Eastern Conference Semis: Bulls vs Hawks

[manchild24]

I just think the less shitty team won last night. I thought it was a sloppy game, bulls seemed to get the calls.

Boozer is more hurt then leading on
Rose is timid because thats twice now with the ankle.
Thank God Noah came to play.
Bogans finally made two threes that I saw
No reason Dang shouldnt be scoring 20 a game

 

[FedEx227]

Deng will probably never be a 20 ppg scorer. He's talented, but he's essentially maxed out what he can do on the floor. He can't dribble-drive or penetrate and thus can't get to the line. What we're getting out of him now is about the best we ever will, which is perfectly fine in my mind.

 

[manchild24]

Deng will probably never be a 20 ppg scorer. He's talented, but he's essentially maxed out what he can do on the floor. He can't dribble-drive or penetrate and thus can't get to the line. What we're getting out of him now is about the best we ever will, which is perfectly fine in my mind.

I guess Id just like to know we can count on someone other then Rose to score.

How do you think we'd be if Ben was still here?
Rose
Gordan
Deng
Noah
Boozer

 

[manchild24]

another huge one tonight. we have momentum but tonight will be a battle. (god I hope Im wrong we and blow them off the court)

 

[manchild24]

Coach Tom Thibodeau defended struggling Carlos Boozer following Thursday's light practice.
Boozer is dealing with a turf toe injury and simply looks lost out there. Through seven playoff games, he's averaging just 10.3 points on 38.2 percent shooting. "He's just got to keep doing what he’s doing. Each day, he'll get better and better," Thibodeau said. Boozer's postseason performance should be a red flag for fantasy owners next season.

 

[manchild24]

Rose carries us again in game 3 to give Boozer a rest. Listened to the game on XM on my way home. Comment of the night
"1:30 left in the game"
"Thank god, I cant believe this"

 

[Cody]

Taking the Bulls in 5. Rose is in stride right now, no way they stop him

 

[NAHSTE]

Must win game for the Hawks (obviously). Really concerned about the fans moreso than the players.

I feel like the last two games are behind the team but with how jaded our fanbase has become I'm pretty sure they'll be out of it early if the team starts slow.

This will either be a watershed moment for the franchise (not wilting in the 2nd round) or it will be the last game of this era. Gulp. Hopefully the jump shots fall.

 

[Twigg4075]

All tied up. This is getting interesting.

 

[Senser81]

I disagree with how the Bulls have approached this series. They had Korver and Boozer in at the same time for most of the 2nd half, and their defense suffered greatly. The announcers tried to claim that they couldn't take either player out because the Bulls needed their offense. Screw that. Play Gibson and Bogans, and win 79-75 or whatever. Thats how the Bulls have won all year. I don't understand why the Bulls are trying to get into a scoring contest with Atlanta.

 

[manchild24]

I fell asleep during the game but again I thought it was a sloppy game. I know we say let them play but guys were getting hammered and no calls, then there were ticky tack fall calls.

Chicago stood around too much and watched Rose. Reminds me of the Jordan days.

 

[NAHSTE]

I disagree with how the Bulls have approached this series. They had Korver and Boozer in at the same time for most of the 2nd half, and their defense suffered greatly. The announcers tried to claim that they couldn't take either player out because the Bulls needed their offense. Screw that. Play Gibson and Bogans, and win 79-75 or whatever. Thats how the Bulls have won all year. I don't understand why the Bulls are trying to get into a scoring contest with Atlanta.

This. Letting Korver guard Teague meant that Teague was actually confident and productive. This is a guy who had more DNPCD this season than starts, and wasn't going to be a factor in this series at all until Hinrich got hurt ... Now he's slashing to the bucket at will and contributing a big chunk of offense. All because Chicago is guarding him with the worst defensive player on either team.

We'll see what happens in G5, I honestly have no idea at this point.

 

[manchild24]

Hinrich may be out of a starting position next season if Teague keeps this shit up, the only knock Ive heard about him is they (Hawks) arent confident in him to "run" a team like Kirk.

I still like the Bulls in this one. (unfortunatly I think the Heat are going roll either of these teams)

Bulls win Thursday its over in 6
Hawks win - Bulls wrap it up in 7 and then you hear how physical it was

 

[NAHSTE]

Hinrich may be out of a starting position next season if Teague keeps this shit up, the only knock Ive heard about him is they (Hawks) arent confident in him to "run" a team like Kirk.

I still like the Bulls in this one. (unfortunatly I think the Heat are going roll either of these teams)

Bulls win Thursday its over in 6
Hawks win - Bulls wrap it up in 7 and then you hear how physical it was

That's really because the coach refused to play him so we had no choice but to assume he was doing something wrong in practice. I swear anytime he would play he'd look pretty good, then he'd go back to the bench for 5 games. It made no sense.

Pretty sure the Bulls will win tonight, and best case scenario we push it to 7 by winning the next one.

All depends on which of our three teams shows up. There's the team that plays hard and makes their shots, the team that plays hard and misses their shots, and the team that does neither. Hoping for option A but expecting B or C.

 

[manchild24]

Lets go Bulls, get this shit of right and an Offensive Foul isnt a good start

 

[manchild24]

Hinrich may be out of a starting position next season if Teague keeps this shit up, the only knock Ive heard about him is they (Hawks) arent confident in him to "run" a team like Kirk.

I still like the Bulls in this one. (unfortunatly I think the Heat are going roll either of these teams)

Bulls win Thursday its over in 6
Hawks win - Bulls wrap it up in 7 and then you hear how physical it was

Well Im a dumb shit, I didnt even they were playing Tuesday night when I posted that. I thought the playoffs were 2-3-2 not the old 2-2-1-1-1.

Im a little shaky with this one, but my feelings on thursday night's game is a blow out either way.

And I'll add as a Bulls fan, Boozer is a dirty mother fucker. Elbow to Smith's head after that dunk. Now if he wa trying to protect Dang or Noah whoever was on the ground, fine, but put your arms out so he doesnt land on him instead of throwing an elbow to his head.

 

[NAHSTE]

That was a pretty deflating loss as a fan. Only because the Hawks sucked me in at the end of the 3rd and fooled me into thinking we were gonna pull it off.

I read a recap that said the Hawks' starters just ran out of gas after exerting so much energy to erase the early deficit. I can buy that because the Bulls have more depth and were playing guys like Gibson and Asik late in the game and they were having their way with our first 5.

Zaza played his fucking mind off but nobody else on the bench is worth a damn if Crawford isn't hitting his shots (or in last night's case, the rim). It'd be nice if Marvin Williams would stop being useless but that might be asking too much.

Game 6 should be interesting, but I don't know if we have the depth to keep up in this slug fight with the Bulls. The starters are holding their own and carrying water, but it's pretty indicative of our thin reserve unit when Taj Gibson is lighting it up in the 4th qtr.

 

[manchild24]

That was a pretty deflating loss as a fan. Only because the Hawks sucked me in at the end of the 3rd and fooled me into thinking we were gonna pull it off.

I read a recap that said the Hawks' starters just ran out of gas after exerting so much energy to erase the early deficit. I can buy that because the Bulls have more depth and were playing guys like Gibson and Asik late in the game and they were having their way with our first 5.

Zaza played his fucking mind off but nobody else on the bench is worth a damn if Crawford isn't hitting his shots (or in last night's case, the rim). It'd be nice if Marvin Williams would stop being useless but that might be asking too much.

Game 6 should be interesting, but I don't know if we have the depth to keep up in this slug fight with the Bulls. The starters are holding their own and carrying water, but it's pretty indicative of our thin reserve unit when Taj Gibson is lighting it up in the 4th qtr.

Yeah, they made a big charge in the third. Everything was falling, great D, pressure, pushing the ball.

Zaza plays hard every night, and gets his dirty shots in now and then. Sitll feeling a blowout one way or the other thursday night.

 

[manchild24]

Hoping to close out tonight boys and bring on the Heat. Just not to sure about this one tonight however.

 

[manchild24]

Well Im a dumb shit, I didnt even they were playing Tuesday night when I posted that. I thought the playoffs were 2-3-2 not the old 2-2-1-1-1.

Im a little shaky with this one, but my feelings on thursday night's game is a blow out either way.

And I'll add as a Bulls fan, Boozer is a dirty mother fucker. Elbow to Smith's head after that dunk. Now if he wa trying to protect Dang or Noah whoever was on the ground, fine, but put your arms out so he doesnt land on him instead of throwing an elbow to his head.

Called the blowout, never thought we'd be dishing it.