is if they play.  The problem with our young talent is that they aren't getting enough minutes.  It takes more than a good scheme, good teaching, and good motivation for a player to be good.  They need experience.  The Bulls coaching staff needs to let Tyrus, Thabo, Aaron Gray, and Noah play before they can fully evaluate how good they are, and how much they have to offer.  I agree that Tyrus needs to be the first of these four off the bench into the game, because he does have the ability to change a game, defensively, and if given time, and proper motivation (which comes with getting minutes), he could become a threat on offense, as well.

All it's going to take is a mini winning streak to get our confidence back up to where it needs to be.  We've given away too many games late to the point where it's wearing on the team.  Our next five games are all winnable, with the only real tough game coming against Orlando.  Yes, the final four are on the road, but road wins are what can help boost a teams confidence more than anything else.  After these five games, we have six of eight at home, where we can get ourselves right back into the mix.  

Has been laid to ruin. Ten years of incompetence from the GM position. Ten years of a non-stop coaching carousel. Ten years of dumb trades, ridiculous contracts, and mind-numbing draft picks. The greatest achievement was winning one playoff series. This franchise is indeed in the worst of times.

Folks, the Bulls are the anti-Spurs. Ben Wallace for $60 million? He makes almost as much as Duncan! They draft the undisciplined Thomas over the rock-solid Aldridge? Re-sign the sub-mediocre Hinrich but let Gordon and Deng walk (they inevitably will). And the Wallace singing. Everything starts and ends with the Wallace singing. Paying this pouting chemistry-killer that much for 4 points, 8 rebounds, and 1 block... undescribable.

Look at Jason Maxiel, look at Glen Davis,these undersized power forwards outproduce Wallace on defense yet also make impact contributions on offense, all for 1/10th the salary.

Simply incredible... nothing the Bulls have done over the last 10 years is defensible. It all defies common sense. The franchise must rebuild. Get rid of these "character" guys who can't play a lick of ball and start over. There is no other way. Paxson, not Skiles is the master of this disaster. Until he is canned the Bulls are stuck in the mud feeding the egos of these "character" scrubs.

was that Skiles was forced to give young players minutes.  That caused resentment from the older players and probably made Skiles uneasy watching his record go into the tank.

Remember, everyone thought this team was going to be GOOD--not developmental.  We wouldn't even trade our core wonders for Kobe Freakin' Bryant because they were so good.

Boylan probably agreed to coach if he could play to win.

Fellas, after doing a little research on ESPN.com, i've noticed a few noticeable statistics about TT's 2nd season.

1.  Improvements:  Ty is averaging 1 point more per game and 1 more rebound per game, getting about 3 more minutes of playing time.  This shows that he's making plays when he's on the court. His assists have nearly doubled (.6 to 1.1) this season, which shows his offensive court awareness HAS improved. His turnovers have gone down, and assist to turnover ratio jumped from 0.4 to 1.1.  His FT% has improved 4%.
2. Regressions:  Ty is shooting nearly 5% worse from the field and getting the line at a less frequent rate.  I think this has to do with his "settling" for mid range jumpers rather than taking it to the whole and getting fouled.  Ty rarely shot that 17 footer when he's a rookie.  Ty's blocks have also gone down, albeit minimally. (1.1 - 0.9).  
3.  General notes:  Its clear that Thomas is starting to see the whole court as evidenced by his improvement in assists.  He has put himself in better position to rebound the ball, and has cut back (minimally) on his fouls.  His turnovers have decreased with increased playing time, which is a solid sign.  His decrease in blocks and fg% is slightly alarming.  The fg% i think shows that he is trying to do too much when he is out there instead of taking what comes to him.  The block reduction seems to show his timing is slightly off right now.
4.  Comparison to "THE BODY"  If given 33 minutes of P.T. TT would average around 12 points, 10 rebounds 1.8 blocks, 2.2 assists, and 1.5 steals.  He's only 21 and those numbers will improve.  THE BODY, already averaging 33 mpg, currently averages 4.5 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, 2 assists, and 1.5 steals.  He is old, and those numbers will decrease.

Statistics are not everything, especially when you're only playing 16 minutes per game.  But can Boylan really defend that Thomas isn't, and won't continue to be a better all-around player than Wallace this season?