Tyson Chandler

[Air Jordon]

I dont even understand why the bulls play this guy. All he does is get called for fouls. Then when Kirk tried to feed him the ball he lets it fly out of bounds. Seriously, why play him. Time to trade him in the off season.

[hipn]

What C can play 48mins? None, so thats why they "rotate" at the C. And Chandler is a big guy (tall) and he isn't THAT bad.

[dada]

Why didnt you just pm some random member to share how you feel about Tyson. Is it really worth a new thread? Isnt there already a bulls thread.


Oh well.

Tyson isnt bad, I actually like the little game he has. Decent bigs are hard ti find so I would say keep him.

[Air Jordon]

they would be better off with dampier, or diop, hell start shoosure.

[Silas]

Robert Swift and Johan Petro have become more productive than he has in their 1/2 two years in the nba, Chandler needs to just be more aggressive and take more shots on offense.

[kevC]

He'd be a lot better if he didn't turn the ball over 1/5 of the time (literally).

[KIG1]

Chandler is a terrific defender. He might not have many offensive skills but his defense makes up for that. Plus hes athletic and can run the court just like Amare Stoudamire. Can't find many athletic centers these days.

[Air Jordon]

have you seen him play? he gets called for a foul almost anytime shaq backs him down. He also gets offensive fouls on moving screens, and pretty much is useless on offence unless he gets a dunk. The bulls are hurting themselves everytime he is put in the game.

[KIG1]

Just because in one series hes been called for a lot of fouls doesn't mean hes a bad defender. I thought he played great defense on Shaq when the Bulls were playing in Chicago.

[Axel]

Just because in one series hes been called for a lot of fouls doesn't mean hes a bad defender.

You're forgetting that he averaged nearly 4 fouls per game in only 26 mpg during the regular season. He was worse than Eddy Curry.

[KIG1]

Just because in one series hes been called for a lot of fouls doesn't mean hes a bad defender.

You're forgetting that he averaged nearly 4 fouls per game in only 26 mpg during the regular season. He was worse than Eddy Curry.

He fouls a lot so he is agressive. Still good at d.

[Nick]

Good D is useless when you're off the court because of foul trouble...

[Colin]

Nick, whenever you post you seem like a smug little bastard because of the dude with the sunglasses playing the drums.

[BIG GREEN]

Nick, whenever you post you seem like a smug little bastard because of the dude with the sunglasses playing the drums.

true.. i had to look twice to see if the smiley was in his post or his sig.

[Scotty]

i actually like Chandler-he shouldn't be traded

[Andrew]

Trading Chandler is easier said than done. I think his defense has been underrated here but he is extremely limited offensively to put it kindly and he has a big contract. That doesn't make him an easy player to move.

[Fenix]

But he is young and there is general opinion of him that he still has some potential left. I think it was very uncharacteristical move for the Bulls' managment to giving him that huge contract. I thought they were building smart and on foundation consisted of hard working winners and I don't know how exactly Chandler fits that description. If the Bulls don't trade their picks for O'Neal/KG, they'll 100% draft a big man with their #1 pick, which is either Aldridge or Thomas and neither of them has game suitable to play with a centre like Chandler.

[Nick]

Nick, whenever you post you seem like a smug little bastard because of the dude with the sunglasses playing the drums.

Bah, you'll get used to it.

I like going to dotorg and seeing your signature with a picture of joe johnson and saying "Fuck Boris Diaw"... then coming here and seeing your "Leader of Boris Diaw 4 MIP campaign" signatures... you bandwagonner.

[peaches]

What the hell is up with that?

[Andrew]

But he is young and there is general opinion of him that he still has some potential left. I think it was very uncharacteristical move for the Bulls' managment to giving him that huge contract. I thought they were building smart and on foundation consisted of hard working winners and I don't know how exactly Chandler fits that description. If the Bulls don't trade their picks for O'Neal/KG, they'll 100% draft a big man with their #1 pick, which is either Aldridge or Thomas and neither of them has game suitable to play with a centre like Chandler.

But he's been in the league five years now. Yes, he came out of high school so he's still young, but even so the Bulls can't bank on that "potential" tag in deals forever. Eventually it's going to reach a point where what you see is all you're going to get, and if he's still limited and on a big contract the only way he's being moved is to balance out a deal with more appealing players. Seeing as though he signed a six year deal he's not going to have appeal as an expiring contract for some time.

I really hope he can improve and become a better player in Chicago but if he's still not showing any signs of becoming a more well-rounded player (or at the very least, a more imposing defensive presence plus a more consistent garbage scorer) in a couple of years then it's probably time for the Bulls to consider moving him while they still can. I know I said that at least a year ago but after last season's performance I got my hopes up and extended my suggestion of a tolerance and patience period a little longer. Now that they've made the committment, they might as well let it play out and try to make it work for a little longer. Especially since they have some other options to improve the team without breaking up the current core.

Offseason committment on Chandler's part would be a start. AG's brought up a couple of times how he didn't work on his game much this past offseason, that certainly can't continue.

[Matt]

well Chandler is more of a PF by nature....but have you seen the Bulls roster? No one can play C better than Chandler anyway. This is where Davis would have been useful.

[Air Jordon]

Sweetney has been pretty "Sweet" as of late. I assume thats why he is starting over chandler.

[Axel]

Just because in one series hes been called for a lot of fouls doesn't mean hes a bad defender.

You're forgetting that he averaged nearly 4 fouls per game in only 26 mpg during the regular season. He was worse than Eddy Curry.

He fouls a lot so he is agressive. Still good at d.

BS. I could step on the court and foul every play, that doesnt mean its good defense.

[Air Jordon]

Chandler only averaged 1.3 blocks a game in 26 minutes. Sure he grabbed 9 boards a game too. But with his height and quickness he should be getting alot better numbers then that if he was a good defender. Camby who is very similar to Chandlers height and quickness got 3.2 blocks a game in 33 minutes and only 2.8 fouls per game. Sometimes i do think its his reputation that makes him get called for fouls alot. I saw Shaq fake a pass while in the paint and chandler bit on it, lol so much for good D.

[R.J.]

Just because in one series hes been called for a lot of fouls doesn't mean hes a bad defender.

You're forgetting that he averaged nearly 4 fouls per game in only 26 mpg during the regular season. He was worse than Eddy Curry.

He fouls a lot so he is agressive. Still good at d.

BS. I could step on the court and foul every play, that doesnt mean its good defense.

I'm starting to think, do you watch the NBA?