IGT: BULLS vs Nets Monday April 13th @ 6:30pm on CSN

[Scoot26]

Closing with Rose, Snell, Butler, Gibson, and Pau should be good enough to play good defense on Atlanta's players without relying on Rose and Butler to score all the points.

I have this feeling Noah would play then for defensive purposes on Horford/Millsap.

Bulls do have a size advantage big time in the front court, but in 2 games this season that point has been moot. And the 3rd game likely won't tell us anything either.

Really hard to tell how Atlanta is going to be.

 

[clonetrooper264]

I have this feeling Noah would play then for defensive purposes on Horford/Millsap.

Bulls do have a size advantage big time in the front court, but in 2 games this season that point has been moot. And the 3rd game likely won't tell us anything either.

Really hard to tell how Atlanta is going to be.

We may see some offense/defense with regards to Noah and Gasol, but I think we've seen Gasol close more games. This isn't a pure defensive lineup mind you. That's the beauty of it imo.

 

[Scoot26]

We may see some offense/defense with regards to Noah and Gasol, but I think we've seen Gasol close more games. This isn't a pure defensive lineup mind you. That's the beauty of it imo.

Well nor should the Bulls use a pure defensive lineup.. It worked in 2011 because the Hawks were the Hawks and Rose could score at will in that series. Both teams have a much better makeup now, so I think a mixture of both will do. The Bulls main concern I think should be stopping the Hawks x-factor in Korver.

 

[clonetrooper264]

Well nor should the Bulls use a pure defensive lineup.. It worked in 2011 because the Hawks were the Hawks and Rose could score at will in that series. Both teams have a much better makeup now, so I think a mixture of both will do. The Bulls main concern I think should be stopping the Hawks x-factor in Korver.

Probably have Snell chase him through the screens. Dunleavy will be on him early. You really just have to make sure the screener's guy is helping out so that his defender can get over the screen...which is a huge problem if Niko or Pau is that guy.

 

[Axl Rose]

i upvoted your hinrich post

 

[Crystallas]

Lopez has been on a solid stretch against better frontcourts of late. He's probably as healthy, as he has been in two years. That IMO will be our biggest issue. And with our offensive rebounding problems, could make for another game where we win every non-reb stat category and still lose.

 

[Axl Rose]

im minus -4 on kirk post and -4 on my thibs post scoot lol

and both were mild for my usual standards

they love the kool-aid over there...thats why here and realgm is where i hang for Bulls talk

 

[Scoot26]

im minus -4 on kirk post and -4 on my thibs post scoot lol

and both were mild for my usual standards

they love the kool-aid over there...thats why here and realgm is where i hang for Bulls talk

lol not surprised. I don't get how you can't even criticize Kirk.

 

[Axl Rose]

lol not surprised. I don't get how you can't even criticize Kirk.

that one with the taylor swift flair told me Hinrich wasn't horrible on offense....is it any hope?

 

[Scoot26]

that one with the taylor swift flair told me Hinrich wasn't horrible on offense....is it any hope?

With that guy? No.

 

[Axl Rose]

i guess tonight is behind your back night

 

[Scoot26]

Bulls hitting their 3's tonight.

 

[Axl Rose]

honestly i rather Rose take long 2's than 3's

 

[Scoot26]

honestly i rather Rose take long 2's than 3's

He just hit both lol.

 

[Axl Rose]

He just hit both lol.

lmao yeah i know

i was talking about the play prior when he came off a screen and hit a long 2...hes been pretty good at that this year

 

[The Hawk]

Thibs needs to settle for a 9 man rotation.. This team is too good for an 8 man rotation. He needs to look at Pops and see how he has run the 10 man rotation the past two years with success.. Thibs himself ran with 10 guys in 2010-11, so its not like Thibs doesn't know this. And given the Hinrich love, throw him in there and you have your 10 man rotation.

Solid post

 

[clonetrooper264]

lmao yeah i know

i was talking about the play prior when he came off a screen and hit a long 2...hes been pretty good at that this year

Rose's midrange game is actually pretty good. He needs to get back to that.

 

[clonetrooper264]

I'm kinda sad that Jimmy hasn't been able to lockdown Joe Johnson since that one game where he held him to like 3-14 shooting or something.

 

[Axl Rose]

Rose's midrange game is actually pretty good. He needs to get back to that.

yeah it was

his MVP year he started taking more 3's and he never looked back

time to get back to the basics

 

[clonetrooper264]

yeah it was

his MVP year he started taking more 3's and he never looked back

time to get back to the basics

lol 0.8 3s attempted per game to 4.1. That's the lowest it's been since. I guess in his defense, he did have his best year shooting the 3 that MVP year (at a gaudy 33% lol).

He needs to watch some Iverson footage. AI took a lot of jumpers...but they were mostly midrange jumpers where he was pretty good. He could make 3s, but didn't live there. Rose needs to do the same. Or at the very least, take better 3s. Some of the 3s he takes are just dumb shots.