2012 CB Draft Central Division Press Conferences

[Rondo2287]

Question for Chicago:

Which teams are the Top 3 in the East? Are you guys one of them?

Not really concerned about the other top teams in the East, but yes I'm one of them, and I believe my team to be the best of them.

Is it because your team is full of guys you drafted and the other teams are full of guys you didnt draft?

[indeedproceed]

Question for Chicago:

Which teams are the Top 3 in the East? Are you guys one of them?

Not really concerned about the other top teams in the East, but yes I'm one of them, and I believe my team to be the best of them.

Question for Chicago:

Boston said that there is no way they are losing to Chicago. Do you guys even consider them in the top 3 or do you think of them more as a team that will barely make the playoffs?

I think there are more than 3 teams ahead of Boston on the totem pole, and I wouldn't take the stuff he says too seriously. But, today is a celebration of Chicago, so I'll leave it at that.

[wdleehi]

Chicago:


Whatcha gonna do, when the Wade stopper, runs wild, on you?!?!?!

[indeedproceed]

Question for Chicago:

Which teams are the Top 3 in the East? Are you guys one of them?

Not really concerned about the other top teams in the East, but yes I'm one of them, and I believe my team to be the best of them.

Is it because your team is full of guys you drafted and the other teams are full of guys you didnt draft?

Eh, I guess. A lot of my ratings systems are heavily depended on whether or not I drafted the guy and kept him, or acquired him and kept him.

[StartOrien]

Question for Detroit - why should I be in love with the Nene/CP3 combo. I feel like I should, because I love both of those guys but for some reason as a combo I'm luke warm about them.

[indeedproceed]

Chicago:


Whatcha gonna do, when the Wade stopper, runs wild, on you?!?!?!

I will poke him in the shoulder really, really, really hard.

[wdleehi]

Chicago:


Whatcha gonna do, when the Wade stopper, runs wild, on you?!?!?!

I will poke him in the shoulder really, really, really hard.

So scared that you are already talking about cheap-shots on my team!

[indeedproceed]

Chicago:


Whatcha gonna do, when the Wade stopper, runs wild, on you?!?!?!

I will poke him in the shoulder really, really, really hard.

So scared that you are already talking about cheap-shots on my team!

Hey now. I didn't even mention Luis Scola's stupid hair.

[Rondo2287]

Chicago:


Whatcha gonna do, when the Wade stopper, runs wild, on you?!?!?!

I will poke him in the shoulder really, really, really hard.

So scared that you are already talking about cheap-shots on my team!

Its payback for this vicious foul.

[wdleehi]

Chicago:


Whatcha gonna do, when the Wade stopper, runs wild, on you?!?!?!

I will poke him in the shoulder really, really, really hard.

So scared that you are already talking about cheap-shots on my team!

Its payback for this vicious foul.

Just shows how scary Rondo is on defense.  Even the ball runs away to keep from being stolen. 

[jgod213]

Chicago:

Why have you spurned the presser-reading community
by posting such an eye soar? Do you worry that
I'm going to hold this against you in some capacity?

[Yoki_IsTheName]

Chicago:

Why have you spurned the presser-reading community
by posting such an eye soar? Do you worry that
I'm going to hold this against you in some capacity?

I like that...

[Kane3387]

Chicago what's the minute breakdown for your Center position?

What will the rotation be like when you play bigger teams like the Celtics and Wizards?

Next question: You say Wade will be monitored and his minutes restricted. Does this mean you will rest him even if it cost you some wins and spots in the standings? How many minutes will a Jack and Holiday backcourt be on the court together?

Next question: Will there be a minute restriction for Paul Pierce? If so how many minutes is the backup playing?

Next question: How does the fit between D Wade and Jrue Holiday work? Wade's usage rate was 31.3 and Holidays was 21.8. Will the ball be taken out of Jrue's hands more? Pierce also likes to hold the ball with a rate of 28.1 last year. How does this work? Who plays without the rock?

How many minutes is Thad Young getting? What's his primary position?

[Who]

I have Chicago and Detroit as title contenders. Indiana a tier below. All three are in my top six in the East (along with Atlanta, Washington and Boston).

I haven't settled on my choices for the final two playoff spots in the East.

[Lucky17]

Detroit:  Can a team built around a point guard and a non-elite second scoring option win a title?  How do you beat Chicago, both in the regular season standings and head-to-head?

It's happened in the NBA. I believe our own Boston Celtics did that a few years ago, with non-elite but balanced scoring around a PG wunderkind.

I haven't read up on Chicago just yet, so I'll have to answer this later. But I wonder if the question shouldn't be posed to Chicago as well (although perhaps it has).