Ben Gordon has been a bit of an anomaly during his career with the Chicago Bulls.  In Bobby Jackson-like fashion he has proven to be a deadly, but streaky shooter.  Many around the team have questioned Scott Skiles' decision to bring him off the bench.  While nobody questions his ability to break defenders down one-on-one or his ability to bury the jumper on a catch and shoot, we've constantly questioned his ability to create offensive flow for the Chicago Bulls.

And now we wonder...are the Bulls better off without Ben Gordon?  Ask Kirk Heinrich what it's like to operate without Gordon breaking the flow with ill-advised jumpshots.  He scored 38 points in Gordon's absence and the Bulls buried the Pacers 108-95 at the United Center.  Our humble analysis has concluded that Heinrich is more than capable of running the Bulls offense and could have Steve Nash-like impact on ballgames if he is given the reins and doesn't have to defer to the streaky Gordon. 

This brings up the greater question of what to do with Gordon.  Nobody mistakes the talent he has but one does have to question his ability to lead a team.  With Chicago still smarting from the Scott Skiles firing this might be the time to say aloha (does that mean goodbye?) via trade with the talented but solo-minded Gordon while they can get high-value for him.  Leaving a nucleus of Heinrich, Nocioni, Thomas, Wallace, and Noah wouldn't be the worst thing while they can free up cap space to get free agents this summer.