Salmons and Mashed Potato Famine

when you have ONE big man left on the team with a quarter left

no excuses- no defense. it was hard following the game with the bulls in green. i’d be happy then realize it wasn’t satch sanders but john salmons.

Why did Doc insist on keeping Perk on the bench when we needed a defensive stop late in the game and they still had Miller on the floor? We played good D but then Miller got the board because there was no one big enough to contest with him. I guess i just didnt see the logic behind this decision

We really should not be expecting this team to win many games with the current injury situation. that have 14 left, I believe, and I think they will be lucky to win 8 given the injuries and the schedule. This team should have gotten blown out tonight. They had TWO big guys and Pierce and Walker were playing power forward. They played their guts out and were dead at the end of the game. If they can get healthy for the playoffs they should be ok. If not, then they won’t be. It really is as simple as that. When you have NO big men, it is nearly impossible to play defense.

…when the playoffs start. We will be steamrolling teams left and right.

Perk should have been in there.Hope Leon is ok and come back Baby and KG.Still amazed as to why you take Perk out on d with Miller being so hot. Furthermore Del Negro should have added Noah to take real advantage. But he had enough. As Red once said “who is going to play center Earl” referring to AC Earl. Where is Artis Gilmore when you need him?

He consistently passes up his jump shot then plays matador defense before finally committing stupid foul. Come back soon Baby and Ticket.

not enough focus on the defensive end tonight. We probably thought we would outscore them. we looked good in the 3rd but bill walker single handedly killed us. truly that was one of the worst performances I’ve ever seen by a rookie. anyhow we tried but you could see this coming after the milwaukee game. At least Pierce got going- finally

Scored 6 or 8 points and did as well as he could playing out of position and having only been on this team for less than three weeks.

I too just did not understand why Brad Miller gets the opportunity to grab a rebound like that and essentially win the game for the Bulls. Perkins should have been in at least for defense. Perk was taken out even with Pierce shooting his second free throw.Now some may call this an argument about bball philosophies. Yet, that was just plane stupid. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Doc did it his way and got burned. He’s a sucker if he defends himself because it was stupidity witha diploma attached. His players fought too hard for him to take the game away from them.

I have came to a point where I don’t want to watch anymore C’s games until KG is back. I think he will lite the fire needed for C’s to rally back. It’s hard to look at them right now it’s like having a kid who disappoints you all the time. You know they can do something great and become the world champs we all know and love. It just injuries are killing us and excuses is not enough right now.

Perkins really had nothing left if you seen him walking down the court then you know he is tired. It’s just no bigs were left to put in the game and we had to go small ball. I hope Powe will come back soon along with KG and Big Baby. Then watch out because we gonna get our swagger back.

Dont really know what to say…hmmm
Good effort, I guess..

have the rookies play the games..and let us slip to slot 3.. there is no way any other team will catch up to spot 3.
i was almost ready to throw my remote when i saw rando injured and then ray allen holding his shooting arm…i was like thats it! doc shudnt take a risk by putting too much pressure on paul and ray.
screw standings just have mikkie and steph play rest of the season…if they play bad they will feel frustrated and try to get better..

He said he’ll see how he feels. No need.
Let’s start Giddens, Pruitt and Walker together!

But he should’ve been out there for defensive purposes after Paul’s 2nd free throw. Brad Miller grabbing the board over the top of 6’1 Rondo was a gimme and game/set/match Chicago.

Marbury definitely need a rest. Why not bench him and play Pruitt, so that we can actually see perimeter defense being played? Who knows, they might be able to hold Miami to under 125 points this evening.

I don’t know how else to think. Your franchise is hurt all over with the exception of Paul. I mean teams are continue to gun for us but we’re better off healthy in the playoffs then hurt although we could sustain more injuries during the playoffs. I wonder if the management actually has lost faith that we can’t win it all without home court. Or is it that Giddens and Walker as bad enough that Giddens hasn’t played and Walker has only logged max 14 min? Personally as much as I would like to see it happen I don’t think 18 is on its way. I could be wrong but injuries and bloody turnovers I mean my god.

Everything seems to be going against us now, but, despite that, we are in every game. The defense seems to be most affected by the injuries. It took two years to work that out, but putting different players into different positions just doesn’t work. If they can get everyone back and get in a few practices and games it will all come back.

great title, Jeff.