Bulls loss shows three flaws opponents can exploit

[Rush]

Tom Thibodeau raged about the slow starts to the game. Not coming in with an edge, and made it clear, that the group would be practicing a lot harder to make up for these slow starts. While the slow...

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By: Doug Thonus

 

[ZAN]

Everyone, except for Rose, is settling. I'm tired of it. There is absolutely no reason that Andre Iguodala, Jrue Holiday, and Thaddeus Young should single-handedly beat the Chicago Bulls.

And don't get me started on allowing Spencer Hawes to close the game out with 8 of their last 10, outside anti-climactic free throws. That was pure BS, watching Carlos Boozer close out lazily on that slow wad of white, overpaid, do-nothing in Spencer...who floats lazily between the free throw lines and shoots secondary wave jumpers from 12-15 feet in transition, yet has zero game outside of that.

Also, am I the only one who notices that Carlos Boozer can not hold onto the basketball? That thing turns to shit in his hands unless he's directly under the bucket.

 

[Scoot26]

Everyone, except for Rose, is settling. I'm tired of it. There is absolutely no reason that Andre Iguodala, Jrue Holiday, and Thaddeus Young should single-handedly beat the Chicago Bulls.

And don't get me started on allowing Spencer Hawes to close the game out with 8 of their last 10, outside anti-climactic free throws. That was pure BS, watching Carlos Boozer close out lazily on that slow wad of white, overpaid, do-nothing in Spencer...who floats lazily between the free throw lines and shoots secondary wave jumpers from 12-15 feet in transition, yet has zero game outside of that.

Also, am I the only one who notices that Carlos Boozer can not hold onto the basketball? That thing turns to shit in his hands unless he's directly under the bucket.

Boozer has really not played that well since the All-Star break. Him and Noah do not seem to mesh at all. Either way, it was a rather pathetic effort yesterday. They need to come out of the gate playing great D, not waiting until the second half.

 

[WindyCity7]

boozer needs a swift kick in the ass

 

[Skills]

I knew one loss would make everyone panic. I was at the game, and the start was extremely slow. Pathetically slow.

But the fact is, we're going to lose games. The almighty 95-96 Bulls lost to the 21-61 Toronto Raptors that season. One of 10 I know and I'm not naive enough to compare the Bulls now to those, my point is though that no team is perfect. People can be mad when we don't have a perfect game but no team has ever went 82-0.

I think the loss was a good thing honestly. The team needs a wake up call. Luol said himself that game against the Grizzlies they won by simply being the better team. The Bucks game was ugly as well. Some people just need a slap in the face to get the message, and it's better they get their slaps now instead of in the playoffs.

 

[sOuL pRoViDa]

Seems like the Bulls underestimated this Sixer team and had a letdown from the start. The usual for the Bulls at home against sub .500 teams. Can't underestimate a Doug Collins coached team especially with young up and coming players. Bulls are pretty lucky with the fact that the Celtics and Heat are losing games that they should win. Was frustrating watching the Bulls pull within 4 and just waiting for them to explode and take over, instead Philly kept on countering with buckets.

 

[Rush]

New poster guys, be on your best behavior. ZACK, tuck your shirt in damnit.

 

[Frank Breakfast Styleham]

Tell him no matter what he does to his hair he still looks like a freak. A hideous monster. A Rocky Dennis look-a-like.

He says he looks like Teller from Penn and Teller…? He looks like Teller if Teller was hit repeatedly in the face with a sledge hammer and then fell in a pool of sulfuric acid with a bunch of mutated piranhas hungry for flesh.

You swamp thang.

The boogie man checks in his closet for you, you gargoyle.

By the way, I hope Frank Brickowski likes to eat mac n’ cheese cause it’s raining Dave Hoppen burgers out in South Idaho tonight if you know what I’m sayin’.

 

[Gunzaan]

There are a few weaknesses that have been showing up in the past few games. But they are all correctable and it's a lull during the end of the season push. The Heat lost to the Cavs tonight and I don't think that means much either.

I don't think TT or Rose will allow it to last long.

 

[TopekaRoy]

It's funny that the Bulls are 19-4 in their last 23 games, in first place by 2 games in the Eastern Conference, and 32-5 at home and everyone is in a panic over their last 3 games! But those concerns are legitimate. They have performed well against the best teams in the NBA but struggle against mediocre teams. It seems obvious to me that the problem is not one of personnel, or lack of ability, but one of effort. They need to get as pumped up about playing .500 teams as they do for the big games.

I think they will be ready come playoff time, but my concern is not with Boston, Miami, or Orlando. My concern is with whoever gets the 8th seed. I still think they will be okay, but they need to start out stronger and have that killer instinct. The Lakers have been accused of coasting at the end of the season and "turning it on" for the playoffs (in the past - not so much this year). The Bulls are not the Lakers (yet), and they don't need to be playing like they are.

 

[zack54attack]

Boozer really needs to step up.

 

[thedude33]

Let's see how they respond.