Mavs vs. Bulls

[TsunamiZC]

No game thread ?

Well Mavs looking pretty close to season form in the 1st. Defending, rebounding, easy points, getting open shots. Kidd with some nice passes as well.

Wright

[crucifixx]

Gimme some greeeen

[cmavswin]

That was a nice give and go between Dirk and Damp. Wright with an offensive rebound than out to Josh who got fouled on the drive. Wright is really running the floor in the 3rd quarter 2 very easy baskets from Kidd to him.

[studcrackers]

man i wish i could see this but looks like carlisle has got the team lookin good, im curious if gerald green will get substantial time in the regular season b/c his stat line has looked pretty in some preseason games (i havent got to see them )

[HMFFL]

Blowout to this point. Chicago can't seem to hit anything.

[cmavswin]

Wright with the steal than the board than an assist. Did not realize just how quick Wrights hands were. Josh is really attacking the rim tonight hopefully that translates to the regular season.

[cmavswin]

Damp with the and 1 on Noah. Terry with a defensive play on Rose forcing the turnover.

[cmavswin]

Good to know Noah still can't defend. Oh I hate the Dirk,Bass,Josh,Terry and Stack lineup granted it is preseason hopefully it dies here.

[cmavswin]

George with 2 boards back-to-back. 7-13 on freethrows not good. Bass with another traffic dunk. Than Terry with a terrible foul on Rose for the and 1.

[studcrackers]

so uh, did anyone stick around to see the collapse?

[TsunamiZC]

so uh, did anyone stick around to see the collapse?

I watched it. I understand the Bulls are still playing alot of their starters in the 4th, but our second unit guys really need to learn how to defend. Im still impressed to see how players like Wright, Green and Bass are playing.

Also very happy to see Howard playing solid, but I wish Carlise would play him more in the 4th, thats where he needs to learn to score and play better.

[Hangtime84]

Rose didn't start. It was basically bench vs bench with our young rookie rose playing 1

[CjayC]

so uh, did anyone stick around to see the collapse?

I watched it. I understand the Bulls are still playing alot of their starters in the 4th, but our second unit guys really need to learn how to defend. Im still impressed to see how players like Wright, Green and Bass are playing.

Also very happy to see Howard playing solid, but I wish Carlise would play him more in the 4th, thats where he needs to learn to score and play better.

There were no Bulls starters out there.

I guess Rose more than likely is the probable starter for the Bulls.

Yeah. Bulls would have got spanked in the regular season, we will be a lottery team again, etc..

[JES12]

Damn pre-season is not on league pass.....urr

Ha...we got Damp, we got Bass, we got Howard, we got Diop....and our lead blocker is Kidd...LOL. Hopefully he won't have too many more 0 pt, 4 turnover nights.

Man, is it just me, or does it seem we always end up on the short end of the turnover +/- and the steal +/- during the preseason.

[Zoli]

Well, obviously we would have won it pretty easily if it were a regular season game, and Dirk, Kidd and Josh were stayin' in the game a little more (3-4) minutes, it's a 10-12 point victory. Still, our defense su*ked big time in the fourth, and the problem is... It shouldn't have to... I mean, Carlisle played the following lineup. Jajuan Smith - Wright - George - Bass - Diop, and Green was subbed back too.

A bunch of athletic guys, some of them are great defenders. Why can't we keep a 23 point lead? It was frustrating. I know we have to win the Houston game, and not that but... Anyway, our 10 man rotation looks really promising, and Green, Wright and Bass will be a lot better and more efficient, when they'll playing with the big boys. I can't wait for the Houston game. 8 days? Ouch.

[TsunamiZC]

Rose didn't start. It was basically bench vs bench with our young rookie rose playing 1

So Rose, Nocini, Thomas are not starters ? wow ...I guess the Bulls really are deep

[Devilzsidewalk]

I guess Hinrich/Gordon/Deng/Gooden/Noah could technically be the starters, but they aren't any better than Rose, Nocioni, and TT

[CjayC]

Rose didn't start. It was basically bench vs bench with our young rookie rose playing 1

So Rose, Nocini, Thomas are not starters ? wow ...I guess the Bulls really are deep

The 4th quarter lineup for the majority of the time was Rose, Demetrius Nichols, Thabo, Nocioni, and Aaron Gray.

Thomas came out early.

All of those except Rose, and Thomas are coming off the bench.

[TsunamiZC]

Rose didn't start. It was basically bench vs bench with our young rookie rose playing 1

So Rose, Nocini, Thomas are not starters ? wow ...I guess the Bulls really are deep

The 4th quarter lineup for the majority of the time was Rose, Demetrius Nichols, Thabo, Nocioni, and Aaron Gray.

Thomas came out early.

All of those except Rose, and Thomas are coming off the bench.

Ok. Duely noted