…thank you davka (arrrr)

The bulls should thank nba observer for lettting them use his court (i knew it was his when i saw the giant NBAO logo at center court)

I read the comments in the game thread, and when i watched the game, i wasnt too disgusted with pargo (much like yfbb) he definetly proved that he can be a threat from the 3pt arch and at the very least can pull defenses away from when he does get time to play.

Luol WAS AWESOME, he looked alot healthier, his midrange was dead on, and i also liked the post moves. THey seemed more fluid as opposed to the ones he pulled in the past, there was even a jordan esque post up fallaway i was digging. Crossing my fingers he stays healthy, cuz man he can be a great weapon.

Kirk is my favorite player….

I like Byars, he is like something in between thabo and larry huges…okay thats probably stretching it, but he is a tall two guard, he didnt look like anything stellar on either side of the court, but he definetly can handle the ball like hughes did (as opposed to thabo) and his defense may not be thabo esque, he does hustle on that end of the floor, and even on offense (the put back really was nice…) for a guy who is really going to get spot minutes anyway, i rather have an extra tall guard (just in case) as opposed to another worthless big.

James Johnson has moves, he is a project but unlike tyrus thomas, he actually is starting out with alot of actual basketball skills. Tyrus’ length and athleticism still makes him the better natural player, but James Johnson just looks like a guy who could contribute, and ultimately i see him in a noch type role in the future (a sf/pf) hes got great ball handling skills, and if he worked on his shot a little, man he really could be a poor mans paul pierce.

Ultimately im digging the bulls…If everyone stays healthy…..it could be exciting…

when i was still rootin for dallas back on the van exel, nash, and lafrentz days. They have been suprisingly good thus far. There is a sense of winning and confidence within the team and this could be a special season for us Bulls junkies.

NBA caliber scorers on the floor. The game really brought home to me why Pargo needed to be the guy, instead of a Luther Head or a McCants. The team need more than simply a 4th guard that could shoot the 3. They needed a guy who could backup the point for 10-15 min/g if Rose or Hinrich miss a week or two with injury. And that guy backing up the point need to be able to create their own shot from that position as well as shoot the 3 given the makeup of the rest of the roster. That’s not McCants or Head or just about anybody else that out there this summer. Pargo is relatively unique in that respective. I was never really upset with the signing, although Bulls management stated rational that they signed Pargo because they already knew him sucked, but it makes sense to me now. Pargo’s a replacement level player like everybody else, and he did fit the team needs better than the other guys out there.

NOT SHOOT!!

Luol Deng as PF.
Taj Gibson as PF.
Tyrus Thomas as PF.

Frankie Dingbottom as SF.
Paul Howzatgoen as SF.

I see the logic of you, Bulls fans. I get you!

Noah is picking up right where he left off and then some. He looks ready to go from the start this year which will make a big difference.

Deng looks good. He looks stronger and he’s been running the floor hard when out there so his leg doesn’t seem to be an issue so far. I’d like to say less really long contested jumpers still and more slashing. He was making them in London but I wasn’t thrilled with a couple of those long shots still.

Hinrich and Miller look like they did in the playoffs last year which is good.

JJ has a lot more length than I realized. He looks like he has a pretty big wingspan which might allow to play some 4 after all. He is bit out of control at times (the refs missed a couple travel calls actually) on offense and foul prone on defense. All in all though, he’s intriguing but I still expect him to be pretty up and down this year.

Taj is a pick that I killed when it happened because in the few USC games I saw, he never did much, while I saw Dejaun Blair manhandling guys on a regular basis. With that said, he has been a pleasant surprise. He is a very good shot blocker already, he rebounds well in traffic and shows a lot of poise and confidence so far. His jumper is a lot better than I remember but he did show problems finishing and catching a few passes. At this point he’s a solid player off the bench and given experience and if he gets stronger, could have a decent career in the Joe Smith mold.

The fact that they have been playing this hard in preseason bodes well for the regular season in my opinion. That’s the kind of thing that does carry over and it shows they are ready to go from the beginning of the season for once. This team is deeper than I realized (since I was discounting the rookies) and I see no reason why they won’t be a playoff team this year barring injury to Rose or Noah.

Some observations:
-Taj Gibson and James Johnson are gonna be impressive
-Pargo held himself relativley well and I think he’ll fill in for Gordon’s loss
-Noah is very easily distracted lol. The kid-like look on his face when Benny the Bull and the Jazz mascot were having their race, while the rest of the team was in the time out huddle was priceless
-I kinda cringed when everyone around me said “Put Deng back in, he’s the best player on the Bulls”
-Like last year’s London game, the fans seemed more into the timeout/halftime entertainment than the game at times, despite how close it was (last year the Nets won by a basket over Miami and D-Wade and Vince went back and forth). But I guess you got to sell a product eh?
- The Jazz backup gaurd is gonna be impressive, forgot his name, he’s a rookie, number 3. He had good passing lane ability and visual and teamed up well with Milsapp
-AK 47 looks even more of a wuss in person
- I was suprised the shot counted at the end seeing as from my end (Behind the opposing basket) it looked like he didnt get it off in time
- People of Britain…….leave the mexican wave alone. Once is fine. 4 times though?

I thought the Bulls signed Charles Oakley at first glance. When’s the last time the Bulls had a POWER forward? Not a tall forward, or a dunking forward, but an actual power forward? Antonio Davis? Ben Wallace? Mike Sweetney?

I hope Richard makes the roster.