Comments on: Game 38 Recap: Bobcats 96, Bulls 91

By: inkybreath

inkybreath — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:40:09 +0000

I know we should have beat Charlotte, but they have been playing better under Silas (of late). As well, Thomas was eagle-eyed once he got in the game.

Hell, let’s not forget that Kurt Thomas is playing better than any of us had expected. So, what it would have looked like if he played to our expectations? Not so good. Asik has also progressed well (better than a lot of us expected, by the comments I have seen here.)

There is no way we don’t see our deficiencies from Noah being out, over the long haul.

(I thought the Bobcats did a really good job on Rose and no one else could pick us up.)

By: Savage

Savage — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:42:32 +0000

@TBF If you think Boozer is the only problem on defense you are delusional. Breakdowns are occurring on the team level including Rose. That weakest link saying used here is weak in my opinion because if you have 5 weak links it matters not that one is weaker than the rest. They need to play better defense as a unit all of them must improve.

By: BoppinBob

BoppinBob — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:06:49 +0000

I am concerned about the Indiana game, because I think the Bulls are pointing toward Miami on Saturday. They could lose to Indiana.

By: Einstein

Einstein — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:55:06 +0000

Question: What is it going to take for the front office to get serious about acquiring a shooting guard that can actually shoot?

If we do not acquire one then we cannot be considered as serious title contenders.

By: Inception

Inception — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:57:18 +0000

boozer’s defense is def an issue….thibs benched booz for an entire quarter, most likely based on defensive issues….thibs has already praised rose for his defensive improvement….i haven’t heard thibs praise boozer yet…unless i’m missing something…?

By: TBF

TBF — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:55:24 +0000

Savage—> How so? A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Booze is not good defensively, we all know this. However, his 20 and 10 a night is enough on the offensive end to balance it out. It doesn’t help that Thomas and Bogans have been playing 0 defense lately. Add that to the fact that they contribute literally nothing offensively and to me that sounds like a good recipe for why we’re struggling to win right now.

By: Savage

Savage — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:13:15 +0000

I think blaming one player for lack of intensity on defense is silly and hides the team defense issues the Bulls are having from TOP to BOTTOM.

By: Inception

Inception — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:20:08 +0000

@Gorditadog….bingo!…Boozer looks like a lost soul on defense without Noah there to cover his a**….he’s a great 20/10 machine, but defense is just not in Boozer’s DNA.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:10:20 +0000

i’m as die hard of a chicago bulls fan as any, but chitown4life’s post is clear, unabashed, whining nut-huggery. it’s always easier to point to the referees, as opposed to looking internally, and saying “hey, the bulls are lacking defensive intensity.” or “maybe if chicago didn’t play down to the level of their opponents, they’d be in much better shape.”

hell, i’d even go along with using noah and boozer’s injuries as excuses to why things occassionally don’t go the bulls’ way. but to point to the refs? a bit ridiculous.

that being said, i cringe every time i see bogans and thomas in our starting lineup. they’re literally the two worst starters at their position. thomas is kind of a default starter, as we’re missing noah. but bogans? c’mon, thibs. as much as he’s been talked up, and as well as the bulls are doing, i can’t help but think he’s still got a lot to learn as a coach. starting bogans over brewer (and even korver), despite his poor shooting and lack of efficiency is mind-boggling.

that being said, i’m sure he’s just stubborn, and sticking to his guns with the bogans decision. eventually, he’ll relent, and insert the much more athletic and talented brewer into the starting spot. at least, i hope so…

By: chitown4life

chitown4life — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:11:02 +0000

The Nba has alot of cleaning up to do the ref’s make calls that they should not make when it comes to our bulls also they don’t make calls they should make. This game has been tarnished since the one ref got caught it is more and more clear that cheating does and has been going on in our games in the NBA, the bulls might want to complain more and the league man stern might want to clen this up before the legacy of this game is lost and the only memeory will be is that it went sour and south fast……….