Jake Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 26, 2012 -> 02:35 PM) And people like you are why the Bulls never do anything and are satisfied with being ordinary. Go to Boston, LA or even Dallas and tell their fanbases that Rip will be the difference between losing in the conference finals and getting to the finals and see what happens. That's like saying Dylan Axelrod being replaced by Gavin Floyd is ridiculous. Just because you're not replacing KEITH BOGANS with Jesus Christ Himself, does not mean that the addition of Rip Hamilton wasn't a big deal. It was and it was a good idea. He was actually healthy in the playoffs, by the way. Can't pin this s*** on Rip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 (edited) Adam Dunn will go a week without striking out before a team with Carlos Boozer as it's starting 4 wins a title. Durant/Westrbrook/Harden/Ibaka got their asses handed to them (OKC had homecourt as well). What the hell would the Bulls have done besides play hard and makes the games relatively competitive? Edited July 26, 2012 by Jordan4life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 26, 2012 -> 03:35 PM) And people like you are why the Bulls never do anything and are satisfied with being ordinary. Go to Boston, LA or even Dallas and tell their fanbases that Rip will be the difference between losing in the conference finals and getting to the finals and see what happens. Yeah, because that's what I've said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 26, 2012 -> 03:40 PM) Adam Dunn will go a week without striking out before a team with Carlos Boozer as it's starting 4 wins a title. Durant/Westrbrook/Harden/Ibaka got their asses handed to them (OKC had homecourt as well). What the hell would the Bulls have done besides play hard and makes the games relatively competitive? Play much better defense and not try to run with the best running team in the league, for one. Edit: Lol, I missed the bold on my first read. So you admit they would've made the games "relatively competitive" but they'd have no chance at winning? Come on... Edited July 26, 2012 by Jenksismybitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 26, 2012 -> 03:44 PM) Play much better defense and not try to run with the best running team in the league, for one. Great. So the Bulls would yuck the game up and lose 88-81 instead of the Thunder losing 114-107. The Heat can play both ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 26, 2012 -> 04:27 PM) Oh my goodness. Would you homers get with the times? KG/Pierce/Allen. Kobe/Gasol/Bynum. LeBron/Wade/Bosh. Durant/Westbrook/Harden. These are the teams getting to the finals/winning it. Maybe in 1994 Rose/Deng/Boozer would've been enough. But not today. Yes, I know what Dallas did in '11. Exception, not rule. Ok, so rose doesn't go down and Bosh still gets hurt? I guess that would've give them a better chance. Does that make you feel any better? Tell me why this strictly an exception? Also Rip actually had a few good games in that first round scoring 10, 17, 19, and 19...Bogans had a grand total of 2 10+ point games in the whole playoffs the year before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Jul 26, 2012 -> 03:48 PM) Tell me why this strictly an exception? Also Rip actually had a few good games in that first round scoring 10, 17, 19, and 19...Bogans had a grand total of 2 10+ point games in the whole playoffs the year before. Because recent history says so. We can go back a little further with Prime Duncan/Parker/Manu if you want to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 26, 2012 -> 09:27 PM) Ok, so rose doesn't go down and Bosh still gets hurt? I guess that would've give them a better chance. Does that make you feel any better? Pretty sure I'm allowed to do that, yes. If the Rose-led bulls face heat during that pacers/early boston series I'd feel pretty good. Even would feel good without Noah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 26, 2012 -> 03:55 PM) Pretty sure I'm allowed to do that, yes. If the Rose-led bulls face heat during that pacers/early boston series I'd feel pretty good. Even would feel good without Noah. Ok, well, if that helps you out. Great. The Bulls, even healthy, can't see the Heat. But if you want to give us Rose while subtracting Bosh, sure. The Bulls have a much better chance. There's nobody to kick Carlos Boozer's ass for the 6th straight postseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 26, 2012 -> 10:18 PM) Ok, well, if that helps you out. Great. The Bulls, even healthy, can't see the Heat. But if you want to give us Rose while subtracting Bosh, sure. The Bulls have a much better chance. There's nobody to kick Carlos Boozer's ass for the 6th straight postseason. Honestly man, why not. If we are playing the hypotheticals, where the bulls did not lose Rose, why can't I compare that situation to what really happened in the rest of the playoffs? But no, that's right, the Heat won 16 straight to win the world everything, they weren't ever vulnerable blah blah blah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Who gives a flying f*** about hypotheticals? Rose really did tear his ACL and won't be his old self for a while, and the Heat still won with Bosh, their only good big man, playing 30 minutes across 11 games and at less than 100% for the rest of the playoffs. Oh, and the Heat have every important player back and added Ray Allen to hit wide open 3's all year. Seriously, the last two years don't matter. They didn't win, now it's time to move on from that and prepare for when Rose is healthy again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZZZA Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Yeah, and what's the lesson there? To me, the lesson is that there aren't really that many good teams in the NBA and we shouldn't feel so down on ourselves, because we aren't that far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 What do you guys think the plan for Randy Foye was? Before he was signed the Bulls were rumured to be looking into signing him even with the signing of Bellinelli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZZZA Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I guess the plan was to jettison Rip by the trade deadline to get under the cap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 QUOTE (RZZZA @ Jul 28, 2012 -> 12:58 PM) I guess the plan was to jettison Rip by the trade deadline to get under the cap Under the luxury tax. Big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZZZA Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Yeah sorry, thats what I meant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Bulls rumored to be in on Joel Pryzbilla, the Bucks seem to be the most likely suitor though, Dallas also in on him...in my book Prizzy>Asik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Jul 29, 2012 -> 03:17 PM) Prizzy>Asik. Dear Lord, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 29, 2012 -> 06:51 PM) Dear Lord, no. Pryzbylla is awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Jul 29, 2012 -> 03:17 PM) Bulls rumored to be in on Joel Pryzbilla, the Bucks seem to be the most likely suitor though, Dallas also in on him...in my book Prizzy>Asik. This might've been true in 2008. Wow. So (potentially) Pryzbilla, Hinrich, Mohammed, Belinelli and Radmanovic added this offseason. Be afraid NBA. Be very afraid. Jesus. Rose out until at least march. Boozer another year older and more terrible. Rip another year older and a lock to miss at least 25 games. Deng's still got a bum wrist. Welcome back to the days of Eddy Curry, Marcus Fizer, Khalid El Amin and Eddie Robinson, Bulls fans. Edited July 30, 2012 by Jordan4life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 29, 2012 -> 07:15 PM) This might've been true in 2008. Wow. So (potentially) Pryzbilla, Hinrich, Mohammed, Belinelli and Radmanovic added this offseason. Be afraid NBA. Be very afraid. Jesus. Rose out until at least march. Boozer another year older and more terrible. Rip another year older and a lock to miss at least 25 games. Deng's still got a bum wrist. Welcome back to the days of Eddy Curry, Marcus Fizer, Khalid El Amin and Eddie Robinson, Bulls fans. You've named two players that will be in our regular rotation, and one of them is a mythical "young player" that everybody is pining for. Quit being an e-alarmist and acting like we're going to win 13 games again or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 29, 2012 -> 09:38 PM) You've named two players that will be in our regular rotation, and one of them is a mythical "young player" that everybody is pining for. Quit being an e-alarmist and acting like we're going to win 13 games again or something. Some would say that the only 2 places in the league that aren't terrible are winning 60+ games and winning 13 games, because the worst place you can be is winning 40 games and over the cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 30, 2012 -> 03:04 AM) Some would say that the only 2 places in the league that aren't terrible are winning 60+ games and winning 13 games, because the worst place you can be is winning 40 games and over the cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I'm amused at the inability of spelling PRZYBILLA in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZZZA Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Bulls going after every FA with a hard to pronounce name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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