Zero good reasons for him to play tonight even if things were improving.

Bulls have been crushing the bottom feeders with or without Rose, so just get well DR.

The sad thing is, I think in a full, normal, regular season, the Bulls are a 45ish win team without Rose.

The sad thing is, I think in a full, normal, regular season, the Bulls are a 45ish win team without Rose.

I don't see too much difference in quality between that hypothetical team and the Bulls that won 50 games in the Hinrich era. Besides, 45-50 wins without your best player is more than almost any other team in the league. Miami could survive losing Wade or LeBron and contend, but after that it's a short list. Not sure why that's sad.

I don't see too much difference in quality between that hypothetical team and the Bulls that won 50 games in the Hinrich era. Besides, 45-50 wins without your best player is more than almost any other team in the league. Miami could survive losing Wade or LeBron and contend, but after that it's a short list. Not sure why that's sad.

 

Its sad statement on how bad the bottom of the NBA is this year. Honestly the other side of the coin is that it is a great statement of how well Foreman/Paxson have done building a 15 player deep team.

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With 21 points tonight in Toronto, #Linsanity would pass Shaq for the most points in a player's 1st 5 starts since 1976-77.

The sad thing is, I think in a full, normal, regular season, the Bulls are a 45ish win team without Rose.

 

That still gets you the 5 or 6 seed in the East most years. That's not bad for a team whose best player would be Luol Deng.

That still gets you the 5 or 6 seed in the East most years. That's not bad for a team whose best player would be Luol Deng.

 

Deng the long overdue all-star, along with a two former All-Stars (Boozer/Hamilton) and a top 5-8 center (Noah). 45 would be the minimum. I think that team could compete with Boston/Indiana/Atlanta/Orlando for 2nd best in the east.

Deng the long overdue all-star, along with a two former All-Stars (Boozer/Hamilton) and a top 5-8 center (Noah). 45 would be the minimum. I think that team could compete with Boston/Indiana/Atlanta/Orlando for 2nd best in the east.

Dear LORD no.

 

Really? Two former All-Stars? Atlanta has former All-Star T-Mac, so they're golden too, eh? Boozer is playing nowhere near his All-Star peak and Hamilton is a dinosaur who can't stay on the court.

 

The Bulls would not contend for the #2 spot without Rose. They'd be a 5-8 seed at best.

Dear LORD no.

 

Really? Two former All-Stars? Atlanta has former All-Star T-Mac, so they're golden too, eh? Boozer is playing nowhere near his All-Star peak and Hamilton is a dinosaur who can't stay on the court.

 

The Bulls would not contend for the #2 spot without Rose. They'd be a 5-8 seed at best.

 

I don't think any of those teams I listed are particularly good, and they all have big flaws. I see no reason why they couldn't compete with those second tier eastern conference teams. They've been crushing the awful teams without him (about to go 6-2 after tonight's game). How many wins would that be alone in a season? 30-35? They couldn't go .500 against the better teams in the NBA?

Never mind our second unit is really good. We'd be a lot like the Pacers, who by the way 1 game out of the 4 seed and only 3 from the 3 seed.

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With 21 points tonight in Toronto, #Linsanity would pass Shaq for the most points in a player's 1st 5 starts since 1976-77.

That's really crazy.

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With 21 points tonight in Toronto, #Linsanity would pass Shaq for the most points in a player's 1st 5 starts since 1976-77.

 

What was that Floyd Mayweather? Lin is doing stuff tons of other players in the league have done???

What was that Floyd Mayweather? Lin is doing stuff tons of other players in the league have done???

 

Lin needs to go cook some rice and make some sushi rolls.

 

FWIW, black players can't do that since they're not Asian. O.O

Edited February 15, 201214 yr by chw42

Lin's closing in on a double-double. Too bad he's also got 6 TOs. >.

 

It's killing his fantasy line.

Lin's closing in on a double-double. Too bad he's also got 6 TOs. >.

 

It's killing his fantasy line.

Not if your league doesn't have turnovers! Woohoo! His FG% sucks tonight though.

24 points for Lin, 11 assists, and he just tied the game up.

 

The only thing that's holding his game back is the turnovers. As long as his shot selection is solid, I don't think there should be any big concerns about his shooting efficiency.

LINSANITY CONTINUES. Game winning 3 pointer. ESPN will continue to jump all over this guy.

LINSANITY!!!!!! I love this guy

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Lin needs to go cook some rice and make some sushi rolls.

I don't believe that Taiwanese people eat sushi.

Hes from Taiwan, not Japan or China.

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Awesome

LMFAO @ Stacy King's "DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO POST VIDEOS TO FACEBOOK" after Taj's dunk.

Boozer should watch how Taj explodes to the hole.

Omer has two bricks for hands.