Pau Gasol has been in the NBA long enough to be painfully honest. That's why the 15-year veteran was so blunt in the criticism of his own team after Sunday's disheartening 120-93 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. "We're not disciplined," Gasol said. "Yep. We're not. That's it. It's true. It's a fact." The Chicago Bulls are so unpredictable that they have become predictable. When they play well, as they did in an impressive win against the hapless Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, they are not able to sustain the solid play. Their six-game winning streak a month ago was the outlier, not the rule. "It's been the story of the year," Bulls guard Derrick Rose said. "The story of the year. If I could put a finger on it, I swear I would. I watch a lot of basketball, and the only thing I can think of is just that effort and sticking with the game plan." - See more at: http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bulls/post/_/id/22879/lack-of-discipline-dooms-bulls-again
Right on spot Denny. We may very well turn out to be a .500 club at the end of the season as well, which is shocking to me.
Except unlike with Vinnie, this team actually has some talent on it. Fred's defense is terrible. I don't think it's going to end well for him. The problem is, with that five year contract, you know the franchise is going to hold onto this for too long.
Doesn't look like the players are listening. Not good, but if you're into "tanking," this is a virtually undetectable method.
Tanking is only a good thing if you end up with a high lotto pick. And even then it can still go south on you. The Bulls don't look like they are going to get a high lotto pick. They were lucky once with the Rose pick though....
