Jalen & Jamal's Thoughts On Lineup http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...bulls-headlines <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Rose responded with 34 points as the Bulls shot an NBA-season-high 59.4 percent. But an upset Rose afterward deemed himself "a scapegoat" and felt disrespected by Cartwright's move. </div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Both Crawford and Rose played the entire fourth quarter, when the Bulls led by as many as 13 points. But Crawford, like Rose, was upset that he didn't start and said, "The writing is on the wall" in reference to his future with the Bulls. Rose's demotion sent the biggest shockwaves, prompting a look of disbelief from Davis when the two chatted briefly during pregame warmups. The nine-year veteran had started 323 straight games, including 118 with the Bulls, and hadn't come off the bench since May 4, 1999, when he played for Indiana. "That first group is not giving us anything," Cartwright said. "It's not the same focus. And if they're not going to give it to us, we'll go somewhere else. Simple as that. And we'll keep searching until we find a group that is going to get us out of the gates." The move paid dividends right away as Robinson and Gill supplied first-quarter energy and Crawford and Rose entered focused and fired up. Gill had eight of his 12 points in the first quarter. Crawford hit his first two shots, including a halfcourt heave at the first-quarter buzzer. Rose hit his first six shots and had 15 points by halftime, when the Bulls led 54-53. Hinrich, playing just his second NBA game, turned the ball over nine times in 27 minutes. Crawford entered with team-high averages of 17.2 points and five assists. He also entered having taken 19 more shots than anyone on the team. "Yeah, definitely, I'm shocked," Crawford said. "It can't be just one reason why we're losing. It has to be a combination of things. It's not like I go out there thinking of leading the team in scoring." Cartwright prefers his point guards to be distributors first. "One individual is not more important than this team," Cartwright said. "We have to do whatever we have to do as coaches to win basketball games. It's not personal against anybody. Someone has to sacrifice some shots." </div> They do have reason to be angry, but you can't blame Cartwright for benching them when they're not producing the way they should. It was a good wake up call for them and a smart move by Cartwright. They're getting paid to win. They shouldn't be whining about whether they're starting or not. I think as long as this new lineup is a winning lineup, we should keep using it.
They both need to shut the hell up! THEY WON! WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? SHUT UP! And Paxon needs to stop trying to be the coach. If he is going to keep Bill, let Bill coach. If the players have a problem, tell them to go to the coach. Stop being like Ken Williams (White Sox GM)
