Open Game Thread #35: Bulls at Atlanta Hawks

how about miles being back for this one?

first game in a month where i've had the bulls, and high speed internet, all in one conveinent package

by milesgmsu on Jan 13, 2008 1:03 PM CST 0 recs

and still without a spell check feature!

Fire Boylan!

by hscs on Jan 13, 2008 1:04 PM CST up 0 recs

Hey Miles

great Iowa-MSU game last night huh?

Win, just win.

by sue369 on Jan 13, 2008 8:00 PM CST up 0 recs

welcome back

Deng and Miles

I vote for Thomas to play, play more and play regularly.-Sam Smith

by tyrus4prez on Jan 13, 2008 1:04 PM CST 0 recs

g'bye, Noah

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/fullcourtpress/2008/01/noah-will-miss.html

Fire Boylan!

by hscs on Jan 13, 2008 1:05 PM CST up 0 recs

ugh, what bullshit

the team gets to vote on the suspension? what have they earned as a group to decide anything?

I hope Boylan never gets another job due to this garbage so far. Letting Ben Wallace run everything. (not literally, as he can't run anymore)

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jan 13, 2008 1:09 PM CST up 0 recs

If anyone recognizes insubordination

it's Ben Wallace, right?

It just seems so odd.

"I believe. I believe. It's silly, but I believe." (Miracle on 34th Street)

by wjb1492 on Jan 13, 2008 1:11 PM CST up 0 recs

really, it's just a bad career move

if you're going to cater to a player, don't do it with one with one foot towards retirement. Dumbass Boylan.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jan 13, 2008 1:13 PM CST up 0 recs

and decided to create his stink in the middle of a game. That is fifty times worse than anything done during practice. To make matters worse, his issue was about a f*%$#$g headband. His punishment was to have a few meetings with Pax, whose hands were tied because the more Wallace decides to go on holiday, the worse Pax looks for giving him $60 million.

It's insulting to fans who pay some of the highest prices in the league for tickets. Some of the season ticket holders in my section say they are done after this year. I don't blame them.

by No bull on Jan 13, 2008 2:48 PM CST up 0 recs

I only have a partial plan in the 'cheap' seats

and going to games is a chore.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jan 13, 2008 2:49 PM CST up 0 recs

they voted???

I can't believe I missed that. Everyone deserves to be fired.

Fire Boylan!

by hscs on Jan 13, 2008 1:13 PM CST up 0 recs

Or Maybe

Noah did something hanious enough to warrant the team, coach, and players from rewarding him for such actions with pt in a game with his (gator) buddy and virtually in gator country. whatever it was it had to be good, for a rook that is.

by TheMattador on Jan 13, 2008 1:46 PM CST up 0 recs

No way dude!

Its Noah man, its Noah.

by Kemp on Jan 13, 2008 2:41 PM CST up 0 recs

Or maybe....

since those guys were there and saw what happened AND have actually been on an NBA team in their lives they might have opinions of some value. Sure, they've never run a blog but
nevertheless..

by Rusty LaRue on Jan 13, 2008 1:31 PM CST up 0 recs

nah.

doesn't hold up, rustnuts, the coaches have 'been there' and can make the supsensions just fine.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jan 13, 2008 1:33 PM CST up 0 recs

So the guys that were there...

got it wrong but some guy with a fan-site and computer
knows better??? Jesus. Its just amazing how infrequently you trouble yourself to think beyond your player biases. Maybe,
juuuuussssst maybe Wallace got this one right.

by Rusty LaRue on Jan 13, 2008 1:48 PM CST up 0 recs

in our fan-site meeting

we voted Veektor get 30 minutes a night.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jan 13, 2008 2:23 PM CST up 0 recs

Funny

but you just whiffed on that one

by Rusty LaRue on Jan 13, 2008 2:33 PM CST up 0 recs

The fact the team asked for another game

makes me really curious as to what happened.

"I believe. I believe. It's silly, but I believe." (Miracle on 34th Street)

by wjb1492 on Jan 13, 2008 1:09 PM CST up 0 recs

I think Noah wants out from Chicago...

"YES,WE CAN!"-B.OBAMA.

by Azabullsfan on Jan 13, 2008 1:41 PM CST up 0 recs

No chance

Noah's going anywhere but its pretty clear at least a couple of these guys are playing for contracts....whooo could it be?

by Rusty LaRue on Jan 13, 2008 1:53 PM CST up 0 recs

This is the 10th game post-Skiles,

so all those "last 10" stats will now be the "new and improved" Bulls. Also, the final-straw loss to Houston comes off the last-10 today, and a W will give the guys a positive scoring margin over that period.

Hey, it's something...

"I believe. I believe. It's silly, but I believe." (Miracle on 34th Street)

by wjb1492 on Jan 13, 2008 1:07 PM CST 0 recs

the team

suspended Noah, for one more game?

I vote for Thomas to play, play more and play regularly.-Sam Smith

by tyrus4prez on Jan 13, 2008 1:07 PM CST 0 recs

Unanimous decision.

That was what the team meeting was about yesterday.

GO BULLS!!!

Win, just win.

by sue369 on Jan 13, 2008 1:10 PM CST up 0 recs

Wallace organied the meeting

probably wanted more PT

I vote for Thomas to play, play more and play regularly.-Sam Smith

by tyrus4prez on Jan 13, 2008 1:13 PM CST up 0 recs

umm..

...more likely they realized that a young rookie getting into a verbal altercation with an assistant coach is not only disrespectful, but is also an indication of how that player views authority, and even perhaps how he views his own teammates. kudos to the team.

by leeac on Jan 13, 2008 1:43 PM CST up 0 recs

nothing says "team"

like "singling out a rookie for public embarrassment."

Fire Boylan!

by hscs on Jan 13, 2008 1:52 PM CST up 0 recs

...it's

it's a respect issue. noah has been in the league all of 2 months and he's already calling out bulls coaching staff? kind of like he critiqued the bulls play after his first game of the season? the kid is eager and energetic, but he's on a different page as the team, and they're having trouble getting him on the same page. sometimes it takes tough love to get it done.

if you look at noah's responses to his second day of suspension, he still sounds like a little kid that got his dessert taken away. once he grows up a little and learns how take responsibility for his own actions, i'd love for him to take ALL of wallace's minutes.

by leeac on Jan 13, 2008 2:18 PM CST up 0 recs

another high character acquisition

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jan 13, 2008 2:22 PM CST up 0 recs

Yeah, only Ben Wallace is allowed to do that here

Was he suspended last year for openly defying Skiles? It would be nice if this organization would stop sucking Wallace's dick.

by Big D on Jan 13, 2008 1:56 PM CST up 0 recs

I think it reflects pretty badly ona team

...if they can't integrate in a talented and eager rookie

by bullsfaninbigapple on Jan 13, 2008 2:05 PM CST up 0 recs

off night in Atlanta

gonna see some hungover players today.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jan 13, 2008 1:11 PM CST 0 recs

Nice call

by Big D on Jan 13, 2008 2:02 PM CST up 0 recs

Deng and Gordon off the bench

wake me up when the real team is ready to play.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jan 13, 2008 1:14 PM CST 0 recs

no, f'real

I know we have to spot each team a lead to start each half...but this much?

comeback kidzzzz

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jan 13, 2008 1:21 PM CST up 0 recs

what a mess

Fire Boylan!

by hscs on Jan 13, 2008 1:19 PM CST 0 recs

That Noah shit it lame

Wallace and Griffin shouldn't even be making decisions for this team at all.

Boylan needs to get canned asap and Wallace needs to go

by Option27 on Jan 13, 2008 1:22 PM CST 0 recs

We look old and slow

by chgobr on Jan 13, 2008 1:22 PM CST 0 recs

it gets worse

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/fullcourtpress/2008/01/old-man-griff.html

So Griffin is kinda behind the Noah benching? This fake coach bullshit sucks. Boylan isn't running anything, and Paxson is no where to be found.

Fire Boylan!

by hscs on Jan 13, 2008 1:23 PM CST 0 recs

heh

Remember, it was Griffin who called the players-only meeting earlier this season when the wheels first started coming off this season.

how'd that work out?

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jan 13, 2008 1:26 PM CST up 0 recs

Wallace and Griffin

Shouldn't even get to vote for President

by Option27 on Jan 13, 2008 1:24 PM CST 0 recs

Great shot by the Corpse!

by chgobr on Jan 13, 2008 1:25 PM CST 0 recs

atlanta's PA announcer

has joined the ranks of mason, the heat's announcer, and tommy edwards as worst in the nba

by milesgmsu on Jan 13, 2008 1:26 PM CST 0 recs

So being down 11 is the magic number before

he lets the starters on the court

by Scotter on Jan 13, 2008 1:26 PM CST 0 recs

got em right where we want em

that starting unit sure stabilizes everything. Facilitates, calms, soothes..

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jan 13, 2008 1:30 PM CST up 0 recs

24 - 9?

THEY'RE LOSING TO A TEAM WITH NO VETERAN LEADERSHIP!

How can this be?

by Freethefro on Jan 13, 2008 1:29 PM CST 0 recs

if u were a hawks fan

whose jersey would you wear?

by milesgmsu on Jan 13, 2008 1:30 PM CST 0 recs

Mookie Blaylock

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jan 13, 2008 1:30 PM CST up 0 recs

That question makes me basketball-sad

because they're nobody on the Bulls I consider jersey-worthy at present.

They've got Horford, Johnson, Josh Smith.

But I'd have to go for Horford. Smart, tough, going to be an allstar.

by Freethefro on Jan 13, 2008 1:32 PM CST up 0 recs

please tyronn mothafuckin' lue

or acie law the 4th LAW IV looks like the latest dick wolf cash cow

by milesgmsu on Jan 13, 2008 1:37 PM CST up 0 recs

Duh!

Josh Smith, he is never getting traded, plus there is a bit of Shawn Kemp there, though he doesn't have the fire like the Reignman.

by Kemp on Jan 13, 2008 2:47 PM CST up 0 recs

Josh Smith = Tyrus Thomas?

Except TT can't get on court for our "ECF" squad.

by marionette on Jan 13, 2008 2:56 PM CST up 0 recs

I guess...

though Smith's offensive game looks a lot better, he can definitely slash and keep the ball under control. Not to mention he trained with Hakeem this year, which gave him some back to the basket moves. Maybe they will send Thomas to Hakeem...that would be so great.

by Kemp on Jan 13, 2008 7:37 PM CST up 0 recs

Seriously

How many times do you have to see us getting blown out by oppenents starting lineups to realise that the lame one you got on the court don't work!?

Boylan is a fuckin idiot

by Option27 on Jan 13, 2008 1:30 PM CST 0 recs

What did Pax expect

when he hired the kindler/gentler Skiles? Worse: why did I expect anything?

by Freethefro on Jan 13, 2008 1:34 PM CST up 0 recs

Paxson letting this go on

Is like a parent watching his son getting fucked up on heroin day to day and not doing shit about it but changing his attitude towards shit.

Send his ass to rehab!

Did that even just make sense? LOL

by Option27 on Jan 13, 2008 1:34 PM CST 0 recs

Hawks shooting 80%

There's that vaunted Bulls defense again!

I'm torn between the "can't get worse" theory and the "Hawks can't keep it up" theory. I need something to hold on to, here.

"I believe. I believe. It's silly, but I believe." (Miracle on 34th Street)

by wjb1492 on Jan 13, 2008 1:34 PM CST 0 recs

wow, Wallace with a dunk and stare-down

to get the Bulls down sixteen.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jan 13, 2008 1:37 PM CST 0 recs

Are our players so selfconfident

that it's ok to be down by 15-18 points after first Q?Wow...

"YES,WE CAN!"-B.OBAMA.

by Azabullsfan on Jan 13, 2008 1:37 PM CST 0 recs

remember last year

when we didnt allow the hawks a FG i the third

by milesgmsu on Jan 13, 2008 1:42 PM CST 0 recs

Starting line-up

Could very well be the worst in the league right now... very sad after almost 10 years of rebuilding

by Chitown23 on Jan 13, 2008 1:42 PM CST 0 recs

it was a fun 3 years wasn't it

by milesgmsu on Jan 13, 2008 1:44 PM CST up 0 recs

It's not that much fun anymore.

"YES,WE CAN!"-B.OBAMA.

by Azabullsfan on Jan 13, 2008 2:10 PM CST up 0 recs

whose the DC comic book villian

with a name akin to solomon jones

by milesgmsu on Jan 13, 2008 1:43 PM CST 0 recs

solomon grundy

by snley on Jan 13, 2008 4:43 PM CST up 0 recs

Maybe Ben Wallace and Adrian Griffin

can be packaged in a leadership trade. Calling team meetings has to be a skill worth 16 wins to a leadership starved team. They've been worth exactly that for the Bulls so far.

by Scotter on Jan 13, 2008 1:44 PM CST 0 recs