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2011-12 Game Preview #17 OVERFLOW: Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers

next thread sometime, from someone.

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I demand a boozer and1 followed by head bob
Ask and you shall receive. ----1st possession.
Who is this 'new' Boozer?
that 3 assists by Boozer ...

is a big number.

I think this has to do with Rip being on the floor with him…

Booz should give RIP some of that pay check

RIP has revived that mans career.

Howard tells off Shaq, great...
What did he say?
He doesn't have to pay attention to what he says, basically. Because he's retired and whatnot. In response to Shaq's comments about him

Plus the whole “Superman” nickname thing.

Both have a lot of growing up to do
are you serious?

those are 2 big dudes.

How many more years until Neil Funk figures out how to pronounce Illinois?
Dunno, but he'll be 6 feet under before that happens
hell, even JLII

hit some big shots to keep the foot on their neck..

vamos, Toros!!!
Cavs shooting 38.6%

but 60% from 3

auditioning for the 3 point contest
dbl dbl by Booz
they are talking about the Howard-O'Neal beef during the Lakers-Magic game

Its stupid that Howard stole O’Neal’s nickname and swag considering they started their careers in the exact same place, but Shaq saying Bynum is better imo because he as beef with Howard should disqualify him as an analyst. I mean its one thing to have dumb opinions. Its another thing to have dumb opinions because you still have bias towards players in the NBA. Mostly I just want to get Shaq fired… or on ESPN.

Touched on that breifly above. Neither man will change at this point
Hmmm

But didn’t their nicknames come about differently? Didn’t Howards come from the dunk contest pretty much?

Either way I still don’t get why Shaq would be annoyed by this to that degree. Pretty sure its apart of some bigger beef he has with Dwight.

hilarious

booz oles, and when jo cleans it up he yells

GET THAT SHIT OUTTA HERE

yeah, y'know what? I've never once heard him scream

“MY BAD!!”

he’s overdue…

Can we give Boozer credit for passes like that?
Boozer needs to clothesline andy the clown
Lakers' O is terrible
i blame the whole kobe scoring like a madmen

THROWS OFF THE TEAM CHEMISTRY

i'm not sure why that came off all caps
Isn't there a different thread for the Lakers game?

I understand the interest in how the Magic are progressing, but this is the open game thread for the Bulls game.

i was just about to respond to Xfactor26, but I won't out of respect for you
I'm watching both. ex: Bulls game goes commerical, switch to espn. but I'll stop
god forbid we don't analyze every part of this blowout
yeah, it's at another blog!

sorry, channeling my inner yfBB.

I sorry masta

i won’t do it again

down to 18 WTF
need to knock em out now.

get this over with

Ceej to Jo.

Nice fellas.

CAVALIER POWER

You ain’t shit without it

there you go wake up Bulls
Thats a foul violet, you whore

Sorry sue

i respect whores more than violet.
lol

nice consideration

I don't like her either.
Sir I find that offensive

The politically correct term is prostitute.

Noah, stop posting up
Little run here. Tighten it up boys.

No breathing room.

run by the refs
Foul on Varajo what the hell was that CJ got mugged
OK, I didn't notice the time, so, How are the Bulls playing?
we suck

blow up the team

some combination of them being really good,

and the cavs really sucking.

Chuck Swirsky singing the praises of Varejao
tell chuck i said Fuck You
Yeah whatever man
Tell Booby Gibson i said Fuck you
If you see Kay tell her I said hi
Rip Hamilton is our best post player
Damn. I love when Rip posts up on the little guys.

Think of beauty.

Rip loves to post up little men!
Sorry guys, but Booz keeps hitting them
damn RIP. he's the last piece.
has boobie gibson done anything of significance since the 2005 nba finals?
TWO THOUSAND SEVEN
he hit a go ahead game winner against the Thunder in 2010
i'm not trying to troll, but LOL
Irving reminds me of Chris Paul, minus the incredible passing ability
Rip's shot is so smooth
News on taj
KCJHoop K.C Johnson
Taj Gibson’s return is questionable with a sprained left ankle.
Fuck

The return of Chris Richard

never speak of him again
I was going to say "never trust a man with two first names"

but we have so many:

John Lucas
Joakim Noah
Mike James
…Derrick Rose

I said that already sadface
Does he even play basketball anymore?
does it matter?

getting him back in the league is part of the process

Can you say

SHEED!!!

announcer said left knee
Didn't look like a bad sprain tho

Don’t think he will miss too many games

The team looks so different with Rip playing
Nice vet move by Rip to get that foul
he's an even bigger plus than i thought he would be.
So there's a good chance Scalabrine coould see real minutes tomorrow night

The UC is gonna be out of control

jimmy should be playing

REST LOU

pffft...Lu had time to rest yesterday!

what do you mean? Taj is out. who do you think is playing back-up PF now?

boozer is patrick ewing with that 15 footer
That was a foul on Booz
Oh shit Boozer!!!!
Booz. Well done buddy. Helluva game.
Epic Fade..........."....................
Boozer trolling Alex Sonty
boozer trollin America
jokes on him, im enjoying this
we request that you use the term "varejaoing"
This is the Boozer FU game to MRubio for giving the Cavs a frontcourt edge
Marco Rubio?

The senator from Florida?

thank mrubio

for jinxing the cavs frontcourt

Boozer's been having alot of FU games lately!
ha

Mrubio kind of forgot Boozer doesn’t have to guard jamison, but they have to guard boozer

Wow. If Booze continues to play like this he might make the all-star game.

He’s playing better than Amare.

Very happy with Joakiim at the moment

His really pissing the cavs off lol

they're wasting their energy if they're getting pissed off at him
da Bulls

Booz with 19pts and 12 boards. CJ has 15 and 7 dimes.

CJ is dependable. And having Rip doesnt hurt, either
jamison can't handle booze

sayy whattt

Why Booz always make us suffer in Clutch games?
its time to admit it

Boozer has been the 2nd best guy on the Bulls this year

What about Deng?
deng's been great defensively

but he hasn’t been good offensively

Boozer's been good for what... 2 games?

Deng’s consistent on the defensive end every game and gives us offense occasionally.

he has a PER of 19.6

its been a lot longer than just 2 games

Dude, have you seen all the rebounds he's been stealing???
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic

He’s had some very good rebounds this game

Yes, I was being very sacrcastic
Just be this sarcastic

when he’s playing a real PF. But yes he is having a good game and has been playing a lot better of late.

He's been good since he's been here

But I’m just joking around with you guys with the sarcasm

I'll judge how much he's changed when the Bulls play the Pacers and Heat.
It's Deng by a mile
The thing is

Bulls is awesome this year. even better than last year

I agree

When we use Booz on o he’s awesome.

I am really excited to see Noah again. This was the first old Noah game—sure he’s had some similar stat lines, but today was the first game this yr where Noah was all over the place

I'm pretty sure if the Wizrds beat the Thunder and Nuggets back to back the World is gonna end

So act accordingly people

it is 2012
and here I thought I had until December...
Going to get a wrench

and peel a hubcap off the Booz hate-wagon

Jo close to another double double as well. He looks a ton better.
Very nice to see.
8-0 run to end it please
Alright push this to 30
how in the F did they not call a foul on that fast break?
Good question.

Should have been an AND1.

Just tuned in, who's getting it done for the Bullies??
everyone

it’s a great team effort

that is the best answer

even JL3

Know you will hate it but

Booz

If he does it consistently,

I won’t hate him anymore.

Everyone really.
CAVS DO ALL THE BULLYING AROUND HERE AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT
/ironybot
You may win this game

But the Cavs will show you wassup.

what indeed is sup?
the shot clock of the cavs
Rip with the transition J!
Scalabrine and Butler can get some burn in this one. Hell yes.
Why do people think Magic Johnson is a good analyst?

If Magic Johnson got a cure for A.I.D.S.
And all the broke muthafuckers past away
You tellin me if my grandma was in the N.B.A.
Right now she’d be ok?

better than he was as a talk show host
Well this is a fun one. Looks like the starters will be resting a little later.
I knew they were going to call that
I hate lady refs.

Sorry to any BAB female members.

Well I don't!

And I’m single, ladies!

Sue hate her too :)
I don't think the Bulls even need to score in the 4th
Gotta say...I really like how CJ is running the offense.
they are not giving Boozy that call...

this year…

the refs think...

he needs more “lift”

Cav's first shot in 6 minutes

talk about Defense

it's how you win games
Booz should be getting FTs
Booz is getting no love from refs this year

no love at all

Samardo was in our summerleague team a few yrs back

I really like him to be our bench big before

According to some stat nerds with too much damn time on their hands

Irving is having a better rookie season than Lebron or Chris Paul. Funny…I can’t tell.

well

that’s sweet

he hit some threes sometime
Kid is really good
Bulls should've pushed it to 30

didn’t finish the qtr well at all damn it

they're taking a cavalier attitude towards closing out the game
tsk tsk

How do you expect to handle yourselves against the BIG KIDS in the Central division?

Up by 30
Hope Thibs don't wait till the game is 3 to go

to play jimmy

cj is a lot better than a lot of people give him credit for.
Look, for all of boozer's faults

It must be said, he’s a good teammate. He seems supportive out there when other guys struggle and/or do well

He's like a paragon in guild wars

his shouts buff his teamates

this

tho i think some people think its corny\

couldn't agree more

it could be real easy for him to bitch about minutes too but he doesn’t do it. It’s just a shame he’s such a horrendous defender.

Nice finish for WSH/DEN on NBATV.

Check it out

Thibs finding something to be pissed about
ESPNChiBulls Nick Friedell
Bulls up 26. Thibs still furious that they can’t get calls. #stayup

Sometimes life is hard

I will murder you
Cuz I talk all hardz n' shizz on da net foo!
Haha, im kidding
if you're a cavs fan

life’s always hard.

Wow.....that was pathetic by WSH.
Why is lu still in
he has to play 40+ min a game
because Jimmy Butler hasn't shown up at Thibs house at 3am to watch film yet

he probably doesn’t know he has too

Amen, sit him. Perfect game to rest him now.
jesus

they’re up fuckin 30

I missed the first part of the game.

What happened to Taj?

his ankle....didnt look too serious.
Something about Brewer missing a dunk and then Taj sprained his ankle
landed funny getting back on a fast break
Sprained ankle or knee.
OMG 3 secs whatever!!!
what an ass call
Deng needs to come out soon.
yes, it gets better
turn to ESPN

they’re showing highlights

okay it's over now
True
McGrawDHBulls Mike McGraw
Unless I missed something, Thibs’ only sub of 3rd quarter was Brewer for Rip with 20 seconds left.
Cavs shooting 33.8% now
Boozer "Gimme that!"
Booz kept that alive, Lu with the bucket
Get Lu outta there asap. Booz too.
yea, this game is over
no Taj to sub Booz

gotta go with scal, deng or Jimmy at PF

Chuck swirsky showing some SHEEK love
I love Lu, but I cringe every time he has the ball on the break
right on que Deng charges
white mamba in with 9 mins??
Cavs offensive sets are so simple and very limited
For the love of god, get the starters out the fucking game!
SHEEK + SCAL

now it’s a blowout

ADD LIL JIMMY!
He's gon' get got!
That's like a sitcom title

“Scal & Skeek”

okay were at 30 with 10 pts left....no reason for starters

with this deep ass bench…lets sit most of them

jl3
korver
butler (please thibs please can he play…can he)
boozer
asik

taj i think might actually be hurt a bit….

jeez

Mike James! got in before Jimmy B.

And as always you probably didn't notice it happening but Deng has

21/8

21/9

guy is a ninja

uh oh

Booz and Noah on the bench in the 4th.

::cue BaB uproar::

Finally up by 30
Deng is the worst ball hog
Thank you Clevland

You have enough class to save us the Scal chants

Scal trying to lob it KK
Ronnie has not been the best today
of all the players who played today

he probably played the worst….which is unfortunate…that dunk and jl3 not passing him the ball really brought him down

the price of a deep team

someones gotta be not so good

WHOO MIKE JAMES
this is not even basketball anymore
mike james in?
Wow no Butler.

I don’t quite get that but whatever

rookie's dont get playing time. have to earn it
Yeah because Scal is so deserving
Thibs trolling the rookie
Lucas limping. Sheesh it is piling up.
that explains Mike James
WTF am i watchin right now LOL.
you're watching guys play with each other
this fuckin guy
Watch that tone, mister!
wow... the funky chicken line-up from the Bulls

this is a thumpin’

At least last year the Cavs game the Bulls somewhat of a scare.

I'd like to see the Cavs make the playoffs this year

fans deserve that much. There are some good players on this team.

that's nice of you

I’d rather the Cavs get a good draft pick. They need more help. Tristian Thompson isn’t as good as we’d hoped.

They might have to tank then

In a position were their not quite good enough to make the playoffs and not quite bad enough to nab a top pick

scal with the switchblade
This is cringe-worthy basketball right here. But whatever...
Great team play

Boozer (19pts 14reb)
Deng (21pts 8reb)
CJ (15pts 7 asts)
and each of them had 2 steals

Damn, Mike James is jacked
who?

(giving you the chance to yell “MIKE JAMES!”)

LOL

i can’t stop laughing when I look at him now.

How does the box score have Omer at only two blocks?
Because the ball runs away from the might of the Turkish Hand
where is butler?

on 2nd thought – want to keep that PER up in the 40s

Ronnie is ice cold now
The Mike James era begins!
No more 30 lead, Thibs should be pisa
Piss*
Thibs would rather have a 1 point lead as long as the other team doesn't score
Yeah, that's reasonable
This teams is so good our 4th PG gets to play 8 minutes

and so does Scal

icing on the cake. mike james and 1!
BahahahahaaafuckCleveland
which direction?
Mike James fan now
korver sucks cock

scal was wide open

MJ FLOATER AND 1
hehe.. his cross-over is older than Jimmy Butler..
Yes now over 30!
Mike James is not playin'

He just got an and one and took Sessions’ lunch money

MJ is great in the 4th quarter
Bring Jimmy, Thibs
violet hates tall white foreigners
what did omer do to these refs

he wears his underwear backwards

i dunno

Seriously Sessions?
We actually got fans like this? lol
KCJHoop K.C Johnson
For those Tweeting me that the #Bulls are playing better without DRose, please stop. He’s a Hall of Famer. Enjoy him.
lol
let's all troll KC
im game!
i'm sorry,

but right now there’s not a lot of difference between derrick’s and cj’s production.

suggestions:

“Rose could never drive to the hoop like Mike James”
“Lucas is a better ballhandler than Derrick”
“Rose is soft. He needs to play while hurt like Rip and CJ”

"Doesn't DRose know how important this game is?"

“No way the Bulls would have won if LeBron wasn’t hurt.”

"hey KC, are you really watching John Lucas and Mike james?"
pulled a reverse hollinger
TV's watch Mike James.
Kyle c'mon man
damn I wish I have that quick release
i find this humorous.
Hot sauce!!
it's like practice out there
looks like it
lol, Scal on the break

3 years to cross the court

Kyle turns Bill wennington into an even bigger goofball
I was so hoping for a Scal fastbreak layup

oh well, hot sauce is good too.

Cavs aren't even trying anymore
how can you tell

?

once a team is up by 30,

an 11-4 really shouldn’t happen.

i was kidding

a joke referring to the fact that the cavs have been being blown out for much of this second half….in bad taste i might add

it's a shame

Irving is good. They need to keep bringing the effort so that the kid grows up with that demeanor

how much are the bulls up by

only about 37.
….
……
……..

OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!!

i hope you're not the one who post that annoying shit on twitter
this is a hallowed meme

incapable of being criticized. no monocle for you.

don't you mean scouter?
damn

ive been made….

Jimmy Butler obviously sleeping with Thibs' mother...
Harangody?

that bitch from Notre Dame? lawl

the Butler did it
You dare goaltend Omer?
Brew dunked it
Nice passing there
Jimmeh with the block!
Brewer dunk- now it's over
With that play Jimmy reaches 788973923 PER
Damn, Cavs need to d up
Roonnie gets his dunk back!
Oh, I thought that was just the point differential for this game
We're gonna lose our next game to the Cavs, cuz we blew them out by 40
this doesn't hurt nearly as much as losing to the Lakers
yeah, the lakers aren't very good.
Cleveland - Bitchified.
50 point lead, I want it
Blowout aside Cavs now have a young core

which they didn’t have with LeBitch

yea and in terms of salary

everything but 4 million comes off the books in two years, they got a great point guard, verajao, as annoying as he is, is still a solid big man, they just need to overpay for some stars, which they can, and they are back to being competetive, its a nice rebuild, and they probably have a high pick this year. I say in 4 years they are back to being a perenial playoffs team

they should just work on developing the keepers
Lets get Butler some points.
Hollingers divide by zero

jimmy butler

we're STILL ahead by 40?
it had been like 26 at one point

but then the White Mamba took control

The Man. The Myth. The Legend....
Scal got 10 points off 1 shot.
The Legend
He can do what the Harlem Globetrotters have tried to do for years.
SCAL, GETS CHEERS IN CLEVELAND!
Scal doesn't get cheers

Scal is worshiped

110-71, this is epic even for Cleveland.

Roseless at least. Tajless. etc.

i know im late but...gibson injury report?

sprained ankle?

every time you say gibson I think of boobie
yes
alright, not as bad i thought it would be

hes the main guy on the bench i want to see healthy

BOS about to lose to the Suns at home
Big 3 gonna get blown up for sure.
Day just gets better
Boston doesn't matter anymore
Cavs shooting 26% from 2

50% from 3

Cavs are gonna need a new coach, too
scal's soul powers this Bulls team
how do you think noah get healthy so quick after that sprain

scal soul

I literally just fell asleep at my desk
There are the scal chants!
Scal gets love everywhere!
LOL WHITE MAMBA
scal for the deuce!!
WHITE MAAAAAAMMMMMBBBBBBAAAAAAAA
DOnt do it like that scall!!!!
Can we go deeper in the bench?

Swirks and KC wants to play

theyyyy dooo notttt stoppppp untilll theeeee buzzerrrrr ringsssss
One more bucket for Scal and he completes the Bogans meme!
activate cheat code
godddddddddddamnittttttttttt

when is this going to fucking end…………………….

This victory cigar tastes real good
Thibs brainwash at work
thibs sitting!!!
Scal will have to shower tonight
when scal is clowning your ass like this

you gotta just go home and cry.

they are home

lets see them tears!!!

NOT GONNA HAPPEN

BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY

I'm more insulted by what Korver is pulling off

I still haven’t forgotten the image of him getting run over by LeBron.

lol at hollins

Scal is an immovable force

Just imagine if the starters hadn't turned the ball over 15 times
Thibs is definitely gonna mention that
Really happy we eeked this one out
that's all from cleveland, おはよう
the best thing about this game is that we saved energy for tomorrow
bobcats here?

might not have mattered.

we lost to them last year
this team is making me cocky.

and it feels good.

14-3

Who is this “Rose”, and how do we trade him for Dwight “I’m goofy as fuck” Howard??

Thank fucking god it's over

Cavs don’t even deserve ping pong balls after playing like this.

lol, they will be much better next year
hopefully so will you guys
Better for you guys

To get a good pick in a deep draft instead of competing for the 8th seed

Bulls win by 39.

You look at the box score…and DRose is the only one who did not play. Crazy.

CSNBullsInsider John Lucas strained his left groin, according to a Bulls spokesperson
No! God damn it! Why! Noooooooooo!
every point guard we have has gotten injured

mike james better watch out

I hope hes ok.

never thought id say it, but we need him while rose is out

Bulls might be the most injured team in the league
straining yourself, in this game?

someone forgot to send him the memo

What a curse

good thing CJ is healed

mike james looked alright as well
Mike James says thanks
Scals running PG from now on
Wonder what Rose is thinking

a) Good, the team is rolling without me
b) damn, I could have scored 50 on this team

Wow, Boston is really bad.
Lol, Knicks about to lose their 5th straight.
if only we had traded for melo
Fans: "Lets go Giants"

Clyde – “This is the bottom.” Other guy – “only until the next one”

LOL. FUCK THE GIANTS!
Gooden has a double-double off the bench
All right, all right, all right,

You’re the Bulls and all that, yada yada yada.

I can forgive you guys if you beat the Heat. If you lose to them, screw you.

Haha

now get the fuck out of here……..

haha

You are damn right to feel this way

thanks for letting me hang out here. You’ve been a great crowd. I really do mean that.

See you next time.

You're a good guy to have around

If only we could convert you..

You can come back anytime!
BTW, the NBA's three trademark teams are looking pretty much done.

Lakers, Celtics and Knicks look like they’re all gonna be non-factors for the first in a while.

Knicks are a trademark team?
The mecca of shitty basketball
i've considered them a non factor since 1974
Mil beating NY by 14 ?????
Great game, just great, Rose can rest until he's totallly healed and we still winning
Now that I think about it, fuck this game

JL3 is hurt
Taj is hurt
Noah may be hurt

Melo and Jennings going at it

hahaha!

Anthony ejected!!!!!!!!!!
how'd he get a tech while shooting free throws?
i think he had an earlier tech

and got another tech for jawing with Jennings

Losing to the Bucks at home can do that...
Can we pirate the whole Phoenix Suns Medical staff?
Agreed

They still have Steve Nash and Grant Hill going. Must be the water.

Water? Medical staff?

or just soft Defense

Rooting for LAL again- that's 2 games in a row
wow

what an ass whoopin

this is fun.

block party
McGrawDHBulls Mike McGraw
Nine different Bulls have blocked shots tonight; Omer leads with 3. Bulls win 114-75.
sweet
swirsk054 chuck swirsky
Bulls franchise record 16 blocked shots
man

considering the defensive juggernauts of teams we had in the 90s, thats pretty awesome

Fear the Turkish Hammer!!
Hopefully Indy gets spanked too
Knock Knock
No one?

Well anyway, the punch line was “the Knicks”

Knock Knock

Who’s there

Well it was the Knicks playoff hopes, but they ran away before the door could be answered

Hey D'Antoni, remember when you didn't choose the Bulls?
dodged a bullet
Well, we did hire Vinny, so I would say we were "grazed" by the bullet
yeah, i mean we wouldn't have thibs right now.
i still believe to this day

that d’antoni screwing the bulls is the SOLE reason we won the lottery that year. 1.7% my ass, knicks had the worst record, bulls had 9th worst record, d’antoni screwed us over, stern didnt like how he played it, jr tattled….wham….we got rose and d’antoni got….

You'd think with so many rolled ankles in the nba

there would be some way to help combat it in a legally wearable fashion

Adamantium ankle supports? jet packs?
I would dig basketball with jetbacks!

but in all seriousness i’m surprised something hasn’t been invented yet.

there's only so much you can do that won't limit mobility.
Rasheed cant move
wut?
Kendall says bulls should get him
Rasheed is a bad choice for a 3rd guy

he is a great choice for 5th guy

he's been that way for three years
any other big men out on the free agent market?
pryzbilla
i think he wants to stay retired though
Money and his wife are gonna be factors
kendall was just talking about him for some reason.
Taj may be out
I like sheed better because sheed you can bring him for badass-ness

Big Sexy style

Prizz

Gadzuric,

Krstic in march

So anyway, good game preview thread

let me know when they start the real game

booz with another nice game
noah not too bad either
noah is definitely improving
it really looks like he was just out of shape

i was worried something more serious was going on

def cardio problems...biggest mistake i think he made was rather than doing cardio, he did more of skeletal resistance exercises

puts too much stress on the heart and this is the reason why alot of body builders tend to have mediocre stamina…focus way too much on bulk rather than endurance.

The Cavs are the 7th seed in the East.

Ok then.

Yeah, we've gotta get one of those top 2 seeds
here is a good question
sheridanhoops Chris Sheridan
Who is angrier: Lakers fans? Knicks fans? Celtics fans?
Knicks. Easy.
dunno, NY fans are kinda used to see their team suck
on the other hand

NY behind Cleveland…

yea they cant blame their suckage on father time

they suck cuz they decided they liked having a ton of big names and feeling entitled

yeah the celtic fans knew this was coming

and i’d imagine the laker fans see the beginning of the end.

those smug new york fucks never knew what hit em

Their offense is brutal to watch.

If all they run is isolation sets why start the season with D’Antoni? Why didn’t they just make a run for Mike Brown or some other defensive-minded guy who could have at least made some semblance of an effort to fix that area of the game?

Also I'm sure Boozer will get no props but there were times he wouldn't even look good against garbage teams.

So this is a welcome sign.

I wonder if Kobe hates McRoberts yet
I doubt

kobe respect guys that plays hard more than the good ones who play soft

NY, Boston both have worse records than the team we beat by 40 today
without derrick, i might add.
like someone said Bulls must be feeling like just hitting the fast forward button and play MIA
free andrew bynum
he will be in this uniform Howard is using in a few weeks
Meanwhile, Washington players are going crazy
MikePradaSBN Mike Prada
Jordan Crawford, always confident: “This one hurt, because we felt we were better than this team.”
you shouldn't say that when you're 2-12 ...
he's judging by the ratings on NBA2k12
Beating OKC can do that to you
Yeah, well, we all know who Jordan Crawford thinks he's better than
Flagged for overconfidence.
Kobe gets a tech..
Mike Brown is just a terrible coach for this team.

Their offense fucking blows. They need to go back to the triangle, badly.

bad news
CSNBullsInsider Aggrey Sam
Taj is in a walking boot. Luke said he’ll be good tomorrow
thats obvious, he has a sprain

of course hell be a in boot. Hell be fine, its not as bad as rose injury (knock on wood*)

means nothing! it's snowy outside!
stop stealing Rose's swag!
CSNBullsInsider Aggrey Sam
Taj said the boot’s precautionary.
Bynum has FIVE shot attempts ?!?!

Brown needs to grow a pair and tell Kobe to feed Bynum

Magic sounds concerned..

but will probably do nothing about it

KC joke
KCJHoop K.C Johnson
#Bulls should get a walking boot sponsor.
Griffin with a dunk fail
Mirotic had 12pts 6rebs

and hit the game winner on a drive to defeat Unicaja

i think mirotic game is like a hybrid of kukoc and dirk

not saying hes as good as them, but whenever i see him play, he shows some skills relative to Kukoc and Dirk.

Griffin shooting long 2s

I sense VDN at work here

If anyone cares THIS WAS CAVS WORST HOME DEFEAT IN FRANCHISE HISTORY!!!

Worth a scream!!!

Yeah, just saw that. Pretty sweet.

Payback for years of Lebron and co. dancing while they kicked our ass.

People keep saying the East sucks, yet the Bulls are 14-3, and there are 5 teams within 3 games of us
This year the West is the "Least-ern" conference
On the otherhand the Cavs are the 7th seed
yeah, but really, who gives a shit about the 7th and 8th seed?

Congratulations to the West, your first round series’ will be slightly more competitive.

slightly more competitive?

Dallas is the 9 seed in the west right now. Last year the #8 seed in the West beat the #1 seed.

Dallas will not finish as a 7th or 8th seed

Do you think the West is a tougher conference?

mavs will finish 5th or 6th

they will make a big comeback and i think cuban will make a move in the midseason

i think there are 3 really good teams

OKC, Chicago and Miami.

After that the next tier – Philly, San Antonio, Denver, Portland, Clippers, Orlando, Memphis, Dallas, Lakers, maybe Indy -has more western teams. I don’t think Boston or Milwaukee will ever be anything but a quick 1st round out. NY is still up in the air – will see what Baron can do.

Plus I think 5 of the 6 worst teams in the league are in the East.

basically I think there are 8 Western teams

who can make a legit case they should be in the 2nd round. I don’t think the East has the same depth.

Also, Milwaukee or the Knicks or Celtics will get better and make those seeds look better
I sense almost no homerism from GS announcers

Have I been corrupted by Stacey King for expecting any?

I've heard them call Monte Ellis the fastest man in the NBA

In another game.

Good God, is that really the final score
nah, i was playing nba 2k11 on veteran mode

and was making boozer looking like an all star and watson like the MVP

hehe the funny thing is that would really come out about the same!
lol true enough
As long as Taj's sprained ankle doesn't hold him out long I'll enjoy this.

Otherwise it’s just one small W that happened when he got injured. geez this season is gonna be a MASH unit for the entire league.

yeah, hope Wade can get healthy. It is nice actually having Miller and Udonis healthy atm...

things with Miller can change at a moments notice though with him flying around all the time

Minnesota very quietly making this one competitive again
Where is Kevin Love in this game?

I don’t think I’ve ever watched a game where this dude has just taken over, yet people continue to rave. I really want to like him more than I do, but I just don’t see it

In college he never had any kind of post game--it was all perimeter and some driving but not a whole lot...

have not seen much of him in the NBA. He gets a lot of rebounds (is tough) and points but he has always been on a terrible team. I’m skeptical also.

To me, he's in that Luol Deng tier of players

VERY solid, helpful player, but if the Wolves are planning on building their team around him, they’re fucked. People that compare him to Dirk in terms of jump shooting big men, have never watched Dirk play. It’s an insult.

hes this generations brad miller
good comparison. Miller was tough and could mix it up (get boards) and could hit that jumper also
Brad Miller?

Are you guys crazy? The only thing they got in common is skin color. Miller’s best year was 14 and 10. Kevin Love is putting up historic numbers. Talk about insulting

Calling his numbers historic is an insult to history

His teams have SUCKED. He just doesn’t have much of an effect on winning games. The numbers are hollow.

No calling his numbers historic is the truth

Comparing him to Brad Miller is just bullshit. I Love it though, Love numbers are Hollow but Boozer’s numbers are impactful and an indication of a good year.

I didn't say Love sucked, and I didn't say Boozer was better either

My argument has always been that Boozer is not a problem, like some have made him out to be. Love wouldn’t be a problem either

brad miller was once an all star

but you are right, its insulting to brad miller, he was twice the defender love is, and was a lat more impactful in games. Loves rebounds boggle me, im gonna sit and count his rebounds, but i bet theres a bunch of taps to himself that get counted as well

yeah, Dirk has that solid post game now aided by that height and hard to block shot...

he is looking to take it to the rim also these days—when he has it going, very very tough to guard.

needs to develop a post up game in the offseason

hes still very young, i think he can improve

Yet he's making history as we speak

I see what he brings. It’s rebounding and scoring. It doesn’t have to be apparent to be effective. He’s the best player on the floor tonight

Wow, really?
Yeah really.
Blake Griffin is better than Kevin Love, and in about a year or two, I doubt it will be close

Love can keep gobbling up rebounds and shooting set jumpers on a shit team all he wants

I don't know why Love playing on a shit team is to his detriment

It’s not like he’s some volume shooter gunning for 25 ppg or something. Putting up historic numbers at his position is to his credit. Hell if that’s the case hold it against Wilt for averaging his numbers in his time because he was able to be that dominant.

Griffith is overrated and a TERRIBLE defender and he hasn’t shown much of a postup game himself. Whether you’re dunking or laying it up, it’s 2 points

Griffith is overrated and a TERRIBLE defender

Yeah, cause Love is an amazing defender. He’s horrible too.

I never claimed he was

But you’re the one saying that Griffith is the better player. Well based on what exactly?

Everything he does on the floor is more impactful

Statistically, yeah Love is better at the moment. But he’s also better statistically than Derrick Rose. You wanna make that trade?

That's a strawman so cut it out

We’re talking about Love and Griffith. I don’t know what makes Griffith more impactful. He sucks on defense, lacks a great post game, and isn’t stranger to bad shot selections including long 2s. Meanwhile Love is close to a 40% 3pt shooter. So what makes Griffith so much better that it’s laughable to compare?

First of all, you keep calling him "Griffith", lol. It's GRIFFIN.

You keep comparing Love and Griffin by saying “Griffin sucks defensively”, you need to stop that because they BOTH suck, therefore it’s irrelevant. Second, he has a better post game than Love. Third, he might be more raw, but he draws about ten times the attention of the other teams’ defense that Love does. Love cannot create his own shot. He is a very good set shooter for his position, ans is also a very good rebounder, but that does not make you a great player.

Statistically, I’m gonna lose this argument, because statistically, he’s been great. So I can’t even go there. You may call it a straw man argument, and I understand that, but I just don’t think he effects winning. You put him on the Bulls and he’d be a jump shooting role player that doesn’t play defense.

We talk about impact

One more thing I left out about Love and “Griffin” lol. When the game is on the line… Give me the guys that I can depend on at the line. One guy shoots 82% and another shoots 62%. That stat alone can be the tie breaker in this discussion

Blake is killing people in the post in this game

i don’t know what you guys want out of a post game. Love is a worse defender than Blake. At least Blake is guarding Love, Love always takes the weakest player. Blake can be a go to scorer at the end of games, Love hasn’t shown that ability yet.

killing may be a slight exaggeration

but he has shown a few post moves. More than Love

fair enough, last year Blake was flying in for the dunks which prevented him from being in the post more often lol, but he has all the ability and size and as you say is getting it done tonight down low
They both have pretty big holes in their offensive games.

But it’ll be easier for Griffin to develop a jumper and finesse game. Neither one will ever be a good defender.

Agreed. Blake has the upside--he needs to develop a better post game...

but he already has some of that and is an great athlete. Not sure about his midrange jumper—from the little I’ve seen he needs to work on that also.

he just need a better coach, lmao

he needs a solid coach…he has all the tools to become a superstar.

LOL, you are right, about the coach most likely also
yup, with jerry sloan, that team will be scary
He's got another double-double in the 3rdQ...

on the other hand lil Ricky’s 0 for 7

Darko's got 18? Could he always do that?
Wow, George Hill picks Monta's pocket and gets the go ahead layup with 1.8 left

and 1

looks like a missed kick ball

crap way to it end it.

Pekovich has some post moves, nice shot there 8-0 run without Love
Ricky bailed there, travel
Mo Williams with 2 techs and he's gone
a lot of bs, dumb foul call, Ricky slipped and traveled
ugh, i can see him becoming a pest like Divac
yeah, Europeans, what are you going to do
For some reason

I’ll never get over how much VDN never looks like he has any clue what he’s doing out there… ever. It still amazes me.

please Adelman, watch some tape of Williams at Arizona

he would kill Griffin in the post, off the dribble, he makes mistakes.

I wonder if Ricky will score in this game..
fail, he's 3-4 at the line
nice play by Blake, good finish
well bad ft attempt. Barely hit the rim
Hubie yelling at Darko for not keeping his hands up on the pass
I give it to Rubio, at least he is attacking the rim, got to the line
and again, not hesitation, right to the rim
So DWill will only stay with New Jersey if they sign Dwight !?
Its interesting how quickly an owner who knows how to treat players

can change the culture of a team.

The Mavs were dead in the water and no superstar wanted to go there.

Cuban comes in and does a complete 180 with that team.

Now, every superstar puts the Mavericks as one of their choices.

good post work by Blake again. good spin move and got the foul
You see what Griffin is doing? Where's Love in all this?
Griffin's the all-star

Love, not yet

not too much
but Rubio is going right to the rim on every possession also lol.
What missing freethrows

and turning the ball over?

You're right, Love is running back and forth down the court not hurting his team at all, expertly
His last rebound just help lead to their last 2 points
Basically every other PF in the league gets that rebound
Might wanna guard Chauncey
Rubio can make those bounce pases in his sleep
Darko can only be contained lol
22 points not to bad
Who is suppose to be guarding that guy??
I have no idea--just tuned in, but Blake now that you asked i'm guessing.
no Jordan

Blake is guarding Love

As crazy as it sounds

Darko looks good running the p n r with Rubio

Rubio is making Milicic look worthy of the #2 pick. lol
this is a pretty great game

good players and enough bad defense to make sure neither team is out of it

Hubie getting a little too excited ...
america loves hubie brown!
Darko's just too much for DeAndre Jordan right now
Anyone else think that old guy at the bar in that beer commercial sounds like a pedo when he says "My cute neighbor Sara"?
Man, Monta Ellis fucked up

How you gonna turn the ball over like that when your team has the last shot. SMH

Hill kicked the ball

officials missed it

kinda weak call

But Rubio should have just gave up the jumper

good passing there, would not go down for Love, good shot attempt
Bad news for the wolves

Darko out

Blake to the rim again
Gotta be a factor on the court late in games instead of a detriment

MAKE YOUR FREETHROWS BLAKE

Missed the game

How did Irving look?

And would you rate him over Rubio?

Looked really good to start, but we Kung Fu'd their ass and he really couldn't do much about it

Personally, I’d take him over Rubio, but I’m sure opinions will vary wildly

No Cav looked good in that one
tough call

irving is a really good scoring pg. Rubio is your classic pass first guy. I think the ability to penetrate and finish is the most important thing for a guard, so I guess I have to take Irving. its close

RUBIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
He's a beast
Very fun to watch
has looked impressive in the fourth offensively, going right to the rim and set up Darko a couple of times also
Rubio hits his first basket!!!!
BOOM!! Ricky 0-10, no problem
rubio bubble head!!!
i'm pushing the buffalo wild wings button

no worries. we will get OT!

hehe, Rubio on D now lol
Defensive stop by ricky
Good defensive play
Big rebound by Love to give his

team a chance to win it. It’s the little things sometime. 15 rebs by the way.

If Love hits a game winner, I'm bolting from my cpu to avoid Dils' smack talk
Yeah because the great Blake could have iced this at the line

LOL!

if Rubio hits it, there may be a power struggle on the Wolves lol
Well that was spectacular.
See ya Juice!!!!!!
I just spit up more Beer lololol
That was waay out there
I don't want to have this argument anymore

2 HUGE rebounds to help set up his game winning shot while Blake couldn’t hit a damn freethrow. Love is better…PERIOD

LOL at K Loves reaction!!!!
the Clips just got Del Negro'd!!!!!!

he hasn’t figured out handle to guard a double pick in 3 1/2 years of coaching

Well, at least he now has Chris Paul to help coach the team
Can we start calling Ricky

a “force of competitive nature”?

They're defense was so bad

Never once did a guy slide over to stop Rubio’s penetration, and they routinely got pulled out of position and just looked lost.

Minny's defense is often pretty atrocious

but they sure are fun to watch.

Kevin Love's comp isn't Brad Miller

It’s Charles Barkley. Now that is a fairer comparison.

He's not as athletic as Charles was

But they both are relentless on the glass and run the break well.

Hes def a better shooter than Charles was.

what?

how? barkley could dribble, he could post up and score in a VARIETY of ways. He could create shots for himself, HE COULD DEFEND BETTER,

That comparison is closer to comparing him

to Brad damn Miller. That’s ridiculous. I’m tired of Love not getting his props because he isn’t dunking on anyone. At this time Barkley is his closest comp and no one wants to say it.

I think you are seriously underestimating how good brad miller was

and they definetly had the same type of game. There is nothing that kevin love does that brad miller didnt do, yet there is something brad miller did that kevin love doesnt do. both are great catch and shoot guys who can extend beyond the 3pt line, both were fairly unathletic yet were constantly good rebounders, both are great passers not just out of the post but in general, both were limited ball handlers yet found ways to get to the rim for scoring without posting up…….

Kevin love gets 4 more touches per game per 36 than kevin love does, and shoots more 3s than brad miller did in his all star years, and that explains the higher ppg….i cant explain kloves rebounding, but honestly id like to see someone explain it to me, how he gets 20 boards so quickly baffles me, cuz i dont see that many boards brought down by him but stats say otherwise. Tips to himself? maybe….

Brad miller was far grittier and a better defender though,

Piccolomair...Really?

Look I remember Brad Miller as well and I remember him in his days as a Bull and King so I’m well aware that he was a solid player and an All-Star but what part of Brad Miller’s game was putting up 25 and 14 and shooting 40% from the freethrow line?
Also why are you devaluing Love’s rebounds?

tips to himself? maybe…
Come on. He’s getting those boards because he’s where he’s suppose to be on the floor. That’s not a fluke, that’s to his credit. I know Love isn’t a great defender but let’s not make Brad Miller Omer Asik either. Also it’s not his fault Miller didn’t shoot more 3s or wasn’t good enough to shoot as many 3s for the benefit of his team. That’s also a credit to Love. Miller’s His best 3pt% year was when he shot 46% and that was on only 43 attempts.

I just think that there are a bunch of players you can compare Kevin Love to before you get to Brad Miller. Again the dude is putting up 25 and 14 while shooting 40% from 3pt land and 46% shooter overall. Also while being over 80% at the freethrow line. The guy has gotten better every year he’s been in the league. I know it’s a mystery how he’s doing it for some but the numbers are real. Those are Barkley/Malone type of numbers. They just are.

i dont think you can compare a player to another player

on strictly numbers, i think thats absurd. I think you have to compare the style of play as well, maybe more so. And maybe there is a better comparison out there, but malone? Charles? thats insanity. The three players definetly did not share the same game, there is no way kevin love comes to having the same sort of load offensively and defensively as those two, so drawing comparisons between them is insane.

Im not saying kevin love is not a good player, but you are making it sound like hes on the verge of being like a top 10 power forward of all time or something, and no….kevin love is nowhere near that level.

For some reason i thought he was averaging 20 plus rebounds a game, and so i was saying that was like impossible, and i was right. 14 rebounds, thats realistic, and yea its still amazing and he deserves his props for that, but just cuz he can get 15 rebounds per game suddenly hes karl malone or charles barkley?

Brad Miller might not be the right comparison, but its a hellava lot closer than chuck

When I watch Love

I think of no one else BUT Brad Miller. Like you said. Their styles are so similar

I agree Sir Charles could get it done on the block even if he was not very tall, sneaky shot blocker also

and could create his own shot as you say

He may have hit the game winner, but you're getting delusions of grandeur

Charles is a no doubt HOFer…I don’t think it’s time to put Love in that category.

That being said, it would be awesome to see him on the Bulls. Aren’t he and Rose supposed to be friends?

Someday

I hope I don’t compare you to sin…You’re actually ok most times. lol

Kevin Love doesn't have 1/100th of Barkley's ballhandling or explosiveness.
There were I think 3 offensive fouls on the game winner

I’m really getting tired of the “let them play” mentality.

On the picks? It was hard for me to see...it did look like the MN guards used their arms

But I’m not sure I saw anything that I haven’t seen in years past….

Oh I'm sure it's routine for final plays

I just don’t like it.

LOL @ JBJ VS DILS

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