Bulls stuck behind Pistons even in victory
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Rasheed to Ben - You need to do something about that lineup
Chicago finally got a victory and it was against arch rival Detroit 97 - 93. Last year Detroit eliminated Chicago from the playoffs and frankly, if the playoffs started today, they would do it again.
The key to victory in this game for Chicago was Tyrus Thomas and that can not be the Bulls modus operandi. Tyrus is not going to lead you through a 7 game series.
This game was not Wallace on Wallace as Ben plays a smaller part now and Rasheed was lighting them up with 36 points.
OK, enough downplaying of this Chicago victory. It was still a victory over Detroit and the Bulls can always use that for confidence moving forward.
“This was a hard one to lose,” Wallace said. “The shots I got down the stretch couldn’t have felt better. You’re just going to have some of those in and outs like that on a night.”
But when Smith missed the first of two from the line it was 96-93 and the Pistons got one last chance for a tie. Hamilton’s 3-pointer was short and the Bulls rebounded with 2.9 seconds left.
Thomas’ free throw sealed the victory for the Bulls, who have had their share of early season distractions, including trade rumors involving Kobe Bryant. source
Chicago has been patient in carefully building a lineup for playoff success and maybe a little too patient. They play strong team defense, but tell me, who really scares you in this lineup?
Detroit does not have a superstar, but has a collection of players that always present a mismatch for at least 2 positions in every game. Where does Chicago get their mismatch?
It is time for Chicago to roll the dice and go for Kobe.
Kobe Bryant would provide that mismatch, that player that scares you, that player that could come up big in the playoffs.
If not Kobe, then someone else. It is time to stop being happy with an occasional victory over the Pistons.
It is time to get serious.
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