11/5/09--Chicago Bulls @ Cleveland Cavaliers--7PM CST (TNT)

[DASMACKDOWN]

I smell a 20+ point Blowout. Bulls lose big.

We will again have only 2 of 4 of these guys show up (Deng/Rose/Salmons/Hinrich) as usual.

Which 2 showed up against the Bucks?

Deng counted for 1 and a half by himself and Rose filled in the other half.

[sco]

Prediction:

Taj's coming-out party!

[The Big Dog]

We need a heavy dose of a Rose and Miller/Noah pick-and-roll to take advantage of Shaq. Also, Salmons needs to hit open shots.

[WAYSA]

Who has the edge in coaching?

The coach who does not draw up plays or the coach that can't?

[Ctownbulls]

Who has the edge in coaching?

The coach who does not draw up plays or the coach that can't?

That is one of the few things I can't stand about Vinny. When your a young coach with little experience and limited offensive sets why the hell would you try to micro-manage the games. You don't ALWAYS have to call timeouts to draw up last possession plays.

Oh I miss the old days when Skiles would draw up a play out of a time-out and we would always score, or at least get an open look.

[anorexorcism]

LeBron giving some praise:

"They're a very talented team, young team but very talented. We are looking forward to the challenge; it is still early, but we are looking forward to the challenge. With it being a TNT game, it is going to make it fun but at the same time, we are going to try to get better. We approach every game like it's our last but continue to get better and do the things we do in practice and try to implement them into a game situation so it is going to be a good one."

http://www.fearthesword.com/2009/11/4/1 ... #storyjump

[illiance]

Oh god, this one could get UGLY fast. Derrick Rose needs to have 20+ points to give us even the slightest of chances. TT was great on LBJ last year in the OT win, he'll be missed. I don't wanna get embarrassed again on national TV but this one is inevitable. 105-81 Cavs win.

[Rerisen]

All our nationally televised games are vs the best teams. Chance for embarrassment is high. But we need to chin up and prove we deserve the attention.

[Tommy Udo 6]

Another road loss.

Another tough night for Bulls Mods as the Forum tries to sink to new lows of gloom & doom messages.

more cries for the return of Ben Gordon.

more cries for firing Vinny

Same old, same old

[The Explorer]

Another road loss.

Another tough night for Bulls Mods as the Forum tries to sink to new lows of gloom & doom messages.

more cries for the return of Ben Gordon.

more cries for firing Vinny

Same old, same old

Sounds like we could have yet another retiring mod...

[Tommy Udo 6]

Another road loss.

Another tough night for Bulls Mods as the Forum tries to sink to new lows of gloom & doom messages.

more cries for the return of Ben Gordon.

more cries for firing Vinny

Same old, same old

Sounds like we could have yet another retiring mod...

Not yet - I've survived 3 years now and you get used to it after awhile.

I've never been one of the best but I've not made too many mistakes to be noticed.

Sort of like an invisible man......

[Flames24Rulz]

Maybe we'll break the 90 point threshold in this game.

This is probably going to be ugly.

[pduh01]

Probably? It is going to be ugly for the Bulls

[stillalive]

I'm still waiting for Rose/Salmons/Deng to all have good games. It's either 1 or 2 of them.

[Hangtime84]

Another road loss.

Another tough night for Bulls Mods as the Forum tries to sink to new lows of gloom & doom messages.

more cries for the return of Ben Gordon.

more cries for firing Vinny

Same old, same old

Sounds like we could have yet another retiring mod...

i believe he has done that once

[RagingBull316]

Regardless of the year, Deng has historically done an excellent job on LeBron. I don't see why it would be any different now. I wouldn't give him a pass in this case.

When has Deng done a excellent job on Lebron? I'd like to see that Box Score. Lebron usually goes for over 30 points or a triple double on us.

Unfortunately we don't stand a chance in this game. Hopefully we can stay within 20 points, so it's not extremely embarrassing.

[ThisGuyFawkes]

Vegas has the total points posted at 187 for this game. I cannot see that happening. It'll probably be more like 98-83, Cavs. Neither team has really good 3-point shooting and the defenses will allow for some long possessions and turnovers.

[logical_art]

We need a big game from Rose to stand a chance. Something like 25 & 10 would be nice.

[Mr. Tibbs]

somehow someway, the bulls need to make some shots. Hate for the john madden analysis but i dn how else to put it..scoring 83 points against the cavs will not earn a win, or close to a win. The defense has looked pretty solid for the most part, the offense has been just putrid.

hit the open shots, hit a lucky shot, get to the foul line and hit the damn foul shots...if we don't break a 42% fg percentage (currently the best percentage we've had..against the spurs), we ain't winning.

[bullybullz]

The Bulls should not double team Shaq throughout the game. If Shaq scores 30 but the other players for Cleveland get's 55-60 the Bulls have a chance to win.

Same applies with LeBron. Don't double LeBron. If he scores 50 but the rest of the Cavs scores 35-40 Bulls have a chance.

This is how Orlando beat Cleveland in the playoffs last season. Let LeBron dominate but shut down the rest of the supporting cast. Basically stay home on the shooters Cleveland has because you double LeBron you pay as his court vision is incredible.

If LeBron or Shaq beat Chicago single-handedly, the Bulls should tip their hat to them but don't let LeBron and Shaq dominate and don't let Cleveland's role players go off.

Of course its much harder than it sounds but I feel this is the only way to beat them especially on the road. lol