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Hollinger's Individual Player Profiles
These are insider-only, but they're not officially posted on ESPN.com yet--I assume they won't go live until Monday afternoon. (If you want to view other teams, try replacing "Bulls" with "Clippers" or another team in the link name.)
Some observations:
No one's PER really seems to be projected to change much. Rose is still under 20 (which I'd agree with, until he proves he can hit 3s or draw more fouls), Boozer is too (a bit of Fluke Rule confusion; was his poor 2008-9 the fluke or his rebound in 2009-10?), Noah's production is actually expected to decline. So-so numbers, but a very positive scouting report of Taj--I was a little surprised by that.
The clear highlight, however, is the Brian Scalabrine box at the very bottom. "Barrel-chested." Heh.
Game Preview #58 - Chicago Bulls at New Jersey Nets
by msquared10 on Feb 25, 2009 3:10 PM EST
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[Thanks to msquared10 for today's game preview -ed.]
Something very strange happened in last night’s game versus Orlando: Every Bulls player played well. No one had a fantastic game, but everyone had a good one. (Check out last night’s recap for more about that, though.) Tonight, the Bulls travel to New Jersey, who are coming off their ridiculous win on Monday night where Devin Harris hit that half court buzzer beater.
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Game Preview #51: Chicago Bulls at Dallas Mavericks
by msquared10 on Feb 7, 2009 2:04 PM EST
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With wins in four of their last five games, the Bulls are playing as well as they have at any point this year. At the end of a seven-game road trip, they roll into Dallas to face the Mavs, who have been doing pretty well for themselves lately. They had a little hiccup on Thursday against the depleted Jazz, but won four in a row before that, including victories over the Magic and Blazers.
Here are some matchups to watch:
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Game Preview #47 - Chicago Bulls at Sacramento Kings
by msquared10 on Jan 30, 2009 3:16 PM EST
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[Thanks to msquared10 for today's preview -ed.]
Before we know where we’re going, it’s important to reflect on where we’ve been. So let’s look, for a second, at that game against the Clippers. That win on Wednesday was actually our biggest win of the season. We won by 20, and before that our highest was a 17-point victory over the Suns in November. As anyone who reads any statistical analyses knows, the biggest predictor of future success is point differential, and while the Bulls have had quite a few big losses, they haven’t really had any big wins to speak of to counter them. That was also the first game in which we held a team under 80 points.
That’s nice and all, but it means next to nothing. The Bulls hardly earned it. The Clippers barely fielded an NBA team—Fred Jones and Brian Skinner started, Steve Novak played significant minutes, and Baron Davis did his best Larry Hughes impression. And other than the spurt of effort in the third quarter (though that 9-point defensive effort was also due to the Clippers' utter lack of offensive organization), both teams played lackadaisically. It was like watching a bad pickup game. So while the 20-point win is great, let’s not count on ever playing a team like that again—at least not in a regular-season game that counts for something.
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