Comments on: Preseason Game Two: Bulls vs. Jazz

By: felipe garcia

felipe garcia — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:01:28 +0000

And my point was I understand all that but, all I am saying is that players like; James Johnson, Taj Gibson, Derrick Byars and others players from different teams are taking these preseason games seriously. So they can impress their coaches and get more playing time during the regular season.

By: Matt McHale

Matt McHale — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:54:41 +0000

felipe garcia — My point was that the preseason is meaningless in terms of being a predictor of regular season or postseason success. For example, I believe that the 1986 Celtics (yeah, I know, I’m going back a while) went someting like 1-6 in the preseason but ended up winning 67 games and a championship.

No team is going to brag about going undefeated in the preseason, and no team is going to worry if they don’t win preseason games.

And I never said that other players didn’t care. Only that these games might mean a little more for SOME of the Bulls than they do for SOME other players. I never made any all-inclusive statements.

By: felipe garcia

felipe garcia — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:56:28 +0000

So don’t say these pre-season games don’t mean much for other teams and players.

By: Brad S.

Brad S. — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:47:21 +0000

Thanks for the update and the breakdown, guys!

By: felipe garcia

felipe garcia — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:17:52 +0000

Overall, the Bulls played a good game against the Jazz, with Utah best players being health. Remember Matt, you said it yourself; three of the Bulls key players did not play in that game against Utah and they still won that game! I.D.K. about u Matt but, even if this is a preseason game, to me that was an impressive victory to see the Bull beat the Jazz without Rose, Salmon and TT. Remember Matt, other players like; James Johnson, Taj Gibson, Derrick Byars and others players are giving it their all for sum playing time during the regular season.

By: granville waiters

granville waiters — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:56:46 +0000

utah was healthy. we weren’t. our scrubs beat their starters and scrubs. besides the game-winner that he hit, james johnson broke ankles on boozer and ak47. he even played a little 2 guard. was glad to see him rebound too. i don’t know how he didn’t have any rebounds in the first game cuz he banged inside against utah’s bigs and won. this kids got all sorts of skills. i hope he stays motivated.

By: Pamplona Pete

Pamplona Pete — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:43:23 +0000

Carlos Boozer and Deron Williams played quite a bit, along a good chunk of other Jazz starters.

Living where I do (Western Wyoming) I had the game with Utah announcers and they had quite a few good things to say about the Bulls during the game. In fact, the idea that they were basically controlling the game for most of the time without D-Rose and TT was brought up several times as well as their defensive effort. I think Vinnie could get after them for letting down a bit in the second half, but this is a quality win for this point in the campaign

By: Max

Max — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:02:24 +0000

Yeah man, Utah is healthy. The only guy they had out was cj miles who doesn’t play too many minutes. As for how many minutes they played, their starters played around half the game(first and third quarters) and the cool thing was, is that the bulls had gibson and johnson in there and they were goin toe to toe with boozer and millsap. Gibson actually dunked on kirilinko and gibson swatted millsap twice I think. All in all they looked real good. Luol and Hinrich especially. And the game was on nba tv. I live in Michigan too buddy, you gotta get that channel.

By: Brad S.

Brad S. — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:28:22 +0000

I didn’t get a chance to see the game (living in Michigan sucks!) but I was wondering if Utah was healthy? Yes, preseason is not a great predictor of success, but playing well against quality opponants can be, and the Jazz are a good, well coached team with quality veteran talent. Did those guys play much? ..or was this a case of our scrubs beating their scrubs?

By: Boppinbob

Boppinbob — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:21:55 +0000

Preseason games in Basketball are like Preseason in football, they don’t mean much. It is a time to see how individuals fit into the scheme, especially new guys. I have liked what I have seen from both Gibson and Johnson. They both show promise that they might contribute this season. Both are making rookie mistakes, which is OK because that is how you get experience. Capt. Kirk looked good. Deng had good showings. It bothers me to hear talk about limiting his time. Is the stress fracture still a concern?