Comments on: 2,070 minutes and counting… http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:54:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Savage http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642&cpage=1#comment-41069 Savage Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:21:01 +0000 http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642#comment-41069 Asik stays period. It is hard to find talent that big in the NBA. When he comes in the game I see good things happening. He has great hands knows how to rebound and does not get bullied down low. I would keep him over upgrading at the SF positions myself. His upside is looking very good. This is his first year in the NBA and he is handling it better than most thought he would. Keep him talented bigs are harder to find than SF position in my opinion.

]]> By: Luvabull http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642&cpage=1#comment-41035 Luvabull Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:50:21 +0000 http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642#comment-41035 Hey Matt, I would love to see you do a piece on Taj and Brewer. While the stars of the team are by far Rose, Boozer, Noah and Deng. The solid and steady play of Gibson and Brewer has helped greatly in the Bulls success this season. I would throw in Thomas in there as well but I don’t think Thomas would be able to pull it off for the entire season. He should get much deserved bench time once Noah is back.

When I watch JJ play, (and Tyrus), they are incredibly gifted athlates but can’t seem to figure out how to play a team game. But I watch Taj play and while he is not an exciting explosive player, what stands out is that he does not make mistakes. He’s always working on both ends of the floor. Defensively he covers his man and is pretty good with help defense. Offensively, he sets screens, goes to the open spots if he’s needed and always around the rim available for put backs. And for a player that doesn’t have the athletic explosiveness of Tyrus or JJ, he manages to produce more than 1.5 blocks per game in under 23 minutes. He also seems to be improving his free throw shooting. Best of all he’s effective both comming off the bench or filling in for an injured starter.

You can repeat a lot of the same for Ronnie Brewer, replacing steals for blocks. While offensively challanged, Brewer definitely impacts the game while on the floor with a key steal or a timely put back. In every game he makes one or two key plays to keep the Bulls in the game or help them win it.

I don’t think you can ask for better role players than Taj or Brewer. Now the stars of this team have to step it up just a notch for the Bulls to get past other contenders in the playoffs.

]]> By: Luvabull http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642&cpage=1#comment-41032 Luvabull Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:06:22 +0000 http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642#comment-41032 Korver plays most of his minutes at SF and Brewer plays them at SG. However, Brewer has the size and strenth to defend most SF so the Bulls do have coverage there. If Rose goes down, the Bulls would struggle to win games but more importantly, there’s no one behind Watson to take up the ball handling duties. Not sure if any one here will agree with me but after Rose and CJ, I think JJ might be our 3rd best ball handler and that’s a scary thought. That said, I would love to see JJ get more playing time and the game vs. Bobcats was a perfect oppotunity to give Deng some relief and JJ some playing time especially after his steller performance in the D-league.
At least Thibbs is giving Asik plenty of opportunity. And Omer seems to be improving. I hope after Noah returns, Thibbs will continue to give Asik the minutes and rests Thomas to allow him get fresh and ready for the playoffs. We will need Thomas in the playoffs.

]]> By: Jake in Minnie http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642&cpage=1#comment-41031 Jake in Minnie Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:41:06 +0000 http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642#comment-41031 Jake (MN)

If Rose gets hurt, Bulls season is over. If Noah or Boozer get hurt we know the Bulls can handle it. If Bogans get hurt, we can start brewer. If Deng gets hurt we can….. Do nothing. For that reason, shouldn’t the Bulls be looking for a extra SF before the trade deadline? Say Battier or G. Hill? would be perfect guys to come off the bench and spell Deng. Any Thoughts?
Nick Friedell
(2:29 PM)

If the Bulls make a move I think it will be for a two guard. If Deng gets hurt, I’m sure Brewer and Korver would see some more time at the 3. Plus, James Johson may actually get a chance, at least that’s what Thibs said the other day when it came to possible injuries.

I stand corrected.

]]> By: Jimmy http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642&cpage=1#comment-41026 Jimmy Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:29:00 +0000 http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642#comment-41026 It would be interesting what trades we could get for Bogans and Asik for a SG and backup SF…I’m not saying I want to trade Asik, but I would like to know what combinations we could get offered.

]]> By: Luke http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642&cpage=1#comment-41023 Luke Thu, 17 Feb 2011 03:55:52 +0000 http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642#comment-41023 Yeah, you can point to Deng playing this amount and not being hurt, and all the playing records he is setting for himself is… but the fact is that he hasn’t showed any real signs of it hurting him this year. Just because its happened in the past doesn’t mean it will happen this year. obviously thibs and the coaching staff are doing something right, because he hasn’t gotten hurt yet. I don’t think we should jump to conclusions.

]]> By: inkybreath http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642&cpage=1#comment-41019 inkybreath Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:00:05 +0000 http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642#comment-41019 (Korver, at least, is a hustle player on defense – he gives effort.)

Is there anyone we have in the D-League that can even be considered? I am still a JJ believer, but ….

]]> By: Jake in Minnie http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642&cpage=1#comment-41018 Jake in Minnie Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:37:31 +0000 http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642#comment-41018 Was thinking about SFs on the trading block:

and maybe trading Shane Battier:

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=4adpyob

Would cost JJ and Brewer…. Maybe the D league stint makes JJ attractive…and Brewer is decent enough…but maybe Houston has too many SGs as it is..

Either way, acquiring Battier might not be a bad idea..or maybe Grant Hill

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=47vmalp

Either way, these two guys seem exactly like the type that can come in and spell Deng and if needed, could pull some starting minutes.

And we wouldn’t have to give up much for them.

]]> By: Gorditadogg http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642&cpage=1#comment-41012 Gorditadogg Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:19:56 +0000 http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642#comment-41012 Good thing Lu is a Thoroughbred! Who is a better 2-way player than him?

Jake in Minnie- You know, I always thought about how bad a defender Korver is at SG. I never thought about how bad he can be at SF too. We really need to pick our spots with him.

]]> By: Savage http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642&cpage=1#comment-41011 Savage Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:06:42 +0000 http://bullsbythehorns.com/?p=2642#comment-41011 Lets stop talking about players potentially getting injured please. Just sends out bad vibes.

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