Fritz
I will probably take some heat for this, but I believe Taj Gibson is just a better overall player than Carlos Boozer. Not than old Boozer, but the current Bulls Boozer. The difference in defense is tremendous. Taj Gibson is such a good defender and I feel is just one of the most underated players in the league right now. His offense is definately not to the level of Boozer’s but the energy and hustle he brings along with his defense I believe he currently has been more valuable to the Bulls than Boozer. And did anyone see his dunks tonight? Those were both deserving of the number one play of the night. Wade wasn’t the same tonight after getting dunked on by Gibson.
As a Bulls fan, I actually think this team would be better off starting Gibson and have Boozer help the 2nd teams offense get going. Until Boozer gets back to him old self I think Gibson brings more to the court than Boozer. I just think the Bulls curent defense right now is spectacular, swap Boozer and put Gibson in the starting lineup and I think this lineup has the chance to be historically good on the defensive end. I just think Gibson right now if hes not better he is as good as half the starting PF’s in the league. I would like to see him get more minutes and OMER is just a brick wall in the paint on defense. He has improved so much from the begining of the year where he would just foul everyplay now he has learned to play defense without fouling.