The 2004-2005 Chicago Bulls Thread

[Aero737]

OH NOES THE BULLS LOST!

[SFGA 11]

Well it's simple actually why the celtics seem to do well against the Bulls...and not other teams. Bulls have 0 stars, Celtics have 2...that are constantly talking to the refs. I have never seen a team complain to the refs more then the Celtics this season....every call.

Paul Pierce 2-12 from the field...18 points pretty much says it all.

Good point, I never thought of that, your right. Paul Pierce, Gary Payton and ricky Davis really aggitate me, Paul Pierce whines after every call and Payton thinks hes the best.

[CoasterDude12-2]

Eddy Curry had 0 Def. rebounds. Pierce had 13. That's how he got 18 pts while being 2-12 from the field. We really should've won this. 5 game road trip comin up.

[CoasterDave316]

And suddenly the Bulls start playing like they did at the begining of the season. This New Jersey game has to be one of the worst games I have seen them play in awhile. Hinrich is REALLY struggling to make any shot, even free throws. The way he's played this game both on offense and defense he should be on the bench next to Curry and Deng.

Overall the effort is not there and hasn't been there in the past few games.

[SFGA 11]

This couldnt have come at a worse time too, at the begining of a hard month with lots of difficult road games.
Skiles needs to get the team refocused and back to playing good, solid defense.

[CoasterDude12-2]

Well, I can deal with a couple more losses. I know this is going to be a tough month. But I don't see the Bulls losing that badly either. We'll pull through. Especially if We sign Karl Malone

[V2's Mighty Golden Arrow]

Bulls are the best team ever in any sport. (overstatment of the day)

[CoasterDave316]

3rd loss in a row by the Bulls....and I would like to take this time to thank Ben Gordan. For showing people how stupid Skiles was to not play him or anybody else who could create offense during the first half of the 4th quarter.

[SFGA 11]

The Bulls got the W tonight against the mavs. They played really well both defensively and on offense. Luol Deng had an amzing game with a career high in points (30) and in rebounds (11), Curry also chipped in 23 points. Hinrich in the 4th quarter seemed to come out of his slump, which is a good sign.

[CoasterDave316]

The Bulls really needed this win tonight, so they can gain some confidence on this road trip.

Hopefully Hinrich is out of his slump, he really camp through in the clutch tonight. Overall the team looked well rested today and had alot of energy. The past 3 times they have looked really tired.

[CoasterDude12-2]

This is the true spirit of the Bulls. Deng had 30 points BTW.

I'd like to say i'm confident about our chances in the playoffs. We'll go, but with all the turnovers we'll be erased in no time.

[w00dland]

I'd just like to say that it's really funny that I saw a special on Sportscenter this afternoon about how after Micheal Jordan left the Bulls all sports teams in Chicago suck...

[mschulz5]

I also saw that. Those were the days when it was a virtual lock every year that the Bulls would win it all....

[CoasterDave316]

And the Defense again disappears tonight vs. the Rockets. The rotations were so off, half the time the bulls were running away from the shooter. Horriable. And on offense...Bulls just keep hiking up 3's. The result is they are getting blown out.

[SFGA 11]

The Bulls looked really sluggish out there tonight, the main reason probably they played a game last night, and didnt get to Houston untill morning. Its no suprise the Bulls are doing bad on this tough road trip, if they escape the month still around the .500 mark, they will be good for the rst of the season.

[CoasterDude12-2]

BULLS WIN 87-83!!!

I'd have more details if i'd actually seen the game. But i'm glad we won and are still above .500 and in the 7th seed for the playoffs.

[CoasterDave316]

Game wasn't on TV at all which sucked, but I listened to it on the radio. Very close game when the bulls blew a decent sized lead in the 4th quarter when Sprewell got hot and was making everything. Down the stretch though the Bulls defense and a missed dunk by KG helped the bulls win the game.

Next up Sacramento, a game in which the Bulls defense really needs to show up if they want to have a chance at winning this game. Sacramento always kills the bulls with 3 pointers....hopefully our guards actually guard the perimeter and don't help too much down low.

[SFGA 11]

I listened to it on the radio too. Its not as good as TV but it was alright. Sounded like the Bulls played good on both ends except for the end of 3rd and beginning of 4th. The T-Wolves have really been struggling this year, and this win makes a season sweep for the Bulls. BTW, theres a Bulls game coming up that isnt on TV as well, I think its in a couple of weeks.

[CoasterDave316]

It's next month vs. the Clippers...same 2:30 game on a Sunday. I guess ABC has all the rights to those games and if ABC doesn't choose to air them they don't get aired at all. Sort of sucks.

[SFGA 11]

Bulls beat the Raptors tonight in a high scoring game, it felt like a west game. 121-115. Curry, Deng, Hinrich, Duhon, Gordon, and many others had good games. 6 players in double figures. At the end of the game Hinrich injured his hand or finger (couldnt tell) no info is known yet, but I dont hink its serious, plus the All-star break is coming up so he can have time to heal.

[CoasterDave316]

Hinrich jammed 2 fingers on his shooting hand...he said it might effect his play but he is still going to play in the rookie/sophmore challenge tomorrow night. So the good news is he most likely won't miss any time, and with the allstar break he should be fine by the next bulls game.

[SFGA 11]

Bulls played great yesterday, they picked up the win at home vs the Wizards. They played the best I have seen them play in a while, they improved their record to 28-24. Hinrich had 26 points, 6 assists, Gordon had 20, and Tyson had 9 boards 3 blocks. Davis, Othella (took four charges), and Duhon also had great games.

[DejaVu The Ride]

Yeah the game last night was great and was yet another sell-out! They moved up in the standings a little as Cleveland and the Wizards both lost. But Indiana stayed on the same ground.

Also, the recent Miami victory was also great. It shows they can play with very good teams.

[CoasterDave316]

Well it appears Loul Deng may be headed to the IR with the ankle injury he got during last nights game. They said all test results were negative on the ankle. The Bulls really struggled without him against Houston...although even with him bulls would have lost since they shot lights out.

Hopefully Deng doesn't miss that many games as the bulls got a pretty tough schedule this month and they are going to have to win 50% of the games to keep a playoff spot.

[SFGA 11]

Yeah, Nocioni, Griffin, and Piatowski are gonna have to step up big time, this is a big loss. That game against Houston was hard to watch.