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!

Derrick Rose Adidas Commercial

Derrick Rose NBA 2K11 - MJ's Greatest Moments

Derrick Rose NBA 2K11 Commercial

Video of the Week: Derrick Rose, Tyreke Evans, & O.J. Mayo put in work

So Glad that the Bulls have a player that is committed to winning & getting better and not out partying for no reason
(Video Courtesy of Dime Magazine)

The John Wall Shoe Deal

Lebron James has Nike, Derrick Rose has Adidas, Chris Paul & Carmelo Anthony have Jumpman & John Wall has....... Reebok??? I know I had to take a pause & look at that again. The Potential #1 pick in the upcoming NBA draft & the Most Hyped player to enter the NBA since King James will sign with the least recognizable Basketball Shoe company in the NBA but there is one upside, his contract. It's being reported by yahoo that his Reebok deal is worth $25 million over five years Yep, 5 Million Dollars a year. While that is far from the more than 90 million dollar contract that Lebron James signed when his was 18. (Including a 1 million dollar signing bonus) It's still a huge chunk of change. When rose signed his contract with Adidas financial details were never released but it's safe to say that he didn't see any where near the amount the wall is seeing. One thing that is surprising is that John Wall is Under LRMR which is the marketing firm that is owned by one Lebron James. One would think that James would be able to get a deal from Nike that would pay him at least 2-3 million dollars a year, but i guess an agency should try to find the best deal for its client and that's what LRMR did. Wall is expected to get a signature shoe from Reebok and (as long as it doesn't look like these pictured above) they should sell well & Reebok seems to thinks that Wall could be the next Allen Iverson (minus the Strippers, Gambling & Hennesy Addiction) for them. Hopefully this Deal turns out better for Wall than Dwayne Wade decision to sign a shoe deal with converse (Remember that)when he came into the league and a couple of years down the line wade had an epiphany and figured out that he didn't like the shoes they were creating & also the company and last year he ended up signing to Michael Jordan's Jumpman brand. We can only speculate what company Wall will end up with 5 years down the line with but for now and more importantly for him MONEY TALKS!!!!

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!

Is John Wall in a crowded backcourt before his NBA career even starts

John Wall will be the number one pick in the 2010 NBA draft and he should be with his quickness his size and his vision he's head and shoulders above anyone else in the draft. But where he lands has to can be the difference between him being a R.O.Y. & him becoming an all rookie selection and since Point guards have become the new trend in the NBA (just look at the 2010 NBA all rookie team it featured 4 point guards and Taj Gibson)
Most people seem to think he is the best point guard to come out of college in the last 5 years hell he has even garnished more hyped than Derrick Rose & Tyreke Evans in their college seasons combined. but where would he go where he can prove that all of his hype is true??? In the Lottery teams with the worst record has the best shot of getting the first pick. This year that team is the Nets. but don't they already have a point guard now? The next team with the best chance is the T'Wolves and they already have a point guard (and one overseas who doesn't want to play for them) the next teams are the Kings (Tyreke Evans) and the Warriors (Stephen Curry) who have the next best shots at landing John Wall. Assuming none of those teams get the first pick where can wall go where he can be a impact player right away only the Wizards, 76ers, & The Pacers don't have a established point guard. Either way the first step in wall's NBA journey starts tonight with the Lottery. On a side note I got $20 that the T'Wolves wil the lottery tonight

Why we need Bosh

It makes more sense for the bulls to go after Chris Bosh rather than Lebron James but with all the Bron Bron rumors out there all bulls fans are imagining (including me) how great the bulls would be with Lebron but they might be even better with Bosh. 1st reason with Noah & Bosh the bulls would have the fastest 4 & 5 who could both push the ball from end to end imagine the fastbreaks points a game they should get. 2nd Bosh is better in the pick and roll than Noah and he has great hands which allows him to cath the ball in traffic and he is better in the pick and pop than brad miller and with that rose can see his Assist numbers go up by at least 3 a game. 3rd Bosh is a double double machine and so is Noah & with the both of them the bulls should lead the NBA in rebounds for the next 3-5 years. finally the bulls havent had a presence in the post since eddy curry (wow i know) and they take way to many jumpshots a game and ususally the only person going to the basket is D rose having bosh in the post would give them the option of throwing the ball in the post and letting him go to work. This will pobably go down as the best Free agent class in sports history and it is important for the bulls to make the right choice but with all that said Lebron James is Still Lebron James