2011 Chicago Bulls Playoff Thread (5/26 7:30pm CST - TNT)

[Banedon]

Sure that means Wade and James will be shooting just as many, but they were going to no matter what. At least that might even everything out.

 

It makes me nervous. Crawford would have no problem sending LeBron and Wade to the line 15 times each.

 

Noah and Boozer need to be careful.

[Banedon]

Rachel Nichols on Sportcenter just said that Rose wants more isolation tonight and wants to be more aggressive. Should be interesting.

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/ct-spt-0524-bulls-rose-offense--20110523,0,5350740.story

[Banedon]

I will be shocked and dispointed if Kurt Thomas isn't playing at least 10 minutes tonight.

 

Kurt Thomas with his pick-and-pop ability may play for Omer Asik, who is day-to-day with a muscle strain in his left leg.

[Flames24Rulz]

Crawford and Salvatore are horrible but they're also Stern's hired hitmen. They're usually summoned in situations like these -- when a series needs to be prolonged, they're there.

 

That should bode well for us, but who knows? I'll take all of the help that we can get.

[SouthSideRyan]

Crawford and Salvatore are horrible but they're also Stern's hired hitmen. They're usually summoned in situations like these -- when a series needs to be prolonged, they're there.

 

That should bode well for us, but who knows? I'll take all of the help that we can get.

 

I don't know how actually believing in this nonsense doesn't sap any interest you have.

[Flames24Rulz]

Crawford and Salvatore are horrible but they're also Stern's hired hitmen. They're usually summoned in situations like these -- when a series needs to be prolonged, they're there.

 

That should bode well for us, but who knows? I'll take all of the help that we can get.

 

I don't know how actually believing in this nonsense doesn't sap any interest you have.

 

It's the NBA, which is code for WWE plus.

[Banedon]

Crawford and Salvatore are horrible but they're also Stern's hired hitmen. They're usually summoned in situations like these -- when a series needs to be prolonged, they're there.

 

That should bode well for us, but who knows? I'll take all of the help that we can get.

 

I don't know how actually believing in this nonsense doesn't sap any interest you have.

 

I have a co-worker that's been an NBA nut for as long as I've known him, but he's also the biggest "NBA is fixed" conspiracy theory guy that I've ever met. I think he as more fun trying to predict "fixes" than he does with the basketball. And boy do I hear about it if he's right about the outcome..

[Derwood]

Isn't Joey Crawford the ref who tried picking a fight with Tim Duncan?

[DivineBovine]

Rachel Nichols on Sportcenter just said that Rose wants more isolation tonight and wants to be more aggressive. Should be interesting.

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/ct-spt-0524-bulls-rose-offense--20110523,0,5350740.story

 

 

They need to start taking some outside shots. To me, that's the key to the game and its really simple. If Miami wants to plant 5 guys in the paint, don't try and force it inside. They have shot like low 40% this series. If Luol, Boozer, Taj, DRose, etc get an open jumper 14 footer, then shoot the damn ball. Should be able to do better than the 41% you make by driving into 3 guys and getting swatted and not getting a foul call.

[UMFan83]

Rachel Nichols on Sportcenter just said that Rose wants more isolation tonight and wants to be more aggressive. Should be interesting.

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/ct-spt-0524-bulls-rose-offense--20110523,0,5350740.story

 

 

They need to start taking some outside shots. To me, that's the key to the game and its really simple. If Miami wants to plant 5 guys in the paint, don't try and force it inside. They have shot like low 40% this series. If Luol, Boozer, Taj, DRose, etc get an open jumper 14 footer, then shoot the damn ball. Should be able to do better than the 41% you make by driving into 3 guys and getting swatted and not getting a foul call.

 

I feel like they have been taking a lot of outside jumpers. Miami will let us do that all day because we arent a good jump shooting team. Sure we might get hot randomly (like game 1) and win because of it, but I don't think that's the solution that's gonna win us this series.

[wolf stansson]

Rachel Nichols on Sportcenter just said that Rose wants more isolation tonight and wants to be more aggressive. Should be interesting.

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/ct-spt-0524-bulls-rose-offense--20110523,0,5350740.story

 

 

They need to start taking some outside shots. To me, that's the key to the game and its really simple. If Miami wants to plant 5 guys in the paint, don't try and force it inside. They have shot like low 40% this series. If Luol, Boozer, Taj, DRose, etc get an open jumper 14 footer, then shoot the damn ball. Should be able to do better than the 41% you make by driving into 3 guys and getting swatted and not getting a foul call.

 

I feel like they have been taking a lot of outside jumpers. Miami will let us do that all day because we arent a good jump shooting team. Sure we might get hot randomly (like game 1) and win because of it, but I don't think that's the solution that's gonna win us this series.

Yeah with their ridiculous length and closing speed on perimeter defense, I don't think outside shooting is the key. Obviously take it if it's there.

[E.J.]

Haha. Nice dunk, Wade.

[Billy_Buck]

Haha. Nice dunk, Wade.

Went for the knockout punch early... and missed.

[Guest]

Yeah, that was a huge missed dunk.

[Guest]

And Deng now has 2 fouls. Dumb decision on his part to even go near Lebron on a fast break.

[kujay]

Nice Brewer. Great start.

[E.J.]

Good start so far. Keep it up.

[Mark Priors Calves]

Thibs is gonna need to do some coaching with Deng in foul trouble.

 

Great start for the Bulls!

[Mark Priors Calves]

Booz actually going to the basket hard.

[ConstableRabbit]

How many consec open 3s are we going to miss?

[Mark Priors Calves]

We need to hit some 3s.

[E.J.]

If only we could make a outside bucket...

[Mark Priors Calves]

Shitty end of the quarter.

[Flames24Rulz]

Our halfcourt offense is dreadful to watch.

[E.J.]

It's a struggle when Deng goes out of the game. With him out, there was Rose and Boozer and 3 guys who can't do [expletive] on offense.