NBA Basketball 2013

[Demonbinder]

RIP Jerry Buss.

[snoopy369]

RIP the Bulls' chances of winning the title this year, as far as I can tell.

[Demonbinder]

Well, I don't think anyone really expected them to do it this year, or even next year even if Rose comes back . They are positioning themselves for getting a major free agent in 2014. (Gee, what other Chicago team does that remind me of.) The only way I can see it happening is if he does come back better than before and there is a major injury for the Heat.

BTW, it really bugs me when athletes use double negatives or say things like "I won't come back until I'm 110%". LeBron says, "He shouldn't be rushed back by nobody." which means he should be rushed back by somebody. Rose says he wants to come back when he is 110%. Sorry, that can't happen.

Finally, they should get rid of dunk contest. It's not worthwhile anymore. And Kudo's to Joakim Noah for actually playing defense. That is why he was selected and there should be much more of that in the All-Star game.

[snoopy369]

I think that in late January a bunch of Bulls fans salivated at the thought of DRose coming back to a team that was, rather than being close to .500 and maybe or maybe not a playoff team, instead contending for the division title and one of the best records in the conference. Add DRose to that, and you have a serious shot at the championship.

Now, who knows if he'll come back this year? Very odd, really. Why the Bulls had gone from saying 'wait, wait, we don't know' to 'hmm, he's getting closer...' and then all of a sudden he says 'no I'm not'... why? Very odd.

All-star games will never, ever have defense in them. You have to accept them for what they are - offensive skill showcases. Basketball really should accept that full bore and change the format from 5 on 5 to 3 on 3, or something like that. Make it more exciting. Don't pretend it's a real game. That's where they go wrong - people hate it that there's no defense, but real defense is _hard_ and physically demanding (and risky). It's also challenging to play real D without practicing sets a lot. Stars won't do that, and that's okay. Just change the game enough to focus on what it is.

[-Jrabbit]

Bulls steal Game 1, top Heat 93-86

Hilarious!

[Sava]

da bulls

[Ming]

The Heat took the Bulls lightly.... and paid for it.
Unfortunately, it won't last.

At least we can enjoy this victory.

[-Jrabbit]

Hey, at least all the experts predicting a sweep have been proven wrong. So we've got that.

[rah]

Especially some of those real cocky ones that were predicting a complete playoff sweep.

[snoopy369]

Hey, the sweep is still possible

[-Jrabbit]

Not anymore. Enter reality.

Game 2: Miami 115, Chicago 78

[Ming]

It was to be expected...

[Sava]

bah this just means bulls in 5

c'mon guys, delusions are fun

they've kept me going for years

[rah]

Satisfied with one win there. I hope we get one of the next two.
The Rose feeding frenzy has reached a peak, if this morning's talk radio was any indication.

[H Tower]

Since April 17th, the Bulls have played 9 games, you'd think they'd have found a way to get healthier with the playoffs so drawn out.