The Chicago Bulls saw no reason to guard anyone else It was justified in last night's 88-83 home loss to the Chicago Bulls. A five-point loss doesn't seem that bad. Getting beat 59-34 on the boards, however, is a different story.
Everything that you could consider bad is happening.
Only one (Dirk Nowitzki) is playing well for long stretches (he logged almost 42 minutes and scored 36).
The point guard (Jason Kidd) can not guard anyone. The vaunted draft pick can't get on the floor.
The bench absolutely sucks. The high-priced center free agent (Brendan Haywood is the team's ninth man. And in terms of ninth men, he might be the worst in the league considering his pay grade.
The No. 2 scorer (Caron Butler) hasn't been good in five years, he's in love with his ordinary jump shot and, for all intents and purposes, is sucking ass all year.
J.J. Barea is getting minutes and in those minutes deciding to miss every shot (shooting 37 percent, 14 percent from the three-point line).
In conclusion: This team is a wreck. And the assumption that Roddy Beaubois is going to fix all of this coming off a broken foot in his sophomore year is ridiculous.
This team needs an enema like no other. They might be borderline awful. Probably the worst playoff-caliber team in the NBA. They are far and away the least talented team in Dallas-Fort Worth sports at the moment.
The Mavericks need change beyond just getting people interested, but to get guys in here that can play well consistently and can lead this team to something beyond a first-round ouster in the playoffs.
