Boozer says he and Noah 'playing great'

[Lex L.]

Oh you're wrong. Understand that, if this type of thing happens early enough in the first or second half, he's suddenly in foul trouble and on the bench. It doesn't have to be a majority of his fouls to be too much.

So stop with you apologist bullshit and get your head out of the sand. He's soft and then he actually benefits statistically from being soft while others have to pay for his sins. Even if Boozers crappy defense doesn't lead to fouls, it requires a series of rotations by other players. And, lets face it, it happens with Boozer more than most. Most of these instances boil down to effort/desire. This is how/why it's selfish.

I stand by what I said because it's true. If you don't like it, too bad.

Boozer not good on D=selfish. Got it. Guess Korver is a selfish bastard too.

You seem like the one with your head in the sand. How about you stop blaming everything that goes wrong on 1 player? Noah picks up stupid fouls in 1-on-1 all the time, not covering for Boozer. Christ, did anyone watch the last game? Boozer was rotating fine. He was covering his spots like he's supposed to. He's not great on D, I know that, I get that, everyone does. But you make it out like the second he steps on the floor he just funnels everything to Noah, which is so far from the truth.

And I'm not apologizing for anyone. Everyone on here hates Boozer. I don't & I'm in the smallest of minorities. I'm not in love with the guy, but every break down on D, every Noah foul, & every lull in the offense is not his fault. Thinking so is completely ignorant.

You need to reconcile your own stupidity.

 

[Diddy1122]

You need to reconcile your own stupidity.

And who leads the team in steals right now?

 

[Lex L.]

And who leads the team in steals right now?

Keine Ahnung. Erzahlst du mir!

 

[Diddy1122]

Keine Ahnung. Erzahlst du mir!

Forget that you left the German language setting on? I'll tell you who. He's the worst defender in the history of sports & causes Noah to be in foul trouble, that's who. I think he wears #5. His name is escaping me right now.

 

[nwfisch]

Forget that you left the German language setting on? I'll tell you who. He's the worst defender in the history of sports & causes Noah to be in foul trouble, that's who. I think he wears #5. His name is escaping me right now.

Andres Nocioni

:yeah:

 

[Lex L.]

Forget that you left the German language setting on? I'll tell you who. He's the worst defender in the history of sports & causes Noah to be in foul trouble, that's who. I think he wears #5. His name is escaping me right now.

Mir isd eg*l.

[edited to translator proof]

 

[Crystallas]

And who leads the team in steals right now?

Hey now, I'm not with Lex here, but come on. You know, as well as I, Boozer was more of a beneficiary of other players getting their hands on a ball and being in the right place at the right time, than Boozer actually being the cause of 8 of his 10 steals in 7 games. I'll give him credit for going after the ball more, but that does not equate him to actually playing defense.

 

[Diddy1122]

Mir isd eg*l.

[edited to translator proof]

Boozer ne pas sucer. Je suis droit. Vous avez tort.

 

[Diddy1122]

Hey now, I'm not with Lex here, but come on. You know, as well as I, Boozer was more of a beneficiary of other players getting their hands on a ball and being in the right place at the right time, than Boozer actually being the cause of 8 of his 10 steals in 7 games. I'll give him credit for going after the ball more, but that does not equate him to actually playing defense.

Boozer has been constantly tipping passes all season. He did it twice last night, both led to fast break scores.

Look, I'm not saying Boozer is world beater on D, but he's not the worst defender in the universe, he DOES try out there despite what most people think, & he's playing better than Jo, who deserves the real blame here. All this projection onto Boozer is laughable to me. Jo has been complete dogshit but he's been called out by almost no one on this board.

 

[Lex L.]

Hey now, I'm not with Lex here, but come on. You know, as well as I, Boozer was more of a beneficiary of other players getting their hands on a ball and being in the right place at the right time, than Boozer actually being the cause of 8 of his 10 steals in 7 games. I'll give him credit for going after the ball more, but that does not equate him to actually playing defense.

Do you mean Boozer isn't a supersized Mookie Blaylock? Say it isn't so.

 

[Lex L.]

Boozer ne pas sucer. Je suis droit. Vous avez tort.

*uatsch!

 

[Crystallas]

Do you mean Boozer isn't a supersized Mookie Blaylock? Say it isn't so.

Hey, I met Mookie twice. He's one of my all-time favorite PGs.

 

[Bullsman24]

I think at some point, the constant criticism has to get to Booz, I think that's why he's more likely to say he's playing well, because he needs to keep his confidence up. Without a doubt Noah is more of a hard-worker but let's not get on Boozer's case. We knew what we were getting when we signed him.

And IMO, Boozer has played pretty decently for this team, I'm satisfied with what he's given us. Sure, it's not worth the contract, but I think that's just understood at this point.

 

[Cloud 9]

We all know he has ego problems? Since when? He's never thrown any teammate under the bus, here or in Utah, is always positive despite almost every single fan & sportswriter in this town blaming ALL the teams ill on him, & has never once complained about being benched at any particular time. In fact, all evidence points to him being a great teammate & not a ego-manical asshat. Does he sound a little delusional with his comments? Maybe so, but he does have a point. We are winning & that's really all that matters.

And the media is making a HUGE deal out of this. Everyone needs to chill the F out. It is way too early to be pushing any panic buttons.

That is not what I said. I said we all know he has a pretty big ego, it's even more clear watching him play in person, Carlos Boozer is Carlos Boozer's biggest fan. I didn't say he was having outbursts or throwing people under the bus, but the guy clearly has an ego, and I was making the point that the rest of the team is humble for the most part and probabaly doesn't like that about him. He doesn't full out hustle and kinda hotdogs at times, he lacks a sence or urgency I guess would be the best way to put it. I didn't overact either or push any panic button, you just need to kick it.

 

[Diddy1122]

That is not what I said. I said we all know he has a pretty big ego, it's even more clear watching him play in person, Carlos Boozer is Carlos Boozer's biggest fan. I didn't say he was having outbursts or throwing people under the bus, but the guy clearly has an ego, and I was making the point that the rest of the team is humble for the most part and probabaly doesn't like that about him. He doesn't full out hustle and kinda hotdogs at times, he lacks a sence or urgency I guess would be the best way to put it. I didn't overact either or push any panic button, you just need to kick it.

That wasn't all directed at you Cloud. I don't think you were pushing any panic button, but I just don't see the huge ego. Sure he doesn't hustle 100% of the time but neither does Korver, & surprisingly, neither does Rip. Not every player goes 100% all out, all the time. Even Lebron, Wade, & other stars take plays off. I think we just assume everyone should be all out all the time because that's what Rose does, but players like Rose are an extremely rare breed.

Every NBA player has a decent sized ego. Some player's keep it more on the surface, others don't. I just don't see Boozer flashing it around all the time, & I really don't think his teammates have any problems with him at all. These guys would all take a bullet for each other. On the road, they all go out together. That almost never happens in the NBA. We have the tightest group of players in the league, no doubt.

 

[Crystallas]

Maybe Noah is just the Salmons of Centers. He plays hard, but he doesn't put up until the second half of the season.

 

[Diddy1122]

Maybe Noah is just the Salmons of Centers. He plays hard, but he doesn't put up until the second half of the season.

To me, it seems at times that Jo is feeling the need to justify the huge contract extension he received. He's attempting to back people down in the post ALOT, which is not his game at all. It's like he feels he needs a dub-dub every night. Plus, he didn't come into camp in the greatest shape either. Rose, Deng, Brewer, & Boozer all came into camp in fantastic shape & it's showing out on the floor. Jo just needs to get back to basics & play within himself.

And also, STOP BATTING AT REBOUNDS LIKE A KITTEN W/ A BALL OF STRING! GOD GAVE YOU TWO HANDS JO, USE THEM!

 

[Crystallas]

Well Jo did go to Hakeem to coach his post game, so you will not see him giving up on adding those skills. It's just ugly to see that transformation at this point in his career. I don't doubt that he will improve on his post game, and find a happy medium somewhere down the line, I'm just worried that the Bulls have no 2nd big man on this roster that can give him the criticism needed to fast track his development.

 

[sach1]

sometimes I miss Kurt specially when Noah is playing like shitty these past few games.