"My vets would never go to the media. They would come to the team. My vets didn’t pick and choose when they wanted to bring it. They brought it every time they stepped in the gym whether it was practice or a game. They didn’t take days off. My vets didn’t care about their numbers. My vets played for the team. When we lost, they wouldn’t blame us. They took responsibility and got in the gym. They showed the young guys what it meant to work. Even in Boston when we had the best record in the league, if we lost a game, you could hear a pin drop on the bus. They showed us the seriousness of the game. My vets didn’t have an influence on the coaching staff. They couldn’t change the plan because it didn’t work for them. I played under one of the greatest coaches, and he held everyone accountable. It takes 1-15 to win. When you isolate everyone, you can’t win consistently. I may be a lot of things, but I’m not a bad teammate. My goal is to pass what I learned along. The young guys work. They show up. They don’t deserve blame. If anything is questionable, it’s the leadership."
dula dibiasi Member since Apr 05th 2004 21925 posts
Thu Jan-26-17 09:32 PM
16. "yeah, that was hot." In response to Reply # 5
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it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes
dula dibiasi Member since Apr 05th 2004 21925 posts
Thu Jan-26-17 08:19 PM
10. "aw man, i'm a little disappointed." In response to Reply # 0
i started to post this, but i was like "i'll let RBO handle that, i know he'll come up with a much better post title than i would"
you could've explored the studio space a little more on that one, my G. lolz.
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it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes
17. "RE: Butt shitting on your young players is cool. Fuck yo bum ass Bulls. ..." In response to Reply # 14 Thu Jan-26-17 09:35 PM by murph71
Fuck bum ass PG's that have a history of beefing with coaches, teammates and his Connect 4 opponents ...
My Bulls r mediocre as hell.....And that's because of a lack of defense, poor spacing, NO 3 GAME, and shitty PG play...I can't even blame Rondo because dude ain't getting any tick....He's not playing enough to be a scapegoat...
But I can tell that dude that quit on his last team to shut the fuck up....Ya dig?
GOAT of his era......long live Prince.....God is alive....
20. "this is great. dumbass garpax hands are now forced" In response to Reply # 0
pretty much have to release rondo at this point and take the hit. or attempt to trade him for scraps (not happening now).
this is all garpax fault. i assume reinsdorf* may actually start to give a shit now that his pocket books are hurt. gotta move on from garpax. this is hopefully the catalyst.
* = unless rondo was reinsdorfs idea in an attempt to put bodies in seats and not go full rebuild.
auragin_boi Member since Aug 01st 2003 20939 posts
Fri Jan-27-17 10:09 AM
30. "I agree with both sides" In response to Reply # 0
Rondo was right...Jimmy's leadership was called into question LAST season so that ain't new. It was the rift that drove Noah (perennial good dude) and to a lesser extent Rose (though I question his desire to even play ball anymore at this point) out of town if you ask me.
Wade has always been a bit of a diva and now that he's in the twilight of his career, the gloves are off. So Rondo is right...you don't talk to the press, you take the blame as the best players, hit the gym and tell the young guys how to correct the issues. Keep it in house.
But on the flip...that Atlanta loss was ALLLLLL the fault of the 'others' (c) Shaq. We were up 10 with 3 mins left and Wade and Jimmy were cooking. Going back and forth for buckets.
ATL adjusted enough that on a few plays they had to move the ball. Up 10, Zipser, Taj and Niko took bum a**, ill-advised, non-necessary 3's. I mean, we get 2pts on those possessions and the game is practically over. But instead of attacking the rim and drawing either fouls or getting layups, they are flinging like we were trailing. Those possessions were the catalyst for ATL's run. Add that to the fact that Schroeder was getting anything he wanted during that time which opened the floor for Milsap and Hardaway Jr and voila...clusterf*ck.
They can't be THAT low bball IQ'd in that situation.
31. "Called it the minute they signed this loser" In response to Reply # 0
He is just the fucking worst, on every level. Can't play, terrible attitude, terrible history, terrible on D, and basically a cancer who doesn't even bring any skills to the table.
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