The Happy Discussion: The Positives of the 2012-2013 Season

CoreyVillains · Post #41 » by **CoreyVillains** » Thu May 16, 2013 4:23 am

The first Knicks game that Nate did the belt. I had great seats to that game.

Joakim's triple double.

Nate's game 4.

The Heat win streak game.

And even though we got blown out, game 1 against the Nets; bc it was the first Bulls playoff game I got to go to.

mrlancers · Post #42 » by **mrlancers** » Thu May 16, 2013 4:25 am

A lot of good moments this season. I can't complain about how this season played out with the exception of one thing.

pduh01 · Post #43 » by **pduh01** » Thu May 16, 2013 4:38 am

I am so proud of this team going through lot of adversity this season, injuries left and right, playing without the superstar Derrick Rose all year long, illness, and etc. So proud of this team, and I am proud to be a Bulls fan.

I am proud the entire roster this season except for you Vlad, I am proud of Thibs and his coaching staffs got their guys ready, prepare, and take the challenge, and boy it was a hell of a challenge this season, and postseason. I still have the 3 overtime thriller against the Nets, game 7 against the Nets, and Bulls snap the Heat streak on my DVR I will probably watch it again later on because makes me so proud, and so memorably. It was frustration but I am proud.

Now I"m done back to work on twitter to see if I can talk the Bulls/and Nate to stay for another season on twitter! :lol:

Red8911 · Post #44 » by **Red8911** » Thu May 16, 2013 4:43 am

Sweeping the knicks was my favorite .wheres that option?

Keller61 · Post #45 » by **Keller61** » Thu May 16, 2013 4:43 am

I started a thread on best moments but I might as well copy it into here:

- Winning Game 1 in Miami - That was pretty awesome.

- Game 7 vs. Nets - Noah delivers on his guarantee with a monster game.

- Game 4 vs. Nets, "The Nate Robinson Game" - If Nate doesn't come back to the Bulls, his Jordanesque performance in this game will probably be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of his time here.

- Sweeping the Knicks - There's no team I enjoy beating more than the Knicks, and we got to do it 4 times this year. Deng destroying Melo in MSG is one of my greatest memories of this season.

- Ending the Heat winning streak - If the Heat had broken the 33-game winning streak record, it would have been a more historic acheivement than winning a title this year. It feels good to have denied that. Plus, we got to see Hinrich tackle LeBron.

- Dramatic OT win in Boston - Who can forget this game? It had everything - a Thibs fist pump as the Bulls force a jumpball to regain possession, a clutch game-tying shot by Hinrich, and a crazy off-balance "spicy meatballs" game winner by Belinelli. This was also a key moment in the emergence of Jimmy Butler, as he asserted himself in crunch time for the first time, scoring 6 points in the OT period.

- Joakim Noah's moster games - There were quite a few of them, but the ones that stood out the most were the 30/23/6 (assists) game in Detroit and the 23/21/11 (blocks) game against the 76ers. Jo really emerged this season as an all-star and and one of the best centers in the NBA.

- "Florida Boozer" - The Booze Cruise had a rough start to the season, but he appeared to make a New Years resolution to improve and he delivered on it with some monster games in January, including a dominate performance in a win in Miami.

- Nate Robinson in general - This season wouldn't have been nearly as fun without the excitement brought by Nate. He couldn't replace the excitement of Rose, of course, but he did have some pretty thrilling moments.

Keller61 · Post #46 » by **Keller61** » Thu May 16, 2013 4:45 am

My favorite individual play of the year might be Hinrich ripping the ball away from Bosh. The Rodman-esque Noah save for the Belinelli game winner vs. the Pistons comes close.

MalikJoakim24 · Post #47 » by **MalikJoakim24** » Thu May 16, 2013 4:50 am

From henceforth jimmy will only be addressed as Buckets

Noah trolling bosh

Nazr pushing leFlop

Noah pushing meth man

Nate decking CJ into the scorers table

Pastas game winners

Kirk owning dwill

Kirk ripping the ball from bosh

Kirk bringing down lebron like a safety

I forgot the opponent but Teague was just draining 3s that game

Buckets owning melo

Deng owning melo

Noah triple double

Ending streaks and getting coaches fired

pduh01 · Post #48 » by **pduh01** » Thu May 16, 2013 4:52 am

Shill4Tyrus24 wrote:The emergence of Jimmy Buckets, clearly.

I think he makes Deng expendable.

We need more firepower at the other wing position.

Honestly I think I like to have Butler at the two however rather he replace Deng as our future SF, or a starting future two guard we still need a firepower at the wing position rather a two guard, SF, or a player who can play both position that provide that type of firepower offensively.

Post #49 » by **RedBulls23** » Thu May 16, 2013 5:00 am

I had to go with Jimmy Butler. Even though Noah cemented himself as a top 3 C, Jimmy "busting" out the way he did could solve our SG problem for next year.

I am really excited to see what improvements he makes and how he plays knowing that the starting SG spot is for his to lose next season.

kdapiton · Post #50 » by **kdapiton** » Thu May 16, 2013 5:01 am

I think we have a lot of things to look forward to. Rose and JB back court. Noah coming off a break out year (though a lackadaisical series). If Nate returns, it can be fun to watch.

I hope Thibs improve on minutes distribution. Health is an issue too. It cannot be overlooked anymore.

Slip7 · Post #51 » by **Slip7** » Thu May 16, 2013 5:23 am

I didnt post alot this year, but i still watched every game i could, creeped check on the game threads. Jimmy was great. I'm this close to spending the 90 bucks on a black butler jersey. I hope next year he just gets better then we could really have something on our hands.

Noah showed he was a leader and really can carry a team for stretches. hopefully he stays healthy and we put it all together next year with d rose

nate bringing some excitement and really playing his ass off. this was probably his best season of his carreer and no matter what happens and where he goes ill respect him for what he did this year as bull

thibs is just a beast.

Jo Jo English · Post #52 » by **Jo Jo English** » Thu May 16, 2013 5:48 am

Loved seeing the Bulls end the Heat's streak.

Was amazed watching Nate's late game performance against the Nets in game #4 and the eventual triple OT win.

It was nice to win game #1 against the Heat, even if we all knew the series was likely over before it began.

Oh yeah...

That was pretty funny as well.

kdapiton · Post #53 » by **kdapiton** » Thu May 16, 2013 5:49 am

Some awesome moments.

Bulls-Celtics OT by clutch shots from Kirk and Marco
Comeback against Detroit with Jo's save.
3OT against Nets.
Jo's triple doubles.
Comeback against NYK with an explosion from Nate.
Sweeping NYK.
Breaking streaks and breaking hearts.
Marco GW against Jazz.
Jo and Lu's AS nod
Jimmy Butler
More Jimmy Butler
Jo's game 7.
Setting defensive records against the Hawks

Action Paxson · Post #54 » by **Action Paxson** » Thu May 16, 2013 6:00 am

This season was very cool, and definitely exceeded my expectations. It was literally the Rose watch all year long, and with him never playing it should have been a lost season. This group was easy to root for, and kept on fighting.

We learned that Thibs has created a program that works. Keep drafting good kids and signing true pro's and the Bulls will be in the playoffs as long as that man is the coach.

thedarkstark · Post #55 » by **thedarkstark** » Thu May 16, 2013 6:48 am

I liked the part where Derrick Rose said he'd be back, and then did a whole bunch of #Return commercials hyping his comeback.

Carl25 · Post #56 » by **Carl25** » Thu May 16, 2013 6:57 am

Marco's three game winners, Noah's triple-doubles, Butler's exponential growth, Nate's playoff run, ending the Heat's winning streak, and sweeping the Knicks during the regular season were the highlights for me.

The lowest points that immediately come to mind were losing to the Bobcats to end their 18-game losing streak, the Christmas Day game against the Rockets, and having to watch Vlad Rad for the 154 minutes he was on the court this season. Oh, and Rose deciding he didn't want to play.

bearadonisdna · Post #57 » by **bearadonisdna** » Thu May 16, 2013 7:16 am

thedarkstark wrote:I liked the part where Derrick Rose said he'd be back, and then did a whole bunch of #Return commercials hyping his comeback.

wait, no u didnt

JohnnyKILLroy · Post #58 » by **JohnnyKILLroy** » Thu May 16, 2013 7:20 am

The benching of Rip.

pduh01 · Post #59 » by **pduh01** » Thu May 16, 2013 7:55 am

I have tons of favorite moments I name a few and name the rest later since it's late here.

-Bulls end the Heat winning streak
-Bulls sweep the Knicks
-Bulls win game 7 against the Nets after Noah guarantee a win, and have a monster game to go along with it.
-Triple overtime thriller in game four against the Nets & Nate went crazy against the Nets in game 4
-Nate Robinson mock & pwned Novak when the Bulls play against the Knicks
-The new revolution of Carlos Boozer in January, and he was good in the Nets series most part of it.
-Noah hustle to save the ball which Marco recover to lay in for the game winning shot against the Pistons
-Kirk & Marco big shot against the Celtics

I name the others later but I still have ton of favorite moments there are lot of good moments this season.

BullsFTW · Post #60 » by **BullsFTW** » Thu May 16, 2013 8:23 am

Ralphb07 wrote:The Jimmy Butler thread. He is either our future starting shooting guard or is the starting forward allowing us to take Deng and flip him for some offensive minded guys.

I'd like us to get a scorer at SG and keep Butler at SF. Tyreke Evans is the first person that come to mind, who's available.

What was the most positive moment of this season?