"Bullshyt" The Official Chicago Bulls 2013-14 Season Thread

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The Bulls coach took the latter approach when discussing Jimmy Butler on Saturday.

"Jimmy has changed," Thibodeau said. "He's in a different place, and I think there are some different things we can change to take advantage of what he does well."

"Jimmy is very deceiving," Thibodeau said. "He's an excellent athlete, very explosive, very quick to the ball. That tells you how he sees the game. His reaction to the ball is special. He's very quick, strong, can think ahead, very strong.''

Thibodeau may have paused for a breath before continuing.

"I get a kick in the offseason, everyone's had a great summer, everyone looks good, but Jimmy actually puts the work in," he said. "He doesn't have to say anything. You look at him and his actions tell you what he's doing. There are no shortcuts with him. He puts the work in and gives you a solid day's work.''​

“He’s good,” Rose said of Butler. “Man, he gives people hell on the court. He’s a guy where he has the same mentality I got. It’s like, ‘I don’t care.’ He’s going to go out and ball. He loves playing. Having him and having Joakim and everybody else behind me, it’s going to be a team effort. That’s what we’re trying to build. I think his (Butler’s) biggest adjustment is just going to be feeling comfortable, knowing he can take shots and make decisions. Even dribbling the ball up the floor is going to help us a lot, especially when we start running a lot.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...9-bits-bulls-chicago-20130929,0,7242140.story

 

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And as far as all the criticism he’s taken along the way to his first game since that fateful April 2012 afternoon?

“I could care less. People are always going to say something,” Rose said. “The way I look at it, they questioned and had their opinions about Jesus and he was perfect. So for me, I’m far from that. I could take it. I made it this far.”http://www.csnchicago.com/bulls-talk/rose-focus-after-bulls-first-training-camp-practice

 

[THE MACHINE]

How did Snell look in the summer league brehs? Was it good enough to be a potential Deng replacement?

 

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How did Snell look in the summer league brehs? Was it good enough to be a potential Deng replacement?

more like butler yeah he shoot the ball well and showed decent handles.

 

[How Sway?]

bulls are not going past the second round this season.

 

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bulls are not going past the second round this season.

 

[YourMajesty]

Derrick about to have a dominant season

I have that feeling as well....25 and 8 on close to 50 percent shooting

 

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“[Dunleavy] had a very good practice, moved very well without the ball and passed the ball well, and of course shooting,” Thibodeau said after Saturday’s morning session.

“We saw [in the practice] that Mike can play with Jimmy [Butler], he can play with [Luol Deng],” he continued. “Then, you can slide Mike, Jimmy and Luol to the four if you wanted to.”

Thibodeau added Sunday: “He’s learning his teammates. Obviously he knows the league, but he’s learning a new system. But I think shooting helps everybody. In addition to the shooting, the passing. Anytime you add a guy that can pass the ball like that it helps make everyone better. The transition right now is going very well, he’s got to continue to work, but I like the versatility. The fact that he can play with a lot of different guys is big for our team.” http://www.csnchicago.com/bulls-talk/bulls-newcomer-dunleavy-making-quick-adjustments

 

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“We cut him out today. It was planned rest. He did some, the warm-up phase. But today was a planned rest day for him,” the coach explained. “And we went shorter today. We had a teaching segment that, of course, he participated in, and the warm-up phase. But the live stuff, we were planning on giving him today off.

“With all our players, usually the third day and fifth practice we’re dealing with heavy legs. We just thought we’d give him today off. Mentally, he’s sharp so he did his conditioning off the floor. He’ll be ready to go tomorrow,” he continued. “Until he gets out in a game, we said we’d take it step by step from how he practices. He has practiced very well. The next step is to see where he is in a game. We’re trying to get it as close to a game-like condition as we can. He has handled that part. But there’s nothing like a game. The preseason games will be the next step. And of course there’s a different level when we get to the regular season. But he has prepared himself well.”

“He came in almost like he never left," Boozer said of Rose. "Obviously playing with him a couple of years ago, not last year, but it’s smooth. He did a great job being in shape, we did a great job of being in shape so we can get up the floor with him. ... He’s hitting shots, making plays for us, making it look really easy. He’s leading the break in transition, doing a great job of setting us in our plays. These are like the practice tests and the preseason exams. When the season starts that’s when the tests are real, so it’s a progression. Like I said, we’re not going to skip any steps, but he looks good to me.

“It’s been fun so far,” Boozer added. “He is stronger and his accuracy from outside has gotten a lot better, which is going to be scary. I think he’s still quick and super athletic, but you guys will see it soon.’’http://www.csnchicago.com/bulls-talk/roses-planned-rest-mondays-practice-no-big-deal

 

[El Jefe]

so boozer gonnabe a worse post offence presence and worse post defender then before (wit the weight loss) ??

booz only thinkin bout cherry pickin on fast breaks since rose is back ?? smh

 

[cornercommission2k12]

Saturday coming soon brehs

 

[THE K-MAN]

Hopefully Thibbs dont run the baby Bulls into the ground by January

 

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[So-Chi]

Was about to post this

 

[beenz]

adidas really jumped back on the d-rose bandwagon the past couple weeks. I wonder why they tossed dwight howard in the bushes tho