Comments on: Game 1: Cavaliers 96, Bulls 83

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:55:44 +0000

@PTFC: The last 3 quarters give us hope, but I get the feeling that Cleveland showed in the 1st, and after the Bulls pulled within 7, what the real gap is between the teams, and that everything that happened in between was just them taking it easy?

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:40:19 +0000

Cavs in 3

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:23:56 +0000

The Cavs were the 2nd best 3pt % team in the NBA this year. They missed about 6 or more 3 point shots that were wide open (there wasn’t even a Bull within 2 feet on most of them). The Bulls are a nice young team, but they are going to be swept.

By: PTFC

PTFC — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:32:45 +0000

Adrian,

I agree with you 100%. I even noticed this during the game. Miller does a much better job guarding Shaq then Noah. Not only that but Brad can afford to give Shaq 6 hard fouls and make him go to the line (clang). Noah can them help on the weak side and would be lot more effective. Also on the offensive end it helps if Miller is the one setting the screen because the defenders have to stay honest because Miller can actually hit the long jumper, where Noah can not. I REALLY hope Vinny thinks of this also, if not, then this proves he is not competent enough to do the job when a couple of random people on a bulls blog can out coach him.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:12:37 +0000

Bulls aren’t outmatched at all….The starting 5 has to change so we can match up better..Noah can’t defend Shaq, But Brad Miller can..Miller is heavy enough to keep him outside shooting jump hooks. The starting 5 should be Miller, Noah, Deng, Rose, Hinrich. Vinny Del negro must make some line up changes, Noah simply can’t defend Shaq, but he’ll shut down any other big on that team

By: PTFC

PTFC — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:38:30 +0000

The Bulls are outmatched. And the Bulls wont win the series. But it’s not as lopsided as you may think. The Bulls lost by 13, you say that it makes it seem more “respectable” then it really was, I actually say it was respectable. Check out the box score. The 1st quarter, the Bulls got sneaky punched in the mouth (being on the road, having a hectic final week of the season with not much time to prepare) and was outscored 34-18. But take a second look. Take a look at quarters 2-4. The Bulls either basically tied or outscored the Cavs. “The Cavs controlled the entire game”, I wouldn’t say that, the cavs just had a great 1st quarter. The bulls accomplished what they needed to quarters 2-4, with a balance of offense and defense. Keeping the Cavs points down and even holding serve or actually outscoring the cavs. If the Bulls would start out stronger and accomplish in the first quarter what they shown they could accomplish in the remaining 3, then this is a very close game. I think the final score has the opposite affect, I think it doesn’t make the game respectable enough (especially with the Bulls cutting it down to 7 in the 4th). Maybe it’s not so clear to say the Cavs are SO greatly superior and the Bulls are SO greatly inferior? I don’t know. I just thought the box scores were interesting if you read between the numbers.