NBA Thread

[Monkey_Driven]

Davis reminds me of a young Garnett with better shot blocking abilities. I see him racking up big numbers and never winning crap til he hooks up with a couple other stars in his later years.

He's only 21. If only the Pelicans stopped trading first round picks for established players with big contracts.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Rose hurt again.

[verb_to_trust]

Cramps. He'll probably practice tomorrow...... people are just so eager to tear this guy down. Its ridiculous. The local media killed him today for his latest inarticulate statement on something that people continue to go way overboard with....

Jo had this to say after the game:

[Peeps]

arent you the same guy who was making fun of dwade for being injured and sucking and ad naseum...

[verb_to_trust]

That's different. He deserved it

[verb_to_trust]

[BigRedLedbetter]

Someone please meme this!

[Monkey_Driven]

I greatly enjoy watching the Bulls. So many interesting players.

[Lament]

As a Bulls fan, I still have no idea what to make of this team.

[Monkey_Driven]

As a Bulls fan, I still have no idea what to make of this team.

They will win basketball games.

[verb_to_trust]

Its no coincidence that with Pau out Jo started at Center and magically looked like old Jo. Pau has been good but I'd almost prefer him off the bench so we can get everyone at their best position... Jo just has too much of an overall impact on the team to play out of position....

[Lament]

As a Bulls fan, I still have no idea what to make of this team.

They will win basketball games.

They will. But can they really make it past the second round? They don't look like anything close to an elite team.

[verb_to_trust]

They will be able to sleepwalk their way to the conference finals in my opinion.... whether or not they will be able to beat the Lebrons is another story. Their big 3 are logging a ton of minutes though... and still no defense in site...

[Lament]

I can't shake the feeling that over a seven game series Toronto (or maybe even Washington) could take them out in round two.

[Monkey_Driven]

Matchups will be key in the playoffs (like always) but I have hard time seeing the Bulls not making the Conference Finals.

[pnjguy]

The only thing standing in the way of Chicago and the finals is health.

[pnjguy]

Its no coincidence that with Pau out Jo started at Center and magically looked like old Jo. Pau has been good but I'd almost prefer him off the bench so we can get everyone at their best position... Jo just has too much of an overall impact on the team to play out of position....

A lot of the defensive rebounding issues have come from Jo being at the 4. But i think its too quick to judge if the pairing is going to work. They need more minutes together to figure it out. One could argue that Pau's impact on the offensive end is just as important. We'll see how things play out. Also, Jo has been battling knee issues, so some games he looks like his old self, and other nights he just doesn't have it. That plays into things as well.

[Monkey_Driven]

Its no coincidence that with Pau out Jo started at Center and magically looked like old Jo. Pau has been good but I'd almost prefer him off the bench so we can get everyone at their best position... Jo just has too much of an overall impact on the team to play out of position....

A lot of the defensive rebounding issues have come from Jo being at the 4. But i think its too quick to judge if the pairing is going to work. They need more minutes together to figure it out. One could argue that Pau's impact on the offensive end is just as important. We'll see how things play out. Also, Jo has been battling knee issues, so some games he looks like his old self, and other nights he just doesn't have it. That plays into things as well.

It wouldn't be a bad idea to sit Jo or Pau once a week or so to give them some rest and keep them fresh. Knowing Thibs this will never happen.

[pnjguy]

Its no coincidence that with Pau out Jo started at Center and magically looked like old Jo. Pau has been good but I'd almost prefer him off the bench so we can get everyone at their best position... Jo just has too much of an overall impact on the team to play out of position....

A lot of the defensive rebounding issues have come from Jo being at the 4. But i think its too quick to judge if the pairing is going to work. They need more minutes together to figure it out. One could argue that Pau's impact on the offensive end is just as important. We'll see how things play out. Also, Jo has been battling knee issues, so some games he looks like his old self, and other nights he just doesn't have it. That plays into things as well.

It wouldn't be a bad idea to sit Jo or Pau once a week or so to give them some rest and keep them fresh. Knowing Thibs this will never happen.

Well, that has been happening. If they take themselves out of the lineup, they don't play. Thibs can't touch them. Now the question is, when will Jimmy learn?

[Monkey_Driven]

Its no coincidence that with Pau out Jo started at Center and magically looked like old Jo. Pau has been good but I'd almost prefer him off the bench so we can get everyone at their best position... Jo just has too much of an overall impact on the team to play out of position....

A lot of the defensive rebounding issues have come from Jo being at the 4. But i think its too quick to judge if the pairing is going to work. They need more minutes together to figure it out. One could argue that Pau's impact on the offensive end is just as important. We'll see how things play out. Also, Jo has been battling knee issues, so some games he looks like his old self, and other nights he just doesn't have it. That plays into things as well.

It wouldn't be a bad idea to sit Jo or Pau once a week or so to give them some rest and keep them fresh. Knowing Thibs this will never happen.

Well, that has been happening. If they take themselves out of the lineup, they don't play. Thibs can't touch them. Now the question is, when will Jimmy learn?

He's playing for that fat payday!