A Conversation Between Bulls Fans (in two acts)

Just for those outsiders who wonder what its like in a 6-year 'rebuilding' mode. The following is a.....er, "colorful" email correspondence between two die-hards: The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Oh what the hell, its me and my friend Tim. (Not THAT Tim.)

To: Tim
From: Matt

Boers and Bernstein had Dwanye Wade on as a guest.

Boers: I want you to find Eddy Curry and kick him in the sack. Get him to care like you do.

Wade: Well Eddy has talent and if he put it together every night he'd be unstoppable. You just have to get him angry, so you all in Chicago get him angry.

Bernstein: I know what I'll do, I'll tell him that White Castle closed down.

Wade: That's wrong, man.

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To: Matt
From: Tim

That is funny shit, haha. Actually at lunch I listen to a half hour of them and they are funny as shit. Amare Stoudamire was on the show and after he left the show he said that Amare should kick Eddy Curry's ass.

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To: Tim
From: Matt

I was actually thinking about eddy at lunch. Like if I somehow saw him on the street I'd be like "I believe in you man!". And then he'd be awesome because I showed faith in him :)

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To: Matt
From: Tim

If I saw him on the street I would punch him in the balls. [it was at this point I decided I wanted to post this :) -ed. ]

Best Eddy Curry moment was not this year, but last year I went to the last game at home when they played the 76ers. And Eddy grab the ball the same time as someone from the 76ers did and ripped the ball away from him and was all pissed off. And the crowd started chanting "Eddy! Eddy!" and Chandler was pumping up the crowd from the bench.

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To: Tim
From: Matt

I remember that! Wasn't it the last game of the year? [obviously I didn't realize that *he mentioned* it was the last game of the year ] Back when Tyson and Eddy were awesome and I used that to predict that they'd finish 5th in the freaking conference. [actually, turns out it was 6th, but you get the idea]

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To: Matt
From: Tim

A time that history has forgotten.

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FIN.

Ok, so I now realize that such an exchange is probably only funny to the people involved in the conversation, but like I said I think its a good representation of what happens when two fans strip down the stats, analysis, and prognostications, and just speak their minds.

Later the same day I hear Bulls (and White Sox) Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf say he isn't pleased with Curry's conditioning this summer. After hearing similar comments from Paxson and Skiles, all people who you think would try and convince fans that this year will be different.....well, now you know why we talk this way about Eddy. He is filled with potential yet looks at times far from realizing it: just like the franchise as a whole.

I still find  more interesting than the alternative..