QUOTE (Chicago Bulls Franchise @ Mar 6 2010, 05:55 PM)
Without Noah it's not looking good for the Bulls. I'm seriously doubting our playoff hopes now. We just helped Milwaukee get back in the playoff picture and now they are ahead of us in the standings. This is a loss tonight. Dirk is going to kill us and Haywood is going to kill us on the boards.
And when you say "We helped Milwaukee get back into the playoff picture", let's note exactly what you mean.
John Salmons with the Bulls: 33 mpg, 42 FG%, 12 PPG
John Salmons with the Bucks: 35 mpg, 46 FG%, 20 PPG.
I can do a similar improvement-exercise with Thomas but that doesn't matter.
I call that a system-indictment.