The weaknesses of the young Chicago Bulls came to the forefront last night and they must be addressed in the off season. For one thing, we are a jump shooting team. When we are on, we deserve to be in the top 10 in the league as far as teams are concerned. However, when we are off in shooting, we are easy to defend. Last night it showed itself big time.
The Chicago Bulls shot 37% from the field in front of the home town fans. We shot 28% in threes and 69% in free throws. You can't win playoff games shooting that way. Granted some of this was because of the Pistons defense; however, some of it was not. We had open shots at times and we could not connect when we needed to. Add to the fact that the Bulls do not have a legitimate low post scorer, this makes it easier for the other team to defend the jump shooting Bulls.
Kirk Hinrich was 3-13 that included 0-3 in threes. He did add 11 assists, but when your point guard cannot shoot, your team will likely lose.
Detroit has been there and done that. They didn't panic when they were down by 5 at halftime. They came out in the 3rd quarter and outscored the Bulls 31-21 and continued doing the same in the 4th quarter. They added 5 more points.
Ben Wallace playing with a bad back, was ineffective. He scored 6 points and had 7 rebounds. We can't use that as excuse. Andres Nocioni was not 100% as well. Again, this is the playoffs. Miami played us with players hurt. So, it goes both ways.
P.J. Brown was the only real bright spot for the Bulls. He scored 20 points, all of them in the first half. Too bad his contract has ended. The Bulls could use him next year if the price is right.
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