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Everything posted by bukie
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You're probably right. So would you just continue forward as is? Make a lineup change? Any other trades you'd look to make? I'd love to try to land someone like Ray Allen, but Boston probably wouldn't deal him unless they collapsed, and even then I'm not sure the Bulls would have pieces the Celtics even wanted (that would make the trade worth it for both sides). Beyond that, playing Noah and Boozer off each other may be the best short-term solution, as the second team needs a scorer and Deng needs to not die.
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Don't forget Jack Morris next year. I'm going to really hate next year's HOF voting, aren't I?
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I'm not opposed to trading Noah for Howard, but the last thing the Bulls need is another ball dominating guard like Ellis.
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I completely agree with your point on Deng, however your stats are misleadding The Bulls have played the most games in the league (LAL, OKC also have 12) so of course they are both going to be in the top of minutes play (Rose is actually #6 in overall minutes played). Monta Ellis and Kevin Love have both played more MPG than Deng, who is 3rd, and Rose is 20th in the league. I think Rose's minutes have actually been pretty good. Deng's are obviously obsessive and need to be corrected immediately. Rose's minutes could get better as well as there are multiple times the Bulls are up double digits with 2 or 3 minutes left and they keep him in there. My hope is that Thibs can start to give Butler 7-10 minutes per game and cut down Deng's minutes some. Probably won't happen, though. Especially with Derrick out. Total minutes at this point isn't misleading (and at the time I posted, Rose was #2 overall in minutes), because every team has been active now for the same 18 days. Minutes per game is one thing, but total minutes played over the same calendar time says a bunch, too. The Bulls have played more games than anyone, and Deng has played more minutes per game than almost anyone. The combination of both is reflected in total minutes played.
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Oh...great. It's been so long since we've had a Rajon Rondo debate in the middle of the Bulls thread. I'm surprised it took us 12 games to get there. And such timing with tomorrow's game ahead!
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Also, maybe I'm expecting too much development too fast, but I'd have thought John Wall would be better than John Lucas by now.
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Kinda easy to forfive a 5/21 night on the third game in three days from a guy thats logged that many minutes. I'm kind of surprised the guy can still lift his arms over his head. It's as if everyone except Thibs got the memo that the season is heavily compacted. 12 games in 18 days so far.
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Because contending teams always have that popular middle reliever/catcher tandem need.
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Deng had better get the day off tomorrow. EDIT: True story, Deng has played 468 minutes this year, 68 more than the #2 in the league, Derrick Rose.
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Aaaand Michigan gets away with fouling a 3 point shooter up 3, as he misses the first, makes the second, misses the third on purpose, gets the rebound, and can't get a shot off before the buzzer.
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Northwestern is a better team than many give them credit for. They lost to Baylor, at Creighton, at OSU, and by 1 at home to Illinois. They could finish 9th in the Big Ten and still be tournament quality.
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Castro accused of sexual assault, no charges filed
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Liverpool just won at City. Wow. EDIT: Spurs won vs Everton to pull even with Man U in the Premier League table.
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The 97 Marlins' best bet may be Jim Leyland.
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I was going to say bottom 4 including Minnesota, but I didn't notice Wisconsin sitting there at 60.
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He likes Derrick Rose, tacos, and Radiohead, pretty much in that order. You've got my son nailed down pretty well there.
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Interesting trivia bit that is now true: Every World Series winner prior to the 1994 strike has had a hall of famer on it. It used to be pre-1990, but now Larkin is in.
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Yep, Illinois is 10th in the RPI: http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_Men.html Considering the remainder of their schedule, I don't anticipate it going down a lot, either.
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If I calculated this right, Illinois' RPI is hilarious right now. EDIT: I have them 10th, ahead of Ohio State, North Carolina, Kansas and Missouri. Waiting on RTRPI to update to see if I did it right.
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John Gasaway posted his top 25 freshmen: 25. Eric Moreland, Oregon State Beavers 24. Spencer Dinwiddie, Colorado Buffaloes 23. Marquis Teague, Kentucky Wildcats 22. Eli Carter, Rutgers Scarlet Knights 21. Quincy Miller, Baylor Bears 20. Tony Mitchell, North Texas Mean Green 19. Thomas Gipson, Kansas State Wildcats 18. Bradley Beal, Florida Gators 17. LaDontae Henton, Providence Friars 16. D'Angelo Harrison, St. John's Red Storm 15. Aaron White, Iowa Hawkeyes 14. Anthony Drmic, Boise State Broncos 13. Adonis Thomas, Memphis Tigers 12. Tony Wroten, Washington Huskies 11. Justin Edwards, Maine Black Bears 10. Austin Rivers, Duke Blue Devils 9. Jordan Tolbert, Texas Tech Red Raiders 8. Rodney Hood, Mississippi State Bulldogs 7. Trey Burke, Michigan Wolverines 6. B.J. Young, Arkansas Razorbacks 5. Andre Drummond, Connecticut Huskies 4. Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga Bulldogs 3. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky Wildcats 2. Cody Zeller, Indiana Hoosiers 1. Anthony Davis, Kentucky Wildcats
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Really? I feel like Illinois matches up wonderfully with Indiana (too well, in my opinion, but alas). They have athleticism all over the court and the only guy in the conference with the size-athleticism-talent combination to go toe-to-toe with Zeller (this is not to ignore Sullinger, who I still believe the best player in the league, but he gives away a lot of height, if not weight, to Leonard/Zeller). Illinois and Michigan State are the only two remaining home games that I think IU could lose if they play well (obviously leaving the door open for a stinker, which IU has come close to the last two times out -- heck, I'm concerned about Minnesota tomorrow night). I meant that Illinois doesn't get a home game vs IU. Their road-only opponents this year are IU and PSU, and I feel like they can beat PSU. Granted, they could surprise me and beat everyone except PSU.
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It would appear so, yes.In fairness, my avatar makes me look like a two-year old.
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Heh, that's pretty funny: http://chicago.sbnation.com/chicago-bulls/2012/1/11/2698865/tom-thibodeau-per-stat
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More OSU-Illinois silliness: - OSU has the #1 most efficient defense in the country, allowing under 80 points per 100 possessions on the season. Illinois' offense averaged just over 103 points per 100 possessions, average among major conference teams. Last night, Illinois' offensive efficiency was 120 points per 100 possessions, Illinois' most efficient offensive night of the year and OSU's least efficient defensive result of the year. - Brandon Paul was the least efficient offensive regular of any major conference player at 91.7 offensive rating. Last night, Paul had a 159.2 offensive rating, the best individual rating for any player this year.
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"Rushed" isn't the right word. It was more of a celebratory walk.
