worries about this series
by mac30 on May 16, 2011 4:50 PM CDT
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Despite the unbelievable, amazing win last night - which was awesome. I think that last night highlighted some concerns as well, which could be a factor throughout the series.
Primarily, the concerns relate to the job the heat did on D-rose. He was totally unable to penetrate the lane all night, and was unable to make quick decisions to pass to the open guy. Despite his high assists, he's actually not a great passer - he doesn't have phenomenal vision and sometimes waits a beat too long before making the pass. This is generally not a problem because he is so incredibly quick, and so strong that he draws 3 or 4 defenders in the lane every time he drives, making passes much easier, getting fouled, or making shots that only he can make.
Last night, Miami forced him to take open jumpers, which means they did their job on him. Happens to be he hit his jumpers last night, which, if he could do regularly, would make him the most unstoppable player in the NBA (he's pretty close already). but he doesn't hit jumpers regularly, and you can't count on him to continue to hit outside shots. Furthermore, while Korver will hopefully round back into form (last night was a good start) the bulls can't rely on outside shooting to be as good as it was last night.
the other concern is Luol Deng. his minutes have been discussed all year, and he's managed to play at a high level all year despite the minutes. but i still get nervous given the beating he takes. He is too important to the team to get injured or slow down substantially. he's the only other guy aside from rose whose absence would kill this team.
This is not to say I'm not thrilled with the outcome, or that there aren't major positives (the bulls bench, rebounding, hustle, Deng's smothering D - despite my worries, TAJ!) just that a 21 point win might mask some problems that can come back to haunt the bulls. Not to channel Thibs talking about room for improvement after a big win - but i won't feel comfortable until i see the bulls extend this success in additional games.
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I would consider these worries
if they did not already exist pretty much the entire year and the Bulls did not win 62 regular season games and 2 playoff series in spite of them.
Every team has their set of flaws. All that matters is how you overcome them and succeed, which the Bulls have done all year.
Road to the Eastern Conference Finals Assassination Missions
Game 5: Mission Accomplished. Too much... Tajmer? O-Face? Tajsik?
Game 6: Mission Accomplished. And about damn time too!
Next up, the Eastern Conference Finals Assassination Missions:
Game 1: Mission Accomplished. Method: Suffocation.
by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on May 16, 2011 5:09 PM CDT reply actions
The whole year Rose was able to penetrate
Not in this series – THAT’s what’s worrying me. That’s different than the whole year, and worrisome imo.
Rose has not been able to penetrate every game all year.
And this hasn’t even been a series; it’s been one game. And he certainly managed to find lanes in the 2nd half.
Furthermore, I feel as confident in a Rose mid-range jumper as I do in a lay-up as long as he’s not needlessly fading away.
Road to the Eastern Conference Finals Assassination Missions
Game 5: Mission Accomplished. Too much... Tajmer? O-Face? Tajsik?
Game 6: Mission Accomplished. And about damn time too!
Next up, the Eastern Conference Finals Assassination Missions:
Game 1: Mission Accomplished. Method: Suffocation.
by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on May 16, 2011 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions
yea i think most people dont see rose scoring on dunks or crazy layups
and assume our offense is failing and we are going to secondary options or something. The truth his rose has a unique ability to attack lanes, so defenses have to adjust to fill lanes quickly, and then rose at a drop of a dime can change direction and speed with a crossover and attack another lane, so most teams try to create a wall around roses side of the ball.
Thats what the early trap does, its not that it just corners rose, its designed to funnel rose into the lane the defense wants him to go into, where the defense is waiting and in that funnel passes are limited, which is why its imperative for rose to avoid getting trapped.
…but that creates a whole ’nother challenge for the opposing team, theres only 5 guys on the court. well sometimes 6 for the league. You saw how miami finally got sick of allowing the bulls bigs to score and decided not to trap him as a “okay lets try this” effort…
and rose scored with ease….
If anything, defenses are screwed, if they ever play rose straight up, they are gonna get killed
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 May 17, 2011 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions
He took what the defense gave him and it worked.
Sure he is not going to penetrate the lane on the PnR if both defenders stay with Rose and trap. However, as we saw in this game with the pick and pop with Korver and ALT game 6 with Boozer it can lend itself to easy offense. Also when Rose backs off the trap toward half court it creates the 4 and 3 situations below the free throw line. That allows Noah to flash then drive the lane to either create an open lay up for another big or an open 3 in the corner.
Indiana and Atlanta both trapped Rose on PnR at times. The difference is other players were stepping up offensively which allowed Rose to play the distributor. Also he stated he was in rhythm on his outside shots so he chose to shoot the jumper when the defense sagged underneath the screen.
"If you're not going to compete, then I'll dominate you." MJ
This is only a concern if Rose doesn't become more effective at the pick and roll.
That was our biggest problem during the Hawks series. They were finally able to use it in the last game of the series, as Boozer went off from the same spot over and over again. Rose needs to stop retreating from the double and attack it to get the pass to the person rolling off the pick. This will help them exploit the size advantage they have over Miami, and also take the pressure off of Rose.
I used to think I had a drinking problem.
So I stopped thinking.
I have other concerns.
Bosh went off in game one, often when Noah double teamed Wade or James and Boozer was slow to cover. Boozer’s post game is still weak, and he also missed the open shooter. Gibson is making Boozer look bad, and that’s not all because Gibson is awesome — it’s also because Boozer continues to struggle on offense and defense.
The Bulls will not get anywhere near 19 offensive rebounds again in this series. The Heat will focus and shut that shit down. They really just have to go back to the fundamentals, and they will. The Bulls may still win the rebounding battle, but not to that extent.
The Heat will continue to double team Rose, which worked well in the first half of game one. Rose must continue to pass out of the double team, and other players must continue to step up when the ball is forced out of Rose’s hands.
Either Wade or James will go off in game two. For both to have such bad nights is freaky. One of them will have 30 points next game, and we had better hope that Bosh doesn’t continue to score 30 as well.
Deng will not continue to play as well as he did in game one. Someone else will have to play better.
If the Heat can keep it close, they have great closers. If, on the other hand, they are losing by a lot in the fourth quarter, they abandon their game plan and make the game look worse than it is. This puts great pressure on the Bulls to get a ten point lead by the end of the third quarter. If they go into the fourth tied or behind, the Heat are much more formidable.
Since we are playing the worry for the sake of worrying game...
Either Wade or James will go off in game two. For both to have such bad nights is freaky. One of them will have 30 points next game, and we had better hope that Bosh doesn’t continue to score 30 as well.
Do you know how many times Bosh has scored 30 points in ANY game this year?
Exactly 3 times in 88 games.
Check the box scores of those other games…
If the “Big 3” ever score 94 points against the best defense in the NBA, I’ll gladly concede a game.
by Khalid El-Amin on May 17, 2011 8:41 AM CDT up reply actions
The Heat have great closers?
Personally, I am very much okay with it being close late in the third/early in the fourth, because those three all log monster minutes, and our defense should continue to grind them down as this series continues. Please step back from the ledge. We’re in a good place right now.
Also, how will they correct the rebounding disadvantage? That’s not something you fix between Games 1 and 2. Unless Kevin Love or Dwight Howard comes out wearing a Heat jersey tomorrow night, I expect us to go back to work on the glass.
I kinda agree with the first part
But I’m pretty sure Thibs saw that as well.. Besides if Rose scored 8 instead of 28 we would have won. I’m more worried if he will keep his TO low and our D and rebounding will continue to be overpowering. If they do this, they will be fine.
As for Deng: now it’s too late. It’s not the time for him to rest.
LET'S GO BULLS!!!
Deng will get a couple of needed days off between Games 2 and 3
But I am not so sure I want to rest him right now, because he’s been absolutely locked in since Game 5 of the Hawks series.
yeah
i mean we got 3 games in 8 days. the hawks series they played every other day. they’re definitely getting time to rest up with this weird schedule.
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
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