Dikembe Mutombo C 32 7'2'' 249 B D+ C- A+ A- C
Dikembe Mutombo C 32 7'2'' 249 B D+ C- A+ A-
B - The reigning back-to-back DPOY just gained some potential! I ain't complaining at all! At his age, as long as he's not getting worse, it's all good!
Alejandro Camby C 28 6'11'' 251 B C- D B B+ D
Alejandro Camby C 28 6'11'' 251
B+ C-
D+ B- A- C - Lost a bit of D, but increases to his inside scoring, handling, rebounding and potential are definitely worth it! He's looking studly! Of course, I'd have preferred he kept his D or improved it, but he was still averaging 3.0bpg last season with B defense, so I'm guessing that rating is made up of a lack of other defensive ratings. If he's still banging the boards, blocking shots and scoring, I'm happy.
Ervin Johnson C 31 6'11'' 245 C+ D+ D- B- A- C
Ervin Johnson C 31 6'11'' 245
C D+ D- B- A- C
- Lost some inside scoring... boo!
Jayson Williams PF 31 6'9'' 240 C C- F+ B+ B+ C
Jayson Williams PF 31 6'9'' 240
C+ C- F+
A- B+ C
- Back in Chicago with a bang. Increased his inside scoring and D... perfect
He'll be first choice backup for Camby at the 4.
Tony Battie PF 23 6'11'' 234 C+ C D+ B B B
Tony Battie PF 23 6'11'' 234 C+ C D+
B- B
C - Gotta say I'm disappointed with his drop in D and potential. He had a great season last year and I thought he'd have a breakout season this year, but unfortunately he'll now struggle for playing time behind Camby, Deke and Williams.
Robert Horry SF 28 6'9'' 232 C+ A- C A- C+ C
Robert Horry SF 28 6'9'' 232 C+ A- C A- C+ C
- Nada from Big Shot Bob. That's cool though, he's a winner as he proved last season. He performs above his ratings and is a great role player for us anyway. He'll keep his starting spot at the 3.
Adrian Griffin SF 24 6'6'' 221 B C C A- C+ C
Adrian Griffin SF 24 6'6'' 221 B C C A- C+
B - Gained some potential, but has increased steadily each and every TC since we drafted him. Important player for us off the bench so I'm glad he hasn't dropped any of his ratings. Great lockdown defender for us.
Matt Harpring SF 23 6'7'' 231 C C+ C- A- C+ B
Matt Harpring SF 23 6'7'' 231 C C+ C- A- C+ B
- Nada from Matt. Kinda disappointed here, thought he had something in him. As the only A- defender coming from his draft class I thought he may have been able to improve his D further, and add some more to his game.
Vernon Maxwell SG 34 6'4'' 180 B- A C+ A D+ B
Vernon Maxwell SG 34 6'4'' 180
C+ A C+
A+ C- C - Lost some inside scoring and potential, but upped his D and rebounding. I'll certainly take that trade-off! It's defense that wins Championships, and as long as he's still lethal from beyond the arc, I'm not too worried with that drop in inside scoring. His D though I am VERY impressed with. At his age, he is maturing like a fine wine, and worth every penny of his contract. I just hope he doesn't go down with a long term injury toward and miss some of the Playoffs like the last two seasons!
Etienne Preira SG 26 6'7'' 216 B- A- A- A C+ B
Etienne Preira SG 26 6'7'' 216
B A-
A A C+
C - Lost some potential but gained inside scoring and handling. Wow, the MVP just keeps getting better and better. He'll shine again this season and I wouldn't be surprised to see some career numbers being put up yet again. Absolutely amazing. He should be renamed EPOOMH Preira
Chuck Person SG 35 6'8'' 220 B- A- C+ C+ C C
Chuck Person SG 35 6'8'' 220 B- A- C+ C+ C
D - Lost some potential. That's fine with me, he's here to provide an offensive spark off the bench. That's what he did last season, and I'm sure he'll do it again this season. I hope he continues to shoot great percentages and cause havoc on other teams' bench players when they try to D-up on him.
Ignacio Rodriguez PG 28 6'2'' 191 C+ B- A A- C- C
Ignacio Rodriguez PG 28 6'2'' 191
C B A
A C-
B - Drops his inside scoring by a touch but increases his outside scoring, defense and potential. Sure, I was pissed at him getting depressed last season and missing our entire Playoff run, but still, I can't stay mad at him when he has TC's like this season and last season. He has exploded! He's a more than capable back-up for Preira and can start whenever necessary too. Like last season I may experiment with him starting at the point and Preira at the 3 sometimes. He'll be very very valuable if we get more injuries like last season though (and hopefully he doesn't suffer one himself again!). His improvement is rewarding for keeping him for so long. I think he's the ONLY player on my team now that I had when I inherited the Bulls. Back then he sucked and nobody wanted him... I couldn't even get expiring and a 1st for him but now I'm glad I kept him! He's on a great contract too! Just a late loomer I guess...
Gary Grant PG 34 6'3'' 185 C C A C+ D+ D
Gary Grant PG 34 6'3'' 185 C C A C+ D+ D
- Nada. Picked him up off the FA pool midway through the season to provide much needed depth when Rodriguez went out injured and we traded Workman, and he turned out to be highly effective actually. Glad he's still a top tier distributor of the ball. He's a good veteran that'll help out well when called upon I'm sure.
Overall a pretty good TC. Considering that a lot of my players are veterans, we had some great improvements so I'm more than happy with this TC. We have a good balance of youth to vets actually imo and we have players still in their prime. With Preira, I don't know when he'll actually reach his peak, if he hasn't already, because his ratings keep getting better. Scary stuff.