Barring any type of miracles, it looks like the Chicago Bulls will not be making the playoffs this season. The Bulls have lost two straight games and now remain three games behind the Detroit Pistons for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. With only three games remaining in the regular season the Bulls would have to win out in order to give themselves any chance of making the postseason. And even if that happened it is still unlikely that the Bulls will make the playoffs. This season the Bulls have suffered numerous injuries which in the end came to haunt them. Joakim Noah, Jimmy Butler, Nikola Mirotic, Mike Dunleavy, Derrick Rose, and Taj Gibson have all missed multiple games this season. It is hard for any team to win games when you don't have a healthy roster throughout the year. Now I had my concerns going into the season about how the Bulls would play under new coach Fred Hoiberg. But NO way did I think the Bulls would miss the playoffs this year. The last time the Bulls missed the playoffs was during the 2007-08 season. Even if the Bulls did make the playoffs I don't think they would have gotten past the Cleveland Cavaliers whom they would play in the first round. Lebron James and Kyrie Irving would be too much for the Bulls to handle. The season overall has been a letdown and this Bulls team was just average at best.
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaa Bullssssssssss
Ryan
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Showing posts with label Nikola Mirotic. Show all posts
Friday, April 8, 2016
Thursday, March 3, 2016
The Chicago Bulls Continue to Struggle
Man oh man have the Bulls been hard to watch these last few games. The Bulls have lost four straight and their record is now 30-30. No that is not a misprint....... I would have laughed in your face if you told me before the season started that the Bulls would be a .500 team. If the playoffs started today the Bulls would not be in it. This was a talented team entering the season but unfortunately they have been plagued by injuries. Joakim Noah was lost with a season ending injury in January. Nikola Mirotic and Jimmy Butler have been out these last few weeks as well. And of course Derrick Rose has missed a handful of games over these last few weeks. Every other day it seems like Derrick Rose is hurt............ (But that is another story for another day)
The Chicago Bulls looked horrible the last two games against the Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic. The Heat's shooting percentage against the Bulls was 67.5%. That set the franchise all-time record for shooting percentage in a game for the Miami Heat. When I saw this stat my jaw dropped. Give some credit to Miami, but over sixty percent?! This tells me two things 1) The Heat shot the ball extremely well & 2) A lot of that also had to do with how poorly the Bulls defense has been playing. The Heat scored 129 points and 74 of those points were in the paint! That is ridiculous! Against the Orlando Magic it was no different. The Magic kept getting WIDE OPEN shots! That can't happen! I noticed guys from the Bulls not getting back on defense and not making the proper rotations on defense. These are two fundamental concepts that need to be executed at all times. And a lot of it just has to do with effort. Besides Jimmy Butler and Joakim Noah there are not really any other good defensive players on this team. But what you lack in talent you need to make up with effort and right now the Bulls are not doing that. I don't see that same fire/passion this year that I have seen from previous Bulls teams.
The good news Bulls fans is that Jimmy Butler should be returning in the next week or so. And when he is back the Bulls should be able to string a few wins together and hopefully that will get them going. But getting Jimmy Butler back does not fix everything. Other guys on this team need to step up as well. As the old saying goes, "There is no "I" in team!" The Bulls need to WAKE UP FAST!!! Because if they don't they willing be sitting on their couches come playoff time instead of playing.
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Bullsssssssssssssssssssss
Ryan
Game highlights: Bulls vs Heat Bulls vs Magic
Great article about the Bulls recent struggles: Have the Bulls hit rock bottom?
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| Pau Gasol looking to pass against the Magic (Photo Courtesy of chicagosuntimes.com) |
The Chicago Bulls looked horrible the last two games against the Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic. The Heat's shooting percentage against the Bulls was 67.5%. That set the franchise all-time record for shooting percentage in a game for the Miami Heat. When I saw this stat my jaw dropped. Give some credit to Miami, but over sixty percent?! This tells me two things 1) The Heat shot the ball extremely well & 2) A lot of that also had to do with how poorly the Bulls defense has been playing. The Heat scored 129 points and 74 of those points were in the paint! That is ridiculous! Against the Orlando Magic it was no different. The Magic kept getting WIDE OPEN shots! That can't happen! I noticed guys from the Bulls not getting back on defense and not making the proper rotations on defense. These are two fundamental concepts that need to be executed at all times. And a lot of it just has to do with effort. Besides Jimmy Butler and Joakim Noah there are not really any other good defensive players on this team. But what you lack in talent you need to make up with effort and right now the Bulls are not doing that. I don't see that same fire/passion this year that I have seen from previous Bulls teams.
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| Derrick Rose looking to drive against the Heat |
The good news Bulls fans is that Jimmy Butler should be returning in the next week or so. And when he is back the Bulls should be able to string a few wins together and hopefully that will get them going. But getting Jimmy Butler back does not fix everything. Other guys on this team need to step up as well. As the old saying goes, "There is no "I" in team!" The Bulls need to WAKE UP FAST!!! Because if they don't they willing be sitting on their couches come playoff time instead of playing.
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Bullsssssssssssssssssssss
Ryan
Game highlights: Bulls vs Heat Bulls vs Magic
Great article about the Bulls recent struggles: Have the Bulls hit rock bottom?
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