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Gasol eats Bulls alive...but a Rose still grows

 

Derrick Rose is showing some good stuff.

If you look at tonight's boxscore, you probably won't notice anything incredibly special.  Yeah, Gasol had 34 points, but what's really noteworthy is that 24 of them came in the first half.

Add his 14-of-21 shooting and it's more of the same for the Bulls.

I hate to harp on it any longer, but I can't help it: the Bulls need serious inside help.

Tyrus Thomas update:  31 minutes, 9/5/3 with two steals, three blocks and four turnovers.  It's becoming clear that Thomas is still the sporadic, undisciplined, offense-less player that he was a year ago.  It's hard to imagine him developing any kind of real offensive game this year.  The steals and blocks are nice, but the Bulls need more from this potential X-factor.

Aaron Gray update: 22 minutes, 11/5.  His minutes have been inconsistent, but at least coach Del Negro is playing him.  It's a wonder that Joakim Noah continues to start.  His futility has been the only thing astounding about his play. 

Derrick Rose update:  25/3/9, 11-of-18 from the field.  The kid continues to impress.  He's got some Dwyane Wade potential, but he still has to show an ability to lift his team to victories.  Rose is still very green, so hopefully that will come soon enough.

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02/ 1 year 16 weeks ago
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Hey nice article I think that the Bulls should trade Ben Gordon and Tyrus Thomas for a big man that they desperately need. Why did they ever trade Lamarcus Aldridge for Tyrus Thomas, so dumb

Jason Hahn 1 year 16 weeks ago
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Great point. I was going to mention that eventually.

The Bulls would be a vastly superior team with Aldridge. Did John Paxon really think that Thomas and Viktor Khryapa were worth more than Aldridge?

This, along with the decision to kill the trade for Kobe because of Luol Deng, should make all Bulls fans seethe with fiery anger.

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I think that it is good to see Gray get some playing time. I loved Skiles, but my one complaint was that he didn't give enough playing time to players like Gray and Sefolosha. Sefolosha hasn't done much this season, but I really don't want Rose getting comfortable with Gordan knowing that he really shouldn't be back next season unless the Bulls get rid of Hughes or Hinrich.

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I’ll do my best to make sure this blog doesn’t suck--but no guarantees. But hey, we’ve got a lot to feel good about: After an 11-year-hiatus the Bulls finally have a star in Derrick Rose; Joakim Noah decided to lift weights and care about basketball; Tyrus Thomas is still confused and the Bulls are on the cusp of landing a major free agent for the 2010 sweepstakes. Oh, and we’ll try to have some fun along the way…maybe even talk about the game you saw the night before. My name is Mike Mitchell and I’ve covered a little bit of everything as a journalist besides professional sports, which may make me even more qualified to hash cogent thoughts. Then again...

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