Pax has had it and the Bulls are leaving on the "circus" road trip. At this time every year, the Ringling Bros. circus comes to the U.C. So the Bulls leave on the west coast trip and will play Phoenix, LAC, LAL, and Denver. This should be four straight losses with the effort they are giving.
Bench the starters Skiles says. But their isn't much substance on the bench. They've shown very little effort and suddenly the value of their marquee tradeables such as Gordon and Deng doesn't look very promising. Bonnix and I went to the Detroit win last week and a few things stood out. Most surprising to me was Joe Smith. He was quick to the boards and scored well underneath. Another aspect was Deng's lack of willingness to go underneath.
Deng is another example of the new way of scouting a professional athlete. He is a victim of the ceiling of expectations. Its all about the upside, not the now. Most likely that upside will never be reached. Deng could actually be great at the 2 spot. Heinrich at the 1 and Smith and Nocioni at the forward pos. Wallace would be center and Smith would be able to for his lack of offense by forcing someone to cover him. Gordon and Thomas would provide a spark off the bench. Its not perfect, but its all they have to work with.
Enough of the we're sick of the Kobe talk- wait till they get to LA, Kobe will tear them apart. Play well and win and people will forget about Kobe. At least we don't hear much of that Bulls as NBA champions talk anymore. I know its a long season, but at this rate it will be endless.
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