I'm just going to skip to the end and address the Payne quote...
Payne's inability to contribute much at all is a microcosm of the Bulls' entire summer league experience.
Yep, sounds about right, and GarPax is STILL trying to sell him as the future.
Again, the fact that we traded two better players AND a pick for him is indicative of just how incompetent GarPax are, I seriously don't understand why ownership and some portions of the fanbase think they could possibly do a decent job in this rebuilding process with their track record.
Gar Forman in his public address
We understand that it’s always hard when you have had a level of success, and then you’ve got to take a step back and go in a new direction as far as a rebuild is concerned.
Success? What success? You mean the 5 year winning run that Tom Thibodeau had us on before you fired his ass? The success that he created by developing Rose into a MVP, Noah into a DPOY and MVP candidate, Gibson into a do it all PF, and Butler into an All-NBA player? The success that he got despite you giving him Keith Bogans and washed up Richard Hamilton as Roses' backcourt mate?
Yeah, thought so. Who does he think he's fooling? This isn't taking a step back after "success", it's them fucking up the "success" every step of the way and now it's beyond reproach so they are doing anything to hold onto their undeserved jobs.