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Open Game Thread #26: Bulls at San Antonio Spurs

I doubt we'll see any big-time coaching philosophy changes from 'interim-interim' head coach Pete Myers tonight.

In fact, it makes more sense to me to do nothing than sitting Ben Gordon, or going further, starting a lineup of Hinrich/Deng/Griffin/Smith/Wallace. Yipes. (in fairness, the rest of that article has good ideas)

But what will I be looking for tonight? Just hoping that Tyrus and Noah get plenty of burn, pretty much.  And to a lesser extent, Sefolosha and Gray. As far as the major concerns, such as the continued crapiness of Hinrich, Gordon, and Wallace(speaking of, Hanley refutes the 'Skiles quit on us' quote from Wallace), and random dissapearances of Deng for that matter, maybe the weight has been lifted off their shoulders and they can perform. I don't think that's what will be the actual reason for an in-season turnaround, but if they believe that's the reason, that's good enough.

Meanwhile, here's some background on likely future 'interim' coach, Jim Boylan. Knowing absolutely nothing about his coaching style, he seems as good of a hire as any, and far better than some of the suggestions around here, since he's at least paid his dues as an assistant in the professional ranks. And even if this chance is just to be a Paxson puppet, that can serve him in the future.

Manu is out for the Spurs. Which is great news not just for the Bulls chances, but limiting the comments suggesting why the Spurs can sit Manu but the Bulls can't sit Gordon.

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stupid WGN
I really wanted to hear Tom Dore weep on the air, but we're probably getting Wayne.
Officially a hater on Ballhype!

by hscs on Dec 26, 2007 6:22 PM CST   0 recs

The game is
not on Super Station WGN so it's NBALP for me tonight. Probably will get the Spurs announcers.
:(

I'm not looking for anything different tonight. Hopefully they prove me wrong.

Please get this season turned around and play some great basketball.

by sue369 on Dec 26, 2007 6:36 PM CST   0 recs

What time is the game
Chicago time that is, on bulls.com it says 7:30 but someone told me its 9:30 for chicago....anyone know?
im trying hard to become the next kirk hinrich, therefore im doing nothing more than being the next chris duhon.

by piccolomair on Dec 26, 2007 6:45 PM CST   0 recs

it's 7:30
the Spurs are also in the Central time zone.

by KT on Dec 26, 2007 6:52 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Whoo!
Thank you oh so much, i would have missed the game if i had listened to my cousin...better get ready for the game...Thanx again.
im trying hard to become the next kirk hinrich, therefore im doing nothing more than being the next chris duhon.

by piccolomair on Dec 26, 2007 6:56 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

yo just testin
Santa brought me a laptop - to the live chat i go!

by HerAirness on Dec 26, 2007 7:25 PM CST   0 recs

Sam Smith looks like an eccentric
old mad scientist.

Wash your hair, man.

It's interesting that Smith continually contends that Skiles was fired, in part, because he candidly told Paxson that the team didn't have the talent to be a serious title contender.

"We goin' to the 'ship!" - LSU IS IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

by 1958ChiTown on Dec 26, 2007 7:30 PM CST   0 recs

wayne, shut the f up
what's the call on bg?

by alec on Dec 26, 2007 7:43 PM CST   0 recs

BG on Bowen
and the spurs are running plays for Bowen.
Nocioni-Khryapa in '08

by bullshooter on Dec 26, 2007 7:44 PM CST   0 recs

in that case
BG needs to have a NIGHT

by HerAirness on Dec 26, 2007 7:46 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

I like Meyers' notion of
running on the Spurs.

The team looks to be pushing the pace thus far.

"We goin' to the 'ship!" - LSU IS IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

by 1958ChiTown on Dec 26, 2007 7:48 PM CST   0 recs

What a surprise...
Ben Gordon picks up two fouls in six minutes of play.
"We goin' to the 'ship!" - LSU IS IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

by 1958ChiTown on Dec 26, 2007 7:54 PM CST   0 recs

Ghost of Skiles....
BG 2 fouls in 6...Kirk with 2 in 7...
even the same starting lineup as Skiles....

sigh...

Is it spring training yet?

by Bluelou on Dec 26, 2007 7:58 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

unfortunately
Duhon first guard off of the bench.
Nocioni-Khryapa in '08

by bullshooter on Dec 26, 2007 7:55 PM CST   0 recs

And Griffin second!
"We goin' to the 'ship!" - LSU IS IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

by 1958ChiTown on Dec 26, 2007 7:56 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

unfortunately?
he's playing a lot better than Gordon or any other guard on the bench!

by HerAirness on Dec 26, 2007 7:57 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Du playing pretty well thus far.
"We goin' to the 'ship!" - LSU IS IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

by 1958ChiTown on Dec 26, 2007 8:00 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Grifinn
for Kirk with 2 fouls ...Ugh...
"RUN,TYRUS,RUN!!!"-Formerly Chicago Bulls coach S.Skiles

by Azabullsfan on Dec 26, 2007 7:57 PM CST   0 recs

Yeah, uh, AG needs to go ahead and sit down.
"We goin' to the 'ship!" - LSU IS IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

by 1958ChiTown on Dec 26, 2007 7:59 PM CST   0 recs

why are the bulls
running the offense through Griffin and Wallace?
Nocioni-Khryapa in '08

by bullshooter on Dec 26, 2007 8:00 PM CST   0 recs

i just threw up in my mouth ...
when i saw the bulls playing 3 on 5 ... griffin and wallace can't even hit rim they're that bad

by Orange Juice on Dec 26, 2007 8:02 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

seriously
you would have thought tonight would be the thomas-noah-sefolosha special....

by HerAirness on Dec 26, 2007 8:01 PM CST   0 recs

Meh.
I am going to the game Friday and I was hoping to see something worth watching after this shake up.  I do not want to see Griffin and if Thomas doesn't even get a whiff of action I'll be pissed.

by cranscape on Dec 26, 2007 8:08 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Looks
like Smith is our most consistent player,especially at the begining of the games.
"RUN,TYRUS,RUN!!!"-Formerly Chicago Bulls coach S.Skiles

by Azabullsfan on Dec 26, 2007 8:02 PM CST   0 recs

Noah in for Wallace.
That's right, at least.

by alec on Dec 26, 2007 8:07 PM CST   0 recs

F - in HICK spurts commentators...
them AND their "Timmy" Duncan
Is it spring training yet?

by Bluelou on Dec 26, 2007 8:08 PM CST   0 recs

Ummm...I disagree
and the spurts audio is distorted which makes it even more annoying
Is it spring training yet?

by Bluelou on Dec 26, 2007 8:10 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

2 words
Tom Dork
im trying hard to become the next kirk hinrich, therefore im doing nothing more than being the next chris duhon.

by piccolomair on Dec 26, 2007 8:14 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

I'd like to. I want to.
But, tragically, I just can't give that one to you.

by alec on Dec 26, 2007 8:16 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

I like Noah short stretch against Duncan
"RUN,TYRUS,RUN!!!"-Formerly Chicago Bulls coach S.Skiles

by Azabullsfan on Dec 26, 2007 8:10 PM CST   0 recs

Deng better remember to blockout
the shooter this time.
Nocioni-Khryapa in '08

by bullshooter on Dec 26, 2007 8:11 PM CST   0 recs

Bulls played good defense that
quarter. Wallace, for all of his offensive woes, played Duncan well.

Gordon still can't his head out of his ass and avoid needless early fouls.

Lu looked good, as did Smith.

"We goin' to the 'ship!" - LSU IS IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

by 1958ChiTown on Dec 26, 2007 8:11 PM CST   0 recs

yo we need to fire Pete Myers
too much (any) A-Drain.

My god, he comes in and on 3 straight posessions he uses up twelve seconds of clock each time. Luckily one of those resulted in a Duh bail-out 3-pointer.

And Noc had his fire&passion drives blocked twice already.

ugh ugh ugh.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Dec 26, 2007 8:13 PM CST   0 recs

this "interim" situation will be uglier
if whoever gets the nod doesn't even TRY new line ups and just goes with what they're familiar with.

If I were Myers I would have started something completely different....course, that could just be Pax pulling Pete's strings...

Is it spring training yet?

by Bluelou on Dec 26, 2007 8:14 PM CST   0 recs

thats what i'm saying!
tonight should have been a total new look for the Bulls... a la Billy Martin putting all the players in a hat in determine the starting lineup for the Yankees

by HerAirness on Dec 26, 2007 8:16 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

TT on Bonner.
Somebody here had that substitution right.

by alec on Dec 26, 2007 8:14 PM CST   0 recs

And they need to get griffin the F outta there!
Someone please tell me again WHY he's on the team...?
Is it spring training yet?

by Bluelou on Dec 26, 2007 8:16 PM CST   0 recs

uh, vet leadership
teaches the tricks like 'blatantly push a guy in the back when going for a rebound when you're in the penalty'

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Dec 26, 2007 8:19 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Myers
Tyrus and Thabo nowhere to be found, but Griffin and Duhon playing a bunch.

I wonder if Myers is just giving someone the finger.

by Sports2 on Dec 26, 2007 8:17 PM CST   0 recs

Duhon is playing much better then Kirk so far
"RUN,TYRUS,RUN!!!"-Formerly Chicago Bulls coach S.Skiles

by Azabullsfan on Dec 26, 2007 8:22 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

This lineup will end the game.
"We goin' to the 'ship!" - LSU IS IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

by 1958ChiTown on Dec 26, 2007 8:17 PM CST   0 recs

TT must do a better job fighting through screens
and not losing a three point shooter.

He let Bonner elude him and he made similar mistakes repeatedly against Posey a few nights back.

"We goin' to the 'ship!" - LSU IS IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

by 1958ChiTown on Dec 26, 2007 8:18 PM CST   0 recs

A scary thought:
What if Pax told Myers to play Griffin more?  Remember, he's the one who gave Griffin a 3-year guaranteed contract for some reason.  Maybe Pax believes in that "veteran leadership" crap.

by Big D on Dec 26, 2007 8:18 PM CST   0 recs

It was in the local paper today
that AD might be in for more minutes, so maybe it was leaked.

by alec on Dec 26, 2007 8:25 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

it is crap
and he may actually believe it, which is scary.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Dec 26, 2007 8:25 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Actually scares me less
than force-feeding Deng into a spot he shouldn't be in.

by Sports2 on Dec 26, 2007 8:26 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

meet the new boss
same as the old boss

by JSlakov on Dec 26, 2007 8:22 PM CST   0 recs

Nice back court pass to.....
?
Is it spring training yet?

by Bluelou on Dec 26, 2007 8:22 PM CST   0 recs

And the shooting woes continue....
I thought not having to watch Skiles' BS would make me feel at least a LITTLE better about watching this horrible team....

...but it isn't...

Is it spring training yet?

by Bluelou on Dec 26, 2007 8:24 PM CST   0 recs

Yeah but just seeing the lack of....ANYTHING....
has gotten extremely old.
Is it spring training yet?

by Bluelou on Dec 26, 2007 8:27 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

we really need to fire Pete Myers
the Noc/Gray frontcourt went as well as expected.

Especially the o-fer version of Noc.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Dec 26, 2007 8:24 PM CST   0 recs

fire red next
"wasting" aaron gray is the last thing I want to hear.
Officially a hater on Ballhype!

by hscs on Dec 26, 2007 8:28 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Bulls down big in the 2nd, it ain't the coach
it is the players...Hinbrick, Gordon, Deng, etc...

by GoldenThreePeat on Dec 26, 2007 8:25 PM CST   0 recs

Skiles
probably laughing his ass out watching this game and counting 6 milllion $.
"RUN,TYRUS,RUN!!!"-Formerly Chicago Bulls coach S.Skiles

by Azabullsfan on Dec 26, 2007 8:26 PM CST   0 recs

I'd be laughing with him
except it was HIM that destroyed the heads and hearts of these guys....

So AMF to him.

Is it spring training yet?

by Bluelou on Dec 26, 2007 8:30 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Unbelievable
At least on Saturday, they waited until the second half to give up.

by Big D on Dec 26, 2007 8:27 PM CST   0 recs

All three of the core players
were on the court for the last two or three minutes prior to that timeout.

And they are the ones that got blown off the court.

Hinrich got abused by Parker. Gordon was racing around on defense getting juked by shot fakes.

The Core is being further embarrassed as I type.

"We goin' to the 'ship!" - LSU IS IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

by 1958ChiTown on Dec 26, 2007 8:27 PM CST   0 recs

will the Bulls
score 10 in the quarter?

by alec on Dec 26, 2007 8:29 PM CST   0 recs

I'm actually happy
that Pete Myers is letting Hinrich, Wallace, Gordon and Griffin prove that Skiles or no Skiles, they have no business being on the court right now.

by MarketMaker on Dec 26, 2007 8:29 PM CST   0 recs

Kirk Hinrich makes more money than Tony Parker
Example #578 of why the Spurs are the best-run organization in pro sports.

by Big D on Dec 26, 2007 8:30 PM CST   0 recs

Tony Parker
has to be the best finishing point guard since...Isiah Thomas? Definitely one of the quickest pg of all time.

by RogersPark Kris on Dec 26, 2007 8:30 PM CST   0 recs

Parker is dominating this game.
He is embarrassing our guards.

(Yes, I realize Parker is the reigning NBA Finals MVP, but the vast gulf between his play and our guards thus far is breathtaking.)

"We goin' to the 'ship!" - LSU IS IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

by 1958ChiTown on Dec 26, 2007 8:31 PM CST   0 recs

spurs a whole different class ...
lol calling timeout, up 16, because gordon got into the lane for two layups. normally any normal coach could care less BECAUSE THEY ARE UP 16!!! But not Pop ... what a difference in standards.

by Orange Juice on Dec 26, 2007 8:32 PM CST   0 recs

Pop
I dunno if anyone's ever noticed, but Pop generally makes Skiles look like a pussycat.

by Sports2 on Dec 26, 2007 8:38 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Gordon is heating up
they may need to him to score 50.

by RogersPark Kris on Dec 26, 2007 8:34 PM CST   0 recs

What really sucks
is us out-of-market fans have to listen to enemy commentators talking about how "the Bulls were picked to be one of the elite teams in the east" BS, every single F-IN time...

...as the Bulls are getting blown out...

Is it spring training yet?

by Bluelou on Dec 26, 2007 8:36 PM CST   0 recs

i completely agree
the worst are the Toronto commentators... they just straight HATE on the Bulls

by HerAirness on Dec 26, 2007 8:37 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

i'd still trade any alternate broadcast
to hearing Red unwrapping candy the whole game.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Dec 26, 2007 8:38 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

i wouldn't ...
adds some flavor to the telecast

by Orange Juice on Dec 26, 2007 8:42 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

I feel sorry for you guys
I have a Dish network and at least don't listen
those "enemy" comments.It must be horrible,especially when Bulls are about to be blown out again.
"RUN,TYRUS,RUN!!!"-Formerly Chicago Bulls coach S.Skiles

by Azabullsfan on Dec 26, 2007 8:46 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

I'm pretty sure any announcer
would sound terrible when trying to verbally compose the nuances of the Adrian Griffith fadeaway.

by RogersPark Kris on Dec 26, 2007 8:49 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

The last defensive set was a microcosm of the
game.

Parker blows by Hinrich like Hinrich is a statue, then kicks it out to Bowen. Gordon scrambles out to contest the shot. Bowen fakes and steps around Gordon, moves inside, the rises up to shoot easily over Gordon.

"We goin' to the 'ship!" - LSU IS IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

by 1958ChiTown on Dec 26, 2007 8:38 PM CST   0 recs

last offensive set was a microcosm
they had a chance to cut the lead to ten, but there were 3 blown layups/tips.

At least Gordon helped erase some of the damage done by the bench in this game.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Dec 26, 2007 8:39 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

He is having a good offensive game thus far.
"We goin' to the 'ship!" - LSU IS IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

by 1958ChiTown on Dec 26, 2007 8:40 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Here is my starting lineup:
Duhon, Deng, Nocioni, Thomas, Noah

by MarketMaker on Dec 26, 2007 8:39 PM CST   0 recs

I don't wanna think
what the score would be if Ginobili were playing also.Down by 12?We should be glad that it's not 24.
"RUN,TYRUS,RUN!!!"-Formerly Chicago Bulls coach S.Skiles

by Azabullsfan on Dec 26, 2007 8:40 PM CST   0 recs

Noc with a half for the ages
0-6, 2rebs, 1ast, 2fouls, 1to, 2blks (well, that's surprising), and a -16 +/- in 10 minutes.

Matt Bonner with 1 shot, 3 points, and 3 rebounds. He rules so much :)

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Dec 26, 2007 8:42 PM CST   0 recs

He has been
atrocious over the last week or so.
"We goin' to the 'ship!" - LSU IS IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

by 1958ChiTown on Dec 26, 2007 8:44 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

He is missing Scott
"RUN,TYRUS,RUN!!!"-Formerly Chicago Bulls coach S.Skiles

by Azabullsfan on Dec 26, 2007 8:48 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Noc was supposed to be
one of the guys happiest to see him go.
Nocioni-Khryapa in '08

by bullshooter on Dec 26, 2007 8:49 PM CST to parent up   0 recs