This is not the way I wanted to start this blog off. I was expecting an easy win over a crummy Nets team, and the Bulls would improve to 8-2 without Derrick Rose. But then the game started.
The Nets got out to an improbable 19-3 lead and were hitting everything. The Bulls, on the other hand, couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. Turnovers kept mounting, and the Nets kept making them pay.
Sure, the Bulls crept back into the game a little bit, cutting the lead to 7 in the 2nd quarter. The Nets though kept pouring it on and that led to a pretty easy win against the best team in the NBA.
Am I still talking about the Bulls here? This is the deepest team in the league, one that in no way be losing to the 8-win Nets. Luol Deng shouldn't be shooting 5-14 from the floor. Kris Humphries shouldn't be able to go for 24-18-5 against anyone, let alone the best defense in the league.
The most important part though, is the play of the point guard position. Between CJ Watson, John Lucas III, and newcomer Mike James, I never got the sense that they were in control of the offense. Luol Deng, an all-world defender and great leader, cannot be expected to accrue 10-11 assists per night. It's up to those veterans, along with the front-court tandem of Boozer and Noah to pick up the slack. This was a pathetic effort from most of the team.
Luckily though, in the grand scheme of things, this game doesn't really mean much. The Bulls still have the best record in the NBA, and the Nets still suck. Hopefully they'll be able to put it together on Monday against Atlanta and I'll be able to get this terrible taste out of my mouth.
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