Since the Suns early playoff exit, sports websites have been obsessing about D'Antoni wanting to go to Chicago. In theory, this looks to be a good fit. The Bulls are loaded with three point shooters, athletic wings, big men that can run the floor and they are the NBA's youngest team. All this, I'm sure would add up to a very entertaining team that may actually win a few games. But people are forgetting a few very important details about the Bulls that will certianly affect the D'Antoni gameplan.

1. Kirk Hinrich is no Steve Nash. That statement is obvious because who is. Without listing Kirk main problems, he has severe confidence issues. A few missed shots turns into a bad game, turning into a few bad games, turning into the debacle of a season that we just whitnessed. Steve Nash has no such issues. I will also point out that Nash is a natural PG and has superior shooting, quickness, and creativity.

2. Tyrus Thomas and Joakim Noah are not Amare Stoudemire. This is actually not such a bad thing. Stoudemire is a superior offensive force, plain and simple. He is one of the most devastating offensive players in basketball. Thomas and Noah are not now and never will be even close to that. Right now Thomas is a occasionally electrifying player who is best comming off the bench. Noah is a hard working defensive minded player who should be a starter for years to come. Noah is a stat sheet filler and natural leader, when he figures everthing out expect his stat line to be of the 10ppg, 12rpg, 3apg, 2bpg variety.

3. This is the most important one, John Paxson. Does anybody know what John Paxson and Steve Kerr have in common? Oh yeah I remember, they both won three titles with His Airness on Bulls teams that built a foundation around defense. They also both played under Phil Jackson, a coach who preaches defense. To make matters worse they were similiar players, somewhat slow footed, hardnosed shooters. If they blew a defensive assignment or got beat really bad, Jordan would let them hear it. Kerr is going to build a team around similiar concepts that Paxson has. So what would make D'Antoni think that Paxson would be any different?

I blieve that D'Antoni in Chicago would be a disaster unless he decides to use a Utah like style. Defense would have to come first, not offense. It seems that D'Antoni is unhappy in Phoenix for that very reason. He's being asked to spend more time on defense and player accountability. Something that will also be needed in Chicago. I am honestly suprised that this hasn't come up before.