2014-2015 Chicago Bulls Regular Season

[gscool89]

Now they're gonna get blown out by the Magic? Oy vey this team sucks.

[Derwood]

Now they're gonna get blown out by the Magic? Oy vey this team sucks.

 

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[gscool89]

Now they're gonna get blown out by the Magic? Oy vey this team sucks.

 

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Not really, any team with size is going to beat this Bulls team. Noah is a shell of his former self.

[Sammy Sofa]

This guy HAS to be aramis_fan, right?

[ChiCubsFan]

Go away. Please.

[ChiCubsFan]

This team is a lot more fun to watch than 4 years ago

[Banedon]

Thibs was not a happy man last night.

[Banedon]

Apparently RIP Pau Gasol was trending worldwide last night thanks to this:

 

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[RynoRules]

Ouch. That was some nasty business. He has trouble with the younger, note physical centers.

[JonJayCutler]

Our tradition of Centers continues. Vooch will be an all-star eventually, if he's not there already.

 

Too bad we stinks though. :(

[UMFan83]

Definitely concerning to finish 4-4 in a stretch where....

 

7 of the 8 games were at home

Only 2 of the 8 games were against teams better than 1 game over .500

 

More concerning is that 3 of those losses were blowouts, 2 at home to teams with a combined record of 27-52. And all 4 of the teams that won were struggling when they beat the Bulls. The Nets lost 6 straight after destroying us, the Magic lost 6 straight before playing us, the Jazz are in the middle of a 2-6 stretch.

 

All that said, that leaves us at 26-13, still fine...with the Cavs sucking we have quite the cushion in the Central, and plenty of time to figure it out before April.

 

What concerns me is:

-The defense. Pau is a great player on offense, but gets lit up by Centers and provides terrible help D. Noah is forced to chase around more athletic stretch 4s on a bum knee. Is this something that is going to come together eventually or did Gar finally fill the team with enough bad defenders to have an effect on the defense as a whole

-Noah in general is a concern. The bad knee is slowing him but lately it seems like he's also just playing stupid

-Not too concerned yet, but Jimmy has slowed down these last handful of games. Whats most concerning is that things look broken when he's not playing like a superstar

-Thibs looks like he's losing patience and starting to lash out in the media. If he loses the team it's over.

 

Overall though this could easily be a 10 game stretch that is easily forgotten come April. The Bulls have definitely shown a much higher gear already this year so its not like this team is bad, or even average. They are good, they just have some things to work out.

[Sammy Sofa]

Basically the biggest issue is that both Rose and Butler have had overlapping stretches of being terrible.

[Flames24Rulz]

I'm totally cool with Noah resting for 2-3 weeks or so.

[SpongeWorthy]

Why don't we guard any more

[SpongeWorthy]

The wizards own us

[UMFan83]

The wizards own us

 

I hate them. We did beat them a few weeks ago when we were good. But since then everything has completely collapsed and I have no idea why

[SpongeWorthy]

Given up 60 points in a half in 5 out of the last 6 games.

[ChiCubsFan]

Need Dunleavy back. As much as everyone hates on him at least he's not Kirk Hinrich. That defensive play in the 4th where he was caught under the basket guarding nobody as Derrick was chasing around Pierce and Wall was hilariously bad. I wish Thibs would just bench him and give all his minutes to Snell/Brooks. God I hope he retires after this season.

[Banedon]

Whoever it was that was mercilessly bashing Kirk Hinrich...I admit it. You were right on him. He was terrible last night. Defensively, offensively...brutal.

[Andy]

Whoever it was that was mercilessly bashing Kirk Hinrich...I admit it. You were right on him. He was terrible last night. Defensively, offensively...brutal.

He's been brutal offensively for like 5 years. Even before they got rid of him the first time, he was bad. I don't have the slightest clue what Thibs was doing signing off on his return.

[Sammy Sofa]

Whoever it was that was mercilessly bashing Kirk Hinrich...I admit it. You were right on him. He was terrible last night. Defensively, offensively...brutal.

 

Only NOW you realize this?

[Banedon]

Whoever it was that was mercilessly bashing Kirk Hinrich...I admit it. You were right on him. He was terrible last night. Defensively, offensively...brutal.

 

Only NOW you realize this?

 

I thought he hurt the Bulls a lot more last night than he typically does.

[Sammy Sofa]

Maybe, though I think that was more that Butler is still in his blah stretch so it was highlighted that much more. Hinirch is a suck-monster all the time.

[Banedon]

I do miss MVP-quality Butler. Seems like he's not been right since his bereavement leave.

[Sammy Sofa]