Simultaneously... Tyrus melts down. I think the guy's got talent, but he's got a head full of mush and needs unconditional love like my kids. Which is ok for my kids, because they're little kids and I'm their dad, but pretty bad when it comes to a 20-something millionaire needing it from the team that's paying him.
11-23, 30 pts 7-18, 22 pts 11-20, 28 pts 7-20, 14 pts 36-81, 94 points, .444 shooting, 1.16 pts/shot Compared to 1.12 pts/shot as a rookie on 48% shooting Hinrich averages 8.9 PPG on 9.0 FGA this season. Hinrich + Rose this season 27.3 PPG, 10.0 APG Rose + Gordon last season 37.5 PPG, 9.7 APG
For those of you who didn't actually watch the game... Bulls lost because they couldn't get any breaks and they got outcoached. All but one of Noah's misses were dunks or tips, he and Taj couldn't get anything to go in. Just one of those nights. Bulls weren't getting any calls either. And in the second half OKC switched it up and put Thabo on Rose, which effectively made the bulls shoot nothing but jumpers until Rose finally started pressing in the fourth. Bulls inexplicably had Hinrich on Thabo the whole game. And Rose had trouble keeping Westbrook from driving on pick and rolls. Solid coaching...
Well, we're now a 31.7% 3pt shooting team, when we were a 38.1% 3pt shooting team last season. We're shooting 42.9% from the field with all the extra close shots we're going for. We shot 45.7% last season. The focus on defense has gained us 5 (opponents' fewer) points per game at the expense of over 10 PPG by us. Maybe we should shed our leading scorer again this summer in exchange for a better defender.
