5 things from the Bulls back to back games (Knicks & Celtics)

Frustrating 2 days for Derrick Rose & the Bulls

Bench Production:  In the last two games the bulls have scored a grand total 37 points in the second quarter and whats worst is that they have given up 66 points! Whats crazy  is that the Bulls have outscored Both the Knicks & the Celtics in the second half of both games. We need someone to step up off this bench and take command of this second unit. I was thinking that maybe that guy could be C.J. Watson but so far its been Korver. We all know its not gonna be like this when boozer gets back but we need someone now. Plus can we just stop playing Scal all together? I know he only played 7 Min's against the Knicks but while he was on the floor for those 7 minutes the bulls were outscored by 12 points! even more amazing he only played 3 minutes vs the Celtics and they were outscored by 7 can he please stay on the bench were he belongs

 

Derrick rose: Rose eased up on the shot attempts and become the facilitator (14 ast vs the Knicks, 9 vs the Celtics) & he was still able to make his usual array of highlight shots. Rose still did force some shoots but its basketball everyone forces some bad shots every now and again. He did get lit up by Tony Douglas on Thursday but some of the shots Douglas was taking were ridiculous and they were going in he did a great job on Rondo the next night and he contained & didn't let him get into the paint. Derrick did turn into TOM (Turn over man) Flu in the Boston game  with a bunch of  horrible passes (but the bulls as a whole did that) Am i the only one confused to what was happening at the end of the Boston game was it an isolation play or a pick and roll that Rose might have brushed off. Other than that he played at a superstar level the last two games.

Who should be the starting Shooting guard?: Keith Bogans plays great D but lets be honest he hasn't mad a jump shot to save his life right now in the last 2 games he has a total of 8 points! Kyle Korver has made shots but his defense is suspect and plus for him is that he stretches the floor for derrick. Ronnie Brewer? The jury is still out on Ronnie but during the back to back he looked energetic. James Johnson? We really don't know which Johnson is going to show up is he the guy from the Piston game is he they guy that makes mind boggling decisions time after time?

Defense & turnovers: Where is the bulls defense the gave up 120 points to the Knicks while allowing them to hit 16 three pointers! no team is going to win doing that. they also didn't get after it defensively in the first half which allows them to make try to make all these furious comebacks. the defense needs to put together two half's on D and  make sure they close out on shooters the 3 ball doomed the bulls these past two games. They also didn't take care of the ball. too many sloppy passes, too many charges and that equals too many missed oppurtunites but its almost a new team so hopefully after a couple more games things will get better.

Gibson and Noah: Taj had great games he knocked down the open shoot time after time he mad great passed and he played great defense. The knicks and the Celtics both relaxed off of him on pick and rolls and that allowed Taj to make them pay. so far this season he has definitely raise his game. Noah was he typically double double self he did it all ran the break blocked shots, and made jump shots. He even got the ball in the post and made a couple of nice moves. One thing that i liked about Noah was the face that he drove the ball to the basket and he was able to do that mostly because he making his jumper.His only mistake was when he lost the ball during a crucial moment in over time vs Boston.

5 things from the Bulls vs Pistons

Derrick Rose & Noah are both All Stars: there's no denying that they are the two best players on this team but now they are playing like 2 of the best players in the league! Rose (33.5 ppg) & Noah (18 rpg) lead the league in their prospective categories. They were without a doubt  the catalyst for the bulls last night without them leading the charge for the bulls last night that game would've turned into a laugher. Derrick Rose was everywhere  for the bulls last night he willed that team to a win on his way to 39 points (once again i thought he was going to have 50) he probably could have had 40 or even 50 last night he missed a couple of lay ups last night but its okay because whenever he did miss Noah was there to tip it back in. Noah set the tone for that comeback last night with a rebound from a missed free throw. He went up for a furious jam and let out a banshee scream. A few minutes later Rose took the ball coast to coast in 3 seconds and finished at the rim for a and one (Fast Don't lie) and that started the comeback.
 

          

                                                                            

Was Deng Waldo for Halloween:  I guess he could be the invisible man, or a ghost or something like that too but i go with waldo because his game just cant be found right now so I'm going with Waldo I'm not even sure if Deng played in the 4th quarter yesterday more importantly I don't care because he really didn't matter offensively last night. Deng went 2-10 last night and for the most part he took good shots they just didn't fall for him hopefully he can get out of this slump. He did however do a great job on Ben Gordon defensively in the second half so he did have an impact on defense but his has got to find his rhythm on the other side of the court.

What was with that effort in the 1st half: I have no idea what happened during the second quarter last night the bulls just got blitzed and it took them two quarters to erase the 20 point deficit. One thing i can say about Thibbs is that he made some great adjustments at halftime Detroit's FG percentage in the first half was 52% in the second half 26 % including holding the pistons to 9 points in the 4th quarter! This is why the bulls hired him. That win probably would have never happened last year

We need Bench production: I don't how long this team can last with Scal playing 20 minutes a game. Sure we can use his shooting off the bench, but he cant stop anyone in defense! I don't know if its him or not but it seems like whoever he guards automatically scores! its one of the funniest things i have ever seen because scal plays good D and forces people to shoot tough shoots they just drain it. We need to see Korver Step up and also Watson if one of them have can give the bulls 10 points of the bench a night it would help ease the burden of scoring off of derrick's shoulder which leads me to.....

James Johnson?????:  Dare I say James Johnson was an impact player last night he was everywhere in the 4th he had 9 rebs, 4 ast, 2 steals, 3 Blocks and 8 points last night he provided energy and hustle last night and reminded me of what Tyrus Thomas did for the bulls when he was here. lets hope that he can carry this type of energy for 82 games but at any rate it was great to see him have a great game and help the bulls get the win.

5 things from the Bulls vs Thunder games

News Flash Derrick Rose is amazing!: Rose was Amazing in the first half especially in the first quarter he was every where his jumper was on and he got to the lane almost at will on his way to 20 first half points. (I thought for a little while that he was on his way to 50) But 31 shots I  REPEAT 31 is way too many shots for your point guard someone else has to pick up some of the slack or its going to be a frustrating first month. The thing that surprised me is that some of derrick's shots were forced and he was noticeably fatigued at the end of the game which allowed his shots to be blocked. he missed all of his 3point attempts and he also stayed in foul trouble but it was mainly do to how aggressive he was on D. But he still had a great game

Lets Post Joakim Noah up: Noah was his usual double double self  12 & 19 (Which he will lead the league in) he hit one jumper he a couple of nice looking assists. One thing i would like to see is Noah posting up down low. His footwork has gotten better and he's proven to be very effective going over either shoulder. Somebody is going to have to post up on this team until Boozer gets back and i believe Noah can handle that.

                                                                

The Old Bulls showed up again: By old i mean the jump shooting Bulls. One thing that shocked me was that we didn't even see any of that excellent ball movement that we saw during the preseason. the bulls can not afford that at all. they didn't go to the foul line a lot and when they did go they missed. Deng went 2-6 from the foul line that's completely unacceptable. The Bulls as a team went 13-22 for 59%.Why did the Thunder get so many fouls every time i looked up they were shooting free throws. Also where was Korver at? Was I the only person who thought the bulls rotation was weird I know it's the first game but don't we need to see korver and rose playing together. We didn't see any decent scoring of the bench i thought korver was supposed to provide that and what was with scal playing so many minutes?

                                                                             
                                                                           
Where was Deng???: Again Deng was trapped in basketball purgatory! he was on the floor but he didn't move with any purpose i even saw James Harden push him of the block once  and i seen him try to post up Jeff Green  Lou has to step it up! Whenever rose it out of the game Deng needs to step it up  and call for the ball, he did have 13 points but if he played aggressive he could have had at least 25 points. He should have put Thabo in the rim on the fast break too but he went up soft and got it rejected

                                                                
The Bulls D: Bulls played great Defense until 4:00 minutes left in the game then i have no idea what happen. the thunder got 3 dunks in a row and started fast breaking like the Atlanta hawks. Thibbs cant be happy with that effort!

Lebron James doesnt want a Legacy he just wants a ring

I'm trying to figure out why everyone is so pissed with Lebron James decision to leave Cleveland and try to create a super team in Miami. Would you stay on a team where YOUR teammate flirted and sleep with your MOM? Could you stay on a team that overachieves during the regular season and underachieves in the playoffs? Could you deal with the pressure of becoming the greatest basketball player ever?! Could you be the Chosen one? If you watched Lebron his whole career you'd see a young man who has always had all the pressure in the world on his shoulders. Sure most people thought if Lebron truly wanted to win Championships and start his legacy as the heir to Jordan's Throne his best bet would be to stay with the Cavs or join the bulls, but maybe just maybe he didn't want to be the man, maybe he wanted to play a Scottie Pippen type role to someone and Dwade was the best fit for that job and there is nothing wrong with that. The only thing LBJ has done is take his name out of the conversation when we talk about great players in the league history. I'm pretty sure we can no longer mention him in the same conversation with Kobe or even his now teammate Dwayne Wade. Mostly because he couldn't get his team to the promise land by himself, and from the stand point he kind of gave up but hey that was his decision I just think he has permanently tarnished his Legacy. There's nothing wrong with being compared to Pippen, I mean Pippen is one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history, he has won gold medals, been to all star games, and oh yeah he does have 6 rings. Its nothing wrong with being Scottie Pippen or playing like him. I remember watching Lebron play against the Pistons in the ECF and I watched him score 25 points in a row in the fourth quarter and i was amazed! It seemed like then that he was on a Micheal Jordan level I mean he really demolished that team en route to leading his team to his first and only trip the the NBA finals. But since then King James or rather the player formerly know as King James has really under achieved since then. The year after they went to the finals they lost to the Boston Celtics and the first big 3, then the year after that they got whipped by the Orlando Magic and this year they lost again to the Boston Celtics. Thru all of this one question remains How many times in his 7 year career did we see him take over a game? How many buzzer beating jump shots did we see him hit??? Sure we've seen him beat the wizards in the playoffs with a layup at the buzzer, but why was it a rarity to see him hit a jumper to win the game. I know he hit a jumper to beat the buzzer and the magic in a playoff game two years ago but if you see his reaction after the shot HE didn't even think it was going in. So how could he come to the bulls where he would have to live up to the greatest basketball player of all time? Lebron isn't thinking about legacy right now he just wants to win  rings and I don't have a problem with that and if you are a basketball fan you shouldn't either. Blame the MEDIA they are the ones who over hype these young men, make all these lofty expectations for them, and when they can't live up to them they bash them. Whatever the case the NBA landscape has changed dramatically whether it was Collusion or not that remains to be seen

There is no way Gar & PAxson can mess this up! Right??

NBA players of Lebron James, Chris Bosh, Joe Johnson, Amare Stoudemire, Carlos Boozer, Dirk Nowitzki, and Dwayne Wade's caliber will never be available at the same time again. EVER! Which is why it makes perfect sense for Chicago, New York and Miami to go all in. These 3 teams are freeing up cap space left and right in other to land one of these free agents and with the Knicks and Heat only having 2 or 3 players under contract at this time! They are letting everyone know that they intended to do what ever is possible to lure them to their city. Even if a team doesn't have get a chance to land the grand prize in this free agent Lebron James you could always find a way to get Bosh or Wade or Joe Johnson. One thing that is for sure is that the Bulls are committed to winning right now at any cost. They traded away a fan favorite in Kirk Hinrich just to prove that they are ready to usher in a new era. One problem with this fire sale is longtime bulls fans remember the 2000 off season when we banked on trying to secure Tracy Mcgrady, Grant Hill, and Tim Duncan. While we never really had a chance with Duncan. T-Mac flirted with the Bulls and seemed like he was really interested in coming to Chicago but it was apparently just for show cause he and Grant Hill Signed with the Orlando Magic and the Bulls ended up with RON MERCER.(I STILL FREAK OUT EVERY TIME I THINK ABOUT THAT!) We can Thank Jerry Krause for that now lets all of us forget that Mercer and Krause were here and get back to business. There aren't a lot of similarities with the 1999 bulls team and this current one. The only one being that we had  a Rookie of the year a fairly decent roster; However this Bulls teams has been to the playoffs 2 years in a row, they have An All Star in Derrick Rose who is only 21years, a Athletic big man in Joakim Noah who is only 25. They have Loul Deng who has proven to be a great player if the mood strikes him. Taj Gibson who probably was the surprise of the 2009 NBA draft. The time is right for them to go all in. How many times will there ever be a two time NBA MVP who is only 25 years old  and who has been to the Playoffs 5 times in his short NBA career. Who is mature way beyond his age and who is arguably the best player in the NBA. Or a Big man who is versatile as Chris Bosh, or an All-Star in Joe Johnson who doesn't mind playing second fiddle to an up and coming superstar in Derrick Rose. Add Carlos Boozer, Amare Stoudemire, Ray Allen and Dirk (HAS ANYONE EVER THOUGHT OF DIRK AND LEBRON WITH THE BULLS?) and their is no way the Paxson could mess this free agent class up if they wanted to. I know most people (including me) want Bosh here but with the Bulls being so close to signing  James and with him showing interest in them also don't you have to go all in? One thing for sure is that the Bulls are going to get somebody and their are going to improve the team It's just a toss up to who their going to get. I mean what's the worst that can happen other than the bulls ending up with Rudy Gay, David Lee and Nate Robinson?

Video of the Week Part 2

Usually wouldnt this But I love this Video Lets Go Paxson make it happen Captain!

Dwayne Wade Bulls Hater!

Dwayne Wade made headlines a couple of days ago when he said that "The Chicago Bulls organization is not loyal to its players". Really Dwade really your gonna try to go there. I cant believe your that desperate. First Dwayne has no inside knowledge of the Bulls organization other than watching MJ & PIPPEN ON TV LIKE I DID. We all know what you're doing your trying to make sure KING JAMES, CHRIS BOSH, & JOE JOHNSON don't think about coming to Chicago and you should be fined by The NBA because to me your Comments were worst than Mark Cuban's Comments because you tried to paint the Bulls organization as a horrible one in order to lure free agents away from Chicago and steer them towards Miami. What's next? Are you gonna say that Chicago Bulls fans are the worst in the NBA? We all know that situation that your in wade a former FINALS MVP on a struggling team thinking about what could of been. You see Quentin Richardson & you panic, you see Michael Beasley and you freak out but you shouldn't try to throw the city of Chicago under the bus. You look over here and you see the young nucleus of the bulls and you see your window and your opportunity to return to the finals dwindling. Your team can't beat the Celtics, your horrible against the Magic, & you get run out of the gym by the Hawks. I can understand why you wouldn't want the Bulls to get better your team struggles enough trying to guard Derrick Rose, No one on you team has half the heart that Joakim Noah has you cant let them get Chris Bosh or Lebron James it would really be over for you. More importantly your in a division with the Magic, the Hawks & the upstart Bobcats so you know your one bad season away from finishing 3rd in your division and maybe even in danger of missing the playoffs so you panicked and made an off the wall comment about the Bulls organization. Now let's go back to your statement how aren't the bulls loyal to their players? Last time I checked John Paxson is The VP of basketball operations for the Bulls before that he was a Radio analyst for the Bulls before that he was an asst coach for who THE BULLS. Stacy King does color commentary for every bulls game before that he was just a studio analyst for Comcast. Bill Wennington is the Radio Analyst for the Bulls. Hell the Bulls even gave Randy Brown a job after he lost all his money and had to sell his championship rings on ebay! Add Pete Myers & BJ Armstrong to the list hell even add Scottie Pippen! The Bulls brought him back at the end of his career and gave him like 10 million and he didn't even do anything when he came back. You should have just said Michael Jordan because we all know that's who that's you were hinting at. Now your on TV saying all the free agents will meet up to discuss their future & I wonder what your gonna talk about? Are you just gonna come out and just beg them not to join the Bulls & to join you in Miami tell them how you desperately need help and you and one of them could win multiple rings. (Not with that roster they wont & they know that already) STOP BEGGING FOR HELP ITS SICKENING. Besides I'm pretty sure these free agents have an idea on where they wanna go you know just like you know they do. Fact is your probably gonna sign Amare he lives there in the off season he's from Florida so be happy that anyone wants to come to that underachieving team. Plus we all know that Siohvaughn is the real reason YOU don't want to sign with the Bulls in the first place!