Big Ben Likes It

"Of course, you'd love to see it (trade rumor) go away. Until somebody tells me anything different, these are the guys I'm going to go to war with every night. I like these guys. I like what we've got here. If (Bulls management) feels we need something different, then it's on them."
- Ben Wallace

Hopefully that statement is enough for Bull's management. The best defensive player in the league likes the team and it has similarities to the championship Detroit team he was part of. I don't think Ben Wallace would play well with Kobe Bryant. There's more to chemistry than just ultimate defense and ultimate offense. The Bulls are so good defensively that they can play 1-on-1 with any team. If the opponent gets past the defender, Wallace is there in the paint to block the shot. They are the most complete team because they usually lead the league in points off turnovers. That means they'll have a block or a steal, that leads to a pass and then a layup or 3-pointer. There's no sequence that sums up basketball more than that. To accomplish that, it take 5 moving parts. They just wouldn't have that with Bryant.