It could be worse--Starks could have ended up with the Pacers. But while New Yorkers hate Reggie and the Pacers, the Bulls represent sheer depression--a decade of impenetrable Eastern Conference dominance.
The image of John Starks in Bulls' red is nauseating, and even he has admitted that he doesn't feel comfortable playing for the Bulls, claiming Chicago will not be in contention for the NBA championship any time soon.
As the Bulls wallow at 12-38, 22 games behind the Pacers, Starks has a point. Nevertheless, his trade request must also have something to do with emotion he carried into all 25 Knick play-off games against the Bulls over the course of the 90s.
It might also have something to do with the fact that he is now playing for a Bulls team that has two veteran shooting guards already on the roster in Hersey Hawkins and B.J. Armstrong.
Maybe it's just the red jerseys, the very same jerseys that brushed against his own Knick whites as he willed himself to a monstrous left-handed jam in front of 19,763 in 1993.
Beyond the dunk, his history against the Bulls is memorable, though that moment alone may ruin his ability to lace up.
For Starks was our man against Superman: he guarded Jordan in almost every game, regular and post-season.
Although he later shared the duty with Mason when Jordan reverted to his high-post turnaround jumper for the last years of his career, Starks spent hours with his forearm in Jordan's back, contesting shots on nights when Michael couldn't miss.
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