Open Game Thread #2: Bulls at Boston Celtics - OVERFLOW
by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 31, 2008 8:30 PM CDT
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PrintFirst half, big time stinko.
So bad that the fact Aaron Gray played so much isn't the worst thing I've seen tonight.
This may be one of those games where we just watch Derrick Rose and pick out some good from that. And assume everyone else will get traded eventually.
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This seems like a great time
to go with a new lineup to start the 2nd half.
It will be interesting to see if VDN
had some motivational talk over the half. I really want to see them come on the floor calm, collected, and less mopey. It is one thing to lose it is another to look like losers while doing it.
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About to go home from work
hopefully this game gets a little better so it’s bearable to watch when I get home.
Derrick Rose-2009 ROTY Tyrus Thomas-2009 MIP...hope I'm at least half right
by CHCOWNTHECENTRAL on Oct 31, 2008 8:32 PM CDT reply actions
Can we please try to be at least civil for the second half of the game.
That first post is the most unfun thing I had to get through on this site ever.
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Ya tonight has been horrible
I’m kinda regretting my decision to stay home tonight instead of going out
Give the keys to Rose
and let him drive the Ferrari. I feel its too early in the game to say this, but that is our only alternative right now, sadly.
I personally find it humorous that D Rose almost looks
irritated at the play of his team.
It’s almost as if he is befuddled by the organized incompetence.
This game was a predicable loss, though. Write it off.
I think we’ll win tomorrow night.
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Perhaps we should all talk about Rose
and forget the rest of the team for this game. Rose clearly cares. The rest of them are used to losing from last year. They are going to have to learn to not take losing like a bunch of 8th graders.
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yes, true!
At one point he was giving it to somebody about something, and Gooden came in the makeshift huddle to calm things, and then VDN called a time-out.
But, yeah was Rose was giving it out, to Gordon I think it was, about a mistake,
THIS IS GOOD TO SEE!
Young or not, since there is NO leader at the moment, it may as well be their best player, Rose!
They had a nice comeback, but Rudy Gay had some circus shots go in
It’s another nice test for Rose to go up against Conley and Lowry, at least to see how he can manage defensively. Deng has to step up because Gay will easily score 20, and our frontcourt has to do a better job against the bruiser types, which Marc Gasol is.
"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 Nov 1, 2008 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Rose
If rose takes control now we might see another 30pt performance?
Alright
Bulls are going as Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hide for Halloween. So that must mean will see the non ugly side in the second half.
by RogersPark Kris on Oct 31, 2008 8:34 PM CDT reply actions
Hopefully they told him that during VDN motivational speech in the locker room.
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Commenters note the Bulls lack passion.
It’s certainly true that the Bulls didn’t have that enthusiasm. Except Noc, who had the enthusiasm of one of those old ladies with a house with like 300 cats living in it.
Tyrus comes out
and jacks ANOTHER long 2. WTFFFFFF
Asked what kind of player he expects to be in the next five years, he said: "Not a star, but like, a superstar. Something around, like, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, something like that."
Del Harris
Trying to get the team fired up? Vinny should be doing that…
Asked what kind of player he expects to be in the next five years, he said: "Not a star, but like, a superstar. Something around, like, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, something like that."
Wow Rose. Wow.
Asked what kind of player he expects to be in the next five years, he said: "Not a star, but like, a superstar. Something around, like, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, something like that."
WOWOWOWOWOW
Asked what kind of player he expects to be in the next five years, he said: "Not a star, but like, a superstar. Something around, like, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, something like that."
Rose...
…Beast
Derrick Rose-2009 ROTY Tyrus Thomas-2009 MIP...hope I'm at least half right
by CHCOWNTHECENTRAL on Oct 31, 2008 8:39 PM CDT reply actions
Clearly I was mistaken...
He has NO place on the floor I guess.
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Now is the time
to sit him down for a little. “Sit this one out, Champ”
I'll admit he has talent...
Probably best used as the fifth option. I just get so damned frustrated watching this happen.
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Understandable
He’s too frustrated to make a lot of smart plays right now.
Dude, Tyrus.
Fighting under there, throwing elbows, I like.
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Do they call techs on Garnett?
He is cursing out the ref
It would hurt
the integrity of the game…well, bs calls hurt the integrity of the game. I thought they were going to work on calling charges over the off season. Doesn’t look like it.
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i mean if calls like that happen. wats the point to fine floppers? thats part of the game to is it not?
It aint easy bein' Piatkowski
Yep, definitely in the circle. Awful again.
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bs charge
keep him in anyway. let him foul out, hes doing good, hes the only thing we have going
B.J. for three.... KABOOM!
I can see how non Bulls fans
could have been sick of us back in the day if they always treated champs like this with the fouls. It is making the game unwatchable. If Rose fouls out I am turning it off.
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yeah, maybe this is karma
but the foul calls are so out of whack it sickening. I would send this tape to the NBA office if I was the Bulls. They are letting the Celtics get away with murder and calling every touch foul on the Bulls.
The Celtics
would probably win this game without that much help by the refs. We are not that good but there is no need to punish us with crazy calls. The Celtics are good enough they don’t need nanny refs. What the refs are doing is making this game UNWATCHABLE.
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This game is really ugly
Please Pax, don't trade Hughes! Just make sure that he stays injured until... 2010!!!
I hear he is coming
out with a nice herbal tea line. Will put you right to sleep.
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Tyrus.
At least they’re letting him play it out. It’ll make for an interesting film session tomorrow when he’s asked to explain what kind of landed fish he’s flopping around like.
He knows he isn't playing well.
It is probably embarrassing. One of those towel on the head on the bench nights for sure. Except tonight they are making him play it out ugly on the floor for whatever reason.
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There was a shot of Gordon and Ray Allen next to each other
and they looked pretty much the same size.
was chgobr also in the picture?
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 31, 2008 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions
was the shot from a guy laying on the floor
There was a shot of Gordon and Rondo and Gordon looked shorter
Even Noah saw that one coming.
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions
nba refereeing
is a joke in general
B.J. for three.... KABOOM!
by chibullsfan03 on Oct 31, 2008 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions
30 Minutes into the game.
And only one player with more than one field goal made. Terrible shooting night.
"The whole leverage thing, it's a difficult thing to gauge" -Paxson
I almost made a fanpost about Tyrus
And how he shot something less than 40% in the pre-season, and whether we should be concerned about that going into the year. How do we feel about that?
As long as its not Thabo or Gray.
I think its okay here.
"The whole leverage thing, it's a difficult thing to gauge" -Paxson
i have no problem with him shooting jumpers
but after he misses a few he either has to pass or drive
Rose on the bench looks like he is pissed.
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It's like
they saw the bad start so now everyone is trying to win the game by themselves.
They need Rose out there.
I am really pissed the refs have him benched.
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Rookie calls.
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions
the stupidest thing i've ever heard of
ref the damn game who cares if its a rookie or an all-star, call the game correctly
B.J. for three.... KABOOM!
by chibullsfan03 on Oct 31, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Sure...
In a perfect world, but this is the NBA… Where blatant favoratism happens.
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions
The NBA is a product...
If they called EVERY foul we’d never get to see much basketball happen. I’m not condoning it, but it happens… A LOT.
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Consistant to the game would be nice.
If you are calling a certain foul on one team you better call it when the other does the same thing. That is not what is happening tonight. It is one thing not to call a certain foul in a game and let them be aggressive or whatnot. It is when one team gets away with it and the other doesn’t that it starts getting crazy.
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Agreed...
But one reason that coaches like veterans is because they know what kind of fouls they can get away with (IE: when the Ref’s aren’t looking, or when the situation doesn’t call for a make up call on a tickey-tack play).
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree - put him back out there
What does foul trouble matter when you down 30?
"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
I get the feeling this might happen alot this year...
Maybe VDN is trying to teach him something.
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Rose is playing fine.
It is the rest of the team that have gotten used to being and acting like losers. Unless his lesson is “don’t be mopey like these guys” I don’t know what he is going to learn from the bench.
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I will say this...
When they call one on Rose he takes it like a man… Now if only Kirk and Noce can learn that too.
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I sure hope that is the case
From VDN post-game comments, its sounds like he does not have a clue. 18ft jumpers is not something I would want Tyrus to do regularly.
To quote Sir Charles
This is turrrible!
by RogersPark Kris on Oct 31, 2008 8:50 PM CDT reply actions
Wasn't somebody saying that Ray Allen was just as vacant as Thabo tonight?
Here’s the difference, Ray Allen will turn it on when he needs to.
Don't call me doughboy!
Bench Kirk
That’s a guy who doesn’t want to be out there. 2nd game of the season and he’s already quit.
I really hate how they get that way.
They need to ignore the scoreboard and make their plays. Or sit down. Someone needs to donate some of their fouls to Rose so he can play.
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he is the main offender
but Tyrus, Deng and Gordon all do it to a certain degree. You just have to play through it.
I am surprised they only have 65.
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looked like pierce
took a jab at him as he walked past.
Asked what kind of player he expects to be in the next five years, he said: "Not a star, but like, a superstar. Something around, like, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, something like that."
that didnt work lol
B.J. for three.... KABOOM!
by chibullsfan03 on Oct 31, 2008 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions
lastest foul call all day so far...it was made after the ball hit the rim
It aint easy bein' Piatkowski
seriously
they have made a couple really late calls in this game.
Garnett with a cheap shot.
No surprise really.
"The whole leverage thing, it's a difficult thing to gauge" -Paxson
he should go around and elbow the rest of the team
maybe then we’ll play like we care
by darksmokepuncher on Oct 31, 2008 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions
There ya go, take it strong to the hoop.
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Oh THANK GOD
He got fouled. otherwise…he woulda missed.
Asked what kind of player he expects to be in the next five years, he said: "Not a star, but like, a superstar. Something around, like, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, something like that."
Tyrus needs ot learn to finish.
1-15 is unacceptable.
"The whole leverage thing, it's a difficult thing to gauge" -Paxson
Like that.
I like how he keeps going after it…that is what a young player needs to do.
"The whole leverage thing, it's a difficult thing to gauge" -Paxson
There is alot he needs to learn...
And so little time to do it.
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions
It's not unacceptable this year
We aren’t winning a championship. Give him a chance to work out the kinks for the first time in his NBA career.
It seams everyone needs
We’re having a horrible night. Not just him, bu everyone except rose
Please Pax, don't trade Hughes! Just make sure that he stays injured until... 2010!!!
Nice! Keep taking it strong.
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wtf tyrus what was that
and…how did it go in??
Asked what kind of player he expects to be in the next five years, he said: "Not a star, but like, a superstar. Something around, like, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, something like that."
Yes, Tyrus, yes!
Tyrus, Rose, Gordon, Noah showing life tonight, even if everything isn’t going in.
yeah, great
now just put the one OTHER guy who showed life, ROSE, back in!!
Asked what kind of player he expects to be in the next five years, he said: "Not a star, but like, a superstar. Something around, like, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, something like that."
YEAH KIRK
who said kirk stopped caring?? taking a charge on GARNETT??
Asked what kind of player he expects to be in the next five years, he said: "Not a star, but like, a superstar. Something around, like, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, something like that."
In this game
there was a 90% chance that would have backfired on him though. Damn refs.
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Aaron Gray, master of
the preseason 4th quarter comebacks. You just watch.
I wish they'd realize
that while it will be very hard to beat the Celtics even on the best of days they can still make plays and look like NBA basketball players while losing. Lots of teams will lose to the Celtics. They won’t all look like us doing it though.
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ding ding ding
Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.
-- Scottie Pippen
by Orlando Woolridge on Oct 31, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions
The Celtics D...
While it might seem like the ref’s won’t call anything on them, it can’t be denied that these guys know how to help eachother out.
Don't call me doughboy!
They are not the champs for nothing.
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YES!
That is what Tyrus needs to do when he gets the ball at the top of the key.
Don't call me doughboy!
but he needs to finish
Please Pax, don't trade Hughes! Just make sure that he stays injured until... 2010!!!
One step at a time.
And at least the Celtics get a foul. Bonus for everyone.
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions
bad news
deng shooting .125 with 6 points
Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.
-- Scottie Pippen
by Orlando Woolridge on Oct 31, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sorry
The only guy playing bad tonight is TT. You’re not allowed to criticize anyone else.
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
Hey, I heard Tyrus was playing bad tonight. Noes!
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by RogersPark Kris on Oct 31, 2008 9:04 PM CDT reply actions
Gordon with a terrible shot.
Falling out of bounds throws the ball at the hoop.
"The whole leverage thing, it's a difficult thing to gauge" -Paxson
Looks like they are talking to Rose on the bench.
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I hope they send him in. And let him take over the game.
For what it is worth now.
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If he isn't, i'm going to sleep
Please Pax, don't trade Hughes! Just make sure that he stays injured until... 2010!!!
Silver lining
another shitty night for Beasley. So at least we got that completely, amazingly right.
he played ok
17 ptss 9 rebs 0 TOs in less than 30 minutes, thats decent
Down 16
End of 3rd quarter – Boston may start with their reserves. Bring in Pooh and let’s see if we can make a run!
"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
We have them right where we want them.
Lured them into a sense of safety by sucking the entire game and then BAM. Unleash the Pooh.
>:[ ]
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"Unleash the Pooh"
comment of the night!
B.J. for three.... KABOOM!
by chibullsfan03 on Oct 31, 2008 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions
If we were the Mavericks, we'd have them right where we want them
A little political humor for y’all.
"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
Come on, give me some love - that was funny!
Anyone here follow anything other than sports? :)
"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
I like reading, British tv, and long walks on the beach.
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The 3rd was much better.
We actually outscored them by 2, doubled the assist total for the game, and looked like we’re still alive.
We needed things to go our way to compete tonight – and shooting around 25% is not things going our way.
Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!
Okay, let's get this down to a 10 point game
And then just play…we can’t play any worse than this, not by a longshot. The good news is that this is the best team in the league and we’re still in the game. I’m sure the Celts starters will be sitting for the first few minutes of the 4th—-if so, let’s get a run. We just need ONE RUN. Just a little 8-0 run or something and we’re in a good spot. It’s the NBA, everybody makes a run
love the optimism
Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.
-- Scottie Pippen
by Orlando Woolridge on Oct 31, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Nocioni is +7 through 3.
Maybe he should play the entire 4th quarter. Okay, I kid.
"The whole leverage thing, it's a difficult thing to gauge" -Paxson
at least Doris Burke wore a nice halloween mask
Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.
-- Scottie Pippen
by Orlando Woolridge on Oct 31, 2008 9:10 PM CDT reply actions
Agreed...
Pretty soon the Celtic scrubs will be out there, and what’s the point of playing him then?
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Where is Rose?
Fuck VDN, put him in
Please Pax, don't trade Hughes! Just make sure that he stays injured until... 2010!!!
Hi Vinny
This is how you kill your own momentum.
Thomas can't even finish an alley oop
yuck.
"The whole leverage thing, it's a difficult thing to gauge" -Paxson
That was a tough pass to handle.
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At least he makes his free throws.
"The whole leverage thing, it's a difficult thing to gauge" -Paxson
More importantly
it was Jeff Van Gundy.
Scotter made that point as well, that Noce is better as a 4. I have a “thing” about not liking non-rebounding bigs. I’m automatically opposed to a guy with a rebound rate of like 10 playing power forward, but I’m probably wrong 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
I think it just depends on the guys around him.
With, say, Tyson Chandler or AD at center and Deng at the 3, it was workable because those guys were awesome rebounders.
With most other sets of guys it’s a problem.
Not one of these guys can drive.
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions
No one does, i think
Neither VDN…
Please Pax, don't trade Hughes! Just make sure that he stays injured until... 2010!!!
The Question of the Night.
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If Rose is healthy
It’s completely fucking indefensible that he’s not played more.
"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
Every time they show him on the bench
he looks healthy, able, and very pissed.
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laughable
Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.
-- Scottie Pippen
by Orlando Woolridge on Oct 31, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions
the Celtics get a lot of charge calls
they are great at sliding in after the pass or shot has already been made. That really shouldn’t be a foul but the refs call it like that all the time.
I think
VDN is waiting for the bulls to make a run and get it down to 10 and then put Rose in but yeah nt going to happen
He's wrong
Put Rose now and we’ll make a run…
Please Pax, don't trade Hughes! Just make sure that he stays injured until... 2010!!!
Rose will at least make a run.
This might sound bad, but I want Rose’s stats to at least look nice. Can’t do even that from the bench.
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new starting line-up
Noah
Thomas
Deng
Gordon
Rose
We need Noah’s toughness and Goron’s shooting to start the game. Matt’s worst fears were realized, this game was over in the first 6 to 8 minutes.
Will say this...
Our defense was absolutely atrocious to start the game…no one was rotating quickly, Rondo was blowing by Rose with no help…there is no excuse for defense to be off…
"The whole leverage thing, it's a difficult thing to gauge" -Paxson
Rose is in.
Had foul problems?!?
"The whole leverage thing, it's a difficult thing to gauge" -Paxson
Ref problems, more like it.
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Deng with a very solid 2-10 shooting in 30 minutes so far.
And, as far as I can tell, hasn’t been mentioned in a single post so far in the game threads. That’s messed up.
It's because he's playing well
Only Tyrus is playing poorly. Apparently you’re watching a different game from everyone else.
:)
"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
i mentioned it above
Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.
-- Scottie Pippen
by Orlando Woolridge on Oct 31, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Hell no,
But after having 49 wins two years ago, this is absolutely unacceptable.
by Juiceboxjerry on Oct 31, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Nobody can hit a shot
and they are getting no calls. It has been a bad game, buts its also against the best team in the NBA. Chill out.
Not to mention...
These are the NBA champs we are playing.
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Wait...
You said exactly that…I am blind with rage right now.
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
We are losing to the champs.
That is somewhat expected for a team like us. Acting like losers isn’t acceptable. I don’t agree with a lot of the coaching tonight, but the players themselves need to not get mopey and just run their plays. This is a lingering problem from last year. They need to snap out of it and be fighters like they were two years ago. Two years ago they were watchable even when losing. Not now.
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too many slumped shoulders
and when they get behind like this, they stop playing team D, and start going one on one. VDN needs to identify who is doing it, and put his foot down.
You guys are all acting weak as hell, other
than Rose this a veteran team and they need to be held to higher standards.
by Juiceboxjerry on Oct 31, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
If the Bulls are a veteran team...
Then what are the Celtics? Immortal?
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
With actual vets...
Coming off a championship.
I’m not apoligizing for our play (God knows I want to punch children right now), but I won’t feel bad because we are getting rolled by a far superior team on their home floor.
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by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Lakers/Celtics rematch
You can pencil that one in.
by RogersPark Kris on Oct 31, 2008 9:23 PM CDT reply actions
I feel sorry for any kids that come to my door for candy right now...
I feel like punching faces.
Don't call me doughboy!
Have they asked you to take your mask of
only to find out that is your “watching the Bulls suck face”? You will be the scary house forever.
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lol... Followed by tears.
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by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
The refs suck!
They’re being tendentious
Please Pax, don't trade Hughes! Just make sure that he stays injured until... 2010!!!
they were worst than that ;)
Please Pax, don't trade Hughes! Just make sure that he stays injured until... 2010!!!
Plus he is the only one that can drive...
And when he does, the Celtics are too slow to keep up with him. It’s the only effective offense we have had.
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by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Indeed.
I am pissed we are losing in this way but the Rose fan in me is pissed his stats are going to look horrible tonight with little fault of his own.
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well, the best thing about tonight's loss
is there is a game tomorrow. I’m going to get drunk. yipee!
Please make it to 70.
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There you go....
"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
Thomas with a block!
And then a karate kick or something. Odd…
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He's a Cobra Kai
For Halloween.
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by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Ben with the three!
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Just ten more of those and we'll be in the game.
Five for Noc and five for Ben. Not hard…
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Just now or...
when did that happen? I kinda faded out there when Rose was on the bench.
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i don't remember exactly when
but Noc 6 fouls in 6 minutes tonight.
I remember
the slimmed-down Paul Pierce running right by Noce like he wasn’t even there a couple of times, and Noce reaching for fouls.
"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
Without any more 3pts shooters
Gordon will have to make all ten shots to get us back into the game!
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I can't remember a game
where so few 3 pointers were made from both sides. And as I type this, there’s two more.
Role acceptance...
First smart thing Van Gundy has said all night.
The Bulls need to figure some things out.
Don't call me doughboy!
But Stromile Swift...
He could be.
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
That's a joke by the way...
Dear God, please let the kids ring my doorbell again!
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Gray is a joke!
Please Pax, don't trade Hughes! Just make sure that he stays injured until... 2010!!!
Well duh...
So why aren’t you laughing?
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Honestly???
I don’t know… Maybe it’s because of this game. I can’t believle I gave up some more hours of sleep to watch only this half… :s
Please Pax, don't trade Hughes! Just make sure that he stays injured until... 2010!!!
Layup by Thabo.
Didn’t realize he was in the game. I think Gray might have been blocking my view or something.
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there is like, oh, three of us watching the game.
I am just hoping Rose does something awesome to make it worth it.
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Pretty 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
Make it to 80!
So my coworkers who only look at the final score to tease me on Monday won’t know how really bad it was.
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Thabo can't dribble,
but he did make a jumper.
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Most. Depresssing. game.this year.
Damn I’m glad the beer helped. Keep ur head up folks
"You’re caught up in basketball. Get caught up in life" - Starbury "The Great"
To 80! Please!
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Noah's got 12 boards
"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
Well, we got that out of the way.
Forever on film in the locker room as how not to lose a game.
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Free Throw Shooting.
The one positive from the Bulls tonight. The guys made their free throws. Now if they could make their other shots…or stop the other team from making theirs.
"The whole leverage thing, it's a difficult thing to gauge" -Paxson
And can we mostly agree
that everyone but Rose sucked tonight so we don’t have a zillion posts tomorrow about each player and how they sucked worse or something? The suck was pretty much evenly spread.
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Noah rebounded well and showed a lot of energy
So, I think he didn’t played so bad either
Please Pax, don't trade Hughes! Just make sure that he stays injured until... 2010!!!
VDN
What does he do exactly, anyway?
The poster formerly known as Freethefro.
a few observations
1. we were bad, and certainly didn’t need the help from the refs to only make it worse. the way we were playing, we should have lost by 40 though.
2. i hate when we can’t even get credit for doing something good. when we started to bounce back a little, they were saying how it was the celtics being lax.
3. mark jackson shows why he didn’t get any coaching job by saying our best lineup would be rose, gordon, hinrich.
4. have they never watched a celtics game before? they were acting like the scalabrine chanting was a surprise…
Some encouraging things from this game
1. VDN left Tyrus in for 29 meaningful (as meaningful as could be in this game) minutes, even on 2/17 shooting. No way does Skiles or Boylan ever do this. Big props to VDN for this.
2. Noah with 13 boards in 23 minutes. He plays better with Rose than Gooden does.
3. Rose Rose Rose. He had three layups over Garnett. The Celtics are the toughest test he’ll face, and he was getting to the hole easier than Kobe was in the Finals last year.
Overall, not so bad. This won’t be the only time we get completely blown out this year, but I was happy to see us bounce back in the 3rd quarter and end with some spirit. (Our three captains though… egads.)
One thing about Rose...
I’m not sure this will be the toughest team he’ll face this year.
While Rondo is definitely a good defender, their interior looked really slow (albeit huge) to keep up with Rose. While the Celtics are a good help D team, they seemed to be tailor made to exploit by the first step dribble drives of Rose.
Just my observation.
Don't call me doughboy!
by Khalid El-Amin on Oct 31, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
agreed
rose was great. not his fault he only had 1 assist… we didn’t even shoot 30% for the game.
i’m glad vdn stuck it out with tyrus, but they should really have pulled him aside for some pointers, at least, because he needed another strategy when his jumpers weren’t falling.
obviously i chalked this up as a loss before the game started, but i am pleased we did manage to pull it together at least a little. i can’t believe noc fouled out though… that was pretty awful.
Yup
Being taken out for instruction and put in soon after would have been preferable. That is still different than under Skiles where not only would you never see the light of day you would not get instruction either. They kept him out there but it could have been better if they sat him down and talk to him for a minute so he could get his head on straight and go back out with a mission.
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Noah should start
he was the only guy in there fighting. Gooden quit, and he quit early. I want nothing to do with him.
Luol: he wanted nothing to do with this game.
Rose played with heart. There were a lot of calls he didn’t get that he should’ve gotten. But that’s the best on ball defender he’s going to face, and