TT's Bobcat Debut
Only nine points, but 12 boards and 6 blocks. I'll still miss him.
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Somewhere a Cleveland fellow must be saying
maybe we should have tried for this Thomas guy instead eheheh
by JustAnotherFan on Feb 20, 2010 11:04 AM CST up reply actions
Best quote from bobcats blog
I think I figured out why Tyrus is so motivated
He finally gets to wear a headband
by Stevarino on Feb 19, 2010 4:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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apparently he shut down LBJ tonight? remember when he did that for us haha?
This 2010 plan better work out.
by aznlildelfin on Feb 19, 2010 8:56 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
shut down seems a little strong considering lebrons statline.
"Oooohhh, cat in the wall, eh? Now you're talkin' my language."
really? maybe it is a little strong.
LBJ stat line is usually a lot better than that. but if you’ve ever watch cavs vs. bulls, you’d know TT does a great job on LBJ
by aznlildelfin on Feb 19, 2010 11:11 PM CST up reply actions
Fuck the Bulls.
We’re going to regret this for years. I hate this team’s outdated, talent-belittling, sycophant-loving philosophy. It’s not hoosiers anymore. Get a clue.
The poster formerly known as Freethefro.
by MPG on Feb 19, 2010 9:49 PM CST reply actions 9 recs
But we have Taj Gibson!
He has intangibles, and stuff!
by NittanyCub on Feb 19, 2010 11:05 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
And we have kurt
who like ……..does stuff
by rick_ross on Feb 19, 2010 11:26 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
+1
I laughed my ass off over this comment lololol
you guys can't make up your mind
kill pax for overvaluing players with “potential” like deng
kill garpax for cutting their losses with a headcase
Tyrus is not and never will be a starting caliber player on a championship team whereas you can make an argument for Rose, Noah, Deng, and even Hinrich. We are going for Bosh who is also championship caliber player. WE had to rid ourselves of an inconsistent guy in his contract year, or rid ourselves of a more consistent guy in his rookie contract. Either way, one of these two guys is gonna be a backup for us next year, why would you keep Tyrus and get rid of Taj when you don’t have room to pay Tyrus
by ximan86x on Feb 20, 2010 12:46 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
the headband thing is quite symbolic
I know the Spurs do it too, but we’re not the Spurs.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2010 11:18 AM CST up reply actions
Blazers do it as well. Personal rule of Nate.
Taj Gibson is the face of Bulls basketball!
by Trey23 on Jan 5, 2010 6:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 20, 2010 12:49 PM CST up reply actions
Salmons had a good debut
I'm cuckoo for Kukoc!!!
I'm buying tickets for Feb. 20th. First home game after the trade deadline. Will I be happy?
by Yibs on Feb 19, 2010 10:16 PM CST via mobile reply actions
NBATV crew interviewed Tyrus after the game.
http://www.nba.com/video/games/timberwolves/2010/02/19/0020900809_chi_min_play5.nba/index.html
I never realized how tatted up he was.
Taj Gibson is the face of Bulls basketball!
by Trey23 on Jan 5, 2010 6:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Heh... how did Tyrus and Vinny not get along?
“Coach just told me to play hard and have fun”
…
“Coach just told me to play hard and have fun”
Vinny never tells them to have fun
Just PLAY PLAY PLAY
Taj Gibson is the face of Bulls basketball!
by Trey23 on Jan 5, 2010 6:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2010 11:15 PM CST up reply actions
he did have a telling line
about making some mistakes early (and I’m watching the game now, he had two quick shots right when he checked in), and Brown telling him to go ‘fix it’ instead of pulling him.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2010 10:39 AM CST up reply actions
yeah
that’s the one that stood out to me. “i made a few mistakes but was able to play through them” or whatever.
"They should. They better. I'm Vinny Del Negro!"
it fits with VDN
he thinks Taj is better, and he needs to win a lot of games to keep his job. That’s who the Org. values over Tyrus, but to be fair Vinny makes a lot less money.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2010 10:46 AM CST up reply actions
How did you get
access to the game? is it online somewhere, or do you need leaguepass?
That's not the interview with Tyrus
Can you link to it? Been searching for 15 minuets and can’t find it D:
“I made a couple mistakes during the game and [Larry Brown] got on me, but he also told me to go out there and fix it.”
it's pretty amazing
how open and understanding he seems to be already about fixing his mistakes.
i want the juicy details to come out about what really happened behind the scenes with TT and his coaches/mgmt/etc, it would be a true expose on everything that we know is 99% likely but have never been able to get confirmation on.
"4 inches, baby!" --ripped off from Kush
by anorexorcist on Feb 20, 2010 4:43 PM CST up reply actions
well the bobcats are the only ones
to have beaten cleveland 3 times this season…
… hope they match up in the playoffs? lol. :P
"They should. They better. I'm Vinny Del Negro!"
They also loss to the worst team (NJ)
then beat the best team in back to back games. Weird
Joakim on whether he ever tried tennis: "I played a little bit. If anybody on the Bulls wanted to play me, I would kick their ass."
I'm going to miss him too
I really wanted him to kill it after he gets traded, just to show how bad the Bulls are at developing young talents and all people who said he has low basketball IQ wrong. I guess I’m more emotionally attached to Tyrus than I realized.
"You can't give up hope just because it's hopeless! You gotta hope even more, and cover your ears and go 'bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla!'"
I watched the game and here is a sampling of some Bobcat fans regarding TT from their website. They've already set up a fanpost to give him a nickname
My favorite was Tyranasauras (the fearsome predator).
Another recommended setting up a website Tyrusunlimitedpotential.com
Either they are delusional or just quick learners.
Here are some of their comments:
- There’s no way Tyrus Thomas plays this well again, is there? In 25 minutes, he scored 9 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, blocked 6(!) shots, and took out an entire row of courtside seats diving for a ball going out of bounds.
- So if Thomas can play this well, with no clue of Brown’s plays… Then what does it mean for him once he starts to catch on? Maybe he’s not so easy to teach and it bogs him down? Maybe he’s never had a true NBA teacher, and excels to his 4th over all draft potential? At this point it looks like we just got a lot better!
- I liked his interview after the game Something along the lines of "Coach has already gotten on me, but I like that he gets on me and then lets me go out and fix it. I’ve never had that before." Interesting.
This one really struck home with me for obvious reasons …(I’ve NEVER had that before. Brown is a real coach.)
- I love it. Tyrus comes in his debut game and makes a highlight reel.
- Thomas is beasting!!!!
- I’m rubbing my nipples after each block .
- They must be bleeding by now.
- Let’s extend his contract on the flight to Milwaukee tonight
- why not right now?
- Simply put guys, we finally have that shot blocking threat on our team that makes teams think twice about bring that weak shit up in there
- I think I may need to get myself a Tyrus Thomas jersey.
There were many more (all positive and then some) And this is after only one game where he went 3 for 9 from the field. His defense on LBJ and others was spectacular. Some fans said the announcers were having orgasms describing it.
Which is why I’ve decided to retain my sign-in name for now and will be proud to do so at this time.
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 Feb 20, 2010 2:06 AM CST reply actions 4 recs
Who cares?
Which is why I’ve decided to retain my sign-in name for now and will be proud to do so at this time.
Thomas, Miller, Salmons, James, Pargo, Gray, MLE, and (there is no LLE thanks to the Pargo signing) will not be here with a Max Free Agent...don't get too attached.
you, apparently.
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 Feb 20, 2010 10:31 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
You figure that out when you read the name at the end of the post.
Go Rockets/Nets[CDR]/Bucks[Jennings]!
it just goes to show
with other cities/franchises, where there is not a full court press to devalue a guy who they don’t want to pay and turn him into a headcase so he’s easier to dump, actual breathing living nba talent is appreciated.
meanwhile, in chicago, it’s all about hustle/energy/being active. screw winning! rah rah rah!
"4 inches, baby!" --ripped off from Kush
by anorexorcist on Feb 20, 2010 4:45 PM CST up reply actions
Who is asshole Larry Brown?
What type of idiot coach would give Tyrus Thomas minutes?
"Worker bees can leave.
Even drones can fly away.
The Queen is their slave."
Last year TT averaged 27.5 mpg. this year he averages 23.4 mpg. Yesterday he played 25 minutes
That 1 extra minute really made all the difference?
Fine,
the last ten games when he has averaged under 50% shooting he has averaged just about 21 minutes. Perhaps, it is an indication of Larry Brown letting him play through his mistakes indicated by the quote Tyrusmancrush put up before, “Coach has already gotten on me, but I like that he gets on me and then lets me go out and fix it. I’ve never had that before.”
"Worker bees can leave.
Even drones can fly away.
The Queen is their slave."
He shot 33% in the game.
Just did everything else really well.
by BigBabyCollin on Feb 20, 2010 8:50 AM CST up reply actions
TT has been in the league 4 years
He’s had plenty of time to learn from his mistakes.
Like Gerald Wallace, right?
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 Feb 20, 2010 10:32 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
compared to VDN with a full roster, it's an improvement
but I will reserve judgement on Brown’s minutes distribution. The new guy usually doesn’t play too much so that could be a factor, but not a good sign that with Tyson hurt, Theo Ratliff came in before Tyrus. Oh, Larry :)
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2010 10:41 AM CST up reply actions
didn't he coach ratliff in philly?
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.
yup
but he’s ancient. That’s a larry thing.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2010 3:22 PM CST up reply actions
he's bad, too.
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.
Sorry jpchi but Tyrus converted 38 of 61 during that time which comes out as
making 62.3% of his shots, by far, the best shooting % on the Bulls. When he was traded his shooting % of .483 was 2nd only to Noah’s.
If you really want to see how well he performed all season, I suggest you read my post “in defense of Tyrus” and a much better one by MrSportsKnowitAll.com who has just recently joined posting on BaB.
If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost. You can still call him vile names.
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by Tyrusmancrush on Feb 20, 2010 1:27 PM CST up reply actions
haha
Tyrus Thomas said he forgot everything he heard in a pre-game cram session
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2010 10:46 AM CST reply actions
LMAO
Joakim on whether he ever tried tennis: "I played a little bit. If anybody on the Bulls wanted to play me, I would kick their ass."
watching the game now
Set play with Diaw throwing the lob to a cutting Thomas. An offense, wtf.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2010 10:57 AM CST reply actions
Hey, we run those all the tim-
Oh wait…it’s not the 90’s anymore.
"Freeze it!... now roll it!" -Stacey King, greatest analyst ever.
by WalmartSecurity on Feb 20, 2010 11:07 AM CST reply actions
fun to like this Bobcats team
it’s like a team embodying redemption, with Wallace, Jackson, and now Tyrus. Not to mention Larry Brown.
Plus they’re a crazy-athletic defense-first team. I remember when we tried to do that.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2010 11:20 AM CST reply actions
we did it without the athleticism
just swith althetisicm with grit, hardworking, good guys, winner….
ahh i missed those days, to be naive and believe in such things…who am i kidding im still a fan of hinrich so i obviously still believe in those things….
On Behalf of Sue, Wjb, majoyenrac, Bullshooter and all the other Hinrich fans...Ill keep the Hinrich Hope coming...There will be light!
by piccolomair on Feb 20, 2010 12:46 PM CST up reply actions
Oh yes, those were the good old days
I never thought I’d be pining for those heady times when we had Scott Skiles leading a bunch of young stallions.
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by Tyrusmancrush on Feb 20, 2010 2:04 PM CST up reply actions
That's EXACTLY what I was thinking.
A defensive-first team with two big exceptions: they value basketball talent over character and they have a very competent coach.
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.
All I managed to see was the video highlights on ESPN.com
But it’s really annoying because the announcer (can’t remember her name) referred to Thomas as Ratliff for pretty much all of his blocks.
Neil Funk?
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2010 11:53 AM CST up reply actions
God help us if there's another Neil Funk polluting the broadcasting airwaves.
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by Tyrusmancrush on Feb 20, 2010 2:05 PM CST up reply actions
heh, 4thQ
Tyrus does some bad-lookin spin and hook (esque) and it bounces in :-D
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2010 11:53 AM CST reply actions
That hook shot was ridiculous, I didn't even think that was him.
That’s never going in again.
Taj Gibson is the face of Bulls basketball!
by Trey23 on Jan 5, 2010 6:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 20, 2010 12:51 PM CST up reply actions
some more Tyrus familarity
really bad offensive foul where he practically hip-checks on a screen. Tyrus walks the other way cursing the refs, cam cut to Larry Brown :-D
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2010 11:57 AM CST reply actions
heh, Thomas destroys Jamison's last FG attempt
I will say this about the Bobcats, their athleticism gives them some kind of variability in the playoffs. Guys can over-perform and frustrate a better team. I’m not sure we have the potential anymore, the price of consistency.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2010 12:08 PM CST reply actions
yum
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2010 12:17 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
When I saw that highlight I was filled with an unspeakable sadness.
Though I’m actually really excited to see Tyrus play under Larry Brown (wasn’t he available the summer we brought in VDN?).
yes.
Larry hates young players, so we’ll see. I do wonder if that’s just ‘rookies’, and maybe Tyrus is officially a vet with 4 years in and 2 teams.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2010 12:31 PM CST up reply actions
NO SOUP FOR YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
"Let's do some living... after we die"
vid of Tyrus spin-dunk on Jamison
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnCsyu_kKco
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2010 12:21 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
He's going to be awesome
I’m happy for him and feel sorry for us Bull’s fans. It’s going to be fun watching the org’s build up Warrick as a much better version of Tyrus.
coulda saved myself some time
Tyrus (and Ratliff) highlights
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2010 12:30 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
That was really exciting to watch I can't lie
I’ll definitely miss that
Joakim on whether he ever tried tennis: "I played a little bit. If anybody on the Bulls wanted to play me, I would kick their ass."
Blazer fan here.
i can only imagine how much hurt you guys are going through. I would love to have a guy who raises eyebrows every time he is on the floor with his athleticism.
"shaq and zach randolph have the same trainer... "
best one liner i ever heard.
^^^ hey "bowdown".....don't listen to this guy
we have a lot of bulls fans who started watching after the title years, so they’re “content” with mediocrity. Its this “content” that leads to satisfaction with guys like Taj Gibson.
The fans who remember what a championship team looks like know you need difference makers to get it done…be it on offense or defense.
"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen." - Michael Jordan
by PeteRoc on Feb 20, 2010 1:18 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, he never made spectacular plays.
Taj Gibson is the face of Bulls basketball!
by Trey23 on Jan 5, 2010 6:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 20, 2010 1:33 PM CST up reply actions
You are talking about who exeactly?
The only guys on are team that fits that description,is Derrick Rose and Noah.TT had 1 good game he has good defensive skills,but he is not Shaq or Howard ! He was a cry baby when he was here,we were going to loose him any ways,so the bulls org made the right call.
Yeah, Shaq's pretty awesome on defense
Go Rockets/Nets[CDR]/Bucks[Jennings]!
It's snowing! Global Warming must be a HOAX!
That’s the equivalent of drawing any meaningful conclusions from TT’s first game as an ex-Bull.
Now, let’s listen to what someone who is in a rather BETTER position to judge the trade. You don’t have to be a mind-reader to get the main point:
“The people we lost, I’m sad we lost them because they helped us. But the organization saw something in these players. They’re going to help us. They don’t have any attitude problems. They just want to ball.”
– Derrick Rose
by badnewsintennisshoes on Feb 20, 2010 2:04 PM CST reply actions
Actually, the so-called scientist, who was caught cooking the books,
and on whose data the entire GW theory was based (when asked for his documentation under the freedom of information law, he said he lost all his notes since 1986, how convenient), belatedly admitted that the temperature of the earth has not risen since 1996.
Those of us who have defended Thomas don’t have to look out the window to see if it’s snowing to conclude the denigration of Tyrus is based on a HOAX. That is, rather than looking at the numbers, they twist facts and misconstrue comments to make their case.
Right after Tyrus was suspended, Rose said he had no problem with it, that Thomas had apologized to everyone and listen up…he further added …..we need him for his defense, his rebounding, and yes, his scoring.
So when D Rose said he was sad seeing them leave BECAUSE THEY HELPED US, can you explain his cryptic meaning since you are obviously a mind reader? His final comments….they don’t have any attitude problems, they just want to ball, likely could have been referring to Thomas who wouldn’t have had an attitude problem if he had gotten a fair shake in Chicago. Then again, he could have been simply talking about his new teammates who have also been given a new start are were looking forward to it.
As Tyrus said “I think that a lot of people have a perception of me based on what they read instead of giving me the opportunity to show the real me. Different scenery for me can be real good.’’ Referring to the Bobcats management…”They’re excited to have me. I’m thrilled they’re excited."
What a difference a day makes.
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Elbert Hubbard
by Tyrusmancrush on Feb 20, 2010 2:35 PM CST up reply actions
Can we stick to basketball?
and on whose data the entire GW theory was based
We miss you, Ben Gordon!
by Granny Waiters on Feb 21, 2010 12:07 AM CST up reply actions
hey!
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2010 3:23 PM CST up reply actions
so presumably you'd prefer...
that the Tyrus-lovefest threads become the equivalent of right-wing echo-chambers, correct?
by badnewsintennisshoes on Feb 20, 2010 5:02 PM CST up reply actions
Actually
Tyrus-lovefest threads are the equivalent of left-wing echo chambers.
by drew gooden's facial growth on Feb 21, 2010 1:07 AM CST up reply actions
as long as it's any kind of echo chamber, yes.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 21, 2010 11:50 AM CST up reply actions
Uhh ...
Derrick Rose isn’t going to make waves.
If we acquired LeBron James, and then lost him, Rose would say pretty much the same thing.
It’s true, TT’s first game doesn’t mean that much, though it is an encouraging sign. But your quote means EVEN LESS.
Go Rockets/Nets[CDR]/Bucks[Jennings]!
Right...
“…could have been referring to Thomas who wouldn’t have had an attitude problem if he had gotten a fair shake in Chicago.”
Sure, it was all the fault of the Bulls and the THREE coaches who coached him.
Again, I’ve said all along that he may improve in a different environment, but to argue that the Bulls should have kept him (and played him more, etc., etc.) is both baseless and tedious.
by badnewsintennisshoes on Feb 20, 2010 2:47 PM CST reply actions
Two of those coaches aren't real coaches.
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.
Skiles, who the entire team pretty much kicked out,
Boylan, who is a coach in the same way that a baby can play basketball,
and VDN, who has nothing to offer except random motivational platitudes?
Ehhhhhh.
The Bulls should’ve gotten a better coach, etc., etc. It didn’t work out. They got what they could for him at the deadline, whatever. He wasn’t going to improve here, and while that’s partially his fault [for being a raw prospect who needed to be teached and coached up … but Paxson picked him knowing that! … oh well, GJ Pax], the Bulls don’t get a free pass.
Go Rockets/Nets[CDR]/Bucks[Jennings]!
I agree completely...
that the Bulls should never have hired VDN. But given that he was here, there wasn’t any other reasonable option than to ship Tyrus out.
by badnewsintennisshoes on Feb 20, 2010 5:46 PM CST up reply actions
To be fair
Is Tyrus even going to try to score in Charlotte? Just cleaning up the glass for putbacks and backdoor cuts should get him to the 12 pt range. If he gets hacked he’s a 15ppg scorer. But if he gets 12 boards and 3 blocks a night doesn’t that mean he’s an all star?
I hate our org. I hate you Gar. I hate you so damn much.
12/31/08: Fire Vinny Del Negro.(upd: 1/7/10)
scoring
“But if he gets 12 boards and 3 blocks a night doesn’t that mean he’s an all star”
Um, no.
by badnewsintennisshoes on Feb 20, 2010 3:01 PM CST up reply actions
12 boards, 3 blks, 12 (15)pts will get you a low rung All Star spot
Unless Tyrus’s image has been crushed by the Bulls for everyone else around the league, then no way coaches vote him into a All-star spot with those numbers.
All your base are belong to Vinny.
he missed a few jumpers
and they even ran a backdoor lob for him. Already a vast improvement over the ‘just…stand there. and play’ offense.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2010 3:25 PM CST up reply actions
I'm watching the game right now and Tyrus is highly active
He’s playing like he was at LSU. He’s everywhere.
12/31/08: Fire Vinny Del Negro.(upd: 1/7/10)
by NBA Observer on Feb 20, 2010 3:54 PM CST up reply actions
The Bobcats are in transition on every Cavs miss
The Cavs are getting killed in transition.
12/31/08: Fire Vinny Del Negro.(upd: 1/7/10)
by NBA Observer on Feb 20, 2010 3:57 PM CST up reply actions
Exactly!
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 Feb 20, 2010 4:11 PM CST up reply actions
He's back to his rookie season.
Just go out there and wreak havoc, if you score hooray, if not, well no one was expecting it.
Taj Gibson is the face of Bulls basketball!
by Trey23 on Jan 5, 2010 6:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 20, 2010 6:50 PM CST up reply actions
bobcats just might have become my 2nd favorite team
by sin on Feb 20, 2010 3:26 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Bobcats looked really fun last night
I hope they’re on ESPN and stuff so I can actually watch them in the future if that keeps up. Wallace is cool, but TT too? Yay running and dunking.
Go Rockets/Nets[CDR]/Bucks[Jennings]!
Tyrus, Wallace, Chandler, and Theo Ratliff?
That’s a hell of a shotblocking, dunking group right there. I think a team like the Celtics could be in trouble against them.
Joakim on whether he ever tried tennis: "I played a little bit. If anybody on the Bulls wanted to play me, I would kick their ass."
If they ever meet in the playoffs, a team like the Bulls could also be in trouble against them.
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hey, we're just trying to make the thing
advancing was never in the plans.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 20, 2010 4:14 PM CST up reply actions
If true, than mission accomplished.
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My list of pain
Hardest things for me to watch as a Bulls fan the past few years:
-Watching Eddy Curry score 19 in his first game for the Knicks the season after he appeared to finally ‘get it’ and help the Bulls get to the playoffs (and I don’t care that he ballooned shortly after this, I think he had a lot of us believing in him).
-Watching Tyson Chandler turn into a double-double machine and slamming home alley-opp after alley-oop with Chris Paul.
-Watching Elton Brand avg. 20 pts/10 rebs/2 blks/1 stl (and being the elusive big man Chicago could never seem to have/keep) for a playoff-bound Clippers team.
-Watching Ben Gordon drain acrobatic crunch-time 3-pt shots against the defending champs during last year’s playoffs, while also knowing he’d be gone shortly after season’s end.
-Watching Tyrus do the things we loved watching him do for another team. Best of luck to Tyrus, I do want to see him do well. But I also don’t like how this feels. We should’ve been the ones arguing over his goddamn nickname.
by ToroToroToro on Feb 20, 2010 4:58 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I wonder if Tyrus and Tyson will become best buddies
Talk late into the night about all their horror stories about a crazy Bulls franchise.
Taj Gibson is the face of Bulls basketball!
by Trey23 on Jan 5, 2010 6:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
If they share their horror stories, neither will ever get any sleep.
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by Tyrusmancrush on Feb 22, 2010 12:47 PM CST up reply actions
I already think Larry Brown is ruining Tyrus' development
25 minutes, and that’s with Chandler and Nazr out. Theo Ratliff is the first big off the bench. Come on Larry!
At least Tyrus did play down the stretch in the game last night.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 23, 2010 10:14 AM CST reply actions
ha!
if LB can’t coach TT, then nobody can. I can’t remember dude’s name, but the guy who dunked on Ratliff last night…just damn
25 minutes
is still more than Vinny was giving him before he blew up at him. Plus, Tyrus one of only 3 guys off the bench to even play and he got more than DJ Augustin and Derrick Brown combined. I think it’s pretty encouraging with the way Larry Brown is.
Joakim on whether he ever tried tennis: "I played a little bit. If anybody on the Bulls wanted to play me, I would kick their ass."
I was sorta tongue-in-cheek
it’s been fine so far, but Larry’s history and a return of some veteran bigs has me worried for my guy Ty.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 23, 2010 6:17 PM CST up reply actions
Ah
sorry didn’t pick that up. Larry can turn on a guy at any moment so I’m a bit cautious with my optimism as well.
Joakim on whether he ever tried tennis: "I played a little bit. If anybody on the Bulls wanted to play me, I would kick their ass."
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