Printable Version of Topic

Posted by: TTRUWITHME Feb 23 2008, 09:00 PM

Houston is on fire and Bulls just came off arguably the best played game all season. Can the Bulls back up that performance?

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Feb 23 2008, 09:39 PM

Yes because we have Gooden and Hughes compared to Smith and Wallace.

Posted by: TTRUWITHME Feb 23 2008, 10:21 PM

are they playing for sure?

Posted by: bschmaranz Feb 24 2008, 10:23 AM

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/bulls/810204,CST-SPT-bull24.article

Yep, they're coming off the bench tonight, same lineup as the Nuggets game.

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Feb 24 2008, 11:14 AM

Yeah It'll be weird seeing who comes off the bench first, Gordon or Hughes? Or maybe both? I'm excited to see our first game with them. It looks like Simmons and Brown will be inactive though :[

Posted by: DutheDoduhon21 Feb 24 2008, 12:06 PM

should make brown active and nichols sit.

Posted by: Cowch Feb 24 2008, 02:34 PM

I really hope the Bulls come out with that same energy they had against the Nuggets. That game almost seemed too good to be true, so I'm definitely not sold on a Bulls team that can actually beat tough opponents consistently. Win or loss tonight, I'm really excited the game is on ESPN. I'd hate to miss the new guys in uniform and playing.

Posted by: dasox24 Feb 24 2008, 02:48 PM

You just made my day. Didn't realize the game was on national TV. I'm so happy I'll be able to see all the newbies in their first game.

Posted by: HardWorkin'Hinrich Feb 24 2008, 05:18 PM

Cmon Bulls! The season isnt over, the inner-homer in me still has hope!!!

Posted by: truthandbasketball Feb 24 2008, 07:18 PM

Thabo the ManChild With A SICK BLOCK on Yao!!!!!

Posted by: SoxFan1 Feb 24 2008, 07:19 PM

Gooden in the game for Tyrus.

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Feb 24 2008, 07:23 PM

Its going to be a very difficult challenge to guard Yao tonight. It'll take a collective effort. Tyrus showed some sick skills with that coast to coast basket around the Big man.

Posted by: SoxFan1 Feb 24 2008, 07:26 PM

Good to see some post up game from Gooden. Nice touch around the bucket. Hughes makes his 1st bucket with the Bulls on his 1st shot...make it 2 for 2. Creating his own shot, very nice!

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Feb 24 2008, 07:29 PM

YES!!!!! GOODEN HITS HIS FIRST SHOT AND HUGHES WITH 4 POINTS!!!!!

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Feb 24 2008, 07:35 PM

Ben Gordon is annoying me

Posted by: SoxFan1 Feb 24 2008, 07:36 PM

Gordon not playing too well right now. Turnovers and he's not finishing around the basket.

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Feb 24 2008, 07:47 PM

I'm liking Hughes alot right now; he's creating things off the dribble, and he's doing it with a purpose. That feed to Luol Deng displayed some court awareness. Lets see what TT and JK can do when they enter the game again. I like the pace of where were running things right now.

Posted by: SoxFan1 Feb 24 2008, 07:53 PM

Good to see Deng back and hitting those transition jumpers.

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Feb 24 2008, 07:55 PM

Why is Ben Gordon in the game? He is throwing up shots like he's the only player on the team, keep Hughes in.

Posted by: SoxFan1 Feb 24 2008, 08:02 PM

Joakim Noah takes it coast to coast and dunks on TMAC!

I'd like to see a rotation of Hughes, Sefolosha, Deng, Gooden, and Noah right now. I could see that working well in the halfcourt game. In transition, I like the lineup we have out right now. Long, athletic, and can run the court well. Defense creates offense.

Also, the more I watch, the more I see Gordon as the odd man out.

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Feb 24 2008, 08:02 PM

Joakim is playing TREMENDOUS defense!

Holy cow, were the youngest team in the NBA????

Posted by: DutheDoduhon21 Feb 24 2008, 08:26 PM

did they say that? sounds right, we only have 2 guys who wernt born in the 80's.

red said lets get some TNT action thabo noah and tyrus lol

Posted by: SoxFan1 Feb 24 2008, 08:33 PM

Thabo rejects the oop to TMac. Very nice.

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Feb 24 2008, 08:35 PM

The Rockets are annoying me, All they do is shoot threes.

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Feb 24 2008, 08:45 PM

Over/Under 1000000 three point shots by the rockets/

These officials have been freaking pathetic.

Posted by: SoxFan1 Feb 24 2008, 08:45 PM

The Rockets do nothing but shoot 3's and hit them. Ben Gordon has managed to do nothing tonight.

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Feb 24 2008, 08:53 PM

GGO)OOOOOOODENN WITH A freaking FACIAL

Posted by: Cowch Feb 24 2008, 08:57 PM

With that "54 foot 3 attempt" by Gooden the Bulls now have more 3s attempted than free throws.

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Feb 24 2008, 09:05 PM

"Hey Jim Boylan, ever heard of a guy named Tyrus Thomas?"

Posted by: SoxFan1 Feb 24 2008, 09:10 PM

The Rockets are the best 3 point shooting team ever.

Posted by: dasox24 Feb 24 2008, 09:11 PM

What is going on with this game? The Rockets are drilling 3's all over the place. Not exactly what I wanted to watch.

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Feb 24 2008, 09:12 PM

The ROckets are the luckiest team in the NBA right now. "Hey lets chuck three pointers on bad shots and watch them fall in the basket!!!" 22 personal fouls to 13 fouls for the Rockets is a flat out joke. THis officiating sucks, this team hasn't played that bad

Posted by: SoxFan1 Feb 24 2008, 09:13 PM

You're getting ridiculous now. They aren't lucky. They're hitting their shots. We haven't played as great as it seems. 22-13 isn't that big of a gap, especially considering Scola's 5 fouls have pretty much ALL been BS. This is just the case of a team full of new guys playing the hottest team in the NBA.

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Feb 24 2008, 09:22 PM

I can't watch anymore. This is a total disaster.

Posted by: SoxFan1 Feb 24 2008, 09:28 PM

Cedric Simmons in the game now. Dunks it off a nice pass from Tyrus on his 1st touch. Gordon finally decides to hit a shot.

Notable stat-lines:

Hinrich: 10 pts, 10 asts (back-to-back double-doubles)
Thomas: 18 pts, 6 reb
Gordon: 2-11 fg, 5 points
Gooden: 12 pts, 8 reb
Hughes: 13 pts

Posted by: Sanitarium Feb 24 2008, 09:34 PM

Ben Gordon's downfall is, was, and always will be his inability to keep himself in control and just play basketball. He tries to be a showman-superstar and he's just not that type of player yet. When he just plays with his head he can go out and hit anything and drop 30+ points... when he has to prove a point to the organization he goes 2-11 and turns the ball over half a dozen times.

Posted by: BigEdWalsh Feb 24 2008, 10:44 PM

I think notable too, is a team total 13-14 at free throws. Yeah, not many attempts but they at least shot well.

This game stunk except it was cool to see the new guys. Just not much you can do when the other team is draining the 3s like that.

Posted by: dasox24 Feb 24 2008, 10:48 PM

Well, maybe I'm at fault for this one. I think I jinxed him with my 2-15 shooting performance with Gordon on NBA 2k8, lol... No, but seriously, I was rather pissed when I lost to my friend in 2k8 today by 6 points and most of my blame went along the lines of "Ben Gordon would never shoot that poorly. This is one of the best shooters in the NBA. 2 for 15 is bullshit." Well, I guess I was wrong.

Posted by: eddog2 Feb 24 2008, 11:16 PM

Nice post. The Rockets are the hottest team and we were close until the last half of the 4th. With new players and no real offense being run I say we did pretty well. Not to mention players were probably confused about their assignments and rotations on defense. Hopefully, all that will improve and we'll start to dominate.

As for the Rockets getting hot, it's nice to see since I picked them before the season to win it all. Of course that was before they traded Bonzi but I guess Bobby Jackson is proving to be a valuable member of the team (moreso then I thought he would be). Anyway, the Rockets can beat anyone if their game is on. It is really going to come down to who they have to play in the post season. They are a deeper team this year than they were last year (with Scola, Landry, & Jackson being key contributors) so it will be fun to watch them and the Western conference playoffs in general.

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Feb 24 2008, 11:23 PM

They still can't compete against LA with a healthy Bynum, San Antonio, New Orleans, or Utah. I think the Rockets are a good team but I want to see them actually win a playoff series before talking about them winning it all or making it to the WCF.