We knew this was possible. He plays the game with an attitude, consistently gliding past defenders, and in the process putting strenuous force on his lower body. But an ACL injury? In the first game of the playoffs? With a buck & change left?
Pure emotional pain. I’ve never seen a fan base so emotionally attached to one player. And for good reason. He has the perfect charisma for Chicagoans. Should I list the attributes? You already know them.
I guess I’m here to say Bulls fans must face a new reality. Long-term? We don’t know. Short-term? We need to carry forward. On a side note, this is a wake-up call to management to secure another legitimate star. Gar-Pax has done a great job building this roster, but too much of the endgame relies on one player.
We mustn’t dwell on the past. It’s time to rally around this Bulls team. Deng, Noah, Boozer, Ronnie, Taj, Kyle, C.J.. This is still a pretty damn good team. And a fun team. We need to find that pre-2008 Bulls playoff spirit. The Gordon-Deng chest bump. The youthful, college-like basketball exuberance. The emotion of a bunch of grinders out-grinding the opponent. I know it’s not sexy, or NBA-ish, to act like we did back then… but let’s try. I know there’s a tiny part in every Bulls fan thinking, “What if we somehow got to the ECF and pushed Miami to the brink?”. Let’s think like that, for fucks sake, cause we’re the best fans in the league, and we deserve to dream big during this emotional downer.
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Shawn
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