Open Game Thread #64: Bulls vs Utah Jazz

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Mar 11, 2008 6:18 PM CDT in News

Thabo's back tonight, although he'll surely be in 'earn your way' mode. Which makes sense, even if it hasn't made sense in other cases.

The Jazz are oddly bad (14-19) on the road, so there's hope. Despite their Sloan-ness, they are only average defensively, although because of their Sloan-ness, they lead the league in fouls. Luckily the Bulls can handle a high-octane offense, and on that end themselves they're full of strong-willed-and-bodied slashers and finishers. Uh...

My handy Bulls.com newsletter lists Kirilenko as day-to-day and the Jazz starting 3 guards in Deron Williams, C.J. Miles, and Thabo-draft-contemporary Ronnie Brewer. Resist the temptation Boylan.

Below is where you and I whine about how Boylan thinks that the Gooden-Noc (nickamed "it's time") frontcourt is swell because it 'matches up' with Boozer and Okur. Something about spacing.

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I wish mybulls

was more informative. I'd be interested to see who Boylan thinks busted ass in practice, what time each player arrived at the Berto and U.C., if Hinrich ate all his vegetables, etc.

Fire Boylan!

by hscs on Mar 11, 2008 6:25 PM CDT 0 recs

I bet Thabo sees

little playing time. It will be interesting to see who gets playing time in the back court. I hope Kirk keeps his butt on the floor tonight.

by sue369 on Mar 11, 2008 6:31 PM CDT 0 recs

Matt, are you around?

LSU 38 OHIO STATE 24 - LSU IS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION AND I AM THE KING OF BOURBON STREET!!

by 1958ChiTown on Mar 11, 2008 6:38 PM CDT 0 recs

uh...

email me if it's just for me.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Mar 11, 2008 6:40 PM CDT up 0 recs

YGM

LSU 38 OHIO STATE 24 - LSU IS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION AND I AM THE KING OF BOURBON STREET!!

by 1958ChiTown on Mar 11, 2008 6:44 PM CDT up 0 recs

I'll be off the grid in about five minutes...

So if you can't respond by then, don't worry about it. Thanks.

LSU 38 OHIO STATE 24 - LSU IS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION AND I AM THE KING OF BOURBON STREET!!

by 1958ChiTown on Mar 11, 2008 6:52 PM CDT up 0 recs

Kirk is in prime trouble

for fouling out tonight. He is going against a good pg who drives to the basket. When he moves to the 2, he is playing against a slashing big guard. I'm guess he gets his 2nd half 4 minutes into the 1st, 3rd foul 2 minutes in the second and 4th foul 1 minute into third.

After that I expect Boylan to play Hughes at the point for 23 straight minutes.

by danger mouse on Mar 11, 2008 6:41 PM CDT 0 recs

I hope you

are wrong. Kirk was hurt the last time they played.

by sue369 on Mar 11, 2008 6:52 PM CDT up 0 recs

Wassup w/ no hd for the last few home games?

And they have blackout the national telecast. This is really annoying.

by DannyRange on Mar 11, 2008 6:54 PM CDT 0 recs

Where are

you located?

by sue369 on Mar 11, 2008 7:02 PM CDT up 0 recs

Evanston

Have comcast

by DannyRange on Mar 11, 2008 7:17 PM CDT up 0 recs

I was driving home from work

and the guys at ESPN 1000 were disussing several Bulls that hadn't showed up in time via Ben Wallace. Any word if they made it? I think I remember the people were Tyrus, Noah, BG and Du, but could be wrong

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

by tyrus4prez on Mar 11, 2008 7:13 PM CDT 0 recs

Oh Crap

I hope that it's nothing big because I am so sick of these guys not getting to the games/practice on time. They are supposed to be professionals!

by RogersPark Kris on Mar 11, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up 0 recs

If it's a team effort

would it count as good character and leadership if they manage to organize a big chunk of the team to openly revolt against Boylan (and, I suppose, Paxson)?

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by Sports2 on Mar 11, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up 0 recs

"it's time" matches up

and then gets dominated

i hate boylan

by ihatenoce on Mar 11, 2008 7:20 PM CDT 0 recs

The bulls need to start making shots

if they are going to have any chance.

Baby Bulls II?

by bullshooter on Mar 11, 2008 7:47 PM CDT 0 recs

hughes looks good

blown 3 on 1, lets brewer get an offensive board, fouls him shooting 3, takes a seat for thabo

by Mike C on Mar 11, 2008 7:56 PM CDT 0 recs

showcasing

(I hope)

Baby Bulls II?

by bullshooter on Mar 11, 2008 7:56 PM CDT up 0 recs

sit ur ass down larry

Thanks jim.

by Blacknight23 on Mar 11, 2008 7:56 PM CDT 0 recs

this lineup looks good together

of course noc heads to the scorers table

by Mike C on Mar 11, 2008 7:59 PM CDT 0 recs

only because the Jazz

aren't taking them seriously.

Baby Bulls II?

by bullshooter on Mar 11, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up 0 recs

Love the smell of fouling the jumpshot

by gobulls1124 on Mar 11, 2008 7:59 PM CDT 0 recs

Yay

Thabo is 100000x better than Hughes. So glad he's back.

by YaoPau on Mar 11, 2008 8:00 PM CDT 0 recs

Thabo

looks back to form

Means he'll be a bench player still now that Hughes is here

by Option27 on Mar 11, 2008 8:00 PM CDT 0 recs

"ill bet every coach in the league

wished they had a player like matt harpring"

personally, ill take lebron

by Mike C on Mar 11, 2008 8:04 PM CDT 0 recs

Boylan

Pays the refs to call fouls on Tyrus

by gobulls1124 on Mar 11, 2008 8:07 PM CDT 0 recs

Thabo looks like the best player on the planet

by YaoPau on Mar 11, 2008 8:13 PM CDT 0 recs

Just got in and turned the game on -

and much to my joy and happiness, Thabo and Ty are both in! OK, so Thabo just went out, but sounds like he had a nice stretch, and most importantly he's back!

Maybe I'll take up hockey.

by wjb1492 on Mar 11, 2008 8:13 PM CDT 0 recs

Now

Noc is standing around chatting with the refs... win the game, then chat up the refs on the finer points of the hand check...

Baby Bulls II?

by bullshooter on Mar 11, 2008 8:15 PM CDT 0 recs

i still get suprised by

how much he complains, he spends a lot of time on the qround with his arms up saying, wtf, instead of getting up and running to the other end

by ihatenoce on Mar 11, 2008 8:19 PM CDT up 0 recs

DO YOU ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Baby Bulls II?

by bullshooter on Mar 11, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up 0 recs

Up by 13 - can someone stop the game now!!!!

by chgobr on Mar 11, 2008 8:21 PM CDT 0 recs

freeze it!

by YaoPau on Mar 11, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up 0 recs

TT needs to give that ball up sooner

so he can get it back in a better spot.

Baby Bulls II?

by bullshooter on Mar 11, 2008 8:21 PM CDT 0 recs

yay bulls

we look good tonite!

by ihatenoce on Mar 11, 2008 8:22 PM CDT 0 recs

Why can't

Tyrus and Thabo ever be on the court together for longer than 2 minutes? I'm going to be pissed if Hughes starts the 3rd quarter...

by Ugh It Live! on Mar 11, 2008 8:22 PM CDT 0 recs

Hughes and Gooden?

Officially pissed.

by Ugh It Live! on Mar 11, 2008 8:54 PM CDT up 0 recs

Did Gooden really

fake out gordon starting the break and then proceed to dribble hard to the corner to pass out to tyrus? He had ben convinced the ball was comin then whoop, the bangin beard was driving hard.

by TheMattador on Mar 11, 2008 8:23 PM CDT 0 recs

When they look good,

they look SO good!

Maybe I'll take up hockey.

by wjb1492 on Mar 11, 2008 8:23 PM CDT 0 recs

I would love

To see a team of Thabo, Deng, Thomas and Noah just grow together for years

by Option27 on Mar 11, 2008 8:27 PM CDT 0 recs

Hey look

TT doesn't get in foul trouble and runs the plays and he is still in.

Baby Bulls II?

by bullshooter on Mar 11, 2008 8:28 PM CDT 0 recs

LIES!

"Jerome James PER.. is 46.68... Do that trade now! Screw Horford, we don't need him. Jerome is a monster!!!!!!!!!" - BNeL21

by NittanyBull on Mar 11, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up 0 recs

Doesn't make it right.

I heard, that one time, Michael Jordan had 3 fouls in the first half. Oh!!!

Let us prepare for glory! --Michael Redd

by tyger1147 on Mar 11, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up 0 recs

a confident tyrus

is scary

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

by tyrus4prez on Mar 11, 2008 8:30 PM CDT 0 recs

Why has Noah

been on the bench for so long?

by Option27 on Mar 11, 2008 8:30 PM CDT 0 recs

TT is stealing his minutes

I think the coaches have decided that the Noah/TT front court is to liable to get out rebounded/lose their man.

Baby Bulls II?

by bullshooter on Mar 11, 2008 8:32 PM CDT up 0 recs

Yeah, having the two best rebounders...

...on the court at the same time is always a bad thing. Seriously.

Let us prepare for glory! --Michael Redd

by tyger1147 on Mar 11, 2008 9:13 PM CDT up 0 recs

We might play too well with them together

by gobulls1124 on Mar 11, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up 0 recs

For once I will give credit to Boylan...

for leaving Tyrus in the game after he picked up his 2nd foul

by GoldenThreePeat on Mar 11, 2008 8:33 PM CDT 0 recs

God!

I am so sick of the love affair with Gooden!

by Option27 on Mar 11, 2008 8:34 PM CDT 0 recs

Nice 3

by Hinrich, but when did they forget about the 2-for-1 at the end of the quarter/half? Is that another "benchable" offense?

by Ugh It Live! on Mar 11, 2008 8:37 PM CDT 0 recs

Good half!!

Thabo looked terrific but so did TT, Noah and Hughes

by chgobr on Mar 11, 2008 8:39 PM CDT 0 recs

Hughes looked the best on the bench

he had 2 good minutes on the floor.

Baby Bulls II?

by bullshooter on Mar 11, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up 0 recs

Thabo was

looking good. Would like to see Kirk and Thabo in the back court more. A whole lot less of Hughes would make me happy.

Tyrus is playing very well and I hope he gets more minutes in the 2nd half. Less Gooden would be good too.

by sue369 on Mar 11, 2008 8:46 PM CDT 0 recs

And let's have a little Ty and Noah together.

Maybe I'll take up hockey.

by wjb1492 on Mar 11, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up 0 recs

112-97?

I'll take that.

by TheMattador on Mar 11, 2008 8:47 PM CDT 0 recs

are they finally putting it together?

Baby Bulls II?

by bullshooter on Mar 11, 2008 9:01 PM CDT 0 recs

Enough for the new people here

to praise the Lord that this is the game that changes the season, with optimism coming out of their ears, only to start it all over again with the Bulls' next loss.

"Jerome James PER.. is 46.68... Do that trade now! Screw Horford, we don't need him. Jerome is a monster!!!!!!!!!" - BNeL21

by NittanyBull on Mar 11, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up 0 recs