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Game thread #LAST: Bulls at New Jersey Nets

Deng_tiny by Chalkwhite on

Matt:

I've said this before: watching the Bulls play in New Jersey just plain sucks.

The 10 game losing streak in that building doesn't help. The Nets team is boring, the stadium is usually half-empty and depressing-looking. The fact that it's a road game makes it non-HD picture (not to mention the sound quality) which always makes the viewing experience crap.

But wait, tonight's game is on ESPN? For some reason that makes me feel less nervous. The place should be somewhat energized, the Nets need this game nearly as much as the Bulls to guarantee them a more favorable matchup.

Cavs beat reporter Brian Windhorst relays the idea that this is the most important game of the post-dynasty Bulls. He acknowledges that game 5 in Miami (who are rooting for the Bulls, btw) last season may be a bit more important, but this is definitely a biggie.

Just win.

More on the seeing implications below, from Chalkwhite.

Star-divide

Chalkwhite:

I don't know if I need special permission to make a game thread, but I figure it's about time to have one for the most important game of the regular season.

We all know what's at stake: Win and we get a ride to the ECF without facing Miami, Detroit or Cleveland. Lose and we (might) end up facing Miami first, followed by Detroit. They really need to fix the seeding in this stupid league.

But the Nets are playing for keeps too. They could, with a loss, drop all the way to the 8 seed and get swept by Detroit. And,as I was reminded of recently by some columnist, Jason Kidd DESPISES Skiles from their Phoenix days, and will be doing whatever he can (which is quite a bit) to spoil the Bulls day.

So everybody get out their lucky socks, Hinrich jerseys, and assorted superstitious items.

We HAVE to win this game.

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by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 1:40 PM CDT reply actions  

I was hoping for that too.
Never knew "Last" was a number. Love you chalk =)
Once, when having sex in a tractor trailer, some of Andre the Giants' sperm got into the engine. We now know that tractor as Optimus Prime.

by NittanyBull on Apr 18, 2007 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

I get no
props for poetic license?

Tough crowd...

by Chalkwhite on Apr 18, 2007 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Haha, it's all in good fun.
Feel free to offer a jab or two towards me. You'll notice that the more time you visit here, the more you'll find my dumbass comments. Just ask my arch nemesis, bullshooter.
Once, when having sex in a tractor trailer, some of Andre the Giants' sperm got into the engine. We now know that tractor as Optimus Prime.

by NittanyBull on Apr 18, 2007 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

My humble
apolgies, PaxJax. I'm new here, and I've seen previews written as diaries before.

by Chalkwhite on Apr 18, 2007 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't mind
and in fact I'm encouraged after some games a month ago where I asked for a preview and got nothing.

Truth be told, early starts like tonight make it harder for me to get up a quality preview in time anyway.

Or what I can do is just put my thoughts on top.

Either way it's probably better for a huge game like this that the thread is up early so the comments can flow.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

also
I've been busy today shitting on Gerald Green over at Celticsblog. It's a full-time job :-)

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm very
nervous about tonight. I just want a win. I don't care if it's by 1, 10 or 30 points but get a win.
Tyrus Thomas is a human highlight reel.

by sue369 on Apr 18, 2007 2:23 PM CDT reply actions  

This is like Christmas Eve, or waiting to
open birthday presents, or any of those other days when all you can do is sit around waiting for the festivities to start and time just absolutely drags by.

How am I going to fill the next 3 1/2 hours?

by wjb1492 on Apr 18, 2007 2:52 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm with ya
AIM screen name : Option27

by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's like walking
on the tread mill waiting for 30 minutes to be up and you look at the timer and you've only put in 10 minutes. Time is standing still.
Tyrus Thomas is a human highlight reel.

by sue369 on Apr 18, 2007 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

Why is no one afraid of the Raptors?
Am I crazy or are the Raptors underrated?  Okay, yes, I am crazy.  But the question stands, do the Bulls have anything to fear from the Raps?
GWKD

by GWKD on Apr 18, 2007 3:30 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm sure Raps fans are pissed about all this
clear path to the finals talk.  As for me, I'm just not looking at the second round yet really.  It's hard to know how Toronto is going to respond when most of the players have little to no playoff experience.

by wjb1492 on Apr 18, 2007 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

We should fear
all of the granville waters running around this site.

by bullshooter on Apr 18, 2007 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

2 reasons
  1. They're all pretty new to the playoffs
  2. Bulls have won I think 12 outta their last 14 meetings. I know those older teams were not the same team but it kinda make ya feel safe against them.
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

that doesn't mean much
Because I think the Raps have beat the Bulls in their last two meetings.   (And yes, you can argue x, y, z about those losses, bad calls in the first one and wallace was out in the second)

Also, the Raps had a pretty slow start to the season, just like the Bulls----and for similar reasons too, they were integrating a lot of new players.

GWKD

by GWKD on Apr 18, 2007 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's relative
I think most think that Raps would be easier relative to Heat/Pistons/Cavs, but they'd be a fiesty challenge to the Bulls.  Since they lack experience and a superstar (Bosh is borderline) I have confidence that the Bulls would beat them in a seven game series.

by paxson43 on Apr 18, 2007 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

Tonight
Can't wait to watch the game tonight.  We never play good in the meadowlands.  Hopefully, we will continue to make a stament tonight.  

F.Y.I.  BOBCATS are 10.5 point favorites over the KNICKS tonight  :)

by Jesse07 on Apr 18, 2007 4:15 PM CDT reply actions  

stern
this was interesting

http://theassociation.blogs.com/the_association/2007/04/david_stern_doe.html

that David Stern in no way wants to see a first round Heat-Cavs matchup.

GWKD

by GWKD on Apr 18, 2007 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm getting tired of reading stuff like that
It's just so played out, talking about what the NBA 'wants' to happen...

It'd be more fun if people didn't sound like they actually believed it.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

for the record
I don't actually believe it.  (The only referee that I'm truly suspicious of is Bennet Salvatore. ; ) )

Stern is just as likely to want a name brand first round matchup anyway---it would be a good kickoff to the playoffs if Wade is actually healthy.

GWKD

by GWKD on Apr 18, 2007 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Oh, way to go, Matt.
By not buying the conspiracy theory, you've probably angered the basketball gods and jinxed the team and tons of other bad cliche stuff I can't think of right now.  ;)

by wjb1492 on Apr 18, 2007 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

i hope
jess kershey isnt reffing the game tonight

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

You think
Hugh Hollins is available?  He's got Bulls-screwing experience.
Watch your head, Tyrus!

by cubbybear on Apr 18, 2007 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

We ought to have a pool
Put your times in now for when Kirk picks up his second foul.  I'll take 6:35 left in the 1st.  ;)

Seriously, I'm not a big conspiracy person, and I would think if anything after Refgate this weekend that the refs will be avoiding questionable calls.  And if the guys play well, it shouldn't matter anyway.

by wjb1492 on Apr 18, 2007 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hmmmm,
I'll say 2:36 in the first. I hope that doesn't really happen but if Violet is reffing book it.
Tyrus Thomas is a human highlight reel.

by sue369 on Apr 18, 2007 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

TURN ON ESPN!!!!!!
Pregame is on...it's starting it's starting!!! Hahaha

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 6:03 PM CDT reply actions  

Updated and bumped.
I added a little something to the post. Not much, I assure you. Thanks again to Chalkwhite for getting things started.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 6:09 PM CDT reply actions  

I agree with ESPN
Playoffs start tonight. Lets win Game 1.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 6:10 PM CDT reply actions  

I also believe
this is the biggest game of the core's careers.

Earlier in ESPN's chat this morning, I presented the question to David Thorpe.

Chris (LA): One would argue that tonight's Bulls game is the biggest game of the core's career. Agree?

SportsNation David Thorpe: Game 5 in Miami was huge.

Although I do agree that the Miami game was insanely important, I just see this game as the most defining moment in the core's best season together.

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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 6:21 PM CDT reply actions  

Well, if it wasn't before
pretty clear halfway through the first in Cleveland that Bulls need the win for the 2.

None of the other games really going our way so far.

by wjb1492 on Apr 18, 2007 6:24 PM CDT reply actions  

We shall also take note
that the Knicks game is pretty damn important today as well.
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Alright come on lets bring it!
BULLS FANS! YOU READY?! LET'S GO! COME ON! PUT EM UP! PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR PUT EM UP! For those of you who wanna know what we're all about...it's like this yo. This is 10% luck, 20% skill, 15% concentrated power of will! 5% swagger, 50% pain, and 100% reason for the love of the game! CHI-TOWN! Prepare for the Stampede! It's the Bulls, beware of the new breed! Get loud, we're pumping up the UC! MAKE SOME NOISE FROM THE FLOOR TO THE NOSE BLEEDS!

LETS GO BULLS!
LETS GO BULLS!
LETS! GO! BULLS!
LETS GO BULLS!

COME ON WE CAN WIN IT! LETS GO LETS BRING IT! THE BULLS ARE BACK!

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 6:25 PM CDT reply actions  

woah
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

haha
yeah im a little excited

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

yeah
me too dude same hear i just watched it a bunch of times at bulls.com. if you wanna find it itsunder features, video higlights, then the video called for the love of the game.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

This is it. The big one. The epicenter.
Hard to believe its here already. Game one of a one game playoff series, call it the 0th round if you will.

First round exit or seventh Finals. Kidd's triple double or two fouls in two minutes. Carter scores sixty or sixteen. Gordon takes the lead to thrity or Gordon misses at the buzzer. Hinrich in foul trouble or Hinrich with 12 assists. Thomas posterizes Nets or Carter posterizes Bulls. Everything is up in the air and in dissaray. Biggest Bulls game in ten years.

The only question is, will they show up?

by vlad001 on Apr 18, 2007 6:28 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm busy for three days & come back to this...
The game is in HD, I'm looking at it on my LCD HD TV right now.
Obama 2008 Obama 2012

by Colossus @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 6:33 PM CDT reply actions  

I hope
Vince Carter is in "fade away three mode" tonight
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 6:33 PM CDT reply actions  

ESPN
Why, oh why, did it have to be Bill Walton? Why couldn't we have had Hubie Brown? I can't stand listening to Walton.

I honestly am not expecting a win tonight. NJ has way too much to play for, and we suck in that building.

by nas on Apr 18, 2007 6:36 PM CDT reply actions  

This is basically a playoff game
and everything is different in the playoffs. And what about all we have to play for? We have the #2 record in the east, the Nets do not. We are the better team and there is alot on the line. We finally have a team of, i dont care if they are young, veterans with playoff experience. There is no reason we cant win this game.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

my sister's favorite player lol
after seeing him have a good game against the bulls that time. she is a bulls fan though and im sure if she followed basketball that much or i called her and told her about whats riding on tonight she'd be hardcore watching and fighting and pulling for the bulls.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

If you're to tell me
P.J. Brown was gonna be our best player in this game, I'll just shoot myself.

They just HAVE TO get to the line. No more three's!

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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 6:52 PM CDT reply actions  

EONIC DICK!
my confidence is fading...

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 6:57 PM CDT reply actions  

This is fucked up!
Put in Tyrus and Noc . . . .SOMETHING!!
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 6:58 PM CDT reply actions  

The Nets strategy has become patently apparent.
Run off all Bulls misses.

In the half court, give it to Hamilton and Carter in the post and let them lower their shoulder against the smaller Bulls guards. Hope to draw fouls if you can't get to the rim.

You have to wonder if Thabo could defend better in the post.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 6:59 PM CDT reply actions  

It's
Jefferson . . .But yeah, I was totally thinkin' Thabo
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

Oops. Sorry.
My hatred for various teams is overlapping.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

our guys
have got to start hitting shots... or getting to the rim.

by fundamentallysound on Apr 18, 2007 7:00 PM CDT reply actions  

how can the bulls turn this around???
is there a way to get the 2 seed without a win?

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 7:00 PM CDT reply actions  

Are the Bulls too nervous?
They just seem way outta their game.
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 7:03 PM CDT reply actions  

Keep this up
and Miami will sweep us.
Obama 2008 Obama 2012

by Colossus @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 7:04 PM CDT reply actions  

i seriously doubt the bulls will get the 2 seed.
clevland will win, i guess the bulls really are just to young to play with pressure

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's not over!
The best news is they can't play any worse!

They'll be back in the game soon enough. Trust me

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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

My Stomach !! !!
this hurts so much
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 7:05 PM CDT reply actions  

i thought this game would at least be competitive
my stomach is wrenching at the 10 point deficit....visions of that cleveland OT loss are dancing in my head, as are the butt raping at the hands of the raptors

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

We need to start making jumpers.
End of story.

Hitting jumpers and scoring the ball will take away this transition game and force NJ into a half court game.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 7:07 PM CDT reply actions  

PUT IN THABO!
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 7:08 PM CDT reply actions  

i really hope this isnt one of those
thaboless games. games that the bulls miss shots always end up with the other team fast breaking, and skiles has never won a game against the nets in new jersey

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

UHHhh
Can we try someone else on Carter PLEASE!!!!!

by JC @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 7:09 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm so sick of taller guards
doin' this to us! YOU HAVE TO PUT THABO ON CARTER!
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 7:10 PM CDT reply actions  

We're lucky to be down nine.
We can't go through another shooting lull.

Defense needs to step the fock up.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 7:10 PM CDT reply actions  

as bad at that was
it's single digits
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 7:10 PM CDT reply actions  

everything wrong with the Bulls can be summed up:
Duhon on Vince Carter.

not to get all freedarko on everybody...but it's a microcosm of their maligned 'effort over talent' philosophy. I think it's a lot of bullshit, but then again we do see Duhon guarding the likes of Carter fairly often.

just...keep that shit to a minimum, skiles!

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 7:11 PM CDT reply actions  

Yeah, why isn't Thabo on him???????
Is it me or does Lebron walk like a duck?!

by GranvilleWaiters on Apr 18, 2007 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Also
Cleveland only up 2 and Charlotte is winning
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 7:11 PM CDT reply actions  

cleveland ot loss
hurts that much more if they lose tonight

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 7:11 PM CDT reply actions  

or the sacto game
or gsw game

we can go on and on...close shitty losses are a part of the game

by milesgmsu on Apr 18, 2007 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

stop
STOP SHOOTING JUMPERS WHAT THE DICK

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 7:15 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm sure Skileswou
would like to put in his whole bench right now, but this game is too big to teach lessons
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 7:17 PM CDT reply actions  

i hope the bulls
can over come the fact that miami's center is the comishiner of the NBA. that first round series looks probable, and will suck.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 7:17 PM CDT reply actions  

We may
not even have to win this game. The Cavs are only up 3 at half.
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 7:20 PM CDT reply actions  

miami looks probable...
can the bulls beat the heat in a 7 game series? maybe this is a blessing in disguise.....the really young dunker-at-will howard or the really old dunker-at-will oneal?

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 7:20 PM CDT reply actions  

Noc
is officially back
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 7:25 PM CDT reply actions  

at a different arena?
I just see the same dumb mistakes when he's out there.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

He has about a quarter of our points and he
drew an offensive foul that negated a basket.

Don't be blinded by your personal hatred.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

Unbelievable sequence of cocksucking calls.
Gordon gets hammered and gets no call.

Kidd blatantly reaches in, no call.

I am starting to get violent.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 7:29 PM CDT reply actions  

kidd
I think those were clean, Bulls have to get their heads out their asses when they get the ball.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Clean my focking ass.
Kidd hit him in the face. Watch the TIVO.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

THE BULLS ARE GETTING FOULED!!
CALL EM PLEASE REFS!
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 7:29 PM CDT reply actions  

the fix is in
the nets clobber the bulls, no call.  the bulls look cross-ways at the nets, its a foul.  we should have known stern wouldn't let a top-tier match-up like lebron v. shaq and wade go down in the first round.

by SuperContext on Apr 18, 2007 7:30 PM CDT reply actions  

i read that conspiraxcy theory earlier
and it scared the shit out of me but i think its been a medoicre game refs wise as in shitty calls both ways

by milesgmsu on Apr 18, 2007 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Fouls
As expected, Kidd is getting away with stuff that our guards aren't. Hinrich or Gordon would have gotten a foul on that last play for sure.

by nas on Apr 18, 2007 7:30 PM CDT reply actions  

Unvbelievable that Moore is allowed to have such
an impact. Who the fock is supposed to be guarding him.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 7:35 PM CDT reply actions  

Get Thomas out of there
What are we thinking?  That alley-oop shit isn't going to work in a big game like this.

by Big D on Apr 18, 2007 7:36 PM CDT reply actions  

cavs
cleveland is pulling away from milwaukee... shit.

by fundamentallysound on Apr 18, 2007 7:37 PM CDT reply actions  

Tyrus
is not ready for big games...As much as I love him, don't play him anymore
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 7:38 PM CDT reply actions  

rolls eyes

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Who?
And who do we play then? Cause Deng's off and Wallace hasn't been effective.

by nas on Apr 18, 2007 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

take tyrus out.
WALLACE-DENG-SEFO-GORDON-HINRICH. put it the DICK EFF PISS BALLS IN!!!!

MY SACK WHY CANT THEY DO ANYTHING.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 7:39 PM CDT reply actions  

Why take Tyrus out?
Its Malik who is(n't) guarding Moore.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 7:40 PM CDT reply actions  

Calme, calme!
We have played like ass, and may only be down 10 or so at half.  That's hardly insurmountable!

by Freethefro on Apr 18, 2007 7:42 PM CDT reply actions  

Tough game so far...
it's hard to watch Nocioni limp up and down the court... you homers may not be able to see it, but it'll get worse at the playoffs go on.

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 7:43 PM CDT reply actions  

Some other homers
should be cheering for Nocioni limping around next season.

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

Is your IQ in the triple digits?
Please get your trash Detroit ass off the board.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

Clearly a charge...
by Tyrus on that...  who was complaining earlier about getting no calls?

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 7:45 PM CDT reply actions  

this probably loss is credited to
absolutley no back to the basket/under the basket defense. who is wearing number 3 and what did they do with ben wallace?

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 7:47 PM CDT reply actions  

It's halftime
Yeesh.

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

Really?
Do we want to play New Jersey if this continues to go down? Maybe we would be better off against miami.

I don't know. I just don't like seeing this kind of struggling on the last game before the playoffs.

by Grass on Apr 18, 2007 7:47 PM CDT reply actions  

CAVS only up 2
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 7:49 PM CDT reply actions  

OK, Bulls, you claim you are contenders in the
East.

If you are, you'll come out in the second half and take this game.

You know what's at stake.

Come out and win it. Enough of this.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 7:49 PM CDT reply actions  

OH MY GOD WHAT THE BALLS.
AND HINRICH DICKS OUT TO THE GROUND. I AM NOW DREADING NETS, ORLANDO, HEAT, PISTONS, CAVS IN ANY ROUND. WOW....WHAT AN EGG THEY JUST LAID. I HOPE THEY ARE HAPPY WITH THEIR 3RD FIRST ROUND EXIT. I AM SO PISSED I KNOW ITS NOT RE-BUILDING TIME BUT I AM MAD AT EVERYBODY ON THE TEAM FOR ALLOWING THE NETS TO WANT IT THIS MUCH MORE. CARTER LOOKS LIKE THE BEST PLAYER IN THE LEAGUE, SO DOES MIKKI MOORE, WHO IS THE REASON THE BULLS ARE BAD AGAINST THE NETS. WHAT A WASTE OF A SEASON IF THEY CANT PULL OUT A MIRACLE. WHAT GLORIOUS RECENT LOSSES TO CLEVELAND, TORONTO, AND DICKING MEMPHIS.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 7:49 PM CDT reply actions  

im sorry for saying god
i appologize to you all and my lord for that

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

They looked scared out there
Forget about the playoff seeding - if they can't handle a game like this, how the hell are they going to handle the playoffs?

by Big D on Apr 18, 2007 7:50 PM CDT reply actions  

Matt,
you don't think they look a little afraid? They do to me. Moreso lost though. Like they have no idea what they're doing there and that they're supposedly a really good team.

I don't understand why they kept dumping the ball into the post and not driving/kicking or passing around the perimeter. It's like they lost the things they are good at.

by nas on Apr 18, 2007 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

why ban me?
I was just being honest.

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 7:52 PM CDT reply actions  

Because the majority of us
come here "watch" the game with other Bulls fans, not to listen to the ridiculous comments of a walking chode from Detroit.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

STILL can't figure out how to comment here?
click 'reply to this'.

Also, Boki was leaning in and turned. If he stood up straight and taken it in the chest the call is made.

For once I agreed with Walton, that play was an example of lame flop-based defense. A crime against humanity! (his words, of course).

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

box score perusing...
I don't know how Wallace had 7 rebounds. he seemed invisible.

Only 15 minutes though. Deng with only 4. They need huge 2nd halfs, this deficit is on them. (Hinrich's 3TOs don't help)

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 7:53 PM CDT reply actions  

Deficit
The deficit is really on the lack of ball movement, I think. Few people are moving without the ball, and it seems like the person who touches it shoots it.

by nas on Apr 18, 2007 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

think someone
will let the bulls know when cleveland eventually wins tonight?

by hinrich12 on Apr 18, 2007 7:54 PM CDT reply actions  

they might as well leave the stadium
and 'rest up for the playoffs'....wow i cant wait for the under the basket scorer that pax promised, but right now i really would like to the bulls at least pretend they arent scared. how are the bodies of mikki moore and vince carter--not their play, just the way they look--so intimidating? not to say their play isnt, but you know...

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

everything is worse.
balls...so much momentum was gained when mikki moore hit the first shot. if it was carter or kidd or kristic or ANYBODY....but the nets wanted mikki to hit it, taking all of the weeks momentum from the bulls by letting their kryptonite take it

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 7:54 PM CDT reply actions  

Not from Detroit...
I was offering insight from the game:

Nocioni is still limping.
and
The charge on Tyrus.

That's all... but hey, my boys are losing to the Celtics right now

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 7:55 PM CDT reply actions  

if i "reply to this"
it posts my comment in the middle of the thread

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

now we're learning!!
you see, that way we can have 'boney vs. the bulls fans' confined.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

why me vs. the bulls fans?
I used to compliment the Bulls until some of the "da bulls" guys started referring to Detroit as women's genitalia, when Chicago hasn't had a good team since the turn of the century

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

beats me
I got no problem with you, but the nice thing about the threaded commenting is that 'discussions' like that get confined to a mini-thread.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

It could be worse...
I got banned from bulletsforever.com because I made some disparaging remarks about Steve Buckhantz (the guy that yells Dagger each time Gil Arenas hits a game winner) having sexual relations with Antawn Jamison in the doggy-style position, thus the reason Antawn has been having knee problems all year.

I live in the DC area, and I can't stand the Bullets/Wizards... almost made me sick to see Detroit win the title with Rip, Ben Wallace and Sheed

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

I told Pradamaster he could piss up a rope
after I suggested people screw up his poll. Of course I was joking the whole time, but you should probably lighten up.

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

I was just joking around
and he pulled the whole "you agreed to the terms blahblahblahblah"

I only razzed him up a bit after a post he wrote saying if he were the Wiz he wouldn't be afraid of Detroit in the playoffs...

he's going to get his wish (hopefully) and it's a shame I won't be able to rub it in

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bright Side
At least Charlotte is up by 7 in the 4th.
AIM screen name : Option27

by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 7:56 PM CDT reply actions  

option27 is keeping the blog together
you've been the only one able to think positive through this. haha if you werent here we'd all have killed ourselves and probably each other.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Shitty first half.
I don't know if I can even watch the 2nd half.
Tyrus Thomas is a human highlight reel.

by sue369 on Apr 18, 2007 7:58 PM CDT reply actions  

uh oh...
I just had a vision. Bulls overcome a 24 point deficit in the 4th quarter led by Ben Gordon, only to lose by 1 point. You guys know you remember the 04-06 days of making a run too late.

by hinrich12 on Apr 18, 2007 7:58 PM CDT reply actions  

10 points is 10 points
but momentum can be insurmountable. why are the bulls not trying? dont they know what happens when teams dont play their game in important games? tell them to ask the bears.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 7:59 PM CDT reply actions  

At the very least, I want to see the Bulls come
out and play with passion and fire on the defensive end and on the boards.

This is the biggest game of the season. If the trademark of the team is shutdown defense, let's see some of it.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 8:00 PM CDT reply actions  

89-77
so much for the hope of playing the wizards

by Grass on Apr 18, 2007 8:01 PM CDT reply actions  

maybe skiles
and the guys just want another shot at Posey

by hinrich12 on Apr 18, 2007 8:02 PM CDT reply actions  

so instead of magic-raptors-semis
it will most likley be heat-cavs-pistons. balls. they do have a better record against those teams i think though.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

alright everybody, chillax
halftime message:

I can't stop people from making broad crazy generalizations based on every single play, but I will just say it makes you look stupid when you do so. And I do have a spreadsheet logging everyone's commenting percentage index.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 8:03 PM CDT reply actions  

alot of this is on me
sorry guys, i just get caught up in it

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

"Crazy generalizations"
Like saying you'd rather face Shaq than Mikki Moore?

by Big D on Apr 18, 2007 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bulls will prevail
I have faith. 12 points don't mean shit guys. Come on, we've seen Gordon do things by himself a lot this season. I'm not saying he'll do it but I'm saying a half is a long way to go.
AIM screen name : Option27

by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 8:04 PM CDT reply actions  

We need to score the ball.
We need someone to start hitting J's.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

for me
it's not the 12 points, its nets crowd and momentum

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

for me
its the fact that the team has looked horrible.  which can change, so I guess there's cause for some optimism

by SuperContext on Apr 18, 2007 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

I love reading "balls"
on all of hongydraw's commments lol. I need something to distract me from the thought of a 5 seed.

by hinrich12 on Apr 18, 2007 8:06 PM CDT reply actions  

what would actually be kind of nice
is if the cavs won, looked at the scoreboard and thought they had it made, only to have the bulls pull this one out after all.  

by SuperContext on Apr 18, 2007 8:10 PM CDT reply actions  

I don't know who's worse
Jason or Jaren Collins

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:11 PM CDT reply actions  

does it matter
thats like correcting someone on what jeff foster's first name is

by milesgmsu on Apr 18, 2007 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

lead cut in half
nice recovery guys!

by Grass on Apr 18, 2007 8:12 PM CDT reply actions  

I think Skiles
read our comments at half and read the part about driving more.
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 8:13 PM CDT reply actions  

nice stat walton
about gordon and iverson being the only players under 6'3" to average 20+ppg

by hinrich12 on Apr 18, 2007 8:14 PM CDT reply actions  

my Bulls karma story
true story: around the start of halftime a huge millipede (or something) crawled into my room. I spent all of halftime (between typing of course) tracking it down. Right at the start of the half I smashed it with the business end of a duster. [Wait, the hard end, I guess the 'business' end would be the soft part. ]

Point is, Bulls will win. There :-)

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 8:14 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm reading this
after the fact. And all you proved with your little story was that YOU CAN NEVER SAY "THE BULLS WILL WIN " BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY DO!!!!

I know it wasn't a question of overconfidence, but still...

I'm going to be ill.

by Chalkwhite on Apr 18, 2007 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

What the hell is Ben's problem?
He's not rebounding, he's not even challenging shots.  Is he shaving points?

by PGHcager on Apr 18, 2007 8:15 PM CDT reply actions  

yes.
and the national TV correlary gets thrown out the window :-(

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Cavs up by 15
with under 3 to go.....forget that scenerio
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 8:15 PM CDT reply actions  

I agree... too many
I could live with the Bulls not shooting it well but hanging around, but this business of giving the Nets chance after chance after chance is frustrating.

by SuperContext on Apr 18, 2007 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

The future is coming...
Amir Johnson is filling up the stat sheet tonight in Beantown, in case you're wondering what else is going on in the association.

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:16 PM CDT reply actions  

unexpected
are you sure? isn't Al Jefferson playing? I don't believe it.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

Boston is running out their starters
Al Jefferson has been matched up with him all night, evidently Johnson is giving Jefferson fits.

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

snooze

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

hahaha

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Vince Carter outrebounding Wallace? Great.
Who's guarding Moore? He's always wide open.

by nas on Apr 18, 2007 8:16 PM CDT reply actions  

NY up 1
4:24 to go in that one
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 8:17 PM CDT reply actions  

the guys seem stronger
but right now are still just hanging around. doesnt seem as tough though....i hope they can tie or take the lead soon. heck once they did that i wouldnt even mind trading baskets for a while as long as the bulls won.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 8:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Fergie on American Idol
is like having Ben Wallace participate in the 3 point contest

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:20 PM CDT reply actions  

or
like having Billups in a beauty contest.

by fundamentallysound on Apr 18, 2007 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

I see them hanging around under 10
till the 4th

And Ben Gordon wakes up

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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 8:20 PM CDT reply actions  

maybe a push off
but Kidd has to be able to make a move to get out of Hinrich's way, otherwise it's a block.

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

if only we had pargo
(i typed that without laughing)

by hinrich12 on Apr 18, 2007 8:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Unreal. FOURTH offensive foul against Deng.
He just got called for the same thing Kidd didn't get called for.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 8:24 PM CDT reply actions  

Difference
Deng's was a drive to the basket with a elbow bump...

Hinrich didn't give Kidd space to make a move to get around him.

Either way, whoever said tonight looked like a college game with all the flops and charges was right... it doesn't look like a college game because of that only though, but also because they're playing in that dankass arena.

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

YES! Duhon!!!
Great drive and then forced a turnover!?!  I love him.  I don't care what you guys say.

by paxson43 on Apr 18, 2007 8:25 PM CDT reply actions  

FUCK YES!
AIM screen name : Option27

by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 8:25 PM CDT reply actions  

ok, f'real Luol
he's been completely derailed due to these offensive fouls (legit or not)

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 8:26 PM CDT reply actions  

Great to see them wake up!
Finally....NY up 1 with 2 minutes to go by the way
AIM screen name : Option27

by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 8:27 PM CDT reply actions  

Haven't been able to see the game
are these calls on Deng legit?  I can't remember him ever having 2, let alone 4, offensive fouls in one game.

And has Gordon gone into catatonic/rainman mode?  Or is it Kidd?

Thanks.

by Freethefro on Apr 18, 2007 8:27 PM CDT reply actions  

Keep the faith
So it looks like the Bulls are playing a terrible game overall, but they're only down 3.  

Also, random note: I had dinner with one of my clients and found out that she went to school and was decent friends with Kirk.  She says he's a really nice guy.  So we have that going for us too.

Do not despair, Bulls fans!

by paxson43 on Apr 18, 2007 8:29 PM CDT reply actions  

come on PJ
you're a vet... that's a bad foul

by fundamentallysound on Apr 18, 2007 8:34 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm glad they tied it and all
but they still have Duhon on Carter and the Brown/Noc frontcourt is, um, limited in terms of movement.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 8:34 PM CDT reply actions  

Well, Bulls cut their lead by 11
They gotta go out and close it in the 4th

by SuperContext on Apr 18, 2007 8:35 PM CDT reply actions  

Down 1
sounds heavenly right now.

NY up 4 30 sec to go

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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 8:36 PM CDT reply actions  

Noc
he was still limping...

nice 3 though with a hand in his face

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

hey
he played well. But I stand by complaining when I think he's out there too long

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

This is it. Quarter of the season right here.
12 minutes to see who wants it more.

This is where the Bulls are supposed to excel.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 8:37 PM CDT reply actions  

Time for the best players to close it out
Whenever the Bulls make a run with their bench I always think Skiles rides it too long, for me it seems like borrowed time.

Best chance now is hope Hinrich, Deng and Wallace get their heads out of their asses and close this out. a dash of Tyrus would be nice too.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 8:37 PM CDT reply actions  

Bobcats just made a 3
cut it to one with 22 seconds to go.
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 8:37 PM CDT reply actions  

If I were Jason Kidd
I'd just run balls out right into someone on the other team every possession.  Rack up those blocking fouls....

by SuperContext on Apr 18, 2007 8:41 PM CDT reply actions  

heckuva play
there by PJ, while Noce was whining

by fundamentallysound on Apr 18, 2007 8:41 PM CDT reply actions  

I don't think we'll see Tyrus any more.
I think Skiles has made his mind. He's going with the vets, it seems.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 8:42 PM CDT reply actions  

Great job keeping that play alive PJ
And good heads-up play going to the rack by Luol.

by paxson43 on Apr 18, 2007 8:42 PM CDT reply actions  

BG7
needs to do that every time

by fundamentallysound on Apr 18, 2007 8:44 PM CDT reply actions  

Knicks Win
FUCK!
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 8:44 PM CDT reply actions  

before you whine...
he was sliding, and falling back on that blocking foul

terrible flopping tonight by both teams

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:45 PM CDT reply actions  

Yeah,
there's a huge ref apologist movement out there.

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

IF Bulls lose
worst day ever
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 8:45 PM CDT reply actions  

Fucking hell
Knicks win.  and for a second the damn ESPN gamecast (which has been awful all night) teased me and said it was the Bobcats.

by Freethefro on Apr 18, 2007 8:45 PM CDT reply actions  

This game is just not working out
PLEASE, with the hand of god . . . pick up a ref, and tell him to play it fair both ways
AIM screen name : Option27

by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 8:47 PM CDT reply actions  

update
Martina McBride on American Idol

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:47 PM CDT reply actions  

update
Amir Johnson 20 and 12 so far

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:47 PM CDT reply actions  

don't troll
if you're going to talk about this game, fine.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

ahhh
it was at commercial

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

ok, Noc leaves his mark
and pulls a guy down for no reason. Now can we take him out?

I know they haven't played well, but Wallace and Thomas can take over this game on defense if they are put in. Not saying they will, but the chances are better than just crossing fingers and hoping 3 guards plus Noc and Brown will do it.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 8:47 PM CDT reply actions  

anyway, i'm starting to feel ill
this is classic 'i'm going with my guys, win or lose!' type of finish. Didn't we already take that turd and flush it 3 months ago?

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nocioni's return
put the Sarge back in his comfort zone.

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

Do you ever pretend
during games like this that the Bulls we're down by 20 about 4 minutes ago, and just cut it to 4? It's helping me now. I'm pretending NJ is falling apart
AIM screen name : Option27

by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 8:50 PM CDT reply actions  

Josh Boone
is an ugly dude

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:53 PM CDT reply actions  

Boone
..and an even uglier woman
In Pax we Trust!

by Jobu on Apr 18, 2007 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't know about Skiles
but although I'd prefer to see the bulls with an easier schedual, I wouldn't mind seeing a Miami showdown.  This time we've got homecourt.  And Ben Wallace.

Besides, I'm not sure how well me match up against these NJ guys.  They're...tall.

by Freethefro on Apr 18, 2007 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Miami
it is
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by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 8:55 PM CDT reply actions  

How do you leave their best three point shooter
FUCKING TWO TIMES IN A ROW?

I have not been this angry since 1989.

How do you fuck this game, THIS HUGE GAME, up?

We're running out of time.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 8:55 PM CDT reply actions  

agree: this one is over.
In my memory, I haven't remembered this bull team has won any critical game. Plus, they always play sucking ball against Nets. always be raped by some ugly net.

by zjuic on Apr 18, 2007 8:56 PM CDT reply actions  

every game is the same

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ah, December
oh wait, it's not December? why is Tyrus sitting the whole 2nd half?

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 8:57 PM CDT reply actions  

Nocioni
gets a 3 pointer blocked, then fouls on the other end.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

A blue collar foul!

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

This is the worst birthday
I've ever had
AIM screen name : Option27

by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 8:57 PM CDT reply actions  

well it was a heck of a season....
sucks that shaq's preference will probably end it. this would be less painful if the cubs werent useless...actually it wouldnt. i love the bulls, and the two seed is gone to star power and the king. now we get to play a team that has the luckiest/most frustraiting player ever playing center for them. right now pax has to be thinking oden or bust.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 8:57 PM CDT reply actions  

This has to be close
To one of the most annoying bulls days i can remeber:

Knicks win
Cavs win
Min lose

And we have most likely set ourselves up for a much tougher playoff position.

CRAP

by rquinsee on Apr 18, 2007 8:58 PM CDT reply actions  

AINT YA GLAD DA COHMISH
WANTS DA DAVISION WINSEYS TO GET DA TOP FO?

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 9:00 PM CDT reply actions  

you get homecourt
who cares if you're playing the Heat in the first round?

If/when you beat them, you have to play Detroit possibly.  You more than likely have to go through Detroit or Miami anyway

by Boney @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

yeesh
not quite ready to concede that third first round exit yet.

by Freethefro on Apr 18, 2007 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

yes. Trade is pending.
clean the trash and mediocrity. Kirk reaches his peak, no upside potential. Ben Gordon should be considered when a low posted is available. The big Ben is also a bait for big trade. Wallace is going downhill. completely useless in a game like this one.

by zjuic on Apr 18, 2007 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

wow
luckily I can see from your comment history that you're just a big turd.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

coming from a cub fan....
there's always next year. stick a fork in the season, and give shaq his un deserving trophy. murphy's law pisses on chicago teams again.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 9:02 PM CDT reply actions  

Some good news!
Mark Buehrle has a no-hitter through 8 innings tonight.

by Big D on Apr 18, 2007 9:02 PM CDT reply actions  

that's good news?
nope, that's piling on to an already horrendous sports night

by SuperContext on Apr 18, 2007 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

is sox above .500 now?
They are no better than the bulls this season, at best, a 0.500 team.

by zjuic on Apr 18, 2007 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

224 seconds
to come back from 11....come on boys....stupid black jerseys

by milesgmsu on Apr 18, 2007 9:02 PM CDT reply actions  

black jerseys
just what i was thinking. dick. balls.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

one stop at a time
get it down...score....stop...score...

8 with 3:16....we can totally do this

by milesgmsu on Apr 18, 2007 9:03 PM CDT reply actions  

Frustrating
Kirk is dribbling too much again. I'm going to puke if I see Gordon fall down 1 more time. Their last bunch of shots have been butt.

by Hiryu on Apr 18, 2007 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

somebody do something!!!
why is boone a factor in this game??

by Hiryu on Apr 18, 2007 9:05 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm not as worried about the loss
what I am worried about is Skiles going to his old substitution patterns, not the ones that had this amazing finish to the season.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 9:05 PM CDT reply actions  

OK, disappointing effort so far, absolutely,
but what the bloody hell is with all you people writing off the season?  The game is not over, and Miami is not a death sentence if they do lose.  Get a grip and lose the melodrama.

by wjb1492 on Apr 18, 2007 9:06 PM CDT reply actions  

Skiles should be fired too.
Bulls have no more development under his direction. Need a more elegant coach.

by zjuic on Apr 18, 2007 9:07 PM CDT reply actions  

Where oh where...
has Ben Wallace been all night, while PJ Brown got pounded by Moore and Boone. And Tyrus?

If this continues in the playoffs, Pat Riley will embarass Scott Skiles.

by WhoaNelly on Apr 18, 2007 9:07 PM CDT reply actions  

Oh-who-cares.

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

The saddest thing is that, by losing, we hand the
Cavs a first round bye.

They'll play the Wiz, who are winning.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 9:07 PM CDT reply actions  

MIKKI MIKKI MOORE MOORE
MIKKI MIKKI MOORE MOORE MIKKI MIKKI MOORE MOORE MIKKI MIKKI MOORE MOORE JUST CHANED THE BULLS HISTORY. MY PREDICTION AFTER THE FIRST ROUND EXIT TO SHAQ'S IMMORTALITY:

WALLACE: TRADED. DENG OR GORDON: TRADED. SKILES: FIRED. START REBUILDING WITH HINICH AND GASOL. WHAT A BALLS YEAR.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 9:08 PM CDT reply actions  

this is why predictions are for idiots
are you going to come back and dig up this trash and go 'see? i predicted it?'

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

sorry matt
i know i went nuts tonight, hope i didnt lose all respectability

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

Boards
Where was our rebounding?!

by Hiryu on Apr 18, 2007 9:09 PM CDT reply actions  

Fuck this
Im watching the Sox game
AIM screen name : Option27

by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 9:10 PM CDT reply actions  

the bulls are a bad team in big games
thats all it comes down to. no shaq, curry, or dwight howard and the bulls are just bad in big games.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 9:10 PM CDT reply actions  

Miami
Going down

by vlad001 on Apr 18, 2007 9:10 PM CDT reply actions  

This game
was 48 min. of piss.

by Hiryu on Apr 18, 2007 9:10 PM CDT reply actions  

How the hell do you let a taint licking no one
like Mikki Moore affect the game this way?

It's unforgiveable.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 9:12 PM CDT reply actions  

just remmeber
game 5 and the 'cats home opener last year...

by milesgmsu on Apr 18, 2007 9:12 PM CDT reply actions  

Curry
got a tip in with 0.6 seconds left to beat Bobcats.

What a fat shit head

by rquinsee on Apr 18, 2007 9:13 PM CDT reply actions  

awww crap...
that does it. the night is pissed away.

by Hiryu on Apr 18, 2007 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

I honestly and truly believe its my fault
my entire life on my teams game days i have to be perfect. literally, one time i droped a piece of paper and didnt pick it up. bulls down 12, i knew that was why and picked it up, bulls go on a twelve-0 run. i was just hoping the good group of guys on this team wouldnt be punished because i didnt want to go to class. man this sucks. im sorry, im just really superstitious.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 9:15 PM CDT reply actions  

that's ok
only the moronic would hold it against you (including yourself?)

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

sorry
i know ive gone off tonight...i cant help it. i am now 0-2 in the biggest games of my life. superbowl and this, and its just frustraiting that the media attentive cavs are getting this now. 2 years later and we only improve by 2 wins? should have kept curry.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

My anger is actually ineffible.
I can't articulate it.

The Bulls had TWO chances to lock up the two seed...and they blew both of them.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 9:15 PM CDT reply actions  

A no-hitter by Buehrle!
At least something good happened tonight.

by Big D on Apr 18, 2007 9:16 PM CDT reply actions  

Ben Gordon said: anything
short of Eastern Conference Finals is a disappointment. Do you hear that? What a boast! This is what they can do. Not to know how to play big ball games. A bunch of role players. At least Rasheed Wallace knows big games, even though he boasted so often.

by zjuic on Apr 18, 2007 9:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Strange
how this was a regular season game and has nothing to do with that. Yep, Sheed the playoff hero.

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

ugh
I just hate that it makes me doubt all the progress they've made. Same old shit.

But at least I won't start dealing away guys until they lose in the playoffs.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 9:17 PM CDT reply actions  

sorry matt, and everybody here
i really wanted this one and went nuts over murphys law tonight.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

Just for the record, Noce was the leading scorer
for the Bulls.

He had 19 points on 60% shooting.

He also had seven rebounds.

In about 27 minutes.

Only loons would consider that a bad stat line.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 9:19 PM CDT reply actions  

Come on, man.
If Tyrus had 19 and 7 in 27 minutes on 60% our shooting, you'd admit it was a good game.

You're letting your personal agenda bias your analysis. And so is PaxJax.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

and in case you missed it
Nets scored 35 points in the 4th, Noc played that whole quarter.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

Actually, Kirk ended up with 20
But as to the spirit of your post, Noc had a good game, and it's good to see him rounding back into shape.

by wjb1492 on Apr 18, 2007 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

2 TO 5 PF
Wonderful stat line. I'd normally wait for the plus/minus, but the whole team played like crap anyway. Too bad for the Nocioni-suckers this was one game, a regular season game, and a loss.

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Oh, yeah, 2 turnovers in 25+ is terrible.
Not.

Your the one with the agenda.

The guy played well.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Noc plays well = Bulls lose?
is it ok then?

I agree that other, better, players also played bad. But I'm sorry when Noc is on the floor that long, especially hobbled, it's bad news.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'd say we lost because Gordon played like
utter dogcrap and was shut down by Kidd (as he often is), Luol played as if he were mentally challenged, and Ben Wallace played like he was invisible.

I'm not sure what that has to do with Noce playing well. The loss isn't on him. It's ridiculous to try to claim it is.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

ah
the loss is on everyone but Nocioni. Very reasonable.

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

well,
he isn't healthy, or better than Deng and Thomas, so yes.

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't care
I'd rather see Gordon, Hinrich, Deng, and Thomas benefit with more touches and minutes. Nocioni's run into his own teammates routine is annoying.

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Anyone ever thought about it like this . . .
Now we won't have to worry about facing Miami or Detroit in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
AIM screen name : Option27

by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 9:22 PM CDT reply actions  

The Bulls will benefit from this
trust me.

Beating Miami would give them confidence to really handle the East.

I'm not that mad anymore.

Bulls would want to beat the best to get to where they wanna go. Fuck going through scrubs.

Then all we would hear is the Bulls haven't faced anyone yet if they made it to the Eastern Finals.

AIM screen name : Option27

by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

i love you option
now i dont feel nearly so sick.....like terminal cancer as opposed to death...

i have faith that we can beat Miami....wade isnt the same and hes going to be played hard....im just worried about the guys' psyche...they need to shale this off

by milesgmsu on Apr 18, 2007 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Don't feel sick
This is gonna be a great postseason.

I think we can take Miami and Detroit.

Now the Bulls will have marquee games with the Heat/Bulls matchup.

If they played scrubs, theyd be on NBA TV where all the worst games go

I don't think there's a better first round series than the Heat/Bulls.

We will be alright

AIM screen name : Option27

by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

Loss
I'm more upset by the way they lost instead of the fact they lost. It was a combination of poor effort on the part of very important players (Deng, esp. Hinrich, and it seemed like Gordon barely touched the ball) and poor coaching down the stretch. The Bulls tried a comeback and lost all momentum when Skiles went with his beloved 3 small guard line up, which maybe works 10% of the time. It was a bad decision, just like not even trying Tyrus in the 2nd half.

I don't think the regular season means anything against Miami. Shaq's got too much pride. Homecourt may help, but realistically I don't expect to get to the 2nd round. Hope I'm wrong.

by nas on Apr 18, 2007 9:22 PM CDT reply actions  

I agree. Regular-season game mean
nothing in playoff. Last season, detroit 3-1 over miami in regular, but still lost 2-4

by zjuic on Apr 18, 2007 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

shaq is perfect
the 'pro hop' in last years nba live describes shaq's life

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

where in the hell
was Tyrus Thomas tonight?  What'd he play like 3 minutes? Jesus.

by fundamentallysound on Apr 18, 2007 9:24 PM CDT reply actions  

13
sat the whole 2nd half until garbage time

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Whoops
Bulls obviously let a big one slip.  Let's see how they respond this weekend.  

by paxson43 on Apr 18, 2007 9:25 PM CDT reply actions  

the thing is...
there are 3 teams i didnt want in the first round: new jersey, orlando, and miami. the first two because the last time the bulls beat either of them somebody was inventing the wheel, and miami because is it just me, or is shaq god?

i mean seriously, every play: floater, but not to the hoop! over the top of players heads into DA DIESEL!!!! pump! double pump! shake the shoulders back and fourth, everybody thrown out of the way, but NO FOUL CALLED! most powerful dunk in NBA history! try to play defense or dont get thrown out of the way at the shoulder shake and its and 1!!! i mean its just so impossible, and now they dont think they can get out of the first round. and niether to i. the bulls are bad in big games, and right now, i think they are as easy a first round matchup as the wiz because of what just happened to them.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 9:25 PM CDT reply actions  

Hey look..
Here comes Roy Hibbert

by Hiryu on Apr 18, 2007 9:26 PM CDT reply actions  

I want Hibbert on our team
I'm tired of being undersized.

I have a questions for tonight:

  1. Why did Skiles sit Tyrus and let PJ play so many fucking minutes?
  2. Why the fuck didn't we cover Nachbar?
I want fucking blood.
I love you Ben, you almost make me forget about...tacos.

by eddiew23 on Apr 18, 2007 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

ugh
I know they're only rookies, but why even draft Thomas and Sefolosha if you're not going to play them, especially considering how those two have played over the past month.  I don't usually question Skiles and his rotation or pile on Duhon, but what the F?  Duhon on Carter?  Give me a break.  Why let Jersey dictate the flow of the game?  Get some athletes in there and run those bastards off the floor!  

Did I mention I hate the Nets.

by jamestkirk on Apr 18, 2007 9:28 PM CDT reply actions  

yes
I can't remember the exact lineup we used during the 3rd quarter in Detroit a few weeks back, but I know both rookies were out there, and I think they were teamed with Deng, Hinrich and Gordon...or something like that.  Anyway, that lineup absolutely ran those a-holes out of the building...in their house!

I know, Detroit and Jersey are different teams, so the comparison might not be a perfect, but I remember thinking the Pistons (the not-to-distant champs) looked like bunch of lunchtime YMCA wannabes as the Bulls simply ran them over.  

That's my only question, why doesn't Skiles throw his most athletic lineup out there more often?  Mix and match with Ben Wallace, but fiddle around with those 6 for a while.  

by jamestkirk on Apr 18, 2007 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

These comments are getting weird
looks like the absolute worst time to roll out the new commenting system. Thanks SBNation overlords, haha

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 9:29 PM CDT reply actions  

Why didn't Tyrus see more action?
Tyrus is our energy guy.  What was the point of having PJ out there for so long?
I love you Ben, you almost make me forget about...tacos.

by eddiew23 on Apr 18, 2007 9:30 PM CDT reply actions  

When do we play? Are schedules set now?
I thought the playoff schedules were supposed to come out tonight? Or is it tomorrow?

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 9:31 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm out
don't feel so bad.....we'll be fine.
AIM screen name : Option27

by Option27 on Apr 18, 2007 9:32 PM CDT reply actions  

Where the fuck was Ben Wallace tonight?
Good to see our huge, $14 million a year free agent acquisition playing 25 minutes in the biggest game of the year.  That'll be a lovely contract three years from now.

by Big D on Apr 18, 2007 9:34 PM CDT reply actions  

Noce poisoned him. PaxJax told me so.
Actually, he just had a terrible game. Much like Deng.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

wish I had a nickel
for everytime someone threw the 'biggest game of the year' label around this season. I could definetly afford that $14.95 clock radio I'v been eyeing.

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think his point is
that 50th game could've been won at any time this season.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

But it wasn't . . .
Since the Bulls weren't good enough to win those games.  You can play the what-if game all you want, but the fact is that they needed that win to get the 2 seed, so it was an important game.

by Big D on Apr 18, 2007 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeeeeaaaahh, but by his "reasoning"
(and I am demonstrating a tremendous amount of intellectual largesse by applying that term here), game one of a playoff series would be just as important and dramatic as game seven. Yet it isn't that way in practice. Game seven is always viewed as the most dramatic and important, because of its finality. I don't think it was a stretch to call this the most important game of the season, because of its utter finality.

We had two chances in the last week to clinch the two seed, at Toronto and at New Jersey. We choked in both games. Why? I don't know. But we did.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

the Bulls had
a really good post-ASG record. They couldn't shake the slow start, in 2006.

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

also
For all the progress people who won't read this cuz they can't see it: if you think progress is determined by one game, you're an idiot. If you think progress would have been determined by a playoff series win over an Eastern Conference bottom feeder, you're an idot. If you think the Bulls have already lost the 1st round, you're an idiot.

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

I agree with
Paxson Jackson. This game is not the end of the world and we can still make noise in the playoffs.

by SRQman on Apr 18, 2007 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

And if you think that having the number 2
seed in the playoffs and holding home court advantage until at least the conference finals and avoiding the Cavs, Heat, and Pistons until those conference finals isn't important or desirable, then you are a moron of almost epic proportions.

I don't think anyone is saying the Bulls didn't "make progress" this season. I am saying that they just made their playoff path exponentially more difficult as a result of their own failure to play well tonight. And playoff success is utlimately the measure of success in the NBA. The game is played for championships.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bullshit
Progress isn't defined by beating an Eastern Conference bottom-feeder, it's defined by getting a good enough seed to be in a position to face a bottom-feeder in the first round, instead of having to face a team that just happens to the the fucking defending NBA Champions.  The Bulls may beat Miami, but if you think that they're just going to steamroll over them like they would have steamrolled through Washington, then you're the idiot.

by Big D on Apr 18, 2007 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

I am not saying
It wouldn't have been easier having the 2 seed and Miami will be a tough series but we still have a chance to move on and if they play well they can make it far. The big question is if they can play well in the playoffs.

by SRQman on Apr 18, 2007 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'd rather it be Miami
than the Nets. Miami: Least scary defending champs since Tim Floyd was in charge of the Bulls.

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hilarious.
Funny how NOBODY else who watches the NBA, including the Bulls and Cavs players who put so much emphasis on getting the 2 seed and avoiding Miami in the 1st round, agrees with you there.  Good to know that you're smarter than every single analyst who covers the NBA for a living.

by Big D on Apr 18, 2007 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

{Insert Expletive Here}
Posey, we're coming to get you.
Watch your head, Tyrus!

by cubbybear on Apr 18, 2007 9:35 PM CDT reply actions  

Hell Ya
This should light a fire on the Bulls and get them pumped for the series against the Heat who we have beef with the last couple years.

Go Bulls!

by SRQman on Apr 18, 2007 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

We are a
Jump shooting team. Its been said a million times, when we are hitting our shots, were unstoppable, when we are not, we suck. Today we definetly were not hitting.

Defensively the match-ups were wierd. Ben gordon on kidd not good, hinrich on carter not good. Double teaming off of every pick moore set NOT GOOD. I thought hinrich should have handled kidd, gordon could handle richardson, and deng on Carter. And eventually sefolosha on Carter or Richardson.

They had more energy, we were lacking since the end of the first. They played us with better defense, they had the match-ups in thier favor. They got the boards, the fouls, they got left open, and we dragged on. We had so many moments to take the game but we couldnt

Can we beat miami, yes, even if they have shaq back from the fountain of youth, we can beat them. Can we beat the nets, GOD YES, we just have to want it more then them. This was a good game, the bulls tasted something bitter, its no longer a surprise visit to the playoffs, and when you lose you say "hey i cant believe we almost won that series"...now its become, we ARE a playoff team, and are in line to be the best in the east, so dammit we wont let ourselves become otherwise.

The hell with gasol, and super shaq, and Kaptain Kidd, the bulls, the hardworkers they are refuse to vanish silently into the night...hope the nets advance to face the bulls after the bulls destroy miami.

Do you taste it bulls players? Do you taste it bulls fans? The taste of humiliation and defeat. The Taste of not playing your best. Rise against today and play for tomaro and show the nba that the bulls are ready to stampede!

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

by piccolomair on Apr 18, 2007 9:42 PM CDT reply actions  

All is not lost
We owned the heat this year (3-1 in the series).  They are a bunch of punks/has-beens who will get dethroned first round by none other than DA BULLS.   Does anyone remember the first game of the season.  Just run the floor, play a fast transition game and get Shaq in foul trouble.  It won't be easy but it CAN be done.  Wade is NOT 100% although we usually do a decent job on him anyway.  This game was a wake up call and we will respond. We got home court and then it's on to Detroit who we OWNED as well (3-1 in the series).  I honestly think we match up better with this half of the bracket than against the Nets or Toronto as demonstrated in the last couple games.  

What I am more pissed about was the Knicks winning. That will probably drop us a couple spots and knock us out of the race barring a miracle lottery draw.  Looks like a major trade will be on the horizon if we are one and done again.    

F*ck the Heat!!

by BullShitzer on Apr 18, 2007 9:50 PM CDT reply actions  

We can beat the Heat.
However, Shaq and Wade will get every single call during this series.  Also, Shaq will be motivated.

But we can win.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

and you are forgetting
that shaq is perfect and fat and strong and has never had a foul called on him during the shoulder shake in his life.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

You have to beat the Champs.....
To be the champs. Granted, I wasn't hoping for it to happen in the first round but let's let this game go and move ahead to the task that's now at hand.
For the love of God, rebound the ball.

by Jack Cobra on Apr 18, 2007 9:52 PM CDT reply actions  

Fiddlesticks.
Once, when having sex in a tractor trailer, some of Andre the Giants' sperm got into the engine. We now know that tractor as Optimus Prime.

by NittanyBull on Apr 18, 2007 9:55 PM CDT reply actions  

Matthew, pregunta:
Why are my comments showing up threaded instead of Nested, like how I have it in my settings? Any changes going on, or is it my computer?
PLAYOFF TIME. LETS GO CHICAGO!

by NittanyBull on Apr 18, 2007 9:58 PM CDT reply actions  

the times they are a changing
I don't even have a hang of them yet, unfortunately.

I had no idea they were going to come NOW. Bad timing, I admit.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

not fair...we're the underdog
remember how the bears were the underdog every game they played in the playoffs because they were from chicago? now its the bulls turn. they will most likley lose to the heat since the perfect player plays center for them, but still. bulls better record and owned the heat this year. but heat will be HEAVILY favored. i hate this year. now to get to the finals its heat, pistons, cavs. gay, gay! balls this sucks. shaq is insurmountable. and i dont care what anybody says, everybody wearing white and being loud doesnt make anything easier. now, bulls have lost home court advantage to DA CAVS. i dont even know what to think. they somehow beat miami and are on the road against detroit? fantastic. if they dont win this series, i could see them getting swept in it and falling to 7th or 8th seed in the first round. gerg anthony said it, this is a franchise changing loss. the team could very well be blown up this offseason because of this loss and the probably raping by the heat.

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 9:59 PM CDT reply actions  

Greg Anthony is a moron
and so are you.

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

heh
the usual insutls, huh paxjax?

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

You're the one
citing Greg Anthony, and insulting everyone.

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Apr 18, 2007 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

dude i havnt insulted anybody on this board
at least not that i know of. if i have un-intentionally, sorry to who that is

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

i think it was more
the 'insult our intelligence' type of insult ol' paxjax is referring to.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

What did Greg Anthony say?
When did he say it?

I was watching the WGN feed.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 10:02 PM CDT reply actions  

he said after the game during postgame
that this loss was 'franchise shaking' or 'franchise changing' or something along those lines, and was talking about how it would be hard for skiles to get the guys to think they can compete with miami

by hongydraw on Apr 18, 2007 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

I said earlier tonight that is was franchise
changing.

However, I was really referring to the fact that it will give a boost to the Cavs franchise, who will be handed a de facto bye against the Wiz, it seems.

It can be franchise changing for the Bulls as well, but only if we lose to the Heat.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think
it is franchise-changing either way. If we actually win against Miami, it's a huge boost and will probably be considered a huge upset. If we lose, it's a sign that Pax will re-evaluate thoroughly this summer.

by nas on Apr 18, 2007 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't agree with that.
I refuse to believe that Paxson would pull the trigger only because the Bulls (hopefully dont) lose to Miami in the first round. What if the Bulls would have played Washington/Orlando/NJ, with the putrid lineup that they have, won against the inexperienced Raptors, only to get knocked off by the Heat/Cavs/Pistons? Would that somehow make this season more valuable than the other two, because we beat Washington and Toronto?

I hope that whatever happens in the playoffs that nothing drastic is changed.

PLAYOFF TIME. LETS GO CHICAGO!

by NittanyBull on Apr 18, 2007 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't know
it depends how they play. Chandler had a terrible playoffs and he got dealt. Not only because of that, but I'm sure it didn't help his cause.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

he said
that it was "psychologically damaging"  

Brilliant Greg, Brilliant.

by dcarioca on Apr 18, 2007 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

I wonder if and how this loss will affect the
confidence of the Bulls going into the playoffs.

They'll need a good start against the Heat.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 10:04 PM CDT reply actions  

Here is the bottom line from tonight.
I am going to say this, then log off to regain strength and sanity for the playoffs.

(1) We played poorly overall, especially Gordon, Luol, and BWall. Our interior defense and rebounding was terrible. That's why we lost, IMO;

(2) We can beat the Heat. I think we are a better team than the Heat. However, they have two superstars, who typically get special treatment in the playoffs. We'll have to overcome that;

(3) I think we can beat the Pistons, as well. In fact, I think we WILL beat the Pistons if we can get through the Heat;

(4) Despite needless mockery of Noce, PaxJax is right about the team as a whole. We made progress this year as a franchise. It was a fun year in the UC. 31-10;

(5) It will be interesting to see how Paxson uses the Knicks pick and manages the offseason. Very interesting;

(6) The most difficult thing about the next few days will be the barrage of negative press about the Bulls. I'm sure Mariotti and Simmons and the rest will decry the team. The Bulls should ignore it. If they don't, it will either motivate them or destroy their confidence.

Regardless of what comes, I am going to be loud and insane come Saturday/Sunday and Monday/Tuesday.  If one thing is certain, you KNOW the crowd is going to be nuts to play hated Riley and the Heat. I am going to scream until my voice gives out.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 18, 2007 10:20 PM CDT reply actions  

agreed this will mean more
And as I said when just a day ago we were so happy when columnists were picking the Bulls as the favorites: none of that matters compared to the actual results. We'll find out what level this team is at in the series. Unlike last season, I consider the Bulls losing this series to the Heat to be a failure. The Bulls are better and had the MUCH better season.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 18, 2007 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

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