I really don't like NBA ball at all, but this Bulls team is a lot of fun to watch. It's like watching a college team with their shooting and ball movement. Nocioni is just money in big games too. Our scrappy guys actually have a shot now in this series, AND I'm actually enjoying the NBA right now. Who knew.

I don't understand why the NBA gets such a bad wrap. If I had the choice to watch either an NCAA game or an NBA game, I'd pick the NBA game every time. People complain that NBA players don't know the fundamentals, don't play the game right.....bull. The game's much more sophisticated than the NCAA and the NBA in previous generations. The players are better than you think. JJ Reddick went to Duke for 4 years; match him up with either Shaun Livingston or a Sebastian Telfair next year, neither who went to college, and watch him get his ass kicked all over the court by people who "don't understand the fundamentals."

According to the Trib:

Tyson Chandler suffered a mild-to-moderate sprain to his right ankle and will be listed as day-to-day, Bulls officials said Sunday.


It was a fun game to watch but Bill Walton is just unbearable.

I'm admittedly a casual fan of both and would never say the NBA guys don't know the fundamentals. For casuals like me though it takes some sort of hook to draw me into a game. If we're talking about regular season NBA vs. NCAA, the NBA has nothing (aside from the Bulls) that intrigues me. Compare that to a random day of the week in NCAA and you'll likely get some interesting high ranked matchups. Plus you have conference rivalries and lots of upsets, I can get into a game even if I have no true interest in the team or its players. That's why I think casuals can enjoy NCAA so much more. Upsets in the NBA are completely meaningless to me and there really aren't any rivalries I care about or even know about anymore.

Yeah it was a great win. People who say NBA players don't have fundamentals are crusy old white people who want to bitch about black players. It's simply not true.

Great win. Shaq can't defend. Keep going at him. You'll either get him in foul trouble or get easy lay ups if he backs off. The Heat look old. I'm actually shocked the game got close. Good news about Chandler. His defense is needed despite the fact that he can't play a lick of offense.

I have never heard a funnier comment than Waltons about Chandler. I am not going to even be close to quoting him, but he said he played the most meaningful 24 min or whatever with some of the worst stats of 1 point 3 rebounds that he has ever seen.

Now, I get the idea of where he was going with that, but come on, 3 rebounds? I dont care if he never scores another point, averaging 10 rebounds a game when playing 25+ min when you are 7 feet tall and can jump shouldnt be too much of an outlandish hope or wish for any Bulls fan.

I heard it. All of that pot that son of a bitch smoked in the 70's is evident. That fucker will forever be stoned.

Da bulls now should win this series, they have the momentum and they have figured out a way to contain shaq. And then the Bulls should advance to play the Pistons and then to the Finals and then another rally in Grant Park

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You know whats funny. If we win this and Indiana wins then we play them. That would be a 6 seed vs. 7 seed in the semi finals.

What a drama queen Chandler proved to be. It turns out its just a mild sprain and he needed to be carried off. I've hobbled my ass back to a bench after spraining an ankle. At the very most have two people under your arm pits. But to be lifted to the locker room? Jeez I'd be embarrased.

Yea, thats ridiculous. I watched him in pain and agonize over the injury on TV at Wrigley today. We obviously didn't get sound so I assumed the worst when they had to carry his ass out of there. Somebody said he was probably just being a pussy and while I am no means a fan of Chandler, I went ahead and defended saying no way this is minor....well, I stand corrected. PUSSY!

Just because it was "only" a mild sprain doesn't mean it didn't hurt like hell. With your superior "Walk It Off" abilities, hell let's just stick you in there.....NOPE

I never said it didn't hurt. I never said he should just walk it off. But don't have your self carried off the court.

Yea, neither did I. However, that does seem a bit over the top to not be able to walk out of there with assistance. I would almost hope for his sake the injury is a bit worse than reported. I've never seen a guy have to leave a game like that for that injury.

Especially when we have all seen players in various sports walk off the court and later we learn he tore his ACL/MCL etc etc. If it is a mild sprain, thats pretty weak.

It wasn't even authorized by Tyson, I'm assuming either the trainer, Paxson, whomever...You don't invest that money in Tyson, have the mild sprain happen, have him walk off the court 'bravely' and then have something worse happen to it.

It wasn't Chandler's call.

Please, first of all he laid on the ground for about 5 minutes. I'm sure it was diagnosed as a sprained ankle right away. It's not gonna get any better. So why the 5 minutes of squirming on the floor. Most players hop up and hobble off or get two guys to walk him off. I've seen this many of times. I think the trainers were waiting for him to get up. Then after he was crying and bitching and wouldn't get up on his own they decided if we don't lift this pussy we'll be here all day. I was saying this at the time while watching. Then when the report came out it just confirmed my belief.

Dude, are you getting laid by Tyson or something? Haha, good lord.

Haha no. Just don't agree.

You drafted him Crumbs. He's the only holdover from your era. Pax got rid of every other one of your guys.

Pax doesn't understand the science of drafting the obvious (or if you do draft a star, then trading him) for striking a diamond in the rough tye of player; you cement legendary status with the bold moves I've made. And remember I wasn't let go because my obvious lack of GM skills, but I stepped down in order to take care of some "health issues".

Besides you shouldn't pick on a man just cause he might have a couple gravy stains on his tie like I do.