Tue Feb 17, 2004 3:23 pm
i know?? speak for yourself...
props to NJ on their hot streak but i'm still not sold on them yet being able to easily dispose of any of the east's top teams in a 7 game series.
props to NJ on their hot streak but i'm still not sold on them yet being able to easily dispose of any of the east's top teams in a 7 game series.
Tue Feb 17, 2004 7:56 pm
I think Indiana and New Orleans will be in the eastern finals. New Jersey is on a hot streak, but thats what happens somtimes when a new coach is hired. Remember when the Lakers got rid of del harris and Kurt Rambis took over? They had a similar streak (won 8 or 9 games) then they fell flat on their faces.
I'm not saying the same will happen to the Nets. What I'm saying is just becuase new jersey is on a hot streak now doesn't mean they will be the cream of the east again.
I'm not saying the same will happen to the Nets. What I'm saying is just becuase new jersey is on a hot streak now doesn't mean they will be the cream of the east again.
Wed Feb 18, 2004 2:39 am
Still, Paxson has never embraced Crawford's playing style, and it's possible that he'll try to deal him this summer before losing him for nothing in the restricted free-agent market. The Bulls won't go beyond the midlevel exception to re-sign Crawford. "I feel comfortable here, even though we're not winning as much as we should," Crawford said.
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com ... -headlines
"The Bulls likely will be in the draft lottery for the sixth straight year, an achievement as depressing as it is consistent.
Paxson has scouted Connecticut forward Emeka Okafor extensively, along with other players projected to be top picks in the June 24 draft. What the Bulls would love to see happen is to win the draft lottery so they could entertain offers for the No. 1 pick and a player from their young core, possibly parlaying that combination into an All-Star via trade."
there is put quotes lol
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Wed Feb 18, 2004 7:08 am
stop plaguerzing...the last part of your post was from the same article lol
this crawford thing is not breaking news. the day pax declined to give him the contract extension (which happened this past offseason), it opened the door to the possibility of losing crawford for nothing.
maybe if KC johnson included a quote from JC, his agent, or Pax talking about this, i'd half believe it.
this crawford thing is not breaking news. the day pax declined to give him the contract extension (which happened this past offseason), it opened the door to the possibility of losing crawford for nothing.
The Bulls won't go beyond the midlevel exception to re-sign Crawford.
maybe if KC johnson included a quote from JC, his agent, or Pax talking about this, i'd half believe it.
Wed Feb 18, 2004 7:44 am
Yea I know I just didn't wanna put it in a quote lol
Wed Feb 18, 2004 10:23 am
DipSetVC wrote:Psycho Jackal wrote:East's best? Lol...Detroit/New Jersey & Indiana are the only decent teams, the rest are mediocre teams...
Exactly! Any other team mentioned in the East bests should be laughed at including other pretenders such as Philly, New Orleans and Boston.
Yes the EAST'S best. To consider any western conference opponents would be a joke. Just looking at the conference as a whole, the Bulls have beaten some of the so called elite teams in the East.
Wed Feb 18, 2004 2:02 pm
The Bulls beat the Raptors again, I didn't watch the second half because I was studying but what a bad game.
What happened to Crawford, he was doing so good, 8 0f 25
, then there's Vince, step out of bounds to lose the game. I didn't watch it so I don't know the circumstances but still wow, then he also shot 7 of 20 . Antonio Davis couldn't buy a basket today, Hinrich did good, and Eddie Robinson is annoying.
Donyell Marshall had a career high 24 boards but couldn't score at all, and Mo-Pete did good again.
I really hate the Raptors bench, Mo-Pete was the offense before, but now Milt, Micheal "the Hack" Curry, and Archibald are getting the major minutes, no other team in the league even wants these guys.
Man their are NBDL guys better than them, the sad thing is that if they were in the NBDL they'd come off the bench.
What happened to Crawford, he was doing so good, 8 0f 25
, then there's Vince, step out of bounds to lose the game. I didn't watch it so I don't know the circumstances but still wow, then he also shot 7 of 20 . Antonio Davis couldn't buy a basket today, Hinrich did good, and Eddie Robinson is annoying.
Donyell Marshall had a career high 24 boards but couldn't score at all, and Mo-Pete did good again.
I really hate the Raptors bench, Mo-Pete was the offense before, but now Milt, Micheal "the Hack" Curry, and Archibald are getting the major minutes, no other team in the league even wants these guys.
Man their are NBDL guys better than them, the sad thing is that if they were in the NBDL they'd come off the bench.
Wed Feb 18, 2004 3:15 pm
i can't complain- the bulls won. 2-0 against toronto since the trade
thoughts:
i don't understand how toronto got a lot of calls go their way despite being the visiting team. but it's all good...
the raptors comeback and crawford's shooting woes had a lot do with curry being in foul trouble. i'm glad toronto made it interesting, watching nbdl type players duke it out in garbage time is no fun, especially with the bulls tv broadcast team doing the commentary
bulls did a good job on carter tonite. also normally he's good for at least one monster dunk against chicago but that didn't happen. it was erob's annoying defense that caused him to bust that last play btw
crawford would have had a triple double if davis could make some damn layups
good to see archibald get some ticks. he did a nice job frustrating curry by being hacking him constantly. i think toronto could use a bruiser like him
with rose out for at least a month, what do you raptor fans think of their playoff chances?
thoughts:
i don't understand how toronto got a lot of calls go their way despite being the visiting team. but it's all good...
the raptors comeback and crawford's shooting woes had a lot do with curry being in foul trouble. i'm glad toronto made it interesting, watching nbdl type players duke it out in garbage time is no fun, especially with the bulls tv broadcast team doing the commentary
bulls did a good job on carter tonite. also normally he's good for at least one monster dunk against chicago but that didn't happen. it was erob's annoying defense that caused him to bust that last play btw
crawford would have had a triple double if davis could make some damn layups
good to see archibald get some ticks. he did a nice job frustrating curry by being hacking him constantly. i think toronto could use a bruiser like him
with rose out for at least a month, what do you raptor fans think of their playoff chances?
Wed Feb 18, 2004 3:26 pm
Yea I like the whole fact that he's a bruiser, but he's a bruiser without any skill at all.
The playoff hopes are dwindling, as soon as the bench comes in the game goes down the drain, espceially since no team is scared of the three offensively challenged guys, so the floor isn't spread at all for the scorers.
I think they'll still make it though, but just not with as good a record as we were all hoping, this might mean a first round battle against Indiana or New Jersey. Ah well I didn't want New Orleans because their size inside destroys the Raptors. I dunno but I somehow want the Raps to face New Jersey.
The playoff hopes are dwindling, as soon as the bench comes in the game goes down the drain, espceially since no team is scared of the three offensively challenged guys, so the floor isn't spread at all for the scorers.
I think they'll still make it though, but just not with as good a record as we were all hoping, this might mean a first round battle against Indiana or New Jersey. Ah well I didn't want New Orleans because their size inside destroys the Raptors. I dunno but I somehow want the Raps to face New Jersey.