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brofmfa · #41 (**permalink**) 11-07-2007, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Delfino Delivers

This wait between games has been excruciating. It's almost like we had 3 more pre-season games and the real season is still yet to start.

Wondering how did you survive the long ass summer.

mikhail1973 · #42 (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 07:05 PM

The Sports Network - National Basketball Association

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This is a rematch of the playoffs. Detroit knocked out the Bulls in six games in the 2007 Eastern Conference semifinals. Last season. the Bulls won three of four from the Pistons during the regular season. Detroit has lost two straight after winning its last 12 at Chicago.

mikhail1973 · #43 (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 07:05 PM

USATODAY.com

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Though they lost to Detroit in six games in the Eastern Conference semifinals last season, the Chicago Bulls thought they were just a step away from overtaking the Pistons as the Central Division's most dominant team.
That hasn't been the case one week into the 2007-08 season.
The unbeaten Pistons (3-0) and the winless Bulls (0-4) meet for the first time since last season's playoffs on Thursday night at the United Center.
Chicago was picked by many to represent the East in the NBA finals this season, but has gotten off to a slow start, especially on the offensive end. The Bulls are 29th in the league in both shooting percentage (37.3) and points per game (87.8).

Taco John · #44 (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 07:10 PM

We need to do our best to pressure their shooters. Dare Joe Smith, Ben Wallace, Joakim Noah, and Ty Thomas to beat us. I won't expect much offense out of Tayshaun because he'll be exerting too much defensively guarding Deng. On the other side, just stay balanced and hope that Noah doesn't bait Sheed into needless frustration. Noah strikes me as the Anderson Varejao type who can really screw with Sheed's head.

mikhail1973 · #45 (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Taco John

We need to do our best to pressure their shooters. Dare Joe Smith, Ben Wallace, Joakim Noah, and Ty Thomas to beat us. I won't expect much offense out of Tayshaun because he'll be exerting too much defensively guarding Deng. On the other side, just stay balanced and hope that Noah doesn't bait Sheed into needless frustration. Noah strikes me as the Anderson Varejao type who can really screw with Sheed's head.

Tay outplayed Deng in the playoffs and he was one of the Pistons main scorers. I wouldn't expect any different.

Taco John · #46 (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mikhail1973

Tay outplayed Deng in the playoffs and he was one of the Pistons main scorers. I wouldn't expect any different.

True, but if you're expecting that Deng improves this year, which I think he will, then he would go into that level of player that Tayshaun can stop, but he cannot stop and provide his offense at the same time. See games against Kobe and Lebron.

Dumars4Ever · #47 (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 08:02 PM

Chat's open!

Dumars4Ever · #48 (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 10:57 PM

Disappointing loss tonight. The Bulls jumped out to a lead with the Pistons starters playing poorly and the bench playing disastrously, but the Pistons cut the lead in the 3rd quarter on a flurry of 3s and a huge run of points by Sheed. The Bulls dominated the boards all night long, but some strong Pistons D got them a chance late in the 4th, only to come up short when 3 makeable shots all missed in the final minute.

The bench really stunk tonight, which was a key factor as the Bulls bench came up big. Hayes was mostly invisible in 20 minutes, and JMax was so bad that he only got 11 minutes. Aside from one brief stretch in the 4th, JMax just couldn't do anything right on either end of the floor. With Rip struggling from the floor and Tay being invisible, it was too much to overcome, even with Sheed pouring in 36 points.

Delfino Delivers · #49 (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 11:07 PM

Brutal. It is instances like this where seeing if AJ could be more effective than JMax may have been smart to try.

RipBillupsRJC · #50 (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 11:13 PM

We should have played off of Tyrus on D earlier in the game, rather than midway through the second quarter. We had to play like absolute crap to lose by less than five. I can live with that. Lulz at the UC chanting "Detroit sucks".