I forgot to watch this game. It's one of 2 preseason games that are on FSN. Oh well.

Here's the boxscore:

www.nba.com/games/20121013/CHIMIN/gamein...200038#nbaGIboxscore

Looks like Pek, Roy, & Shved all played well.

D-Will 0-8 shooting What's that all about?

Marko is on the Bulls and go to play! It's so awesome that he's back in the league. I might have to pick up NBA2k13 just so I can average 20 points and 10 assits per game w/ Marko

The game was horrible too watch. Way too many fouls. Pek played well and Shved was awesome in the fourth. Roy looked ok, Love had a sore elbow and didn't play and Kirilenko was out again. Game was really rough to evaluate.

MARKO IS BACK?!

Marko vs. Shved was a site to behold. Even Jim Pete was aroused.
Shved was amazing. Maybe he can be the successor to "Fourth-Quarter-Foye"!

Anyone pissed that the Bulls are going to be sooooo average? Their bench is sloppily put together and they have to be set to amnesty Carlos Loozer next summer, right? He is just trash.

daddyfatsax wrote: Hahahaha 'Carlos Loozer', I love it.

He IS so trash. I can't believe they haven't dumped him yet. Give Taj the run.

czaras wrote: Yesssssssssss!!! The NBA needs him.

Ehh they might be able to trade the Loozer, you never know. After this season, he only has 2 years left on his contract. If they can't, then they'll probably amnesty him so they have room to re-sign Taj.

roundhouse wrote: He's old and has attitude issues and plays zero defense. And he's undersized. Who would even want him? He's really just an average (at best) overall player, and is getting paid a gigantic contract. They would be idiots to lose Taj because they couldn't move or amnesty Loozer. Taj is solid and I think he'll do really well with big minutes. He's a beast defender.

roundhouse wrote:
Three way trade to send the Lion to Chicago to play next to Noah. Not sure where Loozer goes or who comes to the Wolves. I'll think about it. Probably not though.

I watched this game at high attention, after not seeing the squad for over 6 months. The refs really tried hard to make this game completely unenjoyable. And the boring Chicago announcers didn't help the cause either.

The Good:

Big Pecker was easily the STUD of the game. Why did he play 39 minutes?! Why didn't Steamer play in the 2nd half? Why did Kobe have to hit that raw? Tyranasaurus Pex looked awesome though. He is like a 98% post pass catcher, while Darko was like a 50% post pass catcher. Once he gets the ball in the down low it's 2 points for the good guys. As automatic as you can get in the league.

Roy looked just fine. Showed some range and played smart. I was giddy seeing him in that Wolves uni on the court for the 1st time.

SHVED! Make it rain! Euroflair!

D.C. - Cunningham was nice. Total blue collar/dirty work/insert your favorite cliche here player. Every team needs a guy like that on their bench. DC > Lou.

Ricky smiling in a suit behind the bench.

MARKO! Classic Marko game. Did he even take a single shot? His 5:00 shadow wasn't as deep as usual. I was disappointed we didn't get a vintage 3 point attempt with a foot on the line from him.

The Bad:

Lou. He really shot 2 for 8?! Man, it felt like 2 for 13. He had my dad chanting "Bring back Darko!". Which reminds me, Darko & Wes were both in our starting lineup at this time last year. Now they wouldn't even crack our top 10. That's progress. Back to the point though: Lou has zero touch.

The Caged Lion. Way to follow up your 25 point performance. DWill looked like garbage out there. But I will say he did look a LOT slimmer.

Budinger - He played 36 minutes? Dude I barely noticed him out there. And we needed offense.

Taj Gibson - I love hard, physical play as much as anybody. But I thought he was taking some very unnessecary hacks at people for a preseason game.

The Ugly:

K. Love as a no show because he slept with his elbow hanging off the bed. Not a good look. Way to show up for the fans. Diva.

The refs. NO FLOW to this game. That 2nd quarter was especially painful to watch.

JJ Barea. My scapegoat for the season. Will he make the 12 man roster once Rubio is back? Probably, but it's no guarantee. I can't wait until the first "Dress Malcolm Lee and sit JJ" debate that will occur on roughly January 5th.

BonK wrote:
My man...(In the Denzel voice - )

By order of bolded points:

1. This quasi-inside joke "Why" game is quite fun. I almost missed it this time.

2. Agree. Hope it lasts. While him and Shved are likely both terrible on D, it's an amazing improvement from last year.

3. I know at one point Wes looked good. AR looked good. Darko looked like the best player in the NBA. McCants looked amazing. So I'm not trying to say Shved is going to be legit, he's not just catching and shooting or scoring buckets as a result of being hot. He's making "basketball plays" that Wesley Johnson and McCants have never made in their lives. He has a Toni Kukoc look on his face when he scores, it's funny.

4. Cunningham is just doing what he's done the past several years. Ya'll just been ignoring and coaches been hatin on his tick.

5. How has Marko been out of the league? He is unstoppable at the game of Life.

6. C-Buddy was coasting this game, no doubt. Like Cunningham, you don't need to concern yourself much with these games. He'll come to play most nights and be a net plus.

7. Barea will make the team and see minutes, no matter how much you despise him. Hopefully, Shved and Roy can be slashers so that Barea's skill set isn't necessary and they can sit him more.

Good thoughts. I like Lou. Adelman was just trying to give him looks in an attempt for him to do SOMETHING offensively. He wont get those looks in real games and can continue to be the hustler that he is, banging bodies, getting blocks and boards and pissing people off. You will grow to like him quickly.

Also, I love how Shved went left for most of his buckets.

Awesome recap Bonk, especially for those of us that couldn't watch the game. And great thoughts as well Daddy. Posted it on the front page. HOWLS all around!

"Why" is such a great song on sooooo many levels. So insightful. So awesome.

In that interview with Britt Robson didn't Papa Glen hint that that one of Ridnour/Barea could be traded once Ricky is back in the flow of things?