Comments on: Game 4 Recap: Pacers 89, Bulls 84

By: The Rock

The Rock — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Great read Matt. The panic meter is still dormant but in the event of a loss in game 5, roll it out. Having a dominant game in game 5 is mandatory with nothing less, its just an absolute must. I feel they’ll come out strong, wont blow them out, but nonetheless put away these pesky Pacers and move on. I also feel this will be the most challenging series for the Bulls this post season. As of right now its looking like Bulls vs Hawks in rd 2, I just feel ATL wont be as tough as Indy.

By: Tae

Tae — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:42:59 +0000

Why is Taj Gibson not playing way more minutes? He’s outperformed his counterpart 3 out of 4 games in both ends of the floor, yet Boozer is the one still out there. Did I miss something that we reward crappy play, or did Boozer decide he’s going to take his yearly playoff break early?

Who’s the softer Power Forward in the first round? Pau Gasol, who can’t handle Carl Landry or Boozer, who can’t handle cooties?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:25:25 +0000

I kinda wish the Bulls had lost big. Not just a loss, a thrashing; a loss that made them sit there and think “how did this happen? Are they actually better? You know, this series isn’t as much of a lock as we thought”. We needed a loss that made them, not just angry, but scared. A loss that made them believe that the series wasn’t theirs, that the Pacers were a better team than anyone thought. Losing by, essentially, 1 basket doesn’t help. The bulls know they were in the game at the end even with their first 3 quarters. While a loss helps a bit, we need one where the Bulls can’t even see the finish line. A loss where Indiana plays their bench for the last 2 minutes. Until that happens, I keep worrying that the Bulls won’t change their game plan, and I hope that the Bulls wake up on their own because otherwise it will take going down 0-1 in Round 2 before the Bulls step up their game.

By: luvabullnj

luvabullnj — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:11:47 +0000

Thank you very much Sixers for pushing Miami to at least 5 games. Go Boston, get rested and give Miami a long hard fought series. Hope they (Celts and Heat) beat each other up so the survivor to the Finals is totally spent.
Go Captain Kirk. Who would have thought the play of two ex-Bulls (Jamal & Kirk), may finally give the Hawks the edge to get past the Magic. Hawks in six? The only reason I don’t want the Hawks to win is if the Magic are out in the first round, I’m guessing Howard goes to Lakers and that just would not be fair or right. I wouldn’t mind if Howard went to the Clippers though. That could be the best 4-5 combo since Duncan and Robinson.
But I digress. Go Bulls. Beat the Pacers in game 5!

By: chitown4life

chitown4life — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:52:30 +0000

@ Scottie P yes we should be killing Indy yet here we are up 3-1, at the same time, the post Matt wrote is on target our coach has changed during this series.
1) Get back to what we do best as he said before the playoffs started keep the rotation in tact.
2) We need to get more physical its only gonna get worse in the next series,I am sure we can win this one with or without D Rose whom I feel should not play unless needed to let his ankle totally heal.
3) We may want to consider making Boozer the focus of the offense to make the defense respect him inside to take attention off of our outside shooters, is that not why we spent 80 plus mil on him, sure was not for his defense, no pun meant Carlos is just mainly an offensive player so make him the focal point in the game .great point Scottie loved it.

Was I not the only one who’s mouth was left hung wide open when D Rose started to limp. I am gonna say this if D Rose goes down our chances of winning are about done just short of no chance, hope he gets well soon. Get Well D Rose we need you to be at your best for the playoffs.

By: Scpttie Pimpin

Scpttie Pimpin — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:58:12 +0000

man we should be killing these guys with a drose/booz pick n roll game.

By: inkybreath

inkybreath — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 01:52:09 +0000

(Pleasant side note: Hoorah for Hinrich in Atlanta. It was nice to see him get off that Washington team and have a good chance to play in the playoffs. Also, he has helped those who prop up Howard so much for MVP suck a little air. They have no business being down 3 to 1 to Atlanta.)

By: PTFC

PTFC — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:37:17 +0000

Great article. I normally have a thing or two to add to your write ups but you pretty much covered everything.

1. Bulls need to stop sucking for 46 minutes
2. Bench Mob needs more minutes
3. Wake up call needed

By: inkybreath

inkybreath — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 17:31:15 +0000

I said it earlier and i still feel that they needed to lose a game in this series to understand what was going on.

Matt – You hit it on the head:

“This does not look like the Bulls team we followed for 82 regular season games.”

That sums it up for me. And, it is Thibs who decided it. I understand that playoff rotations are distinctly different that the regular season. BUT – when your team is struggling – THEY ARE THE F**KING PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO COME IN AND REMIND THE STARTERS WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING.

Instead, Thibs is treating them like a disaster kit. Only when it gets SO bad or Boozer has two fouls again.

Of course, the coach is learning as much as anyone on the court. And, he deserves to get the benefit of the doubt, in the same way that Rose gets it after 8 turnovers.

By: Inception

Inception — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 17:04:39 +0000

game 5 = virtually a must-win game for CHI…..every game has been tight, rose has a bum ankle, and CHI’s biggest lead has been 7 pts…..yeah, this team definitely does not want this series to go back to indy and back for a game 7 in CHI….believe that.

bottom-line – go all out tuesday night!