Game Thread #22: Bulls vs. Seattle Supersonics

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Dec 13, 2006 6:30 PM CST in News

I look forward to games against the Sonics for one reason: it means I can link to (friend of BlogABull.com) Kevin Pelton's super-high quality game preview on supersonics.com. Pelton is pretty optimistic (some would say 'bullish', ha!) on the squad this year:

Since the poor start, Chicago has won eight of its last nine games to improve to fourth in the Eastern Conference. The team's point differential is even more impressive. Chicago has a +4.0 differential, best in the East and fifth-best in the NBA overall. Not only do the Bulls still have one of the league's best defenses (third in the NBA in Defensive Rating, trailing only Houston and San Antonio, though this has somehow failed to please noted sourpuss Skiles), but the offense has become much more potent this season. Last year, Chicago averaged 105.5 points per 100 possessions to rank 23rd in the league; this year, those marks have jumped to 108.0 and 12th so far this season. In a wide-open Eastern Conference, the Bulls have a very legitimate chance to return to the NBA Finals for the first time since Jordan's jumper beat Utah for the last of Chicago's six championships in eight years.

I wish these games occured more than twice a year, frankly.

So go there, and come back and open thread it up.

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I hope

the Bulls play well tonight and get the win. Sorry, but I have to say I hope my hometown boy Nick Collison has a good game too.

Thabo....the accent is sweet!!

by sue369 on Dec 13, 2006 6:42 PM CST reply actions

but his best bud

kirk has even a better game right?

by milesgmsu on Dec 13, 2006 7:10 PM CST up reply actions

exactly

Thabo....the accent is sweet!!

by sue369 on Dec 13, 2006 7:28 PM CST up reply actions

I hope so too

but they always have a hard time beating Seattle in Chicago.

by Option27 on Dec 13, 2006 6:45 PM CST reply actions

god tommy edwards

sucks

by milesgmsu on Dec 13, 2006 7:39 PM CST reply actions

i'm with ya

I was fine with him just being different than the past two guys...but you can't screw up the names. Tonight it was 'Rashard Davis'. and against Minny it was 'Trenton Russell'

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Dec 13, 2006 10:09 PM CST up reply actions

not just the names

but the lack of emotion...

by milesgmsu on Dec 13, 2006 10:13 PM CST up reply actions

Detroit and Indiana

are both losing. Chance to make up some ground.

by Option27 on Dec 13, 2006 7:54 PM CST reply actions

ooops

i meant detroit and orlando.

by Option27 on Dec 13, 2006 7:55 PM CST up reply actions

detroit & indiana are playing

but def rooting for indiana....knicks up 6 on hawks....gotta have faith in those hawks

by milesgmsu on Dec 13, 2006 7:58 PM CST up reply actions

Seattle just has horrid defense.

Let's not be fooled. But Bulls are still playing well.

by Option27 on Dec 13, 2006 7:57 PM CST reply actions

Nocioni displayed

something I didn't expect to see: he made the extra pass to Wallace even when he himself was wide open.

Fleece the Pig, Flog the Pony

by james@lifeinthecell on Dec 13, 2006 7:59 PM CST reply actions

I like the game preview

but say the Bulls make it to the finals (it's a blog, I'm allowed to look ahead), are they gonna be like the Sixers team that lost to LA in five games a few seasons ago?

Fleece the Pig, Flog the Pony

by james@lifeinthecell on Dec 13, 2006 8:04 PM CST reply actions

if they play LA

nope.

by Option27 on Dec 13, 2006 8:07 PM CST up reply actions

Ben Wallace

5 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks all in 1st quarter?!

Now that is a vintage Ben Wallace stat line.

by Option27 on Dec 13, 2006 8:09 PM CST reply actions

im starting to understand

hey why kharpya doesnt get more PT

by milesgmsu on Dec 13, 2006 8:13 PM CST reply actions

Luol lost his mojo

on his last three offensive plays

Fleece the Pig, Flog the Pony

by james@lifeinthecell on Dec 13, 2006 8:18 PM CST reply actions

suddenly shooting layups

like a bull in a china shop

Fleece the Pig, Flog the Pony

by james@lifeinthecell on Dec 13, 2006 8:20 PM CST reply actions

following on espn gamecast

Gordon just dunked?

by dcarioca on Dec 13, 2006 8:26 PM CST reply actions

haha

yeah on a pretty sick pass from duhon

by Option27 on Dec 13, 2006 8:28 PM CST up reply actions

I love Ben Wallace

showing his TRUE self today

by Option27 on Dec 13, 2006 8:28 PM CST reply actions

really really

playing well.

by Option27 on Dec 13, 2006 8:56 PM CST up reply actions

Last few

minutes of the 2nd quarter were pretty sloppy by the Bulls. Other than that they looked good. Hope they can continue to play hard in thesecond half.

Thabo....the accent is sweet!!

by sue369 on Dec 13, 2006 8:40 PM CST reply actions

bwallace with 15??

by dcarioca on Dec 13, 2006 8:58 PM CST reply actions

really pissed that nba dosent have online package

such bullshit.

by dcarioca on Dec 13, 2006 8:58 PM CST reply actions

this is the ugliest good game

I've ever seen, really, they could be up 30 right now

Fleece the Pig, Flog the Pony

by james@lifeinthecell on Dec 13, 2006 9:06 PM CST reply actions

by Colossus @ Blog a Bull on Dec 13, 2006 9:36 PM CST reply actions

Speak of the devil....

"all the girls loved BJ." -sue369

by Colossus @ Blog a Bull on Dec 13, 2006 9:37 PM CST up reply actions

nah,

this is just that shortening the bench thing the coach talked about

Fleece the Pig, Flog the Pony

by james@lifeinthecell on Dec 13, 2006 9:44 PM CST up reply actions

Such a shame

it would explain why Old Man Winter and Lard Ass were out too.

"all the girls loved BJ." -sue369

by Colossus @ Blog a Bull on Dec 13, 2006 10:36 PM CST up reply actions

The team

looked like they were having fun out there last night. There were quite a few shots that should have been made that were not but still a fun game to watch.

Thabo....the accent is sweet!!

by sue369 on Dec 14, 2006 7:58 AM CST reply actions