Game Preview #60 - Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks
by Cosmis on Mar 1, 2010 11:56 AM CST
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Print[Thanks to Cosmis for today's game preview. Noah is out, and Deng is a gametime decision. Derrick Rose banged knees at the end of Saturday's game, but I believe he's good to go tonight. This is the start of a very tough (if home-laden) stretch of games for the Bulls. -ed.]
Here we are, at the start of both March and one of the season's most important home stands. Four in a row against quality competition. It starts at the Madhouse on Madison tonight versus Atlanta. The Bulls and Hawks have played three previous times this season, coming away with two wins for Atlanta and one for our Bulls. The Hawks did us a bit of a favor by breaking the Bucks win streak in overtime last night, and we're still within hailing distance of both the Hawks and the Celtics.
Most Important Bulls in the World: Derrick Rose (and his knee).
He banged knees near the end of that uninspired loss in Indiana, and should be fine for tonight. The Bulls are going to need the #15 scorer in the NBA healthy, as he's averaging 23.3 points and 6.3 assists in the three games against Atlanta this season. Bibby simply cannot stay in front of Derrick. He's also averaging 24.6 points, 5.6 assists and 4.6 rebounds on 56.3% (81/144) shooting from the field since the All-Star break.
Key to Victory: Stopping Joe Johnson and/or Josh Smith
JJ (possibly the most universally hated Bull to never put on a Bulls uniform) and Josh Smith have been the catalysts for the Hawks season so far, and if they are to do anything this season, it'll be because Joe Johnson and Josh Smith take them there. Kirk Hinrich and Taj Gibson's ability to do anything on these two defensively is beyond important. It's critical. It's...a word beyond important or critical.
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This is a the second half of a back-to-back for the Hawks, and they went into OT against the Hawks tonight, so they should be a little tired tomorrow.
Im sure you meant the Bucks,
but yea that should help us out considerably
Any team that plays against John Salmons can only lose by beating themselves.
"Oh, y ahora ¿quién podrá defenderme?" "¡Yo!"
haha i liked how you linked the previous three games
GO BULLS! hopefully the hawks play tired today……
Practice beats talent when talent doesn't practice.
No Noah.
I was really liking Chris Richards on this roster and I still don’t understand the release of him. He rebounds and is in good defensive position and that hasn’t been the case all the time with Warrick and Miller. Tonight they could use him. I think the Bulls will struggle on defense tonight once again.
Beasley spent the first two quarters like he was wandering through a forest.-Neil Funk
Yeah your right, Chris Richards is a hell of an NBA player,
he has a very very bright future ahead of him. Almost as stupid a move as GarPax trading away future all star Aaron Gray. Man what a couple of franchise altering decisions.
2010 WhiteSox Baseball: "even if it works it's still stupid"
It's not about him being that good or not
It’s pretty obvious from watching this last game that the Bulls are a big short without Noah. At the very least Richards was doing a good job on the boards and defending. You don’t think they could use that right now?
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 just hate when people do that
It’s the same reaction people had when some of us made a big deal about filling out the bench with Pargo, Hunter and Gray during the offseason. We all see how that’s working out now. These little moves are just as important as the big ones when your team is average, not going over the tax, and has very little depth.
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 he ain't a superstar, he's worthless.
Unless he’s Kirk Hinrich or Taj Gibson. remember that, and you’re good ’round these parts.
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 Mar 1, 2010 6:07 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Ha ha ha
yeah that seems to be the mentality
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 love Pargo
he’s so useless! It’s great. He’s like the Larry Hughes clone we apparently always have to have.
Go Rockets/Nets[CDR]/Bucks[Jennings]!
You're absolutely right OznCoop, it was another boneheaded move by management.
But let’s not forget their 2 biggest stinkeroos, letting go of Eddie Curry and the awesome Ben Wallace. No wonder this team flounders at times. Speaking of flounders, is a salmon bigger than a flounder? We let that fish get away as well.
If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost. You can still call him vile names.
Elbert Hubbard
it just feels like everytime we face ATL, it smells like a loss
considering TOR is @HOU which could be a loss for them, and CHA hosts DAL which is prob a loss, and the 9th place Heat are 3 losses behind the Bulls… let them rest, honestly. March is brutal. let them get healthy going into the month. the last two weeks have been very busy. its understandable they could get banged up in a stretch like that. i’m just saying, considering their standing in the… standings, they can afford to maybe rest these guys for a game.
we went out for pizza after the game. -dave wannstedt
by BULLieving in Miami on Mar 1, 2010 1:03 PM CST via mobile reply actions
We have a chance to win in Chicago
It’s hard in Atlanta. They dont sell out, but the fans that show up are loud.
Why aren't they selling Rose's all star jersey?
Can we end the season now?
6th seed and Miami out of the playoff spots. That’ll do me.
Chances of Wade leaving if Miami miss the playoffs increases massively in my mind and Wade leaving stops any chance of a Bosh/Wade tandem in Miami, which at the moment is my biggest fear.
by LimeyBull on Mar 1, 2010 2:38 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
dont you have any IR spots?
Why aren't they selling Rose's all star jersey?
I did
because they don’t have him ruled as ‘out’ but ‘dtd’ and even when he’s playing he’s limited in minutes anyway.
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."
updated this preview
Noah is out, and Deng is a gametime decision.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Mar 1, 2010 2:36 PM CST reply actions
I vote JJ to replace him if Deng is out
He needs some playing time to get better.. that’s the easiest way it’ll be to get him used to the pace of the NBA. It worked for Taj, but he played slow anyway.
"Where are the FUCKING TWINKIES?"
I think JJ has actually gotten a lot more time than deserved
he’s lucky there isn’t much depth. He’s been so bad, and VDN is rightfully trying to win as many games as he can right now. Taj at least didn’t look overwhelmed when he entered the league, but then again he’s old enough to have been drafted for Vietnam.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Mar 1, 2010 3:24 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
This is true
I just think that with extended playing time, he would be able to work it out. Maybe with a real coach to let him fix his own mistakes… he looks like he could be a decent point-forward.
"Where are the FUCKING TWINKIES?"
JJ, if drafted by a quality franchise,
would be down in the D-League. He’s the type of kid that needs to be getting minutes, and being that he’s not good enough to log significant minutes at this level, he needs to be sent down.
Metal sharpens metal.
And this guy right here understands and knows what leadership is all about: The coach, the hall of famer......... Dick Butka! George Ryan
The Bulls shrink like a dick in cold water.
well they have nobody else to take the minutes
otherwise I agree. I suppose they erred in getting depth sufficient to allow JJ to be in the DLeague, but as of now they can’t send him down.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Mar 1, 2010 3:43 PM CST up reply actions
Oh, I agree completely.
The Bulls need him up here. But by no means is he good enough to be getting minutes up here. He needs a lot of work and can get the minutes and attention he needs down at the D-Leage.
Metal sharpens metal.
And this guy right here understands and knows what leadership is all about: The coach, the hall of famer......... Dick Butka! George Ryan
The Bulls shrink like a dick in cold water.
im usually very pro d-league
and anti the bulls usage of it, but i generally reserve that sentiment for 19 and 20 year olds languishing on the bench. jj is 22; i’m not sure how much he would get out of going to the d league and probably being able to just rely on his strength and athleticism to play very well.
http://ExtendtheGame.blogspot.com
I agree he looks lost
Decent numbers in his 73 minutes this month though. Per 36:
14pts, 5.5 rebs, 3 ast, 1.5 stl, 2.5 blk, 2.5 tov, 60.2 TS%. He’s also +25 raw this month. Maybe that doesn’t say he’s worthy of those minutes, but it’s not like he’s been Pargo-bad statswise.
Yep, hard to argue that
Although I’ll try by saying JJ’s gotten more 2nd and 3rd quarter minutes recently than I’ve seen him get all season.
JJ also plays better d than offense
He looks tentative out there, but I think with more minutes he would calm down, and not hurt us like Pargo does.
by Basketball Smurf on Mar 1, 2010 4:53 PM CST up reply actions
who the hell else?
would replace him?
Warrick? Flip?
Being that JJ is the only one of those three who’s actually a small forward, it’s really not much of a stretch…
"I want people to fear me"- Derrick Rose.
Did you read the article?
Vinny says he may play Warrick or Flip over JJ. He already plays Flip at the 3 all the time.
"Where are the FUCKING TWINKIES?"
Hawks would happily comply with Joe Johnson at the 3
with Bibby and Crawford.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Mar 1, 2010 4:12 PM CST up reply actions
Id like to see a 3 gurad lineup tonight w/ Rose,Kirt, and Flip
Give the game a little college basketball taste.
2010 WhiteSox Baseball: "even if it works it's still stupid"
4 guard lineup please.
Flip and Hinrich at the forward spots
Pargo and Rose in the backcourt
Miller at center
Lottery!
tonight.
at 7.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Mar 1, 2010 4:27 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah
this one is on WGN America
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."
Any chance you can persuade her to watch a sports movie?
Guaranteed drama, the story of an underdog team doing their best to win despite the efforts of their evil coach.
Let’s just hope the good guys win…
by LimeyBull on Mar 1, 2010 5:25 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
ha!
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Mar 1, 2010 5:39 PM CST up reply actions
gotta compromise
chilled with my girl the other night, had the Bulls game on DVR, so we watched a movie first, hit up a little comic standup, and then she watched the game with me. she just doesn’t like watching on tv too much. she works at a sports bar so she gets enough there, and i’ve at least gotten her to cheer on the Bulls when we go to games. i even gave a her a Brook Lopez jersey for V-day (same last name as her) which she liked. girls can get into sports with their man, but we men gotta give back and watch a chick flick every once in a bit. they ain’t all bad. Sleepless in Seattle is a great flick. its the inspiration for my username.
we went out for pizza after the game. -dave wannstedt
by BULLieving in Miami on Mar 1, 2010 7:24 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
we’re going to need solid production out of 2/3 of the Miller/Gibson/Warrick combo to compete in this one. I know this is probably the case for every game but after we basically got dominated by the combination of Troy Murphy and Roy Hibbert, it will be important for our front court to bounce back after a day of rest. Unfortunately, it won’t be easy to bounce back against the Horford and Smith duo up front for the Hawks.
We seemed to miss a ton of shot vs Indiana and it seemed like Warrick was doing a good job on the offensive glass so i was surprised he didn’t end up with more minutes in the game. Maybe 1 or 2 more second chance baskets could have sparked the team just enough to steal a win in what was a poor overall effort. What’s done is done.
Impatiently awaiting Joe Alexander Night (JAN)
No Deng, no Noah, road game vs. a good team, releasing Devin instead of Joe… it’s gonna happen!!
last game he was supposed to be at least dressed
but some kind of operational error by the Bulls had Noah still active.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Mar 1, 2010 5:39 PM CST up reply actions
Let's get this month off to a good start.
A win would be very nice tonight, especially with all the injuries.
Good game to start off March. Hope we even the series with a W tonight.
Hopefully Deng plays tonight and drives to the basket. No pain no gain..
"Did you not get the memo? Derrick Rose can go upstairs!"-- Stacey King
Well at least you're optimistic Jamaica876
"Did you not get the memo? Derrick Rose can go upstairs!"-- Stacey King
They're not completely overmatched in these games.
They just have to play smart basketball(West roadtrip). Advantage is that they’re @ the UC most of the time.
"Did you not get the memo? Derrick Rose can go upstairs!"-- Stacey King
Deng is starting tonight
according to CTL.
OK I don't know shit about basketball.
by SoulEater7 on Nov. 5, 2009 9:51 PM CST
Which can be either really good or really bad.
"Did you not get the memo? Derrick Rose can go upstairs!"-- Stacey King
by Bullsarenumber1 on Mar 1, 2010 6:06 PM CST up reply actions
According to Chuck Swirsky, James Johnson is getting the start today
Deng to come off the bench or skip the game totally?
well that's just weird
he has to be out.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Mar 1, 2010 6:22 PM CST up reply actions
Deng is not playing at all tonight.
According to Sportsnight.
"I don't want a massage, I want a facial!" - Stacy King
by windycitywarrior on Mar 1, 2010 6:38 PM CST reply actions
yea they also reported on espn1000
On Behalf of Sue, Wjb, majoyenrac, Bullshooter and all the other Hinrich fans...Ill keep the Hinrich Hope coming...There will be light!
Wow that's strange.
CTL reported Deng was starting.
OK I don't know shit about basketball.
by SoulEater7 on Nov. 5, 2009 9:51 PM CST
We need to find something else to do tonight
J Johnson gets two fouls in 30 seconds. Bulls down by 20 after one. Our only chance is Charlotte and Milwaukee lose all their remaining games for us to make the playoffs.
Ha, further validation that show is a giant pile of trash.
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 Mar 1, 2010 9:53 PM CST up reply actions
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