Bulls 87, Wizards 80: Bulls oblige escort to the ugly-game zone, but have Boozer and Rose
| Pace | Eff | eFG | FT/FG | OREB% | TOr | |
| Chicago | 93.0 | 93.5 | 43.8% | 31.5 | 27.3 | 22.6 |
| Washington | 86.0 | 40.5% | 20.3 | 22.0 | 16.1 |
The Bulls entered the fourth quarter with only a 3 point lead, and at times it looked like neither team wanted to win as they combined for only 24 points in that quarter. But the Bulls can execute down the stretch of games because they have the talent to not need to execute perfectly. On one late possession, the Bulls spread the floor with Korver, Deng, and Brewer, and ran a pick/roll with Rose and Boozer that resulted in a late Washington rotation (surprise) and a trip to the line for Booz (who finished with 30 pts on 18 shots, and played the last 6 minutes with 5 fouls). Even later, the Bulls beat the press for an easy Deng dunk. Meanwhile, on the other end, you'd have a contested Nick Young 3 that was airballed, or Kirk Hinrich getting stripped as he tried to drive and seeing the ball go off his own knee out of bounds.
The Bulls can always look like they have some sort of plan, because they have Rose and Boozer. While the Wiz were able to keep it close (and if Rashard Lewis doesn't go 0-5 on mostly-wide-open 3-pointers, maybe it's a different game) the Bulls never lost the lead in that 4th quarter and always had those two to throw the ball to, even if they mostly looked unorganized themselves (as the turnover numbers show).
Kurt Thomas didn't repeat his Tuesday night performance, though it looked like he might after hitting his first two jumpers. But while those turned out to be his only points, he played an incredible 40 minutes before fouling out (the minutes themselves weren't incredible, just that there were so many of them). Taj Gibson was cleared to play in the game but played under a minute. Omer Asik only had 6 on a Noah-less night, so while it's nice that Kurt Thomas is revealing himself to be not completely toast and isn't killing the Bulls while on the floor, it'll be interesting to see if Asik starts to gain some of these valuable minutes in Noah's absence.
Boozer and Rose were enough on offense tonight, but I thought both had pretty poor games defensively. Kirk Hinrich showed that Kurt Thomas wouldn't be the only maligned-as-washed-up player who'd show a pulse tonight, to a much higher degree. Hinrich was downright aggressive on the seemingly-always-trailing Rose, and even hit an inside shot or two while drawing 8 foul shots (often on Boozer, who they targeted on pick/roll). Hinrich also did a solid enough job defensively on Rose, seen moreso in his brief absence in the 2nd half when Rose was able to torch backup Lester Hudson.
But as he came back in that fourth quarter, it was obvious that while he had a nice game...he was still just Kirk Hinrich, and the Bulls have the superior talent. On a back-to-back game on the road, we should expect games like this, and it's nice to also expect victories in games like this, albeit ugly.
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Boozer even yells on Twitter:
CBoozTheBull Carlos Boozer
Had A Grind Out Game Tonight!!! But We’ll Take The Win And Keep Getting Better!!!
Until Keith Bogans is taken out of the starting lineup, it's: Tommy Del Thibo
by Juiceboxjerry on Dec 22, 2010 11:24 PM CST up reply actions
I'm not surprised he's loud
the dude freakin’ dislocates his jaw every time he shouts
by Stacey_Is_King on Dec 22, 2010 11:25 PM CST up reply actions
lol, nice catch. I didn't notice that
I was too busy marveling at his unnecessary use of exclamation points
Until Keith Bogans is taken out of the starting lineup, it's: Tommy Del Thibo
by Juiceboxjerry on Dec 22, 2010 11:34 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
If he's yelling, arent exclamation points necessary?
"I love you, mommy!" - Joakim Noah
Yeah, my problem wasn't exacly with the exclamation points
but that he felt he needed them for those two sentences. Like, why do you need to yell that you had a great game and need to get better? A period would suffice, Carlos. We would still get the idea.
Another example from earlier today:
CBoozTheBull Carlos Boozer
Thoughts And Prayers Go Out To @carmeloanthony and his family!!! God Bless!!!
Yikes.
Until Keith Bogans is taken out of the starting lineup, it's: Tommy Del Thibo
by Juiceboxjerry on Dec 23, 2010 1:40 PM CST up reply actions
Duke: Knowledge!!! and Faith!!!
Teams without Chapu lost 1173 games during the 2009-'10 season.
by chapuforyou on Dec 23, 2010 2:05 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
God, how hard is that to capitalized the first letter of every word? Talk about dedication.
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
by tyger1147 on Dec 23, 2010 8:54 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
i noticed boozer turned into bosh on twitter lately
and bosh has been awfully quiet meanwhile
Derrick Rose is a motherfucking ninja.
I quit following Bosh about 10 minutes after he announced he was going to Miami
One of the happiest moments of my life
Until Keith Bogans is taken out of the starting lineup, it's: Tommy Del Thibo
by Juiceboxjerry on Dec 22, 2010 11:46 PM CST up reply actions
argh, forgot to mention that in the recap
Neil Funk’s one good point…in a while. How Boozer is so goddamned loud and everytime he gets hit he yells enough to basically force the refs to call something. A skill Rose could pick up. (‘UM!’)
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Dec 22, 2010 11:30 PM CST up reply actions
uhm that's grimy...
AND ONE!!!!!! YOU MUTHAFUCKING PIECE OF SHIT REF!!!! AND ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Juan dela Cruz on Dec 22, 2010 11:51 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Lol
Very grimy.
2010-2011: I put the Scottie-Barkley Rockets feud curse on the Wade-James-Bosh trio.....
You mean he couldn't learn it from Kirk?
Heyyyyyyyyy!!!!
ALL I want for Christmas is a starting NBA shooting guard and throw in a decent backup point guard!!! Come on Paxson.. seriously John Lucas 3?
AND ONE?!!!!
AND ONE!!!!!! YOU MUTHAFUCKING PIECE OF SHIT REF!!!! AND ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Juan dela Cruz on Dec 22, 2010 11:48 PM CST up reply actions
Actually, he swears quite a bit
My cable set-up has some kind of audio issue where Neil and Stacey are really quiet so I mostly just hear the court/crowd/arena noise instead. One of the things I hear Boozer constantly yell is “GIMME THAT SHIT!” when grabbing a rebound (it’s even funnier when he yells that going for an uncontested board). I’ve also heard an errant “fuck” or “shit” thrown in after blown play or turnover
But yeah, when he gets fouled it’s mostly just incoherent rage
Rose before hoes
by Bullsfan7210 on Dec 23, 2010 2:18 AM CST up reply actions
I wouldnt call that an 'issue'
The only glove he needs is a batting glove. - RWShow on Adam Dunn signing.
by blackoutsox on Dec 23, 2010 2:56 AM CST up reply actions 4 recs
I've picked up on that rebounding call as well
“Gimme that shit!” is a pretty great thing to yell when going for a utterly wide-open rebound.
I dunno
but it has inspired my new nickname for him: ‘CarANDONEs BooANDONE
’ .
The Miami Heat: Like ants and a magnifying glass. ... OH NO! CHRIS BOSH’S BEAUTIFUL FACE!!!!!!!!
It removed my exclamation points and half the name!
… Boo, SBNation, boo.
The Miami Heat: Like ants and a magnifying glass. ... OH NO! CHRIS BOSH’S BEAUTIFUL FACE!!!!!!!!
missed the game sonuds like it was an uneven mess
"I'm broadening my horizons past basketball to vocabulary." - Jeff Van Gundy
Also, tonight was the first night I thought Neil Funk could have ripped on an opposing player even more.
Andray Blatche…just wow.
by Ozzie Montana on Dec 22, 2010 11:16 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
wait i thought u didnt watch the game
due to some rerun of some boring show???? Something is fishy Mr. Montana…something is awfully fishy…..
I dont care what the D.N.A. Says, the Guy wearing number 12 Cannot be Kirk Hinrich, he is definetly Kurt. Kirk can actually play basketball!
by piccolomair on Dec 22, 2010 11:18 PM CST up reply actions
Blatche along side McGee
is just a mess. I think Blatche gained about 30 lbs from last year too. He seems fatter and lazier. McGee at least has elite athleticism and has that fucking sign the ball move which was funny.
by JockstrapNoah on Dec 23, 2010 12:14 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
LIke I have said...
The Wiz have the worst frontcourt in the NBA…
Either one of those guys, alone, would be okay if they are playing next to someone better…but, they remind me if the old teen towers the Bulls would trot out there…
Is this even a basketball game anymore, or am I watching a referee themed television show? -Juiceboxjerry
Blatche messed up his foot or something and wasn't able to work out before the season
and, regardless, Andray Blatche is not a player who “works out” to get “in shape”.
The Miami Heat: Like ants and a magnifying glass. ... OH NO! CHRIS BOSH’S BEAUTIFUL FACE!!!!!!!!
Kurt Thomas was easily
the most entertaining part of the night for me, he must have hit people or thrown people (pretty blatantly once you watched a replay) on almost every possession he was in on, drew a bunch of charges and caused all three technicals (I think). All while Mcgee was about to cry, I was laughing the whole way through.
Yeah he's one of those guys
On another team, he’s a talentless thug. On our team, he’s a tough physical player who does all the little things.
Pat Riley is the devil.
by Poloplaya14 on Dec 22, 2010 11:39 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Oh I am pretty sure at this stage of his career he is just a thug...
I saw almost no real basketball skill plays the entirety of the game, but I must admit he plays the role of the thug pretty damn well.
AP Writers are blog-a-bull readers?
Boozer was called for two offensive fouls on back-to-back possessions during one of the scoreless stretches in the fourth quarter. Those possessions were bookended by offensive fouls by fellow big man Kirk Thomas, leaving both players with five fouls with 6 minutes to go.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/gameflash/2010/12/22/28634_recap.html#ixzz18uV4LrB1
We’ve come a long way, guys!!!
by rainman1003 on Dec 22, 2010 11:40 PM CST reply actions 9 recs
They've caught VDN.
It’s spreads like a… virus?
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by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Dec 22, 2010 11:43 PM CST up reply actions
lol
ALL I want for Christmas is a starting NBA shooting guard and throw in a decent backup point guard!!! Come on Paxson.. seriously John Lucas 3?
i just about died reading that
i’m still laughing, 5 minutes later. OMG. and the biggest irony is that they did this when we were playing against “Kurt” Hinrich.
"4 inches, baby!" --ripped off from Kush
by anorexorcist on Dec 23, 2010 1:22 AM CST up reply actions
Boozer + Kurt Thomas were great tonight
but we need Taj back and hopefully Deng doesn’t get injured
Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.
-- Scottie Pippen
by Orlando Woolridge on Dec 22, 2010 11:46 PM CST reply actions
Can Booz get some love soon? I mean, ESPN, SLAM, anything. I hope coaches vote him in the All Star Game.
AND ONE!!!!!! YOU MUTHAFUCKING PIECE OF SHIT REF!!!! AND ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Juan dela Cruz on Dec 22, 2010 11:53 PM CST reply actions
Screw that. Save those votes for Bogans.
Teams without Chapu lost 1173 games during the 2009-'10 season.
Has Booz dunked yet?
“It’s amazing that he’s doing what he’s doing,” Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau said. “He’s still working himself into shape. His legs aren’t under him yet in his timing.”
I’m looking forward to the left-handed dunks on people and the yells that follow.
same thing with brew, I dont think he has fully recovered from the hamstring injury
he can run now but haven’t seen him jump like he did before. only seen him dunk 1 time vs SAS. the rest of mostly reverse layups
this team has still a lot of room to grow
he has definitely dunked more than once.
"JJ has never made that floater. He’s probably never even practiced it, he just decided to take a floater, which is why he’s James Johnson."
-JocktrapNoah
big sellout crowds make for funny calls.
ALL I want for Christmas is a starting NBA shooting guard and throw in a decent backup point guard!!! Come on Paxson.. seriously John Lucas 3?
On this night, Rose was arguably outplayed by Hinrich.
Rose was 9-15 from 2pt range, 0-6 from 3pt range, 7-10 from the free throw line, and had 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks, 4 turnovers, 4 personal fouls, and 25 points in 38 minutes.
Kirk Hinrich was 6-13 from 2pt range, 0-1 from 3pt range, 7-8 from the free throw line and had 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals, 0 blocks, 2 turnovers, 4 personal fouls, and 19 points in 43 minutes.
Rose had more points but less efficiency, less assists, more turnovers, and more personal fouls. Hinrich’s season stats don’t compare to Rose’s, but on this one night Hinrich looked good.
Is that a Ben Gordon turnover?!?!
Kirk Hinrich getting stripped as he tried to drive and seeing the ball go off his own knee out of bounds.
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
by tyger1147 on Dec 23, 2010 8:53 AM CST reply actions 4 recs
Then he tried to complain.
ALL I want for Christmas is a starting NBA shooting guard and throw in a decent backup point guard!!! Come on Paxson.. seriously John Lucas 3?
no he didnt
I dont care what the D.N.A. Says, the Guy wearing number 12 Cannot be Kirk Hinrich, he is definetly Kurt. Kirk can actually play basketball!
He got hacked big-time on that play against the Heat
Should have been a foul called.
by JSB on Dec 23, 2010 1:40 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Then the refs screwed
it up not Kirk.
A lovely story:
One day, long, long ago, there lived a woman who didn't whine, nag or bitch. That would be me....
But that was a long time ago and it was just that one day.
The end
Sorry reply fail
A lovely story:
One day, long, long ago, there lived a woman who didn't whine, nag or bitch. That would be me....
But that was a long time ago and it was just that one day.
The end
He learned it from Ben.
A lovely story:
One day, long, long ago, there lived a woman who didn't whine, nag or bitch. That would be me....
But that was a long time ago and it was just that one day.
The end
zing?
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Dec 23, 2010 3:32 PM CST up reply actions
Good Lord
The Bring back Kirk campaign is in full swing.
Waddle and Silvy and Nick Freidell were takling about if Kirk is a better fit with rose than Rip or JR smith or some other guard …
The bulls better not bring his sorry ass back
"I love you, mommy!" - Joakim Noah
as a backup pg sure...
as a starting sg…HELL NO
I dont care what the D.N.A. Says, the Guy wearing number 12 Cannot be Kirk Hinrich, he is definetly Kurt. Kirk can actually play basketball!
by piccolomair on Dec 23, 2010 1:11 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Why is anyone talking about Rip Hamilton?
Hamilton is broken. And he costs a ton of cash $12 million/per) for the next 3 seasons. Not to mention he would basically be impossible to get on the Bulls without giving up Deng or all of our role players.
by JSB on Dec 23, 2010 1:39 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I bet they will.
A lovely story:
One day, long, long ago, there lived a woman who didn't whine, nag or bitch. That would be me....
But that was a long time ago and it was just that one day.
The end
as a backup pg they should
but i think im done seeing kirk as a sg, not playing well, and then people talking crap about him as a washed up player. I rather he be starting as a pg on some other team and doing well, then on this team playing a position that is difficult for him, and then hearing blogabull talk about how hes bringing this team down. Kirk can play a nice 6th man, where he can come off the bench and play 12 minutes of pg for rose, and another 10-12 min at sg. I just dont want him to be a starter where he plays something like 24 minutes at sg, because its ill fitted for him, and him at the offball position for prolonged time is going to affect his contributions to the team.
I think if kirk was playing alongside rose for small stints of the game, it would be far more benneficial to have kirk slide to the point guard and have rose run more like the 2….
I dont care what the D.N.A. Says, the Guy wearing number 12 Cannot be Kirk Hinrich, he is definetly Kurt. Kirk can actually play basketball!
Don't let it bother you what
others say about him. There will always be haters. I think he will come back here and be happy to play where ever they want him too. His home is in Chicago and I think that is where he wants to be. This is only my opinion.
A lovely story:
One day, long, long ago, there lived a woman who didn't whine, nag or bitch. That would be me....
But that was a long time ago and it was just that one day.
The end
I agree with this.
Kirk’s natural role on the Bulls would be as the 3rd guard, as in the role he played in 08-09. I would like to get to see Kirk get to start at the point for somebody first because frankly I like being proven right. Kirk has tons of game left and I enjoy watching him prove it.
News flash: Luol Deng is good...We now return you to your regularly scheduled hating...
Bogans starting is the issue here.
Pretty much anyone would be a better starting SG for the Bulls, including Kirk. We should be thinking bigger in terms of a new starter though, beginning with starting Brewer NOW.
I would certainly hope that Kirk is not even on the Bulls radar right now anyway considering they couldn’t even trade for him until the offseason. The Wizards aren’t going to give him up with Wall having all these injury issues, and also Kirk isn’t really a SG. This concept has 3 strikes against it already.
News flash: Luol Deng is good...We now return you to your regularly scheduled hating...
Wow, just looked at the Bulls schedule
and not only do they play on Christmas, and the day after, bu they also play on New Years Eve AND New Years Day. That is some all-time shitty scheduling. Didn’t they play the day before and after Thanksgiving on the road also? Kinda dick move by the league.
Until Keith Bogans is taken out of the starting lineup, it's: Tommy Del Thibo
but i get bulls on my holidays
they can deal
"Sportsmanship is just loser talk for losing."
by boyonthedock on Dec 23, 2010 12:28 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Look at the bright side.
We don’t have to worry about Joakim being hungover.
Teams without Chapu lost 1173 games during the 2009-'10 season.
by chapuforyou on Dec 23, 2010 12:58 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
korver was actually complaining about it too
“I would rather not play on Christmas Day for sure,” he said. "It’d be one thing if we could play a noon game and fly home and have Christmas at night with our family. But we have to fly to Detroit and play the next day too.
“For Thanksgiving, we had four games in five days and had the off day in Denver. And we have New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day games. It feels like we’re getting picked on a little bit.”
and the bobcats, for instance
last played the 21st, and don’t play until the 27th!! no wonder they got rid of larry brown at this time… plenty of time to get some practicing in with a new coach. :P
they have an afternoon NYE game and then don’t play until 1/3.
Yeah, normally I get pissed when NBA players bitch about working on holidays
but in this case I think it’s pretty warranted. Surprised they haven’t made more noise about it, actually.
Until Keith Bogans is taken out of the starting lineup, it's: Tommy Del Thibo
by Juiceboxjerry on Dec 23, 2010 1:44 PM CST up reply actions
having to play on all 3 holidays is a shit move by the league
if you play on Christmas or New Year’s Eve you should get the next day off. I mean c’mon, just for the betterment of the product. That New Year’s day game is going to be determined by which team drank less the night before.
by Basketball Smurf on Dec 23, 2010 1:55 PM CST up reply actions
It's also why it was silly for people around here to be predicting crazy win streaks
Nothing would surprise me over the next five games
Until Keith Bogans is taken out of the starting lineup, it's: Tommy Del Thibo
by Juiceboxjerry on Dec 23, 2010 2:06 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
How many people are going to be watching NBA basketball on New Year's Day? 300?
The league has Christmas, NFL has Thanksgiving, and NCAA football has New Year’s. What’s so hard to understand about this?
by Ozzie Montana on Dec 23, 2010 2:19 PM CST up reply actions
You're under estimating how boring college football is.
Teams without Chapu lost 1173 games during the 2009-'10 season.
by chapuforyou on Dec 23, 2010 2:23 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Not to the millions of crazy people who obsess about it.
by Ozzie Montana on Dec 23, 2010 2:24 PM CST up reply actions
Those people are fucking boring!
Teams without Chapu lost 1173 games during the 2009-'10 season.
by chapuforyou on Dec 23, 2010 2:27 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Not to the millions of gamblers who gamble on it.
fix’d.
"What do you think, I just dunked my whole career?" Jordan asked Henderson after making a 3.
"You’ve got to miss eventually," Henderson told him.
"That’s what Cleveland said," replied Jordan
maybe the league will give the bulls more foul calls
as a bonus christmas gift….
or maybe this is why some refs hate the bulls, cuz because they are playing the refs wont be able to enjoy their holidays….
I dont care what the D.N.A. Says, the Guy wearing number 12 Cannot be Kirk Hinrich, he is definetly Kurt. Kirk can actually play basketball!
Not much they can do about it.
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
If the players complain more people will just view them as selfish brats.
Case in point, LeBron James.
by Ozzie Montana on Dec 23, 2010 2:19 PM CST up reply actions
Maybe if he didn't do the complaining it would be easier to take.
No one wants to hear that ass complain about anything.
Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. says:
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by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Dec 23, 2010 3:32 PM CST up reply actions
If the players were smart they'd complain on behalf of the poorly paid people who have to work because of the games
like the concession workers and cheerleaders. But nope, LBJ is the one who truly suffers.
by jpm356 on Dec 23, 2010 3:47 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
LeBron James is already hated
I dunno if he can really change his ‘villian aura’ right now, but complaining about stuff when you’re the most hated NBA basketball player – don’t show us the artifice, you moron! – isn’t a great move to either get that stuff you’re complaing about fixed OR get more liked.
LeBron needs to take like a year off from the media, but, you know, that’s not who he is, so we’ll all just keep hating him. Hooray!
The Miami Heat: Like ants and a magnifying glass. ... OH NO! CHRIS BOSH’S BEAUTIFUL FACE!!!!!!!!
Oh he can change his "villain aura"
He just needs some other NBA player to do something to become the new villain. Just ask Kobe Bryant how well that works.
Pat Riley is the devil.
by Poloplaya14 on Dec 24, 2010 12:07 AM CST up reply actions
Oh, that's true!
That would take … a lot of villainy though. I don’t see it happening for at least another … month, and then everyone will have probably forgotten whatever he did to make them all so angry.
The Miami Heat: Like ants and a magnifying glass. ... OH NO! CHRIS BOSH’S BEAUTIFUL FACE!!!!!!!!
Feels good to know that we finally have the talent to overcome that hard working energetic team crap that's been getting us by for the last decade
I’ll take talent over hard working overachieving any day.
On a side note, what’s up with Wall? Is it really tendinitis? Shit, Derrick has the same issues and it never kept him out this long.
Maybe I shouldn’t worry bout him afterall?
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