@ CHICAGO BULLS (38-30) @ INDIANA PACERS (50-18) Game 69, Road Game 35 Friday, March 21, 2014 – 6:00 PM CT Bankers Life Fieldhouse WGN America / ESPN 1000 AM BULLS/PACERS STREAKS BULLS CURRENT STREAK ....... 1 Win BULLS HOME STREAK .............. 1 Win BULLS ROAD STREAK .......... 3 Losses BULLS VS. PACERS THIS SEASON Nov. 6 @ Indiana – Pacers 97, Bulls 80 Nov. 16 @ Chicago – Bulls 110, Pacers 94 March 21 @ Indiana – March 24 @ Chicago – Game Notes Chicago Bulls (38-30) Home 21-13 Road 17-17 Bulls Season Averages: PPG: 93.4 (Opp: 92.3) RPG: 44.87 (Opp: 41.15) APG: 22.4 (Opp: 19.8) SPG: 7.13 (Opp: 7.78) BPG: 5.21 (Opp: 6.15) TO: 15.34 (Opp: 14.38) FG%: .430 (Opp: .431) FT%: .774 (Opp: .749) 3p%: .347 (Opp: .362) Probable Bulls starters Kirk Hinrich - PG - Jimmy Butler - SG - Mike Dunleavy - SF - Carlos Boozer - PF - Joakim Noah - C - Bulls Stats Leaders Points: Rose 15.9, Augustin 14.1 Rebounds: Noah 11.3, Boozer 8.4 Assists: Augustine 5.1, Noah 5.0 Steals: Butler 1.98, Noah 1.12 Blocks: Noah 1.52, Gibson 1.37 FG%: Noah .485, Gibson .483 FT%: Augustin .903, Rose .844 3FG%: Augustin .407, Dunleavy .380 Injury report Derrick Rose (right knee) is out For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report. Indiana Pacers (50-18) Home 31-4 Road 19-14 Probable Pacers starters George Hill - PG Lance Stephenson - SG Paul George - SF David West - PF Roy Hibbert - C Injury report Andrew Bynum – Sore Right Knee, Day-to-Day C.J. Watson – Right Hamstring Strain, Day-to-Day --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Watch Stephenson and see if you want him next season. Is he better than Lu? He's going to cost more than they offered Lu. If he's willing to sign with us.
The question isn't really whether Lu was better here than Lance would be moving forward. Resigning Deng is unlikely esp since he turned down 3/30M and paying him more than that would limit options at other positions unless there is serious Dolenphrenia schizoid spending. There are other teams with more $ to play with to drp big bucks on Deng and still add parts. Better to ask whether Lance would improve the team and be a part of a championship upgrade. I don't personally think Deng at 11 or 12 M per year maximizes the team's chances as great as he was as a solid star player when he was here.
Pretty clever trick Thibs is playing on these guys. When we play them in the playoffs, they're going to think it's going to be easy.
I doubt anyone of sane mind thinks that. The scenario proposed makes an excellent potential strawman though.
