Bulls (0-0) at Celtics (0-0) Game 1 4/16/17

[droopdog7]

Sign Hayward

Trade the top pick and crowder for butler

Add rebounding

Can you sign Hayward and add rebounding?

Cavs did ....called 120 million year payroll.....

Okay, but they are getting to 120 by signing their own players.  What happens when you are at the cap and don't have a rbiunder on the roster?

[footey]

Bulls out-defended and out-rebounded us tonight and deserved to win. Never thought this would be an easy series. We can still win it.

[SHAQATTACK]

Going to have to spend money to beat the star studded teams .

Being cheap is not going to get it done.

[MBunge]

Game 1 is always up in the air.

We're still going to win this series.  But it's not going to be enjoyable to watch at all since we'll continually get smashed on the glass.

Brad's decision to play 11 players is beyond stupid.  That should NEVER happen in a playoff game. He deserves as much blame for this loss as anyone.

Yep.

You can't still be figuring out who to use in Game 83 of the season.  I mean, come on.

Ugh. Both Crowder and Amir had early foul trouble and Olynyk+Zeller gave us nothing. What was he supposed to do?! You people are unbelievable.

Here's one thing you absolutely can blame on Stevens.  Where was Rozier?  Why play him so much in the regular season when anyone with a brain could see that there weren't going to be minutes for him in the playoffs?  Why not let Green or Young get those minutes or even Zeller or Jerebko and play a little bigger?

Mike

[footey]

Sign Hayward

Trade the top pick and crowder for butler

Add rebounding

Can you sign Hayward and add rebounding?

Cavs did ....called 120 million year payroll.....

Okay, but they are getting to 120 by signing their own players.  What happens when you are at the cap and don't have a rbiunder on the roster?

Zizic happens.

[max215]

This game is actually a good example of why you DON'T trade all the future pieces for a star on a short term contract.


This group is not one All-Star away from contention.

I agree wholeheartedly.

[droopdog7]

SOFT Big Men....but Ainge didn't wanna mess up chemistry at the deadline---we win this game with Ibaka.

Yup.  I mean, look how helped Toronto yesterday.

[Atzar]

This team will either make a commitment to fighting on the defensive glass or it will be embarrassed in this series.

It's that simple. 

[RockinRyA]

To be honest I'll be OK with Bulls winning the series in 7.  What I cannot stomach is a SWEEP in the next round. 

At least we'd get a pattern going for three years until Danny decides to take his job seriously, if it isn't too late already.

He takes his job seriously. That's why we can add a Max FA this offseason and a top 4 pick to boot. If you were the GM we'd have no cap space and have no top pick.

[86MaxwellSmart]

A big FU to Danny Danny Ainge.

Yeah, I agree

[BE-Celtic]

Remember how Serge Ibaka wasnt worth getting rid of Terry Rozier? LOL.

And Nerlens Noel went to Dallas for cheap...

What is p---es me off is that when we learned the news for IT, I thought time game was over because we would lose him. But then he came, did all he could and we lost a winable game. That's a real shame. We will beat the bulls, but this is useless waste of energy.

[mr. dee]

Remember how Serge Ibaka wasnt worth getting rid of Terry Rozier? LOL.

Yeah, Ibaka has helped the Raptors win game 1 against the Bucks. Oh, wait... 

[liam]

Tough loss., but an even worse weekend for IT and family. It's a good time to remember basketball isn't everything. IT played his heart out!

[MBunge]

Remember how Serge Ibaka wasnt worth getting rid of Terry Rozier? LOL.

Ibaka made such a huge impact for Toronto.

Mike

[PhoSita]

To be honest I'll be OK with Bulls winning the series in 7.  What I cannot stomach is a SWEEP in the next round. 

At least we'd get a pattern going for three years until Danny decides to take his job seriously, if it isn't too late already.

He takes his job seriously. That's why we can add a Max FA this offseason and a top 4 pick to boot. If you were the GM we'd have no cap space and have no top pick.

What max FA is going to look at this team and think this group is one player away from making it to the Finals?

Hayward is better off staying in Utah.

Griffin will have better options.