Remember, the 2010-11 team went 62-20 and lost in the Eastern Conference finals to the Heat. Rose’s injury problems changed the entire outlook of the organization. But he and Forman get very little credit for doing what 28 teams failed to do - choosing an athletic small forward out of Marquette. Paxson still gets teased for winning the lottery with a 1.7% chance in 2008, allowing him to draft Derrick Rose, which we’re told a potbellied pig could have done. Fair’s fair, right? The easy thing to do is criticize them for not being very good at their jobs - and Lord knows I’ve done it - but it’s weak to ignore the initial good thing they did just to fit a gory storyline. So when Gar-Pax get slammed for the Butler trade, something pulls at my sleeve. It was a mistake of massive proportions, one that probably cost former general manager Ryan Pace his job. I’ve spent an inordinate, possibly unhealthy amount of time mocking the Bears’ 2017 decision to draft Mitch Trubisky ahead of Patrick Mahomes, who might end up being the best quarterback in NFL history. Here are some of the players who were drafted before him: Enes Kanter, Jan Vesely, Bismack Biyombo, Jimmer Fredette, Alec Burks, Iman Shumpert, Chris Singleton and Norris Cole, whom the Bulls drafted with the 28th pick and traded to Minnesota. Paxson and Forman get almost no love for taking Butler with the 30th overall pick in the 2011 draft. This is where the lack of fairness comes in.
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