Game Thread #81: Bulls at Washington Wizards

by bullshooter on Apr 15, 2007 11:48 AM CDT Comment 92 comments

[Thanks to bullshooter for getting things started today -Matt]

The Wiz trot out a skeleton crew due to a devastating amount of injuries. Everyone should understand the necessity of a win for the Bulls, two more wins secures the second seed and a veritable yellow brick road to the finals. But let's not get ahead ourselves, I see a blowout, but any win is a win, Hollinger rankings be damned.

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Thanks for

doing the game thread for today.

Gotta say I'm already sick of this ass kissing they are doing for the 2nd game for today.

Bulls need a win today so I hope they come out with fire and never let up.

GO BULLS!!!

Tyrus Thomas is a human highlight reel.

by sue369 on Apr 15, 2007 11:55 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

pregame sucked

I was expecting a little more about a game with some pretty big implications. Did they give it more than 20 seconds? I like the Mavericks and Cuban and they'd be my pick to win it if the Bulls aren't there, but I also wouldn't be shocked if they lost in the second round to Houston. Same for SA and Phx. The West Champ isn't going to waltz to a championship.

by bullshooter on Apr 15, 2007 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

is it me

or is Wallace open for the lob pass all the time? Can he jump at all?

by bullshooter on Apr 15, 2007 12:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

jump? yes.

catch? not really.

by Paxson Jackson on Apr 15, 2007 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

11-0

that's a skunk, right? Can we call it now?

by bullshooter on Apr 15, 2007 12:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

11-0...yuck

should be at least 13-0...

hollinger rankings had me hooked at first btu they're starting to piss me off....we beat the cats by 19 and lose points and the pistons lose to the raps by 3 and gain points?....and he still hasnt adaquetely explained why the spurs are haead of the mavd with the stats he shows on his ranking page (if oeff and DEff is so importnat, why not put it up there)

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 12:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

couple of weeks ago

When cleveland lost to the Celts their score went up, too.

by bullshooter on Apr 15, 2007 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

does washington

know that the game started? Someone needs to wake them up. maybe 11-0 helps

FYI: this blogger does not take kindly to criticism and will dismantle your retort by way of my remarkable mental acuity, which is unrivaled at blogabull.

by NocChapu on Apr 15, 2007 12:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Am I the only getting focked by Comcast?

There have been innumerable service interruptions during the game so far. The screen just goes black.

Irritating. This is a huge game.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 15, 2007 12:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

as easy as 1-2-3

ABC

(sorry)

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 15, 2007 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

whoops

you mean comcast service, not the channel. I still stand by my shitty joke.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 15, 2007 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh ben

that last posession was pure Gordon: Fall down, push the ball through someones legs to a teammate, get the ball back and drain a three.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 15, 2007 12:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Toronto basically gets a bye in the first round,

based on what I am seeing thus far.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 15, 2007 12:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

somebody call Steve Francis

I think the Bulls are about to run up the score.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 15, 2007 12:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Problem with this lead

no reason to take out PJ and replace him with Tyrus. Until now of course...

by bullshooter on Apr 15, 2007 12:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

That play by Thomas was awesome.

Showed why he's a good shot blocker and not just a leaper. Went out to that guy like he was going to jump, but then didn't bit on the pump fake. So when that player went to the side, TT was still right there to make the guy look retarded.

by tyger1147 on Apr 15, 2007 12:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't

understand why a team can't play hard for the entire game without another team complaining. No one is stopping you from playing defense.
on top of that, you can get into bad habits if you play like that in the 4th.
the bulls should play hard the entire game and not worry about the other teams feelings.

FYI: this blogger does not take kindly to criticism and will dismantle your retort by way of my remarkable mental acuity, which is unrivaled at blogabull.

by NocChapu on Apr 15, 2007 12:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

T least they'll score more than the knicks

in the first quarter. I really want the kniks to hold on to that record.
What an asswhooping!

by Goostafer on Apr 15, 2007 12:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

damn nice block by tryus

too bad refs blew it

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 12:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Hubie - "blah, blah, Blatche"

instead of saying, "What a bad call."

by Paxson Jackson on Apr 15, 2007 12:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

shit way to end the quarter

give up a 9-3 run....lets pray the 2nd team choke artists dont come in...we need, to paraphrase neil funk, put the foot on their neck...

feel bad for mike tirico...first he has to listen to hubie and now hes got a shit excitement game....only so muhc talking about the playoffs you can do...how long till oden is borught up ya think?

and what a shitty week for the wiz...i didnt realize that all happdned in a 6 day span.....

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 12:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Wow, they come up with the loose ball

Once, when having sex in a tractor trailer, some of Andre the Giants' sperm got into the engine. We now know that tractor as Optimus Prime.

by NittanyBull on Apr 15, 2007 12:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Is Hubie even watching the game?

by Paxson Jackson on Apr 15, 2007 12:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

he cant the way hes sucking off skiles and staff

anyone know if we can catch houston/SA (whoever has the FG def lead)?

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

If we keep up this defensive intensity

and the Wiz keep shooting like they are, we might yet win the def fg pct.

by bullshooter on Apr 15, 2007 12:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Do the Nets own the tiebreaker over the Wizards?

Once, when having sex in a tractor trailer, some of Andre the Giants' sperm got into the engine. We now know that tractor as Optimus Prime.

by NittanyBull on Apr 15, 2007 12:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

yes

by bullshooter on Apr 15, 2007 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The bulls need to slow the game down

The Bulls seem to have trouble scoring this game when it's quick.

by astroview on Apr 15, 2007 12:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Can't hit a fuckin shot

this game should be over right now

AIM screen name : Option27

by Option27 on Apr 15, 2007 12:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

why do they always bring up duhons transgressions?

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 12:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Ron Santo just called,

and said get this homer off blogabull.

by Paxson Jackson on Apr 15, 2007 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

its a legit question

duhon has been a model man in the NBA excpet for maybe 4 days of oddities.....yet they have brought it up in the last 3 or 4 telecasts....no mention of Caron Butler spending his formative years in juvenile detenion....no mention of any of the other arrests on the wiz...hell not even the drug and alachol problems skiles had to voercome...it just seems to me that we dont nee dto be promoting the iller aspects of the sport when its not a big deal

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hawk Harrelson just called

and said Ron Santo isn't kidding.

by Paxson Jackson on Apr 15, 2007 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I missed it

what were Du's transgressions besides getting drunk for the NO-Bears game and missing practice for being hungover?

by bullshooter on Apr 15, 2007 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hollinger Rankings

Pistons' rating only went up .01 after the loss to the Raptors... Raptors have a much better record than Bobcats, therefore with the Raptors win, D's strength of schedule gets better.

by Boney on Apr 15, 2007 1:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

correction...it went up by .1 not .01

and it doesnt matter....a tram beats another team by 19 thats a good game shouldnt lose points...unless hollinger holds the bulls in such high esteem that he beleive shte bulls should be beating the cats by 30+

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

correction

actually it went up by .001.

by bullshooter on Apr 15, 2007 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

ok

why would the cavs go up when they lost to the celts?

by bullshooter on Apr 15, 2007 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow nice move by du

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 1:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Thank goodness..

you're keeping DeShawn Stevenson in check... I hate that guy and his "you can't see me" hand wave in front of his face after every jumper...

even when they're losing

by Boney on Apr 15, 2007 1:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

By the way...

thank god that some of you guys put that idiot over at stopmikelupica in his place.

you can't really argue with the guy because his argument is to turn your argument around on you no matter how stupid it sounds.

by Boney on Apr 15, 2007 1:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

that guy is really annoying

by Paxson Jackson on Apr 15, 2007 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Does it bother

anyone else when we have a couple guys under the basket and they both miss easy shots? I don't get why they do that.

They should win this one easily but ya never know.

Tyrus Thomas is a human highlight reel.

by sue369 on Apr 15, 2007 1:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Wiz/Nets

playoff seed probably comes down to Wiz at Pacers last game of the year. Will the Pacers play hard? Assuming Bulls beat Wiz today and Nets next.

by bullshooter on Apr 15, 2007 1:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Etan Thomas

is playing like a beast.

by bullshooter on Apr 15, 2007 1:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

see that lil smile by Kirk

after that oregon of a fast break?

dont want to read to much into it but this tema looks posed to play deep into may....im getting really excited

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 1:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Check out the "Top Performers"

on the ESPN NBA Scoreboard. It shows

Deng Gordon Wallace D. Taylor

Granted this is the first game of the day. Still makes me smile.

Once, when having sex in a tractor trailer, some of Andre the Giants' sperm got into the engine. We now know that tractor as Optimus Prime.

by NittanyBull on Apr 15, 2007 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Isiah called...

he said you better not go into the lane

by Boney on Apr 15, 2007 1:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

FUCK FUCK FUCK

Please ben be ok...fuck fuck fuck

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 1:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

uh oh

that wasn't good. I hope Ben didn't do any permanent damage.

by bullshooter on Apr 15, 2007 1:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

longest commmerical break ever

on a side nto hubie brown "they kill you from the ocrners" amkes us sound like w ehave pacman jones, tank johnson, ron artest, jamaal tinsley and stephen jacon on our team

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 1:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

what is with you today?

are you being serious with these (I would say not if not already reading the stuff you wrote about 'model man' Duhon) comments?

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 15, 2007 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

well

at least Gordon wasn't taken out on a wheelchair.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 15, 2007 1:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

thank god he looks ok.....holy shit

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 1:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

did you see him get ups though...wow

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 1:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I hope that his hand is really OK.

Why the hell did he try to Tomahawk that?

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 15, 2007 1:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

bens still holding his hand...

and after that replay how could you not call a foul...there was no play on the ball

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 1:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Wow

Just wow. You are absolutely on fire today.

by Paxson Jackson on Apr 15, 2007 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

because he's Ben Gordon

and not deified with the officials yet like other 'superduperduperstars'.

Not to sound like Mark Cuban, but it's starting to get quite annoying.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Apr 15, 2007 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was still a clean play

Ref respect or not.

by Paxson Jackson on Apr 15, 2007 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I concur

by bullshooter on Apr 15, 2007 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was really a non-play.

Ben just lost the grip on the ball.

The "defense" had nothing to do with the missed dunk.

Couldn't tell from the replay if he got him with the body.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 15, 2007 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

no it wasnt

he didnt touch ball at all....he got under hsi body while in the air...clear foul...

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

What was clean about it?

The only contact that was made was with the body. The ball came out of Ben's hands as a result of the impact. I don't see anything clean about it. I mean, it wasn't a dirty play, but it was a foul.

by PGHcager on Apr 15, 2007 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd defend my position on it further,

but I don't have instant replay capabilities today.

by Paxson Jackson on Apr 15, 2007 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

thankfully ABC has the technology

now if you had been watching the game instead of making smarmy comments you woulda seen taylor came in right under gordon.....

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

this is the nba

not the wnba, it wasn't a foul and it wasn't even that questionable.

by bullshooter on Apr 15, 2007 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That was an amazing dunk attempt anyway!

Is it me or does Lebron walk like a duck?!

by GranvilleWaiters on Apr 15, 2007 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

anyone else notice

how much better Noc looks?

AIM screen name : Option27

by Option27 on Apr 15, 2007 1:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Gordon has gone mad. Guess the hand is OK.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 15, 2007 1:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Gordon is insane today,

but Skiles should take him out. No reason for him to still be in the game

Once, when having sex in a tractor trailer, some of Andre the Giants' sperm got into the engine. We now know that tractor as Optimus Prime.

by NittanyBull on Apr 15, 2007 1:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

gordons trying to up his career high to 10 3pts

9 / 9 last year against the wiz wasnt enough

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 1:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I can't believe the whole season is going to come

down to a road game against New Jersey. The last damn game of the year.

Probably the biggest regular season game the franchise has played in a decade. Getting the two seed is huge. I think it's the difference between a probable Eastern Conference Finals berth and potential first round elimination.

The odd thing is, if NJ loses to us, they play us in the playoffs. If they beat us, they play Cleveland. I wonder how that affects them, if it does.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 15, 2007 1:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

if jersey wins

they may play the raptors...if they lose they play us....im sure theyll be trying their hardest....hopefully cleveland can cough one up....50 wins would be amzing but so would resting the starters....

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

How far back are they of the Wizards after this

game?

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 15, 2007 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

exactly

Fuck 50 if you can rest the starters

AIM screen name : Option27

by Option27 on Apr 15, 2007 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It occurs to me that the next game is really

the start of the playoffs for the Bulls.

by 1958ChiTown on Apr 15, 2007 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

not if NJ wins their next two

and the wiz lose out. Then it doesn't matter for NJ, but the wiz have to lose to IN in their last game.

by bullshooter on Apr 15, 2007 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

good point

lets hope for that and a cleveland loss....wouldnt it be a site to see to see NJ sitting their starters while our guys have to go balls to the wall

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Assuming for a second

That dere exists a duplicate team of da Bulls out dere, let's call dem da Clone-a-Bulls, I would much rather play Cleveland than the clone-a-Bulls.

Bill: Glen, what do you think?
Glen: Definitely da Cavaliers, Bill. However, because da Bulls, da Clone-a-Bulls and da Bears would inhabit such a small geographical area, the power of their sheer perfection would likely destroy the world.
Bill: That's probably true, Glen. What do you think would happen if the Clone-a-Bulls took on the real Bulls?
Glen: I don't know Bill. Is Skiles cloned too?
Bill: Yeah, Glen.
Glen: da Bulls 100, da Clone-a-Bulls 18. Perfection cannot be duplicated.
Bill: Fair enough.
Glen: Yeah, Bill. But the clone-a-Bulls wouldn't complain about running up the score to give the fans Big Macs, because even clones have class, Bill.

Watch your head, Tyrus!

by cubbybear on Apr 16, 2007 1:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

jesus tyrus

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 1:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

sweets posting up...

im still laughing

by milesgmsu on Apr 15, 2007 2:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Phili

is going to playing without Andre Iguodala (back), Kyle Korver (wrist) and Kevin Ollie (right eye bruise) when they play Cleveland on Tuesday. It's going to come down to the Bulls winning on Wednesday (my birthday) to secure that second seed. And what a birthday gift that will be if and when they do.

AIM screen name : Option27

by Option27 on Apr 15, 2007 2:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

one more caveat on the 7th seed

if the Magic win out they will be tied at 40-42 with the nets and wiz. I don't know who gets what in that scenario, and the Magic could very well win out.

by bullshooter on Apr 15, 2007 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

is it just me

...or has Sweetney gotten ever fatter

by Seth on Apr 15, 2007 2:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

It's those FREE Big Macs!

Is it me or does Lebron walk like a duck?!

by GranvilleWaiters on Apr 15, 2007 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hi guys...

New here. Who hold the tie breaker if we tie Cleveland? And who's pissed that we blew that game against them two weeks ago?

by Chad on Apr 15, 2007 2:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

CHAD!

The Bulls actually hold the tiebreaker. If you take a look at both the Bulls' and Cavs' records, they're equal for the most part(Cavs have 2 games left, Bulls only have 1). The Bulls owning the tiebreaker is the reason that they actually have the 2 seed right now.

Glad to have you on board

Once, when having sex in a tractor trailer, some of Andre the Giants' sperm got into the engine. We now know that tractor as Optimus Prime.

by NittanyBull on Apr 15, 2007 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs