Comments on: With the Bulls, it’s about this year. And the five after that. http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/15/with-the-bulls-it%e2%80%99s-about-this-year-and-the-five-after-that/ Basketball - NBC Sports Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: passerby23 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/15/with-the-bulls-it%e2%80%99s-about-this-year-and-the-five-after-that/comment-page-1/#comment-38066 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:42:57 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=21368#comment-38066 I’m not cheering for them, but it’s the Bulls’ year. Rose’s dominance, their lockdown defense, and homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs are huge advantages. They just seem to have the least amount of flaws (maybe with the exception of the Lakers).

]]> By: ndguy461 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/15/with-the-bulls-it%e2%80%99s-about-this-year-and-the-five-after-that/comment-page-1/#comment-38003 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:56:18 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=21368#comment-38003 noah signed an extension… before you post do your research so you dont sound dumb

]]> By: philtration http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/15/with-the-bulls-it%e2%80%99s-about-this-year-and-the-five-after-that/comment-page-1/#comment-37995 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:57:37 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=21368#comment-37995 Then how do you explain the Celtics?
How old was Kareem when the Lakers were winning titles?
Was Jordan on his way down at 29?
Did Karl Malone and John Stockton look like they were sliding in their late 20s?
Steve Nash won back to back MVPs at 32.

Yes, 30 is old… if you are a female gymnast or a Back Street Boy.

]]> By: helinhater http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/15/with-the-bulls-it%e2%80%99s-about-this-year-and-the-five-after-that/comment-page-1/#comment-37992 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:52:51 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=21368#comment-37992 Jerry has never shied away from paying for a winner…except at the tail end in Chicago when he wasn’t convinced they would continue to roll. And I believe in hindsight, he regrets that decision.

No, he won’t collect a ton of pieces a la the Knicks in the hopes of competing…But Jerry loves nothing more than being the owner of a champion…and resigning D.Rose is about the biggest certainty there is in life right now…

So if Booz is locked up for the next 4 seasons…and Noah…and Rose will be there…

Also to the genius who argued the end of your prime is 29 is an absolute moron.

Athletic prime is 26-32 (give or take a year or two either way)…In large part because they are physically capable of doing everything but their mind has finally caught up with their freakish athletic ability.

Lastly, I understand the notion that defense clamp down in the playoffs, and thus, Rose will have difficulty doing his thing.

However, over 82 games, even against the best teams, he was never slowed down consistently. Furthermore, they said the same things about Iverson in 2001…and he carried a much more inferior team to the Finals.

The idea that, suddenly, the playoffs get so much tougher is slightly laughable.

It’s still basketball. It’s just better basketball. And if you’ve been following the Bulls this year, they’ve stepped up when people wrote them off.

So let’s all keep saying the Bulls will falter…because Rose wont let it happen.

]]> By: florida727 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/15/with-the-bulls-it%e2%80%99s-about-this-year-and-the-five-after-that/comment-page-1/#comment-37989 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:19:27 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=21368#comment-37989 I covered the Bulls for a radio station many years ago. I can tell you with certainty that what Jerry SAYS and what Jerry DOES often don’t collide in his realm of reality. You could have him on tape and he’d say he was “taken out of context”.

]]> By: fx1718 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/15/with-the-bulls-it%e2%80%99s-about-this-year-and-the-five-after-that/comment-page-1/#comment-37987 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:08:51 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=21368#comment-37987 Didn’t Jerry already say he’d pay the tax if we got to the ECF? The Bulls may not win it all but I think they will make it to the ECF.

]]> By: ibleedaquaorange http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/15/with-the-bulls-it%e2%80%99s-about-this-year-and-the-five-after-that/comment-page-1/#comment-37986 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:03:08 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=21368#comment-37986 You do not enter your prime at 29… that’s the tail-end of it. Everybody knows 3-0 is the big killer in sports.

“If Rose is faster than anyone else on the court, how exactly do they expect to trap him?”
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Because this is not a video game?

]]> By: blueintown http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/15/with-the-bulls-it%e2%80%99s-about-this-year-and-the-five-after-that/comment-page-1/#comment-37985 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:47:59 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=21368#comment-37985 Indeed, Noah is already locked in. The Bulls paid MJ $36 mil for one season of basketball…twice. And this is when the salary cap was around $25 mil. I think they’ll pay the luxury tax, don’t you?

]]> By: gmsingh http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/15/with-the-bulls-it%e2%80%99s-about-this-year-and-the-five-after-that/comment-page-1/#comment-37982 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:39:02 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=21368#comment-37982 If Rose is faster than anyone else on the court, how exactly do they expect to trap him?

]]> By: boondocksaint224 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/15/with-the-bulls-it%e2%80%99s-about-this-year-and-the-five-after-that/comment-page-1/#comment-37979 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:08:58 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=21368#comment-37979 Well, I guess you have zero idea that Joakim Noah is signed through the 2015-2016 season then, right? Right.

But keep talking nonsense. It’s amusing.

]]> By: hnirobert3 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/15/with-the-bulls-it%e2%80%99s-about-this-year-and-the-five-after-that/comment-page-1/#comment-37973 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:13:28 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=21368#comment-37973 … until Rose and Noah want to get paid and Reinsdorf lets Noah walk because, even though the Bulls sell out everynight, he’s not going to pay the luxury tax.

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