6) He did say that the one player (other than untouchable KAT and Wig) that the Bulls really covet is Rubio. Hoiberg loves the way he controls the flow, and they are looking for a way to move Rose to SG.
B.S. The guy can't shoot.
Rubio or Rose?
Rubio
I'm not sure if you are being sarcastic about Hoiberg wanting Rubio or not but keep in mind Hoiberg was still working for the Wolves when they drafted Rubio in 2009.
I could be wrong, but I think we were both on the sarcastic side...
6) He did say that the one player (other than untouchable KAT and Wig) that the Bulls really covet is Rubio. Hoiberg loves the way he controls the flow, and they are looking for a way to move Rose to SG.
B.S. The guy can't shoot.
Rubio or Rose?
Rubio
I'm not sure if you are being sarcastic about Hoiberg wanting Rubio or not but keep in mind Hoiberg was still working for the Wolves when they drafted Rubio in 2009.
I could be wrong, but I think we were both on the sarcastic side...
:-D
Ah well my insiders from Ames tell me that Hoiberg and Rubio both share an affinity for Beanie Babies.
6) He did say that the one player (other than untouchable KAT and Wig) that the Bulls really covet is Rubio. Hoiberg loves the way he controls the flow, and they are looking for a way to move Rose to SG.
B.S. The guy can't shoot.
Rubio or Rose?
Rubio
I'm not sure if you are being sarcastic about Hoiberg wanting Rubio or not but keep in mind Hoiberg was still working for the Wolves when they drafted Rubio in 2009.
I could be wrong, but I think we were both on the sarcastic side...
:-D
Ah well my insiders from Ames tell me that Hoiberg and Rubio both share an affinity for Beanie Babies.
longstrangetrip wrote:Just listened to the segment in my car, and it was quite entertaining. Cowley covers the Bulls for the Sun Times (although there are rumors he lives in the Twin Cities, and often finds himself surrounded by controversy. But he is an open interview, and especially interesting because of Wolves' fans current interest in anything Bulls -related. He is an unabashed Thibs and Butler fan, and an equally unabashed Bulls front office hater. Here are some tidbits form today:
1) The Bulls front office is so immature and dislikes Thibs so much that they would not even acknowledge him in public at the combine.
2) For that reason, Cowley thinks any kind of deal (like trading for Butler) between the Wolves and Bulls is impossible.
3) He thinks Butler is one of 4 true 2-way wings in the NBA...along with LeBron, Klay Thompson and Leonard.
4) He thinks Noah and Gasol are definitely gone, and the Bulls cannot afford from a PR standpoint to trade Butler for picks and prospects.
5) Barreiro asked that if Butler did a Love-like demand to be traded, would Zach and #5 get the job done. Cowley said no way...LaVine doesn't have enough cache around the league yet.
6) He did say that the one player (other than untouchable KAT and Wig) that the Bulls really covet is Rubio. Hoiberg loves the way he controls the flow, and they are looking for a way to move Rose to SG.
7) Barreiro asked how Noah would fit here. Cowley loves him, but acknowledged that he has lost a lot the past couple years, and he didn't know if Noah would want to go through what he called "the Thibs experience" again.
Interesting stuff. The board has been split on trading Zach and #5 for Butler (I would do it), but it sounds like it would be a non-starter from the Bulls' standpoint anyway. I would not consider trading Rubio and #5 for Butler, and I'm guessing that nobody but porkchop and Duke would give it a second thought.
Check out the entire interview if you get a chance.
Strange almost got me. I totally believed this interview happened until line 5. No sportswriter can define "cache" much less use it in a sentence, and we all know every team in the league has offered three firsts for Lavine.
