Bulls Scribbles

Los Bulls (shouldn't it say 'Los Toros', I mean hola?) are 6-4, coming off a tough road loss against the Spurs in which their 3rd quarter issues resurfaced yet again. Tonight, they face the Mavs who are coming off a tough road loss against the surprising Nawlins Hornets. Tonight's game caps their Texas Triangle stretch of the circus trip, and winning 2 of these 3 games is about as good as you can hope for from the still-Boozerless squad (Put down those babies and pick up a fucking basketball, mang).


Now I'm going to write about a kid who doesn't get much pub, and offer some analysis that isn't redundant at all, not in the slightest, nary a bit.......

Derrick Rose - Superstar......?

Yes, he is 100% awesomeness, but there are still a few things keeping him from truly standing side to side with the elite PGs in the association. (For the record, I consider the PG elite to consist of these men, who seem to share an affinity for matching dress pants with untucked t-shirt/sweater hybrid tops)

Anyways, here's me critiquing Rose in basically the same manner as every other sports scribe

Getting to the foul line
- Rose is taking 5.2 freebies a game this season, currently third on his own team behind Noah (6.1) and Deng (6.3). For an elite scorer that drives to the basket as much as Rose does, I would expect something more along the lines of 8+ attempts a game.

Rose's problem seems to be that he is too quick and too good at controlling his body in the air. If he hasn't already left his defender(s) completely in the dust, he is able to avoid contact against teams' frontline players (mid-air, mind you) due to his impeccable body control - See Exhibit A and see xzibit w/ a hat. Plays like these are crazy fucking sick, but I'd like to see him seek out the contact when appropriate to create more and-one opportunities. Also, his jumper is consistent enough at this point that I think he could draw a few more fouls a game with the ol' pump fake trick, which Paul Pierce will gladly demonstrate for us here.

The good thing is that his FT attempts have increased every season he's been in the league, so at least he's on the right track. I just think he's got all the tools to be going to the line 10+ times a game on at least a semi-regular basis. He's still a beast and improving more rapidly than I would have imagined just a few months ago, so maybe it's time I lay off the cat and let him handle his business, skinny tie/biker jacket style.


Fun thing you absolutely have to do before you die:

Play this song in conjunction with this video and try not to cry tears of joy.


- Thom