Stop Draggin' My Heart Around!
I'm guessing most of you have never heard of this 1981 song by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty, but today I can't get it out of my head. I was about to write about an awesome restaurant but I just couldn't shake this song.
Oh and it has nothing to do with my love life. Well unless you count the dysfunctional relationship I have with the Chicago Bulls as my love life.
"Baby, you'll come knocking on my front door
Same old line you used to use before"
And what is that same old line? It's "Hey Hanshotfirst, I know we have been terrible for the past 30 years, but this time its different. We are really going to entertain you all season long. We are going to make a long playoff run."
Umm... no you're not. Why ya gotta lie? "Stop draggin’ my heart around"
"It's hard to think about what you've wanted
It's hard to think about what you'd lost"
Umm... no it's not. I want playoff wins. And what you've lost is about 1500 game ssince you mattered.
"I know you really wanna tell me goodbye"
Yes. I do. But I freaking love basketball.
"Baby, you could never look me in the eye
Yeah, you buckle with the weight of the words"
Yep they continue to lie to me and tell me they know what they are doing. "Stop draggin’ my heart around"
"You need someone looking after you"
Clearly the front office needs someone looking after them as they are biggest morons in the league.
"Stop draggin’ my heart around
Stop draggin’ my heart around
Stop draggin’ my heart around
Stop draggin’ my heart around"
So what has got me so pissed this time? A few weeks ago it seemed the Bulls were going to do the smart thing and up their offer to Josh Giddey. But no. They are sticking with a low-ball offer (yes in today's NBA it is low-ball to offer the guy with the 7th best assists per game average only $20 million per year.) Normally, this would just be the Bulls being dumb, but this time it is even worse. You see, the Bulls traded their most valuable asset, Alex Caruso, for Giddey. Literally every playoff team want Caruso is one of the best 3 and D guys in the league. He is actually one of the best D guys period. He was also on a reasonable contract. Teams were salivating at the thought of adding him to their team. Everybody thought he would be a final piece of the championship puzzle. And what do you know... the team that got him won the NBA Championship!
The Bulls were offered trade packages that included multiple first round picks, but the Bulls simply had to have Giddey (who OKC desperately wanted to get rid of). The Bulls did not even get one of the 1 million 1st round picks OKC owns. The Bulls thought Giddey was so good, he was worth trading their most valuable asset for him.
And in the shock of all shocks... Giddey played out of his mind during the second half of the season. He actually looked good enough to justify the trade. But that would make the Bulls look smart. And we all know we can't have that. So now the Bulls are dangerously close to losing Giddey for nothing next year. This illustrates two huge problems. The Bulls believe they traded their most valuable asset for a player who is not worth $25 million per season. And they did not get enough in the trade for Giddey. There is a real chance they walk away from this terrible deal with nothing.
"Stop draggin’ my heart around".
Just pay the man his money!
I was supposed to see Stevie with Billy Joel this fall, but they cancelled the show because of some brain injury Joel had. Such a bummer.
Don't be so pessimistic, my friend. I hope the managers make the best possible move so they don't lose out in every case. The most sensible thing would be to look for first-round picks and thus have a solid foundation for becoming a winning team again in the future.
Let them pay Giddey his money as he says and see what they can do in the regular season where I think fighting for a spot in the Play In would be fantastic and if not, try to get the highest possible selection for the 2026 Draft
When a program is canceled due to injury, the athlete suffers the most because many people have come to see him and If any person is unable to perform due to any personal reason, the money should be refunded to the franchise so that things can be smooth in the future
The writing was great! The song and the Bulls' plight were perfect. The Caruso-Gidi trade still seems crazy, now it's better to stop breaking the hearts of fans by just giving Giidi money.
What I understood from reading the article is that you are not just analyzing sports here, but you have written a story of an emotional relationship where there is a mixture of love, disappointment, and broken promises. There is also a very pure love hidden within your anger towards the Bulls. I enjoyed reading the article.
It was great to combine music and sports. Bulls management is really testing the patience of the fans — hopefully they make the right decision with Giddey this time!
Good! The Bulls need to make a smart decision about Giddey.
If this turns out like most Chicago sports stories, I'm sure the worst possible outcome is what will happen. There will be hope up until the rug is ultimately pulled. I do of course hope I am wrong, it would be nice for the Bulls to be relevant again.
Be it a game or a life decision, if a commitment is made, it should be fulfilled in any case. Here we are seeing that people are very emotionally attached to the game and if for some reason the game does not happen, they become very sad and worried and come to the ground and watch, but still the game does not happen. If there is a fight with each other due to personal reasons or any such problem, then the game should not stop. People should definitely get to watch the game. They will have to solve their problems quickly.
I totally get the frustration here. The Bulls keep making moves that don’t really help the team get better, and losing players like Caruso just hurts more. The Giddey trade feels like another step backward instead of building something strong. It’s hard to stay hopeful when the management doesn’t seem serious about winning.