Bulls at ATL

[Clocian-IGN]

Let's go bulls!

[poido123]

Let's go bulls!


:rockon:


Playing on a back to back against a team who are in red hot form. This will be tough.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Hope we can prove the winning streak wasn't a fluke with a W against a great team :applause:

[LiLharvard]

Oh how times have changed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS0Juf5gLP0

[nathanjizzle]

d rose isnt trying to lose to this scrub team, so he will play fantastic.

[TaLvsCuaL]

that block :eek:

[poido123]

Hawks looking to run us off our feet.

Good plan since we are coming off a game yesterday.

[poido123]

Who is this f.ggot commentator for the Hawks?

Ragging on Mirotic something chronic.

Saying he's not a very good defender, saying that mirotic missing everything close etc etc

Of course, Dominique Wilkins. Salty as f.ck over the asswhipping at the hands of Jordan in the day.

[dontgetchoked]

so i guess garbage ass jumpshot rose suited up for tonights game :facepalm no one can guard you, TAKE IT INSIDE

[poido123]

so i guess garbage ass jumpshot rose suited up for tonights game :facepalm no one can guard you, TAKE IT INSIDE


You were saying? :lol

[poido123]

Jumpball?

Are you kidding me? How about Milsap lying on Jimmy's back?

[Dr. Ice]

Pretty entertaining game so far

[poido123]

Pretty entertaining game so far


True.

Nice block by Bazemore on Rose, then Rose sends one back on Teague.

:applause:

[SexSymbol]

C'mon bulls, pull away for good

[poido123]

Atlanta throwing their best at the Bulls and we are not responding very well at times.

We need to play with more urgency if we want to win this one.

Right now, this won't be good enough.

[atljonesbro]

Hawks playing very well. Only 3 TO's in the first half. Also love Bazemore' energy on the defensive end. We're loaded at perimeter defenders, Carroll, Sefalosha, Schroder, Bazemore, and Korver. If only we had a rim protector.

[dontgetchoked]

You were saying? :lol
i will gladly eat my words if it means rose playing well, but he 3-13 0-4 from 3. i hate seeing him play like this. We would blow everyone out if he was playing like he did against brooklyn and portland

[poido123]

i will gladly eat my words if it means rose playing well, but he 3-13 0-4 from 3. i hate seeing him play like this. We would blow everyone out if he was playing like he did against brooklyn and portland


You can't play well every game bro.

It all balances out and Rose could end up playing better in the second half.

:cheers:

[poido123]

Wilkins debating that foul?

LOL that was a clear arm foul, no question

[atljonesbro]

Dat ball movement :bowdown:

[atljonesbro]

These touch fouls on the Bulls are out of hand.

[poido123]

These touch fouls on the Bulls are out of hand.


If you listen to Wilkins, every foul ever done is on the Bulls :facepalm

[atljonesbro]

LMAO @ Bob Rathbun when Korver got open "OH YEAH! OH YEAH!"

[TaLvsCuaL]

Korver is a ****ing robot, He can't be human.

[atljonesbro]

The Bulls are letting Elton Brand light them up :biggums:

[poido123]

LMAO @ Bob Rathbun when Korver got open "OH YEAH! OH YEAH!"


From a bulls fan perspective, it's unbearable listening to him and Dominique :facepalm

[TaLvsCuaL]

Pau is playing like crap tonight on both ends.

[atljonesbro]

From a bulls fan perspective, it's unbearable listening to him and Dominique :facepalm
I can see how I just thought that was funny.

[Richesly]

Atlanta throwing their best at the Bulls and we are not responding very well at times.

We need to play with more urgency if we want to win this one.

Right now, this won't be good enough.

The fact that you think this is our best is insulting.

You've got to be the most passive aggressive user on this board.

[poido123]

Could this Dominique hate any harder?

Shut the f.ck up and commentate the game. Stop with your homer shit

[Richesly]

Dennis Schro is a future star, i'm telling yall.

[Richesly]

Could this Dominique hate any harder?

Shut the f.ck up and commentate the game. Stop with your homer shit


I agree with him mostly. You guys have 0 ball movement compared to the Hawk's. Reminds me of the iso joe era.

Glad we have a better coach than the bulls or we'd be in trouble.

[atljonesbro]

The fact that you think this is our best is insulting.

You've got to be the most passive aggressive user on this board.
Yeah this definitely isn't our best :oldlol: Relatively average performance honestly.

[TaLvsCuaL]

Could this Dominique hate any harder?

Shut the f.ck up and commentate the game. Stop with your homer shit
Definitely Atlanta got some of the worst announcers in the league. They were worse in the past tho

[Dr. Ice]

Never thought i'd see the day where a bulls fan complains about another team's commentary.

I still remember the bulls' guys getting unbelievably hype and saying jimmy butler was at michael jordan level just because he carried his team to a buzzer beating comeback against our camp scrubs in the preseason.

[SexSymbol]

Wow do bulls suck.
They are actually getting beaten by Atlanta who are only capable of beating up scrubs...

[atljonesbro]

Never thought i'd see the day where a bulls fan complains about another team's commentary.

I still remember the bulls' guys getting unbelievably hype and saying jimmy butler was at michael jordan level just because he carried his team to a buzzer beating comeback against our camp scrubs in the preseason.
For real. That "Bigger faster stronger" crap is AWFUL. Only shit worse is basically everything the Clippers commentators say.

[poido123]

The fact that you think this is our best is insulting.

You've got to be the most passive aggressive user on this board.


Yeah, it's clear you guys are throwing everything at this game.

The hustle, the extra man help, Elton playing his best game.

I don't think I've seen a better regular season game from the Hawks?


On a side note, get hinrich off. he cant hit shit

[SexSymbol]

Guys, guys... Have you forgotten about Boston commentators?
The old guy, I don't know who he is, but he sucks so much more than any other commentator you can think of.

[atljonesbro]

Yeah, it's clear you guys are throwing everything at this game.

The hustle, the extra man help, Elton playing his best game.

I don't think I've seen a better regular season game from the Hawks?


On a side note, get hinrich off. he cant hit shit
No, the Hawks always hustle and play hard. Teague is 3-9, Millsap 5-14, Schroder 2-6, Korver only 4-8 from 3. You're deluded lmao. At least show some objectivity, don't be an idiot.

[Richesly]

Yeah, it's clear you guys are throwing everything at this game.

The hustle, the extra man help, Elton playing his best game.

I don't think I've seen a better regular season game from the Hawks?


On a side note, get hinrich off. he cant hit shit

The bolded is what we do EVERY GAME.

How many Hawks games have you watched?

We are missing so many shots we usually hit.

[TaLvsCuaL]

Really like both teams, hopefully they stay injury free for the rest of the season.

[SexSymbol]

No, the Hawks always hustle and play hard. Teague is 3-9, Millsap 5-14, Schroder 2-6, Korver only 4-8 from 3. You're deluded lmao. At least show some objectivity, don't be an idiot.
Oh wow, what a down performance for Korver, he really fell off hard -.-

[Richesly]

No, the Hawks always hustle and play hard. Teague is 3-9, Millsap 5-14, Schroder 2-6, Korver only 4-8 from 3. You're deluded lmao. At least show some objectivity, don't be an idiot.

He's just another Hawks hater, they keep piling up.

Dude is jealous ATL > CHI.

The fact we are winning shooting so bad is laughable.

[poido123]

I agree with him mostly. You guys have 0 ball movement compared to the Hawk's. Reminds me of the iso joe era.

Glad we have a better coach than the bulls or we'd be in trouble.


:roll:


I think you and the commentators have forgotten to factor in that we are on a back to back.

BTW nice flop Bazemore :rolleyes:

[Richesly]

:roll:


I think you and the commentators have forgotten to factor in that we are on a back to back.

BTW nice flop Bazemore :rolleyes:

You're right, I'm spoiled by the fact that Hawk's play good on every back to back.

Stop making excuses.

[poido123]

He's just another Hawks hater, they keep piling up.

Dude is jealous ATL > CHI.

The fact we are winning shooting so bad is laughable.


You are at home playing us on a back to back.

Tell me the last time that Atlanta wasn't a treadmill team? Or perhaps tell me the last time they won a championship? Hmmm

:lol

[atljonesbro]

Aaron Brooks is a maniac. What the hell is he thinking

[navy]

Brick fest from both teams.

Bulls are average this year. Maybe its injuries and new players but its possible teams have adjusted to Thibs defensive schemes like they did Spolestra.

[atljonesbro]

You are at home playing us on a back to back.

Tell me the last time that Atlanta wasn't a treadmill team?

:lol
Back to back's aren't excuses. Hawks always play well on their back to backs. Guess yall need to work on yall's conditioning.

[Richesly]

You are at home playing us on a back to back.

Tell me the last time that Atlanta wasn't a treadmill team?

:lol

Have the Bull's won a chip since MJ left?

Bulls ARE a treadmill team, son.

[atljonesbro]

Al is having a HELL of a game.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Let's go Hawks!

Damn Butler...

[SexSymbol]

Have the Bull's won a chip since MJ left?

Bulls ARE a treadmill team, son.
I think a Hawks fan can talk trash about team history on to like fans of only three teams in the nba and Bulls are certainly not one of them

[poido123]

Have the Bull's won a chip since MJ left?

Bulls ARE a treadmill team, son.


Question is, how many chips have the Bulls won and how many have the Hawks won?

:roll:

[Richesly]

I think a Hawks fan can talk trash about team history on to like fans of only three teams in the nba and Bulls are certainly not one of them

When did I talk trash on Bull's history...?

I'm talking about the present.

[atljonesbro]

Question is, how many chips have the Bulls won and how many have the Hawks won?

:roll:
Too bad they don't matter anymore. Just now.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Why don't you guys save the history lessons and focus on the fact that we're in a tight game right now.

[Richesly]

Too bad they don't matter anymore. Just now.

This.

For some reason they thought I was talking shit about the Bull's history, when I clearly said they are a treadmill team as of now.

[poido123]

Why don't you guys save the history lessons and focus on the fact that we're in a tight game right now.


All good.

Just a bit of friendly banter between rival conference fans :applause:

[Relinquish]

I'm actually siding with the hawks fans here. What has my brain come to. :lol

[hawksdogsbraves]

Korver with the block!

Woo where's the whistle ref?

[hawksdogsbraves]

God dammit Al just pass to a damned guard :facepalm

[navy]

D Rose swears he can hit 3s

[Relinquish]

Bulls are not really a true title threat unless Rose starts playing well.

[Richesly]

Bulls are not really a true title threat unless Rose starts playing well.

Explain how they aren't a title threat because they are losing to the Hawks.


Pretty sure that makes you guys not a title threat..

[poido123]

And in comes the Bulls haters relinquish and Navy on cue :lol

Not worried about this game. As long as rose stays healthy and we develop chemistry we will be fine.

We will trounce the Hawks come playoffs, mark my words.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Explain how they aren't a title threat because they are losing to the Hawks.


Pretty sure that makes you guys not a title threat..

What?

[Relinquish]

Explain how they aren't a title threat because they are losing to the Hawks.


Pretty sure that makes you guys not a title threat..

According to you, beating a team once means that your team would win in a 7 game series. :facepalm

[SexSymbol]

Explain how they aren't a title threat because they are losing to the Hawks.


Pretty sure that makes you guys not a title threat..
Bulls look slow, their defense isn't as good and like always, Thibs offense sucks.

Hawks pretty much suck compared to any of the top 9 western conference teams as they are and they're still better than the bulls as of now, that tells a lot about how weak the east is and how weak the bulls are

[Relinquish]

Bulls look slow, their defense isn't as good and like always, Thibs offense sucks.

Hawks pretty much suck compared to any of the top 9 western conference teams as they are and they're still better than the bulls as of now, that tells a lot about how weak the east is and how weak the bulls are

How good the Bulls are completely depends on how well Rose plays. If he keeps playing at this level, they will remain a mediocre playoff team.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Good to see Al starting to really come back around, if he can keep playing like this he'll take us to a whole new level.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Oh for ****s sake Korver just hold onto the damned ball :facepalm

Great play by Butler....

[sbw19]

Huge play to make up for that earlier to.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Taj Gibson literally didn't move during that jump ball lol

[poido123]

Bulls look slow, their defense isn't as good and like always, Thibs offense sucks.

Hawks pretty much suck compared to any of the top 9 western conference teams as they are and they're still better than the bulls as of now, that tells a lot about how weak the east is and how weak the bulls are


We are on a back to back and played a good game against the Blazers.

A down game probably should be expected.

We have shown flashes of playoff play, but no consistency yet. Give it time, around allstar break we should see what they are producing.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Rose doing his best Kobe impersonation. Based on what i've seen so far this year: Raptors > Cavs > Wizards > Hawks > Bulls

[hawksdogsbraves]

Very solid win Hawks :applause:

[poido123]

GG Hawks fans. Your team played very well.

Be sure to get you back next time :cheers:

[atljonesbro]

Hawks close out :applause: Al Horford :applause:

[Richesly]

Awful game by the Hawk's tonight, but great win. I don't know how we managed to win.


Great game Bulls, hope you didn't take anything personal poido. Just some friendly shit talk.

[poido123]

Awful game by the Hawk's tonight, but great win. I don't know how we managed to win.


Great game Bulls, hope you didn't take anything personal poido. Just some friendly shit talk.


Yeah same goes.

I get a little over the top at times, but if you can bare with me, I'm just being a diehard fan.

Goodluck for the rest of the year and please play better against the Cavs next time? You saved your best for us :lol

[Richesly]

Yeah same goes.

I get a little over the top at times, but if you can bare with me, I'm just being a diehard fan.

Goodluck for the rest of the year and please play better against the Cavs next time? You saved your best for us :lol

Cavs was easily our worse game, but I swear, this was not our best game.

[poido123]

Cavs was easily our worse game, but I swear, this was not our best game.


Offensively? No.

Defensively you guys were really good today. A lot more energy and a lot more hustle than we showed.

I watched Bulls players standing around and moving without purpose on both offense and defense, like they were waiting for things to happen.

Gasol played like shit, looked uninterested for much of the game.

Rose has been really inconsistent. Last game he was MVP Rose and this game he was a shadow of that.

Atlanta look to be a much improved team with well run sets and an actual gameplan. Budenholzer is the real deal as a coach, he's getting his players to play the right way.

[beastee]

What I don't understand is the 3 Hawks fans were all on this Gamethread talking shit, but me the transplant out of towner with a 1 year in my lap enjoyed the game live. And to think there were more Bulls fans than Hawks fans should surprise no one...

[Pointguard]

Offensively? No.

Defensively you guys were really good today. A lot more energy and a lot more hustle than we showed.

I watched Bulls players standing around and moving without purpose on both offense and defense, like they were waiting for things to happen.

Gasol played like shit, looked uninterested for much of the game.

Rose has been really inconsistent. Last game he was MVP Rose and this game he was a shadow of that.

Atlanta look to be a much improved team with well run sets and an actual gameplan. Budenholzer is the real deal as a coach, he's getting his players to play the right way.
Bulls had a weirdo game, which just happens every once in a while. But Atlanta is for real. People are not seeing them for the team game that they play. And they are very consistent. They are playing as good as Toronto.

[Richesly]

Offensively? No.

Defensively you guys were really good today. A lot more energy and a lot more hustle than we showed.

I watched Bulls players standing around and moving without purpose on both offense and defense, like they were waiting for things to happen.

Gasol played like shit, looked uninterested for much of the game.

Rose has been really inconsistent. Last game he was MVP Rose and this game he was a shadow of that.

Atlanta look to be a much improved team with well run sets and an actual gameplan. Budenholzer is the real deal as a coach, he's getting his players to play the right way.

But we play this way defensively all the time.

We are a small team, but we make up for it with hustle.

Korver is a GREAT defender, but people don't realize that. He is, arguably, the best help defender on the team.

Thabo, DMC, Shredder, and Bazemore are all great man defenders.

Despite their length, Millsap and Horford are good at forcing bigs outside the paint, but they do lack post defense.

[atljonesbro]

What I don't understand is the 3 Hawks fans were all on this Gamethread talking shit, but me the transplant out of towner with a 1 year in my lap enjoyed the game live. And to think there were more Bulls fans than Hawks fans should surprise no one...
Tell me more about how cool you are. Please, I'm very interested.

[Richesly]

Tell me more about how cool you are. Please, I'm very interested.

Are you serious right now?

I literally didn't notice any Bull's fans. Not saying there wasn't any, but Hawk fans had the majority.

[beastee]

Tell me more about how cool you are. Please, I'm very interested.
Tell me how the three resident Hawks trolls that spew shit all over this board don't even support their 17-7 team against a top team in the division? It was easily 50-50 Bulls to Hawks fans. And ATL's rallying cry this year is True to Atlanta. Truly a mediocre fanbase, couldn't say it better myself.

[Richesly]

Tell me how the three resident Hawks trolls that spew shit all over this board don't even support their 17-7 team against a top team in the division? It was easily 50-50 Bulls to Hawks fans. And ATL's rallying cry this year is True to Atlanta. Truly a mediocre fanbase, couldn't say it better myself.


Oh, so to support our team, we must go to every game? Son, I've already been to 7 games this season.

[atljonesbro]

Tell me how the three resident Hawks trolls that spew shit all over this board don't even support their 17-7 team against a top team in the division? It was easily 50-50 Bulls to Hawks fans. And ATL's rallying cry this year is True to Atlanta. Truly a mediocre fanbase, couldn't say it better myself.
Are you stupid or something? Maybe if games were easier to get to I would go to more. Last game I went to it took about 40 minutes to go half a mile down town. They need to move to the burbs like the Braves are doing.

[JohnnyBravo5]

2 of the top 5 attended games of all time was in Atlanta.

[beastee]

Are you stupid or something? Maybe if games were easier to get to I would go to more. Last game I went to it took about 40 minutes to go half a mile down town. They need to move to the burbs like the Braves are doing.
Try going to a game in Chicago, NY or LA. Oh but wait, they sell out every game and actually cheer for their team. The game tonight was silent until the 4th quarter. In the third quarter more fans were booing and making noise when Milsap was shooting free throws than anytime any Bulls player was up. I get that there are a lot of transplants, I am one myself, but if this team is to ever be successful it needs fans arriving before 5 minutes left in the 2nd quarter.

[poido123]

Bulls had a weirdo game, which just happens every once in a while. But Atlanta is for real. People are not seeing them for the team game that they play. And they are very consistent. They are playing as good as Toronto.


Yeah I can agree with that. Atlanta and Toronto are neck and neck at this stage and playing well.

Bulls had an ass game, it happens. We won't play our best every game with the demanding defense required to win games.

[beastee]

Oh, so to support our team, we must go to every game? Son, I've already been to 7 games this season.
Props to you then. That is impressive. The town will need a WHOLE lot more of you to shut up people like me.

[atljonesbro]

Try going to a game in Chicago, NY or LA. Oh but wait, they sell out every game and actually cheer for their team. The game tonight was silent until the 4th quarter. In the third quarter more fans were booing and making noise when Milsap was shooting free throws than anytime any Bulls player was up. I get that there are a lot of transplants, I am one myself, but if this team is to ever be successful it needs fans arriving before 5 minutes left in the 2nd quarter.
They also have 5 times, 17 times, and 7 times the population living in the city than Atlanta. Try again.

[beastee]

They also have 5 times, 17 times, and 7 times the population living in the city than Atlanta. Try again.
Don't blame bad city planning for a bad fanbase. I sat in traffic and got to the game half an hour early tonight. The Braves and Falcons seem to do pretty well...

I asked 5 friends and 10 coworkers who wanted free Falcons tickets last weekend (got season tix), got 5 responses immediately. I asked all those same people to go with me to the game tonight and one person replied with "meh".

But hopefully the product on the court starts winning some people over. Coach Bud is doing great things. Squad is solid, they are one player away from being Legit Title contenders.

[atljonesbro]

Don't blame bad city planning for a bad fanbase. I sat in traffic and got to the game half an hour early tonight. The Braves and Falcons seem to do pretty well...
Braves were only 18th in attendance last year. The Falcons also only have 16 games in a season compared to 82, so less opportunity to go means people will be more willing to go. I can almost guarantee when the Braves new stadium is built their attendance will go up a lot. It's pretty difficult for people who live outside the city to go to games because of the absurd traffic downtown and a lot less people actually live in the city than many of these other major teams. It's part of the problem, not that the Hawks fans don't support their team.

[sportjames23]

2 of the top 5 attended games of all time was in Atlanta.


One was due to what was thought to be MJ's last game ever in ATL (his last game as a Bull vs ATL). So there's that.

The other one I'm not sure of.

[Legends66NBA7]

One was due to what was thought to be MJ's last game ever in ATL (his last game as a Bull vs ATL). So there's that.

The other one I'm not sure of.

Game against the Pistons in 88, I think. Or that was probably in Detroit, not sure.

If it's all-star games included, probably different story. 2010 all-star game has the record for attendance for a basketball game.

[beastee]

Braves were only 18th in attendance last year. The Falcons also only have 16 games in a season compared to 82, so less opportunity to go means people will be more willing to go. I can almost guarantee when the Braves new stadium is built their attendance will go up a lot. It's pretty difficult for people who live outside the city to go to games because of the absurd traffic downtown and a lot less people actually live in the city than many of these other major teams. It's part of the problem, not that the Hawks fans don't support their team.

I can agree that traffic is bad. But trust me, I know people in Chicago and LA who are willing to wait in 1.5-2 hr traffic to go see their teams. They love them. All I hear from Hawks fans are excuses. As bad as the traffic can be, most people still live within 20 miles or so from the stadium. It is good to see guys like you 3 care deeply about your team, I just feel this city may never be fully on board with Hawks. It is for many reasons I'm sure, but I swear next week when I go see the bucks game, if there are more bucks fans...

[hawksdogsbraves]

I can agree that traffic is bad. But trust me, I know people in Chicago and LA who are willing to wait in 1.5-2 hr traffic to go see their teams. They love them. All I hear from Hawks fans are excuses. As bad as the traffic can be, most people still live within 20 miles or so from the stadium. It is good to see guys like you 3 care deeply about your team, I just feel this city may never be fully on board with Hawks. It is for many reasons I'm sure, but I swear next week when I go see the bucks game, if there are more bucks fans...

There won't be any Bucks fans.

Chicago has TONS of transplants here, any Bulls/Bears/Cubs game will see about half the crowd be opposing fans. Similar deal when the Knicks, Lakers, or in recent years Heat come to town.

Atlanta is full of bandwagoners, if the Hawks ever become an actual contender they'll pack that place out. Just look at Miami and what happened down there, it's a similar fanbase in terms of how they turn out. We just have a very small base of season ticket holders because there really hasn't been much to truly be excited about over the past, well, ever pretty much. Season tickets are a pretty expensive buy for a treadmill team.

[beastee]

There won't be any Bucks fans.

Chicago has TONS of transplants here, any Bulls/Bears/Cubs game will see about half the crowd be opposing fans. Similar deal when the Knicks, Lakers, or in recent years Heat come to town.

Atlanta is full of bandwagoners, if the Hawks ever become an actual contender they'll pack that place out. Just look at Miami and what happened down there, it's a similar fanbase in terms of how they turn out. We just have a very small base of season ticket holders because there really hasn't been much to truly be excited about over the past, well, ever pretty much. Season tickets are a pretty expensive buy for a treadmill team.
Agreed. Season tickets have to be cheap though, right? I may look into a 20ish game package next year even.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Agreed. Season tickets have to be cheap though, right? I may look into a 20ish game package next year even.

I'd imagine so, my roommate has a pair, (lucky me :pimp: ) in the lower level, I'll ask him how much they were.

It really is just a pain to get in and out of downtown, the best thing is to live close enough to a MARTA line where you can take that.

Another thing is you can get really cheap box seats on stubhub, got some for $50 a seat a couple Fridays ago. The good thing about Atlanta as a sports town is that you can always get good, cheap seats to games :cheers:

[beastee]

I'd imagine so, my roommate has a pair, (lucky me :pimp: ) in the lower level, I'll ask him how much they were.

It really is just a pain to get in and out of downtown, the best thing is to live close enough to a MARTA line where you can take that.

Another thing is you can get really cheap box seats on stubhub, got some for $50 a seat a couple Fridays ago. The good thing about Atlanta as a sports town is that you can always get good, cheap seats to games :cheers:
:cheers: to that. I got section 120 row p today for 68 bucks off stubhub. Weekday games are so damn cheap.