care to be more specific who you're talking about? if it's nate he's always been a fool and at his size he can't back down from opponents. call that fake thuggery if you want.

bulls (usually) play physical, hard-nosed defense. it may be tough to overcome but it's not dirty. that's how we beat the heat, how we've beaten the knicks 3 times this season, and if we step it up in the second half, how we'll beat them a 4th.

now the knicks on the other hand...might have overtaken the celtics for most fake tough-guy team in the league.