A loss does NOT mean we aren't playing better!!!

I don’t catch a lot of Bulls games so most of my team knowledge is from this blog. That knowledge alone prevented me from giving any credit to the coaches.

Try harder. Seriously he’s paid to perform at a top level….

friend. Look it up.

How many NBA quality 2’s has Kirk done a good job guarding in the NBA? All of them pretty much.

Kirk is helping the team (and Luol) so much because he does things that Noce doesn’t do, even though they both are giving it their full effort.

1. Kirk keeps the ball moving in the offense. Noce, not so much.

2. Kirk can stay with his man on defense. Noce has lost a step.

3. Kirk is a vet that has a very high basketball IQ (at least compared to most of this team) and allows them to incorporate many more sets as compared to Rose who is still learning and “BG who only knows, catch the ball and dribble a lot trying to get my shot off.” It’s really the exact thing as Hughes, only Ben is a WAY better shooter and scorer than Hughes, so you get a lot more of the “man that was stupid, but at least it went in” with BG7 and with Hughes you just get “Hughes, would you please stop taking so many bad jump shots! Don’t you realize you suck? Everyone else does.”

4. Kirk is finally becoming a leader. I think this injury is a great thing for Kirk. He was able to watch his team flounder without leadership on the floor. And he was able to watch teams like the Celtics and others succeed with vets who worked harder than anyone else, got the job done and demanded that the other guys did the same. Until the last three games, the Bulls haven’t had anyone that could be taken seriously since PJ Brown was here. Deng? Talk about up and down performance. Kirk would put on his Iowan mope. BG would screw the team at the end of a game. Noce just a goofball, not a leader. Gooden? Hughes? Obviously, Rose is a rookie and is wisely waiting until he has done something in this league before calling out players, a la Noah. TT? Too unprofessional. (That was sarcastic joke, but also in this case, still true).

But Now Kirk seems to have put it together. He is coming out and making the plays he is suppose to (mostly). He is providing good defense on his man and making it easier on his teammates. He is moving the ball and helping the overall offensive flow. He is taking pressure off of Rose, both handling the ball and calling plays when needed. He needs to keep this up and then become the “Skiles” on the court, holding everyone else accountable for their effort. Both physically (running the floor instead of jogging, help defense, good rotations) and mentally (remembering the plays called and how to execute them, knowing how much time is left, protecting every possession at the end of a close game.)

"I rather watch/attend college hoops and read BaB!, instead of wasting time watching the Bulls lose games far to often.

Every team in the NBA has talent and players making millions of dollars. Over the course of the last 125 games we are exactly who are record says we are!

A NBA team is not only comprised of 15 players, but coaches, mgmt, owners, additional staff, decisions, attitudes, influences, a mascot and cheerleaders. :), etc…

Please, no more 2007-08 excuses …

Yes, more entertaining, probably means Derrick Rose and 3 more wins better than last year!

Actually try replacing “entertaining” with “lucky in the draft lottery”… still nothing else really change. The same culture exists.