Bulls 108, Hornets 106

i usually never have to put him down for these sort of things but he made some poor plays at the end of the fourth – that one, and then having john salmons wide open in the corner and instead trying to pass it to taj through 2 defenders.

“Don’t help him up Kirk!”

again at 3 am so record it if you can.

He flopped on insignificant contact, big deal.

Rose loves sharing just ask Noah!

as much as i love wade, i think i would prefer bosh

but if the decision is Boozer/Stoudemire or Dwayne Wade? screw ‘fit’. They could figure it out.

I think Gill is nuts.

he has to stay even if it’s to play a handful of minutes.

Though I guess Salmons can be backup 3 and Devin Brown can get some time. Kirk’s getting probably too much time out there. He comes out of his stint then has to go right back in when Rose comes out.

Just don’t let him hang in there in critical moments

He can make his rookie mistakes there. He should dominate in the D -league if he really has NBA potential and gain confidence too. Its win-win.. once he is ready the Bulls can recall him.

well, what I’m saying is we’re on a 5-game win streak on the road. Never expected that to happen to us ever.

hit the “Print Screen” button, paste <Ctrl + V> into Paint or a picture editor, crop.

how did you.. do that?

First you have to be in the position of playing 5 road games in a row all against winning teams – and then you have to win all of them.

I couldn’t swear to it’s truthfulness, but considering the rarity of long road trips, plus the odds of not having a sub-.500 team somewhere in the 5 game stretch, I’m not interested in trying to disprove the statement. ;)

when they were horrible in overtime until the celts series.

that recent set was extremely gratifying because it verified what i always believed: these players are talented and are winners. great to see it happen, if only for 5 games.

At the NO, December 26th game I was sitting near Stacy and Neal. Before the game Steve Schanwald, VP Business Ops talked to them for about 30 minutes. I am guessing the way Neal and Stacy announce the game is greatly influenced by what the Bulls want them to say. When Stacy complains about TT taking jump shots it is the Bulls Org preparing us for him to be moved. However, I’ve heard a new wrinkle in the way they describe TT which may be telling. I hear Stacy and Neal say the Bulls are frightened that if the “light goes on” in Tyrus after they let him go the Bulls will regret it. That tells me they are considering having him around another year with the qualifying offer. Noah’s comments that Tyrus’ recent block was a key to turning the game around was also highly publicized. Tyrus is definitely in the trade discussions but if they can’t make a good deal I see the Bulls giving him one more year.

If you watch the Bulls play they are incredibly poised. Particularly after the other team makes a big play. When West hit that lucky three from 30 feet out with the shot clock running out, after we did a great job defensively, our team did not lose its composure. Very rarely do you see them lose their composure. I watch Tyrus watch the team when he is on the sidelines. I think he sees there is value to staying focused and in control. His problem is he relies so much on instinct he does know how to harness his talent into the system. But that block when he chased down, I think it was Westbrook, was incredible.