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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 27, 2009 -> 07:40 PM)
Because everyone knows the best way to teach rookies the game of basketball is to bench them.

 

Del Negro is a shockingly bad coach. IF Paxson somehow isn't gone after this year (which would be a crying shame), Del Negro better at least be.

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QUOTE (daa84 @ Feb 27, 2009 -> 11:25 PM)
just a f***in terrible loss....this team is so bad defensively its not even funny

 

If a team cannot get up for a game like this one (Red, NVL, and Obama in the stands), honestly something seems out of whack. Vinny Del Negro should not be the coach when next season starts.

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QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Feb 27, 2009 -> 11:57 PM)
If a team cannot get up for a game like this one (Red, NVL, and Obama in the stands), honestly something seems out of whack. Vinny Del Negro should not be the coach when next season starts.

 

I don't think it had anything to do with if they got up for the game or not. They're just not very good and got waxed. Although I will continue to watch the games and obviously support the team, I have long concluded that this season will be about the development of Rose and identifying which players currently on the roster are the best fit with Rose. Making the playoffs would mean nothing at this point.

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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 28, 2009 -> 12:46 AM)
I don't think it had anything to do with if they got up for the game or not. They're just not very good and got waxed. Although I will continue to watch the games and obviously support the team, I have long concluded that this season will be about the development of Rose and identifying which players currently on the roster are the best fit with Rose. Making the playoffs would mean nothing at this point.

 

 

If they lost by a bucket to the Cavs, Celtics, or Lakers I'd agree with you. They lost by 23 to a team that was tied for the fewest wins in the league.

 

I can't write that off to not being good, this team isn't THAT bad. The first quarter the fell behind, settled for jump shots, didn't play help defense, and turned the ball over way too much. On a night like tonight, it just shouldn't happen - they embarrassed themselves.

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QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Feb 28, 2009 -> 01:06 AM)
If they lost by a bucket to the Cavs, Celtics, or Lakers I'd agree with you. They lost by 23 to a team that was tied for the fewest wins in the league.

 

I can't write that off to not being good, this team isn't THAT bad. The first quarter the fell behind, settled for jump shots, didn't play help defense, and turned the ball over way too much. On a night like tonight, it just shouldn't happen - they embarrassed themselves.

 

It's tricky. There's no way of knowing what a team's mindset is going into any particular game. Did the Magic not get up for the Bulls the other night? Stuff happens. This Bulls team isn't good enough to take ANYONE for granted. So shame on them IF that's the case. We're definitely in agreement that the team embarrassed themselves. But they've done that about 15-20 other times this year. Shouldn't be surprising. Even to a team as bad as the Wizards.

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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 28, 2009 -> 01:47 AM)
It's tricky. There's no way of knowing what a team's mindset is going into any particular game. Did the Magic not get up for the Bulls the other night? Stuff happens. This Bulls team isn't good enough to take ANYONE for granted. So shame on them IF that's the case. We're definitely in agreement that the team embarrassed themselves. But they've done that about 15-20 other times this year. Shouldn't be surprising. Even to a team as bad as the Wizards.

 

You're right, it's impossible to tell what was going through their minds. Still, in my opinion, there is something wrong in my mind with either coaching, or the players when they couldn't put forth a more spirited effort (they looked absolutely disinterested in taking the ball to the basket in the first quarter) when the organization had just gone through such an emotionally devastating day.

 

Now, does losing two franchise icons necessarily equate to playing better? No. I wouldn't put that argument forward, but it just seems like most teams seem to get a boost from an event like this. Teams seem to "rally around" each other and try and win one for the Gipper. Its a subjective thing, but I just expected (and in my opinion rightfully so) that the team would have really wanted to play their best in memory of Red and NVL.

 

However, You sir are a formidable opponent!

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QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 28, 2009 -> 09:44 PM)
See what happens when you don't sit Rose in the 4th, Vinny. Huge comeback.

 

Hope they pull it out now.

 

When someone figures this team out... please let me know.

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Even last night's game frusterated me. It was an incredible comeback and an important win, but the Bulls play defense they should be ashamed by for the first 3 quarters, then the 4th comes along and all of a sudden they are all over the place and Houston can barely even get shots off. I wasn't a big Scott Skiles fan, but if this team tried as much on defense as Skiles' teams did, they might actually be somewhat good, certainly good enough to where they wouldn't be fighting their ass off just to try and get the 8th seed.

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