A Conversation Between Bulls Fans (in two acts)

Just for those outsiders who wonder what its like in a 6-year 'rebuilding' mode. The following is a.....er, "colorful" email correspondence between two die-hards: The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Oh what the hell, its me and my friend Tim. (Not THAT Tim.)

To: Tim
From: Matt

Boers and Bernstein had Dwanye Wade on as a guest.

Boers: I want you to find Eddy Curry and kick him in the sack. Get him to care like you do.

Wade: Well Eddy has talent and if he put it together every night he'd be unstoppable. You just have to get him angry, so you all in Chicago get him angry.

Bernstein: I know what I'll do, I'll tell him that White Castle closed down.

Wade: That's wrong, man.

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To: Matt
From: Tim

That is funny shit, haha. Actually at lunch I listen to a half hour of them and they are funny as shit. Amare Stoudamire was on the show and after he left the show he said that Amare should kick Eddy Curry's ass.

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To: Tim
From: Matt

I was actually thinking about eddy at lunch. Like if I somehow saw him on the street I'd be like "I believe in you man!". And then he'd be awesome because I showed faith in him :)

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To: Matt
From: Tim

If I saw him on the street I would punch him in the balls. [it was at this point I decided I wanted to post this :) -ed. ]

Best Eddy Curry moment was not this year, but last year I went to the last game at home when they played the 76ers. And Eddy grab the ball the same time as someone from the 76ers did and ripped the ball away from him and was all pissed off. And the crowd started chanting "Eddy! Eddy!" and Chandler was pumping up the crowd from the bench.

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To: Tim
From: Matt

I remember that! Wasn't it the last game of the year? [obviously I didn't realize that *he mentioned* it was the last game of the year ] Back when Tyson and Eddy were awesome and I used that to predict that they'd finish 5th in the freaking conference. [actually, turns out it was 6th, but you get the idea]

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To: Matt
From: Tim

A time that history has forgotten.

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FIN.

Ok, so I now realize that such an exchange is probably only funny to the people involved in the conversation, but like I said I think its a good representation of what happens when two fans strip down the stats, analysis, and prognostications, and just speak their minds.

Later the same day I hear Bulls (and White Sox) Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf say he isn't pleased with Curry's conditioning this summer. After hearing similar comments from Paxson and Skiles, all people who you think would try and convince fans that this year will be different.....well, now you know why we talk this way about Eddy. He is filled with potential yet looks at times far from realizing it: just like the franchise as a whole.

I still find  more interesting than the alternative..

TidBits

I forgot mention last night that the Warriors' acquisition of Dale Davis means that the Eric Dampier sign/trade rumor to the Knicks can be put to rest. That means the Knick pieces allocated to that prospective deal can now go back into talks for Jamal Crawford. As of now though, the deal is at the same place it was a week ago.

Also, Ronald Dupree got a "multi-year deal" from the Pistons today. Good for him (honest!). He played hard at least after being rescued from the swampy marsh of the NBDL.  I'm assuming that Paul Shirley and his broke-ass kidney is gone as well...he's not even on the summer league roster. Linton Johnson (somehow) still remains though. Speaking of Linton, I'm hoping that Dupree doesn't go Trenton Hassell(the man Johnson replaced) on us now that he's on a good team. Not that I regret letting Trenton Hassell go...its just that I have to hear about it all the time the huge crime it was. Like his statue is going on the other side of the United Center or something.

Trade Update

I love fringe NBA trades like the ones that happened on Tuesday. But instead of writing up some ho-hum analysis, check out EoTB, where Tim enters what Conan  calls the 'Laugh Zone' on both the Van Exel and Eric Snow deals.

Bless you, NBA TV

Yes, jealous readers, I get NBA TV, and that means thrilling summer league action. But as it turns out, the idea of watching the Bulls summer league team was more exciting than the result. Summer league play is bad bad bad, there are about 57 non-groupies in the stands, and the announcer's microphone sounded like it was halfway down his throat the entire game. But here are some other observations while I half-watched and flipped back to see another Cub loss:

• One battle I was looking forward to see in these games was Jannero Pargo against Chris Duhon. Depending on how the Jamal Crawford situation plays out, these two could be going after one spot. I have an innate hatred of Duhon, since...he played for Duke. (Keep in mind this does not apply to Luol Deng. Duhon has the DickieV contingent propping his status, Deng is simply good.) But I must admit Duhon looked like he knew what he was doing tonight, so maybe Pargo does have a battle. I'm guessing that Duhon has a slight advantage in Skiles' eyes because he is a low-mistake player.
   
• The 2003 2nd round draft picks, Tommy Smith and Mario Austin each looked pretty bad. This was the first I had seen them since their respective overseas adventures(of which Austin's I'm sure you know by now). Austin got outmuscled for rebounds all night, something he needs to work on unless he simply wants to become a less talented Marcus Fizer. Tommy Smith put on some weight and looks good (I guess he was a skinny boy when they drafted him), but looked overmatched at the 4, as I saw 2 shots get thrown back down his grill. I would like to see if he is quick enough to guard the 3, at 6'10" he could give a real matchup problem.
   
• This year's two lottery picks, Luol Deng and Ben Gordon, each had their moments. Deng finished with  20 points and showed great touch around the basket. I was worried about his athleticism but it seems with his length he has little trouble getting his shot off. He did seem to like to push the ball up the court though, with ugly results. Gotta knock that Dukie recklessness out of him. Gordon had 19, and was in pure scorer mode. The team will need him to do this every night, especially if Jamal is gone.
   
• One problem so far in the Summer league has been the lack of 3-point shooting. The entire team had 1 made 3-pointer, by former Wisconsin star Kirk Penny in a halftime buzzer-beater. They have made a total of 5 3-point field goals in 3 games. That's...not promising.

For all the Summer League info you could ever want, go to the official page of the Rocky Mountain Revue.

Ooooh....Shiny

Enjoy the new picture I put up there. I found some cruddy free pic hosting to use for now. But since I have recently found employment, expect this site moving off the Blogspot universe soon.