Bull are ranked #1 in Defense!

[panthermark]

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/2011.html

Drink it in boys!

1/14/2011......

Bulls are #1 in the league in DRtg....

[Red Larrivee]

Don't worry, some will still act like Boozer's individual D is holding us back.

[RonMercerMVP]

Don't worry, some will still act like Boozer's individual D is holding us back.

So that's a good reason to disregard his ineptitude on defense?

[BeKuK]

nice...!

[panthermark]

Don't worry, some will still act like Boozer's individual D is holding us back.

Boozer's D probably will hold us back....when he finally returns from his hand injury....and assuming he "fits" in of course....

But we have to take the good with the bad....this also means that Bogans will continue to start...at least until AP18 gets here.

(Anthony Parker...#18)

[Tetlak]

And this is without Noah, and with Bogans getting playing time. Impressive

[Red Larrivee]

So that's a good reason to disregard his ineptitude on defense?

With his ineptitude we're the #1 defensive team in the league. So yes, I'd say it's a decent reason.

[deadstock_bM]

Bulls win the chip this year.

[Chicago-Bull-E]

Does this mean we'll start beating teams on the road? Wake me up when that happens.

[DanTown8587]

Don't worry, some will still act like Boozer's individual D is holding us back.

So that's a good reason to disregard his ineptitude on defense?

Much like the "BG started on a #1 defensive team", individual defense is highly overrated in the NBA. Any NBA team can withstand one bad defender as long as it's not the center. But to gloss over everything Boozer does well and harp on his defense seems counterproductive to having Carlos Boozer. I mean how many PF score like Boozer and also defend? It's a really short list. So yeah, I would rather have Boozer's offense over anyone's defense.

[RonMercerMVP]

So that's a good reason to disregard his ineptitude on defense?

With his ineptitude we're the #1 defensive team in the league. So yes, I'd say it's a decent reason.

Despite it, not because of it.

"Hey guys, I think we should stop improving our defense, and filling in our holes, cause we're currently #1 defensively rated team in the league. That must mean we're gonna win a championship."

I'm sold.

[Ajosu]

Maybe we can practice offense now.

[tcduke]

its probably because of bogans' defensive energy

[alucryts]

Maybe we can practice offense now.

[RonMercerMVP]

Don't worry, some will still act like Boozer's individual D is holding us back.

So that's a good reason to disregard his ineptitude on defense?

Much like the "BG started on a #1 defensive team", individual defense is highly overrated in the NBA. Any NBA team can withstand one bad defender as long as it's not the center. But to gloss over everything Boozer does well and harp on his defense seems counterproductive to having Carlos Boozer. I mean how many PF score like Boozer and also defend? It's a really short list. So yeah, I would rather have Boozer's offense over anyone's defense.

Likewise, but the PF spot is another big, and can be interchangeable at times with C. When you're a complete non-factor on D, it brings down your team, and while we are number one in DRtg, we could be even better. Once again, it's not good to disregard flaws just because you're doing well.

[Red Larrivee]

Despite it, not because of it.

"Hey guys, I think we should stop improving our defense, and filling in our holes, cause we're currently #1 defensively rated team in the league. That must mean we're gonna win a championship."

I'm sold.

That's not what I implied or said at all.

[panthermark]

It is very difficult to have 5 "plus" defenders.

But when Noah gets back, and with Rose's improvement.....we can have 4 "plus" defenders (assuming AP18 or Brewer starts) and Boozer....

When your "bad" defender is a 20/10/2, super effecint PF......you are doing OK.

[RonMercerMVP]

Despite it, not because of it.

"Hey guys, I think we should stop improving our defense, and filling in our holes, cause we're currently #1 defensively rated team in the league. That must mean we're gonna win a championship."

I'm sold.

That's not what I implied or said at all.

You said we should disregard it because we're #1 defensively rated team in the league, I can bring up the quote if you'd like.

[Red Larrivee]

Likewise, but the PF spot is another big, and can be interchangeable at times with C. When you're a complete non-factor on D, it brings down your team, and while we are number one in DRtg, we could be even better. Once again, it's not good to disregard flaws just because you're doing well.

Again, defense is a team game. Individual defense doesn't matter. Yes Boozer is bad on defense, but he does not bring us down.

You said we should disregard it because we're #1 defensively rated team in the league, I can bring up the quote if you'd like.

No where in my quote did I say we should stop improving the team or filling in holes. My point is that harping on Boozer's individual defense as if to imply we could be doing better defensively, is a moot argument. We are elite defensively. That is and always was the goal.

Rarely in the NBA do you have 5 players on the court who are all great individual defenders. That's not what you aim for. You aim to put 5 players on the court who buy into a defense, communicate and execute. That is what we've done and the numbers don't lie.

[ELCIDz]

Don't worry, some will still act like Boozer's individual D is holding us back.

People used to make the same arguments about BG. They weren't true then either. I will say that BG was a better defender in his lat year then Booz though.