Clippers 104, Bulls 97: As long as nobody's ever out, we're OK. Whoops.

cracking up when i heard Stacy say something about Kurts thrust. This was not a good game. The officiating sucked. There had to be 5 blatant fouls on Bulls players that they didnt even call. Probably a bunch more but these 5 im refering to were blatant. Then you have the clear cut walks by both Ricky Bobby Davis and the Red baron. Why cant refs just call a fair game. how about that TT dunk? I mean that was the most clear freaking foul I’ve ever seen.

Dont laugh but i wouldve like to see Noah last night at the 4 ( to try and negate the Camby factor, think camby had 40 rb and dusted off A Gray to try and body up Kaman.
Also why didnt they throw a double team at Kaman its pretty clear he’s not the sharpest tool in the shed..

TT played well which was nice to see but Kurt missed a truck load of shots, Way to much Pargo, Id rather give Hunter a try (he’s to dam old to hoist up 20 shots in 16 minutes) The bench on this team is a complete joke. Why does Vinny insist on subbing in people so often. sometimes guys just need to play together for a while to get a flow going but it seems like he’s completely oblivious to this.

The officiating though was my biggest gripe, they were freaking terrible. Did anyone notice at around the 7 min mark in the 4th when Ricky bobby drove the lane and screamed and the refs called a foul? you could hear the players talking and Noah was yelling at the ref and was like " Why cause he screamed? cause he screamed?

This trip is going to break this team. We get no ref respect on the road and we havent for about 10 years now. its very disappointing. the only thing i can think of is its cause of 23 and company. Theres no other exp.

It was one of the most unwatchable games yet this season. It got slightly better with Tyrus and Noah late dunking (finally) over the porous Clippers.

I wish the Bulls had a closer. Someone who can shoot consistently. Someone who averages 20pts a game and can get hot at any second and bury Js, and when he isn’t hot at least is a threat on the wing to open the lane for easy drives to the hoop. Hmmm.
I think I’ll have Biscuits & Gravy (BG) for breakfast, and shed a few tears in them.

needs to be moved point blank

Bulls live or die by jumpers. Go to the basket! Bring in a coach that will force this team to get shots near the hoop and i’ll be happy.

He should get a pass for his shots being a little off vs the Clippers because the man was very sick, he lost 10 pounds from his illness and it shown on him. That’s energy and strength lost. Kurt deserves no criticism IMO, he’s clearly made this team better since being a starter and he still played decently under the circumstances. Also had Vinny gone to TT earlier we would have had a better chance of winning. I don’t think alot of you realise TT was used primarily in the pick and roll later in the game where he flourished, hitting open jumpers, and attacking the rim against the defenders. If Vinny were smart and not trying to diminish TT’s role, he’d be the main guy in that play and Noah would be positioned closer to the rim to rebound or get the easy dunks. This would play to the Bulls strength which is our athleticism as opposed to hoping Deng and Salmons will be go to one on one guys. Considering Rose was off, Kurt was sick, Salmons was out, and Pargo played alot, we still almost beat a pretty decent team at home. It was a good performance from the guys.

dusted off Aaron Gray and went to hack-a-Kaman late in the game, its a bush league strategy, but the Bulls need wins by any means.

Alright, I’m normally not one to complain about a loss. I think the bad calls that refs make tend to even out. I think just about every home team pipes in noise so in the end that evens out too. But tonight I watched the Clippers feed of the game using league pass and there was some real unprofessional behavior by the broadcast team at the end of the game.

During the time out before the deciding play (Bulls down six with a little under a minute left) the camera caught Vinny drawing the play on the white board. And they focused on the whiteboard. Then the color guy then proceeded to explain in details what the final play would be. Minute or so goes by and the ball gets inbounded to Thomas in the post who immediately looks to throw it to a three point shooter (I think it was Hinrich). Thing is, Kamen was right there to intercept the pass. Almost like he knew the play. Even with a few seconds delay there was plenty of time for that information to get relayed to the clipper bench.

I’m not saying it wasn’t poorly designed play. I’m not saying it wasn’t drawn up by a totally in inept coach. It probably was destined to fail no matter what. However, the point is, it should have failed on its own merits. They shouldn’t be focusing on Vinny’s whiteboard during a time out, and the color guy definitely shouldn’t be explaining the play in detail as Vinny draws it up.

There was plenty of time for someone in the locker room or in a luxury suite to hear the broadcast and convey it to the bench. Then it just takes one shout to get Kamen in the right position.

(as unprofessional as it was, the Clippers announcers were still a thousand times better then Neil and Stacy)

We’re an ok team with a full lineup, but will not win many games with any of the first 8 guys out (well maybe Brad because he’s been mostly awful). Even with a full lineup, this is a team that will be around .500 or so. I say they steal one of these road games that we would think they wouldn’t win (maybe Phoenix?) and other than that they will lose on the west coast swing like they usually do.

Kirk is the Koske Fukedome of the Bulls, they both can defend multiple positions solidly, aren’t good offensive players, and make too much money for what they do, I want both players off my team.

Isn’t it great to have 2 third-string point guards on the roster?

This trip and the following games will actually be interesting. Odds are there will be a long, long losing streak.

Will that make the Bulls less likely to trade Kirk and Salmons, more likely to trade Tyrus in an attempt to make the playoffs? A yes answer means you can kiss a max deal FA goodbye for next season. But we’ll see.

I assume VDN stays no matter how bad it gets at least until near the end of the season — when/if the Bulls are eliminated I imagine Myers interim coaching becomes more palatable to them then.

Will missing the playoffs result in any other changes? VDN will be gone for sure (which may not be the case if they did make the playoffs and his 3rd year is guaranteed.

Will missing the playoffs result in any front office changes? Probably not…I guess the job is Gar Paxson’s as long as he wants it. But still…maybe he’ll give up.

The biggest need we have is for a shooter. Butler and Davis were stroking it last night and we didn’t really have an answer for them. Tyrus looked great which proves we need a bigman who can score. Rose, Deng and Noah all looked great. The major problem for us is the SG and PF spots.

We have a nice bench with Hinrich, JJ, and Taj.