JR Smith

[The Red Viper]

Ok.

JR is now back to his original role. Will the real JR now please stand up?

We need him to get that shooting swagger of his back. I have liked the fact that he has been handling the ball and looking to penetrate the paint instead of just shooting. Need him to be more versatile on the offensive end because he has the attributes to do so. We don't need him to regularly attack the paint but at least keep the defense honest!

 

[Jig18]

Double post.....smh. Sorry

 

[David.]

Is Jr still throwing up signs?

 

[MirORich]

Should be hearing any second now if JR will be playing tonight.

 

[MirORich]

 

[Lee]

With Wade not in the starting lineup, it frees up so many things we can do.

Love the starting lineup and Lue adapting.

 

[JMoneyYourHoney]

I'll give Lue credit, that's a fantastic lineup (though I'd love to see what Zizic could do against a guy like Lopez.)

 

[MirORich]

With Mirotic and Portis out, not even sure who Love will be matched up against at PF. Are they starting the rookie Markkanen or going small ball with Zipser?

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

With Mirotic and Portis out, not even sure who Love will be matched up against at PF. Are they starting the rookie Markkanen or going small ball with Zipser?

Markkanen is the starter. It's Grant/Holiday/Zipser/Lauri/Caveman

 

[Gus Zing]

Well done Lue.

Now just make sure Jose doesn't get any run off the bench. Play either Zizic, Cedi or Frye.

Just say no to Jose.

 

[David.]

Ohhhhhb shit time to start having fun with some 2k lineups!

 

[MirORich]

Markkanen is the starter. It's Grant/Holiday/Zipser/Lauri/Caveman

Sending me down memory lane to November of 2010 with that lineup. Almost makes me feel for Bulls fans. Almost. Will never, ever feel sorry for any Bulls fan 35 or older.

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

Sending me down memory lane to November of 2010 with that lineup. Almost makes me feel for Bulls fans. Almost. Will never, ever feel sorry for any Bulls fan 35 or older.

They are fine now.. they are humbled.

 

[MirORich]

They are fine now.. they are humbled.

Maybe but you just know that arrogance is lurking, waiting to rise back up, buried beneath the layers of post Jordan failures and D-Rose knee blowouts. I mean, they're not Laker or Celtic fan bad, but still, I just cant trust them with my goodwill.

 

[JMoneyYourHoney]

It's almost difficult to believe how much the Bulls have fallen in a few short years. That team was stacked and poised to challenge the Cavs in the East for the foreseeable future. I still believe they poised our toughest competition to date in the Eastern Conference playoffs, and we were a ref gift away from going down 3-1 (with no Love and a hobbled Kyrie, mind you.) I think they were equipped enough to give the Warriors a hell of a battle if they had made it past us.

They just fell all to pieces once LeBron ripped their souls out...again.

EDIT: And since we're talking about the Bulls in the JR thread: