Bulls @ Sixers Postgame Thread: When easy is never easy...

[kulaz3000]

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We need players who don't like losing. We seem like we don't mind it losing. We don't seem like we put our best effort out there a complete 48mins. With us being so predictable on offense really hurts us.

Norm Van Lair seems to running for a coach position for the bulls.

Im sure our players don't want to lose and don't like when they do lose. Its just that our best players don't seem to have the killer instinct, to really take games over when they need to. The last game, we had the game in hand, but noone took the game over to put it out of reach and we fumbled late in the game and we lost. Same thing today, but we just snuck in to get a win..

This sort of situation happens when there is no clear-cut best player and no true leader on the team that is willing to take over and take charge of a game when needed. We just have a bunch of players who are too afraid to step on each others toes..

[girlygirl]

Boylan just called the team tough minded...hmmm

[BR0D1E86]

(picture)

Noc's thought bubble. "I swear i had him i my arms a moment ago. I swear!!"

Boylan. "Noc and his freakin' defense..." (sigh)

He deserves all the criticism of his defense he gets on most nights, but he did a good job tonight.

[dougthonus]

but Ben insists on playing & the bosses dont want to get him upset

It just saddens me that anyone cares what Ben Wallace thinks at this point.

[bre9]

I think that people are going to have to start getting used to the idea that there is NO TEAM in the league that we are SUPPOSED to beat. We are not a good team by any stretch of the imagination. So at this point, you take wins any way that you can get them. I notice after every game we win, there is complaint after complaint about how bad we looked despite us winning. Take the win and get on to the next freakin game.

I second on that. Agree this team is still dissapointing despite their win tonight. I'm not going to get happy about this until they go on at least a 4 game win streak. Now on to the next game.

[BR0D1E86]

but Ben insists on playing & the bosses dont want to get him upset

It just saddens me that anyone cares what Ben Wallace thinks at this point.

I care... I'm to the point where I actually wish misery and suffering for him and those in his immediate family, as well as his dog, his mother, all his second cousins and his mailman.

[kulaz3000]

Ben Wallace +/- of -22 in 33 minutes
Aaron Gray +/- of +21 in 13 minutes

Considering that Noc is -6 and Joe is -8 it shows how insignificant that stat can be when you put it in regards to just one singular game.

But that being said, im not advocating that Ben Wallace had a huge game, nor will i say that Gray was just monstrous either though he is obviously and significantly better on the offense side.

[girlygirl]

OT: If anyone has NBA League Pass, Cavs-Bobcats is going to OT

[kulaz3000]

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He deserves all the criticism of his defense he gets on most nights, but he did a good job tonight.

Against a bunch of boneheaded players though...

[girlygirl]

I'm usually in the the "any win is a good win" camp. And I'm glad the Bulls won, but the end of the game was again very troubling.

Bulls gave up 39 points in the 4th quarter

[kulaz3000]

Considering that it seemed like it was a turnover fest throughout the game, its suprising to see that the Bulls and the Sixers have "only" 15 turnovers each. I thought they would have been closer to about 20 each..

[BR0D1E86]

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Against a bunch of boneheaded players though...

Meh, his solid fundamental defensive efforts are few and far between enough that I'll take them any way they come.

[dougthonus]

Considering that Noc is -6 and Joe is -8 it shows how insignificant that stat can be when you put it in regards to just one singular game.

But that being said, im not advocating that Ben Wallace had a huge game, nor will i say that Gray was just monstrous either though he is obviously and significantly better on the offense side.

All the starters got dinged big time for the huge deficit early in the game. Ben Wallace is the only one who never recovered even a tiny bit from that. The next worse +/- on the team is -8.

[The 6ft Hurdle]

Bulls gave up 39 points in the 4th quarter

Contrary to popular opinion, I think the "killer instinct" on offense is there, just not the other end of the floor.

We can score, but the problem is that they keep scoring back.

[antemiogordon]

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really?

none of those words rhyme

maybe i'm a poet but dont know it

[kulaz3000]

Considering that Noc is -6 and Joe is -8 it shows how insignificant that stat can be when you put it in regards to just one singular game.

But that being said, im not advocating that Ben Wallace had a huge game, nor will i say that Gray was just monstrous either though he is obviously and significantly better on the offense side.

All the starters got dinged big time for the huge deficit early in the game. Ben Wallace is the only one who never recovered even a tiny bit from that. The next worse +/- on the team is -8.

Well the positive thing is that he didn't play 40 plus mintues tonight. He should remain around the 30 mintues per game mark.

[DASMACKDOWN]

In other news, Zach Randolph got into it with Isiah and he was benched the second half. He only played like 10 mins.

[JackFinn]

Or you can be happy about Thabo slowly coming back from his cadavar state, Joe Smith forcing you all to face tough questions about your sexuality, and Aaron Gray continuing to prove that Paxson found a late draft gem with a valuable niche who will be our 3rd big for the next 10 years.

[dougthonus]

I can't believe the Zach Randolph signing hasn't turned out well.

This is shocking.

[DASMACKDOWN]

I can't believe the Zach Randolph signing hasn't turned out well.

This is shocking.

And I remember how many posters here were roasting Paxson for picking up a guy like that. We really missed out bigtime with him.