+/- numbers are odd tonight. Two bulls in + territory: Thabo +1, Hughes +5 Four rockets in + territory: TMac +1, Head +9, Landry +12, Jackson +12 (one starter for each team)
Bulls just can't seem to go ahead. Tyrus and Noah make nice individual plays but are just as prone to missing a shot or turning the ball over. I'd like to see Gordon Hinrich Deng Gooden Noah
I didn't mention it earlier, but I think that Carl Landry guy is kind of a bad ass. Scola's a pretty nice player too and he seems to be having his way with Tyrus.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rwj @ Feb 24 2008, 09:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Bulls just can't seem to go ahead. Tyrus and Noah make nice individual plays but are just as prone to missing a shot or turning the ball over.</div> The real killer to me is on defense. I think competent team defense for bigs might well be the hardest thing almost every big needs to learn when coming into the league. It's why you almost never see them playing big minutes from the get-go like you sometimes see perimeter guys (who have more individualized defensive assignments) do.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Denny Crane @ Feb 24 2008, 09:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Gordon's playing PG almost exclusively tonight</div> I was about to mention this to you. He's running the offense well, but he's also 1-7. :/
^^^ He's also playing with Huges and Gooden, who don't really know the offense. Gordon just made a nice pass inside to Gooden who scored (but no assist).
Hughes just looked a bit like he used to in DC; running, driving, hanging in the air and scoring. Keep that up Larry! Still, the Bulls need to close this distance. They're down by seven
The announcer is full of it, the Bulls had enough expiring contracts (plus Tyrus) to get Gasol. Don't know if Memphis would have accepted it, but pretty sure the Bulls didn't offer it.
It's weird. Gordon wasn't scoring, and he was getting burned. Bring in Hinrich, he immediately gets a layup. In 3 or 4 minutes, the deficit has gone from down 6 or 8 to down 14.
