Open Game Thread #75: Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers

That's a sharp-dressed man.

Now the shot selection, that be ugly.

God, I can't wait until we hire a real coach.

When the Cavs were beating their brains in by 17 they were already in the "Bahamas".  But when the team played good and came back to win, it's oh the Cavs are "ailing".  Just seems like a back-handed comment to me.

Just my opinion.

As a basketball fan in general though, i may be turned off by that guard set up, not to say it wont be successful, im sure it will...however i can see alot of "me shoot first" going on with ben gordon running point. But who knows how things will go...

I am fine with this reasoning of yours, it is far better then just making fun of hinrich and labeling him something like "worst guard in the league" when i really dont think its true.

I know alot of people like saying pax picked the worst players for this team, i dont think thats true however. I think all of our players (chosen in the draft) are really really good players, except they just didnt mesh well enough together.

I think hinrich is a good guard if he was next to a great guard. If all he had to do was commit to sg, i think he could be a great 3pt shooter, if all he had to do was play point i think he could be a smart balll handler. However he was jerked around positions and was paired with either duhon or gordon, in which case HE had to make up for thier shortcomings, and thus while gordon could just shoot, and duhon could play point, hinrich has to do that which they cant do (with gordon, guard big guards and run the offense, with duhon take up the bulk of the scoring load) this is also why i think he was so bad this year, no thanx to boylan screwing the lineups even more.

I like ben gordon, he is everything id want in a 2 guard, except he lacks height, which will always be a problem with him. Putting him at pg would be a role by name, but i wouldnt think he is a playmaker, he is more of a shoot first guard who can cause defenses to collapse, and what i like about him is that he is not a selfish egotistical player, he will pass if he needs to...whether he can refrain from falling down is another thing. He wants to take the big shot, but i really doubt that he will be successful as a last second shot hitter, he hit the msg one, but hes failed far too many times.

Larry Hughes is horrible, and were stuck with him. He is better then ben wallace without doubts, but his mentality is wayward, i see alot of potential with him that he will never want to tap, i see bad shots for his career, i see him and ben fighting over who should play point and who should shoot. If you are a ben gordon fan, surely you must see this too...

Thabo is a great asset. He can play alongside of ben gordon and kirk hinrich about the same, and as years go by excel in his role as a tall guard who can defend, slash, rebound, and hit the open three, or make a quick play. He is unselfish, and makes up for the shortcomings of both hinrich and gordon.

Ill say it over and over again, duhon is a great backup pg. He defends, he passes, and if we are lucky, he can hit 3s. He is always ready and coaches love him. But he should never start, or be a sixth man...just a backup.

I know i sort of went on  a rant, but to summarize, i agree with your post of getting rid of hinrich for a player we need, i dont agree with hinrich bashing, or gordon bashing, only hughes bashing...i think all of our guards are good, if they are put in thier respectful places (hughes and duhon on the bench, thabo as either a starter or a sixth man, hinrich ONLY  playing one position) and finally as a fan of hinrich, i would want him to stay with the bulls, although this means nothing to anyone but me.

sorry again for the long reply...ill keep them shorter if you want next time..