Bulls Vs. Blazers Game Thread - 3/16/12 - 5pm

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Did I miss it? I haven't gone back through the thread yet, but are people giving Nolan some props, or what?
 
I was only focused on 4 players tonight Batum, Nolan, Wes and Babbitt (LMA I know what he brings) because they are the ones that could be back.

Nolan is progressing. Makes mistakes as expected, but the guy hits an open 3 with ease. (It looks effortless)

I like Babbitt when he plays under control, when he gets in the lane he has some nice moves, he is not just a 3 pt shooter. I wish our bigs all threw an outlet pass as quickly as he does.

Wes still looks awkward off the dribble,but at least the 3 pt shot has returned the last two games.

I have felt that Camby and Wallace disrupted the flow on our offense. You can blame some of it on Nate if you like, but getting back to having 4 shooters out there at once with LMA opens it up much more. We all wanted Wallace out on the floor, but it hurt us IMO
 
Just got back from having a couple celebration beers! Crazy emotional day! Nate was in the lobby saying goodbyes and good luck to everybody around 11AM here at the hotel before the team went to shoot around, not pre game like Freeman reported. Kaleb was out on the court running drills with the players at 4:30 just like always. After the game on the bus ride back to the hotel he was smiling ear to ear! Couldn't happen to a better guy! Want the best pick in the draft this summer, but that win felt great!
 
It's amazing how just one game can me feel better about the team. I gotta admit I had no enthusiasm at all about logging in to NBA.com this morning, knowing that Felton would be playing (and I never will forgive him for showing up out of shape this season, which for me has been the greatest factor in Blazers' problems).
But it's great to see all the players happy; hopefully they can build on this. I hope Canales can get them on the same page on team defense. Has anyone noticed how effective Kurt Thomas is on the pick and roll defense; he actually jumps out far enough to make the dribbler pick up his dribble or else back away enough so both defenders can get back to defend guys their same size. Now, is he doing this on his own; or are they all supposed to be doing it? Anyway team defense would be the next thing I would work on if I was the coach.
Hope we can win some games and that some guys can get their confidence back.
 
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