Open Game Thread #33: Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers
by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jan 2, 2009 6:30 PM CST
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I could not care any less about this game.
They're going to get creamed, and then Deng and Gooden's return will correlate with an easy home schedule stretch, and the Bulls will win 3 or 4 of the next 5, while Tyrus and Noah play 10 minutes a game in each. Success!
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Streaming video - Cavs announcers
at Homer TV
Channel 3
Access code: homertv.net
As always, you need a Flash plug-in for your browser.
For those who want to watch the carnage. :(
Good night everyone!!
Hope Rose plays awesome!!!
Link anyone?
Yeah, sorry about that
I’m not that fast with the keyboard
at least we get to watch
Ben Wallace
I vote for Thomas to play, play more and play regularly.-Sam Smith
If Ben shoots enough,
there is hope for the Bulls.
by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 6:42 PM CST up reply actions
I only have a little hope...
because Big Z isn’t playing and I think Varajao is a decent match-up for Noah if he ever see’s the floor
i've never been a thabo hater
i think there is too much of it floating around here
he does decent with opportunities and will only get better with more time
by i_like_turtles on Jan 2, 2009 6:45 PM CST up reply actions
what happened?
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
LeBron would NOT have been called for those fouls. :(
Ticky tack at best.
by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 6:50 PM CST up reply actions
It would be amazing if the Bulls guards...
learned to “attack” the basket like other teams and draw some fouls. Would have been perfect against Orlando but what do I know. I don’t have the coaching resume that VDN has…oh wait I do.
Rose drives, gets no calls.
Gordon is a complete mess when he drives and Hughes is too worried about getting his jumpshots in.
he drives in the like 3rd or 4th when he feels like he needs to try and take over
we need him to drive at the beginning and hopefully get them in foul trouble.
by i_like_turtles on Jan 2, 2009 7:02 PM CST up reply actions
Thabo is looking sick
That dunk was nasty
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
yea
even though it didnt count
i was like holy shit, howd he do that…
"I like to use 'I Can't Believe it's Not Butter' on my toast in the morning, because sometimes when I eat breakfast, I like to be incredulous.
How was breakfast? Unbelievable."
by chibullsfan03 on Jan 2, 2009 6:56 PM CST up reply actions
Haha, I have a hard time
Imagining he could be worse
Two of the 3 best coaches in the league are Jackson and Sloan.
Both FORMER Bulls coaches. :(
by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 7:13 PM CST up reply actions
He's the dumbest coach in history
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
ughhhh if they put noce on james
im going to set afire an orphanage
"I like to use 'I Can't Believe it's Not Butter' on my toast in the morning, because sometimes when I eat breakfast, I like to be incredulous.
How was breakfast? Unbelievable."
so put somebody who can play better defense on him
silly vdn
"I like to use 'I Can't Believe it's Not Butter' on my toast in the morning, because sometimes when I eat breakfast, I like to be incredulous.
How was breakfast? Unbelievable."
by chibullsfan03 on Jan 2, 2009 6:59 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
fuck you wallace
stop doing the things we brought you to chicago for
"I like to use 'I Can't Believe it's Not Butter' on my toast in the morning, because sometimes when I eat breakfast, I like to be incredulous.
How was breakfast? Unbelievable."
Wallace is just another "big" man to dominate us
Gadzurich from the Bucks anyone?
Sadly...
We’re not. I just checked. We’re a little bit below average, but not the worst.
Hughes is shooting his just inside the 3-point line jumper again,
and of course missing.
Trade this bozo!!!
I guess that Thabo's 8 points in 7 minutes
on 3 of 4 shooting is “unprofessional”, since he has been sat by VDN!
I think next bulls game i go to
i’m going to bring a huge whiteboard and tell vinny when he can sub people out
"I like to use 'I Can't Believe it's Not Butter' on my toast in the morning, because sometimes when I eat breakfast, I like to be incredulous.
How was breakfast? Unbelievable."
fine
i’ll yell at him
"I like to use 'I Can't Believe it's Not Butter' on my toast in the morning, because sometimes when I eat breakfast, I like to be incredulous.
How was breakfast? Unbelievable."
by chibullsfan03 on Jan 2, 2009 7:09 PM CST up reply actions
keep shooting those jumpshots guys
"I like to use 'I Can't Believe it's Not Butter' on my toast in the morning, because sometimes when I eat breakfast, I like to be incredulous.
How was breakfast? Unbelievable."
Someone mentioned NBA2K9 the other night
and if coaches weren’t so inherently useless in that game I would’ve fired Vinny before my association even started. I only wish you played the role of Owner instead of GM because Pax’s ass would be on the way out too.
ha
well in 2k9 you are the gm so i guess pax’s ass WAS fired, and you take over. And yea, in the offseason you can get some of the other coaches on your team. Ivaroni is surprisingly good. Yea but coaches dont really matter, i hope in the next one they give each coach more power over outcomes of the team….coaches are important, as we bulls fans can obviously tell.
On Behalf of Sue, Wjb, Bullshooter, and all the other Hinrich fans...Ill keep the Hinrich Hope coming...There will be light....
Why does Hughes give Noah the ball in horrible situations
I always see he has an easier pass to someone else but then every now and then he tries to force it for some reason.
Giving Noah a bullet pass to his head though?
Instead of Thabo at the three point line and with defenders all around Noah.
I still see no reason
Why he shouldn’t be leading our team in minutes for today already. Gotta keep him happy in the locker room. Otherwise he might eat something.
VDN
has no in-game feel.. He has a plan and sticks with it regardless of how the player is playing. At the 4 min mark in the first bring in Noc, Hughes for Thabo, Tyrus. Thabo was playing well and he sits.
I can’t believe I said VDN has a plan
I vote for Thomas to play, play more and play regularly.-Sam Smith
If the best players were ont the court until the end of the game, yes
Since our scrubs are better than the majority, we might lose only by 30
boobie gibson
for some reason he really irritates me… is he fuckin serious with that star pattern in his hair?
fucking noce
"I like to use 'I Can't Believe it's Not Butter' on my toast in the morning, because sometimes when I eat breakfast, I like to be incredulous.
How was breakfast? Unbelievable."
that was such an easy call to make
I vote for Thomas to play, play more and play regularly.-Sam Smith
he got a T too for bitching at the ref
that’s what pissed me off more
"I like to use 'I Can't Believe it's Not Butter' on my toast in the morning, because sometimes when I eat breakfast, I like to be incredulous.
How was breakfast? Unbelievable."
by chibullsfan03 on Jan 2, 2009 7:16 PM CST up reply actions
yeah, i know
i dont know why he was bitching
I vote for Thomas to play, play more and play regularly.-Sam Smith
ideal lineup
only happend because of foul trouble but ill take it
I vote for Thomas to play, play more and play regularly.-Sam Smith
Just give him more playing time, I hear that if he plays 48 minutes every game he turns into Magic Johnson
by Juiceboxjerry on Jan 2, 2009 7:23 PM CST up reply actions
I hear when Nocioni takes Tyrus' minutes we get extra wins in the standings because of the grit factor
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Jan 2, 2009 7:26 PM CST up reply actions
Del Harris
dude pulls out the jammy and kills the punnany 24/7
by Protocol on Jan 2, 2009 7:24 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
LeBron only has 2 points halfway through the 2nd
and the Cows are still getting blown out.
DAMN! DAMN! DAMN!
LeBron doesn't need to attempt another shot and the Cavs could win by 30
The Bulls play with the fight of a comatose patient.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Jan 2, 2009 7:24 PM CST up reply actions
Holy shit I just pause and replayed 5 different plays and I have concluded Tyrus Thomas
is just a bust. He doesn’t understand help side defense. I must have replayed 4 or 5 different plays and Tyrus has no idea what help defense is.
Wow the Bulls have become the Clippers!
VDN needs to be fired!
Noah must be the only one who understands help defense!
Wow the Bulls have become the Clippers!
I maintain that the Cavs can win by 20
With LeBron taking only 10 shots tonight.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Jan 2, 2009 7:30 PM CST up reply actions
They've been perfecting it on the bench
While Nocioni earns his 35 million.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Jan 2, 2009 7:27 PM CST up reply actions
Now being made fun of by Cavs announcers
over the apple incident.
by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 7:31 PM CST up reply actions
Why not?
Not like anyone but Thabo is playing well tonight for the Cows.
by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 7:43 PM CST up reply actions
Neil Funk: "There's Aaron... tooooo.... [can't recognize who Rose is so says nothing] tipped around... and "
i think he believes all the black guys look the same
LeBron with just 3 shot attempts Cavs up by 19
Please Mike Brown, please sit him the rest of the game so we can merely lose by 9 points tonight and Vinny can say he was impressed with how Nocioni never quit on the game and fines Tyrus a billion dollars for breathing unprofessionally.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
Might as well play Ced,
since we know rew Gooen and Noc stink.
by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 7:48 PM CST up reply actions
How do you not fucking call that loose ball foul on LeBron?!?!
That could have been a 4 point swing right there….(like it matters) but FUCK
You can just see the teams problems before the ball even goes up.
They have horrible body language, it’s as if they already lost right when the game starts. Say what you will about the Skile’s Bulls, but at least they had some fucking spirit. This team is the mopiest bunch of losers around.
People like to make fun of that aspect, but I really do think it's necessary.
by Juiceboxjerry on Jan 2, 2009 7:59 PM CST up reply actions
No one thinks you don't need hustle or energy to win games
I just thin it’s annoying that Nocioni gets a free pass for shitty play because it’s assumed he tries hard while everyone else loafs around. Everyone is awful, not just 1 or 2 guys, it’s a whole team effort of poo.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Jan 2, 2009 11:11 PM CST up reply actions
Mike Sweetney must have eaten the zest,
along with everything else on the table.
by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 11:54 PM CST up reply actions
The biggest issue I have right now (off a long list)
Is VDN going away from something that is working. In this instance: He sits Thabo after a very hot and good start, 4-5 shooting, a steal and an assist in the first couple of minutes. And then he sits him?? How are they to maintain any kind of good play??
and then he starts garbage time early playing lindsay hunter and Cedric simmons in the middle of the 2nd q.
Yeah I can't get over that no matter how I look at it I don't understand what he was thinking
Plus Thabo is our best perimeter defender and I think helps the ball move at least just as good as the rest of our forwards.
I have a hard time believeing what I see as wel
An NBA-coach (plus supposed exp asses) should NOT possibly be this bad!!
I don't know why Paxson...
doesn’t just fires VDN and handles the team to either Harris or Bieckerstaff. If thay don’t call the shots or help VDN in any way, then what’s the point of having them?
Is tonight official Tyrus is a bust night?
Mark it down Jan. 2 2009!
Wow the Bulls have become the Clippers!
I'm still wondering what
Tyrus has that L.Aldridge doesn’t…
I mean
that made Paxson choose Tyrus over Lamarcus
Lets see at the time youth and Tyrus fucked Aldridge up
in the tournament. Nobody knew Tyrus was brainless.
Wow the Bulls have become the Clippers!
And Tyrus had big talk about eating Josh McRoberts' soul
Who knew his soul was such a delicate little trinket.
De gustibus non est disputandum
Did Aldridge even stand a chance?
Did Roy, or Gay?
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Jan 2, 2009 11:12 PM CST up reply actions
FIRE PAXSON!
Wow the Bulls have become the Clippers!
by ImmanuelKant on Jan 2, 2009 8:08 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Bum Wallace with his season scoring high.
Every 4 and 5 in the league has to be drooling over the prospect of playing the Cows.
FUCK!
can we say the team has officially quit
on VDN?
I vote for Thomas to play, play more and play regularly.-Sam Smith
What are the odds
that Rose calls Paxson tomorrow and demands to be traded?
Wonder who gave Noah the shiner
"Derrick Rose is like a $500,000 Maybach parked in the driveway of a $200,000 house in the middle of nowhere" - Bill Simmons
Noah is officially a head case
"Derrick Rose is like a $500,000 Maybach parked in the driveway of a $200,000 house in the middle of nowhere" - Bill Simmons
Actually, with 10 rebounds in 18 minutes,
Noah is one of the few Cows to be doing anything.
by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 8:26 PM CST up reply actions
How has this time gotten worse as time has gone on?
I mean how is it that we have played this team tougher the last two times. I mean Cavs needed Lebron to score 41 and now he has 10 pts and bulls are getting blown out.
Either the injuries mean a lot or VDN is a bad coach.
I think we need to start a movement to get Vinny fired.
And in order to get our point across, we’re going to need a catchy slogan. So i’m thinking: “Shave the hair!” So from now on if you go to a Bulls game hold up big signs featuring that. Loud chants work as well. Thought?
SHAVE THE HAIR!!!
Cavs annoucers said that if BG keeps playing like this, a lot of teams will try to get him
i believe they’re right. Plus, why would BG want to play for this shitty team when we can play for a better one?
Bird Rights
Is there any sort of chance in hell that Gordon could be signed and traded during the season?
He's already signed, so no
But he COULD be traded. Hard to do, though
So...
It’s probably a good idea to just not watch the Bulls games where they play +500 teams.
"Derrick Rose is like a $500,000 Maybach parked in the driveway of a $200,000 house in the middle of nowhere" - Bill Simmons
Why are Stacy and Neil always amazed at plays like that
Its more amazing how bad the defense is to me
Hah, I think they just showed Kerry Wood in the audience.
Must be getting used to his new home.
"Derrick Rose is like a $500,000 Maybach parked in the driveway of a $200,000 house in the middle of nowhere" - Bill Simmons
This is the line-up that'll get us back in the game
TT, BG, Hughes, hunter and Simmons,
Everyone is playing for themselves. Fun basketball….
Hunter leads the Cows to within 17!
Might make the final score look respectable for those who did not watch the game and see the Cows major suckage.
39 pts combined for Varejao (17) Wallace 13 jj Hickson (9)
Through 3 quarters.
Those guys average 15 a game. Granted they are getting more p.t. with Z out but even with big z usual production added in the cavs frontcourt is still outscoring its per game average in 3 quarters, by 10 pts!
Of course i doubt this is news to anyone.
Cavs outscore the Cows by 2 points over the previous 24 minutes.
Must be coasting after winning the game in the first.
Tyrus is having an awful game
Just falling asleep out there.
"Derrick Rose is like a $500,000 Maybach parked in the driveway of a $200,000 house in the middle of nowhere" - Bill Simmons
I can only hope we never get to...
Deng, Hughes and Thabo as our front court (Deng as Center)
Maybe we will...
It’s all about the matchups…
yep Gray has played the least amount of minutes
while the bulls are getting absolutely embarrased and Gray is your target? I guess if we had gray in we would be losing by 25 and not 17?
Watching this game has me down on every bull,
even Benny.
I take that back, Benny could probably improve the front court play.
by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 8:43 PM CST up reply actions
yeah i've been watching him dunk at the game.
The bulls have a player that can literally do flips before dunking and yet they leave him on the bench. WTF?
If this team played Wilt in his prime,
he would have had 150 points and 100 rebounds.
by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 8:40 PM CST up reply actions
This is worst than the Jim B***** era
The only difference is that, back then, we used to colapse only on the 4th quarter
Watching Funk is like watching the other team's announcer call our games.
He is such an unlikeable guy.
26 points for Varejao
and I am out of swear words. :(
by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 8:50 PM CST up reply actions
An occasional box out would be nice
"Derrick Rose is like a $500,000 Maybach parked in the driveway of a $200,000 house in the middle of nowhere" - Bill Simmons
by RogersPark Kris on Jan 2, 2009 8:45 PM CST up reply actions
Simmons trying to make the most of his chance though.
Why isn’t Noce in? This is usually when VDN inserts him in and forgets to ever take him out.
There just fucking playing with the Bulls now
"Derrick Rose is like a $500,000 Maybach parked in the driveway of a $200,000 house in the middle of nowhere" - Bill Simmons
I realize the Cavs are unbeaten at home
and that we’re going to lose.
But why not play our main guys longer? VDN has been trotting out this lineup since q2
And they need to practice playing together.
We asked for this when we asked for Rose.
We knew bulls had shitty front court but we wanted them to draft Rose when they had Kirk and BG.
Who would your prefer? Beasley?
We suck because Pax didn’t had balls to unload a trade one of our guards frpo a big man. Fuck him… This is all his fault. Rose was the right pick
i didn't mean to suggest Rose was a bad choice.
I just think that we can’t fire Pax for the lack of low post scoring when the reason we have no low post scoring is we have a SUPERSTAR in the making.
TT with 7 points in 25 mins
Simmons with 7 pts in 11 mins
Hunter with 10points in 12 mins
Noce with 11 pts in 14mins
Argh!
You know what would be fun...
For the rest of the year, rather than watching Bulls games, we get to watch John Paxson watching Bulls games. At least that would be funny. There’s probably a lot of alcohol and foul language involved.
You don't throw your hands up after a three
when you¨re bowing a team out by 24. (and a team that is missing 3 starters as well..)
I hate Lebronze!
I could forgive his suckage if Noc did that!
by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 8:51 PM CST up reply actions
Hear that, VDN?
Send Noce in. Send a message.
well he is playing against our frontcourt
"I like to use 'I Can't Believe it's Not Butter' on my toast in the morning, because sometimes when I eat breakfast, I like to be incredulous.
How was breakfast? Unbelievable."
by chibullsfan03 on Jan 2, 2009 8:51 PM CST up reply actions
He hits a 3.
Damn it. Now he’s gonna think he’s getting in the zone.
thats what he gets trying to show up his former team
itnever works
"I like to use 'I Can't Believe it's Not Butter' on my toast in the morning, because sometimes when I eat breakfast, I like to be incredulous.
How was breakfast? Unbelievable."
by chibullsfan03 on Jan 2, 2009 8:51 PM CST up reply actions
Got that right.
By the way, what happened to Noce?
Trade to Portland for a side order of fries.
by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 8:57 PM CST up reply actions
I'd still take that deal.
if it was a large order of fries.
i want more cedric in the rotation, please vinny
seriously, i’m not being sarcastic.
"I like to use 'I Can't Believe it's Not Butter' on my toast in the morning, because sometimes when I eat breakfast, I like to be incredulous.
How was breakfast? Unbelievable."
Ced is probably a better defensive player
than either Gooden or Noc.
by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 8:56 PM CST up reply actions
Looks like it.
Got some good moves to the basket too.
As long as he doesn't wait for rebounds to come to him and he takes it strong like hes been doing it
I can’t see why a coach wouldn’t; but knowing Vinny….
Hopefully we hear some post game frustration from the players
Just want to know that they still give a shit
"Derrick Rose is like a $500,000 Maybach parked in the driveway of a $200,000 house in the middle of nowhere" - Bill Simmons
Lot of BULLSHIT play from the team tonight!
by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 9:01 PM CST up reply actions
Who cares?
They may show that frustration, but in the next game we’ll see the same shit. Their attitude is so unprofessional. They only give a damm to their minutes, to their stats and their contracts. Nothing more…
Where will VDN find 5 players with a professional attitude to start?
by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 9:06 PM CST up reply actions
D-League, Europe, Africa... Somewhere else
I just don’t give a damm. I knew this was going to be a difficult year, but what we’re seeing is just unacceptable. VDN is not doing what he promised and neither Pax. Our GM promised the fans some moves when Deng and BG issues were solved. Well, two months or so passed, when we still didn’t see nothing…
Even Rose sucked tonight. :(
Maybe Pax should trade Rose before the general suckage of the team ruins him.
by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 9:15 PM CST up reply actions
how is hickson their player of the game
i guess a triple-double, though exuberant as it may seem to us, is a so-so for them.
Vinny just used the excuse of "injuries and schedule"
Boo-hoo.
"Derrick Rose is like a $500,000 Maybach parked in the driveway of a $200,000 house in the middle of nowhere" - Bill Simmons
How about the excuse that the team
STINKS?
by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 9:11 PM CST up reply actions
That might be an excuse for losing
It’s not an excuse for getting completely blown out the last two games.
Why resort to name calling?
-Dionysus2.0
because I wish to insult you personally
-your friendly BullsBlogger
On another note
Vince Carter just made a loong buzzer beater in OT vs the Hawks.
Blame VDN all you want...
… but this team is simply not showing up. That’s on the players. These guys are jokes. Even if the coaching sucked, you should not forget how to play basic defense. Pax should be fired if this team is not radically different by the trading deadline.
It doesn't have to be one or the other
It’s possible that the players are garbage and that Vinny is a clueless moron. Personally I want everyone associated with this franchise other than Rose (and maybe Gordon) gone, including players, coaches, GM’s, and owners (OK, that last one isn’t happening).
Why resort to name calling?
-Dionysus2.0
because I wish to insult you personally
-your friendly BullsBlogger
by Big D on Jan 2, 2009 9:52 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Norm Van Lier and Kendall Gill came correct on the post-game show
Hughes, Noah and Thomas are clowns and need to be shown the door. Norm went so far as to question what Noah is doing on a pro team. We can lose without them as well as we can with them. I’d take draft picks and cap relief at this point just to be rid of them. I want to believe that Noah and Tyrus will become something more than they are now, but it’s never going to happen. Cut your losses and move on. The make up of this team is a disaster.
i was just going to post this
Norm sounds like he should take Vinny’s spot as the head coach and I am 100% fucking serious.
by i_like_turtles on Jan 2, 2009 9:28 PM CST up reply actions
He also questioned Larry Hughes
saying " he is a veteran of 10 or 11 years but how many teams has he played for? That will tell you about what kind of player he is."
Norm just snapped I love it.
by i_like_turtles on Jan 2, 2009 9:30 PM CST up reply actions
And Norm loved Noah against the Nets
This flip flop wastes time. It’s up to the organization to decide either “We have given up on these guys, and we are willing to give them away for whatever,” or “Fuck it these are our guys, we picked them, they WILL succeed eventually.” No decision has been made. Consequently, Vinny is coaching to keep his job (he’s doing a horrible job at impressing anyone in the league though), the players are all playing with their own agendas, and our #1 pick gets stuck with all the bullshit. It’s a crap franchise, and that sentiment starts at the top and trickles down.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Jan 2, 2009 11:16 PM CST up reply actions
I didn't get to
see the game but I did catch some of the post game show and heard Norm and Kendall say those things. I agree with them and you.
You missed 48 minutes of crappy play by the "Cows".
Even Derrick Rose stunk.
To be fair BG had a good game, and Thabo and Noah were decent. Most of the other players put up their numbers in garbage time.
by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 11:59 PM CST up reply actions
And honestly I now hate VDN...
I mean i have been questioning him since the beginning but that post game interview put me over the edge. How can you spew this BULLSHIT to the fans night in and night out about players being injured and tomorrow when you don’t have ANY signs of improvement? Say something show some fucking enthusiasm and emotion and tell us how you are disappointed with their play! AHHHHHHHH
I really don't think VDN even watched the game by his comments.
If this was Skiles he would just quit! Oh yeah he did.
Wow the Bulls have become the Clippers!
Skiles quit?
I thought j\he got run out of town by Wallace and Griffin!
No I think he quit.
Wow the Bulls have become the Clippers!
by ImmanuelKant on Jan 3, 2009 12:02 AM CST up reply actions
no, he was fired
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3167808
Then, the “Boylan” era!
The organization had SO much time to find a coach, blew it with D’Antoni, and then embarrassed themselves in pre-announcing Doug Collins, who shunned them as well. They never even interviewed Avery Johnson.
Instead, in the third biggest market in the country, and the most profitable team in the league, they hire a VDN, a guy with NO experience on any level of coaching. They had all that time from the moment Skiles was fired, the Boylan interim time, and beyond.
The fish stinks from the head down. As long as Reinsdorf is the owner, the Bulls, again, the most profitable team in the league, will never go into Luxury Tax for any player, regardless of the fact that the team from the third biggest market in the country is sinking into the third tier of teams, has been in a “rebuilding” phase since Jordan retired, have had a slew of draft choices, and like Rod Thorn, who had the “brilliance” to pick MJ third, after Hakeem, and Sam Bowie (ha-ha!), Paxson took Rose, via incredible luck in the lottery. Can you imagine if they didn’t luck out with that?
They’d be this team with yet another mediocre pick. But, alas, poor D-Rose can’t do it without some help up-front. We all know this, I won’t re-hash that here. Point is, there is only TWO ways that things can change:
1. The team is sold.
2. The fans stay away from the UC until they put a respectable team on the court.
Unfortunately, both of these scenarios seem highly unlikely. So, get used to the losing guys. It’s going to be a very LONG season. What will probably happen is that Reinsdorf will throw Paxson under the bus at some point, bring in a new GM, who will then promptly fire VDN, who can then apply at the local church league for future employment.
Damn! Embarrassing! To think, in the house that MJ built. This bunch of slackers should look up to the rafters some night, and remember what jersey they are wearing.
With these players I wouldn't want to go into Luxury Tax either
What had they show to deserve more money? Ok, maybe BG deserves what he wants, because he’s our second best player, but as far as I’m concern, the others shouldn’t receive anything. And they can be traded for snacks and chips…
I understand why people like Pax. He turned this team around when he came here, but he already proved that, without his friend Isiah Thomas, he can’t do nothing good. Picking Rose was not a big thing. That was the obvious choice. So, instead of criticizing VDN – despite the fact that he deserves to hear some bad things too -, people who go to the UC should be asking for Pax head. And as much loud as possible
The Bulls should pay the tax as sort of a self-penalty for their stupidity
De gustibus non est disputandum
JR isn't stupid,
he runs the most profitable franchise in the NBA!
by Granny Waiters on Jan 3, 2009 9:00 AM CST up reply actions
This year BG is the Bulls best player,
but apparently the team is not that interested in keeping him.
(Rose has the most talent, and will be the Bulls best player in a year or two, unless the Bulls ruin him.)
by Granny Waiters on Jan 3, 2009 9:02 AM CST up reply actions
I would think Matt is
going to post something right?I think it’s time for an organizational cleansing.
Wow the Bulls have become the Clippers!
Real lack of professionalism
Thus I think I will take my blogging to a less talented blog with less potential. Or maybe i’ll play the matchups and blog in different places based on the team we are playing.
the one nice thing
about the cavs announcers compared to ESPN is they don’t actually talk about how great lebron is the entire time… i swear last game that was nationally televised, they would rather show lebron stretching his ankle out than show the actual game…
but the thing about them is at the end of the game they kept going on about how larry and lebron would have been great together! even if larry were good, his style of play actually isn’t that great next to lebron. but they were going on about how if larry didn’t want to be “the man” then he and lebron could have “ridden off into the sunset.” like no. all the cavs fans hated larry – yet these guys are talking about what a great fit he could have been? i think it was proven otherwise.
lol
I reacted to that , too.
If they want him back, I’d almost take Ben for him and Gooden… ;) (Not totally kidding)
ha
Wow the Bulls have become the Clippers!
by ImmanuelKant on Jan 2, 2009 10:20 PM CST up reply actions
See the Bulls really have become the Suns!
Wow the Bulls have become the Clippers!
by ImmanuelKant on Jan 2, 2009 10:21 PM CST up reply actions
I can't believe I'm feeling nostalgic for Skiles
I was as happy to see him go as anyone last year, but after 4 months of He Who Shall Not Be Named, and 2 months of Vinny, I’d take Skiles back in a minute, even with all his flaws.
How long before Matt bans us from mentioning VDN’s name?
Why resort to name calling?
-Dionysus2.0
because I wish to insult you personally
-your friendly BullsBlogger
The ship be sinkin'
CLEVELAND – The blowout losses and “ole” defenses are leading to slumped shoulders, long faces, sulking body language and, finally, simmering frustration bubbling over.
Andres Nocioni and Joakim Noah spent several minutes bickering on the court over a blown assignment during the third quarter of Friday night’s dreadful 117-92 loss to the Cavaliers. The players then continued shouting at each other during a subsequent timeout.
“We talked a bit,” Nocioni said in an angry Bulls locker room. “Frustration; that’s it. We don’t win. We don’t play good. It has to stop.”
Larry Hughes later played peacemaker, pulling Noah aside to try to calm him down.
“When you’re playing and losing by 20 points, you’re frustrated,” Noah said. "In the heat of the moment, things are said. But I don’t have any problems with ‘Noce.’ "
Why resort to name calling?
-Dionysus2.0
because I wish to insult you personally
-your friendly BullsBlogger
well really the ship is just Rose.
So some people might be playing their way out of town.
Wow the Bulls have become the Clippers!
by ImmanuelKant on Jan 2, 2009 11:15 PM CST up reply actions
Larry Hughes later played peacemaker, pulling Noah aside to try to calm him down.
“Joey, I’m not sure if you know this, but Noc would kill and eat you if you really piss him off”.
De gustibus non est disputandum
varejao should never, never, never, never
score 26 points.
never.
wow glad i missed this one
but i will add the force known as varejao to the list of career highs
Chicago... Where giving up career nights happens
Awesome!
‘’They have a lot of weapons,’’ Del Negro said. ‘’You have to put so much attention to LeBron. … And we’re not playing particularly well. We’re not healthy. We need to get our captains [Deng and Gooden] back on the court.’’
They have a lot of weapons? Um like Varejao and Ben Walace?
I’m sorry you put Lebron on the Bulls you would have a title team.
Take Lebron off Cleveland they might be the worst team in the league.
A lot of weapons?
Wow the Bulls have become the Clippers!
And the cavs didn't have Zydrunas Ilgauskas
I mean he would have dropped 50.
JJ Hickson dropped 13. He played all of 10 minutes in the 4 games prior.
Lorenzen Wright dropped 2 buckets. he played all of 4 minutes in the 4 games prior.
Season high in scoring for 4: JJ, LW, Anderson Varejao, and Big Ben
Career high for JJ and AV.
Cleveland has 2 other respectable players. Big Z (injured). Mo Will (2-9fg 11pts). Lebron had only 16. But the bulls still were absolutely embarrassed giving up 117.
VDN is a joke. He is the worst coach in the city including the upper tier high schools, college, and church league teams.
Varejao
is just totally unstoppable.
Look at that jumpshot! Those … tip-ins!
Those other tip-ins!
"You remember the first time you picked up a basketball video game and you had no idea how to run plays, so you just gave the ball to your shooter and you ran around the court aimlessly until a defender was far enough away and then you jacked up a shot? THAT IS LARRY HUGHES!"
-Anonymous fan letter, heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com
Noah and TT lack the strength and size to box out,
while Gray lacks the speed.
The front court is so bad at this point, the Cows should play Ced Simmons and trade Hughes to the Whiz for Etan Thomas and junk. Thomas is a near scrub on the Whiz, but would likely be the best front court defender and rebounder on the Cows.
by Granny Waiters on Jan 3, 2009 7:12 AM CST up reply actions
There is no lack of physical traits
The big guys are idiots on the defensive side of the ball. Tyrus is a good weak side helper, but that’s only if the other big man is actually good at his job. The Cavs don’t run the triangle, all they do is run tons of stuff out of the high post and use backdoor cuts and dribble penetration. Every game it looks like the Bulls have never seen this shit before.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Jan 3, 2009 11:33 AM CST up reply actions
I wonder if yfbb got a DUI?
Someone needs to go bail him out.
Wow the Bulls have become the Clippers!
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