3/15 Bulls @ Thunder Noon (ABC)

red222 · Post #1 » by **red222** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 4:51 am

Your Chicago Bulls
PG Aaron Brooks

SG Tony Snell

SF Mike Dunleavy

PF Joakim Noah

C Pau Gasol

Thunder

PG Russell Westbrook

SG Andre Roberson

SF Kyle Singler

PF Serge Ibaka

C Enes Kanter

kdapiton · Post #2 » by **kdapiton** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 4:55 am

TimRobbins · Post #3 » by **TimRobbins** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 4:57 am

Winnable game. Mirotic needs to come through again. Ibaka has trouble with him on the perimeter.

Post #4 » by **Rerisen** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 5:19 am

Revenge game for OKC, could get ugly.

cubbiefan009 · Post #5 » by **cubbiefan009** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 5:23 am

3 ABC nooners in a row! Let's not go 0-3

Madhouse · Post #6 » by **Madhouse** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 5:40 am

Blowout loss

taco_daddy · Post #7 » by **taco_daddy** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 5:59 am

Madhouse wrote:Blowout loss

And that's putting it mildly. Westbrook has to have revenge in his heart. That does not bode well for us.

johnnyvann840 · Post #8 » by **johnnyvann840** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 6:15 am

3/15

Be interesting to see how the team responds after needing OT vs. the Sixers for their only win in the last 5 games, then losing to Charlotte. Will the unraveling continue? I hope not because this team is dangerously close to losing HCA for any playoff series.. and let's just face reality, they aren't winning four playoff series without HCA. Even if they do get "healthy" is it going to be enough? Has a team ever won anything who's starters have barely played together all season? (less than 330 minutes all season and not much hope of playing many more season end).

A lot of people in this city seem to think the Bulls can just magically all be healthy for the playoffs and play like a team that has played even half, hell even a quarter of a season together. We aren't the Spurs who have a lifetime together and can jsut pick up where they left off. Other than Noah (and Kirk), NOBODY on this team has played much with Derrick Rose. Not Jimmy, not Pau, not MDJ, not Brooks, Niko, Snell.

Asking Thibs to get anywhere in the playoffs under those circumstances is really asking for a freaking miracle.

Thibs knows it.. he said yesterday that "If your house is not in order by now, you're in trouble". Well, he's trying to say we are probably in trouble cause our house is far, far, far from in order. He knows the score and he knows he's likely coaching his last days here.

Post #9 » by **Rerisen** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 6:20 am

johnnyvann840 wrote: Thibs knows it.. he said yesterday that "If your house is not in order by now, you're in trouble". Well, he's trying to say we are probably in trouble cause our house is far, far, far from in order. He knows the score and he knows he's likely coaching his last days here.

I think the effort excuse has been overly blamed this year for the team's performance, there are a lot of real factors for why they haven't been as good as expected, but to the extent that it does exist, the FO can look at themselves in the mirror to blame for part of it, as they have done a great job undermining this coach, which no doubt is easily observable by the players. And if the FO does not respect or back Thibs, and lets these rumors circulate that he will be gone in the summer, then why should the players keep going all out for him either.

Madhouse · Post #10 » by **Madhouse** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 6:24 am

Is Fred coming into town?

Post #11 » by **fleet** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 6:25 am

Bad news. Somebody told Westbrook it is time to trust his teamates more...and he believed it (allegedly).

Swarles Xavier · Post #12 » by **Swarles Xavier** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 6:26 am

Let's win this for Anthony Davis. Chicago looks out for one of their own.

Indomitable · Post #13 » by **Indomitable** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 6:29 am

Rerisen wrote:
johnnyvann840 wrote: Thibs knows it.. he said yesterday that "If your house is not in order by now, you're in trouble". Well, he's trying to say we are probably in trouble cause our house is far, far, far from in order. He knows the score and he knows he's likely coaching his last days here.

I think the effort excuse has been overly blamed this year for the team's performance, there are a lot of real factors for why they haven't been as good as expected, but to the extent that it does exist, the FO can look at themselves in the mirror to blame for part of it, as they have done a great job undermining this coach, which no doubt is easily observable by the players. And if the FO does not respect or back Thibs, and lets these rumors circulate that he will be gone in the summer, then why should the players keep going all out for him either.

Thibs also has a share of the blame. This group needs a divorce.

taco_daddy · Post #14 » by **taco_daddy** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 6:33 am

Post #15 » by **Rerisen** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 6:34 am

Indomitable wrote:Thibs also has a share of the blame. This group needs a divorce.

They will probably go the usual opposite route and get a 'player's coach' to follow Thibs.

But I don't know if this team has the raw talent to win with an easy going structure.

Like the Spurs, they need to be a superior system and execution team to beat the superior mega talent squads. Will a nice guy coach get that out of them. I'm skeptical.

Tenchi Ryu · Post #16 » by **Tenchi Ryu** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 7:08 am

Could get ugly....

Noon game, revenge game for OKC and its at OKC and their ridiculously hyped at all times crowd.

Post #17 » by **RedBulls23** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 7:14 am

Rerisen wrote:
Indomitable wrote:Thibs also has a share of the blame. This group needs a divorce.

They will probably go the usual opposite route and get a 'player's coach' to follow Thibs.

But I don't know if this team has the raw talent to win with an easy going structure.

Like the Spurs, they need to be a superior system and execution team to beat the superior mega talent squads. Will a nice guy coach get that out of them. I'm skeptical.

Well when are you not skeptical? :wink:

j/k

Seriously though, who's to say that the player's coach wouldn't install a system into play?

Obviously you don't want Thibs to go anywhere, but I don't think it's a forgone conclusion that we end up with some push over/chump.

Robelito · Post #18 » by **Robelito** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 7:29 am

Aaron Brooks vs Russell Goatbrook.. ouch.

ralphisBullsFan · Post #19 » by **ralphisBullsFan** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 7:38 am

i think this will be the game thibs finally loses it and gets ejected then strangles a ball boy

TimRobbins · Post #20 » by **TimRobbins** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 7:42 am

johnnyvann840 wrote:Thibs knows it.. he said yesterday that "If your house is not in order by now, you're in trouble". Well, he's trying to say we are probably in trouble cause our house is far, far, far from in order. He knows the score and he knows he's likely coaching his last days here.

The Myth of "turning it on in the playoffs" is just a myth. It can't be done. 95% of championship teams come from seeds 1-3. If you're not playing well in late March, you're not winning anything in June.