Last night the Bulls lost because the Warriors were simply the faster team! The Bulls didn't play to their strength which was their size. They were a step behind the Warriors until they figured them out in the 4th quarter. Perhaps beating the Lakers at home caused a letdown but we know in each game Rose didn't start well and Thibodeau sat him down to give him the message

The moral of the story last night was "PLAY BULLS BASKETBALL"...defend and rebound FIRST!!! While the Bulls have great front line size, teams with a quicker front line are gonna be trouble if the Bulls don't play to their strength. Noah, Boozer and Deng are formidable when they play to their strengths. Last night that didn't happen and Golden State came out shooting HOT...when they've got you chasing them their game is to simply out score you. The Warriors game planned well because they sent guard help to their big men a lot...and it resulted in about 10 steals from the Bulls frontline...most were a result of the help defender stealing the ball.

The rookie (Butler) hasn't played yet and I'm guessing that's because the Bulls have played a team where Thibodeau could afford to have him on the floor...can't wait to see how he blends in.

The screwy thing is, the Bulls should be really good against a running team, because the Bulls have one of the best running on the break centers in the league in Noah, and the quickest PG I've ever seen.

Very true...except, when he's stationary. As with most big men they're slow afoot and easily taken off the dribble. The Bulls defensive rotation was terrible and it got them beat.

I'm sure the next time they face Golden State...THEY'LL BE READY and they will remember.

This was a game out west right after Christmas....don't make more of it than it was.

The Bulls got slapped good out in Oakland last year, too....Curry and Ellis just give Rose all kinds of problems. Oh and Gibson has to play more than Boozer...I know everyone on this board already knows this....but yeah if it continues throughout this year where Boozer gets the majority of the minutes because his ego can't handle it....that would be a terrible thing to allow to ruin the season.

Not making more of it. It is what it was. You even make my point in pointing out the Warriors did the same thing to the Bulls last year. The only thing I'm pointing out is the Bulls are not a running team and they need to play true to themselves. Other than Rose...they just don't have the speed but they definitely can play defense.