EC - Round 1 - Chicago (1) v. Philadelphia (8)
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TyFreak Evans
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two words. one name. Derrick Rose. Need I say anymore??????
kingsnation
All-Star
Rose's injury won't hurt them in this series but if he's out beyond this, it could be 1 and done for the Bulls.
kingsnation
All-Star
It's a shame that Rose got hurt with the team leading by so much that late in the game. Really no reason for him to be in.
Peja
Bench
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=NBA&id=1476&line=180833&spln=1
If this is true... it's a disaster.
If this is true... it's a disaster.
I hate when websites have to be the first to break "news" even if it hasn't been confirmed. They say "unconfirmed" and "premature" so why is it still there? One of the bad things about all this instant media...
He did walk off, albeit with help, and the injury itself didn't make me sick to my stomach so I'm going to hope it's nowhere near as bad as these unconfirmed reports are alleging.
rainmaker
Hall of Famer
This looks like MCL or ACL. Either way, looks like Derrick is done with serious career in basketball. It sucks
Says who? That's ridiculously premature to say, no offense.
kingsnation
All-Star
Unfortunately, it's a great day to be a Heat fan.
TyFreak Evans
Bench
Well, 6 people are definitely hurting at the moment (the 6 who voted in the poll, that is). Sucks big time as D Rose is arguably one of my favorite players to watch right now...Bulls should still take care of Philly but I do not see them going past the 2nd round...
If there is any team in the playoffs that has shown it can win without its star, it's the Bulls who had to play a good part of the season without Rose already. I think they're good for this round, regardless of Rose, because Philadelphia just isn't in the same class. It's the next round where it will get very interesting.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
We've been where Chicago is right now. Oh, they might advance a round. Even two rounds. But Miami just got its way paved home. That's a shame.
Big Cuz 15
All-Star
ah crap... miami guaranteed championship this season unless the refs pull a sac/la biased officiating on miami.
Peja
Bench
I hope I'm wrong, but as a former basketball player, I've seen a lot of guys go down like that and they never managed to reach the same level again.
Especially Rose, whose game is all about those crossed moves.
I wish the best of luck to him, Iman and Rubio.
I will be rooting for whoever wins the West to beat the Heat, even if it's the Lakers. But hopefully it's the Spurs or OKC.
dukeswh
Bench
I almost burst lol after imagining that series.
jalfa
Starter
the always excellent Mark Deeks (a.k.a. Sham) on Rose's ACL tear and why there's still hope:
http://blogs.thescore.com/tbj/2012/05/03/why-derrick-roses-acl-tear-isnt-the-end-of-the-world/
http://blogs.thescore.com/tbj/2012/05/03/why-derrick-roses-acl-tear-isnt-the-end-of-the-world/
kingsnation
All-Star
The Bulls looked majorly demoralized in Game 2, getting blown out on their home floor. Now they have to go to Philly to play 2 games against a very confident 76ers team. If the Bulls somehow do not get back in this series mentally and realize they have won w/o Rose all year, they're going to be down 3-1. It's all mental for them now.
kingsnation
All-Star
Noah is doubtful for Game 4. Becoming worst case scenario for Chicago.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Looks like we can put those "the Bulls are better without Rose and Noah" arguments to rest.
kingsnation
All-Star
Yep. And now they're down 3-1. I feel bad for Bulls fans. We know how this feels.
PurpleHaze
All-Star
Spencer Hawes was huge to put Sixers up 3-1. 9-11 from the field for game high 22 pts plus 8 boards and 3 blocks.
Why did we trade Spencer Hawes? He was a beast today. I would have loved to see him beside Cousins and Tyreke
What, you've never read the Book of Lukenbill? Here's the relevant passage from Chapter 5:
rainmaker
Hall of Famer
Yeah, um, this is why you don't give up on 21, 22 and 23 yr olds. It's not like this hasn't happened before, but a present example for Kings fans might at the least cool a handful from the constant, "trade this guy" or "trade that guy" when they're only a few years in to their NBA careers.
Also ask yourself this. Would Spencer have made this improvement playing for the Westy/Smart combo? If you answer no, join the "get a real damn coach" bandwagon.
Am happy for Spencer though. Will be interesting to see where he lands this summer.
Also ask yourself this. Would Spencer have made this improvement playing for the Westy/Smart combo? If you answer no, join the "get a real damn coach" bandwagon.
Am happy for Spencer though. Will be interesting to see where he lands this summer.
Padrino
All-Star
while spencer's improvement in philly has certainly salvaged his career and then some, i hazard to guess that a cousins/hawes frontline would not be the least bit effective, defensively. the kings have to fill those pressing needs, and looking backward towards hawes with 20/20 hindsight isn't terribly compelling to me, although i agree with the sentiment that you don't give up on talented young players too soon, especially bigs. roy hibbert would agree, as well...
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