Which Bulls player needs to improve the most after the All-star break to get the bulls where they need to be (Eastern confrence finals)?

Good question, you could make a case for just about anyone on the team.

Ben gordon = needs to be more consistent
Ben wallace = needs to step his game up to a level were he was at when he was in detroit

etc.

So whats your opinions on this one?

How about Scott Skiles. Enough said. He's a major player in what happens at the beginning, middle, & end of games. There is no reason Ben Wallace shouldn't have been in that game at the end at the defensive end. We desperately needed to hold the Raptors to one shot. Bosh killed us twice at the end of the game. The first time on a board b/c he had the much smaller Deng on him and on the final shot b/c Tyrus went for a block instead of the boxout. Tyrus and Wallace should have been in the game to secure the final board.

Oh well!

yup, ive been scratchin my head with skiles decisions aswell.

But come playoff time, I dont think he'd do that? I duno, maybe hjes just getting a hang of the team. understanding it.

... I'm just wondering why skiles didn't try the zone sooner... it caused the raptors all kinds of trouble... I bet the next team that plays the Raptors beats them handidly after watching tape of the last 2 1/2 minutes.

its gotta be wallace. if they make a trade for another post player (not even gasol necessarily) there is no reason for him to pull a disappearing act like he has done a number of times this season.

I don't think the Bulls are good enough to make it to the Eastern Conference Finals where they stand today. Their backcourt can be great, but both Hinrich and Gordon struggle at times, Deng is consistent, and Wallace is disinterested in the regular season.

The Bulls struggle on the road, and are flat out bad most of the time. They win win a series, but with no inside game to speak, teams that are able to tighten up their half court defense, and close out on shooters, are going to give the Bulls a tough time.

This isn't even a debate. It's Ben Wallace. He's been the single biggest dissapointment of this season. He's not anywhere near the player he was with Detroit. Yeah, he's had his moments, but the consistency has not been there. He's gotten his ass kicked by a number of elite/all-star bigs. He has career lows across the board. 15 million a year? Earn your freaking paycheck!

Its gotta be Wallace. We have already had Gordon step up his game, while Wallace has stepped back consideably.

Yeah, it has to be Wallace, he is not only averaging below is career numbers, he has worse numbers than Chandler. Right now he is shooting worse, playing worse defense, rebounding and blocking less.

It looks like he is a "player of the system". Detroit was a perfect fit for him and the Bulls don't seem like the same fit.

Ben Wallace is definitely a good pick for thid.

I completely agree. Gordon is flourishing and Wallace seems to have regressed at times. He has shown in certain games he can still take over defensively.