Bulls can still be contenders in East

Bulls can still be contenders in East

The signing of the 28-year-old power forward was Plan B for the Bulls after the day began with the announcement that Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh had agreed to deals with the Miami Heat. And as the never-ending speculation about LeBron James' future continued Wednesday, and the Bulls' chances of landing free agency's top prize appeared to be dwindling, a combination of depression and desperation took hold among Chicago sports fans.

At midday around The production of these WHOLESALE SAINTS JERSEYS is carried out in a completely regulated and error free environment and the buyer can be sure of thhere, the angst was as suffocating as the heat; visions of Daley Plaza on Olympic bid day unavoidable. And the Boozer option began to look very, very good.

With the Bulls still expressing hope they can somehow snag James, and with room under the salary cap to do it, giddy optimism was restored.

But make no mistake. If this is as far as it goes and James does not become a Bull; even if he joins Wade and Bosh in Miami, Plan B is still good.

"The Bulls were the eighth seed [in the East] with such a young team, and now to add Boozer at really the position they need the most is huge and I think it elevates them significantly," said Steve Kerr, former Phoenix Suns' general manager who will return next season as an analyst for TNT. "They still have work to do. They need more shooting for sure. But they're really starting to put together a hell of Even you can find some cheap authentic jerseys at an affordable cost in comparison to those replica nfl jerseys sold in offline storesa team."

A rugged and reliable post-up player who averages in double figures, Boozer will be mighty nice on the pick-and-roll with Derrick Rose and seemingly the perfect compliment to Joakim Noah, who will defend the rim and willingly do most of the dirty work inside.

They've also balanced out the power base in the East, seemingly neutralizing the additions of Bosh to Miami and Amar'e Stoudemire to the Knicks.

The shooting guard candidates may not send Bulls fans racing to the Internet to find Kyle Korver or J.J. Redick jerseys, though Utah's sixth man and Redick, a restricted free agent and the guy Doc Rivers called "Pistol Pete," can fill it up.

And if the Bulls can now persuade Ray Allen to climb aboard to a much more attractive destination, they jump immediately to conference favorite behind only a James-Wade Heat combo.

Allen, one of Reebok NFL jerseys is a stone that is said to bring you luck, so it is no wonder there is such a variety in jade pendathe best three-point shooters in NBA history (he broke the NBA Finals record for most three-pointers of Game 2 against the Lakers and did it before halftime a la the shrugging Michael Jordan in the '92 Finals vs. Portland) will be 35 this month and is keeping his options open.

The day started out lousy for the Bulls, to be sure. Wade said he seriously considered coming home and there is no reason to doubt him. In the end, he said, it was a basketball decision and he had to take the emotion of returning to his family and two young sons, in particular, out of the equation.

"It was very difficult [to say 'no' to the Bulls]," Wade said in a live interview on ESPN. "There's a lot of speculation out there [that Wade was not serious about the Bulls]. But it was one of the hardest decisions I've had to make as a professional player.

It's hard not to think a big part of it came down to money, though ladies hat, Kentucky Derby hats, bridal veils, communion veils, hat, hats, bridal headpieces, red hats for womboth Wade and Bosh insisted otherwise. And there will be no reason to change that opinion unless Bosh gets $125 million in a sign and trade, and James takes an outright deal from the Heat for "only" $95 million. At this point, that's hard to picture. Just as hard to imagine James both insulting and injuring his hometown by announcing that to the world on a television special, Thursday night.

But either way, Bulls' fans should find it a little easier to watch.

"Boozer is a steal," Kerr said. "He was sort of under the radar, not quite as big a name as Bosh or Stoudemire but every bit as good a player. Getting Wade would have been a home run and it sounded like they had a legitimate shot, so that's disappointing. But they ended up filling the spot they needed with an all-star and they're in great shape."