Smith Bullish on whole deal
"We needed another big who could shoot if we couldn't get a legitimate post player"
Other than one season playing alongside Ben Wallace with the Pistons, Joe Smith's only association with anyone with the Bulls is a July 5 meeting with general manager John Paxson and coach Scott Skiles.
'That's OK, because I'm not a hard guy to get along with,' Smith said Saturday in a phone interview. 'I have a laid-back personality. I like to joke around. But when the ball goes up, I like to come in and take care of business. I want to win.'
That shared desire is why Paxson and Skiles are happy and why Smith is beaming for reasons beyond the two-year, $10 million deal he will sign Tuesday, barring an unexpected blip with his physical. Read more