Game Thread #52: Chicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers
by Tom Lewis on Feb 9, 2010 5:00 PM EST
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PrintChicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers, Feb 9, 2010 7:00 PM EST
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| February 9, 2010 - 7:00PM EST | ||
| Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| Radio: 1070AM WFNI TV: Fox Sports Indiana | ||
| Probable starters: | ||
| Derrick Rose | PG | Earl Watson |
| Kirk Hinrich | SG | Brandon Rush |
| Luol Deng | SF | Danny Granger |
| Taj Gibson | PF | Troy Murphy |
| Brad Miller | C | Roy Hibbert |
The Indiana Pacers complete their pre-All-Star break schedule tonight when they host the Chicago Bulls. This will be the first of three games between the two teams over the next 19 days. The Bulls are expected to be without Joakim Noah but do expect to have Luol Deng in the lineup and Tyrus Thomas available to play.
Thomas is at odds with the organization and was suspended one game for expressing his dissatisfaction, so his return tonight ought to bring a little edge to the Bulls and at least provide them with an energy boost. The Pacers will need to match that energy level which may be a struggle since they're 48 minutes from vacation.
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PG Situation
Haven’t heard anything new so I’m looking forward to see who Obie benches.
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JOB going with vets at PG
Earl and then TJ. Bummer.
Claims they wanted to see what they have in AJ and now they know they have something good so he’s going with the vets over the rookie.
Im actually not too upset with that
If TJ is playing well, he should play. AJ will get his time soon. If the old TJ rears it’s ugly head however…
Pacers aren't playing great
But can’t look a gift horse in the mouth when this team jumps out to an early lead.
Hibby had a deft passing touch
however there is nothing deft about his ability to lead the fastbreak
Is there a record kept
for most defensive 3 second calls in a season? Hibby has to be getting close to that
Been really busy, and I was in the Colts zone
I was here for the Lakers game. I kept wanting to slug Lamar Odom and Sasha Vujalic or whatever his name is…:)
looked extra strange
a runner with the cocking motion on his shot. Physics wasn’t allowing that thing to go in.
hibbert!
he needs to shoot more
If Youre not First, Youre Last
Ford
Kind of just broke Hinrich’s ankles. Always like to see a defensive player going flying across the floor on no contact.
its about time
i still think he has too much lift in his shot, soften it up danny!
If Youre not First, Youre Last
by drsuessrunner07 on Feb 9, 2010 7:47 PM EST up reply actions
Bulls announcers
saying the Bulls were being obvious about going after Duns on the offensive end. Hmm, do they realize we were going after Richards on our end?
anyone who drinks and announces tho gets a free pass
If Youre not First, Youre Last
by drsuessrunner07 on Feb 9, 2010 7:49 PM EST up reply actions
Generally
I can agree with his opinions. He backs them up well. It’s a good read if only because it’s a compilation of the sport if you want that so you don’t have to read all the basketball books in the world.
Two gripes I had was that he called the 86 Celtics the best team ever (surprise…) over the 96 Bulls because they were more talented. Which is true. He also said the Celtics coasted. You call a team that coasts the best ever? No way.
Then he has an all-team sort of deal chapter at the end, and chooses 01 Ray Allen as the free throw icer/three point threat in his imaginary Space Jam to save humanity series that he has taking place at MSG over Reggie Miller specifically. It bothers me that he would pick any Ray Allen over any Reggie Miller at a series to save humanity AT Madison Square Garden.
I read his article where he said Ray was a better player (clutch and otherwise)
than Reggie, but Reggie had more publicity because of the Knicks series. I don’t know Ray’s post season numbers, but I do know that Reggie’s FG% and Pts would go up in the playoffs. He just never won a championship.
I’m about a third of the way through and loving every minute of it.
by indy62 on Feb 9, 2010 7:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Boston has the worst broadcast in the NBA in my opinion. I’d give them a Tommy Point for firing Tommy. Having to watch all the different teams broadcasts on league pass, I honestly think the pacers have one of the best.
by indy62 on Feb 9, 2010 7:58 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Haha
I agree with both points. I rarely get the Pacers announcers on league pass though. I wonder if they choose based on team records?
Yeah. Always kinda pisses
me off when I getthe other team’s but it’s interesting to hear the others talk about the pacers. Of the others i’ve heard, I think toronto’s guys are pretty good, atlanata’s aren’t bad, and I think I vaguely remember liking utah’s. The knicks team is almost as bad as bostons
by indy62 on Feb 9, 2010 8:06 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Deng and Salmons
are early candidates for season high and “guy the Pacers make look like an All-Star” respectively.
is roy on the sophmore team yet for this weekend? i never heard
If Youre not First, Youre Last
by drsuessrunner07 on Feb 9, 2010 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
wow, im just gonna go ahead and blame JOB for that too
If Youre not First, Youre Last
by drsuessrunner07 on Feb 9, 2010 7:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I probably won't watch any All-star stuff.
I saw parts of the dunk contest last year, and it was truly a waste of time.
I always enjoy the three point contest
I may watch that. I also may watch the dunk in to cheer for Eric Gordon.
Well, if Howard or Robinson is in the contest again, Eric won't get past the 1st round
I felt like I was watching the old WWF last year it was so scripted. Even the acting was bad.
Yeah
Gordon (or anyone not named Nate Robinson) has no real shot to win, but I still enjoy watching Gordon jam. One of my favorite all time dunks was an Eric Gordon slam when he was at Indiana. It’s forever ingrained in my memory.
The whole dunk contest is lame though. It’s too gimmicky with costumes and props. I just want to see dunks. In game dunks can still blow us away, and there are no capes or costumes.
is it just me or how much better would the 3 pt contest be if they included retired players?
reggie…bird…and all the other old guys. id be curious to see what happened
If Youre not First, Youre Last
by drsuessrunner07 on Feb 9, 2010 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
It's somewhat an endurance event
Getting all those shots off in a minute. Reggie was never that good at it, I do wonder how Bird would be.
im convinced if a professional player has a straighton shot like that
they will hit it from half more often than not
If Youre not First, Youre Last
stopping penetration is optional this game
If Youre not First, Youre Last
Pacers actually have an offensive flow going
I mean, why can’t they do this all the time? We might be all right if we did…
Woo-hoo! Up 10!
How many games did we win last year? 36?
So, if we go 15-16 the rest of the way, we’ll have a better record than last year…my expectations need to be higher.
Watson going right and runs out of room.
I need to keep count to how many times he does that each game.
Last possessions of the quarter
are not strengths for this team. (Watson’s textbook play at the end of the half excluded)
Feels like
The Pacers are begging the Bulls to swoop in and take control of this game but the Bulls are having none of it.
Danny
Is getting quite good at drawing ticky tack fouls. Man, I forgot we had Hansbrough who did that too.
That Deng dunk
Reminded me of NBA Live 96. The SNES version. That’s how players always made layups. Just floating through the air.
I know he called some guys out recently
but he makes entirely too much money to float through games like he does
Well
Maybe next time this team takes the court, we’ll all be lining up for J.J. Hickson jerseys. No…scratch the maybe.
The turning point IMO
we left TJ Ford in too long down the stretch. He had a flash of brilliance but over stayed his time.
This game is my personal most disappointing
the last half of the 4th Qtr sums up the whole season – we really do suck
It sums up the season
But I don’t know how disappointing I found it. I don’t know that the Pacers played all that well for extended amounts of time anyway. They had great movement for a while, but they’re capable of that kind of play. They just never do it often enough. It’s just another L at this point. I’m nearly numb to all the losing this team and the Hoosiers give me. The Colts were a great diversion…
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