bagaric and Richardson are the only veterans that play only one position and I don't expect either one of them to be around too long.
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