SB Nation User Blog: eddiew23

Rosen on Luol and the Bulls

eddiew23 — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:53:51 -0000

I'm like most everyone else here who is quite critical of Charley and his NBA analysis, so I found this to be pretty amazing coming from his mouth.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/6723124

"Deng gave a convincing imitation of (gasp!) Michael Jordan. Hitting pull-ups, blazing along the baseline and dropping extremely complicated layups, moving without the ball, hitting mid-range jumpers on screen/fades, making his free throws, and generally playing with total confidence."

And a tidbit that Bill Simmons should use in his "analysis" of Big Ben vs. Tyson:

"Though Wallace got plenty of help in defending Shaq, Big Ben did draw a total of four charging fouls (three of them on the runaway Diesel). More important, however, were the numerous times that Wallace produced extra possessions by tipping missed shots back out to his teammates."

There's some good constructive criticism of what the Bulls need to improve upon, so overall, a pretty shocking article from Rosen. And like he said, it's only one game. We must win the war, not just the battle.

More Hypocrisy From Riley

eddiew23 — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:10:20 -0000

I was killing some time this morning when I came across this gem from Pat Riley.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AuXqqBxyRDlGqmkq0XBNSia8vLYF?slug=cnnsi-rileyspeaksup&prov =cnnsi&type=lgns

SI.com: You gave Bruce Bowen his first real NBA break (with the Heat in '97). What did you think of Knicks coach Isiah Thomas' accusation earlier this season that Bowen intentionally sticks his foot under shooters when they're attempting jump shots?

Riley: I don't get caught up in that. I've learned one thing as a coach: If you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything. I used to say a lot of things when I was young. Bruce is a hell of a defender. I don't think there's any controversy. I don't think he does it intentionally. I just think opposing coaches get upset with it.
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Patty boy, you've had absolutely nothing good to say about Wade's injury and the accusation that Kirk intended on causing harm to the Golden Child. Take your own medicine and shut your mouth.

Rosen on the Bulls Win Last Night

eddiew23 — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:07:55 -0000

Well, considering what Charley has to say about the Bulls, and any team in general, this was a pretty positive article. It was overall a solid game I hope the Bulls can perform on a consistent basis. Eventually, I'm hoping Sefolosha can take over on defense against the large guards like Redd so that Kirk can have the ability to make more of a scoring impact. Here's the link, and a little of what Rosen had to say. I disagree strongly about the Bulls not making it into the 2nd round, as I think most of us would agree.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/6146124

The Bulls' defense depends on ball-pressure, great rotations, and Wallace's ability to protect the ring. As a rule, they avoid double-teaming, try to force drivers baseline and generally collapse whenever the ball penetrates into the paint.

How to beat this nasty D?

Make Wallace have to play against a powerful big who can fill the basket. Fortunately for the Bulls, there aren't many of these specimens around.

Either post the smallish Hinrich and Gordon, or else iso them, back them into money-territory and merely shoot over them.

Hit a high percentage of perimeter shots.

How good are the Bulls?

Good enough to beat a flat Miami team in the season's opener. Good enough to rout a Milwaukee team that couldn't wait to go belly-up. But their offense has too big of a hole in the middle. So unless they can gain a top-four seed in the playoffs, Chicago is probably not good enough to survive into the second round.