Bulls @ Rockets 2/24/08 Options

[dasox24]

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

[Chicago Bulls Fr...]

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

[SoxFan1]

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

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.

[Chicago Bulls Fr...]

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

[SoxFan1]

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

[Sanitarium]

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.

[BigEdWalsh]

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

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.

[dasox24]

Gordon: 2-11 fg, 5 points

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.

[eddog2]

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.

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.

[Chicago Bulls Fr...]

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.

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.