I wish we were playing against the Nuggets rather than the Bobcats...atleast we play decent against harder teams
This is terrible. It's like they just don't care. I need to look at what the Bobcats are shooting percentage wise. It's got to be over 50% at this point.
How does the guy play 39.5 minutes and only be +/- -7 for the game if he's being abused? Seems to me that Felton and Augustin going 9-15 with 14 assists might have something to do with their success. On the other hand, having one less offensive minded player (Deng) shows how hard it is to win without scoring more than your opponent. <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr class="yspsctbg"><td colspan="8" class="ysptblhdr" height="18">Chicago </td> <td colspan="8" class="ysptblhdr" align="right" height="18"> </td> </tr> <tr class="ysptblthbody1 yspboxscore-columnheader-row" align="right"> <td class="yspdetailttl player" align="left" height="18" width="17%"> Starters </td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="4%"> </td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="7%">Min</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="7%">FG</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="6%">3Pt</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="6%">FT</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="6%">+/-</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="5%">Off</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="5%">Reb</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="5%">Ast</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="5%">TO</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="5%">Stl</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="5%">BS</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="5%">BA</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="5%">PF</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="7%">Pts </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow1" align="right"> <td class="player" align="left"> B. Gordon </td> <td class="player"> G </td> <td>39:32</td> <td>6-15</td> <td>0-3</td> <td>2-2</td> <td> -7 </td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>14 </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow2" align="right"> <td class="player" align="left"> D. Rose </td> <td class="player"> G </td> <td>39:13</td> <td>3-11</td> <td>0-1</td> <td>7-8</td> <td> -17 </td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>13 </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow1" align="right"> <td class="player" align="left"> J. Noah </td> <td class="player"> C </td> <td>28:10</td> <td>1-3</td> <td>0-0</td> <td>2-2</td> <td> -19 </td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>4 </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow2" align="right"> <td class="player" align="left"> T. Thomas </td> <td class="player"> F </td> <td>37:12</td> <td>6-11</td> <td>0-0</td> <td>2-2</td> <td> -5 </td> <td>4</td> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>14 </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow1" align="right"> <td class="player" align="left"> J. Salmons </td> <td class="player"> F </td> <td>33:13</td> <td>4-13</td> <td>1-7</td> <td>0-0</td> <td> -15 </td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>9 </td> </tr> <tr class="ysptblthbody1 yspboxscore-columnheader-row" align="right"> <td class="yspdetailttl player" align="left" height="18" width="17%"> Bench </td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="4%"> </td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="7%">Min</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="7%">FG</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="6%">3Pt</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="6%">FT</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="6%">+/-</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="5%">Off</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="5%">Reb</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="5%">Ast</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="5%">TO</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="5%">Stl</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="5%">BS</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="5%">BA</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="5%">PF</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" width="7%">Pts </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow2" align="right"> <td class="player" align="left"> B. Miller </td> <td class="player"> </td> <td>29:01</td> <td>5-10</td> <td>0-0</td> <td>3-4</td> <td> -7 </td> <td>7</td> <td>8</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>13 </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow1" align="right"> <td class="player" align="left"> K. Hinrich </td> <td class="player"> </td> <td>25:30</td> <td>4-10</td> <td>2-3</td> <td>0-0</td> <td> -12 </td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>10 </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow2" align="right"> <td class="player" align="left"> A. Roberson </td> <td class="player"> </td> <td>4:04</td> <td>1-3</td> <td>0-1</td> <td>0-0</td> <td> +1 </td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2 </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow1" align="right"> <td class="player" align="left"> A. Gray </td> <td class="player"> </td> <td>4:04</td> <td>0-1</td> <td>0-0</td> <td>1-2</td> <td> +1 </td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow2" align="right"> <td class="player" align="left"> L. Deng </td> <td class="player"> </td> <td class="dnp" colspan="14" align="center">DNP - Coach's Decision</td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow1" align="right"> <td class="player" align="left"> L. Hunter </td> <td class="player"> </td> <td class="dnp" colspan="14" align="center">DNP - Coach's Decision</td> </tr> <tr class="ysptblbdr3"> <td colspan="16" height="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="ysptblclbg5" align="right"> <td class="sum" align="left" height="18"> Totals</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>30-77</td> <td>3-15</td> <td>17-20</td> <td> </td> <td>14</td> <td>40</td> <td>14</td> <td>17</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>4</td> <td>19</td> <td>80 </td> </tr> <tr align="right"> <td class="sum" align="left" height="18"> Percentages:</td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td>.390</td> <td>.200</td> <td>.850</td> <td> </td> <td colspan="9" class="team-rebounds" align="left">Team Rebounds: 7 </td></tr></tbody></table>
Rose continues to prove he can't guard anybody, too. But Bell went for all of his 18 in the first half. And Felton got some of his on BG too. Whatever happened to "starters set the tone?" The Rose/BG backcourt is less than the sum of it's parts, and clearly can't guard anybody when it matters. Not all BG's fault, but he's an equal partner and he's certainly not helping Rose in any way.
Thankfully missed this game, but it's painfully obvious that Brown is ten times the coach Vinny is and that the Bulls most likely could not stop the pick and roll, yet Rose will get all the blame because the help isn't coming quick enough after the pick. Bulls in 09' = Hate it Live!
And BS, this whole team is less than the sum of its parts. A fact that's pretty clearly traceable to the coach. Everything we see offensively and defensively is individual play. This team does nothing well as a team. Offensively or defensively. Guards, forwards, centers. They win on the occasions their players just have overpoweringly good individual games and guys make their shots. They have no ability to manufacture points or stops as a team. And that, more than on anything else, falls on the coach. None of the players on this team strike me as "uncoachable" sorts of who simply can't play the team game. Some are better than others at it (Salmons doesn't strike me as a guy with a great understanding of team concepts, and Tyrus never has), but they sure are more capable than they're showing.
I don't know, this isn't the first coach who couldn't get them to play together... At some point it has to start to reflect on the players.
It's like somebody said on here a few days ago: there are too many players who don't know how help the team get a win when they aren't shooting well.
