Bulls @ Suns 11-18-15

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The Bulls play at the Suns tonight with a 8:30 p.m. Arizona start time to finish their four home stand. It would be nice to win all four games. Markieff Morris will return tonight. Warren and Rose are probably out.

See more about the game in a Paul Coro article at azcentral dated 11-18-15.

Projected starting lineups

C: Tyson Chandler … Pau Gasol

PF: Markieff Morris … Nikola Mirotic

SF: P.J. Tucker … Tony Snell

SG: Brandon Knight … Jimmy Butler

PG: Eric Bledsoe … Kirk Hinrich

Key Bulls reserves: Taj Gibson, Doug McDermott, Joakim Noah, E’Twaun Moore, Aaron Brooks.

Key Bulls injuries: Derrick Rose (ankle) is doubtful; Mike Dunleavy (back) is out.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/spor...e-slices-chicago-bulls-phoenix-suns/76009418/
 
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The real question is what's the announcer line up. I need to know whether to watch ESPN or Fox. :)

Good catch. I didn't realize we had options. :)
 

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Knight is going to have his hands full with Butler. I wonder if PJ will draw that defensive assignment.
 

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I would like to have seen Morris out to see if we are really better off without him. Three games would provide some insight, but Warren is out.
 

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After a couple of cake walk games, let's see how much the a Suns have truly improved vs a good team since the OKC game.

Without Rose, this should be a relatively easy win for the Suns.
 

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I would like to have seen Morris out to see if we are really better off without him. Three games would provide some insight, but Warren is out.
Warren is 3rd on the team in PER.
 

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After a couple of cake walk games, let's see how much the a Suns have truly improved vs a good team since the OKC game.

Without Rose, this should be a relatively easy win for the Suns.

Strange comment. How long has it been since the Bulls fortunes rode on his shoulders? Maybe we'll blow them out but Rose has been nothing but a liability in the games I've watched this season. And we've not fared well against this team for several Rose-less years now.

Chicago is 7-3 against a much tougher schedule than we've played and Rose has been probably their weakest rotation player. A win for us tonight would be huge but I'm not at all sure our chances went up because of Derrick's ankle.
 
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Game time let's go suns be nice to beat a solid team like the bulls at home
 

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Man it's looking more and more that this team just doesn't flow well when Kief is on the floor... Ugghh...
 

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Archie better be a defensive stopper because he is looking mediocre on offense.
 

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I'd like to know if those stats that claim we're better with Markieff include the last 5 games or so. We look so much worse with him out there, especially early in games.
 

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After a couple of cake walk games, let's see how much the a Suns have truly improved vs a good team since the OKC game.

Without Rose, this should be a relatively easy win for the Suns.

Bulls are better without Rose.
 

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Missing a lot of easy looks.

Remove Warren, add Markieff and things seem a lot more disjointed out there.
 

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Booker's Defense is what is keeping him on the court. I LOVE his hustle
 

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Wow!!! That will juice up the rebounding stats. How many offensive boards did we get that play? 6?
 

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okay, is anyone watching the espn telecast with Jimmy Butler's explanation of owning an aquarium that is in the shape of a boom box?
 

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okay, is anyone watching the espn telecast with Jimmy Butler's explanation of owning an aquarium that is in the shape of a boom box?

Yea, pretty funny. He feels he is worked really hard to be where he is at and needed to spend 6000.00 pounds on a boombox fish tank...keeps him grounded by reminding him who he is :)
 

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Yea, pretty funny. He feels he is worked really hard to be where he is at and needed to spend 6000.00 pounds on a boombox fish tank...keeps him grounded by reminding him who he is :)

The most unintentionally funny clip I have seen in a while...
 

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Booker looks like the anti-kieff. Hustle, defensive presence, offensively efficient. Keeper.
 

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