Bulls is a good team even without rose, they got more rebounds and second-chance play than any other teams. Nets have yet to prove anything , knicks has already proved that melo and stat dont play well together for the last two years.
I think it'll be a bumpy ride for the bulls this season. A big part of the reason they were successful last season was because of their deep bench. They lost Korver, Watson, Lucas, brewer and asik their whole bench.
Gibson off the bench is solid for the bulls
but
Watson is replaced with
"kirk hinrich" this guy average 6 ppg and 2apg in 25mpg last season with 5 ppg in the playoffs. ( IMO- Downgrade)
Asik is replaced with
"Nazar Mohammed" terrible Downgrade (no debating)
Korver is replaced with
"Bellenelii" both are good shooters but korver is takes the cake home with this one he's the better of the 2 (SLIGHT downgrade)
Brewer is replaced with
jimmy butler (debatable upgrade or downgrade)
Lucas is replaced with
"nate robinson" (fair enough replacement)
after that the rest of your bench is what? rookie teague and radmonvic
Problem 1 - can Hinrich run the offense for the bulls as smooth as Watson did? Watson flat out had the better season last year and looked to be a ideal fit for the bulls.
Problem 2- Who from their bench will step up and provide points on consistent basis?
Problem 3- can the bulls match their same defensive intensity as their previous season? another reason the bulls were very successful was not only because of their second chance rebounding but their defense was a big factor, so what happens now that their defense has clearly downgraded.
problem 4- How will Dengs wrist hold up, since he claims he "DOESN't" need surgery and feels fine.
it'll be interesting to see what happens over in chi-town this season, you maybe right they might be just fine...im skeptical though.
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You have your point about the Knicks ill leave it as is until further notice
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The nets, adding joe johnson makes them a number 3 seed? we shall see..i''m skeptical i see them finishing as a #5 seed, until i actually see some action on the court.
Yep. Why are you making excuses for those teams??
The Lakers and Bulls were v good teams last year.
Also not all teams are this supposed automatic L after back to back games.
I'll grant you Dallas was not at top form last season, especially after losing Chandler, but Lin really raped em.. to the tune of 27points, 14 assists and 5 steals.
And they were 8th in D rating and 12th in opp points per game last season.
They're team D was nothing to sneeze at.
He beat good teams. Why try to to pook holes and find excuses for the good play.
Well played sir.
You mean they couldn't figure them out. Because he has so few.. and his strengths actually cover some of the ones that people
think he has.
Please actually read this..
http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2012/2/9...couting-report
When a guy can run a pick and roll 100 times throughout one game and give you multiple different looks off quick reads at this point in his career, you gotta recognize. The kid has the mental and physical skills to really play at a high level in the League.
Read the whole thing please. Lin is real.
You picked out all of the bad games. That's easy.
After the Miami game he averaged 14.9 ppg, 6.8 assist, which is not bad for a so-called struggling player.
Yes you are. I don't know why your so eager to try to point out that we really won't be missing anything re Lin's departure.
Fact is we lost a significant amount of talent that we will not be able to replace.Do you work for Dolan? Do get his meds and coffee in the morning and rub his toes at night?? Jk lol.
But seriously you have to understand what has happened here NYK reloaded.
We reloaded/ retooled, but in a half-assed sort of way by picking up two players that might be has-beens, and the overweight Felton, who'd coming off an awful season when should have simply resigned Lin.
Now to you Mr Rono lol, i'm not making excuses i just call it how i see it and now that i think about it.... that was Carmelo that beat the bulls i have to do some re-editing :teeth: Lin took a L to the D-rose and the bulls 99-104 :boohoo:
I'll even give you Lin beating the Lakers and Dallas (no excuses it was impressive, ill give him the benefit of the doubt and tip my hat to him)
but back to the point, yes i picked out the bad games, because outside of the Lakers and Mavs look what teams the GOOD GAMES actually came from, WIZARDS, MINNY, KINGS, RAPTORS, CAVS, PORTLAND, DETROIT does this really impress you?? what other games stand out? the back to back games vs the Pacers? i tip my hat to him for those 2 games as well but what else is there? the truth of the matter is majority the teams Lin played SUCKED and were NON CONTENDING teams, so no i refuse to give Lin a gold star and award him as a top 10 PG in this league no way no how lol. I put out those bad games on purpose to prove a point which, is after the MIAMI HEAT broke down Lin, teams caught onto how to defend Lin which is why he struggled.
People use that "ONE GAME WITH MIAMI" because that one game destroyed all the Lin hype.
Boston- good team = Lin took a L
Chitown- Good team = Lin took a L
Spurs- good team = Lin took a L
Sixers- good team = Lin took a L
Dallas rematch = Lin took a L
Bucks-Hungry team looking for a playoff spot = Lin took a L
all these games came right after the Heat exposed Lin like i said in the previous post, so did the heat show the world something about Lin? or was golden boy Lin just in a little 6 game losing streak slump & shot poorly because the competition went up a notch and teams were more aware/prepared?
We lost a significant amount of talent you say? Whats more important watching Lin fall on his a$$ turning the ball over while we continue to help him learn from his mistakes and improve his game, or trying to win NOW and bring a championship to New York while carmelo and Amare are still in their prime???
in my honest opinion keeping Lin next to Carmelo for the long run would of been a nightmare, Lin is the type of PG that thrives off the ball being in his hands, he's better when he's in control. Playing next to Carmelo and Amare with Woodson as your coach i feel is taking away from Lins talents as well as his production, he needs room and time to improve giving him to the rockets puts him in the best position he can be in (he has his own team) (the ball will always be in his hands) (he can learn from his mistakes with no penalties) he can fully develop with the rockets, in time we will see what Lin is actually made of but as of right now is he this TOP 10 PG people make him out to be?? I just dont see it yet maybe Lin will make me eat crow this season.
I disagree about felton being overweight he's slimmed down alot from the recent pics iv'e seen, but i do agree what he brings to the knicks this season will be very unpredictable seeing how he struggled last season. Hopefully he can regain focus and help lead us through a successful season, i'm more confident with Felton @ PG than i am with Lin and i have my reasons, i just feel Felton & Carmelo are a better fit to play by each other and Felton will commit less Turnovers and mistakes than Lin because he has more NBA years under his belt and has alot more experience (which also includes playoff experience) is that so wrong? :boohoo:
and i'd definitely get Dolans meds, coffee and rub his toes if he were to write me out a big fat check :lol: yeah i said it