Gamethread -2: Preseason vs. Chicago

I saw a lot of the bulls game last night when Rose went off for 30. Several ankles were broken when young Mr. Rose went to the hoop. That is how he got the vast majority of his points, on drives. His outside shot is still very inconsistent, so I’m thinking teams will adjust to that and opposing PG’s will play off of him and make him prove it from the outside. But man he looked good last night. So quick and powerful and what a great finisher. Hopefully Witt realizes all of this and has his PG’s play off him somewhat. On another note, the bulls are the kind of team where we could actually start a smaller lineup. Love doesn’t match up well with either Thomas or Gooden, they are both just too athletic at this point. I would start:

Minnesota: Randy Foye / Rashad McCants / Mike Miller / Ryan Gomes / Al Jefferson

Chicago: Kirk Hinrich / Larry Hughes / Luol Deng / Tyrus Thomas / Drew Gooden

Hughes isn’t that much bigger than McCants, and Deng is not overly athletic so Miller could do a serviceable job on him. Gomes is the quickest of our PF hybrids, so he would be the best option to butt heads with Thomas. This lineup would really put tons of offensive pressure on the opposing team. Then you bring in Brewer to lock down Ben Gordon when he comes in the game. And Love should be able to guard Aaron Gray when he comes in. That would also force Gray to play defense on the perimeter, which could lead to some open jumpers for Love. The Rhino should be able to match up with Noah as well. This type of matchup actually does play right into our hands. We’ll see when the regular season comes around…

if the floor will be different along with the new logo, etc.

a game on TV.