Should Ben Gordon Have Stayed in Chicago?

Anyone who watched Chicago's cardiac performances in what has been called one of the best NBA playoff series of all time, this year—taking the defending champion Celtics to the last second of regulation—or to overtime in all but one of the seven games, understands the importance of Ben Gordon to the Bulls rebuilding program. Gordon was a factor and often the key factor in each of the Bulls' three wins in that series, as well as in six of the seven games overall. I understand that Detroit offered Gordon a lot of money and the Bulls have salary cap issues. That being said, I fault both the Bulls and Gordon for Gordon's departure to—of all teams—the Pistons. If you have read my body of work at Bleacher Report you are aware that I hold players and franchises responsible for maintaining loyalty. When I say loyalty I mean the loyalty of franchise to city, of fans to franchise, and of players to city and team. If sports fans truly believed that it is only about money in ... (link)