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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 03:51:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Thank You Isiah</title><description>Home of the amoral victories</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>698</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-2709953823908611359</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-29T13:16:10.623-05:00</atom:updated><title>Fire Thibodeau? Are Bulls Fans Absolutely Fucking Nuts?</title><description>Devastated as I am by Rose's season-ending (and championship-dream-shattering) injury, <a href="http://www.blogabull.com/2012/4/29/2986273/do-you-trust-thibs"> stuff like this</a> drives me insane.
 
Bulls fans, I'm going to explain something, and you're going to have to take my word for it that I am absolutely 100% correct. Tom Thibodeau is not responsible for Derrick Rose's ACL tear. Do you know who or what is responsible? Nobody. There is no reason for it. There is no one to blame. This isn't the Iraq war or the financial crisis, caused by real villains who left behind a paper trail of their heinous acts for us to weigh and examine and dole out the appropriate condemnation. This was a freak accident, a ligament that snapped during a routine jump stop. Yes, it happened late in the game with the Bulls leading by 12; it could've just as likely happened during the third quarter with the lead at 5, or during the first quarter of Game Two with the Bulls trailing by 2.&nbsp;
 
Bulls fans, I know it's comforting to think that all of life's contingencies can be managed or controlled, that all of its risk can be identified and avoided. I am here to tell you that such thinking is false, and that it is desperate and childish and profoundly wrong-headed to think that it could ever be true. Sure, it would be swell to think that if only we had the <a href="http://valleyofthesuns.com/2012/04/05/secret-behind-phoenix-suns-elite-training-staff/"> Phoenix Suns' training staff,</a> this terrible injury would not have occurred. But the Phoenix Suns training staff, though markedly better than most staffs, <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2187484"> are not omnipotent.</a> You see it on bumper stickers everywhere because it's true: Shit Happens.*
 
Meanwhile, the coach whose head people are calling for has <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/sports/basketball/bulls-and-basketball-an-obsession-for-thibodeau.html?_r=1&amp;hp&amp;pagewanted=all"> almost literally given his life to basketball and this Bulls team.</a> That which he has been able to control, he has controlled, masterfully, indeed more so than any other head coach in the NBA over the past two years. Chicago almost certainly won't win a title now, but they STILL have an excellent chance of knocking off the Sixers, and the hated Celtics in the next round, because they have a head coach who has helped them play the best defense in the NBA over the past two years. If Bulls fans want to throw that away because of an accident he had absolutely nothing to do with, well, then they'll deserve what comes next, which I can guarantee won't be anywhere near as excellent.
 
*It might also be worth keeping this injury in perspective. One way to do so is to <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=2012+Chicago+toddler+shot&amp;client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;oq=2012+Chicago+toddler+shot&amp;aq=f&amp;aqi=&amp;aql=&amp;gs_nf=1&amp;gs_l=serp.3...60476.62863.0.63254.9.9.0.0.0.0.284.915.2j4j1.7.0.54L6jKmH8kk"> Google "Chicago 2012 toddler shot."</a> Shit, this wasn't the worst thing to befall a child of Englewood <a href="http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/04/15/toddler-found-dead-in-englewood-home/"> in the past two weeks.</a> Not even close.</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2012/04/fire-thibodeau-are-bulls-fans.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>68</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-759728861360622618</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-23T12:38:26.619-05:00</atom:updated><title>The Unbearable Shortness of Linsanity, or, JL3's Claim to Most Improved Player</title><description>
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It appears all over but the shouting that Jeremy Lin will take home this year's Most Improved Player award. This is all well and good, because only a sour-faced curmudgeon could argue against or deny the total fucking awesomeness that was Linsanity. But if you will permit me, I would like to get my sour-faced curmudgeon on.&nbsp;</div>
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Certainly on nearly <a href="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/linje01.html"> all of the numbers,</a> Lin has a rock-solid claim to the award. His PER jumped 5 points, he raised his TS% nearly 10 percentage points from this year to last, and per 36 min., his point and assist averages increased by 10 and 3, respectively. That type of improvement could go up against anyone's, in any year, and have a damn good shot of walking away with the MIP.</div>
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However, it seems relevant that Lin only played in 35 games total this year, and played only a meaningful role in 26 (the 25 he started, and the first game of Linsanity in which he came off the bench to torch New Jersey). Lin certainly made his presence felt in the games he played, but he played big minutes in under 40% of New York's games. It wasn't Lin's fault he didn't play in more games to start the season, but he's missed the entire last month with a knee injury, and it has to be mentioned that the Knicks haven't exactly struggled without him, going 10-5 on a schedule that included 9 Playoff teams. (In comparison, their 10-3 record during the opening blast of Linsanity featured at most 4 Playoff teams.) It appears as if Lin is about to receive an award for a season in which he played 6 weeks of meaningful basketball, and in which, lest we forget, during two of those 6 weeks, his team went 1-7.*</div>
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So if not Lin, then who? A lot of people might put in a brief for Ryan Anderson, but when you look at <a href="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/anderry01.html"> the numbers,</a> you see a player who hasn't so much improved as finally gotten the proper amount of minutes that his production has long suggested he receive. You could actually make a <a href="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hardeja01.html"> damn good case</a> for James Harden, but he's a shoo-in for the Sixth Man Award and there's been far too much consolidation of prestige in this country as is; we don't want the NBA pressing its finger down further on the scales in favor of inequality.</div>
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And indeed, it is in the spirit of thoughtful egalitarianism that we put forward the name of John Lucas III, a true MIP candidate for the 99 Percent. On its face, it might seem ridiculous, but delve deeper and there's a fair bit of there there. For starters, the man was barely in the league last year, and even then it seemed like the Bulls signed him out of some kind of affirmative action program for former players coached by Thibs (a.k.a., The Scalabrine Foundation for Locker Room Achievers). And yet this year, with Rose's myriad injuries, JL3 was pressed into regular service, and he not only <a href="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lucasjo02.html"> stepped up to the challenge,</a>&nbsp; he outright <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnO3tLv8jHc&amp;feature=related"> excelled at times.</a> Stats-wise, we're looking at a guy who played nearly twice as many minutes this year as he did during his three previous NBA seasons combined, and who ended up with a 15.3 PER. The man shot 39% on 133 three point attempts, had an assist : turnover ratio better than 2 to 1, and, even aside from his aforementioned mauling of Miami, had a <a href="http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201201110CHI.html"> number</a> of <a href="http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201203190ORL.html"> signature games</a> against <a href="http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201203050CHI.html"> good teams.</a>&nbsp;</div>
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In fact, given that the Bulls played without their MVP point guard for nearly 40 percent of the season and appear likely to finish with the same winning percentage as last year's 62-win team, and given that Lucas appears to have been <a href="http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pcm_finder.cgi?request=1&amp;sum=0&amp;p1=watsocj01&amp;y1=2012&amp;p2=lucasjo02&amp;y2=2012"> as good as, if not better than, C.J. Watson this season,</a> I think there's a case to be made that JL3's inspired play this season might be as important as any other factor when it comes to figuring out how the Bulls continued to play at such a high level without Rose. Check out <a href="http://basketballvalue.com/teamunits.php?year=2011-2012&amp;sortnumber=17&amp;sortorder=DESC&amp;team=CHI"> the Bulls' top units of adjusted +/-,</a> and you find that JL3 is part of a number of the better ones, including some with serious minutes played. (In particular, the Lucas-Korver-Deng-Taj-Omer is flat-out beastly, at +29.3 efficiency differential in 148 minutes. And especially so when compared to the otherwise similar Watson-Korver-Deng-Taj-Omer, which is -3.58 in 49 minutes played.)</div>
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Everyone fell in love with Lin this year because he rose from the D-League to play a role in reviving the Knicks' season. Well, JL3 has played in the D-League too (and Italy, and Spain, and fucking China), and if he didn't revive the Bulls season, he helped keep it from needing one. Lin's a great story and a great MIP candidate, but Lucas might have a better claim for both.**</div>
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*In fairness, this stretch had much more to do with Melo quitting on D'Antoni than with anything that Lin did or did not do. But the fact remains, Lin had trouble productively co-existing with Melo, and regardless of blame apportionment, that's hardly a point in his favor.</div>
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**I should admit, the argument for Lucas vs. Lin falls apart a bit when one looks at minutes played, in that Lin has more minutes this season than Lucas. But my response to that is, "Look, if Lin had been behind Derrick Rose and C.J. Watson instead of Mike Bibby and rookie Iman Shumpert, he'd have had trouble getting a lot of minutes too."
 
UPDATE: I have to admit, I completely forgot about DeMarcus Cousins, whose case for MIP seems <a href="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/couside01.html"> pretty open-and-shut</a>&nbsp;to me. Still, JL3 should be getting more recognition than he's received thus far.</div></description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2012/04/unbearable-shortness-of-linsanity-or.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>32</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-1234253797256679536</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-20T15:45:01.291-05:00</atom:updated><title>Bulls Offense Worrisome But Not Fatal (Yet)</title><description>It's been noted elsewhere, but after being among the top 3 offenses in the NBA throughout most of this year, the Bulls' offense has fallen out of the top 5 (down to sixth), and has been downright ugly since the start of April. I ran the numbers for points per 100 possessions since their April 1 stinker against OKC and got 98.1, which, over the course of a full season, would have the Bulls <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/teamstats"> tied with Cleveland for 4th worst offense</a> in the NBA, ahead of only Detroit, Washington, and the historically atrocious Bobcats. Take away the Bulls' game against the Bobcats (who also have the league's worst D), in which they scored a scintillating 117.6 pts. per 100 possessions, and that number plummets to 96.1, ahead of only Charlotte. Last night against Miami, they managed all of 80.9 pts. per 100 possessions, a number that even Charlotte could LOLZ at.&nbsp;
 
 
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So what's been the problem? I think a couple things. Their True Shooting percentage hasn't really been elite all year, but it was hovering slightly around and even above the league average for most of the season. <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/teamstats/_/sort/trueShootingPct"> That's changed,</a> with the Bulls now pretty firmly in the latter half of the league. This doesn't hurt the Bulls as much as it would most teams because <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/teamstats/_/sort/offReboundRate"> THEY ARE FUCKING TERRORS ON THE OFFENSIVE BOARDS,</a> and with the exception of last night's game vs. Miami, that (thankfully) hasn't changed in April. If it had, instead of watching a run-of-the-mill poor NBA offense, we'd be watching a historically shitty one.&nbsp;</div>
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Much more destructive has been the increase in turnovers this month, with the Bulls giving away the rock 19 times in three of April's 10 games thus far, with another game of 17 miscues and one of 15. This run of sloppy play has seen the Bulls fall out of the <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/teamstats/_/sort/turnoverRatio/order/false"> top 10 in TO rate</a> for the first time all season.&nbsp;</div>
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Also worth noting is that the Bulls' FT shooting, never anything to write home about, has been downright awful in April. They've gotten there at a very decent clip in some games, but have pissed away any advantage they might accrue from that. April has seen Deng getting to the line more than he has at any time since his wrist injury, but that increase has totally been offset by his 70% pct. once he's there, the worst he's had in a month this season. And it's not just Luol. Boozer, never much better than low 70%, is shooting 55% this month. Asik, always terrible, has been especially so, at 42%. And that's still better than Brewer's 41.5% from the line in April. Taj and Noah have both had good months at the line for them, but they haven't been able to make up for the plummeting averages of their teammates.</div>
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In some sense, this is good news. The Bulls are never going to be a good FT shooting team so long as they play Boozer, Brewer, and Asik big minutes, but going forward those three shouldn't be as terrible as they've been recently, and if they can return to shooting at their career averages, that would be a considerable bump.&nbsp;</div>
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Still the TOs and offensive struggles in general are extremely concerning. Over the past month, the Bulls have remained an elite defensive team (overtaking Boston recently to become <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/teamstats/_/sort/defensiveEff"> the most efficient defensive team in the league)</a> and that might still be enough to take down a flailing Sixers squad in the first round. But beyond that, an offense that's scoring at one of the worst rates in the league over the past month is not going to be able to seriously compete for a title. Simple as that.</div>
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However, recent history suggests all is not lost. Last year, the Mavs, like the Bulls this year, were a surprisingly effectively offensive team throughout the season, but in the final month, their offense was severely hampered by injuries to some key players. They stumbled toward the Playoffs, but they got healthy and managed to get things working offensively just in time. There's still a ton of uncertainty surrounding Rose's ankle injury, but assuming he can come back healthy, it's certainly conceivable the Bulls could regain their elite offensive status fairly quickly. The Bulls' recent offensive swoon isn't ideal by any stretch, but it isn't necessarily fatal to their Title hopes.**</div>
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**(Unless Rose can't come back, in which case, yeah, we're pretty fucked.)</div>
</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2012/04/bulls-offense-worrisome-but-not-fatal.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-7800754033963918293</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-02-10T17:04:38.887-06:00</atom:updated><title>In Defense of Luol Deng, All-Star</title><description>On Twitter, John Hollinger's been having some fun <a href= "https://twitter.com/#!/johnhollinger/status/167840462164598785"> ridiculing</a> Deng's All-Star <a href= "https://twitter.com/#!/johnhollinger/status/167843363599556609"> selection.</a> I'm not sure why he feels like Rondo is such a snub--dude's missed more games than Deng, and his PER isn't as good as Jennings'--but Hollinger isn't alone in feeling Deng's not deserving. The equally brilliant Zach Lowe made a point of sniffing at <a href= "http://nba-point-forward.si.com/2012/02/06/point-forwards-eastern-conf-all-stars/#more-15344"> Deng's credentials</a> earlier in the week. A lot of this comes down to the nebulous criteria for picking All-Stars. From an individual statistical level, even the most diehard Deng partisan (and I am not quite that, but close) would have to admit that when it comes to either conventional stats or advanced metrics, Deng seems to fall short. But one criteria bandied about--that players should come from winning teams--is relevant, and when it comes to measuring that, the metrics that we have suggest Deng might be more deserving than some people believe. The most familiar one is Adjusted Plus/Minus. Obviously, LeBron James (having one of the best seasons of his career) leads all Eastern forwards, but where does Deng fit in after him? Actually, he fits in <a href= "http://www.basketballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=834"> ahead of LeBron,</a> in first place among all forwards. We see it in the Top Units with regards to Adjusted +/- as well. There is only one team with two units in the <a href= "http://basketballvalue.com/topunits.php?year=2011-2012&sortnumber=17&sortorder=DESC"> Top 10 of the league,</a> and that team is Chicago. But strangely there is only one common denominator in those two lineups, and it's not Derrick Rose: It's Luol Deng. Perhaps that could be waved aside due to the relatively small sample of minutes for most of the top units. Indeed, looking at all of the top units, only three have played more than 100 minutes together. But the highest one among those three (with a +/- of 21.08 in 188 minutes) is Rose-Brewer-Deng-Boozer-Noah. But let's make this a little more concrete and examine how the Bulls did in their recent seven-game stretch without Deng. Yes, they went 4-3 (compared to 18-3 with him), but what I found even more interesting was that their point differential over that stretch was a measly +1.43. Considering the Bulls' overall point differential is a league-leading 9.68, that's a pretty stunning difference. And while it's true they've played a <a href= "http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/powerrankings/_/page/2/sort/sos"> ridiculously easy</a> schedule thus far (with their opponents' winning percentage only .451), it's not like their strength-of-schedule during the Deng-less stretch was particularly tough. I calculated it at .489, which would rank 21st in the league. Seven games is obviously an absurdly small sample size, but I can't help but find it significant, particularly in light of the fact the Bulls have simply been murdering (admittedly shitty) teams since Deng's return. A lot of stat geeks have grown accustomed to rolling their eyes whenever they hear someone like Thibodeau say "Lu affects winning," which is basically Thibs' mantra whenever he's asked about Deng. Affecting winning? That's too vague, just horseshit "coach-speak." Show us concrete statistical production! Preferably directly correlated to Dean Oliver's Four Factors! I don't mean to dismiss such demands because a) Dean Oliver is a genius and b) a lot of coach speak is plain horseshit. (Cough! Vinny! Cough! Del Negro! Cough!) But it might also be the case that Thibodeau and some other coaches in the league do understand which players are among the elite when it comes to helping their teams win games. And we do have some statistical tools to test whether they're right, if we choose to apply them.</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2012/02/in-defense-of-luol-deng-all-star.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-1043023647162542294</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-08T11:37:30.399-06:00</atom:updated><title>With No Great Moves Availables, Why Not Make A Dick Move?</title><description>Reading <a href= "http://nba-point-forward.si.com/2011/12/08/shane-battier-gives-heat-more-options/"> Zach Lowe’s analysis</a> of Miami signing Shane Battier got me thinking… Lowe writes about the move’s financial ripple effects for Miami’s roster, and notes, “The Heat have tendered Chalmers a $1.1 million qualifying offer, and Battier’s decision to take less than the full mid-level should allow Miami to retain its point guard at that cost. [But] if another team offers much more, Miami might have to let Chalmers go…” I know that the Bulls’ biggest need is at 2-guard, but seeing as Jason Richardson (a great shooter, but only a middling defender and not much of a shot creator) is probably the best realistic option on the free agency market, I’m wondering if whether instead the Bulls should swoop in and offer Chalmers a part of their MLE (say, a 3-year, $9 mil. deal) to backup Derrick Rose and maybe even play alongside him at times. Chalmers would obviously be woefully under-sized as a two-guard, but he can shoot the three, handle the rock and create for others, play hard on-the-ball D, and he hit some of Miami’s biggest shots in the Finals against Dallas (i.e., he has a bit of Simmons’ “Irrational Confidence Guy” in him). He’d allow the Bulls to part much more easily with C.J. Watson in any future trades for a starting 2, and perhaps more importantly, stealing him from Miami would leave the Heat with only one player, rookie Norris Cole, at PG, and there sure as hell aren’t a lot of other appetizing options out there on the market. With Wade and James, Miami can obviously play without a traditional point, but adding one more thing (primary ballhandler) to either player’s list of duties is likely to make them somewhat worse in another area, considering just how many things Miami calls on both players to do (scoring, rebounding, playmaking, shotblocking, wing-defending, etc.). Signing away Chalmers from Miami may not be a great move for the Bulls, but it would be a dick move to Miami, which might make it the Bulls’ best option at this point.</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2011/12/with-no-great-moves-availables-why-not.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>66</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-3533958235065093459</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-26T11:09:17.609-06:00</atom:updated><title>W000000000000000000000000000T!!!!!111!!!11!1!!!</title><description><a href= "http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/chris_mannix/11/26/nba.labor.deal/index.html"> See you at Christmas, Derrick.</a></description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2011/11/w000000000000000000000000000t111111.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-3961153569207542698</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-31T11:55:35.226-05:00</atom:updated><title>Derrick Rose for MVP, Without Apologies</title><description>The argument against Derrick Rose for MVP is logically unassailable. (Unless it's attempted by <a href= "http://www.blogabull.com/2011/3/30/2081328/worst-mvp-argument-yet-are-you-kidding-me-colin-cowherd"> Colin Cowherd.</a> Then it's a notch below a toddler goofily fingerpainting the walls with his own feces.) <a href= "http://thepaintedarea.blogspot.com/2011/03/rose-v-howard-why-do-chicago-and.html"> M. Haubs at The Painted Area has made it most flawlessly</a>, but locate any stat geek hanging out a shingle on the Internet, and you'll find some version of it. Dwight Howard (or LeBron James) is the correct decision for MVP. Dwight Howard (or LeBron James) is the logical decision for MVP. Dwight Howard (or LeBron James) is the thoughtful decision for MVP. Dwight Howard (or LeBron James) is the just decision for MVP. All these essays and arguments serve a vital and useful purpose for thinking about basketball, for how we accurately measure and/or quantify an individual player's impact on the court, and as such the world is a better (i.e., more knowledgeable) place for them. But nevertheless I believe these essays all suffer from one simple yet fatal flaw, which is that the world of correctness, logic, thought, and justice is completely divorced from the lizard-brained realm in which 99.9% of NBA fans experience NBA basketball games. Indeed, I'd wager those fans love watching NBA games largely because they offer a fleeting escape from the quotidian tyranny of that reasonable world. Distilled to its purest form, my basic argument is: Motherfuckin' Derrick Rose makes you feel fuckin' ALIIIIIIIIIIIIVE, mothafuckaz!!!!!!!! Why the fuck are you beancounters waving PER in my face when I saw Derrick Rose hit a last-second, game-tying three that literally made <a href= "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBjPsAobzro"> an opponent scream in agony???</a> You think I give a flying fuck about Defensive On Court/Off Court Efficiency after witnessing Rose miss a shot late in a tight game against Utah and then, visibly furious, appear to will himself into making <a href= "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daZn1BQQq20"> a perfect steal moments later</a> against Deron Williams to preserve the W??? Wait, I'm sorry; what was that you tried to say? Win Shares? Motherfucker, fuck you! I saw Derrick Rose <a href= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHux-OqW950"> start a one-man fast-break</a>, get sandwiched by Wade and LeBron while racing downcourt at ludicrous speed, bounce off of Wade and then hit an arms-splayed left-handed layup from an impossible angle, somehow evading LeBron and rendering his awesome block attempt impotent and futile. Then he turned around at James and Wade, vanquished and sprawled out on the floor, barked something foul and nasty at them, and slithered back up the court like some fucking God damn cobra, basking in primal ecstasy over its most recent kill. And here's the thing: The stat heads agree with this. SI's Zach Lowe, a Howard backer who's as smart as they come, <a href= "http://nba-point-forward.si.com/2011/03/28/monday-musings-lakers-back-as-favorites/#more-7119"> recently wrote</a> that, while Rose may not be MVP, he is the league's Most Exciting Player, one who he recently made his girlfriend watch four different highlights of, from a single game. Haubs' post itself was inspired by Rose's recent <a href= "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBThQrA-Wyk"> fourth-quarter display against Milwaukee,</a> which left all its observers slack-jawed in wonder and admiration. So overwhelmed was Haubs by that performance--by its capital-S Sublimity--he began to question what he thought he knew about Rose's "worthiness" for the MVP. That may bear repeating: The sheer artistic majesty of Rose's performance made one of the basketball blogosphere's sharpest analytical minds doubt its own knowledge. Well, after he came to from this reverie, in the sober light of day, Haubs went back to the numbers, and in them, he found safety; he found Dwight Howard. And I'm not suggesting the numbers lie; they don't. Howard's a good choice for MVP. But I didn't start writing a basketball blog to wear a fucking suit and make good decisions. Fuck that. Give the id its due, and give the kid his due: Give D-Rose the MVP. It might be a guilty pleasure, but isn't pleasure what drew you to this game in the first place? And is that really not the Most Valuable thing?</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2011/03/derrick-rose-for-mvp-without-apologies.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>10</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-741269431041099206</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-24T08:41:17.469-05:00</atom:updated><title>Just When You Thought You Couldn't Love This Team Any More</title><description>CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago city officials were effusive in their praise for the Chicago Bulls basketball team this afternoon -- but not for the squad's recent winning streak. Instead, the Bulls were honored for collectively saving 17 children trapped in a burning orphanage located near the United Center on the city's Near West Side. "We are pride [sic] of this team. All 14 players contributed to preventing a terrible castrophy [sic]," outgoing Chicago Mayor Richard Daley said at a City Hall ceremony. "This team will do what it needs to do," said star point guard Derrick Rose, who ordered a team bus to halt at the burning building and led his teammates into the decrepit structure after jumping through a fire-rimmed window open on the first floor. Officials said they believe the orphanage may have been boobytrapped with incendiary devices. Sources tell the AP that authorities are questioning suspects today in South Beach, the Greater Boston area, and Los Angeles. Regardless of the outcome of the criminal investigation, the team's heroics Wednesday will go down in the annals of Chicago fire history. Fire spokesman Larry Langford said the Bulls were able to get the children out gracefully, using an ingenious handing-off system that expertly distributed the labor and played to each individual's personal strengths. While back-up power forward Brian Scalabrine did not enter the building, even he played a crucial role in the rescue, providing water to other players and handing them blankets after the children were saved. All props to Mr. Maidenberg for this.</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2011/03/just-when-you-thought-you-couldnt-love.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-7661792765125376735</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-27T17:14:32.503-06:00</atom:updated><title>"I shoot the lights out...high 'til it's bright out."</title><description>Both Benny and Yeezy agree David Berri's assertion that <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/if-derrick-rose-didnt-sho_b_826200.html">Derrick Rose should shoot less</a> is laughable. Lets hope our new Bulls expert is only trying to step to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Barry">real Dave Barry</a>. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-QXUZcrhipVg_EsIFB0SSTyiRW35WZJi14XwZLXj-q7FhGXyuDlJa61H2ybJoT6YEpZ97nSTN8_DikrJy3VbnAt9o53PqU5lUVNPVkdoagw8lW3Vw6QHZUpnBmNXXJvAfBGMyqA/s1600/Kanye-West-Bulls-e1298646177270.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-QXUZcrhipVg_EsIFB0SSTyiRW35WZJi14XwZLXj-q7FhGXyuDlJa61H2ybJoT6YEpZ97nSTN8_DikrJy3VbnAt9o53PqU5lUVNPVkdoagw8lW3Vw6QHZUpnBmNXXJvAfBGMyqA/s320/Kanye-West-Bulls-e1298646177270.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578506828169509122" border="0" /></a> These "cute" critiques of Rose have become tired. The Monster has lead Los Toros to 40 wins in 57 outings. Enough is enough.</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2011/02/i-shoot-lights-outhigh-til-its-bright.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Eddie Basden)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-QXUZcrhipVg_EsIFB0SSTyiRW35WZJi14XwZLXj-q7FhGXyuDlJa61H2ybJoT6YEpZ97nSTN8_DikrJy3VbnAt9o53PqU5lUVNPVkdoagw8lW3Vw6QHZUpnBmNXXJvAfBGMyqA/s72-c/Kanye-West-Bulls-e1298646177270.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-6357817488166639133</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-18T10:34:07.253-06:00</atom:updated><title>The Case Against GQ</title><description>I don't want to say too much about <a href= "http://www.gq.com/sports/guides/201103/nba-guide/derrick-rose"> this</a> because, really, showering kids with attention when they throw temper tantrums isn't the right way to go about things. But in light of <a href= "http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-02-17/sports/ct-spt-0218-bulls-spurs-chicago--20110217_1_tony-parker-derrick-rose-spurs"> this performance</a> against the best team in the league on national TV, I did want to congratulate Mr. Shoals; his prescience and sense of timing haven't been seen in journalism for <a href= "http://www.deweydefeatstruman.com/trumandewey.jpg"> more than 60 years.</a></description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2011/02/case-against-gq.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-567386208260585186</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-14T17:05:48.072-06:00</atom:updated><title>Rondo For Rose? In. Your. Wet. Fucking. Dreams.</title><description>Every now and then, someone on the Internet will write something so brainless, so stupid, so insipid, so manifestly wrong, that it’s all you can do to stop yourself from hunting that person down so as to shake them by the lapels and scream, “For God’s sake, man, THINK before you let your fingers go clacking away on the keyboard willy nilly and just ‘Publish’ the damned half-formed facsimile of an idea that’s popped into your silly little head!!!!” Ladies and gentlemen, I give you <a href= http://www.celticsblog.com/2011/1/14/1933312/rondo-vs-rose-point-counterpoint> Exhibit A,</a> in which Jeff Clark proposes to “compare” Rajon Rondo and Derrick Rose, and finds Rose wanting. What’s interesting in this comparison is that Clark chooses to eschew writing about any objective measurements of the two players. (I believe these are sometimes referred to as “statistics,” or “stats,” for the monosyllabic.) Instead, after presenting the post’s sole notes of reason and logic courtesy of <a href= http://www.blogabull.com> Matt at Blog-a-Bull,</a> Clark argues thusly: <blockquote>I counter with the fact that Rose scores more because he has to be a volume shooter on an otherwise mostly sub-par team and that Rondo is a better defender (though it seems Rose is making strides). I would absolutely not take Rose for Rondo because I feel like pure point guards with this talent only come around once every few years(Nash, Kidd, etc.)</blockquote> I’m not even going to touch on his rather elastic definition of the word “fact” and instead will send interested readers <a href= http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pcm_finder.cgi?request=1&sum=0&p1=rosede01&y1=2011&p2=rondora01&y2=2011> here.</a> And what do you see there? You see that one player has a better TS% than the other, despite shooting somewhat worse from the field. (Perhaps the latter can be explained because his USG% is more than 10 percentage points higher than the other’s.) You’ll notice the better TS% comes about because one player shoots over 80% from the line, while the other shoots 43 POINT FUCKING 5% from the line. (Does that number conjure up the names Nash and Kidd to your mind? For some reason, the names springing to mine are Chris Dudley, and Andris Biedrins.) Considering those averages, it’s just as well the player shooting almost two times better from the FUCKING FREE THROW LINE gets there more than three times as often. Oh, but wait: Shooting percentages and getting to the line aren’t indicative of those “pure point guard” talents that give some people such giant boners. And indeed, one of these players has a sizeable lead in AST%. (Although perhaps some of that lead is because one of them finishes the fast break <a href= "http://nba-point-forward.si.com/2011/01/11/when-does-stat-grubbing-go-too-far/"> like this</a> while the other finishes <a href= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPWvcdLMosw> like this.)</a> But then again…look at the two players’ turnover percentages!! Despite having a higher assist percentage, one of these players turns the ball over nearly three out of every 10 times he has the ball! And why, that rate is more than twice as much as the other player’s!!! That doesn’t quite seem indicative of the pure point guard-y goodness one might expect from one of those rare, once-in-a-blue-moon type of players! Need I go on? One of these players can shoot from distance, the other cannot. One of these players is tall and athletic enough to block a decent number (and thus able to contest an even greater number) of shots, the other is not. One of these players has a PER above (indeed, high above) 20, the other does not. Oh, and one of these players is two years younger than the other as well. But sure, go ahead and tell yourself that you’d rather build your franchise around fucking Rondo, particularly when he’s no longer surrounded by three surefire Hall of Famers. It’s not as if Chicago would ever be fucking stupid enough to trade you Derrick Rose for him anyhow.</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2011/01/rondo-for-rose-in-your-wet-fucking.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-7840767433263621926</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-12-15T14:08:11.307-06:00</atom:updated><title>No One Rose Should Have All That Power</title><description>There's been some talk lately about <a href= "http://blogs.thescore.com/tbj/2010/12/14/ep-628-free-marcus/"> coming up with a nickname</a> for Derrick Rose. (That thar link is to a video; the Rose nickname stuff is around the 15 minute mark. Or you can just take my word for it.) The ones thrown around in the above link include Deep Dish, The Separator, and Space Provider. Needless to say, all three are Moby Dick-sized failwhales. Anyway, I've been thinking about this some, and like all fine denizens of our fair, fallen city, I've spent about 30-40% of my conscious hours over the past month listening to Mr. West's My Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Fantasy. It's probably no coincidence, then, that recently, after every ridiculous Rose <a href= "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ouj9XgDW-Ms&feature=player_embedded"> jump-stop layup</a>, <a href= "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D1xg-wxB_Q&feature=player_embedded"> obscene display of vertical</a>, or <a href= "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGR49rK26Cg"> last second dagger from Kedzie Avenue</a>, I've taken to screaming aloud: "Everybody knows he's a motherfucking monster!" (It might also be no coincidence that my new neighbors have taken to eying me warily when passing by in the hallway.) Now, I realize some moralistic wags might not consider "Motherfucking Monster" a fan-friendly moniker for the soon-to-be starting PG on the Eastern All Star squad. And yet, I submit that "Motherfucking Monster" is a uniquely constructed phrase that manages to precisely convey the visceral thrill of almost-illicit excitement that comes from watching Derrick Rose play basketball on a regular basis. (Seriously, this kid should be illegal; if people can start routinely feeling this much joy, they might start taking offense to this whole capitalism thing.) Anyway, I thought I'd call up Kanye and see if he'd be willing to write another verse for "Monster," one extolling the virtues of Rose. Unfortunately, his assistant told me that he was busy teaching or re-upholstering something. (It was hard to make out exactly, what with all the loud screaming and moaning in the background.) Next up on my speed dial, then, was Jay-Z who, despite his allegiance to the Nets, was more amenable. After taking his daily morning swim in his Scrooge McDuck pool of gold coins, he sent along the following verse for your enjoyment: <blockquote>D-Rose, Godzilla, King Kong, Lochness, Goblin, ghoul, lane driver with no conscience Question: What do these things all have in common? Everybody knows Rose a muthafuckin' monster Conquer, swat ya, jump-stop ya silly defense Pretense None of you playas know where Number 1 is None of you playas have caused the carnage that I bring I still hear <a href= "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBjPsAobzro"> Courtney Lee scream</a>** in my dreams <a href= "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui73Jim4xKg"> Breakin ankles</a> in black Adidas shoes I kill and block on Madison Avenue Awe and thrill a village of women and children Everybody wanna know what my Achilles' heel is CALLS I don't get enough of 'em! Only get 'em when <a href= "http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Chicago-Bulls-point-guard-Derrick-Rose-center-falls-over-Indiana/photo//101214/483/urn_publicid_ap_org567a46b0ccf4442f992231d179a8b3bf//s:/ap/20101214/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_bulls_rose_2"> Rush is fuckin' undercuttin'</a> All I see is these playas I made millionnaires Wide open for dunks, then fixin' they mess of frizzy hair All I see is these <a href= "http://fantastiksports.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/rajon-rondo2.jpg"> fake fucks with no game</a> Tryna draw fouls <a href= "http://nimg.sulekha.com/sports/original700/steve-nash-russell-westbrook-2009-12-23-22-40-22.jpg"> blindly chargin' thru the lane</a> (Sniiiiiff) I smell a 5 PER jump Seems to be the only way to <a href= "http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/columns/story?columnist=hollinger_john&page=PERDiem-101210&action=upsell&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnba%2finsider%2fcolumns%2fstory%3fcolumnist%3dhollinger_john%26page%3dPERDiem-101210"> shut Hollinger up</a></blockquote> Thanks again, H.O.V.A. In conclusion, I'd just like to add that Rose's living in the future, so your present is his past, his presence is a present, kiss my ass. **Check the 0:35 mark; it's amazing.</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2010/12/no-one-rose-should-have-all-that-power.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-7511964467288041522</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-11-01T22:59:32.355-05:00</atom:updated><title>How Good Was Deng Tonight?</title><description>Well, he raised his season FG% from 30.4% to 50.0, raised his 3 pt. FG% from 20% to 40%, nearly doubled his FTA (jumping from 13 to 24) and more than doubled his makes (from 7 to 16). So yeah, he was really fucking good.</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-good-was-deng-tonight.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-6219913671514876229</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-10-31T11:29:39.329-05:00</atom:updated><title>Watch Your Back, Monta Ellis...</title><description><a href= "http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/statistics?&action=upsell&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnba%2fhollinger%2fstatistics"> ...James Johnson is gunning for you.</a></description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2010/10/watch-your-back-monta-ellis.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-8378362961714062781</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 03:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-10-27T23:16:07.376-05:00</atom:updated><title>Rats</title><description>That was a great first game, save <a href= "http://www.popcornmachine.net/cgi-bin/gameflow.cgi?date=20101027&game=CHIOKC"> that 18-4 run</a> the Bulls let the Thunder go on in the last six minutes or so. Some quick thoughts: ** Joakim Noah was frickin' awesome, 18 pts., 19 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, as well as a number of redirections at the rim for misses. And his 7 of 13 line from the field would've been better, except that a number of his misses were offensive tips at the rim that just didn't fall. Pretty incredible. ** Rose was a mixed bag, jaw-droppingly awesome at times, groaningly undisciplined at others. After a slow start, he seemed to take over the game, then got into some foul trouble with some ticky-tack calls, then heated up again, and then was pretty terrible during crunch time. Twelve of 31, and only four trips to the line, isn't going to get it done, to say nothing of his 0 for 4 line from three point land. I feel like one or two of those were good shots, but the others were forced, and those are just wasted possessions. He's just gotta harness things a little more and he'll be unstoppable. I'm keeping the faith. ** Taj made a nice recovery from a crappy preseason for the first three quarters, then shit the bed in the fourth, making one of only three shots, bricking two much-needed FTs, and making an excruciatingly bad turnover at a crucial time. Still, overall he shot 66% from the field, scoring 16 pts. and hauling in 11 boards. But his 14 and 8 line thru three quarters was much more impressive. It'll be nice when Boozer's back on the court for the big minutes and Taj can do his good work in spurts off the bench. As a third big, he should be fine. ** Korver's minute allotment seemed kinda weird, only 16 overall, but many coming toward the end of the game. He shot okay, but missed his only three point attempt and seemed to have trouble shaking Thabo off screens. I guess OKC is a tough matchup for him, seeing as Durant plays the 3 and that's Kyle's best position. Be interesting to see how Thibs uses him moving forward. ** Overall, Deng did a great job on Durant, who got his 30 but needed 24 shots to do it and turned the ball over 6 times as well. But it was sad to see Deng's 3-pointer leave him, as he had some good looks but they just didn't fall. Here's hoping the hot shooter from the preseason can re-emerge soon. ** CJ Watson looked a little shaky in his first stint, although he did get on a little hot streak that kept the Bulls in the game when it looked like OKC might build a big lead. His second stint in the 2nd half, though less explosive, seemed more stabilizing. Rose's foul trouble kept Thibs from playing the two together, which might've actually been effective against the Thunder. Overall, the Bulls looked great for 3 and a half quarters, playing their first game in a tough environment. (Given the ridiculous FT disparity, it certainly seemed to rattle the refs.) The end was pretty ugly, but I can't complain too much as a) I didn't really expect them to win this game and b) they were a much more watchable team for the first 40 minutes than they've been in years. I'm still very excited for this season to unfold.</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2010/10/rats.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-8491611676785191395</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-10-25T16:12:10.038-05:00</atom:updated><title>"What Should I Do?"</title><description>I don't know, but I know what you shouldn't do: Stab an entire city in the back in slow motion on national television. It's not always what you do, but how you do it. Douchebag.</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2010/10/what-should-i-do.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-5888520265624259941</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-10-23T11:29:04.428-05:00</atom:updated><title>Preseason Review</title><description>So I watched the game against the Pacers last night, but that team is just gonna be awful this year, so it doesn't make much sense to dissect just why the Bulls looked so good against them. Instead I thought I'd just go through the roster and assess how each player did this preseason. Without further ado: Derrick Rose: Yeah, he's fucking awesome. It's a bit of a bummer that his bragged about 3 point shot doesn't appear to have actually materialized, although I'm not entirely willing to write it off for this season just yet. He took more than 2 a game, and though the percentage was terrible, I am glad to see he has the confidence to take them. Obviously if the execution's not there, then yes, it becomes a problem. But that's nitpicking; He got to the line pretty regularly this preseason (about 5 times per game, in only 28 min. per game) and his court vision looked improved as well. Don't think he'll ever be a 20 pt., 10 asst. guy, but he could be a 25 pt., 7 asst. guy this year. I would take that. Joakim Noah: Also, pretty fucking awesome. Averaged almost a double-double in 28 min. a game, and was just behind D-Rose in assists per game, at 4.2. A little unefficient on the offensive end, but again, that's nit-picking. I think he'll be fine. Luol Deng: Just had a monster preseason. Over 50% from three point land, and though the sample size was small (8 games), the attempts per game sample (almost 4) was pretty damn good. He appears to be comfortable taking three pointers in this offense, and though he obviously won't hit 50% this season, if he can even continue to hit them in the high 30s range, it is a great shot for him. Meanwhile, he got to the line a ton (even if you discount his 12-for-12 rampage at the FT line last night) and always appeared active defensively. As a 2nd option offensively (or 3rd once Boozer comes back), he looks more than up to the task. Taj Gibson: I thought Taj looked pretty shaky, but between his coming off the injury and then possibly having it flare up again, that's understandable. If you thought Taj might improve considerably from last year's (fine) rookie performance, I think you might be disappointed, but so long as he can replicate what he gave last year, I'll have no complaints. Keith Bogans: Bogans shot 50 percent from 3 point land, taking about 2.5 per game. His defense seemed hard-nosed and pretty serviceable, and...yeah, that's about it. He's a boring, but dependable player, who fits in well on this roster. He might start at the start of the season, and later on, he may not even play, but he doesn't seem to care about that, which is commendable. Just in general, the apparent lack of ego on this team is pretty cool to see. Kyle Korver: 'Twas a tale of two preseasons for Korver. In the first couple games, he looked unstoppable. Then he got a cyst on his ankle, which he said bothered his shooting for a couple games. He looked pretty good, though not amazing, last night, but I would settle for pretty good if it means he doesn't have to miss a bunch of games for surgery. His defense is pretty awful, despite the fact that you can tell he expends quite a bit of energy on it. But that's no matter: Keep trying at that end hit 40-plus percent on your threes, and this team should have no complaints. Omer Asik: Omer surprised me with his play, but he's still incredibly rough. He's a fouling machine on the defensive end, which is to be expected, and he appears to have no offensive game if he's not right around the basket. But if he's around it, he can finish strongly and he does have a knack for getting himself nice separation on pick-and-rolls. He also seems like a pretty damn good rebounder and a serviceable shotblocker. Basically, like a number of Bulls, he's a limited player who can still be effective in spot minutes/situations. I like the big fella and plan on being incredibly patient with him this season. C.J. Watson: Frankly, he was downright Pargo-esque this preseason, although he's on a new team, was injured for a bit, and is playing a position (point guard) that he's not really suited for. He showed flashes that he can be an excellent scorer in transition and I'm still intrigued by him and Rose getting some minutes together, as they'd form one of the quickest backcourts in the league. But he really needs to start scoring more efficiently or else the Bulls are going to have to do something about their backup PG situation; they should probably do something, anyway. Kurt Thomas: He shot 47% from the field this preseason, which seems shocking to me, because every time I watched, it seemed like he was missing a wide open midrange jump shot. But 47% is okay. He still rebounds the hell out of the ball, and though on defense he's now a step slow and foul-prone, he is the type of fouler who lets you know you got fouled, which is pretty awesome in that testosterone-fueled, lizard-brain kind of a way. Brian Scalabrine: Scalabrine is the personification of just about every idiotic sports cliche you've ever heard: "heady," "gets the most out of his talent," "an extension of his coach out on the floor," etc. You pry it from the dead, lumpen prose of Rick Morrissey and it fits Scalabrine. That said, it's hard not to like the guy. In just about every game I saw this preseason, he made at least one really great play on the offensive end (a pass for an open bucket, a cut for an open bucket, etc.) that came about solely through his knowledge of the game. But what's impressed me most about him is his defense, in particular (and actually only) his pick-and-roll defense, which basically provides a clinic in how Thibodeau would like it to be executed by his big men: Show on the ball-handler extremely hard until the picked defender can recover, then run like hell to get back and cover the man who picked you. If Brian Scalabrine has to play a ton of minutes on this team, something will have gone horribly, horribly wrong, but I no longer think that every time he's out on the court something will go horribly, horribly wrong. Ronnie Brewer: Brewer was injured, then looked like crap as he was getting his legs under him, but he finally showed some flashes last night. Super quick, made some nice passes, and even hit a jump shot or two. My guess is he'll have to work get himself back in the rotation, but he could easily be starting for this team in a month or so, if not sooner. James Johnson: In a way, I saved the best for last. J.J. has been a fucking revelation the past couple preseason games, and if the Bulls don't extend his contract for next season, I will be pretty pissed. That's saying something considering I didn't have an opinion on the matter one way or the other about three weeks ago. Offensively, he's hitting shots and making quick decisions with the ball, be it driving or passing. He rarely turned the ball over, which is astonishing given how careless he was with the rock last season. And his on-the-ball defense looked pretty damn good to my eyes. I don't know whether he has a place on this team if everyone's healthy, but since that's often a rarity, I think he's going to find some minutes and use them productively. At this point, I'd actually be hesitant to trade him for Rudy Fernandez, given that a) Rudy seems like a prima donna and J.J. seems like a pretty fucking awesome dude and b) I can't say with certainty that Rudy will be a more effective player. The dude worked his ass off this summer, and though he arguably should've been in this type of shape to start his career, it seems to me he "gets" it now, and I think the Bulls as an organization would be giving off a good signal to the rest of their players by rewarding J.J. with a third year.</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2010/10/preseason-review.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-8534275892390159095</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-10-21T13:06:15.275-05:00</atom:updated><title>The Pick and Ro' Under Thibodeau</title><description>Great stuff from Sebastian Pruti at NBA Playbook, looking at how the Bulls are doing when it comes to <a href= "http://nbaplaybook.com/2010/10/21/the-bulls-new-pick-and-roll-defense/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NBAPlaybook+%28NBA+Playbook%29&utm_content=ESPN"> defending the pick-and-roll</a> in Thibodeau's scheme.</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2010/10/pick-and-ro-under-thibodeau.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-8814619352922860807</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-10-13T11:37:29.943-05:00</atom:updated><title>Uhm...Wow.</title><description>So I caught my first glimpse of the Bulls last night and only saw the first half, and keeping in mind the rather huge caveats that it was a) only a preseason game that was b) against the Raptors, who look like they might be the worst team in the league, I was really, really impressed. Some scattered thoughts: 1) <a href= "http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Thibodeau-s-presence-already-paying-off-for-Chic?urn=nba-275801"> Kelly Dwyer has it exactly 100% right:</a> The difference between VDN and Tom Thibodeau is night and day. The Bulls offense looks like a thing of beauty, with lots of movement, cutting, backscreens, and quick passes. And I love how much of it is being run at the top of the key through Noah, who looks like he's going to average at least 5 dimes a game this year. Taking advantage of his height and passing ability is really, really smart, and I also liked how they let Noah take the ball upcourt if the Raps tried to double team Rose on the inbounds pass after a bucket. He's got both the handle and the court vision to make teams pay for that, and it's that type of diverse skill set (along with his rebounding, and his improving offensive game) that make Noah, barring injury, worth every penny of his new deal. 2) Yes, Asik is extremely rough around the edges, but he looks like a legit rotation player to me, if not now then relatively soon. The shotblocking was great to see (coming as it did from both on the ball and from help defense), his defensive rebounding looked solid, and he seems to have a nice, innate sense of positioning/off the screen movement on offense. And though I know his 3 of 4 night from the charity stripe was an anomaly, I have to say that I thought his form from the line looked pretty good; seemed to be using his legs and it looked like he had a decent follow-through on his release. WE CAN BUILD ON THIS! 3) Between Korver, Bogans, Watson, Rose, and Deng, it appears as if the Bulls three-point shooting, which looked to be a potential Achilles' heel coming into this season, should be adequate. There are obviously still some question marks, but Rose and Deng each look to be improved enough to the point that they are now viable threats from that range. Neither will put the fear of God in opponents, but both seem to be confident that, if left open, they'll hit it. And the type of open looks from three-land that Bogans is consistently getting (coming largely courtesy of Rose's unstoppable penetration and kick) should be there all season. Indeed, in a way, it seems like Bogans might almost be the perfect type of 2 guard to pair with Rose: a nice defender, doesn't need the ball on offense, but dangerous enough from distance to provide the spacing Rose needs to operate effectively. And I love the way they're using Korver as a Ray Allen/Rip Hamilton-type threat, running him all over the court offensively through a gauntlet of screens. 4) Overall, it looks like this Bulls team has the potential to be much better than the sum of its parts. A lot of their regular rotation players have significant flaws in their game, but it seems to me that not only are many, if not most, of these weakness largely offset by the strengths of their teammates, but that the strengths of some teammates can play directly to the strengths of the more limited players (a la Rose and Bogans). The Boozer injury had really bummed me out, but after seeing what I witnessed last night, I can't wait for this season to start, even without him. And then to think what they might be with him...well, it's exciting.</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2010/10/uhmwow.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-6513809332750662715</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-09-27T12:32:51.304-05:00</atom:updated><title>Groan, Head Slap, Etc.</title><description>From training camp's opening (yay!) <a href= "http://twitter.com/KCJHoop/status/25704694323"> KC tweets:</a> "Gar Forman: 'There's a feeling in the building something special could be developing long-term.'" God forbid the Bulls attempt to foster and nurture this "feeling" by <a href= "http://www.blogabull.com/2010/9/26/1714093/when-early-means-on-time-as-it-comes-to-joakim-noah"> slightly overpaying</a> Joakim Noah.</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2010/09/groan-head-slap-etc.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-8921658529904687866</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-09-09T17:11:13.501-05:00</atom:updated><title>Noah for Melo? Um, No.</title><description>As you've surely seen by now, there's been <a href= "http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nba/news/story?id=5550421"> a report</a> that the Bulls' front office has internally discussed moving Joakim Noah in order to pick up Carmelo Anthony. I don't mind that they're having such internal discussions---that being their job and all---but I do hope at the end of that discussion, they decide against it. It's not often that I disagree with <a href= "http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-bulls-confidential/"> Doug Thonus</a> (who I think is extremely sharp, and who I would put toward the top of the TYI-Approved blog roll if I wasn't such a lazy, insolent cur), but I think the sentiment expressed in <a href= "http://twitter.com/dougthonus/status/24031508724"> this tweet</a> ("Easier to find a center than a star") is, if not wrong in principle, wrong within the context of the current Bulls' squad. Because in trying to replace Joakim Noah, the Bulls wouldn't just be trying to replace "a center," they'd be trying to replace <a href= "http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Ranking-the-centers-11-through-1?urn=nba-265548"> one of the top 10 centers in the NBA.</a> And given <a href= "http://arturogalletti.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/measuring-the-value-of-replacement-level-in-the-nba/"> Arturo Galletti's research</a> that suggests just how rare and valuable even "an average center" (and Noah is certainly above average) is over a "replacement level center" (which is exactly what Omer Asik and Kurt Thomas are), the Bulls should definitely think hard before giving Noah up, even for a "star." Leaving aside whether Melo truly is a "star" (and there are some <a href= "http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/news/story?id=5439653&action=upsell&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnba%2finsider%2fnews%2fstory%3fid%3d5439653"> very smart people</a> who believe he isn't), it's also worth considering just how much better he is than Deng in relation to how much better Noah is to Asik/Thomas. Certainly Melo is a significant offensive upgrade over Deng, a player able to get his own shot on almost any spot on the court at any time. That said, I don't think Melo is close to the defender that Deng is. And what's more, Melo, despite his inarguable offensive proficiency, still doesn't help the Bulls address the glaring weakness of their offense: efficient three-point shooting. One last thing to consider about Melo with regards to Noah is whether he improves the Bulls' chances of beating Miami, and I don't see how he does. By shedding Noah, the Bulls are weakening themselves at one of the two positions where they inarguably have an edge over Miami (C and PG). Adding Melo would certainly lessen the talent gap at SF that the Bulls face with Miami, but that gap wouldn't close. (LeBron is clearly better than Melo). And adding Melo would undoubtedly help the Bulls offensively, but the idea that any three-man combo will be able to outscore Wade/James/Bosh seems ridiculous to me. Indeed, if there is any way to do it, it looks like one of the few ways to beat Miami will be to pound them inside on the boards and have some type of shotblocker at the rim who can, if not stop, then at least harass James and Wade on their drives inside. The Bulls have one player who fits both those criteria, and his name is Joakim Noah.</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2010/09/noah-for-melo-um-no.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-8868927734911511010</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-08-22T23:47:38.993-05:00</atom:updated><title>Let the Record Show...</title><description>...that when Team USA needed a huge, crunchtime bucket today, they went Derrick Rose. And he delivered. Twice. Great to see.</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2010/08/let-record-show.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-2442473061732858449</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:49:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-08-13T18:54:02.976-05:00</atom:updated><title>KD on Pippen</title><description>I wasn't planning on doing the obligatory Pippen-is-in-the-HOF post, but KD's so damn good on him, he deserves <a href= "http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Scottie-Pippen-is-a-Hall-of-Famer?urn=nba-262303#remaining-content"> a link.</a> Hell, <a href= "http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Scottie-Pippen-is-a-Hall-of-Famer?urn=nba-262303#remaining-content"> he deserves two.</a> Almost impossible to excerpt from, but this in particular made me smile: <blockquote>And anytime I get spitting mad at the thought that millions of people have to listen to Mark Jackson help "call" this league's biggest games, I just pull up tapes of the 1998 Eastern Conference finals, to watch Scottie make him his absolute creature. Mama, there goes that chump.</blockquote> Soooooooooooooooooo good. <a href= "http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Scottie-Pippen-is-a-Hall-of-Famer?urn=nba-262303#remaining-content"> Read it.</a></description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2010/08/kd-on-pippen.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-6779886388932982464</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-08-10T15:13:10.565-05:00</atom:updated><title>The Schedule Is Out</title><description><a href= "http://bit.ly/9CjJ9I"> Link here</a> [PDF] Quick thoughts: 1) November is brutal. The circus trip is the worst one I can recall in recent memory: All West Coast teams, tons of back-to-backs, and not one slouch. (Sacramento comes closest, but it's the last game on the trip and the second of a back-to-back following a game at Denver). Honestly, even the new-and-improved Bulls squad will be doing a pretty good job if they go 2-5 on it. What's worse, things don't get much easier when they get back home: They get Orlando, Boston (away), Houston and OKC all in a row, then a possible gimme on the road against the Cavs, and then back at home to face the Lakers. They could play pretty well and still easily go 4-9 during that stretch. Like I said, brutal. 2) But things improve considerably directly following that stretch, with 13 out of their next 14 games coming against opponents who should struggle to even sniff .500. (And the 14th, Milwaukee, while good, isn't an elite team.) Any ground lost in November can definitely be made up here. 3) The flipside to the nasty Circus Trip is that their second West Coast swing (which takes place in early Feb.) appears much easier than normal, with no back-to-backs, less fearsome opponents, and only five games in two weeks. Manageable. 4) All told, using my super-scientifc method of going through the schedule and tabulating their record by "Think They'll Win/Think They'll Lose," I had the Bulls going 51-31. I was fairly conservative---despite my deep desires for it to be otherwise, I didn't pick them to win against Miami once, and I usually gave them a loss on the road in the 2nd of a back-to-back, regardless of the opponent---so I could easily see them winning 55 games or so. It probably depends on how quick they can gel, but they're going to get a baptism by fire at the start of the season, which you would think might help the hardening process.</description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2010/08/schedule-is-out.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33182773.post-1455636929159899286</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-08-08T23:58:07.782-05:00</atom:updated><title>Three Kings</title><description>Or, rather, two kings and one dude who, all things considered, I'm still relatively stoked to have as president: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsjGLbHvFcgi5uyiATkw43rv3eVUotXVrRbrww7RzKO-8P414XhyphenhyphenaCCQfGUXMCBoAIQEjcXK55UH2esnj7eRQnUasJSrp6PqbXNaCC-JRVar_uNsd-1TkKIZlUaTYmNKVRhUH/s1600/O,+No,+and+Ro.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsjGLbHvFcgi5uyiATkw43rv3eVUotXVrRbrww7RzKO-8P414XhyphenhyphenaCCQfGUXMCBoAIQEjcXK55UH2esnj7eRQnUasJSrp6PqbXNaCC-JRVar_uNsd-1TkKIZlUaTYmNKVRhUH/s400/O,+No,+and+Ro.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503269435060053986" /></a> No, Ro and O <a href= "http://www.blogabull.com/2010/8/8/1612595/image-fanshot"> H/T</a></description><link>http://thankyouisiah.blogspot.com/2010/08/three-kings.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BenGo07)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsjGLbHvFcgi5uyiATkw43rv3eVUotXVrRbrww7RzKO-8P414XhyphenhyphenaCCQfGUXMCBoAIQEjcXK55UH2esnj7eRQnUasJSrp6PqbXNaCC-JRVar_uNsd-1TkKIZlUaTYmNKVRhUH/s72-c/O,+No,+and+Ro.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>

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