Well, this is the last time I let my heart over rule what my eyes see on the court. The regular NBA season trading deadline passed and both Gar Forman and John Paxson unequivocally started, time and again, that the Bulls, as constructed, were good enough to win a championship. I guess GarPax forget the fact that their construction of gritty try hard second teamers and one basketball dynamo would derail if anything happened to said dynamo; AKA D Rose. Well, with one torn ACL in D Rose's knee, they are being reminded of this rather painful fact. And if Bulls fans wanted to believe in all of the Churchill like dogma being tossed around about the Bulls surviving the loss of their superstar and somehow advancing towards a rematch with the Heat...... they need only let Game 2 slap them back into reality. There's a difference between where the Bulls were and where they are now without Derrick Rose. Did you see what I saw last night Bulls fans or are you still as delusional as Tibs and the Bulls brain trust are? The grand illusion was exposed, no question about it. Only this time. it didn't take the star power of LeBron and the Heat to do it. No, all it took was one torn ACL to expose the flawed basketball creation of Gar Pax. There they were, the survivors of the try hard movement. They came out in Bulls colors and they tried hard and they pleaded for support and then..... they struggled to create their own shots or find an offensive rhythm and subsequently blew a gasket in the second half. Actually, witnessing the 35 point second half wasn't that surprising to me. What was surprising is how the Bulls simply weren't quick enough defensively to combat the dribble penetration of the 76ers. Without their superstar, the little engine that could suddenly went boom. More to the point, the Bulls playoff express imploded like the Blues mobile did after reaching Daley Plaza. So am I angry? No. Disappointed is more of the word. I WILL be angry if the Bulls lose the series to the Sixers and nothing is done to make sure that this team can adequately survive another injury to D Rose. I WILL be angry if Gar Pax and Tibs and the rest of the Bulls brain trust continue to say they they're good enough to contend once they get Rose back. Ask yourself..... What will D Rose look like when he does return? Who knows if he'll be the same. This is Chicago, major injuries to star players rarely have a happy ending. And if Gar Pax expects Rose to ride back in after major knee surgery and carry them back to this point again, they are as delusional as they appear. GarPax's creation has been exposed. In fact, the short sidedness of the Bulls organization has been exposed. You can't help but ask yourself why the Bulls organization would build their dream house without a fail safe behind it or without the hindsight to insulate themselves from the catastrophe that occurred when Derrick Rose crumpled to the court in agony. So... there's nothing to do now but wait and hope that somehow the playoff basketball joy doesn't end in a week or two. And if does, I want Gar Pax to Rose proof their baby. No more hemming and hawing when a move needs to be made, no more celebrating the lunch pail mentality of a team that will continously win the regular season and probably nothing else. It's time for action Gar Pax. It's time to step up. Your move guys.
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