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Preseason Open Game Thread #8: Bulls vs. Milwaukee Bucks

Final preseason game (7:30, CSN), and a weird one at that: against the same team they'll open the season against on Tuesday, the Milwaukee Bucks.

Will that scheduling quirk make a difference in the lineup? I don't see the need in 'hiding' anything for the regular season...the NBA's a place with few secrets: if you're better that night you'll win, whether the opponent knows it's coming or not.

I'm sick of trying to figure out who's going to be playing. I'm guessing anyone who's a maybe won't play.

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Link?

Anyone has a link to watch this on line?

by Azabullsfan on Oct 24, 2008 7:34 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Here is a link.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nba-tv15

"The whole leverage thing, it's a difficult thing to gauge" -Paxson

by Dionysus2.0 on Oct 24, 2008 9:04 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yes!

anybody willing to give me quick recap? just who’s playing good and whos been hughes-ish would be awesome

"You’re caught up in basketball. Get caught up in life" - Starbury "The Great"

by Belize on Oct 24, 2008 10:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This should be fun.

Out tonight are:
Gordon – Toe
Deng – Toe (no kidding)
Hughes – who cares

Tyrus will be playing through an ankle problem though. I am expecting a big game out of him. And with Noc getting more minutes this will be his chance to show he can work in Rose’s offense and minimize his deficiencies. Thabo will be getting more time by default too.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 7:35 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I miss

Ray Clay… i really don’t care for our current announcer.

B.J. for three.... KABOOM!

by chibullsfan03 on Oct 24, 2008 7:38 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Lets see.

Gooden, Noc, Gray, Thabo and Rose…announced properly last!

"The whole leverage thing, it's a difficult thing to gauge" -Paxson

by Dionysus2.0 on Oct 24, 2008 7:38 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

::shivers::

this is going to be…yeah.

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by MPG on Oct 24, 2008 7:40 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Worst lineup ever

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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 7:39 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

But I can't believe Thabo started over Kirk

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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 7:39 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And does this mean

Gray is in front of Noah on the depth chart?!? God almighty – I actually thought the Noah/Gooden pairing could work!

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by MPG on Oct 24, 2008 7:41 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was gonna say the same

but then realized Duhon could have been starting if he were still here

by gobulls1124 on Oct 24, 2008 7:41 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Official Nocioni Flop Timer:

20 seconds

B.J. for three.... KABOOM!

by chibullsfan03 on Oct 24, 2008 7:42 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice play by Gray

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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 7:42 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Rose is really good

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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 7:44 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Link

yes we need a link

Back - 2 - the - Dynasty

by wrhc59 on Oct 24, 2008 7:46 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

deng it

we’re missing precious rose time!

by binhythebull on Oct 24, 2008 7:48 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Think Hughes and BG even speak a single word to each other on the bench tonight?

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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 7:49 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

FUCK YOU RICHARD JEFFERSON

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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 7:49 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what happened?

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by MPG on Oct 24, 2008 7:52 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Took down Rose on a drive to the basket, Rose went down into the first row in pain.

Look okay though, thank God.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 7:53 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

wtf?

it’s preseason for godsake. was it dirty?

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by MPG on Oct 24, 2008 7:54 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

b/c if so,

time to bring in…wait, we don’t have any enforcers! where’s antonio davis?

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by MPG on Oct 24, 2008 7:55 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It seemed to be

done with bit of flourish. Got Rose tied up a bit so he landed bad.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 7:56 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I blame Skiles and B*)(*)@

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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 7:55 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thank you Lord

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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 7:49 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

These people saying "he can get hurt just as easily in practice"...

My ass. There’s a reason why starters don’t play the whole games in the pre-season. Look at all of the guys getting hurt around the league right now.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 7:50 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Stacy just said

it was a shame hughes got injured because he was having such a great pre-season…

vomits

B.J. for three.... KABOOM!

by chibullsfan03 on Oct 24, 2008 7:50 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He’s said that a few times now. Is he watching the games or just freezing and rolling them?

by Stay Chisel on Oct 24, 2008 10:11 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He's rolling something.

Possibly with special properties? A bit of the laughs?

by Prevenge on Oct 24, 2008 10:25 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WHAT THE FUCK?

Now I remember why I hate Stacy.

by stupidgenius on Oct 25, 2008 1:36 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ugh, Hinrich in for Rose

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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 7:51 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Why is Rose out?

We are hardly into the quarter at all.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 7:51 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Probably because RJ nearly injured him on that drive is my guess

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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 7:52 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, just precautionary. If he's limping or anything at all, give him a rest.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 7:53 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ah

He made a jump shot after that so I figured he was fine. Or at least was sending a message that he was fine.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 7:57 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm assuming

just to make sure he’s ok. But who knows.

by JeffD on Oct 24, 2008 7:52 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I just wanna scream

at Gooden and Thabo when they’re handling the rock and Rose is asking for the ball! GIVE HIM THE DAMN BALL!!!

by Playboy_Bull on Oct 24, 2008 7:57 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hinrich actually hit a 3

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 7:57 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If he is too good in this game

he will get labeled as a “spark from the bench”. The Gordon curse!

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 7:58 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hah!

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by MPG on Oct 24, 2008 7:59 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

x 2

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 7:58 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And now he hits

a jumper. The dude is going to get the bench curse!

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:00 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They just said

Kirk might be a better scorer off the bench.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 7:57 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Soon no one on this team will be allowed to start.

We’ll just send Gray out by himself for the tip and then immediately call timeout and put the real lineup in.

by potato0328 on Oct 24, 2008 8:34 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

Thomas!

Nice jumper.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 7:57 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah

He just went up strong in the paint now too. I hope he puts on a show tonight.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:04 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Rose is out for the game.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:05 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

At PG

since Rose is out now.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:06 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Meaning he is going to do great.

Natural position + spite Skiles = big game.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:06 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

"right hip-flexer strain"

huh? Damn Bucks. Hope we bury them all season because of this.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:05 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Rose right hip flexor strain...FUCK

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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 8:05 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

o Lord

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by MPG on Oct 24, 2008 8:05 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that's miserable.

Jefferson needs to get smacked.

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by MPG on Oct 24, 2008 8:05 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Someone really should deck teh shit out of him

Gotta love that he gets hurt against the damn Bucks

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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 8:06 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Derrick Done, Right hip flexor

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:05 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not that bad...

slows you down a touch but you recover quick with stim, ice, etc.

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Even drones can fly away.
The Queen is their slave."

by jpchi on Oct 24, 2008 8:06 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I can only talk about my experience

when I pulled my hip flexor…don’t know what happened to Castillo or how bad it was for him.

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Even drones can fly away.
The Queen is their slave."

by jpchi on Oct 24, 2008 8:10 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

me neither i just panicked when i heard the news

His stats are as good as Fields -- that's the sad thing

by Jbasic89 on Oct 24, 2008 8:47 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_flexors

He will not be full speed for a while. So he will be as fast as the rest of them now.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:08 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not a big deal

it’s muscular. Plenty of time ot rest up between now and Tuesday. Unless it’s exteremely severe – and i doubt it considering he played on afterwards – he should be fine.

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by MPG on Oct 24, 2008 8:08 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Derrick looked okay, I'm sure they're just being careful.

Really not worried at all. If it’s questionable at all, sit him for the rest of the night.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:07 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

At least it wasn't a toe problem.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:08 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Haha, but really, the way he was moving... If this is Tuesday, I think he's still in.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:10 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hinrich Again!

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:07 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

cedric simmons starting pf?

His stats are as good as Fields -- that's the sad thing

by Jbasic89 on Oct 24, 2008 8:08 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Please give an update when they do

for us poor sops depending on BaB for news

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by MPG on Oct 24, 2008 8:10 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Looks like Kirk caught

Skiles syndrome that Q, same as J Kidd used to “suffer” from. LOL!

by marionette on Oct 24, 2008 8:12 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah, maybe Jason Kidd will

go back to playing normally against the Bulls. He no longer has intense hate to drive him. Milwaukee, on the other hand, better watch out.

by DangerMouse on Oct 24, 2008 8:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

considering kidd

scored 0 points against us in the last preseason game, i’m not that worried about him anymore. ;) we’ll have to see how the regular season goes though.

by Jaina on Oct 24, 2008 8:14 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, JKidd doesn't need to kill us anymore,

Now he can reserve that for the Bucks.

I thought the same thing – that Kirk’s got a little Kidd in him.

Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!

by wjb1492 on Oct 24, 2008 8:58 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's the old Kirk

The first and second year player Kirk….what’s happened to that version. It was like turning back the clock, except seeing a more peak player.

God I hope that VDN watches that tape and gets Kirk’s confidence back….

I have always liked Kirk, but after teh Rose pick thought of him as expensive superflous for a team in such dire need of some big man scoring….

But if we get that Kirk all year, we keep him…..

by majoyenrac on Oct 25, 2008 10:37 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Can't see the game...

Is thabo making a case for starting tonight?

by DangerMouse on Oct 24, 2008 8:12 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He hit a 3 and has played nice D as usual. 2 bricks on the last 2 possessions though.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He hit one three and has three assists somehow.

I don’t think he is making a statement about starting, but he is getting closer to at least playing basketball now.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:16 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Don't trust

the opinions here. He’s looked like a starter.

by marionette on Oct 24, 2008 8:18 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Only the same way Simmons is.

What good things are you seeing? He’s made one basket in 12 minutes.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:19 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What you'll never see

until you start watching.

For one thing, we have twice the points they do. You would have us believe starting Gray and Thabo would mean Bulls: zero points.

by marionette on Oct 24, 2008 8:28 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's just the Bucks, and they look tired, but:

Selolosha 21 min 3-6 fg 2-2 ft 4 reb 4 ast 2 to 9 pts

But don’tcha know? He’s a fuckin’ disaster!

by marionette on Oct 24, 2008 8:54 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

At the time of your first post

he had made one basket in 12 minutes. Like I said. So you were misrepresenting him. And the Bucks suck. They suck against everyone. It is nice we are winning, but the Bucks sucking is a big factor. If we were playing a good team we’d have to play better. We actually had a bad second quarter. So yeah, I am watching the game.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 9:03 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Agreed. The Bucks have quite possibly the worst defensive unit put together

in the history of the NBA. That’s not an exaggeration. They have sieves at every position. Ridnour, Redd, Jefferson, etc. They are a truly terrible defensive team.

by fundamentallysound on Oct 24, 2008 9:40 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Don't tell me I'm the one misrepresenting

when your response is “He made one basket” as if that’s all there is to the game of basketball! Not to mention a comparison to Simmons!

To my mind, your philosophy is a misrepresentation if you don’t consider the whole game.

I will agree that the Bucks aren’t blessed with much (or any?) defensive talent, but that only makes my point. Bogut, Jefferson, and Redd score baskets, ergo they should dominate the Bulls, right? And maybe they will opening night, but it’s never that simple.

I know it’s the nature of this blog to slam certain of the team’s players, fine. But after 3 months of anguish over BEN GORDON, and how it’ll be the end of the world if this or that happens or doesn’t happen, I’m fed up.

I’m a fan of THE BULLS, not solely Ben Gordon, Kirk Hinrich, or Thabo Sefolosha! And the notion that any of these players is an irreplaceable basketball god, while the others are nuthin’ but dog meat galls to no end. I refuse to believe even the least of them has nothing to offer. This is a deep roster, with plenty of inter-competition, necessarily. But the pitting of players against each other here goes too far (for me, I don’t doubt some love it) when it devolves into simplistic denigration. The season is about to begin, and it’s time to pull together and play as a team. While all that matters is that it’s done on the court, can’t we also do a better job here on this great blog?

So I’m puttin’ everybody on notice. No more Mr. Nice Guy. There’s a new Sheriff in town, and I’m prepared to blast your ass if necessary! Constructive criticism is acceptable, ignorance is not!

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by marionette on Oct 24, 2008 11:51 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lol

Howdy, Mario. And good luck ;)

by BAB-Bass on Oct 25, 2008 5:48 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Way to have a public freak out, sheriff.

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by cranscape on Oct 25, 2008 8:50 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

when Gray and Thabo start

the game doesn’t even count.

Case in point: that game. Because it didn’t!

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 25, 2008 10:21 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You're never ever going to give Thabo or Gray

credit for anything, are you?

Just gonna keep on living in that lil BG-bubble of yours?

by BAB-Bass on Oct 25, 2008 12:51 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thabo

5 of 14 shooting, 2 of 8 from three point land.

Not something to write home about. If Hughes did that we’d be laughing. But I guess that was Thabo’s coming out party. Against the Bucks.

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by cranscape on Oct 25, 2008 1:48 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So he didn't have a particularly good shooting night.

But why focus only on that? He also had 10 (!) assists and 7 rebs. Almost a triple double. 6/6 FT’s 18 PTS.

Your (The Thabo-haters) tendencies to ONLY bring out the negative is pretty annoying and misleading.

by BAB-Bass on Oct 26, 2008 5:46 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Here to annoy then.

I don’t hate him, but I watch the same game and wasn’t impressed. The whole game was a sloppy mess, Thabo included. I find it hilarious that no one cares what his shooting percentage (against a bad team) was or how he actually looked out there with his crazy shots and turnovers. The game was very ugly. It was against the Bucks, people. I am not impressed.

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by cranscape on Oct 26, 2008 8:38 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thabo I will.

Gray, likely never.

but that game last night was meaningless even on a preseason scale.

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 25, 2008 7:42 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

um, no?

BG has had an actual career up to this point.

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 26, 2008 2:56 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gordon does a whole 11 months

of a head start.

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 26, 2008 10:55 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that's how much 'potential' Thabo has

to become a real NBA player in this grand ‘future’ you see. He’s only 11 months younger than Gordon.

Dismissing careers of evidence as ‘the past’ is silly.

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 27, 2008 9:30 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Comparing just their ages. That's what's silly.

Thabo 2304 mins + 99 playoff mins 2 403
BG 9479 mins + 793 playoff mins = 10 072

Meaning BG has played more than 4 times as many NBA minutes and thus has had way more time to develop.

And you’re putting words into my post when you say I foresee a great future with Thabo. I’ve said I want to try it.

BG is best a s a sixth man, anyway.

Oh, and that ONE game that BG played this pre-season and scored a little – He was playing PG… That’s not what his role with this team is, should he stay so you can flat out disregard that.

Put that in your career and smoke it :P

by BAB-Bass on Oct 27, 2008 11:40 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't want to try it

because there’s little chance there will be some great leap in development, because of their ‘silly’ ages.

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 27, 2008 12:59 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We don't need a leap

Just a smalll skip, or what he gave us in february (or whenever he started late) last season

by BAB-Bass on Oct 27, 2008 2:33 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Save some of these 3's for Tuesday guys.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:18 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

it's ok

they’re just making up for the rest of the preseason.

by Jaina on Oct 24, 2008 8:18 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I know it's been mentioned earlier in the thread,

but does anyone have a link to watch the game? I’m stuck in VA.

by fundamentallysound on Oct 24, 2008 8:19 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i tried looking, but no luck

I’m only really going off places where its been before though

by Tobo on Oct 24, 2008 8:20 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

rotoworld...

Derrick Rose suffered a right hip flexor strain in the first quarter of the Bulls’ final exhibition game on Friday night against the Bucks and will not return.
He drew a foul from Bucks forward Richard Jefferson and landed awkwardly, spending several minutes on the court before rising. He then rode a stationary bike near the Bulls’ bench to try to keep the injured area loose. This is quite a disappointing way to end the preseason, as Rose had been as hot as anyone in the league. Let’s hope he’s ready to go for the opener on Tuesday. Oct. 24 – 9:23 pm et

Several minutes on the ground? Didn’t seem like it to me.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:24 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Is Kirk looking like old Kirk?

Statistically he definitely looks like he’s back

Clever signature line

by CHCOWNTHECENTRAL on Oct 24, 2008 8:25 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He is playing PG. Not SG right now. Thus he is playing better.

And he might have some Skiles/B— hate driving him as well. Use what god gives you I guess.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:29 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm pretty sure every shot he's made is off a pass though. He's stepping into his 3's tonight.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:31 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nah

he’s been dribbling around and pulling back for a jump from what I remember. Who has been passing to him? He’s the PG with the ball.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:40 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He should

envision Skiles on the opponent bench for every game.

But it also would probably help if he’s always checked by Ridnour from here on out!

by marionette on Oct 24, 2008 8:35 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was thinking the same

Derrick Rose-2009 ROTY Tyrus Thomas-2009 MIP...hope I'm at least half right

by CHCOWNTHECENTRAL on Oct 24, 2008 8:34 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

a couple

dumb offensive fouls in there I think

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:43 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I imagine Skiles is completely in his head...

Skiles leaves TT plays well…Skiles comes back TT reverts to old form.

"Worker bees can leave.
Even drones can fly away.
The Queen is their slave."

by jpchi on Oct 24, 2008 8:45 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

tt's also playing on a sore ankle

which prob doesn’t help.

hope he can have a monster game on tues.

by Jaina on Oct 24, 2008 8:46 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Worst offensive foul call ever on Thabo

He’s playing pretty well now.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:35 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And there's another jumper.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:35 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Atta boy Kirk. Kill him.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:36 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Emo turned Hobo aggressive!

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:38 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Stacy is preaching it.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:38 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hinrich vs Jefferson!

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:36 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

wonder if it is a little

left over loving from the Rose incident.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:40 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah I think so.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:42 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hinrich

has had anger management issues ever since the Bulls lost to the Heat in 06. He’s a killer LOL.

by Playboy_Bull on Oct 24, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

VDN will have his hair grabbed.

A big disadvantage.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:41 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Skiles...easily

he did take on shaq in Orlando

"Worker bees can leave.
Even drones can fly away.
The Queen is their slave."

by jpchi on Oct 24, 2008 8:43 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I love this Kirk Hinrich. Playing with fire, drilling his shots.

Wish we could see it more.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:41 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He's showcasing himself

with the opportunity DRose being on the bench has afforded him.

by fundamentallysound on Oct 24, 2008 8:43 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and he is playing PG

where he is comfortable, against Skiles, with no one waiting on the bench to come in for him.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:44 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't think it's anything to worry.

Seems more like a “he’s the franchise and it’s the pre-season” deal. I’d really be surprised if he’s not okay by Tuesday.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:55 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

anything to worry about*

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:55 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I just need confirmation

Anyone know of the last NBA player to have this hip flexor prob and how long he was out?

by Option27 on Oct 24, 2008 9:01 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Does anyone remember the first feed that we got from last game of the Bulls?

Here is one that is similar to that one. A few moments ago the game was one. Now is showing the cavs game, but I think that when the third quarter starts the guy will change it.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nba-tv15

But I feel I lost the better part of the game. And now I won’t get to see Rose… :s
Fuck I hate not living in Chicago…

Please Pax, don't trade Hughes! Just make sure that he stays injured until... 2010!!!

by bull83 on Oct 24, 2008 8:51 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thanks!

Channelsurfing.net has an audio feed, too, since that feed is without sound.

by fundamentallysound on Oct 24, 2008 9:02 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

damn

this feed is even worse than normal :/ better than nothing…

by Jaina on Oct 24, 2008 9:25 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was thinkin'

they need to save some for when it counts. But with the foul troubles and injuries (of various levels of seriousness?) the rest of the game figures to be pretty loose, and probably nothing in common with the opener.

Oooh, gotta go. They’re interviewing LH right now!

by marionette on Oct 24, 2008 8:59 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well Derrick's smiling on the bench, that's a good sign.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 9:06 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yah

sure it’s precautionary; and plenty of time until tuesday.

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by MPG on Oct 24, 2008 9:09 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bogus call against Noc.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 9:07 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thabo's looks to be having a great game from the stats-

looking good?

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by MPG on Oct 24, 2008 9:10 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He looks fine

but it’s just the Bucks. Last foul call against him was pretty iffy. there might be no one left by the end….

by marionette on Oct 24, 2008 9:11 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

refs are giving

a screw to bulls right now. good t.o.

r.j. is a big puss.

by marionette on Oct 24, 2008 9:10 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm trying to convince myself

Neil said hopefully he’ll be fine by Tuesday and his reaction on the bench makes it all seem like they are all feeling like it’s no biggie

by Option27 on Oct 24, 2008 9:14 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yep

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 9:20 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I give Ridnour

10 games as the Bucks starting pg. The guy is a defensive sieve

by DangerMouse on Oct 24, 2008 9:31 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Unreal.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 9:34 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And it keeps getting worse.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 9:34 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

not only that

but we have no bg or luol or tt.

total yikes.

by Jaina on Oct 24, 2008 9:38 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This group is tired.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 9:40 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah they look tired

but with so many guys out, there doesn’t seem to be any rest coming. Especially for the backcourt.

by DangerMouse on Oct 24, 2008 9:41 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and they had the

“leader letdown” almost all nba teams seem to have after a good half.

by marionette on Oct 24, 2008 9:42 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i remember gray

faked in air and looked like he was gonna squash mouba moute´. but they called a travel on the rook. maybe that’s the one?

by marionette on Oct 24, 2008 10:01 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah, that's the one

cause i was confused as to why we got the ball after the play, so i was wondering what the call was.

by Jaina on Oct 24, 2008 10:01 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Rose is fine, you can just tell by his demeanor.

He got all pumped and started running out to the court.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 9:59 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yikes Noc...

6/18

"Worker bees can leave.
Even drones can fly away.
The Queen is their slave."

by jpchi on Oct 24, 2008 10:00 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If jumper no working after many bricks,

one will eventually fall! LEARN BASKETBALL!

-Nocioni

by NittanyCub on Oct 24, 2008 10:02 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Big board Thabo!

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 10:01 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sefolosha for Mbah a Moute anyone?

"Worker bees can leave.
Even drones can fly away.
The Queen is their slave."

by jpchi on Oct 24, 2008 10:07 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Noce is going to hit 95 3's tonight.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 10:10 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thabo's really playing his ass off, and he's played quite a bit.

Love seeing that.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 10:16 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

5 of 14 shooting, 2 of 8 from three point land.

He is not terribly efficient at all. Shoot enough and some will go in, but that isn’t what I’d like to see from him.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 10:22 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not that it'll change anybody's opinion

but for those who care, Thabo’s done a good job running the show. 10 assists.

by marionette on Oct 24, 2008 10:20 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In what, 40 minutes though?

He played a very solid game all-around game.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 10:24 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Make that 50 minutes.

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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 10:25 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what'd i tell ya?

2 to 1 ratio is not acceptable to some.

only one was really bad. but he has his one brain-fart t.o. per game, it seems. be nice to see him cut that out, for sure.

by marionette on Oct 24, 2008 10:30 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

noc is playing well

he can hit the open three off the pass. which is what we desperately need around rose.

by swede2287 on Oct 24, 2008 10:23 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

NIChOLS!

"You’re caught up in basketball. Get caught up in life" - Starbury "The Great"

by Belize on Oct 24, 2008 10:24 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

im a fan of demetris now….a clutch 3 and block was ill needed to see =)

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by Belize on Oct 24, 2008 10:27 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

all i*

long day @ work folks

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by Belize on Oct 24, 2008 10:27 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I forgot about the game

Why did Thabo, Gray, and Noce start instead of Hinrich, Noah, and Tyrus?
Why did Derrick and Tyrus only play like 5 mintes each?
How come Kirk and Noce played well?
How did Thabo get ten assists?
How many people were out? I’ve got Hughes, Gordon and Deng. Is there are anybody else?
Why did we have such a wierd game? I get that S***** and B***** were on the Bucks’ coaching staff, but wouldn’t that make us all play well?
How did Thabo play more than 48 minutes without overtime?
My head hurts…

by stupidgenius on Oct 24, 2008 10:54 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

As I note below

I passed out about 20 minutes into the game.

But I know that Tyrus was playing through an injury, which I presume is why he didn’t start. And per the box score, he had 4 fouls in like 5 minutes. (!!!!!)

So that’s probably why he didn’t play much. :(

"You ain’t as hot as I is / all of these false prophets is not messiahs /
You don’t know how high the sky is / the square mileage of earth or what pi is." - Nas

by Jivas on Oct 24, 2008 11:04 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dunno on Hinrich

but it was Thabo’s last shot to start in a preseason game so that might have been it.

Rose got injured by Jefferson and was taken out. Probably won’t keep him out of the opening game though, but with the aggressive and sloppy playing happening tonight it wasn’t a good environment for Rose anyway so better he was out.

Tyrus was still dealing with a sore ankle and maybe didn’t get the start because he couldn’t fully practice or something. They seem big on that. Otherwise, he got into foul trouble (two stupid offensive fouls, one which wasn’t a foul) and they sat him out. He was playing injured anyway so no surprise they held him out.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 11:12 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well,

unbelievably, VDN started Gray and Sefolosha! Somehow, the score was 42-22 Bulls at one point. Of course, this was solely due to the ultimate, superior suckage of Skiles’ troops, because we all acknowledge the considerable suckage Gray and Sefolosha pollute upon the court of basketball!

Then, there was a bitchin’-cool fight! Causing all our hearts to beat lustily. Whilst some of us wondered how long it’d be before our panties got dry, the majority of us squashed our beers upon each others foreheads in a crass display of 1980s Neanderthalism.

Eventually, the grand illusion of team play was revealed: a mirror trick. The mirror cracked, Kirk, Noc, and Thabo reverted back, and Skiles beaded his eyes. And He did indeed give forth the heartiest of claps of encouragement to his chosen minions.

But it was not meant to be for the evil ones on this day (evening, really). For every Aaron Gray or Demitrius Nichols (!) block the Skilesfolk would rebound and put back, our Anointed-By-Default-Warriors found that common psychic connection, which all humans share, and used it to repeatedly net the roundball successfully. This, of course, was something the inhumans could not match! Even so, all would have been lost had Joakim The Giant not discarded his protective spectacles to make a precious tip-in.

Yet, it mattered not, in the end. Skiles felt not the ignominy. These players won’t play much next week.

by marionette on Oct 25, 2008 1:47 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

are you taking anglo-saxon or something?

:)

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by MPG on Oct 25, 2008 7:12 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

well between an especially-meaningless preseason game

and that one month of Thabo starting, that’s a heck of a case you’ve made overall.

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 25, 2008 10:24 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

just saw the Hinrich / Jefferson blow up on ESPN

Good shit Kirk!

made me proud

Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.

-- Scottie Pippen

by Orlando Woolridge on Oct 24, 2008 11:00 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I am thinking

it had something to do with it being the same guy who banged Rose up. Jefferson was adding a little extra something to his contacts tonight and it needed to be addressed. A bit hilarious coming from Hinrich though.

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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 11:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah no doubt

Jefferson is a piece of &^&

Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.

-- Scottie Pippen

by Orlando Woolridge on Oct 24, 2008 11:25 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He's one of those NBA players I just don't like

and I have no valid reason for it. Tonight’s foul gave me a reason.

by potato0328 on Oct 25, 2008 3:09 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good for Kirk!

I love it. Piccolo really set a fire under him.

::salutes Piccolo::

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by MPG on Oct 25, 2008 7:13 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Rose being the last player announced in the starting lineup

Pardon me if I missed this – I passed out about 20 minutes into the game and just woke up (long week at work) – but has there been no discussion on here about Derrick Rose being the last player announced tonight? This was the first time this happened, correct?

“From CHICAGO…” That was awesome!

Was anyone out there as geeked up about this as I was?

(Pardon me if this was discussed…this is a long thread – please direct me to where it was discussed…thanks!).

"You ain’t as hot as I is / all of these false prophets is not messiahs /
You don’t know how high the sky is / the square mileage of earth or what pi is." - Nas

by Jivas on Oct 24, 2008 11:03 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i still dont understand why they say

“from chicago” just because he is from here… they announce everyone else by school, and i think it’s weird they don’t do it just cause he is the hometown guy.

by Jaina on Oct 25, 2008 11:55 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Agree

That was weird; besides, I think everyone knows that he’s from Chicago anyway. Typically for players that didn’t go to college they announce the high school, but they didn’t do that here. The only analogy is that for foreign players that didn’t play college the U.S., they’ll name the country (i.e. Nocioni – "Argentina").

IMO, they should just say “From Memphis”.

"You ain’t as hot as I is / all of these false prophets is not messiahs /
You don’t know how high the sky is / the square mileage of earth or what pi is." - Nas

by Jivas on Oct 25, 2008 12:14 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Maybe they asked him

how he wanted to be announced and that is what he chose.

by sue369 on Oct 25, 2008 12:40 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nah Nah Nah

I hope they keep saying from Chicago.

No one does that and I just love the sound of it

by Option27 on Oct 25, 2008 1:21 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They did

and he explained it’s because (I’m paraphrasing) that he has spent his whole life in chicago except for the one year in memphis, so he prefers ‘from chicago’. I can’t find the quote now, but I know I read it either this morning or yesterday. Crap – it’s outthere somewhere, though.

by kig on Oct 25, 2008 2:51 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i agree

it makes it sound really weird for him to be unlike EVERY OTHER PERSON IN THE NBA.

i know he’s special… but still! he should be introduced by his school just like everyone else.

by Jaina on Oct 25, 2008 1:25 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

How can you hate on FROM CHICAGO!!?

by Los on Oct 25, 2008 3:30 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i'm a person of tradition?

and some things i just like? i don’t know. it’s just my opinion. i forgot that you’re not supposed to share those around here or else risk getting flamed.

by Jaina on Oct 25, 2008 3:57 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You suck!

ok, that was maybe a tad overboard :)

I’m generally like you, but in this case, being that he’s a hometown guy, the franchise, and really was only a one-and-done college player, it makes decent sense to me.

In the grand scheme of things, it probably makes more sense than the current tradition. While we’re changing things up, I’d like to hear Nocioni as being from Southwest Buenos Aires Polytechnic Middle school #27, or wherever he last went to school.

by Sports2 on Oct 26, 2008 7:42 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The School of Hard Knocks

Would Noc have gone anywhere else?

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by cranscape on Oct 26, 2008 8:07 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think it's cool

Besides, who cares how everyone else introduces their teams? Lest we forget, the Bulls have been innovators before when it comes to announcing the starting lineups.

"I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Gonna kick some ass in the USA. Gonna climb a mountain, gonna sew a flag, gonna fly on an eagle. I’m gonna kick some butt, gonna drive a big truck. I’m gonna rule this world. I’m gonna kick some ass. I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Rock, flag, and eagle!"

by Ozzie Montana on Oct 25, 2008 3:40 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

True enough...

… no other team would have ever thought of the possibility of announcing Dickie Simpkins as the starter in 100 games.

by Sports2 on Oct 26, 2008 7:44 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

agreed

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 25, 2008 7:42 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I mentioned it early.

But no one else picked up on it…

He should be the last one announced…this is his team, whether anyone beyond fans are willing to admit it or not.

"The whole leverage thing, it's a difficult thing to gauge" -Paxson

by Dionysus2.0 on Oct 24, 2008 11:12 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Who gives a shit if he's announced first or last?

As long as he’s getting the majority of minutes per game the the 1, I’m a happy camper.

by NittanyCub on Oct 24, 2008 11:18 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs