Noah to have surgery and miss ten weeks

[Shakes]

IMO with or without Noah we should be able to win through to x-mas day. The Knicks on the road would be tough no matter what, Amare is playing insanely well right now.

 

[Anytime23]

Over the top, the team will be fine without its "heart". Their two best players are still out there and they have viable options to fill in for Noah...Noah is not irreplaceable, especially given the schedule over the time he is supposed to be out. I don't think the Bulls are as weak as you make them out to be...

I dont think theyre weak but i think theyll really miss is toughness down low. Taj and Boozer are undersized to play the 5 and Asik cannot hold Noahs jock. Noahs production is hard to replace with what we have on the roster.

 

[pinkizdead]

asik has amazing defensive instincts. I'm pretty impressed with him. He tends to get in foul trouble, but he gives pretty productive minutes while out there. He's a pretty good rebounder and shot blocker. He's not a bad help defender, and his pick role is decent. Plus he makes great cuts to the basket.

 

[Scoot26]

Well aint this a stinker. Luckily we are in our easiest stretch of the schedule. We're going to need him for a good push in March and April...This also means his misses our first matchup with the Miami Heat.

 

[USCChiFan]

Kurt Thomas should get some PT w/ Asik unable to stay out of foul trouble. He's been a waste of a roster spot even when Boozer was hurt.

 

[clonetrooper264]

Well we won't be killed thanks to the soft schedule ahead of us, but this still sucks. The injury bug likes to breed in Chicago...

 

[pinkizdead]

I'd rather have jj and deng at 4.

 

[sicko]

I think we will be OK, hopefully Asik can stay the hell out of Foul Trouble and Kurt Thomas is older but he can still contribute, Boozer is DOMINATING right now and we still got Gibson also, I think we will see a lot of Gibson and Boozer on the court together

we will miss Noah the most on the Defensive Side though

 

[houheffna]

I'd rather have jj and deng at 4.

Dude, stop with the "jj" bs...seriously

 

[Anytime23]

I think we will be OK, hopefully Asik can stay the hell out of Foul Trouble and Kurt Thomas is older but he can still contribute, Boozer is DOMINATING right now

we will Noah the most on the Defensive Side though

Hes the key to our D. I dont think people realize how big of a loss this is. Boozer cant play D so taj and Asik are going to have full plates.

 

[Capt. Serious]

Well aint this a stinker. Luckily we are in our easiest stretch of the schedule. We're going to need him for a good push in March and April...This also means his misses our first matchup with the Miami Heat.

There's no such thing as easy games.

Stop being silly.

 

[sicko]

Hes the key to our D. I dont think people realize how big of a loss this is. Boozer cant play D so taj and Asik are going to have full plates.

yeah that is why Asik will be very import for 10 weeks, he is a good defender but he stays in foul trouble

 

[xCraCKz]

Better now, then later. A healthier Noah for the stretch and in playoffs makes the team that much stronger Noah doubt.

 

[Relapse]

With the upcoming schedule this is near perfect timing for Noah to go down if it was in fact going to happen.

 

[pinkizdead]

Dude, stop with the "jj" bs...seriously

luol deng is the man of glass. You dont want him playing 40 minutes out there. If Noah's out, we're short some big men, so i imagine that deng will be playing minutes at the 4. Unless you want deng playing a crazy amount of minutes, you ahve to play either scal or jj to absorb minutes. i prefer jj.At least JJ has the ability to either play us into a game, or out of a game. Scalabrine only has the ability to kill us.

 

[RamiTheBullsFan]

just to put this in perspective for everybody:

Noah injury-free = Bulls as the 4th seed

Noah missing these 30 games = Bulls as the 4th seed

Point being:

enjoy your vacation Noah!

 

[WindyCity7]

we should be ok......."OK" hopefully they change thier mind & he play through at least x-mas but we will see

 

[Shakes]

just to put this in perspective for everybody:

Noah injury-free = Bulls as the 4th seed

Noah missing these 30 games = Bulls as the 4th seed

Point being:

enjoy your vacation Noah!

3rd seed, both ways, IMO.

 

[houheffna]

luol deng is the man of glass. You dont want him playing 40 minutes out there. If Noah's out, we're short some big men, so i imagine that deng will be playing minutes at the 4. Unless you want deng playing a crazy amount of minutes, you ahve to play either scal or jj to absorb minutes. i prefer jj.At least JJ has the ability to either play us into a game, or out of a game. Scalabrine only has the ability to kill us.

No you don't have to play Deng any more minutes than you do now. Korver can play more minutes at the 3, with Brewer and Bogans splitting more time at the shooting guard position and even Watson getting more time.

JJ is sitting his ass on the bench for a reason. Asik, Kurt Thomas will all see increase in playing time along with Taj. If they play JJ they play him, but he is at this point not a power forward in a small lineup. Last year? Maybe...this year? No, he has lost too much weight and doesn't give you what Deng can give you on the boards and in the paint offensively.

 

[houheffna]

3rd seed, both ways, IMO.

The way Orlando is playing...that might be the case.