Preseason Open Game Thread #8: Bulls vs. Milwaukee Bucks
by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 24, 2008 7:15 PM CDT
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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 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 up reply actions 0 recs
yes!
anybody willing to give me quick recap? just who’s playing good and whos been hughes-ish would be awesome
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by Belize on Oct 24, 2008 10:13 PM CDT up reply 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 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 actions 0 recs
Lets see.
Gooden, Noc, Gray, Thabo and Rose…announced properly last!
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by Dionysus2.0 on Oct 24, 2008 7:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
::shivers::
this is going to be…yeah.
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by MPG on Oct 24, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Worst lineup ever
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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 7:39 PM CDT reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 actions 0 recs
Nice play by Gray
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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 7:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Rose is really good
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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 7:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
deng it
we’re missing precious rose time!
by binhythebull on Oct 24, 2008 7:48 PM CDT reply 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 actions 0 recs
FUCK YOU RICHARD JEFFERSON
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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 7:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what happened?
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by MPG on Oct 24, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
I blame Skiles and B*)(*)@
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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you Lord
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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 7:49 PM CDT reply 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 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 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 up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
WHAT THE FUCK?
Now I remember why I hate Stacy.
by stupidgenius on Oct 25, 2008 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh, Hinrich in for Rose
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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 7:51 PM CDT reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 actions 0 recs
Hinrich actually hit a 3
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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 7:57 PM CDT reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
x 2
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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply 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 up reply 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 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 up reply actions 1 recs
Thomas!
Nice jumper.
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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 7:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think he's gonna have a great game
To show Skiles what he wasn’t playing
by Option27 on Oct 24, 2008 8:02 PM CDT up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
and on Tuesday
:)
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by MPG on Oct 24, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And for the rest of the season
T-Time!
by Prevenge on Oct 24, 2008 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rose is out for the game.
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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
looks like kirks gonna get a lot of PT tonight
by Tobo on Oct 24, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At PG
since Rose is out now.
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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Rose right hip flexor strain...FUCK
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by Illini15 on Oct 24, 2008 8:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
o Lord
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by MPG on Oct 24, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Derrick Done, Right hip flexor
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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not that bad...
slows you down a touch but you recover quick with stim, ice, etc.
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by jpchi on Oct 24, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
luis castillo was put on the disabled list for a hip flexor
His stats are as good as Fields -- that's the sad thing
by Jbasic89 on Oct 24, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up reply 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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by jpchi on Oct 24, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 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 up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Hinrich Again!
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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:07 PM CDT reply 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 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 actions 0 recs
Hopefully we don't do what we always do now
and slowly give up that big lead
by Tobo on Oct 24, 2008 8:11 PM CDT reply 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 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Fine, but then don't give BG any credit for his ONE preseason game either
At least be consistent…
by BAB-Bass on Oct 26, 2008 5:46 AM CDT up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Fine keep living in the past, then
I’ll focus on this season
by BAB-Bass on Oct 26, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 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 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 up reply 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 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 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Does TT really have 4 fouls in 4 mins like the espn gamecast says?
Cause that’s ridic if true.
by fundamentallysound on Oct 24, 2008 8:33 PM CDT reply 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 up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
still... 4 fouls in 4 mins? That's nuts!
by fundamentallysound on Oct 24, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I imagine Skiles is completely in his head...
Skiles leaves TT plays well…Skiles comes back TT reverts to old form.
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by jpchi on Oct 24, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply 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 up reply 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 actions 0 recs
And there's another jumper.
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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Atta boy Kirk. Kill him.
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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Emo turned Hobo aggressive!
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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stacy is preaching it.
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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hinrich vs Jefferson!
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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 8:36 PM CDT reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I think so.
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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply 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 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Skiles...easily
he did take on shaq in Orlando
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Even drones can fly away.
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by jpchi on Oct 24, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply 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 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 up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
I need more info on Rose now
I want an estimate from someone
by Option27 on Oct 24, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
anything to worry about*
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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 8:55 PM CDT up reply 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 up reply 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 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 up reply 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 actions 0 recs
there stacey goes again talking about larry hughes
great postseason
by Tobo on Oct 24, 2008 9:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Noce has been open for a ton of 3's this preseason
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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 9:02 PM CDT reply 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 actions 0 recs
Bogus call against Noc.
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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 9:07 PM CDT reply 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 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 up reply 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 actions 0 recs
did you get this off a report or from watching him on the bench?
by DangerMouse on Oct 24, 2008 9:13 PM CDT up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
I think they're right
EVERYONE read his columns
by Option27 on Oct 24, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
was a Deng a scratch tonight?
by fundamentallysound on Oct 24, 2008 9:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I wish Kirk played like this more often
by Option27 on Oct 24, 2008 9:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i hope this isn't evidence
not to start rose, though…
by Jaina on Oct 24, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think this may be evidence
of kirk as the 3rd guard. he obviously plays better with the ball in his hands
by DangerMouse on Oct 24, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply 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 actions 0 recs
Unreal.
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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 9:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And it keeps getting worse.
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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This game was getting boring anyways
Proof that Rose is huge for us too!
by Option27 on Oct 24, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Tough sequence for Thabo there
Yikes!
by marionette on Oct 24, 2008 9:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This group is tired.
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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 9:40 PM CDT reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
amazing how we go from a glut
to being bare in like 2 days.
by Jaina on Oct 24, 2008 9:42 PM CDT up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
i can't believe Luol is out with a toe injury
we need to buy these guys dome doc martens
by DangerMouse on Oct 24, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it must be a great britan thing
It aint easy bein' Piatkowski
by Yibs on Oct 24, 2008 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats not really DJ Danger Mouse is it?
stupid question prolly.
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.
by Bricks and Ivy on Oct 24, 2008 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
who me? im not a danger mouse...more of a danger cat
It aint easy bein' Piatkowski
by Yibs on Oct 25, 2008 8:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what was the call on that play?
no sound on the feed
by Jaina on Oct 24, 2008 9:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
where gray ended up bear huggin whoever it was
by Jaina on Oct 24, 2008 9:53 PM CDT up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 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 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Big board Thabo!
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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 10:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lol i saw that
and i thought i might be imagining things.
by Jaina on Oct 24, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
fox did that on the "final word" once
It aint easy bein' Piatkowski
by Yibs on Oct 24, 2008 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd love to see Tyrus come back in and get the buzzer beater
Maybe a nice alley-oop :)
by Jamaicanpi on Oct 24, 2008 10:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sefolosha for Mbah a Moute anyone?
"Worker bees can leave.
Even drones can fly away.
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by jpchi on Oct 24, 2008 10:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what was up with that last play
iso for thabo
by swede2287 on Oct 24, 2008 10:07 PM CDT reply 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 actions 0 recs
perhaps 2 of the most hated guys on this blog really playing big tonight
It aint easy bein' Piatkowski
by Yibs on Oct 24, 2008 10:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
noc didn't have a great game
but his back to back 3s well… that speaks for itself.
by Jaina on Oct 24, 2008 10:15 PM CDT up reply 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 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 up reply 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 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Make that 50 minutes.
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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 10:25 PM CDT up reply 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 up reply 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 actions 0 recs
NIChOLS!
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by Belize on Oct 24, 2008 10:24 PM CDT reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
all i*
long day @ work folks
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by Belize on Oct 24, 2008 10:27 PM CDT reply 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 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. :(
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by Jivas on Oct 24, 2008 11:04 PM CDT up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply actions 1 recs
are you taking anglo-saxon or something?
:)
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by MPG on Oct 25, 2008 7:12 AM CDT up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
just saw the Hinrich / Jefferson blow up on ESPN
Good shit Kirk!
made me proud
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by Orlando Woolridge on Oct 24, 2008 11:00 PM CDT reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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!).
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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 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 up reply 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”.
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by Jivas on Oct 25, 2008 12:14 PM CDT up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
I believe you.
It should be his choice.
by sue369 on Oct 25, 2008 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it is, that's pretty cool
I like that :)
by BAB-Bass on Oct 26, 2008 5:51 AM CDT up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 25, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up reply 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.
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by Dionysus2.0 on Oct 24, 2008 11:12 PM CDT reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
It's symbolic
Of course nobody really cares when players get announced, but you have to admit that there is a certain meaning behind it, and to some small extent the organization’s intentions can be inferred by the decision to single him out during introductions.
They’ve clearly been holding back with him – I think we all assumed the marketing campaign would center around Rose this year, and instead they have television commercials that don’t feature any of the players and a bunch of totally bullshit radio commercials with the Bulls playing against Satan and Zeus and the like.
And announcing Kirk after Rose throughout the preseason was again symbolic that they’d be holding back on Rose and continue pandering to Kirk.
But after Rose’s kickass preseason, this might be an indication that they really are willing to turn the keys over to him. Feel free to mock me for reading too much into this, but there is a patten here.
"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 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Already posted a fanshot but . . . .
This is for sure: If Rose is healthy, he’s starting.
“The guy’s a star,” said Skiles, not prone to hyperbole. “He’s beyond quick and fast, and he’s so powerful. He can go to the rim and finish. He has unique shots in the paint that he makes — floaters, runners. And that doesn’t even mention that he sees the floor and passes the ball. He’s going to be very hard to handle.”
by Option27 on Oct 24, 2008 11:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Awesome quote - thanks for the link
I have to say, when I saw Skiles on the other bench, I felt a little nostalgic. He did a good job here.
But when I saw [name redacted] on the bench next to him, I wanted to puke.
"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 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was weird to see them, truly. Sorry, but I felt like I really, really dislike them both now. You do realize Skiles was effectively coaching the team thru [redacted] the last half too, don’t you? Okay, maybe not. ;-)
Ready for opening night! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
by marionette on Oct 25, 2008 12:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they must've cut off the quote
“If I were still coaching the Bulls, to start the season I really think Rose would add some scoring punch off the bench. Duh does a great job settling us to start the game, getting us into a rythym. Rose is still young and you cannot rush him, there will be mistakes made.”
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 25, 2008 12:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
doh!
forgot to say “spacing”
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 25, 2008 12:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rose is indeed fine.(Sorry if already posted somewhere)
The strained hip flexor Derrick Rose suffered on Friday is not thought to be serious and he’s expected to start for the Bulls in Tuesday’s regular-season opener.
“(Rose) wanted to go back in,” Chicago coach Vinny Del Negro said. “But there’s no sense taking a risk there. He’ll be fine.” Great news for Rose owners everywhere. Oct. 25 – 12:10 am et
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by CubsClapp on Oct 24, 2008 11:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fuck Rose Owners
Great news for Bulls fans everywhere
by Option27 on Oct 24, 2008 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ooops sorry
You gotta link for that?
by Option27 on Oct 24, 2008 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like Rotoworld
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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 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keeping him away from Jefferson
was probably a good idea for a preseason game. Let them fight it out for real opening night.
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by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My thoughts on the game.
Rose looked very good before taking that nasty fall, if he can develop that consistent jumpshot it will be very hard for opponents to stop him eventually. Jefferson hit him unnecessarily on that lay-up, and I’m happy Noce gave him shit the whole game. Kirk had himself a nice game (perhaps saw the video Picco posted earlier?) and I was happy to see him get in Jefferson’s face for being a whiny bitch.
Tyrus looked solid as well, I’m not sure why he didn’t play at all in the 2nd half. Cedric Simmons probably earned himself a roster spot with some big plays and solid D, Nichols looked good as well.
The big question of the night is Thabo. I mean, I loved his hustle and how he picked up his D at the end of the game, but he was awful for most of the game. Aside from a few open 3s set up by nice penetration by Kirk/Rose, his shot was its usual weak self, and made plenty of bad decisions. Again, I’m glad he picked his game up when it mattered, but he’s a real question mark for this team and that worries me.
"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 24, 2008 11:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Also, anyone catch the Skiles/Noce hug?
And Tyrus and Noah hugging it out with the VP of the Veterans Disciplinarian Committee Adrian Griffin?
"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 24, 2008 11:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I saw it
But didn’t think much of it because I figured there were more “hellos” that weren’t captured by the camera.
But thinking about it more, it was interesting. I certainly don’t think TT (for example) would be hugging Skiles at any point.
"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 12:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ya, I saw dat.
Re: Thabo. You might try worrying less and enjoying more. Why is it so difficult to acknowledge he had a nice game? 6-6 ft 7 reb 10 ast 18 pts +8 Noc took the tough shots (only one I recall seemed truly ill-advised) and recovered from 6-18 to finish 9-22. Obviously, this wasn’t against the top competition, but c’mon. If you call Thabo awful on most of this one, where do you go to describe when he actually has a bad game?
by marionette on Oct 25, 2008 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm starting to wonder if
some of the “announcing” is (subliminally?) affecting bloggers impressions. I was struck by the number of times King and especially Funk were on Thabo critically. Like Red doin’ his “Nooo” with Tyrus last year. Okay, maybe not that extreme, and maybe at times deserved, but usually not.
I remember one time he was described as “out of control”, when what really happened was a fairly incredible dribble penetration to set up a Noc 3. Funk also opined that he got away with this or that a few times. Weird.
‘Course, the Red effect would’ve been a reactionary one. To excessive Aaron-love!
by marionette on Oct 25, 2008 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"normal"
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 25, 2008 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Odd comment from me, beware!
I played basketball at depaul today, been awhile since i played a nice serious game with my friends, as most of hte summer has had me playing with my cousins. Ive played more like a forward with my cousins cuz im a bit bigger than a few of them, and spent more time in the post rather than on the perimeter. Today however i played more like a pg, since most of my friends are bigger or stronger than me and i cant really match up well in the paint with anyone. It took a while but i eventually found a nice stride, setting up plays and taking jumpers without having to concern myself with the rebounds…i played like the hinrich i idolize…..
Then as soon as i was done, i check my phone and get messages telling me kirk killed, and i almost anticipated it….
i remember last year being like this, id have a crappy game and i would come home to find kirk had a crappy game.
Then there is the fact that today i ranted about hinrich not playing up to the level that i thought he should be at, and i entertained the idea of letting him go cuz he wont revert back to the hinrich i idolize. Ive done this a few times before and it seemed almost every time kirk would have a great next game. Does hinrich read blogabull??
Its a stupid fan thing, but i cant help wondering, do somehow my actions directly correlate to kirks performance on the court?
LIke i said, wierd comment frmo me, my apologies
On Behalf of Sue, Wjb, Bullshooter, and all the other Hinrich fans...Ill keep the Hinrich Hope coming...There will be light....
by piccolomair on Oct 25, 2008 12:55 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
sw33t graph on your pick up game...
and you “idolize” Hinbrick?
too much info
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by Orlando Woolridge on Oct 25, 2008 1:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
heh
i meant basketball wise, meaning the way i model my own game…although rereading that…heh…sounds bad
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by piccolomair on Oct 25, 2008 3:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your transformation of mopey kirk into firey kirk
makes up for the description of your pickup game.
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by MPG on Oct 25, 2008 7:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm the opposite...
Whenever I play as Thabo in nba2k8 i am unstoppable…he can drive the lane and finish any day of the week and knock down every 20 footer that comes his way. Too bad that doesn’t happen in the real games :0(
by GroceryBageric on Oct 25, 2008 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love this site
Mainly because of how everyone attempts to incorporate old scrubs into their names, the basketball analysis is pretty superfluous.
"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 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know why you guys don’t see it. The team won’t be any better than last year. Ben Gordon is way overrated, Rose is the second coming of Jay Williams (didn’t work well for you last time, did it?), and no one else on the team is worth anything other than Luol Deng.
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by mindfeck on Oct 26, 2008 8:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good one, troll.
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by Illini15 on Oct 26, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Give him a break...
he’s just a knicks fan still bitter about the 90s.
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by jpchi on Oct 26, 2008 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
shows what you know
Deng is also worthless! (so I’ve heard!)
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 26, 2008 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah...and enjoy Chris Duhon as your starting PG this year.
Troll.
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by Illini15 on Oct 26, 2008 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
are you predicting a career-ending motorcycle injury for rose?
because otherwise it’s gonna be tough to really be the second coming of jay williams.
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Oct 26, 2008 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Williams didn't even have a good rookie year
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 27, 2008 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I was Matt,
I would probably have raged and banned you for that.
I mean … have you seen Rose play? Do you have EYES? That’s like saying that Eddy Curry is going to lead the Knicks to a playoff spot. I mean, it could happen … if the earth crashed into the sun.
by Prevenge on Oct 26, 2008 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"...have you seen Rose play?"
No, he hasn’t. Their games are nothing alike – Williams was never that quick, fast, explosive, or big, and he didn’t have the court vision either. Which is why I actually don’t mind when a Knick fan trolls. It just reminds me of a) Duhon running their point b) Gallinari, who’s yet to play, and has a bad back at age 21
Not good, NYK. And no quick turnaround on the horizon, either.
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by MPG on Oct 27, 2008 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shows how much you know. Go look at any scouting report on Jay Williams from back in the day. Can take over a game with scoring. Even Jay Williams says Rose will struggle like he did. So anyone who thinks the Bulls won’t be great is a troll?
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by mindfeck on Oct 27, 2008 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know Eddy Curry is garbage. Though I recall Curry helping the Bulls to a playoff spot. I think none of you remember Jay Williams out of college. He was a better scorer, better passer, and much better three point shooter than Rose. Then he stunk his first year.
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by mindfeck on Oct 27, 2008 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember him not being very good, even in pre-season.
He was better in college, but he looked lost too much in games and didn’t play that many minutes. Though he looked promising before the motorcycle accident/career death.
I don’t remember him too well, but from what I do remember, comparing him to Rose is really bad. Williams didn’t have the athleticism that Rose does, and either way the only reason that was such a mistake was because he drove a motorcycle into a pole.
I don’t think Rose is going to have quite that problem.
Gallinari had back spasms and is kind of tall. Let’s compare him to Johnathan Bender! Woo, injuries.
by Prevenge on Oct 27, 2008 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There should be a
“Don’t feed the Trolls” – sign around here….
by BAB-Bass on Oct 27, 2008 11:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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