"We've got to realize that we've got to play hard every night," Deng said. "I think our identity is...

"We've got to realize that we've got to play hard every night," Deng said. "I think our identity is to play hard."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=adande_ja&page=Bulls-090130

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Does Adande actually know anything about the NBA or does he just collect quotes and paste them in a story?

But Gordon, like Deng, is a base year compensation player, making it more difficult to trade him.

It’s a small mistake but one a writer covering the NBA shouldn’t be making.

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by snley on Jan 30, 2009 2:11 PM CST reply actions

I'll give him a pass because it looks like it was written with Mad Libs

The article has no relevance whatsoever and could have been published last season.

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 30, 2009 6:22 PM CST up reply actions

Pretty much anyone could have written that story,

especially when you think about the people who post on here. It’s interesting to see mainstream media do a story like that, when we’ve been saying that for a while now.

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by bullhockey on Jan 30, 2009 2:51 PM CST reply actions

You wonder if the message will sink in with this group of Bulls, or if the chance has already passed them by.

We had a chance and it passed us by? When? How the hell could I have missed that?!!

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by Juiceboxjerry on Jan 30, 2009 3:48 PM CST reply actions

I think their identity is to not play hard

Especially considering there’s been a quote practically every week this season from a Bulls player saying something like “We got outhustled,” or “We need to give more effort.”

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by Big D on Jan 30, 2009 4:00 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

If they start giving effort,

then they won’t have any excuses! :(

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by Prevenge on Jan 31, 2009 12:02 AM CST up reply actions

I'm not a fan of many of the writers that come from the same mold as Adande so don't read their work often

but I wonder if he was off this week. I saw a video of him talking about Kobe saying “be careful what you wish for” and referencing the Bobcats game…though all the top teams have had their struggles. (granted the Lakers more than most defensively but Bynums still coming into his own)

It was just funny to me that J.A was talking about Kobe asking for a trade or something to that effect.

by Camry on Jan 31, 2009 4:33 AM CST reply actions