Chicago Bulls Thread

[Drex]

I hope the Bulls doesn't dissappoint a lot of people. Hopefully they'll keep playing this good for some time

[Jona]

Andrés Nocioni 6th Man of the Year!!!

[J-Smoove]

that's one guy i wished the bulls kept

not ron artest? well, i will say that mr. miller has become a star once we traded him (just like artest), but players like ron artest are just so special. aside from the headache he gives, he's probably the best def. player (still reigning DPY!) and his offense is considered star-level.

brad millers good though, i like how he's become a complete player now.
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BULLS WIN!! tyson chandler loses a close friend and doesnt show up to an nba game? hm.. he's going to miss a lot more because he was dominguez hillz, ghetto-ville... hope he doesn't lose any more close friends because i want him to get better!

gordon man.. 6th man of the year right about now..well, maybe not but still #2 best (probably behind j-stack).

niocini is such an amazingly versatile def. player. he guarded c-webb and c-webb couldn't do anything against his mad d.. shizzle sons!!

deng's continuing his consistent (hahah, yeah right) play. he got like 15 and 9. good solid stats.

curry's starting to tear it up. don't want to jinx anybody though.. so i'll just leave it at that.

[Andrew]

haha i'm not trying to burn you, andrew. i was just joking around.

I know, I wasn't offended. But it is a reminder that while I can watch live games these days, I'm restricted to what ESPN/ESPN Pacific Rim is showing.

Wish I could have seen the game today, but nice to "see" them pick up a win. Even without Peja, the Kings are a worthy foe. Analysing the boxscores, seems like the usual suspects (minus the absent Chandler) had good statistical performances, too.

[air gordon]

that's one guy i wished the bulls kept

not ron artest? well, i will say that mr. miller has become a star once we traded him (just like artest), but players like ron artest are just so special. aside from the headache he gives, he's probably the best def. player (still reigning DPY!) and his offense is considered star-level.

brad millers good though, i like how he's become a complete player now.
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niocini is such an amazingly versatile def. player. he guarded c-webb and c-webb couldn't do anything against his mad d.. shizzle sons!!

as much as i admire artest's passion for defense and give 100% attitude, he would have not been good for the bulls had he stayed.

only after the big brawl with detroit, did stories like artest working at a circuit city leak out into the national media. that's just the tip of iceberg. there were plenty more "incidents" artest had in chicago, but no one nationally seemed to pay attention then because the bulls were crap.

you want to know what's crazy: ron artest couldn't temper his behavior playing on a championship contender, playing for one on the best/bad ass players ever: Larry Bird.

now imagine ron artest playing for a lottery team 6 years straight and for coaches/gm like bill cartwright & jerry krause. he probably would have murdered someone by now. you'd be crazy to want that around a young and impressionalbe team like the bulls

i like noce too but lol did you even see the game last nite? webber was just missing a bunch of oustide shots. then when the 4th qurater came along, he was scoring at will

[Sauru]

i have to agree with air gordan on this one

[Alvin]

bulls win again at toronto... wooh...

[Andrew]

26-23 at the All-Star break, which would make them three games above .500. Another statistic for the "not since 1998" column. No representatives in the big game yet, but some fine talent in the Rookie/Sophomore challenge.

[air gordon]

great game . any other year they would have choked that one away. toronto plays great at home, this was a quality win. and it's always great to stick it up rose's ass

btw...where's dipsetvc (sp).. that big raptors fan???

[J-Smoove]

bulls have a better record at all-star break than lakers

[Drex]

That's just great news for all the Bulls fans. After so many years of losses...actually, if you think about it, there was a LOT of wins, followed by A LOT of losses.

[air gordon]

bulls have a better record at all-star break than lakers

[air gordon]

great game (and win) against the heat. too bad shaq was injured, it seemed curry lost interest after that happened

dwayne wade deserves all the hype he gets...

imo gordon is the most exciting player to watch on the bulls since his airness. another double digit scoring 4th qtr, bringing that total to 15 (league leader ). it's almost ridiculous watching him have 3 bad quarters then all of a sudden turn it on/have the confidence to take and make big shots in the last quarter

since orlando lost, the bulls now sit at 6th place

[J-Smoove]

bulls creepin' into homecourt advantage...

tyson chandler forcing up an airball (now only if he could just score more..)

[Andrew]

More great news, though you don't like to see guys go down with injury. But it seems the Bulls are still capitalising on advantages and winning games they are capable of winning - something they haven't been able to do in the post-championship era.

With the playoffs looking more and more likely, perhaps it's realistic to start thinking about where they could possibly end up in the top 8. As we've all talked about before, that sixth seed would be a huge advantage if they could hold onto it. If they can finish the season sixth, there's a good chance they might advance to the second round...or at least push the Atlantic champion to the brink.

[Bl@ck_Thorne]

wow were now on the 6th seed after beating the heat.

[bullsfan009]

great game (and win) against the heat. too bad shaq was injured, it seemed curry lost interest after that happened

dwayne wade deserves all the hype he gets...

imo gordon is the most exciting player to watch on the bulls since his airness. another double digit scoring 4th qtr, bringing that total to 15 (league leader ). it's almost ridiculous watching him have 3 bad quarters then all of a sudden turn it on/have the confidence to take and make big shots in the last quarter

since orlando lost, the bulls now sit at 6th place

Gordon was on FIRE- he hit a three right in Eddie Jones's face, and another off the BACKBOARD from the BASELINE, and another from the top of the key on Haslem to put the Bulls ahead with like 30 seconds left.

It makes you wonder why they're not starting him, but Skiles explained afterwards:

You guys have asked me why (Gordon) doesn't play more or all the time," Bulls coach Scott Skiles said. "It is because he has not been able to do that. He has five, six or seven minutes of explosive play but he has to get where he learns to guard people and be more consistent."

One thing- when Gordon does start doing this, how is it going to work? Hinrich is really struggling at the 2, so would we do like the 76ers did with Eric Snow at the 1, and AI at the 2, putting Gordon there?

[air gordon]

good question. can gordon and hinrich exist in the same backcourt for more then just 1 quarter?

gordon needs to develop nba point guard skills & become a better defender and hinrich's gotta do something about that 39% career fg's if those 2 will be in the same backcourt

[bullsfan009]

good question. can gordon and hinrich exist in the same backcourt for more then just 1 quarter?

gordon needs to develop nba point guard skills & become a better defender and hinrich's gotta do something about that 39% career fg's if those 2 will be in the same backcourt

Yeah, either that or they could use the 76ers model from a few years back. Eric Snow was about the same height as Hinrich (6-3), and Gordon and Iverson are probably close in height, too (Ben can't be much taller than 6'0, even if he's listed at 6'3).

What Philli did was start Snow at the 1, and AI at the 2, but I'm pretty sure that Snow guarded 2s, and AI guarded the point guards, because of their sizes and skill sets- Snow was an excellent defender, and AI could score at will- just like Hinrich can guard shooting guards, and Ben can score big-time.

The Bulls should do that, eventually. Because both players are starters in this league, and it'd be a shame if we had to get rid of one just because they couldn't play together...

[air gordon]

i don't think there's anything wrong with trading one or other down the road. if they can't exist together, then you need to do something about that.

at this point, both need the ball in their hands to be effective. hinrich was non-existent on offense in gordon's big 4th qtr and in the other games where gordon heats up

hirich can penetrate and set up his teammates better but it's easier for gordon to get into the lane, but most of the time it's for his own shot. we'll see what happens. i'm not entirley comfortable with a backcourt where one guys shoots 39 fg% and the other has one of the highest to's per 48mins. but then again what's duhon's fg%? hehe

[Fresh8]

Bulls look like they will beat the Wizards... I have to say the Bulls are good... I never knew theyd be this good... but its only one game, But Ben Gordon should be considered ROY

[Andrew]

They ended up taking it 97-90. Still just ahead of Orlando for the sixth spot.

[J-Smoove]

ESPN said that the 01 draftees didn't do well.

Tyson Chandler did it pretty efficiently. 5 points, 9 rebounds, 5 blocks, 1 assist, 31 minutes.

I'd say thats not bad.. Curry and Kwame sucked it up, but not tyson

[Jona]

I think Chandler is one of the great rebounders in the league.

[J-Smoove]

I think Chandler is one of the great rebounders in the league.

tyson chandler is one of my favorite players, but i think the "contract year" is a huge motivation for him (a la dampier). therefore i can't say that he's one of the best. i love him to death though (favorite bull )

hopefully he (and curry, for that matter) can shed that label with a living-up-to-their-new-expection career.