fathom

Rose just needs to shoot the freaking ball. Every time in the 2nd half and OT he's tried to make an extra pass, it's a turnover.

Can we fire VDN now, and let Roberson take over coaching?

VDN needs to hand in his clipboard if the Bulls lose this.

Salmons is a hog, but thankfully he's shooting when everyone else is playing awful (besides Miller).

Why in Hinrich guarding Big Baby in that situation?

Do the pick and pop with Miller getting the shot again.

One stop...one freaking stop!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 1, 2009 -> 01:34 AM) It's the defense on Allen that's killing us right now Can't win if you don't score though, and 4 minutes scoreless for Bulls now.

VDN keeping Gordon on the bench way too long. Not only that, he pulled Miller right as the offense was clicking.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 1, 2009 -> 12:10 AM) Back to a 2 point game, yeesh. The defense is atrocious. Celtics shooters are wide, wide open every possession.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 1, 2009 -> 12:08 AM) The game's been 18 minutes so far, he's played 15. Didn't he sit out first 4 minutes of 2nd Q?

I hate it when coaches sit down a guy to start the 2nd quarter when they're on fire in the 1st quarter. Nothing like benching Salmons for 1/3 of the 2nd quarter after having 16 in first quarter.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 30, 2009 -> 11:52 PM) Wennington is saying he's thinking Rondo was throwing a punch as they were being pulled apart, so there was no contact. Honestly, I thought Hinrich was the one who made more contact after the initial play. He's lucky he didn't get tossed also.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 30, 2009 -> 11:51 PM) He will be if the Bulls win, but he SHOULDNT be. He could have easily dislocated Hinrich's shoulder on that play.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 30, 2009 -> 11:50 PM) Opinions from people watching...think Rondo is in for game 7 or not? Yes...and the only one who will think it's the right decision is Bill Simmons.

QUOTE (kristofer @ Apr 30, 2009 -> 10:55 PM) how does john ely predict to end up in our organization? Huge fan of Ely due to where he played high school, but I'm not sure he has the stuff to make the majors as a starting pitcher. He's very much in the mode of the "old regime", as he throws about 89 mph with the usual offspeed pitches. I hope he makes it though, as he's a huge Sox fan.

QUOTE (knightd1 @ Apr 30, 2009 -> 11:45 PM) didnt see the replay yer. Rondo threw a punch/elbow? No, he just flung Hinrich into the scorer's table. Aaron Gray needs to become a Chicago legend and punch that ugly mother f***er right in his face.

We're not allowed to root for injuries on here, right? Well, I hope Rondo has a healthy career in the NBA. If the Bulls win and Rondo's not suspended for Game 7, the NBA might as well close operations.

Excellent news today

Todd Ritchie was a good hitter. Hit a legendary homer in Texas High School State Finals off of Todd Van Poppel

QUOTE (LVSoxFan @ Apr 30, 2009 -> 03:47 PM) But really, we're in the same spot we've been in for three years: a middle lineup of aging, slow sluggers surrounded by no-names. Only our pitching is noteworthy. That we didn't get a leadoff hitter/CF in the offseason I thought was pretty ominous. We have Carlos Quentin...he's one of the best players in the American League, but your "synopsis" makes it seem like we are lacking a stud offensive player.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 30, 2009 -> 12:46 PM) Oh come on now. In a month and a week we'll be looking for a new 3B? Fields adjusted to fastballs, they are now adjusting to him, he'll adjust back. He may struggle in the interim, but, let's not get ridiculous here. I've been Josh Fields biggest fan on this site for 3 years now, but it's scary to see how overmatched he is by a 90 mph fastball. I wish we could be confident he'll make that adjustment, but he's never shown he can hit a fastball in the majors. The key for him, in the time being, is to put any breaking pitch thrown to him into play.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Apr 30, 2009 -> 05:16 AM) Dunno, but some of you may have jumped the gun a tad bit early on the Swish trade. Actually, yes, many of you did. Let this be a lesson learned. Now Pods (who I'm happy to see on the roster- as a backup...) and Owens will run down balls hit to center. Meanwhile everyone we got for Swisher who has 7 knocks is spitting in the face of that deal. Trading Swisher was the wrong move. I don't give two s***s about how much he was gonna make, how bad he struggled in his first year in a brand new city, what we got in return, at least for now is s***. With his versatility Swisher could cover for Dye, Quentin, Konerko, Anderwise, and even some of the clowns we've had throwing relief. In return we got absolutley nothing. As a fan of most KW moves, this gets an F-, even if Nick had 0 HR's instead of 7. While I love the rant, I hate that people think Pods will run down balls in center. Do people forget the Tinkerbell nickname he was given? He had pathetic range in LF, and when put out in CF, it was no different.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 30, 2009 -> 05:40 AM) That was the story of the game IMO. He was working counts and hitting the ball down the lines, if he gets consistent ABs he's going to do this regularly. He seemed to have more doubles today than the rest of the team has had all season. Wakamatsu did a terrible managing job in pulling Bedard right before the Betemit AB in the 6th. BTW, wasn't it nice to not have our hitter give up an out with a bunt??

QUOTE (Whitewashed in '05 @ Apr 30, 2009 -> 05:34 AM) Besides the 5th starter roulette wheel, the 07 bullpen, this leadoff hitter/CF crap ranks up there with the worse moves or lack of moves he's made in his career. Hopefully this move means Getz will bat 2nd. The Fields experiment in the 2nd spot isn't working. He's now a slap hitting 3rd baseman with little power. Wilson Betemit needs to get more playing time against RHP, and I'm so pumped he performed as he did today.