Comments on: The broken break

By: Bulls-Sixers Preview » By The Horns

Bulls-Sixers Preview » By The Horns — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:25:56 +0000

[…] I brought this up the other day, but I felt like breaking it down a little more. […]

By: inkybreath

inkybreath — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:13:21 +0000

This is where we miss James Johnson getting (earning) minutes. If he could earn some good pocket minutes, where he and Rose could run, it would make these games a little easier.

JJ is a good and willing passer, as well. I know he has not instilled confidence from Thibs, but he will find the open shooter…

By: Tony C.

Tony C. — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:40:12 +0000

Gorditadog hits on an important point. Other than Rose (and Watson to a lesser degree), the Bulls have a poor group of ball handlers. In fact, ironically, Noah is one of the best of the rest at handling the ball on a break.

On a related note, it’s good that Thibs has instilled excellent discipline so that less skilled players rarely over-dribble. On the other hand, the offense tends to stagnate when Bogans, Brewer or Korver make little or no effort to drive.

By: Gorditadog

Gorditadog — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:31:20 +0000

It also seems that Rose is going to the defensive boards more, so he is not there for the outlet as much. And we really don’t have anyone else to lead the break. Think about it- Bogans? Brewer? Deng? None of them are really strong open-court dribblers.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:53:29 +0000

Matt — would love to see you break down starting Taj vs. the old man in this context. The Bulls don’t play a ton of teams with a big strong center (who might overpower Taj), and from what I see Taj can rebound and get out on the break. Wouldn’t getting more of TG and less of KT loosen things up a bit?

By: Jake in Minnie (and maybe Shoveling TCF for the Bears game)

Jake in Minnie (and maybe Shoveling TCF for the Bears game) — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:17:24 +0000

Minnesota /= Milwaukee