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About what I expected...I said it many times during the year, no bench and having to roll delly out as a backup pg will cost us. Blatt has got to do a better job with rotations...hint...if rose is out there with butler, don't have delly guarding rose...you may as well just put a chair there. Same thing with Thompson on gasol...it just doesn't work so stop trying it. I really wish Andy was good to go....he'd really help in this series.

Lebron needs to stop doing too much, his hero ball and turnovers really cost us down the stretch after we cut it to 2 with 5 to play. Shump showed up big time..I hope JR comes out hungry...I would be ok with just flat out releasing miller and jones...this is what happens when you hire lebrons buddies instead of guys that can actually play. You can't tell me Harris is a worse option than those two.. I think the whole series is going to be games like this...close and mistakes are going to be compounded. Without Love, and our bench, I still say Bulls in 5. I hope Olynyk's house burns down with everything he owns in it while he goes out to get the mail.

Perkins may end up being the key to this series; it's up to Blatt whether or not he figures that out in time though.

What is Perkins going to do? He is one of the worst players in the NBA.

Wow. Houston played like they had already won the game and then LAC crushed them. Blake Griffin is so good.

So the Bulls shot 6% better than their season average, 20% better than their season average for 3-pointers... LeBron had an off-night at the offensive end, nobody else really did anything special and this was a 2 possession game in the final minute? Is it just me or is that a reason for optimism? I don't think the Bulls can play much better than they did, I know the Cavs can play a lot better than they did.. and it was still a very close game.

Yes. Perkins would have lost his man. He is a bad basketball player with almost athletic ability. Gasol would destroy him in the post.

I don't pay attention to bball outside of Cavs so I didnt/don't know much about Perk.

Since being here, the only thing I think he's good at is setting physical screens. Man hasn't done anything otherwise to impress me. Guess it's better than playing Haywood though.

About what I expected...I said it many times during the year, no bench and having to roll delly out as a backup pg will cost us. Blatt has got to do a better job with rotations...hint...if rose is out there with butler, don't have delly guarding rose...you may as well just put a chair there. Same thing with Thompson on gasol...it just doesn't work so stop trying it. I really wish Andy was good to go....he'd really help in this series.

Lebron needs to stop doing too much, his hero ball and turnovers really cost us down the stretch after we cut it to 2 with 5 to play.

I hope Olynyk's house burns down with everything he owns in it while he goes out to get the mail.

Perkins may end up being the key to this series; it's up to Blatt whether or not he figures that out in time though.

I don't know what Perk is going to provide honestly. He's not the defender he used to be. He's big, slow, and is going to provide you zero offensive options. He's not going to be able to jump out and cover a shooter on a pick-and-pop (which is what really killed us) and he's going to clog up the lane when we're on offense.

If anything, we can use him for 4-5 fouls on Noah, just to rough him up a bit and play a little bit of "Hack-a-Noah".

So the Bulls shot 6% better than their season average, 20% better than their season average for 3-pointers... LeBron had an off-night at the offensive end, nobody else really did anything special and this was a 2 possession game in the final minute? Is it just me or is that a reason for optimism? I don't think the Bulls can play much better than they did, I know the Cavs can play a lot better than they did.. and it was still a very close game.

Gasol is notorious for clamming up when things get physical...thats exactly what you do with perk..save mosgov's fouls..6 good hard fouls and a physical body..thats all you need him for. Thompson playing the 5 is criminally bad..he has the worst feet and awareness of anyone i've ever seen. If it wasn't for his ability to rebound on offense he'd be the most worthless player on this team.

I think its just as much on Blatt as far as destiny goes. He's got to make this rotation work.

j/c:

A few comments about the comments I have seen and a couple of observations of my own:

--Number one observation------we missed Love so much. We did not have the floor spacing that we normally have. Kyrie was having to make miracle shots rather than get his usual easy looks. We also missed his rebounding and occasional post moves. That was a devastating blow to the Cavs.

--I think we missed Smith's shooting and toughness.

--Schumpert stepped up offensively.

--Schumpert got abused by Dunleavey in the first quarter.

--Perkins could help us on defense. Our match-ups would make more sense. I would not play him very much, but I would insert him for short spurts in both halves. Probably around the 8 min. mark of the 1st and 3rd quarters. Maybe the second quarter? Still working that through my mind.

--LeBron made some bad plays. I agree w/you guys on that. I wish he would go inside more. He is so hard to stop on the block. His shoulders bruise and bury guys.

--Kyrie is extraordinary as a handler and finisher. I know...Captain Obvious, right?

--I love Tristan Thompson. Love the guy! I read so many negative comments about him, but how in the world do you guys not like that guy? He's freaking awesome. He is just what this team needs. He is a huge piece and we need to keep him.

--Does James Jones make anyone else shudder? Sheesh! This guy never makes shots.

--Man..........I have to reiterate this: The Cavs miss Love's game more than most realize. The floor spacing is so crucial to our success. It's gone, now.