Krause's record sound on players

Because Bulls vice president of operations Jerry Krause oftenwas knee deep in damage control, the dollars and sense of his movingand shaking got lost in the rubble of this season.

By owner Jerry Reinsdorf's job description, Krause did not havea bad year. "A general manager's job is to evaluate talent,"Reinsdorf said.

Unfortunately for Krause, he was asked to do much more. It washis failure in those other departments that kept the Bulls - off the court - a laughable commodity.

But from the standpoint of player personnel, virtually everytrade and draft pick can be defended.

It was Krause, not former Cleveland general manager HarryWeltman, who …