NBA: *** Official 2015 NBA Playoffs Thread ***
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Rose was freaking horrible tonight. I hope he is getting fatigued with the minutes he has played since he has been back.
I'm not watching the rest of this series. Thibs,
Has a coach ever been fired in the middle of a playoff series? I hear Kevin Ollie is ready to step right in, permanently.
Milwaukee is going to UAB my @$$ for the second time in 2015...but in a long drawn out four game fashion.
The Bulls have been such a hungry and hardworking team the past 4 or 5 years, they just were never healthy and never had the offensive weapons. Now they are healthy and have offensive weapons but outside of Jimmy Butler they are playing like they could care less about winning. Incredibly frustrating. It's there. Take it.
It's a cliche but you couldn't find a better example of a team just wanting it more than the past two games of this series. Careless with the ball, missing bunnies, getting out hustled...
The Bulls have been such a hungry and hardworking team the past 4 or 5 years, they just were never healthy and never had the offensive weapons. Now they are healthy and have offensive weapons but outside of Jimmy Butler they are playing like they could care less about winning. Incredibly frustrating. It's there. Take it.
It's a cliche but you couldn't find a better example of a team just wanting it more than the past two games of this series. Careless with the ball, missing bunnies, getting out hustled...
Everybody knew it. It doesn't make it un-happen.
Winning in the regular season is obviously different than post-season. Look at Toronto and Atlanta right now. I thought the Bulls had gone through their playoff knocks to harden them up, but if the last two games are any indicator they forgot anything they learned.
Rose played poorly. He kept missing 3s and turning the ball over. Mirotic also had a bad game. Noah and Gasol missed 3 or 4 uncontested shots from directly under the basket.
All that said, I think the Bulls win by 10+ in game 6. No reasoning behind it, just a feeling.
All that said, I think the Bulls win by 10+ in game 6. No reasoning behind it, just a feeling.
You may have mentioned it in a Fred to Chicago thread but I don't read those... What would your feelings be if Fred coached Chicago?I'm not watching the rest of this series. Thibs,
Love probably out for the rest of the playoffs, that's big news. I wouldn't be surprised if he's done as a Cav too, just never seemed to click with LeBron.
http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/201...d-cavaliers-highly-unlikely-return-postseason
http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/201...d-cavaliers-highly-unlikely-return-postseason
Could be. I guess it depends on how good Love thinks he is. Does he want to be a supporting player on a team that can win championships or the #1 option on a perennial eight seed or non playoff team? if it's the former he stays put in Cleveland and plays for a ring the next 2-3 years, and if it's the latter he bolts for the money and individual stats in LA or some other crap franchise. I thought he was finally settling in a little the last part of the regular season but yeah, overall he never seemed too happy in Cleveland.
As a fellow Bulls fan I'm not sure, I'd probably still be a Bulls fan but it would sting. I'd probably just be more of a casual basketball fan in general until ISU and Chicago were both so far removed from the situation.
I've been a Bulls fan my whole life and lived in Chicago about as long as Iowa. When they hired TF I had just become an ISU fan that year (year I started school and dropped being an Iowa fan) so I didn't have bad blood toward TF at all. My anger was directed more at the Bulls front office at that time with their "organizations win championships" BS and then their subsequent idiotic personnel moves that lasted far too long.
As an NBA junkie I really think Fred's health and importance he places on family make it unlikely he is taking an NBA job anytime soon. It's much more of a grind, your assistants can help you recruit, they can't coach a 100-ish game schedule for you instead of just a 30ish game schedule. They can't deal with the #2 sports media market for you when things aren't going smoothly, that's the HC facing it alone. Facing Randy Peterson and CW when you are the favorite son of a state is quite different than facing Chicago sports media scrutiny.
If they win a title with him on the sideline, I think he's gone for sure. If he does stay I wouldn't be surprised if he picks up his option or gets a new one year deal so he can be a free agent next summer to lock in a higher max deal then. This injury is going to let Love dodge the wave of criticism that was headed his way the first time the Cavs struggled in the playoffs.
It would suck for the second time for my pro team to steal away from ISU (which will always come before my fandom of any of my pro teams).
Wow, what a game.
Clippers, especially Griffin, were gassed at the end. But good lord, the Spurs just find ways to make plays. Thought they were going to give up their 7 point lead with 3 minutes left. Nice to see the 3 point shot start to fall for the Spurs. Hard for the Clippers to win when that happens.
Clippers, especially Griffin, were gassed at the end. But good lord, the Spurs just find ways to make plays. Thought they were going to give up their 7 point lead with 3 minutes left. Nice to see the 3 point shot start to fall for the Spurs. Hard for the Clippers to win when that happens.
