PLAYOFFS Game Three Open Thread Overflow2: Bulls vs. Boston Celtics
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Bulls are still in this!
Oh wait it’s 2009 not 1997
no, he's just outside
suit up the statue
we went out for pizza after the game. -dave wannstedt
by BULLieving in Miami on Apr 23, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions
being that moore is the only back-up big...
why haven’t they attacked the rim from the beginning?
more proof VDN sucks.
we went out for pizza after the game. -dave wannstedt
by BULLieving in Miami on Apr 23, 2009 9:02 PM CDT reply actions
They called many moving screens
most on BOS, of course. But if you watch it again (as if anyone could!), you’ll see Pierce with 3 fouls get away with multiple reaches/grabs as he’s being beaten. Starting with a key TO (grabbing Hinrich?) when it was around 12 points. This continued throughout the third quarter, and with other Celts allowed to play that way too.
Bulls are young, didn’t take it to Rondo’s ankle last game, and generally don’t attack when they should.
"As a basketball player gordon is a useless as tits on a a whore" - BigWay (Dec 2, 2008). BigWank, I'll miss you more than all the others. This song is for you, my brother!
Rose, Salmons, BG did attack a couple of times
get hammered and get nothing. Bulls are playing bad no doubt but the officiating is equally bad as expected of the celtics
Glen Davis is so fat
it looks my widescreen tv look uhmm wrong.
trying to think how the hell could i get tricked in seeing the bulls in eastern conference finals
right after BG hit that fastbreak 3 to give the bulls a 5 point lead in game 2….
i really believed it!!
DRose is gonna carry us into the playoffs and take it to another level from there...
well, Chicago was already up 2-0 in the series in my mind...
and the sixers had won game one in orlando…
DRose is gonna carry us into the playoffs and take it to another level from there...
This is baaaaaaaad basketball folks.
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
way to give the homecourt right back, huh...
we went out for pizza after the game. -dave wannstedt
by BULLieving in Miami on Apr 23, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions
NOOOOOOOOO, unless VDN gets a BRAIN
Derrick Rose: Point GOD
by Juan dela Cruz on Apr 23, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you really think the Bulls are going to win another game?
They are toasr
by hitlesswonder on Apr 23, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions
ahem...toast
my typing is bad as bull’s basketball
by hitlesswonder on Apr 23, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions
shut the fuck up
we don’t need assholes trolling at a time like this
FUCK YOU, GO FUCK YOURSELF,
Derrick Rose: Point GOD
by Juan dela Cruz on Apr 23, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
He the GOAT
when it comes to making his 3’s go straight to the outside
Looking at the stats and what I saw of the game, the C's defense ripped apart the Bulls
And that’s the difference in the game 36% shooting and 20 TOs. Ridiculous.
by hitlesswonder on Apr 23, 2009 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions
marbs in double digits
DRose is gonna carry us into the playoffs and take it to another level from there...
puke
we went out for pizza after the game. -dave wannstedt
by BULLieving in Miami on Apr 23, 2009 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions
WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING????????
Derrick Rose: Point GOD
by Juan dela Cruz on Apr 23, 2009 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions
good night guys...
DRose is gonna carry us into the playoffs and take it to another level from there...
Fuckin Shyt
"I want the pressure...I want it and I feed off of it. Whenever I get the ball in my hand, I calm down." Air Force One
more than twice more!
DRose is gonna carry us into the playoffs and take it to another level from there...
Fish is terrible
"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen." - Michael Jordan
im eating tilapia rite now
HA!
"I want the pressure...I want it and I feed off of it. Whenever I get the ball in my hand, I calm down." Air Force One
Where's the pride chi?
"I want the pressure...I want it and I feed off of it. Whenever I get the ball in my hand, I calm down." Air Force One
Yeah...it was goaltending...but even the refs are ready to go home at this point
"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen." - Michael Jordan
I knew we'd have a bad game
but today? Didnt think so
"I want the pressure...I want it and I feed off of it. Whenever I get the ball in my hand, I calm down." Air Force One
Glenn Davis was always the featured player on LSU when Tyrus was on the team ...
he already knew how to play basketball… we are waiting for Tyrus (“king upside”) to learn how!
man up!
Fuck this team. They are all pussies.
I’d love to know when Rose will assert himself.
Milton Bradley will win the 2009 NL MVP
by Milton's Gameboard on Apr 23, 2009 9:12 PM CDT reply actions
Rose has 14 shots tonight
Clearly needs to take more
Maybe it's just annoying seeing the same fucking play. Over and over again. Hand off to BG7.
Milton Bradley will win the 2009 NL MVP
by Milton's Gameboard on Apr 23, 2009 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions
My point is he doesnt assert himself.
One game he’ll be agressive, the next he’s not.
Milton Bradley will win the 2009 NL MVP
by Milton's Gameboard on Apr 23, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
He's taken 14 shots tonight
What more do you want?
lets put the stars in
Hunter, Linton III, Gray, Tim Thomas, and Anthony Roberson
http://rotomd.wordpress.com/
Shame VDN is too STUPID to understand what to tell his players.
This had better motivate them to win the next game by 50.
CAN HE BE FIRED AFTER *THIS* GAME ?
Give the team to Del Harris
or
Brad Miller
by KentuckyBullsFan on Apr 23, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
that's not necessarily a bad thing
he need to remember how it feels to lose like this. that way he prepares even more for next season. hopefully others do the same.
For people dogging Rose, I tried to dig up the box score from the game after Jordan's 63 pt Garden effort
I couldn’t find it, but I know it wasn’t great.
Rose has played badly, but he’s going against a good defensive team with a great defensive coach. And the Bull’s have no coaching on offense that I can see. I wouldn’t decide he’s crap just yet.
Did Marbury get another tattoo
during the timeout?
by benhertz on Apr 23, 2009 9:14 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
My offseason wishlist
VDN, Gordon and Salmons are given their walking papers.
This team will never win deferring to inconsistent, me-first jumpshooters. How many years does it take to teach a grown man the team concept? And why the hell would you mold an offense around the least efficient shots imaginable?
Guts don't count for much
when you lack the common sense to stop shooting when you’re cold, or to pass on a 3-1 fast break
by NerdVernacular on Apr 23, 2009 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
did anyone see the introductions?
they looked so lazy getting up for the game Tyrus and Salmons mostly.
going into Bulls playoff lock down..now!
didn't see it.. but score proves it.. but when you saw that .. that told it all
in playoff games every possession, every possession counts.. turnovers are magnified, and momentum shifts can and do cost a team the series.
Why aren’t any of theses guys students of the game (their profession) and know in the playoffs if you have a team down.. the key is to close them out and never give them an opportunity to revive as theses stupid Bulls have done today…
This is a bad stupid team today…
man up!
At least you guys aren't the only ones getting blown out
Dallas 75, San Antonio 42 end of 3.
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on Apr 23, 2009 9:16 PM CDT reply actions
can someone clue me in to what the hell happened?
i just got outta class
Don't even start watching now....save yourself the agony.
We had like 15 TOs by the half and missed half our FTs.
"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen." - Michael Jordan
Seriously....I can't think of one thing we've done differently since game 1
You mean to tell me there’s not one thing our coaches gleamed from the first two games that they could implement.
"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen." - Michael Jordan
Rebounding was better tonight
But the Bull’s offense is apparently not hard to defend by the team that cares and doesn’t look any different than it has all season.
by hitlesswonder on Apr 23, 2009 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
this feels like shit honestly
what a waste of my time right now
Keep it real son or go play some street ball
You love a printer company?
Maybe we can?
by Granny Waiters on Apr 23, 2009 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
my name is lex so lex...........mark . .........................lover
Keep it real son or go play some street ball
by lexmarklover on Apr 23, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
why does VDN always put in TT
during garbage time
I vote for Thomas to play, play more and play regularly.-Sam Smith
I have to say the playoffs have been pretty weak this year.
going into Bulls playoff lock down..now!
Silver lining...
Playing in garbage time might actually be good for TT. Might get a carry over to the next game.
"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen." - Michael Jordan
Doug was just saying that about Scala-brain
"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen." - Michael Jordan
Me too....just wanted to give him credit for saying it as I was typing about TT
"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen." - Michael Jordan
so TT gets to play the 4th qtr of this game?
we went out for pizza after the game. -dave wannstedt
by BULLieving in Miami on Apr 23, 2009 9:20 PM CDT reply actions
you want him out
Derrick Rose: Point GOD
by Juan dela Cruz on Apr 23, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
You know who's better
Tim Thomas
Joakim Noah: Better than you.
Dallas is taking care of business at home
Blowing out San Antonio by 30+ right now.
The NBA: IT’s BLOWOUTASTIC!
by KentuckyBullsFan on Apr 23, 2009 9:21 PM CDT reply actions
If VDN says another stupid thing like 'well, we're out there trying, i think we did good' or 'i'm the coach, i make the decisions'
i’ll assassinate him myself
And the good news is.......No Chicago jury made up of Bulls fans would ever convict you.
Justifiable Homicide.
If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost. You can still call him vile names.
Elbert Hubbard
by Tyrusmancrush on Apr 23, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
i hate when fans boo....
but the bulls deserved to get boo’ed tonight. The fans who paid money to watch the bulls play like this deserve better.
Only the celtics showed up,
cows loss by forfeit.
At least it feels like that.
Maybe we can?
by Granny Waiters on Apr 23, 2009 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Hope fuckin Reinsdorf wakes the fuck up and gives Rose some help.
Milton Bradley will win the 2009 NL MVP
by Milton's Gameboard on Apr 23, 2009 9:22 PM CDT reply actions
JR is trading Rose to a good team?
Maybe we can?
by Granny Waiters on Apr 23, 2009 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
is it just me..
or does lindsey hunter kinda look like MAD Mike from MTV pimp my ride?
I'm done for today
I tried, but I can’t watch this anymore. Good night to you all.
p.s. I think I will have nightmares
SEEEEEEEEEEEE GREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNN
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Derrick Rose: Point GOD
that shit is so dumb.
we like in a big market stop trying to be small town.
going into Bulls playoff lock down..now!
Nope! not better... Spurs have real exuses .. old banged-up Duncan and injured superstar Manu
Bulls are just sorry and lack killer instincts and wimpy with wimpy GM and wimpy Coach
man up!
shittttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt where the fuck are you derrick
this is just embarra$$ing
Keep it real son or go play some street ball
Fuck you, fuck yourself, stick a pole in your ass.
Derrick Rose: Point GOD
by Juan dela Cruz on Apr 23, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
hey take it easy
taking a shot at derrick isnt that big of a deal
Keep it real son or go play some street ball
by lexmarklover on Apr 23, 2009 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
STFU you POS
who are you to tell people what to do
Keep it real son or go play some street ball
by lexmarklover on Apr 23, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
shit...
i saw a #5 jersey out there and freaked out. NATE IS IN!!!
we went out for pizza after the game. -dave wannstedt
by BULLieving in Miami on Apr 23, 2009 9:27 PM CDT reply actions
i think tyrus
should try and decapitate someone before the game is over
LOL
ok, we get it, you don’t like TT.
we went out for pizza after the game. -dave wannstedt
by BULLieving in Miami on Apr 23, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Hasn't Gray had a few good outings against the Celtics?
or at least good stretches. I don’t know how long Noah and Tyrus can handle the banging inside.
o yea also Vinny Del Negro
is the worst coach ever and he needs to be shipped out at the end of this year. Embarrassing
Keep it real son or go play some street ball
exactly
Keep it real son or go play some street ball
by lexmarklover on Apr 23, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Does anyone see the Bulls unloading after this?
just as long as they don’t Elton Brand us again, I’m cool with it
All good
so, we get em in 7
"I want the pressure...I want it and I feed off of it. Whenever I get the ball in my hand, I calm down." Air Force One
I will go to the game 4.
The game is gonna be on ABC.Was planing to make a sign: Ain’t
Boston
Chicago!
But after tonights game -fuck that sign.
I hope Bulls will show up for the game.
Blazers got blown too…Then won next game.
So. Go Bulls!And Fuck you Vinny!
General manager needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow,next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.
Sir Paxdorf.
I don't know after watching them tonight I might just sleep in.
Low basketball IQ and selfish play is unwatchable.
going into Bulls playoff lock down..now!
dont jinx it
we all ‘felt it’ after game 1, but…
by smelltherosegordon on Apr 23, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Roberson!!
General manager needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow,next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.
Sir Paxdorf.
cut it to 20 for th honour
DRose is gonna carry us into the playoffs and take it to another level from there...
they cheer for 2 things:
1. Big Macs
2. Robertson
DRose is gonna carry us into the playoffs and take it to another level from there...
Hey, I thought of a SILVER LINING for this game:
Maybe the Bulls can hire Tom Thib. as their coach next year after firing Vinny.
No other coach really wanted the job last year since we didn’t have DRose.
But now?
Tom must be thinking that Boston has at best 1 good year left next year, and the team is old.
Why not jump ship?
by KentuckyBullsFan on Apr 23, 2009 9:34 PM CDT reply actions
took him long enough.
derrick rose, let me hear you roar.
by smelltherosegordon on Apr 23, 2009 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions
im pretty sure it's a trick to try get VDN to get excited and plan new gameplans (can he?)
but rondo will play in the next game, impretty sure about it
DRose is gonna carry us into the playoffs and take it to another level from there...
"VDN...gameplans" s an oxymoron
Noe
"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen." - Michael Jordan
PeteRoc I agree with you half way. I'm not sure about the oxy
but his game plan looks like it was designed by a moron.
If NBA Observer is out there. I really respect your knowledgeable opinions. Can you explain to us novices from what you saw…………What the hell was Vinny’s gameplan both offensively and defensively?
All other former bballers, feel free to expound. To me it looked like the Bulls were playing their first scrimmage in the summer league. 14 assists (3 by Hunter, 2 by Kirk and 1 by LInton Johnson in garbage time…they don’t count) and 16 steals by the Celtics.
It looked like the Bulls had never played together with the only one showing any resemblance to a team player was Hinrich.
Everything else was one on one, no screen rolls, no pick and pops, nothing but chaos which I lay directly at the feet of our anti-coach, who is so far over his head there seems to be no hope, unless Rose or Gordon go beserk which I doubt will happen because the Celtics have figured out how to prevent them getting any looks or penetration.
If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost. You can still call him vile names.
Elbert Hubbard
by Tyrusmancrush on Apr 23, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Paul Pierce has the same voice than Proof (RIP) from the D12
DRose is gonna carry us into the playoffs and take it to another level from there...
Hmm
I dunno I kind of think we need a loss like this. This could help the drive of our players for not just the next game but the off season.
But yeah pretty bad there ouch.
man, im gonna get clowned
@ work tommorow…and Im STILL gonna rock my Bulls shirt!
"I want the pressure...I want it and I feed off of it. Whenever I get the ball in my hand, I calm down." Air Force One
The Bulls better blow the shit out of the Celtics for the next 3 games
Keep it real son or go play some street ball
This bulls team should be embarrassed tonight
I don’t know if i can take anything good from this game. defense was bad, offense was bad, but at least we got the rebounds kinda. Our player of the game was a toss up between Kirk and BG, but nobody stood out. Like I said, they should be embarrassed to show their faces to the press tonight.
Matt was right
God, being a Bulls fan is a frustrating business.
Fire Vinny.
by fundamentallysound on Apr 23, 2009 9:38 PM CDT reply actions
Well, we were more than blessed, spoiled even, through the 90s. So I guess the karma is we have to suffer through decades of mediocrity for enjoying that success.
well, see during the 90s I was in elementary and middle school, so I'd like some god damn wins already
while I’m of the age where I can watch as much roundball as I want and I follow the game much more closely.
Fire Vinny.
by fundamentallysound on Apr 23, 2009 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
So you weren't really able to follow the team during the late 80s?
This is not intended as a knock on you….I know how you feel. Trust me….for anyone who was following this team closely at least as early as 87-88 when we won our first playoff series in the MJ era, there have been many days like this.
I distinctly remember feeling worse after game 4 of the ECF against the Pistons in ’89. We were coming off a thrilling, come-from-behind win in Game 3 at the old Stadium (when we had real fans there) to go up 2-1 on the Pistons, then they gut punched us on Memorial day.
"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen." - Michael Jordan
In the 87-88 season, I was between 1 and 2 years old, so no, I wasn't viewing many Bulls games.
Fire Vinny.
by fundamentallysound on Apr 23, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I hear you....but to put it in perspective...
As great as MJ was….that ‘87-88 team got is first playoff series win (against the Cavs) as I said, with Pip and Grant as rookies. We lost to the Pistons in the second round, then two more times to them in the ECF before finally winning. If this team has to go through that….trust me its worth it when they finally win it. That’s how you develop true, die hard fans….that’s of course until you build a new stadium and price them out of the market.
"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen." - Michael Jordan
sadly, yes, it sucks cheering for a team that is so, bi-polar
Derrick Rose: Point GOD
by Juan dela Cruz on Apr 23, 2009 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions
yep, they've been this inconsistent (read: mediocre) for years and before that, they were terrible.
I just want them to be a contender. Come on, already.
Fire Vinny.
by fundamentallysound on Apr 23, 2009 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Doug Collins sounds like a weak wimp saying "it's a shame the fans are Booing"
Is he crazy…..
The effort was not there.. fans should applaud that …???
No… Doug is the perfect model for a future coach or GM to keep the wimpy tradition going forward for the Chicago Bulls.. He has the right attitude to fit this franchise.
man up!
I never really liked him
but i hate when he gets asked what would you do doug? No don’t ask him that.
going into Bulls playoff lock down..now!
Dude wasn’t even the coach when he was here. It was no secret MJ was coaching those times while Collins pretty much just watched. Shit, it was the same in Washington!
People showed their support for the team by buying tickets and watching the game
They Boo because they aren’t showed the same support in return
Boston's gonna have their swagger back next game
Won’t that be annoying?
by KentuckyBullsFan on Apr 23, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Is Rondo really injured?
If so, then there might still be some hope
Maybe he took a bunch of painkillers to play through his existing injury and they wore off towards the end of the game.
some one please teach Luol Deng players play thru injuries sometimes and become allstars.
all the great players have done this .. Rondo’s an allstar .. Deng’s a wimp who needs to experience painkillers that wear off towards the end of a game…
man up!
Pierce told him to prepare a "Stage for himself for game 4" because the NBA is mostly acting and drama
Those boston guys are so masteriful .. Tom Brady.. Paul Pierce, etc, etc now Rondo
man up!
I hate to say it...but Derrick played like a true rookie tonight
it was just too many things forced and too many mistakes…I’m hoping for a better performance in game 4, but I’m tired of expecting good things from this team and then getting disappointed.
Boston figured it out shut down Rose we become jump shooters.
going into Bulls playoff lock down..now!
This is the playoffs.....you're playing the same team game after game.
If your coach (VDN) doesn’t do anything different from the first game, its pretty easy to watch tape and develop (or improve) on your defensive strategy. Seriously….there’s not one thing of significance we’ve changed from the first game.
"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen." - Michael Jordan
Vinny is saying it as it is
we were playing too much one on one basketball…but at the same time it’s his fault for not getting his players to adjust and play as a team.
Too much one on one because we dont have halfcourt plays VDN
this series is over.
Derrick Rose: Point GOD
Rondo said...
His feet were hurting and he wanted Bill Walker to carry him into the locker room and nothing is wrong.
Think Vinny feels like a heel tonight! .... Nope!
I’m Da Coach.. MFers! Period! Win or Lose!
man up!
14 turnovers in the first half.
18 points off that. What am I talking about they sucked at everything.
going into Bulls playoff lock down..now!
sarcasm
cubs fan
going into Bulls playoff lock down..now!
by SoulEater7 on Apr 23, 2009 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
The Spurs just got blown out by 21 points...
After routing the Mavs in game 2. As horrible as this game was, it’s only 2-1. They still need to win two games, and I still think we have some fight in us.
Is there anyone out there that still thinks we can pull out this series under the tutelage of our current coaching staff?
If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost. You can still call him vile names.
Elbert Hubbard
I didn't think we'd win the series when it first started....
but after we won that first game, my expectations changed and I thought we had a 50/50 chance. Now after this loss, I think it’s down to 10%. I don’t think we can pull it out now, we just have too many flaws and the team is too young.
by aznsensation on Apr 23, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
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