2011 Playoffs Pacers - Bulls Game Three Preview: Series moves to Indiana, Collison game-time decision
by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 21, 2011 3:10 PM CDT
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PrintSome links to chew on before the early 6pm start. I'm guessing it'll be more like a 6:30 start. This is being aired nationally on NBATV, I believe with the Pacers broadcast. I can only assume that locally it's going to be blacked out on that channel, so on to CSNChicago, unfortunately. Sacrilege, I know: I really don't want to listen to Neil/Stacy (and Scottie Superfluous).
- The latest on Darren Collison is that he's a gametime decision, but expects to play. The coaching staff in Indy was far more conservative leading up to today.
- Paul George isn't discouraged from guarding Derrick Rose, though the results should probably indicate otherwise.
- Tyler Hansbrough speaks. I'd say 'opens mouth and speaks', but it's always open. He has some interesting stuff to say though. Meanwhile, Noah says Hansbrough isn't dirty.
- The Pacers are amped. Good for them, but I expect more than a few Bulls fans in attendance tonight to help ruin whatever energy boost they were hoping for.
So tonight's the blowout, right? Or just lock 'em down and have Rose sensationalize us a victory, whichever.
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Heading to Indy for game 4 on Sat.
anyone know of any good establishments near Conseco? Looking for a good food/draft brew establishment.
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lets see if my magic works again.
i said melo would score 50 the other night and he dropped 42
sooo im saying rose will go for 50 tonight.
The quest for seven is on.
But I thought Caramello also lost that game
How bout let’s not count on your magic.
by Jerry Mumphrey on Apr 21, 2011 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
yes but carmelo was passing to jared jeffries
rose would be passing to NOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
The quest for seven is on.
Noah's finishing at the rim about as poorly as Jeffries right now.
by Ozzie Montana on Apr 21, 2011 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
im worried about collison's health
i think he should just sit out tonight!
The quest for seven is on.
Yeah I knew that the info coming from Indy was crap.
No definitive info of a long term injury which meant he will be fine to play. I doubt he’s 100% of course but the Pacers didn’t want the Bulls to know if he’d play or not. Being a small market I bet they knew there wouldn’t be a lot of pressure about it being mysterious.
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by Sandberg's evil twin on Apr 21, 2011 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions
The Pacers broadcast crew is going to be really annoying to listen to tonight
I can’t believe that they don’t use national announcers for these NBATV playoff games.
6:30 start is interesting too.
yeah the pacers guys are pretty wretched
they were awful on lp the last game of the season.
Look
I didn’t want to offend anyone by saying the "f" word or generalizing my statement to any particular sex by saying "gays" or lesbians" or "bi’s" so "homos" is the most "politically correct" term. I’m just trying to be more tact in a tactless blog.
by Hindut Patrol on Feb 15, 2011 2:51 PM EST
Is nbtv going to be blacked out?
I’m assuming yes. I can’t stand Funk and Pippen hasn’t really been as good as I hoped. King has also just got on my nerves with his screaming over Neil in mid sentence. Not that I wanna hear what Funk is saying but Stacy really is taking this homer thing to another level. I didn’t notice until I listened to other broadcast teams.. but Stacy needs to chillout. This is really getting to his head and it’s infected Beef Wennington on the radio. Pumkin pie in your eye? I swear it’s just getting out of control. but whatever.
and Hansbrough was eating... he was eating chocolate chip cookies with a fork.
by SoulEater7 on Apr 21, 2011 3:39 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
look on the brightside
he’s not Mr. marc “thats a grown man move/there goes that man” jackson
Fuck Boozer. What!?!
hand down, man down
"I love you, mommy!" - Joakim Noah
I've grown to despise that fucker.
"Smith stripped. Smith stopped! Smith stopped again by Pippen!"
by ColonelFatheart on Apr 21, 2011 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I really hope he gets a head coaching job so we won't have to hear him.
"Smith stripped. Smith stopped! Smith stopped again by Pippen!"
by ColonelFatheart on Apr 21, 2011 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Plus it would make it easier on the Bulls
in the regular season.
by JockstrapNoah on Apr 21, 2011 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions
If NBATV is blacked out, what does that mean?
That it will be blacked out for national viewers? Why wouldn’t they just black it out in Indiana? I live in NYC and don’t get CSN, so this is a major concern for me.
I have League Pass, so maybe they’d play it there?
by Brooklyn Bulls on Apr 21, 2011 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
locally they black it out.
and Hansbrough was eating... he was eating chocolate chip cookies with a fork.
Heh rec for pumpkin pie in your eye or whatever he said…. it just makes no sense. I’m not even one to complain about anyone EXCEPT Reggie Miller whose actually gotten better. (though i don’t listen much really)
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Time to bring back "Bulls against inferior teams" Mad Libs!
Chicago commits _ 1st quarter turnovers, Boozer gives up _ dunks, Bogans bricks _ open jumpers, Bulls down by _ at the half. Rose scores ____, passes to Korver for the game-winning shot with ____ left.
SoulEater asks for more Butler ____ times, Dils compares Rose to Wilt Chamberlain ____ times, JBJ mentions his hatred of _, and Belize makes ____ unintelligible comments that end with “shyt.”
by Ozzie Montana on Apr 21, 2011 3:42 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
I'll bite.
Chicago commits too many 1st quarter turnovers, Boozer gives up ridiculous dunks, Bogans bricks sixteen open jumpers, Bulls down by the river at the half. Rose scores whenever, passes to Korver for the game-winning shot with nothing left.
SoulEater asks for more Butler Santori times, Dils compares Rose to Wilt Chamberlain Miller times, JBJ mentions his hatred of monkeys, and Belize makes Spanish unintelligible comments that end with "shyt."
Bogans isn't gonna shoot that many jumpers
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by Sandberg's evil twin on Apr 21, 2011 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I was trying to make it accurate to Mad Libs standards.
I.e., you don’t know what’s around the word when you’re picking them. So for that one, it would have been “give me a number,” so I picked the first number to come to mind.
The point of Mad Libs is that your words aren’t supposed to fit perfectly.
you did a good job.
I probably shouldn’t have said anything, I just saw that and knew he wouldn’t take that many shots. my apologies for picking on your effort. Hyperbole is certainly part of it anyway.
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by Sandberg's evil twin on Apr 21, 2011 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha, no problem.
Bogans taking 16 shots is too scary a subject to joke about, and I probably shouldn’t have done it. Your reaction was justified.
Lets see if I remember how I used to do this
Chicago commits poopy 1st quarter turnovers, Boozer gives up fart dunks, Bogans bricks booger open jumpers, Bulls down by butthead at the half. Rose scores barf, passes to Korver for the game-winning shot with poo left.
SoulEater asks for more Butler fart times, Dils compares Rose to Wilt Chamberlain crazy times, JBJ mentions his hatred of awesome and Belize makes fart unintelligible comments that end with "shyt."
You always were second best! And in this business, Bub, second best don't *cut* it!
i win
Chicago commits MELO 1st quarter turnovers, Boozer gives up MELO dunks, Bogans bricks MELO open jumpers, Bulls down by MELO at the half. Rose scores MELO, passes to Korver for the game-winning shot with MELO left.
SoulEater asks for more Butler MELO times, Dils compares Rose to Wilt Chamberlain MELO times, JBJ mentions his hatred of MELO, and Belize makes MELO unintelligible comments that end with "shyt."
The quest for seven is on.
It's beyond self-parody at this point, ain't it?
"Smith stripped. Smith stopped! Smith stopped again by Pippen!"
by ColonelFatheart on Apr 21, 2011 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions
if you saw the game against the celtics the other night
you cant blame me for wanting that kind of weapon on our team for the playoffs.
The quest for seven is on.
Predictions for tonight:
-Bulls win by 15
-Boozer and Noah combine for 35 points and 25 rebounds
-Rose “only” scores 23 points
-Deng leads the team in assists because of adjustments to the Indy trap
-Bogans knocks down two open threes
-There will be at least two flagrant fouls and one shoving match
"Smith stripped. Smith stopped! Smith stopped again by Pippen!"
by ColonelFatheart on Apr 21, 2011 3:51 PM CDT reply actions
if you are watching the game in 5.1 (on the HD/5.1 feed, obviously), unplug the center speaker.
boom, no more announcers. a lot more boozer from your sides and rears, of course.
I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.
by thatshortkid on Apr 21, 2011 3:52 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
Chicago has opened as a 4.5-point favorite with the total at 189, according to NBA odds.
I’m not a betting man how can you win by 4.5?
and Hansbrough was eating... he was eating chocolate chip cookies with a fork.
It means the game can't end in a push.
So the Bulls have to win by 5 to cover.
"Smith stripped. Smith stopped! Smith stopped again by Pippen!"
by ColonelFatheart on Apr 21, 2011 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I would take Indiana.
and Hansbrough was eating... he was eating chocolate chip cookies with a fork.
It's a tantalizing bet, considering how close the first two games were.
But I’d bet the Bulls without much fear.
"Smith stripped. Smith stopped! Smith stopped again by Pippen!"
by ColonelFatheart on Apr 21, 2011 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Indeed they are. Which is probably why they're a 4.5-point favorite instead of a 6.5 or 7.
That 4.5 points and knowing the Bulls will feel motivated to play and adjust better leads me to believe the Bulls will by a decent margin.
"Smith stripped. Smith stopped! Smith stopped again by Pippen!"
by ColonelFatheart on Apr 21, 2011 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep, I agree
This is probably the only one game that I would bet on the Bulls and feel somewhat decent about the bet. That, or if we win this one and game 4 line is near the same.
Bears. Bulls. White Sox.
Yeah, that's a pretty slim margin for an NBA game.
Generally, winning margin is larger because of late-game free throws. Only when the game is super close and fouling doesn’t make sense is the margin below 4. If I were a betting man, I’d almost certainly take Bulls -4.5.
I'm kind of nervous about tonight.
My fear is if they come out and it’s a close game we will lose one of these times. Would love to see them come out and dominate.
I don't always block shots, but when I do....I block yours.
Kyle Korver is open as soon as he gets out of his car at the UC. -
Stacey King
I hope that's their mindset from the beginning.
Just pound them.
"Smith stripped. Smith stopped! Smith stopped again by Pippen!"
by ColonelFatheart on Apr 21, 2011 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL....
My boy was like “I like these games better when we think were going to lose & then all of the sudden BAM! DRose saves the day!”
I was like really? I like it when we blow teams the fuck up so bad they cry or they’re coaches quit
by poetstylez on Apr 21, 2011 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Who knows? The Bulls might surprise everyone and blowout the Pacers this time.
People are already assuming this is going to be a close game. The Bulls have been on the defensive ever since the series began. With a 2-0 lead the pressure has been somewhat lifted and the mind set is to go on the offensive and steal one from Indiana.
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Thank you.
I would to see the Bulls blow them out.
I don't always block shots, but when I do....I block yours.
Kyle Korver is open as soon as he gets out of his car at the UC. -
Stacey King
Just going off the first two games and the way Indiana has defended..
I’m preparing to be disappointed. Hoping I’ll be pleased. But I just feel like this could be like the way the Bulls came back for game three against the Cavs last season. Although I read the bulls play well on Thursdays. whatever. Just watching this offense play if could become messy. I wouldn’t be shocked by a 15 point loss.
and Hansbrough was eating... he was eating chocolate chip cookies with a fork.
I'm more worried
the Bulls come out firing, and open a big lead (15 pts or so), only to watch it slowly dwindle away as the Bulls become sloppy. Indiana eventually takes a 5 point lead with six minutes left, and proceeds to make some ridiculous shots down the stretch never condeding the lead, as the Bulls ratchet up the intensity.
That's legitimate.
Certainly if it’s a close game with it being in Indy that helps them, and the fact we keep playing these close games…eventually the odds come out against you. I want to see them dominate and open a comfortable lead for once. I think it would really help their confidence to see we make adjustments and focus on defense and yeah, it works. Indy has a lot of enthusiasm and is playing at home in a crazy playoff atmosphere with house money, but we have the better team and if they play like it they surely can stomp on them early.
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by Sandberg's evil twin on Apr 21, 2011 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Over the past 25 years
4 other 1 seeds have won the first two games over the 8 seed at home by single digits:
2010 LA Lakers – won NBA championship
1998 Chicago Bulls – won NBA championship
1989 Detroit Pistons – won NBA championship
1987 Boston Celtics – lost NBA finals
Count me in as not assuming it’s a bad omen for the playoffs.
by kbukie on Apr 21, 2011 4:46 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
How many top seeds lost one of the first two games to the eighth seed to go on to win the title?
That would be another interesting stat.
"Smith stripped. Smith stopped! Smith stopped again by Pippen!"
by ColonelFatheart on Apr 21, 2011 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, it's happened twice...
2003 San Antonio Spurs
1999 San Antonio Spurs
by kbukie on Apr 21, 2011 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Uh oh ...
Thanks for digging that up, by the way.
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by ColonelFatheart on Apr 21, 2011 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Thats a pretty useless stat.
Those one seeds went on to win/play the finals because……..they’re the one seed, not because the first two games in the first round were won by single digits.
Who said anything about them making the finals because they struggled the first two games?
The Bulls can win in the playoffs because they’re one of the best teams, and two close games don’t really mean much in the grand scheme of things.
That is the entire point of me posting the information.
Agreed, cool stat
How did you find that info out?
Quick scan of season summary on Basketball-Reference
Well, “quick” as scanning 25 pages can be, but it didn’t take too long. I was curious to see how often a 1 seed wins and struggles in their first two games. Turns out it doesn’t happen as much as I’d have thought. Not only do a majority of 1 seeds win at least one of their first two by double digits, but quite a few 1 seeds dropped one of the first two games at home, too.
Collison's starting
http://twitter.com/#!/MikeWellsNBA/statuses/61181275934965760
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 21, 2011 4:49 PM CDT reply actions
I'd have been stunned with anything else.
They were too secretive about it for him to be hurt badly or long term. I believe Thibs was practicing for this anyway. It would have been nice to have him out but with two days off this isn’t surprising and besides we should be able to beat them with him. Sure he makes the team better but I like beating them at full strength. At least that’s how I’m going to rationalize it lol.
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by Sandberg's evil twin on Apr 21, 2011 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah NFL tactics.
never reveal more than you have to. Not that it matters though.
and Hansbrough was eating... he was eating chocolate chip cookies with a fork.
You get away with it less in the NFL playoffs
Cause there’s a lot less money at stake here in the small market. The whole tenor of their comments the last few days…never saying he’s hurt badly in any way…just made me sure he’d play. It was smart of Vogel sure.
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by Sandberg's evil twin on Apr 21, 2011 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Any hope for the sixers tonight ?
No ? Ok…. didn’t think so….
sO..while i sit here at work pissed
i find an interesting thing. when i wore my bulls shorts in the reg season, we always won. The last two games, i had them on and we were losing, got pissed (both days), took em off (pause) and we won. what does that mean? F if I know but i do know im in the twilight zone
Fuck Boozer. What!?!
Just showed Derrick, KT and Bogans coming into the arena
and it looks like Derrick is having Subway for dinner.
I don't always block shots, but when I do....I block yours.
Kyle Korver is open as soon as he gets out of his car at the UC. -
Stacey King
And the Pacers' D for dessert.
"Smith stripped. Smith stopped! Smith stopped again by Pippen!"
by ColonelFatheart on Apr 21, 2011 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Of course. ;-)
I don't always block shots, but when I do....I block yours.
Kyle Korver is open as soon as he gets out of his car at the UC. -
Stacey King
Fuck Bogans!!!
"I love you, mommy!" - Joakim Noah
i predict a 12 point win for the bulls
this time, they will be alot more comfortable. Im sure they will cut down on the turnovers and I dont expect the trap game on rose to work again like the last game.
Webber picking us apart.
and Hansbrough was eating... he was eating chocolate chip cookies with a fork.
What else is new.
Saw that coming after he broadcast the game before.
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by Sandberg's evil twin on Apr 21, 2011 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions
i hope we get to see that kind of graphic in every series
rose stats vs 3 pgs of the other team’s stats
The quest for seven is on.
this talking ball commercial would be great if it was just a normal person narrating it
The quest for seven is on.
NBATV went black must be game time
and Hansbrough was eating... he was eating chocolate chip cookies with a fork.
I see a ton of Bulls gear.
and Hansbrough was eating... he was eating chocolate chip cookies with a fork.
Nope its Indy , always home announcers on nba.tv
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by Sandberg's evil twin on Apr 21, 2011 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Go Bullies
Please get a comfortable lead before I fall asleep…
MN: 14
Game thread coming near tip off i see...
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by Sandberg's evil twin on Apr 21, 2011 6:04 PM CDT reply actions
indeed
I can’t stand when it’s pregame bullshit in the precious game threads
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 21, 2011 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Rats not finding a CSN link so far darn it
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by Sandberg's evil twin on Apr 21, 2011 6:08 PM CDT reply actions
you're lucky, IMO
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 21, 2011 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions
WhoooooooooAAAAAAAAAA
and Hansbrough was eating... he was eating chocolate chip cookies with a fork.
Well, according to the CSN starting lineup bit.
we’re only starting 4 players.
OH SHIT OFF TO A BAD START
ASIK AND DESTROY
ha, I noticed it too
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 21, 2011 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
we'vre really only had 4 starters all year anyway
You always were second best! And in this business, Bub, second best don't *cut* it!
http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/61059/1/watch-indiana-pacers-vs-chicago-bulls.html
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Here's myp2p
So far all nbatv links and indy announcers
http://www.myp2pforum.eu/threads/55267-NBA-Today!-April-21st-Playoffs
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by Sandberg's evil twin on Apr 21, 2011 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
thanks guys
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