Boy, this Bulls season just continues to drop from bad to worse.
Playoff-contention aside, does anyone even want to watch this team get swept by the Celts or Cavs in the first round of the playoffs? Why must we be subjected to more bad coaching, selfish play on offense, and worst of all, apathetic defense this season? I'm sorry, you have to win games in which you score 127 points ...
First, you gotta have the ball in Derrick Rose's hands to end the game. He possesses one of the quickest and most devestating cross-overs in the league right now, and John Salmons, well - you saw what happened ... stripped going behind his back on an excellently-timed help play by D Wade.
Then for Ben Gordon to just jog half-heartadely in front of Wade like the buzzer was going just magically expire ... I challenge you to name a more one-dimensional player in the NBA than he. The guy can fill it up, but that's it. Can't handle the rock, plays no defense, can't even create his own shot very well.
Sure, this Bulls team can beat teams like Houston, Denver and Cleveland when 3-pointers are falling and the effort is there.
But too often this season we've seen games like last night's - be it against the Knicks, the Bobcats (twice this season), or the Heat (who have stolen two games from Chicago this season) - games where sloppiness, apathy and a lack of general basketball IQ doomed the Bulls to defeat.
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First, I hate Joakim. He still looks like a chicken with its head caught off- even on defense. Second, why is Tyrus Thomas shooting an 18-footer, period. Third, they looked very disoriented last night. And, I agree, John Salmons should not be the one handling the ball with that time left. By the way, wasn't that the third time that D-Wade made that move in the game, including twice in the OTs. You'd think you'd be wary about that.
ReplyDeleteTop Assistant Bernie Bickerstaf and Marc Silverman got into a nice argument this morning on ESPN Radio 1000. It appears that the Bulls staff sees no fault with their game plans and Silvy was not about to accept that D-Wade is good as an answer. I am thinking that everyone is out of patience and I am hoping that the disease will infect upper management soon. Clean house, fire Del Negro. Start fresh. Limit Gordon's playing time, he won't be here next year anyway. Get Salmons accustomed to the 2. Figure out what we want to do with our 2 first round picks this next year! And if I see the name Chase Buddinger ever near the Bulls and draft again, I may vomit. That is all. Good to have you on board Hupp! At least one of us has credibility.
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