I don't understand why most people are so down on the prospect of moving up to get Henderson. I have to admit, I did not watch a lot of Duke games, but when I look at his highlight reels, I see a high floor, and a lot of potential with this kid. As someone mentioned in another thread, he has good form on his outside shot (unlike Rose) so I feel that his primary weakness could eventually become a strength with some work. We have seen many players develop their outside shot fairly quickly early in their careers. Heck, D-Wade still doesn't have a great outside shot, yet with his athleticism, creativity, defense, and work ethic, he has become one of the top 3 players in the league in my opinion, and has a finals MVP to show for it. Another thing I like about Henderson is that he he seems to be an efficient player, who doesn't have to dominate the ball all the time. With D-Rose being "the franchise", and one of our best scorers, we don't need a wing player who is going to command the ball all the time (like Gordon), hinder our ball movement, and try to force a lot of bad shots. Not to mention, Rose as we all know is not a good defender (yet) and we desperately need some defense in our backcourt (besides Hinrich...who should probably be traded). Henderson fits the bill. He also seems to be a smart, well spoken kid, and his dad actually played in the NBA, so he obviously knows the game well. IMO, one of the main reasons to go after Henderson is because I feel that re-signing Gordon is not in the best long-term interest of the Bulls. Sure, we may not win as many games this upcoming season without him, but I don't ever realistically see us building a championship roster (much less multiple championships) with him being one of our highest paid players, and in our starting lineup. His lack of defense, lack of assist making, and ball-hog mentality will never allow us to win titles. You HAVE to have good defense in your backcourt to win championships. I say let Gordon walk, draft Henderson, and continue to try to trade for the stud post player we need to pair with Rose. If we happen to trade for that stud post player (for Deng + Tyrus, etc), and then are fortunate enough to land a better SG in 2010 (Wade or Joe Johnson), Henderson could always end up being our 6th man, or a valuable trade piece at the very least.
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