Open Game Thread #48: Bulls at Portland TrailBlazers
by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 6, 2008 8:45 PM CST
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PrintFirst, some late-breaking news: Veektor had the remainder of his contract bought out. He could've been used as an expiring contract for at least some help, drats. We may have to give up on finding Pax's cell phone charger and settle for some strings and cans. The good string too, the kind Sam Smith can't tap.
Then again, maybe they needed the roster spot for a blockbust...oh I couldn't even finish typing that.
As for tonight's game, I think the Bulls would actually be on that fast track to mediocrity if they could stay healthy. With Luol out, he's not only re-joined by Gordon, but now Hinrich as well after injuring his ribs in Monday's game. That's trouble. At least Tyrus Thomas is back after a one-game absence. Maybe Pax cut Khryapa to make sure Boylan didn't play him over Tyrus.
Before starting this preview I thought Gordon would be healthy, and therefore would use this space to bitch about not starting him instead of Duhon. What a shame, almost as big of a shame as watching a Duhon/Thabo backcourt all night. I suppose A-Drain is the backup. As a cruel joke, the Blazers are unveiling a new 3-guard starting lineup tonight of Jack/Blake/Roy/Aldridge/Przybilla. I'm sure it kills Boylan (and Skiles from afar) that he doesn't have enough guards to use himself (then again, Boylan likely will play his only 3 at the same time). Think of the spacing!
This could be a really bad night. Even before the injuries I was expecting a letdown since usually after a win, and the local media reaction that tries extrapolate some miniscule success (5 minutes against the Sonics, yeesh), the Bulls usually find a way to promptly lay a big turd in the next game. But that's not due to raised expectations or complacency (and I kid about that Wallace-Gray article, something has to be written, after all. It's just frustrating to read knowing that KC Johnson still thinks Wallace is good), it's is only because they're not a good team. Especially so with these injuries.
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Oh.And Kendal Gill
I hate Griffin
did PeeOn get called up for tonight?
by Mike C on Feb 6, 2008 8:55 PM CST reply actions
PeeOn recently had thumb surgery
I wouldn't be surprised if it was a fake injury just to get him out of Pax's sight after besmirching the Bulls character. He may as well have pissed on the freaking logo!!!!
by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 6, 2008 9:02 PM CST up reply actions
anyone
Booted off CSN for the Blackhawks
Channel 99 if you have RCN
Kirk and Gordon
Noc looks ready
Chuck away Noc!
oh man
by Freethefro on Feb 6, 2008 9:11 PM CST reply actions
It's kind of fun to listen to the Portland
"They're going to have to get on Duhon in the early going, he'll have the green light to shoot - don't want to let him get started..."
Uh, get started doing what? Letting him shoot is the usual game plan!
66.7% shooting
Khryrapa
i want Wallace and the Prince
Ben Wallace wants no part of
by RogersPark Kris on Feb 6, 2008 9:29 PM CST up reply actions
*The Vanilla Godzilla
by RogersPark Kris on Feb 6, 2008 9:31 PM CST up reply actions
Oh gawd, we drew Blind Bavetta
LaMarcus Aldridge drops 10 in the first quarter,
by Freethefro on Feb 6, 2008 9:39 PM CST reply actions
At least Gasol dropped a goose egg against
by RogersPark Kris on Feb 6, 2008 9:40 PM CST up reply actions
That shouldn't make me feel better
by Freethefro on Feb 6, 2008 9:41 PM CST up reply actions
Blazer fan peeking in
Hope the Bulls got a big trade coming to make up for it.
Welcome Mortimer
by Freethefro on Feb 6, 2008 9:42 PM CST up reply actions
Thanks Fro
I don't think the Bulls are too far off from playing how they should... once the injury bug leaves them. I'm a big Deng and Thomas fan.
Oh Boy
by Ed on Feb 6, 2008 9:43 PM CST reply actions
Gordon is such a pansy.
He played the last two games and, noe, suddenly, after a day off, he can't go?
Other than watching the Youth develop, this game is pointless. We can't win if we can't score.
Portland just broke the Victor story
It would be really nice if the opposing team's
I love Noah, I do.
The best part about the "injuries"
Strange timing for Veektor's defection...
Maybe he woke up when he finally got playing time
Nocioni guarding Jack is a joke.
Or Roy.
Someone needs to punch Aldridge in
WTF was that, double T on Noc and anyone?
Dick Bavetta is ON SOCIAL SECURITY. GET HIM OUT OF THE NBA ALREADY. WTF?
If Tyrus can't crack a lineup
by Freethefro on Feb 6, 2008 9:59 PM CST reply actions
I understand the Bulls are missing their big time
by RogersPark Kris on Feb 6, 2008 10:01 PM CST reply actions
if Ben wallace doesnt rebound
I'm running out of beer and it's the 2nd quarter. I hope my battery runs out before I start getting honest about what I really think of Ben Wallace.
by NBA Observer on Feb 6, 2008 10:04 PM CST up reply actions
Even wih several injuries, even with
When Tyrus has a bad drive, he is yanked,
"The Hunt for Red Veektober"!!!
Seriously, every thing the Portland TV guys say
They keep saying things about the Bulls winning by intimidation, and I could swear they said something about scoring in the paint. It's like they are talking about a different team or something.
They know that Blazers will win
You know,sometimes you feel sorry lil bit for the team playing without 3 best players.
I think that applies to one of the guys,
They panned over Kirk, BG and Lu sitting on the bench, and the one guy pointed out that's roughly 60 points out of the game tonight for the Bulls.
Then the other guy is like "Hey, it's not like the Blazers don't have guys out" - pointing to Greg Oden. As if having 3 starters out is the equivalent to playing without a rookie who has never played. I don't think that second guy is feeling at all sorry or respectful for the Bulls.
What a dipstick
by Freethefro on Feb 6, 2008 10:17 PM CST up reply actions
These guys are ridiculous
Things you never want to hear: "Duhon entering the game will boost the team's offense!"
Fear the Du!
Maybe they had their lines all ready for BG, then when he was out just decided to use them on another guard? It makes more sense than believing they truly see Du as the secret weapon.
i hate the 2 fouls and you sit
If Thabo Sefolosha
by Freethefro on Feb 6, 2008 10:08 PM CST reply actions
Until Griff comes back.
Not good enough
by RogersPark Kris on Feb 6, 2008 10:10 PM CST up reply actions
A win would be great
And tomorrow night, if Kirk, BG and Lu are still out and they end up playing short-handed on the second night of the back-to-back and against a running team like Golden State.
I think a moral victory
If they can stay competitive in this game without our top 3 guys out there, it'll say a lot. It will also maybe open up the door to a trade
Tyrus
by goldengod on Feb 6, 2008 10:17 PM CST reply actions
During halftime
Our perimeter defense is
Oh, dear, Du.
why
I want to see an MRI or an X-ray
Just so Bulls fans know
It ISN'T "Tay-Bo", is it?
I respect that they aren't huge homers
by Seth @ Blog a Bull on Feb 6, 2008 10:40 PM CST up reply actions
After last game with Seattle's announcer
Man, Kirk just looks miserable.
Rebounding is about heart and strength
by Freethefro on Feb 6, 2008 10:41 PM CST reply actions
I hate Portland
They are so wildly overrated. Roy is ludicrously over-valued. Some people compare him to Jordan? Please.
If the Bulls weren't a terrible joke, they would beat this Blazer squad.
Who compares him to Jordan?
The only read the Blazers get so much attention is because no team this young has ever won more than 16 games. They might not be a playoff team in the West, but they would be in the East. Playoffs don't matter anyways when everyone is 23 and you got Oden and Rudy Fernandez coming...
I could sense a anti-Blazer sentiment growing amongst the Inter-Web because of how much attention they get.
And Roy is no Jordan, but Roy is awesome.
The Bulls announcers (on the Chicago feed)
My comment was a response to that discussion.
Hmmm
You've got a big Clyde Drexler poster,
Quiz: Who did you root for in the Finals between the Bulls and the Blazers?
Blazers, big time. I hated Jordan and the Bulls!
When my cat had 5 kittens, I named them Clyde, Jerome, Terry, Buck and Kevin.
I proudly wore my Blazers t-shirt around campus (in Utah) while the Blazers were beating the Jazz.
And I did, in fact, go to sleep every night staring at the poster of Clyde on my ceiling. Man, that was an awesome poster.
But you move, you find new teams, and eventually Clyde goes to Houston and gets replaced by Kirk. ;)
Blasphemy?
I did my first round of grad school at KU,
And I get accused of blasphemy whenever I visit back home, too. Fortunately the Bulls and Blazers only play twice a year, so I don't really have to examine my split loyalties too often. (But I'm here on Blogabull tonight, so that's pretty telling.)
LMAO.
I visited Portland last year. Very laid back vibe. Extremely. Like almost comatose. A completely different energy than Chicago. Nice people, though.
Eternal student, that's me!
((Laughing))
Good luck with your new endeavor. I hope you enjoy it.
Thanks
I don't know if the term "rewarding"
I am a litigator. The job can be grueling and monotonous at times, thrilling when cases go to trial. Most importantly, it allows me to buy Bulls' tickets. LOL. (Had to get back on topic before Matt bans me.)
Griffin should never play.
Is there any more information
Maybe his vagina hurts?
by RogersPark Kris on Feb 6, 2008 10:53 PM CST up reply actions
Just got home
"T Thomas 3 minutes" in the box score to piss me off.
The fact that Veektor is already on Air Krhap One back to Moscow is hilarious.
Isolation plays for Ben Wallace?
by RogersPark Kris on Feb 6, 2008 10:52 PM CST reply actions
Honest Question
by Freethefro on Feb 6, 2008 10:52 PM CST reply actions
Not sure
Is the Griffin/Duhon pairing the slowest guard
I was going to ask how TT did
Holy shit, put Thomas in
Poor Veektor
by Stacey Kings Emmy on Feb 6, 2008 11:00 PM CST reply actions
Poor Veektor? Really?
by Freethefro on Feb 6, 2008 11:02 PM CST up reply actions
why
Hate the sin
by Freethefro on Feb 6, 2008 11:05 PM CST up reply actions
Gordon, Deng, Hinrich Out
by Seth @ Blog a Bull on Feb 6, 2008 11:08 PM CST up reply actions
OMFG
by Seth @ Blog a Bull on Feb 6, 2008 11:02 PM CST reply actions
really, he said that?
LOL!
by RogersPark Kris on Feb 6, 2008 11:03 PM CST reply actions
Wow
can't close anybody out
That's just why they went 13-2 in December...oh...and with those 13 wins being all in a row.
TBYT.
Wrong again
And the Blazers DID close them out.....AGAIN.
Kerr's aboriginal scream on Tyrus'
Yeah, very supportive environment.
not neccessarily agreeing
by Seth @ Blog a Bull on Feb 6, 2008 11:07 PM CST up reply actions
TT's free throw stroke appears to
I'll have to see if the stats bear that out.
With all the smack Matt talks about noc
by Seth @ Blog a Bull on Feb 6, 2008 11:10 PM CST reply actions
With that narrow head of his
by Freethefro on Feb 6, 2008 11:17 PM CST up reply actions
Big D...
Alec, turn in your basketball fan card
Or at least keep it in the draft thread if you're going to glorify Tyler Hansborough. Holy crap.
by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 7, 2008 12:18 AM CST up reply actions
Good block by TT.
Ticky tack call.
Very nice drive.
I actually see a pattern there
by Alcoolivoro on Feb 6, 2008 11:21 PM CST up reply actions
except all he could do was shoot
sorry, I missed you up there BigD
Hansbrough's not 6-9 either
He's listed this year in some places
He'll be late lottery, not bottom first round
Oh jeeze, I can't believe I didn't watch this game
How about BW turning it over instead?
Keeping it in the Ben family
good to see Thabo shooting a good
Oh son of St. Lucifer
Did Noc just throw that away?!?!
by Freethefro on Feb 6, 2008 11:19 PM CST reply actions
"Good Defense"
by Seth @ Blog a Bull on Feb 6, 2008 11:20 PM CST up reply actions
Noc turns the ball over to seal defeat
by fundamentallysound on Feb 6, 2008 11:19 PM CST reply actions
The Bulls cannot execute in late game
The same patterns repeat over and over.
The result of this game was preordained when Gordon pouted his way to the bench, in any case.
I'm gonna find Ben Gordon,
by Freethefro on Feb 6, 2008 11:21 PM CST up reply actions
Even under the Skiles regime
by RogersPark Kris on Feb 6, 2008 11:23 PM CST up reply actions
Maybe Gordon's face is injured
thabo driving
by fundamentallysound on Feb 6, 2008 11:23 PM CST reply actions
That took way too long.
Same old shyte
Same results as last time these teams played.
Only diffence is the Blazers have 30 Wins, and the Bulls.....(sigh)....
Another "good try" by the Boylan Bums.
Woo.
WTF WAS DUHON DOING???????
Jesus.
can't hold the ball for five out of 8 seconds
Duhon dribled for Looooong time
Gotta give the guys credit for playing hard
The only decent things about this game were
I am tired of losing.
I am going to start heckling at the UC if this continues.
Take care all,
Mortimer
Someday, maybe someday, we'll
The more losses, the better
Better draft pick means more enticing trade offers
Moral victory?
"Taybo Stephalosa" looks like a keeper though, don't he?
Getting so close and losing sucks
Tomorrow could be really ugly with all those minutes played tonight.
Hey what ever happened
Chris Duhon played 45 minutes tonight?
du
With the Viktor buyout, you can kiss any trades adios before the deadline. This team is a MF joke with a bad coach and impotent GM. Can someone remind me why I watch this garbage?
we could've used Viktor Khryapa tonight ...
Why did we ever drop Thomas Gardner.
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