CaliforniaRaisin

Does Duhon play consistent D?

Yeah, I really hope Gordon starts soon.

If only we cold fuse Chandler's defense with Curry's offense. :-k

Yea Raisin it was a really good comeback from the first quarter. Man was that horrible bball. Gordan had an offnight shooting but Deng was hitting everything. I think Deng could become something special by the end of the year. He is starting to hit his shots, and is a lot more athletic than I ever though he would be. No problem on the commentary, Im just glad somebody was reading them, because when I had like 6 straight posts, I was starting to think I was talking to myself :wink: Bulls have the Celtics tomorro night on WGN, both of them will be coming off playing tonight, but the Bulls at least get to sleep at home. Skiles wasnt happy with this game at all in his post game interview. He said it was the first time in a long time that he felt like the team didnt come to play in the first quarter. He went deep into the bench early trying to shake things up, and then brought back the starters for the 2nd. Seems to have worked. Listen to this stat...since the Bulls started 0-9 and were allowing 102 points a game....they are now allowing 89 points a game since that time. For a young team like this to be playing that kind of defense says alot. I'm really excited about this team. Even if they don't make the playoffs this year (I think they can if they reach .500), I think they will next season if Chandler and Curry are back. Yay, the game is on WGN tomorrow! \:D/ And Jon posting in the Bulls thread? :shock:

Awesome win - great recovery from that first quarter. Thanks for the comments, Keener, since I can't watch any of Bulls games that aren't on the Superstation or against one of the LA teams. That's two in a row. :thumright:

Yay!! Curry had 9 rebounds today.

89-82 Bulls lead it with 1:19 left!

What the heck?

Bah.

Please do! And GO BULLS! I have never been to UC. I went to a few Bulls games in the old arena before I moved out of Chicago. It's a nice stadium. And you haven't seen the starting lineups until you see them at the game. TV doesn't do them justice. Argh, I wish I could have gone back in the MJ days. I do have an audio and video clip of the starting lineups on my computer. :)

Quoted from Chit Chat: GO BULLS!

Please do! And GO BULLS! I have never been to UC. I went to a few Bulls games in the old arena before I moved out of Chicago.

Gordon is the closest thing this team has had to a go to guy since MJ. Not that he's MJ, but Jalen Rose and Jamal Crawford couldn't create their own shots to save their lives. And Hinrich can't either. It's Gordon! He's an amazing shooter who can shoot on the move. This team hasn't had one for a long time. What I find most amazing is how high he gets on his jumpers and other shot. Kid's got hops. I keep thinking this little guy is going to get blocked but he doesn't. I have really been impressed with him; he has won me over - I no longer wish we had drafted Igoudala instead.

Or Mercker? 8-[ That would be an entertaining game thread!!

Todd Walker should start the opening day thread.

Good game. Yay Bulls. 8 boards for Curry is the best news, imo.

I'd like to start game threads.

His bat was used quite a bit last year, and with Dusty around, it will be used a lot next season. Would Neifi's bat have been used so often though if he wasn't performing? I don't know - and I had no problem with his usage last year since he was performing so well. But I am pretty sure he will return to his ugly career norms, so I hope Nomar is healthy next year.

His bat was used quite a bit last year, and with Dusty around, it will be used a lot next season.

Curry has said some really nice things to the media lately. I have really warmed to Curry (again). This team is really exciting right now, Detroit will be a big test. The Bulls are three back of Boston for that last spot and four back of reeling Indiana for the 7th spot in the playoffs. If they end the season at .500, I think they're in. Look how many posts this thread has gotten with the win steak! :D

Yay! Four in a row! :cheers: :D

Keener, we're rubbing it in to JC in this thread (so sue me if the Pacers have key members suspended): Premium Regular ;) I have warmed to keeping Curry. 3.5 games out of the last playoff spot...

Thanks for the response on Curry. If it seems like he's being a team player and responding better to Skiles, that's great to hear. I can't say anything about Skiles because I haven't watched enough games or read enough to get a feel for him. He seems to be doing well thought, and I like his physical, defensive style. We're 3 games out of a tie for the last playoff spot.

Well, if they're still as excited about him to dedicate half of a brief article on Cubs.com to Raul after two additional years were added on to his already mature age, they must like what they've seen. Well his Summer numbers sure are quite impressive. http://www.baseballamerica.com/cgi-bin/statsfindplayer.pl?player=valdez%2C+raul Impressive and crazy good, yeah. Do you know if he went down there specifically to pitch out of the pen? I read one game report that referred to him as the emergency starter. He had problems getting a visa and into the U.S. so he was stuck in the DSL instead (old thread on Valdez).

I'm not getting my hopes up yet, but it sure does look like the team is playing well together recently.