I like how they had Sefo on Mobley. Less Hinrich worked well.

Didn't think Luol played that well tonight. Just ok.

I think Skiles demeanor can effect this team. His constant

They have to give Sefo more time! Yeah his shot looked bad but he needs more playing time. He needs confidence. His shot looked better at the start of last season. He looks timmed out there like he's about to be pulled if he misses the shot.

Tyrus being pulled didn't bother cause he looked like he was in quick sand.

Hinrich kills this team and it's time to bench his ass.

I'm tired of them being unable to close out games though - every game is a nailbiter with these guys.

I think Skiles did a great job of getting us from point A to point B but I am having problems envisioning him bringing us to point C.  It seems like whenever we need something done it fails somehow.  It's one thing if the shots miss - can't make them all - but there are so many times that I question the decisions on the court and that has to do with their coaching.

And god Noah's jump shots were awful.

When was the last time Kirk Hinrch made a steal? They need to activate Thomas Gardner their Guards really suck ass right now.

0-9 was Ben and Luol's rookie year

3-9 was a bunch of new faces and a tough opening month schedule.

0-4 this year? Uhh, the only thing I can think of is the Kobe distractions

2006-07 5th seed, lost last game of the season missing 2nd seed and chance to 50 win games and then a chance to lose to an average NJ team in first round, yet won 1st round against a very weak Miami team, but lost miserably against an average Piston's team, no major changes in the team during off season, Captain and PG Hinrich actually slowing a deteriorating game.  60 million Wallace also declining fast.

But still, viewed by many as loaded with young talent or potential.

GM Paxson might be forced to do something?  If talent exists, why is it not being utilized?  Skiles at some point has to take responsibility, and stop blaming the team "our guys are not getting it done".

This slow motion offensive, with these young race horses (thomas, deng, sefo, noc, kirk, gardner, noah, viktor, curry, gordon) and even older athletic horses (wallace and smith) rarely get fast breaks or even break a sweat before being pulled out of the game.  

Seems to be a coaching philosophy not on par with the players talents.  A GM assemblance of talent under utilized by a coach.  A coach with no patience for young players making mistakes. A GM who builds a team's postion based on half players (for example Thabo's defense and Gordon's offense at the SG position or Wallace's defense and Smith's offense at the center position, Tyrus's defense and Noc's offense at the PF position), and a coach who is trying to play a bunch of half players at the same time in a slow motion offense.  Do half players work better in a faster offense? Didn't Phoenix have some interests in Tyrus at some point?

Now or later Paxson will either cut his loses with the coach or make another bad trade and the same problems will still exists.  Kobe+Skiles =  explosion in a bad way.  

At some point Paxson is accountable.  No excuse, there are some good coaches available, find the new blood in the coaching ranks.  Pull the trigger or have the trigger pulled.  How about 2 time NBA champion, 2 time WNBA Champion coach, chicago born and raised, the real bad boy, Bill Laimbeer?

Where the Bulls are drive-and-kick with smart players who have heart and character but lack athleticism, the Clippers have gone and done just the opposite:  stack your team with a bunch of guys who can hit jumpers from all over the floor. Damn practice habits (Tim Thomas). To hell with league reputations for not getting it done (Brevin Knight) or being overrated (Cuttino Mobley). It doesn't even matter if your coach hates you (Corey Maggette). For goodness sake, don't the Clippers even have someone on their roster who has to register as a sex offender or something (Ruben Patterson)?

Here's an idea:  stack your team with players who can put the ball in the bucket. The Clippers, like the Suns, Warriors, Jazz, Nuggets and even (you want me to say it? Fine) the Knicks are loaded for bear on the offensive end of the court. Watching the Clips take it to the good guys causes me to remember just for a second what it's like to see a team built to score. Time for rebuilding version 6.0?

However we do have our TT, Smith and Noah shows some pomise.  My concern is the large chunk of salary taken by BW.  If we are going no-where and he starts to play better BW may be someone you try, the key word is try to trade.  Hopefully we turn it around but who out there, who saw these first four games, truly believes we are going to beat Detroit and Toronto.  At best we go into the road trip 1 - 5.

"If I had just played my first pro game, I'd probably keep my mouth shut, to be honest with you," Skiles told reporters at the Berto Center.

He comes across as a hypocritical asshole.  All his and Paxson's talk about Noah being the voice the franchise has lacked...then as soon as he opens his mouth Skiles rips him for it in the media.  In my opinion, it's Skiles who's gotta watch what he says.  What a jerk!  

However, he played 44:53, all but 3:07 of the game.  In just over three minutes that he was on the bench, the Bulls scored zero points, and allowed 6 points which began a 12-0 run.

Just wondering if you could elaborate (maybe I've missed it in previous posts) on your comments about Ben Gordon's inconsistency issues.  I'm not sure I fully understood your comment about the issue of 'streak-shooting' being a misnomer, although I certainly buy the belief that you become a more complete player by learning to find other ways to get the ball in the hole, even when the bread and butter of your game isn't working.

-sw