Comments on: Derrick Rose and his first technical foul

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Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:41:47 +0000

[…] a liability that should be accounted for in the MVP race? Even if D.Rose didn’t show an unusual aversion to technical fouls (he’s gotten two in his entire basketball playing career.), I’d […]

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Utter Domination: Bulls 114, Hawks 81 » By The Horns — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:27:15 +0000

[…] Derrick earned his one and only tech back in December, he said: ”Next time I’ve just got to hold it in and hopefully I won’t get any more […]

By: zillaa

zillaa — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:06:00 +0000

Loren, maybe you haven’t noticed the title of the post…….”Derrick Rose and his first technical foul”.

Obviously, you are biased. Yeah, I’m throwing that out there as an assumption, because you didn’t seem to notice the stat that Rose is 11th in the league in # of shots at the rim at 5.5 (D Wade averages 6.5), but 35th in FT attempts a game with 4.9 (D Wade averages 9.1). Tell me who is deified more by referees that influence games.

Also, the political party reference is unnecessary, and since even Republicans know that they’re considered “the dumb party”, but the fact that you had to veil it with [favored political party] tells me that this is all I need to say. I’m right, you’re wrong. You may now falsely call me a libby democrat…….now.

By: Loren

Loren — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 04:34:34 +0000

Sorry, Matt, that doesn’t pass the smell test. You basically wrote that his weakness is that he has too much integrity and too admirable a personality. That’s perfectly transparent homerism however you try to spin it afterwards. I might as well write that [favored political party]’s weakness is that they’re too smart, and should really learn to dumb down their policies so that the average American can understand them.

Also: “Derrick is too fast, strong and insanely athletic for his own good.” Great angle on why anyone might not bow down and worship him there. Oh, it must be because he’s way too good for all us ignorant haters to appreciate. And the other 500 times I’ve heard your thinly veiled condescending “you can’t talk unless you watched every game” argument weren’t any more convincing than the 501st.

Honestly, I expect better from you. I’m bothering to post criticism because I’m disappointed. If anyone should be able to provide a smart perspective, I thought it would be you. Instead you sound like a Stacy King parrot. Or is it Mike McGraw? Stop letting me down.

By: Tristan

Tristan — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:41:20 +0000

I don’t think Rush had any intention of hurting Rose. It looked like he was trying to draw the charge, got there a half second late, and wasn’t expecting Rose to jump halfway over him.

And I want JR Smith nowhere near this team. The Bulls’ offensive chemistry is great right now, we really don’t need a black hole coming in and completely stopping the flow of the offense.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:30:20 +0000

I just could not agree more. Maybe we need to give Derrick some acting classes, I don’t know. But what really gets infuriating is when you get folks like Loren up there acting as though Bulls fans are complaining about some sort of conspiracy.

It’s not that. At the same time, I watch the games, and routinely see Rose get fouled a minimum of three times a game and not get calls for it. It’s almost without fail. Then you get people who don’t watch the games argue with you that something they didn’t see (because they weren’t watching) didn’t happen when you SAW it happen (because you WERE watching.)

I have to add that I find it especially ironic that they Loren also talks about no matter what team and/or player is being mentioned the Bulls fans have to turn it into a whine-fest about not getting enough credit.

Gee, maybe a Bulls fan should start their own blog, and write their own thing about it. Then no one could complain about it right?

By: Chuck

Chuck — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:44:23 +0000

The falls in Indy demonstrate the fact that the Bulls need to send in somebody (Scalabrine and Kurt Thomas come to mind) in to send the Pacers best player into the 3rd row when they pull that kind of cheap shot. Maybe this is something that Taj can incorporate into his game, being the enforcer. Rodman was the best at this. You start taking cheap shots on our guys and your best guy is going to be in a crumpled mess very soon.

By: dave

dave — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:20:07 +0000

john hollinger has had it in for the bulls for a while. mentioned on blogabull is he how he lists all the eastern conference teams on win streaks while failing to mention the bulls. this rose not seeking contact theory out there is such bs–stacey was talking the other night about how rose’s body control hurts him because it disguises fouls. after his fall against the pacers fouls have become far more necessary, if only as a deterrent to keep him healthy. and boozer/noah need to start banging more if he gets more abuse. you have to protect your star player, legally or extralegally.

By: BFD

BFD — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:37:04 +0000

League rules stipulate that we can’t trade for Redick this year, and I wonder if people realize yet that we either have to either trade Brewer or BOTH of Asik and Kurt Thomas to get JR Smith right?

By: Gorditadog

Gorditadog — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:47:06 +0000

Matt- I am with you. I was trying to be sarcastic- Joakim and I both seem to get misinterpreted.

As to J.R. Smith, he is a very talented player, but has maturity issues. I think he is a lot like Tyrus, he plays with a lot of passion and intensity, but can be frustrating as hell when he won’t stay inside his game.

He sure can shoot, and I really think he can play defense too. I was watching the Nuggets-Magic game last night and trying to decide whether I would rather have J.R. or J.J. Redick on the Bulls. They both played well last night, J.J. went off for 29 but while they were both on the court it was 18-16.