Luol Deng Could Be Out Longer Than Expected
Ed: This seems like the big news of the day. Coupled with an improbable win by the Raptors last night, our playoff hopes seem to be dimming.
On the eighth day of his absence, Luol Deng revealed he originally was told he could miss one to three weeks with his strained right calf.
Coach Vinny Del Negro then piled on by saying Deng suffered a setback Wednesday after trying to run on the injury both Tuesday and pregame Wednesday. Deng, limping noticeably in the Bulls' locker room, missed his fourth straight game.
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Once again, can we just trade this guy before he falls apart?
Neil takes the fun out of funk
by Juiceboxjerry on Mar 18, 2010 1:54 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
I'm completely surprised about this.
Astounded. Taken aback. I can’t believe 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.
by tyger1147 on Mar 18, 2010 7:47 AM CDT reply actions 5 recs
Déjà vu
"I guess I can’t do anything if you’re just irrational, but to point it out and move on."
- fundamentallysound
How did he get injured in the first place?
I can’t remember… It’s not easy to strain your calf that badly.
his footwork is pretty garbage. his feet are awkwardly big too.
he’s just that typical recruited dude that was exposed to basketball because of his height.
It's bullshit
They’re reporting it as a strained right calf muscle. It’s more likely he reaggravated the fracture in his tibia on his right leg.
12/31/08: Fire Vinny Del Negro.(upd: 1/7/10)
by NBA Observer on Mar 19, 2010 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Good luck Deng
hold your head, and please just krazy glue for your parts next thime. Elmer’s glue is not working
i love deng, but he just sux for all the opportunities he's had
rose, gibson, and noah are the only legit players on the bulls. bulls are really broke right now and unless they get a big man, I won’t be watching much more games
8 man rotations really take their toll come all-star break and later....
Bulls are feeling the effects.
Too bad Turus is not around to band-aid some of the wounds on the team. He had a few weeks off early in the season (coupled with Vinny’s propensity to ‘save’ Tyrus from playing too many minutes anyway)….
I bet the young legs of a guy who is fresher than the rest of the team (and ability to make game-changing plays) could have stopped this losing streak somewhere along the way…
But I am rehashing old news of a bygone period in Bulls history. And you know what ‘they’ say (and would like us to believe), let insolent bygones be bygones.
All your base are belong to Vinny.
WTF, VDN, WTF?
cause hes leading the team in minutes?
"Oooohhh, cat in the wall, eh? Now you're talkin' my language."
Ok Deng defenders
Let’s here it. Deng haters have been saying that one of the reasons we hate him is because he’s injury prone and all we heard was “18 and 8 for a SF is great!”, or “Hey that contract is on par for a player at his position giving you 18 and 8.” Well what good is it if he isn’t on the court?
I’m so sick of the Deng and Hinrich act that it makes my head hurt! Talk about stealing money.
He's missed 2 more games than Rose.
Players tend to fall apart when they are on a team with 6 NBA caliber players.
by Ozzie Montana on Mar 18, 2010 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess I must've missed
that half a season from last year that Rose missed or the countless Playoff games Rose has missed too. Whoops silly me.
You can't compare those two.
One player is a star you can build around and the other player is a stat sheet whore.
you do realize noah and rose are both out as well, having Luol Deng wouldnt help
us that much. Hes not the type of player that takes over games, notice how we made it to the playoffs last yr without his stat whoring arse.
They had another stat whoring ass in BG
And yes, he would help dramatically. For one, you wouldn’t see lineups of Pargo, Law and Murray
One to Three Weeks? Well, it's not like the Bulls org has ever been honest about Deng's injuries
…chalking it up to weird excuses like “Deng’s just still learning how to play with Rose” all last year. Deng (when healthy) had a pretty decent season this year. Better than last year anyway.
…
I thought it was funny that Hinrich while suspended couldn’t watch the Memphis game at his hotel because the game was blacked out locally, so he had to go to a sports bar to watch it.
by KentuckyBullsFan on Mar 18, 2010 4:13 PM CDT reply actions
My conspiracy theory..
If the bulls “catch” one of the teams currently below them (they’d just have to give up about 5.5 games), the get the #10 pick, and the glut of pretty good PF’s available
Like, say, Patrick Patterson of Kentucky – A bruiser inside who is a strong presence around the basket. The don’t have to trade that one to the Bucks. Perhaps many of the Bulls could play right now if there was a real necessity, and I’m not sure that management sees the value. Like I said, conspiracy theory – not sure I totally buy it myself, but worth discussing.
by DisCUBbobulated on Mar 18, 2010 6:51 PM CDT reply actions
Currently a 6 game difference between Bulls and Clippers
If they had really been planning on tanking to get the #10, they would have needed to shut down Rose and Deng much earlier
It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.
George Washington
Trade this moron, hes useless. How does he manage to get hurt, he doesnt even drive
he just stands there and misses jump shots. Wish we signed BG instead of this moron
maybe he managed to get hurt
While he was in the paint pulling down 7 and half boards a game? Seriously the guy may get injured too much, but you can’t deny his talent. He also has the highest 3P% on the team…
I think this injury report is nonsense
Deng’s right tibia is acting up again. He’s probably reaggravated the stress fracture in his right tibia. The NBA’s doctor of the year can’t control how the Bulls report the injury.
He’ll miss the rest of the season.
12/31/08: Fire Vinny Del Negro.(upd: 1/7/10)
on the seventh day, god made the earth
on the eighth day, luol deng was injured
(poking fun at the start of the article…lol)
"4 inches, baby!" --ripped off from Kush
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