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Open Game Thread #72: Bulls at Atlanta Hawks

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This is it. A loss here means finally the playoff talk stops.

Or as My Man Sam put it in his final Tribune column: "the must-not-lose-yet-again game"

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I can smell the playoff atmosphere
Chris Webber is still the lowpost answer!

by hscs on Mar 28, 2008 5:38 PM CDT   0 recs

good choice
Chris Webber announced his retirement from the NBA on this Wednesday, bowing to a knee injury that cut short his comeback attempt with the Warriors.

by Homegrown on Mar 28, 2008 11:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Here comes a loss
By about 25 points. I hope Noah gets 40 minutes and hopefully Tyrus can get some burn against a fastbreak team like the hawks.

by armstrong2389 on Mar 28, 2008 5:56 PM CDT   0 recs

I'm not
feelin' it tonight.

by sue369 on Mar 28, 2008 6:00 PM CDT   0 recs

The vibe in here is excellent
"to the children: Fuck the Bulls." - Matt

by NittanyBull on Mar 28, 2008 6:45 PM CDT   0 recs

Hughes is so bad
it looks like he is trying to through the game.
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 28, 2008 6:48 PM CDT   0 recs

how do you through a game?
is he trying to go past it?
"to the children: Fuck the Bulls." - Matt

by NittanyBull on Mar 28, 2008 7:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

you got me
hopefully he's looking to give the bulls a deal on a buyout...
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 29, 2008 11:07 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

No D....absolutely no O either
Hughes chucking bricks and looking SO shitty...
Ugh.
Makes me wanna go watch the evening news.
Spring training....FINALLY!!

by Bluelou on Mar 28, 2008 6:50 PM CDT   0 recs

Honestly - I can't stand Hughes
I would much rather see Thabo than Hughes starting.

At least Thabo is fun to watch, and even in his WORST moments he looks better than Hughes' better moments.

WHY did they get him anyway?
Oh yeah...the Wallace thaang.
So Wallace gets the last laugh in the end regardless....

sheesh

Spring training....FINALLY!!

by Bluelou on Mar 28, 2008 6:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Hughes makes a good drinking game though
Hit every possession he shoots the first time he touches the ball - double if it's just inside the arc.
It takes a special coach to make Aaron Gray a guy you can see.

by wjb1492 on Mar 28, 2008 7:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

wjb has a side seldom posted about
"to the children: Fuck the Bulls." - Matt

by NittanyBull on Mar 28, 2008 7:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

It's a habit retained from college
I actually don't drink anymore, but for some reason I still find drinking games in weird places.
It takes a special coach to make Aaron Gray a guy you can see.

by wjb1492 on Mar 28, 2008 7:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm in college...
and when Ben Wallace was still on the team, if he made a free throw, that was chug a whole beer.

current rules:  

dunks- you drink, either team...you drink for getting owned or you drink for tyrus or noah providing us with a nice dunk.

three-pointers:  drink three, if we make them.

bulls make a foul shot, drink.

umm...the rules change a bit depending on how tanked you want to get. :)

At least if we make the playoffs at the 8th seed, Tyrus can get back at Posey for breaking his nose...

by AGBallinisaHabit on Mar 29, 2008 12:17 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Thabo is hurt, so stop asking for him
Plus he can't play D, need to average at least 1 steal per game in this league.

by Homegrown on Mar 28, 2008 10:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That's pretty funny, because
(1) steals are not the equivalent of good defense, and (2) (if they were, for the sake of argument,) Thabo averages 2.09 steals per 48 minutes.
It takes a special coach to make Aaron Gray a guy you can see.

by wjb1492 on Mar 28, 2008 11:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

F this
I'm out.
Spring training....FINALLY!!

by Bluelou on Mar 28, 2008 6:57 PM CDT   0 recs

Is it me
or is the defense rotation especially bad tonight?
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 28, 2008 6:58 PM CDT   0 recs

Nice of the Bulls to quit early tonight
That way people can watch the NCAA Tournament without wondering what's going on with the Bulls game.

by Big D on Mar 28, 2008 7:04 PM CDT   0 recs

lol
Our heads are in the same place!
It takes a special coach to make Aaron Gray a guy you can see.

by wjb1492 on Mar 28, 2008 7:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Can the Hawks run away with a game
if they're the only ones who show up?

Kirk, Drew and Shannon just want the game to get over fast so they can watch their schools' NCAA games tonight.  

It takes a special coach to make Aaron Gray a guy you can see.

by wjb1492 on Mar 28, 2008 7:05 PM CDT   0 recs

TT with 3 fouls in the 1st quarter
that's unprecedented.
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 28, 2008 7:09 PM CDT   0 recs

Boxscore's only got him with 2
I kind of like his new theory of knocking people down though.  Might as well make those few fouls and little PT memorable, right?  Maybe they could trade him to the Bears?
It takes a special coach to make Aaron Gray a guy you can see.

by wjb1492 on Mar 28, 2008 7:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

good
they should have left him then.
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 28, 2008 7:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

could be something wrong with the box score
they've got Hughes with only 5 shots.  Are they only counting the ill advised jumpers?
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 28, 2008 7:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That's funny!
It takes a special coach to make Aaron Gray a guy you can see.

by wjb1492 on Mar 28, 2008 7:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

with one minute left in the 1st
the bulls had 6 basket and kirk had 5 assists...
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 28, 2008 7:12 PM CDT   0 recs

Larry Hughes continues his brilliant play
in a Bulls uniform.  Stick a fork in him, he's done!

by danger mouse on Mar 28, 2008 7:28 PM CDT   0 recs

I really want the Bulls to win this game
Not because I want them to make the playoffs, but because I don't want Atl to make the playoffs.  There pick is going to PHX and perhaps PHX wouldn't mind trading that pick for a veteran (I'm looking at you Noce).

by danger mouse on Mar 28, 2008 7:31 PM CDT   0 recs

bad idea
the bulls don't need any more youngsters.  The only trade that benefits them (besides a Hughes dump) is packaging several players together to get one clearly better player.
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 28, 2008 7:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

and he leaves duhon in...
Boylan loves the small so much that I wonder if it's because it makes him feel big.
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 28, 2008 7:32 PM CDT   0 recs

Sure am glad Bibby decided to play
It takes a special coach to make Aaron Gray a guy you can see.

by wjb1492 on Mar 28, 2008 7:34 PM CDT   0 recs

This is amazing
Gordon, Hinrich, Duhon, Deng, Noah.   Might as well just put Hughes at center...

by danger mouse on Mar 28, 2008 7:39 PM CDT   0 recs

So did Du and Boylan kiss and make up, too?
He's getting an awful lot of playing time here.  Although, much to my surprise, I don't mind him near as much when the alternative is chuckin' Larry.
It takes a special coach to make Aaron Gray a guy you can see.

by wjb1492 on Mar 28, 2008 7:44 PM CDT   0 recs

I really feel bad for Kirk
He really is a fuckin good defender. Just not against guys hella bigger than him.

by Option27 on Mar 28, 2008 7:47 PM CDT   0 recs

Yeah, nothing more he could do there
It takes a special coach to make Aaron Gray a guy you can see.

by wjb1492 on Mar 28, 2008 7:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

And in
front of two refs who don't have the balls to call a foul.

by sue369 on Mar 28, 2008 7:54 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I hate Hughes
almost as much as I hate Boylan. Jesus Christ Jim start Thabo.

Oh yeah...these refs suck!!!!

by sue369 on Mar 28, 2008 7:53 PM CDT   0 recs

Do you follow this team, Thabo is hurt
Hughes is done for this year, they are not going to risk him, he is the trade though, so you better learn his game, you don't lead the league in steals and win the division (playing point gaurd last year) and go to the finals.  4 weeks with a new team is nothing to judge, your way off.
Watch for Arenas, then you have a star in Chicago, now you have nobody, not one superstar player on your team.
Also, don't worry who starts, its minutes in the NBA not starting (thats junior high).  Thabo's groin muscle is pulled, can't figure why every post says play him, start him?

by Homegrown on Mar 28, 2008 10:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Are you Thabo's Dr?
I know he's been hurt. He's been playing through it and playing well. He deserves to be starting.

I really don't give a shit what Hughes has done in the past. He does not fit with this team. He needs to go.

Oh and your spelling of gaurd should be guard and your should be you're (that's elementary).

by sue369 on Mar 28, 2008 11:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Man, Davidson isn't having much trouble with
that Wisconsin defense!  Hope this isn't establishing an upset trend in Detroit...
It takes a special coach to make Aaron Gray a guy you can see.

by wjb1492 on Mar 28, 2008 7:55 PM CDT   0 recs

Deng is having a pretty good night
5/8 FG/FGA, 1-2 FT/FTA, 11 pts, an assist, block, no turnovers
"to the children: Fuck the Bulls." - Matt

by NittanyBull on Mar 28, 2008 7:57 PM CDT   0 recs

the season is over
I like Love or Augustin with the 8th/9th pick.  We obviously could use a post player (since we feature a 5 guard rotation) and i think we can use a true point guard who can penetrate and finish.  

by danger mouse on Mar 28, 2008 8:10 PM CDT   0 recs

It's like they go to the lockerroom at the half
and Boylan gives them some speech about being right in it ... and they guys look at each other, remember they don't want to make the playoffs if it means playing longer under Boylan, and come out with this in the 3rd.
It takes a special coach to make Aaron Gray a guy you can see.

by wjb1492 on Mar 28, 2008 8:11 PM CDT   0 recs

And while I'm at it,
How can Boylan not recognize that this (his starting) lineup is NOT WORKING against the Hawks tonight?
It takes a special coach to make Aaron Gray a guy you can see.

by wjb1492 on Mar 28, 2008 8:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Well, it's mutual, or whatever that would be,
because I don't want this team to play either.

After tonight it's 4 back with 10 to play, right?  And 3 teams the Bulls would have to jump?  So can they please just let the kids play for the rest of the season?

It takes a special coach to make Aaron Gray a guy you can see.

by wjb1492 on Mar 28, 2008 8:20 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

God, I hate this team
Do they even have to play the last 10 games?

by Big D on Mar 28, 2008 8:17 PM CDT   0 recs

I think it is the boxscore
because the announcer just said hughes is 2-8 and the boxscore has him at 2-7.  It feels like 2-25...
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 28, 2008 8:23 PM CDT   0 recs

Well, it is Atlanta
As long as there's nothing in the official scorekeeping that requires the Bulls to play any part of this over at a later date!

And congrats to Davidson and Texas!

It takes a special coach to make Aaron Gray a guy you can see.

by wjb1492 on Mar 28, 2008 8:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

you know what's funny
BG is +9 while having scored only 2 points.
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 28, 2008 8:29 PM CDT   0 recs

And he's the only guy with a good +/-
so it's doubly weird.
It takes a special coach to make Aaron Gray a guy you can see.

by wjb1492 on Mar 28, 2008 8:34 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

that was maybe the worst call of the night
how can you call that on BG when everybody in the gym knows BG doesn't touch anybody?
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 28, 2008 8:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

LMAO. Kerr speaks about Gray as a
father might tenderly whisper about his newborn son.
LSU 38 OHIO STATE 24 - LSU IS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION AND I AM THE KING OF BOURBON STREET!!

by 1958ChiTown on Mar 28, 2008 8:40 PM CDT   0 recs

Are finally eliminated from playoff
contention if we lose tonight?
LSU 38 OHIO STATE 24 - LSU IS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION AND I AM THE KING OF BOURBON STREET!!

by 1958ChiTown on Mar 28, 2008 8:41 PM CDT   0 recs

How weird would it be if the Bulls came back
and won this game, on the backs of Du and Aaron Gray and the incredibly cold, without a field goal Ben Gordon?
It takes a special coach to make Aaron Gray a guy you can see.

by wjb1492 on Mar 28, 2008 8:43 PM CDT   0 recs

the irony would be so thick
you could cut it with a knife.
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 28, 2008 8:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm glad we traded Wallace and Smith so
that we could play Tyrus.

No, really, I am.

LSU 38 OHIO STATE 24 - LSU IS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION AND I AM THE KING OF BOURBON STREET!!

by 1958ChiTown on Mar 28, 2008 8:45 PM CDT   0 recs

just a question
were you here in the first half to see him play?  because there should be sort of rule of decorum about not bitching in the 4th quarter if you weren't around when you knew he was going to play...
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 28, 2008 8:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Well, I wasn't "here," but I
certainly was watching.
LSU 38 OHIO STATE 24 - LSU IS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION AND I AM THE KING OF BOURBON STREET!!

by 1958ChiTown on Mar 28, 2008 8:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

ok, just checking
;-)
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 28, 2008 8:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

"A must win for the Bulls."
No, Tommy, this is a must lose.

As in, the Bulls must lose in order to utterly and completely ensure that Cyrano DeBullgerac doesn't become the permanent head coach.

LSU 38 OHIO STATE 24 - LSU IS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION AND I AM THE KING OF BOURBON STREET!!

by 1958ChiTown on Mar 28, 2008 8:48 PM CDT   0 recs

is that two big blocks for Noc?
how you can't like that guy is beyond me...
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 28, 2008 8:51 PM CDT   0 recs

footnotes
Help defense blocks.

The block of Josh Smith wasn't as spectacular, but it was better defense.

I thought Noc had a third big block on Horford but the refs called a foul.  Looked like all ball in the replays.

The Kids Must Stay In The Picture!!!

by NBA Observer on Mar 29, 2008 9:45 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Nothing better than to see the team
you watch try and make a miraculous comeback against the Atlanta Hawks.

The Chicago Bulls: where dreams and reality go hand-in-hand

"to the children: Fuck the Bulls." - Matt

by NittanyBull on Mar 28, 2008 8:52 PM CDT   0 recs

Gray is bleeding!
Offer him a five year, $45MM contract.
LSU 38 OHIO STATE 24 - LSU IS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION AND I AM THE KING OF BOURBON STREET!!

by 1958ChiTown on Mar 28, 2008 8:52 PM CDT   0 recs

This is hysterical!
It takes a special coach to make Aaron Gray a guy you can see.

by wjb1492 on Mar 28, 2008 8:54 PM CDT   0 recs

this'll be the game
where BG hits the miraculous shot to win it.
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 28, 2008 8:54 PM CDT   0 recs

Du is playing pretty well.
LSU 38 OHIO STATE 24 - LSU IS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION AND I AM THE KING OF BOURBON STREET!!

by 1958ChiTown on Mar 28, 2008 8:55 PM CDT   0 recs

IS there any doubt that Hughes is the worst guard
in our rotation?
LSU 38 OHIO STATE 24 - LSU IS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION AND I AM THE KING OF BOURBON STREET!!

by 1958ChiTown on Mar 28, 2008 8:57 PM CDT   0 recs

showcasing...
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 28, 2008 8:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Wouldn't you say it's backfiring?
As bad as he's playing, why in the world would anyone want to trade for him?

by Big D on Mar 28, 2008 9:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'd rather see Duhon back than Hughes
Duhon is fine as backup point guards go; the problem was when Skiles played him starter's minutes.  Hughes is going to be guaranteed big minutes just because of his contract, and he's blocking a younger, cheaper player in Thabo.

by Big D on Mar 28, 2008 9:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Joe Johnson and Andre Igoudala
have abused Larry Hughes the last two games.  Hughes has height, but he has no strength at all to limit how deep a SG or SF can post him on the low block.

Hinrich is a better defender despite being shorter and lighter.

The Kids Must Stay In The Picture!!!

by NBA Observer on Mar 29, 2008 9:38 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Gray is coming back in for Noah?
That pretty much says it all about the Bulls season - needing a win just to stay in the playoff "race," the Bulls turn to Aaron Gray.

by Big D on Mar 28, 2008 8:58 PM CDT   0 recs

you didn't know Boylan plays to lose the game?
He had a couple nice plays during our comeback, but ultimately Aaron Gray was the reason we lost this game down the stretch. You leave Aaron Gray in instead of Noah. I'm speechless.

by Orange Juice on Mar 28, 2008 9:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

HaHaHA!
I really don't want this win!

by Option27 on Mar 28, 2008 8:59 PM CDT   0 recs

Stacey King:
"Ben Gordon has caught fire!".... after making 2 out of 3 shots....

by shoryuken on Mar 28, 2008 9:00 PM CDT   0 recs

Atlanta hasn't had a playoff team in how long?
They are in the eighth spot with about ten games left.

Yet look at their arena. Not even close to being at capacity.

LSU 38 OHIO STATE 24 - LSU IS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION AND I AM THE KING OF BOURBON STREET!!

by 1958ChiTown on Mar 28, 2008 9:01 PM CDT   0 recs

Just got in...
IS THAT DUHON ON THE FLOOR???

by Illini15 on Mar 28, 2008 9:02 PM CDT   0 recs

and Aaron Gray??
what the fuck?

by Illini15 on Mar 28, 2008 9:02 PM CDT   0 recs

It's quite the story.
It takes a special coach to make Aaron Gray a guy you can see.

by wjb1492 on Mar 28, 2008 9:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

they and Noc
brought the bulls back from 22 down in the 4th...
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 28, 2008 9:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

and Thabo and BG
Tyrus Thomas 2006-2008. R.I.P. We hardly knew ya...

by bullshooter on Mar 28, 2008 9:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah I know
Atlanta has taken the Bulls role of giving up a huge lead too

by Option27 on Mar 28, 2008 9:03 PM CDT<