Tonight's game....

[jason david jones <jdjones1@midway.uchicago.edu>]

Before people start screaming "the cky is falling!" and Ray makes his
obligatory inflamatory post, I want to highlight the few potential silver
linings.

A)  Chicago is not as bad as the record indicates.  They did beat a damn
good Houston team.  

B)  Any team has the chance to win or lose EVERY night.  The Lakers will
not finish the season 82-0.  They will lose some games to some teams that
they should normally beat.

C)  This teaches a valuable lesson.   Good teams.  Play-off teams don't
let the opposition back into a blow-out.  

d)  Good teams know how to jump on seemingly inferior talent.  Their is no
mercy in the NBA.  I am sure that the C's will give a much better effort
on the second match-up.

E)  I am worried about NY.  There is always the teame-bound after losing
the coach.  We saw it with Pitino we may see it with Gundy.  I simply hope
this game was a wake-up call, and the C's really puit the screws to NY.

F)  Williams continued to play good D and drive to the hoop.  A bad
offensive foul in the end, but on a whole a solid game.

G)  Joe Johnson looked like he is back from his mini swoon

H)  Some really poor officiating on both sides of the court.  Really
frustrated everyone, but seemed to get to the C's most.  They should learn
to rise above it.  On that note, I think Antoine seems a little less
confrontational with the Zebras this year.

I)  I refuse to get down on this team.  This was a mistake that we must
simply learn from and move on from.  With such a great run the last few
games, the sting is not so harsh. 


Jason David Jones