vs MILWAUKEE BUCKS (12-12) @ CHICAGO BULLS (13-12) Game 26, Home Game 12 Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 – 7:00 PM CT United Center CSN / WLS-AM 890 / WRTO-AM BULLS/BUCKS STREAKS CURRENT STREAK………… ........ 1 Loss HOME STREAK ....... ……………...5 Wins ROAD STREAK ........ ………………1 Loss BULLS VS. BUCKS THIS SEASON Dec. 15 @ Milwaukee – L, 97-108 Dec. 16 @ Chicago – Dec. 31 @ Chicago – March 26 @ Milwaukee – Game Notes Chicago Bulls (13-12) Home 7-4 Road 6-8 Bulls Preseason Averages: PPG: 102.4 (Opp: 100.2) RPG: 47.9 (Opp: 43.4) APG: 20.7 (Opp: 23.9) SPG: 7.68 (Opp: 7.64) BPG: 5.52 (Opp: 5.12) FG%: .441 (Opp: .446) FT%: .805 (Opp: .727) 3p%: .305 (Opp: .365) Probable Bulls starters Rajon Rondo - PG - Dwyane Wade - SG - Jimmy Butler - SF - Taj Gibson - PF - Robin Lopez - C - Bulls Regular Season Stats Leaders Points: Butler 25.5, Wade 19.9 Rebounds: Lopez 7.7, Gibson 7.5 Assists: Rondo 7.0, Butler 4.2 Steals: Butler 1.76, Wade 1.52 Blocks: Lopez 1.96, Gibson 1.00 FG%: Gibson .547, McDermott .485 FT%: Grant 1.000, McDermott .900 3FG%: McDermott .355, Butler .354 Regular Season Player Highs 2016 Points: Butler 40 Field Goals Made: Butler 14 Field Goals Attempts: Butler 24 Free Throws Made: Butler 15 Free Throws Attempts: Butler 16 3-Point FGM: McDermott & Wade 5 3-Point FGA: Mirotic 10 Rebounds: Mirotic 15 Off. Rebounds: Lopez 7 Def. Rebounds: Mirotic 13 Assists: Rondo 13 Blocks: Lopez 8 Steals: Butler 6 Minutes: Butler 43 Double-Double: Gibson 7 Triple-Double: Rondo 1 Injury report Michael Carter-Williams (left knee bone bruise and left wrist sprain) is OUT. For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report. Milwaukee Bucks (12-12) Home 9-6 Road 3-6 Probable Heat starters M. Delladova - PG T. Snell - SG G. Antetokounmpo - SF J. Parker - PF J. Henson - C Injury report Giannis Antetokounmpo - Right ankle sprain - Probable Michael Beasley - Left mid-foot sprain - Doubtful Khris Middleton - Post-surgery, left hamstring - OUT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For the first time in my fandom I feel like I'm firmly part of the "Fire GarPax" crowd. We're going on 4 years now of organizational dysfunction. Something needs to change at the top. I haven't cared less about the team in 10 years.
Paxson won't be fired...ever. My guess is that he has offered to resign more than that one time in 2009 and has a signed resignation letter in the top drawer of his office desk that Reinsdorf can have whenever he wants it. The current Bulls roster is not good, and when you look at its 25 and under component, it's the worst in the NBA. This offseason, Forman went out saying that his task was to make the team "younger and more athletic" and then signed Wade and Rondo. Drafting Valentine, possibly the least athletic player taken in the first round, provided the exclamation point on Forman's offseason "Oops!" If the Bulls don't make the playoffs this season, and I now expect they won't, Forman will be fired this offseason. Forman may be allowed to fire Hoiberg midseason in a last-ditch effort to save the season (and his job), but I doubt it. If Forman is fired, the new GM will be allowed to choose his own head coach and that would be the end of Hoiberg in Chicago.
69-85 Really bad. A crushing loss. At least Paul get his first NBA points. I would be happy to see a new front office. Is there another rift inside the team? I don't see another reason for such a lethargic performance. The season started much better...
Count me in as well. Management has to change. It ain't working. I also agree with the poster that said Forman may fire Hoiberg soon. I don't think Fred is all of the problem. He is playing what he has. Some games, however, it is clear he never made adjustments. The second game against Milwaukee is an example. No way should we have lost that bad.
