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Open Game Thread #12 OVERFLOW: Bulls at Denver Nuggets
by your friendly BullsBlogger on Nov 21, 2009 9:30 PM CST
599 comments
No recap tonight.
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Open Game Thread #12: Bulls at Denver Nuggets
by your friendly BullsBlogger on Nov 21, 2009 8:00 PM CST
461 comments
Before you get too excited, watch this.
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Game Preview # 12 - Bulls @ Nuggets
by wjb1492 on Nov 21, 2009 12:20 PM CST
20 comments
[Thanks to wjb1492 for today's game preview -ed.]
Ladies, gentlemen, and other BaB posters, welcome to the first payback game of the young season - the 6 and 5 Bulls (2 and 4 away) at the 8 and 4 Nuggets (4 and 0 home). Undoubtedly, you all also remember Brad's last second shot that was ruled just a little too last second, leaving the Bulls with a 1-point loss instead of a 1-point victory when the teams first matched up less than 2 weeks ago. Whether you think the refs got the call right or wrong, to come so close to a win and not get it still hurt. And I'm not usually one for bulletin board material, but Chauncey Billups' post-game quote forever cemented him as a first-grade ass in my mind.
Chauncey Billups sat and laughed, figuring the Denver Nuggets would celebrate soon enough. In the meantime, the Chicago Bulls were having their moment.
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“As soon as I saw the flight of the ball, I knew it was good,” Billups said. “Then, I was sitting and laughing. Not so much about the shot, but looking at their reaction. They were dancing and jumping around like they had just made the Sweet 16. The longer it took, the better I felt. It was a great ending.”
(OK, to be honest, he was already cemented there, but it did remind me that I can't stand him, going all the way back to college.)
Since that game, our Bulls are 2 and 2, with wins over Philly and Sacramento and losses to Toronto and the Lakers. Since that time, Denver is also 2 and 2 - ironically with absolutely dominant wins over Toronto and the Lakers, but with losses to Milwaukee and the Clippers. That loss to the Clippers came just last night, so the glass-half-full types will undoubtedly focus on the second night of a back-to-back aspect of this, while the glass-half-empty types are sure the Nuggets will come out focused and full of fire after an embarrassing loss. I'm not sure which way I lean, to be honest. This will be Denver's 5th back-to-back, and they're 2-2 in the first four so it's not as if they never win on the second night. Plus the game's in their building, where they have yet to lose this season. On the other hand, Melo, Nene, and K-Mart all played big minutes last night trying to avoid that loss, so no matter how focused they come out there's at least a decent possibility they wear down by the end of the game.
Denver is 4th in offensive efficiency compared to Chicago's 27th, but 17th in defensive efficiency compared to Chicago's 5th. The Nuggets are led by Carmelo Anthony, currently averaging over 30 points per game, Nene with almost 9 rebounds a game, and Evil Billups with just under 6 assists per game. They have been held under 100 points only 4 times this season, but one of those games was the 90-point effort against the Bulls, Denver's second lowest point total of the season in which they collectively shot only 41.7%, 31.3% from 3, well under their season averages. If the Bulls can have another solid defensive effort tonight, they'll have a good shot at coming away with a win.
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Lakers 108, Bulls 93
by your friendly BullsBlogger on Nov 20, 2009 8:54 AM CST
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| Pace | Eff | eFG | FT/FG | OREB% | TOr | |
| Chicago | 96.0 | 96.9 | 48.2% | 14.3 | 21.3 | 15.6 |
| LA Lakers | 112.5 | 48.9% | 19.6 | 29.2 | 12.5 |
Just too big, too good. They actually fought with them for a lot of the 1st half, but when the Lakers started hitting 3-pointers it was one team they couldn't stink out. ANALYSIS!
I did actually think Rose looked more sprightly, a lot of close finishes didn't happen and he was really going up against the trees. And John Salmons had a decent game. And Noah still rules.
But yeah, the Lakers are the ideal. Though when I see the Bulls walk in to their arena and get waxed I can't help but wonder if Bulls braintrust actually sees the Lakers as an ideal, or instead laugh at their overextended payroll.
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Open Game Thread #11 OVERFLOW: Bulls at L.A. Lakers
by your friendly BullsBlogger on Nov 19, 2009 10:45 PM CST
581 comments
Likely no recap 'til the mornin'
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Open Game Thread #11: Bulls at L.A. Lakers
by your friendly BullsBlogger on Nov 19, 2009 9:30 PM CST
450 comments
TNT!
New thread at 10:45.
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Game Preview #10: Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Lakers
by Prevenge on Nov 19, 2009 7:59 PM CST
52 comments
[Thanks to Prevenge for today's game preview. -ed.]
Or, as it is otherwise known, "The Return of Crazy Pills".
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Gar Forman's team is on the floor
by your friendly BullsBlogger on Nov 18, 2009 11:53 PM CST
163 comments
It seems to be that point in the NBA season where teams are figuring out what they have and don't like, and as a result the rumor mill has been re-charged, buoyed especially this season by more prominent out-of-work NBA vets than usual.
But the Bulls will do nothing. Not because of their usual impotence and lack of foresight, but because they very publicly backed themselves into a corner this past offseason, and it's actually best for their goals that they do nothing.
They do not want to go into the luxury tax this season. At about $1m under currently, they haven't so far even used that room for short-term fixes while some injuries added up, and they can't deal away long-term money for a shorter (yet more expensive) contract.
They also do not want to take on 2010 salary, to maximize possible cap room in the upcoming offseason. So they can't deal away an expiring contract for a long-term deal.
What they could do is strive for a deal that brings long-term savings while being cap-neutral for this season, but the catch there is that they can't have much of a talent downgrade, since they want to make the playoffs this season. And one of the plusses of this current roster is their continuity and much-exalted team chemistry.
It'd be very hard to find such a deal to satisfy what the Bulls are trying to do this season (tread. water.), at least for now. By the trade deadline, it's possible that a player of high caliber is available and the Bulls cash in their 2010 chips early through dealing expiring contracts (and likely incurring the luxury tax this season, ha!). Or that the Bulls playoff chances are cemented (hopefully on the 'good' side) to where they can risk a slight talent shakeup in order to get some long-term money off their books.
But for now, it'll be very quiet, and I can't really blame the Bulls for that. Well except the not paying the luxury tax for one season thing, that's pretty aggravating.
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