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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 13, 2015 -> 12:29 PM) Hey thanks NBA for that ! Vincent Goodwill ‏@vgoodwill 2m2 minutes ago RT @NBAPR: CLE's Dellavedova has been assessed a technical foul for his involvement in altercation with CHI's Gibson at 10:25 of 4Q OMG..and that would have been a difference maker.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 13, 2015 -> 08:38 AM) Isn't Hoiberg known to be a very good offensive coach? I don't think any of us know that. He had athletes at ISU and outrun other teams. Doesn't necessarily mean you are a good offensive coach. He's a good recruiter and he seems to be a good leader of men. Not sure any of us know how he will do in the NBA but he should be pretty good at relating. He will absolutely need some top notch assistants. The level of details in the pro game and just the pure talent is so much different, however, I presume he understands that.

On an unrelated sidenote, I have finally grown to accept the fact that if we lose tomorrow, Thibs is gone and should be gone. I think Thibs is a great coach but I also think this whole situation wears on the players and everyone so if JR is going to pick the front office, then let them get the coach that they want. I just hope they don't mess up a good thing, cause this team is loaded and should actually get better (part of that is because I am buying into Drose and I obviously think highly of Butler / Nikolai. I also hope Noah can be better (with an off-season to rest). Key is going to be finding another big though to develop since our bigs are older.

Come on boys...man up. Backs against the wall, now play your best. On a sidenote, I was extremely dissapointed with the coaching in that game (just really bad plays out of the time-out late), however, I am also extremely dissapointed in the play of our bench. It has gotten destroyed by a shallow Cleveland bench. Brooks, who I can't stand, has been a disaster all series and Niko had his one moment and otherwise has stunk. Hinrich has actually been better then I expected (didn't say good....just better then I expected). Taj's ejection was weak, imo. But the most critical issue has been Noah and with Gasol out, we don't have a lot of options.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ May 12, 2015 -> 10:25 AM) Cleveland was playing awesome down the stretch with Kevin Love. Both teams are crazy beat up but Cleveland overall has been in worse shape. But whatever, who gives a s*** lets just win this series. I'm just saying...it is the 2nd round of the playoffs and I still think we are talking about the 2 best teams in the East (as currently constructed) and one of those teams has the best player in the world. Who didn't expect this to be a battle.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 12, 2015 -> 10:12 AM) So why does that only factor in for one team? And even if you called the Bulls the "healthier" team, Cleveland was playing as good of basketball as anyone down the stretch and this "healthy" Bulls team had very limited reps with each other, which is a factor. Bottom line, I expected this to be a hard fought series and that has been what it is. The thing that gets me is game 2. That lack of intensity the Bulls displayed was just pathetic.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 12, 2015 -> 10:05 AM) I wouldn't call this Bulls team "virtually healthy" Most guys are playing, but guys like Taj and Jo are playing through some nasty stuff. And our 2nd most consistent player all season, Gasol, is out.

I've long thought he was one of the very best prospects in our system and a guy that has a high likelihood of playing in the bigs. The fact that his offense has grown significantly in the past year, is huge though, as if he can hit respectably, you are talking long-term starter (especially when you factor in his legs, etc, a part of the game he needs to start better utilizing). But alas, I am a huge Rondon fan.

I thought Pau was out. At least that is what I heard on my drive in this morning.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 11, 2015 -> 10:24 AM) I've stayed out of this thread since game 1 because jason said I'm a jinx. I think he's right. I just wanted to say this has been a f***ing awesome series. I'll be back when it's over. Seriously, I find all the whining from others funny. These are the 2 best teams in the East playing each other and they are going at it. It has been incredibly enjoyable to watch. Now lets win tonight baby!!!

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ May 11, 2015 -> 08:27 AM) Are the Cavs even capable of winning two in a row against the Bulls? Of course they are. They have Lebron and smoked us in game 2. This has been an incredibly evenly matched series. Bulls are without Pau.

This has been a fun series. 2-2. Quit whining people and enjoy a good series. I still have Bulls taking this thing!!!! Lets take the momentum for good and win these next 2!!! It all start again on Tuesday in Cleveland!!!

Awful news for Fowler / Jags.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 8, 2015 -> 09:32 AM) While I don't buy that, let's see if you could be more honest here. If White Sox baserunning was stellar up until this point, who would get the credit? Coleman or Ventura? Trick question....Coleman and Kenny Williams.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 8, 2015 -> 09:29 AM) He was the mastermind behind two of the biggest ESPN innovations in the past few years with Grantland and 30 for 30. Dumb move by ESPN. I presume this is not a move by ESPN, rather Bill Simmons, who probably is tired of having to keep his mouth shut due to potential suspensions. Simmons has made significant money plus I think as part of his deal, he owns portions of Grantland, etc, so curious how this all plays out. He has became an emperor in and of itself and is easily the highest profile figure to leave ESPN (more so than Patrick and Olberman). I won't count Gammons but Simmons is higher profile but Gammons was always a writer as well so wasn't ever fully employed by ESPN (still had his duties with Boston Globe, etc).

I figured something must have been up when he was on Dan Patrick yesterday.

QUOTE (Jake @ May 7, 2015 -> 01:43 PM) I haven't looked through the posts for last night's game, but the thing that stuck in my mind the most was that Pau was being lazy as f*** out there. I don't know if it was the one day of rest or too many minutes in the game or what, but he was not the guy who was going off in Game 1. They punked him for innumerable offensive rebounds where he just wasn't trying to get it Might have also been because he was frustrated from his shooting. It wasn't just him though, no one wanted to box out.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 7, 2015 -> 01:11 PM) He had knee surgery this summer. I know...I was referring to the fact that this wasn't the first time he had to deal with an off-season injury where it really impacted his game throughout the season.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 7, 2015 -> 12:56 PM) Noah's regression has been borderline insane. Here's a guy that could occasionally explode for 20 pts/10 reb/10 ast and no one would blink an eye. Now if he scores 5 points it's a shock. I always remember Noah struggling with his offense when he didn't get to have a normal off-season. I think it was the year he had really bad plantar fascias or something else where he imploded offensively as well (never was able to find his rhythm). I think he is a major confidence player and not having the opportunity to build up his confidence and have full off-seasons impacts him more than most players. I really hope he's able to unwind after winning a title this off-season and comes back as a force. He is way too likable and way too good when he's at his best.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 7, 2015 -> 12:46 PM) I think Thibs has made it pretty clear so far that Niko isn't going to get much burn in this series. I wanted to see some more of Snell and Niko yesterday. I will say, Niko did not play well against the Bucks, but I wondered how much of that was due to his injury and of course that could also be why we aren't seeing him now. It is one thing if we are cleaning up the glass that we don't want Niko in (cause Cleveland has some very good O-Rebounders) but it is another when we are getting whipped on the boards anyway. I've long said I want to see more Taj and I think Taj / Pau and Noah / Miro would be a nice pairing on both sides of things but with all of the Bulls injuries, we never were really able to do a whole lot with rotations. I do hope Noah can get a full off-season and get healthier. I also think a lot of it right now is mental struggles too...he needs to feel confident and he doesn't currently and it is very obvious. I've never seen him so inaccurate and unwilling with his offensive game. Mainly, I've never seen him miss so many of his running hooks / layups, which when he is going well, he does quite a bit and it adds pressure to the defense..but right now defense is sitting back and he isn't doing anything to force them on him and thus it puts more pressure on every other player on the court.

On a sidenote, outside of Sierra Nevada, I really don't like IPA's. I am a stout / lager / brown ale kind of guy....and if it isn't that, scotch or whiskey.

Yeah, whoever decided on that skit was an idiot.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 6, 2015 -> 06:10 PM) I'm a big fan of brown ales. Almost any brown ale will do. Favorite brewery is Rogue, out of Oregon. Big Sky Brewing out of Montana is also one I enjoy. I echo all of the above.

Great stuff Matt.

That was freaking awful. Pathetic. Vintage Bulls - Bucks series their. Turn the ball over a million times and worse yet, don't box anyone out. Only reason I feel good is that all of that was the Bulls own damn doing (other than Cleveland taking advantage by shooting a ridiculous 3 point percentage) but still...pathetic. This is Bulls - Cavs...I could excuse it against the Bucks but not against a team like Cleveland and this far. Pathetic. Better wake the hell up Chicago...you can't advance deep into the playoffs or win this thing if you are going to take games off like that and play with such poor fundementals. Awful. I also agree with everyone, we need to see Taj start. I also wanted to at some point see Niko out their. When we are getting crushed on the glass and in the game, might as well bring Niko in to see if he can bring some energy / do something different.