He was covering LeBron and they switched him to Wade. Doing a pretty good job.
Butler was on Novak earlier this week. The Bulls play Portland next week. Butler against Mathews next?
I don't think Leboy had scored when Jimmy was guarding him.
Quote from: MUSig54 on March 14, 2012, 09:24:37 PM
I don't think Leboy had scored when Jimmy was guarding him.
Well, that's he whole reason they drafted him (specifically for the playoffs) so that's good to hear.
In other news, Steve Novak dropped twenty on Portland tonight. Wes still in a slump.
Quote from: Sir Lawrence on March 14, 2012, 09:49:34 PM
In other news, Steve Novak dropped twenty on Portland tonight. Wes still in a slump.
Portland is absolutely tanking this season.
butler just made a clutch jumper
Besides the fact that Wes isn't playing too good, how awesome is it that we can talk about Marquette players almost every night making an impact in the NBA?
The other night I watched Butler playing Novak and Mike Tirico talk about "One Marquette playing against another Marquette," and tonight I'm seeing Jimmy guard Dwyane Wade and hitting some big shots.
Love the fact that we are putting guys in the Bigs and they are making an impact.
ps. Stacy King's Butler shot-out when Jimmy makes a shot: "Who did it? The Butler did it!" Also, as I wrote this Stacy King talking about how Butler isn't fazed playing in the big time, guarding Carmelo at the Garden... awesome.
Butler put in with :58 left, Bulls up by 4.
Didn't get to watch the 2nd half, but hopefully Butler wasn't guarding Wade when he had 19 in the 4th quarter.
Last possession of the first quarter. Butler was all over Lebron twice. Needed some help on the second one, but still.
For those of you who don't have the Comcast Chicago feed, Stacy King was all about Jimmy Butler tonight.
Awesome seeing Jimmy get put in for defense in the final minute of a Bulls/Heat game
In the fourth quarter Wade had 15 points. Lebron had 2.
I'm pretty sure every JB miss resulted in an offensive rebound.
I was at the Bulls-Heat game last night, and I am very pleased to report that Jimmy is already a fan favorite in Chicago. He got more applause than anyone else coming off of the bench, and he received many shouted words of encouragement.
Dwyane, on the other hand, got a ton of hostility, the most of anyone besides LeBron James. I understand that he plays on an opposing team and all, but I thought people would show at least a little love for a native Chicagoan. Instead, fans would boo loudly whenever he touched the ball, and many people were shouting names like "whiner" and "crybaby" - and not just if he protested a call (or lack thereof).
At one point I was wondering how people could become so emotionally involved in a game played between professional teams - as opposed to cheering for one's alma mater and all the associated pride with that - but then I remembered how my husband behaves during Packer games.
I hate to say it, but I don't think many people really think of Wade as a Chicagoan. Plus, he rubbed people the wrong way by pretending to entertain thoughts of signing with the Bulls.
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on March 15, 2012, 08:20:24 AM
I hate to say it, but I don't think many people really think of Wade as a Chicagoan. Plus, he rubbed people the wrong way by pretending to entertain thoughts of signing with the Bulls.
People in Chicago tend to think of him as hometown product. I don't know how most of the country thinks of him, but then again I don't think most people know where NBA players are originally from. The whole Big 3 thing did rub me the wrong way.
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on March 15, 2012, 08:20:24 AM
I hate to say it, but I don't think many people really think of Wade as a Chicagoan. Plus, he rubbed people the wrong way by pretending to entertain thoughts of signing with the Bulls.
This is exactly it. Bulls fans seem to think that Wade was going to come to Chicago and bring Lebron with him and Rose, Wade, and Lebron would be the "Big 3". There was very serious discussion about this happening, and then he resigned with the Heat and the rest is history.
I still love the guy, for obvious reasons. Just because a player didn't sign with your team is no reason to boo a guy, but the way he did it, added with all the Heat non-sense, definitely rubbed people the wrong way.
And everyone loves JFB. He's the perfect team player and fits in perfectly with this championship caliber team. Stacey King has said time and time again during the broadcasts that JFB will be an integral part to our playoff run this year.
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on March 15, 2012, 08:20:24 AM
I hate to say it, but I don't think many people really think of Wade as a Chicagoan. Plus, he rubbed people the wrong way by pretending to entertain thoughts of signing with the Bulls.
That's the fault of the Chicago Bulls fans, not Dwyane Wade.
If they were stupid enough to believe it a possibility, they should turn that hostility into self-loathing because they're the only ones who deserve the gruff.
How could Chicagoans not love one of their own who is also one of the classiest guys in the NBA?
I have an attorney friend who was in the courthouse at the same time D. Wade was there for his divorce proceedings, which probably were some of the worst days of his life. As I am sure most of you are aware, his then-wife was making things extremely contentious and things were quite nasty. Her demands accusations against him were so outrageous she had trouble keeping an attorney who was willing to represent her.
My friend saw Dwyane on a bench in the hallway during breaks in proceedings looking completely devastated. Believe it or not, there were people who were crass enough to approach him and ask for an autograph. He would have every right to tell those people to eff off, but even then, he was pleasant with those people and accommodated their requests.
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on March 15, 2012, 08:20:24 AM
I hate to say it, but I don't think many people really think of Wade as a Chicagoan. Plus, he rubbed people the wrong way by pretending to entertain thoughts of signing with the Bulls.
This.
Wade played the Bulls (and by extension, his hometown) for fools that summer, and people haven't forgotten it.
Quote from: The Golden Avalanche on March 15, 2012, 09:09:39 AM
That's the fault of the Chicago Bulls fans, not Dwyane Wade.
If they were stupid enough to believe it a possibility, they should turn that hostility into self-loathing because they're the only ones who deserve the gruff.
Bulls fans were stupid because they believed Wade was being sincere when he expressed an interest in signing with the team? When he made the Bulls the first team he visited in free agency? And then met with them again less than 48 hours later?
Ummm ... OK. Silly fans.
Quote from: The Golden Avalanche on March 15, 2012, 09:09:39 AM
That's the fault of the Chicago Bulls fans, not Dwyane Wade.
If they were stupid enough to believe it a possibility, they should turn that hostility into self-loathing because they're the only ones who deserve the gruff.
Talk about hindsight being 20/20. I'm pretty sure that during that entire summer no one really knew what was going to happen. Looking back at it, it all makes sense, but there were new rumors flying around everyday and no one for sure knew what was going to happen.
And from your logic there are only two scenarios: Either Wade was truly intersted in playing for the Bulls or Wade is as big of a dbag as Lebron for putting on that whole show.
Lots of butt-hurt in this thread. Substantially all pros are mercenaries, get over it.
On tv it sounded like Bosh was getting the majority of boos.
Quote from: LancesOtherNut on March 15, 2012, 10:15:37 AM
Lots of butt-hurt in this thread. Substantially all pros are mercenaries, get over it.
+1000.
You guys are soft. Seriously.
http://espn.go.com/chicago/nba/story/_/id/7689179/source-miami-heat-guard-dwyane-wade-father-ejected-united-center
Quote from: 2002MUalum on March 15, 2012, 10:43:37 AM
+1000.
You guys are soft. Seriously.
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Thibs was on ESPN 1000 radio this morning in Chicago and he was questioned specifically about Butler and how his season has gone and how things were for him considering he had now preseason and basically no practice considering the condensed schedule. Thibs praised his character, saying he was one of the first to arrive and last to leave, had incredible "team spirit" and was never outworked on the floor.
Quote from: nnovak8 on March 15, 2012, 11:54:58 AM
Thibs was on ESPN 1000 radio this morning in Chicago and he was questioned specifically about Butler and how his season has gone and how things were for him considering he had now preseason and basically no practice considering the condensed schedule. Thibs praised his character, saying he was one of the first to arrive and last to leave, had incredible "team spirit" and was never outworked on the floor.
Excellent! Good buzz (pardon the pun) about the strong Marquette work ethic only helps Jae and Buzz in the NBA draft.
Quote from: Pakuni on March 15, 2012, 11:35:39 AM
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Well, c'mon. It's pro sports. The guys were free agents. They could go wherever they want. We are all adults. We all knew that.
I understand Bulls fans being disappointed, but to harbor hurt feelings for this long is a bit silly, no? It's not like Dwyane personally came to your house and kicked your dog.
Quote from: LAZER on March 15, 2012, 10:12:47 AM
Talk about hindsight being 20/20. I'm pretty sure that during that entire summer no one really knew what was going to happen. Looking back at it, it all makes sense, but there were new rumors flying around everyday and no one for sure knew what was going to happen.
And from your logic there are only two scenarios: Either Wade was truly intersted in playing for the Bulls or Wade is as big of a dbag as Lebron for putting on that whole show.
Seemed pretty known that Wade wasn't going to play for the Bulls. At least it did on the east coast and I'd imagine it was the same for most any region outside of the Chicago Republic. Insiders here always felt he would stay in Miami.
Chicago fans, having lived there for nearly a decade, believe their hometown pull on an athlete is the strongest force in the known world and this can lead to some delusional expectations and subsequent disappointment.
But, hey, in the end whatever it takes to get the dander rising is good for business.
Quote from: 2002MUalum on March 15, 2012, 12:29:31 PM
Well, c'mon. It's pro sports. The guys were free agents. They could go wherever they want. We are all adults. We all knew that.
I understand Bulls fans being disappointed, but to harbor hurt feelings for this long is a bit silly, no? It's not like Dwyane personally came to your house and kicked your dog.
Maybe he did. You don't know.
That said, c'mon. It's pro sports. Let's not get all butt hurt because a key player in what's become a pretty heated (no pun intended) rivalry gets booed on the other team's home court.
I'm a Bulls fan who has lived in Chicago all my life except for my time at MU. I love the Bulls and Wade. Let's be honest... a bunch of fans at the game may boo him, but honestly the majority of the fans could care less. They hate Lebron just like the rest of the country, but I hear and read the sports in the town everyday, and nobody is talking about Wade. They're more concerned about why old man Hamilton can't seem to get of the bench, and who they can trick into taking Boozer's contract.
For whatever reason I don't think it's a city that cares a TON about hometown kids. I like to play up that Rose is from Chicago in the intros, but I don't think he'd be any less lauded here if he wasn't.
Quote from: nnovak8 on March 15, 2012, 01:10:56 PM
Rose is from Chicago in the intros, but I don't think he'd be any less lauded here if he wasn't.
Last night I saw a kid wearing a replica of Rose's Simeon uniform. It was kinda cool.
Apparently Rose was #45 in HS.
Quote from: nnovak8 on March 15, 2012, 01:10:56 PM
I'm a Bulls fan who has lived in Chicago all my life except for my time at MU. I love the Bulls and Wade. Let's be honest... a bunch of fans at the game may boo him, but honestly the majority of the fans could care less. They hate Lebron just like the rest of the country, but I hear and read the sports in the town everyday, and nobody is talking about Wade. They're more concerned about why old man Hamilton can't seem to get of the bench, and who they can trick into taking Boozer's contract.
For whatever reason I don't think it's a city that cares a TON about hometown kids. I like to play up that Rose is from Chicago in the intros, but I don't think he'd be any less lauded here if he wasn't.
This.
Quote from: Pakuni on March 15, 2012, 01:03:23 PM
Maybe he did. You don't know.
That said, c'mon. It's pro sports. Let's not get all butt hurt because a key player in what's become a pretty heated (no pun intended) rivalry gets booed on the other team's home court.
I don't care if he is booed or hated. It's a good rivalry. I understand the dynamic. That's sports. I get it. I don't expect opposing fans to like him.
I just reject the idea that Chicago fans are somehow justifying their dislike with the idea that Dwyane screwed them. He didn't. He chose to play in Miami. That was his prerogative. He earned his free agency, he picked his team.
You can boo him. You can dislike him. You can hate him.
You don't even need a reason. Just make up a reason like: "Well, I hate him because he screwed the Bulls"
Quote from: warriorchick on March 15, 2012, 09:10:40 AM
How could Chicagoans not love one of their own who is also one of the classiest guys in the NBA?
As a lifelong Red Sox fan, if my son played for the Yankees I would boo him. Fan loyalty doesn;t have to be rational.
Quote from: CTWarrior on March 16, 2012, 10:08:36 AM
As a lifelong Red Sox fan, if my son played for the Yankees I would boo him. Fan loyalty doesn;t have to be rational.
I just lol'd. You're a big man to admit that :)
Quote from: 2002MUalum on March 15, 2012, 10:43:37 AM
+1000.
You guys are soft. Seriously.
Are you from wisconsin? I'm so sick of you weak little hypocrites. Like you wouldn't boo someone who you thought spurred your team and plays for your arch-rival. WTF is wrong with that?
He and lebron both had a chance to come to chicago, neither did, they beat the bulls last year, now they get boo'ed. What are fans supposed to do? Golf clap for him every time he touches the ball?
You're just another guy who shows off his inferiority complex at every opportunity. Seriously.
Quote from: RawdogDX on March 16, 2012, 12:48:40 PM
Are you from wisconsin? I'm so sick of you weak little hypocrites. Like you wouldn't boo someone who you thought spurred your team and plays for your arch-rival. WTF is wrong with that?
He and lebron both had a chance to come to chicago, neither did, they beat the bulls last year, now they get boo'ed. What are fans supposed to do? Golf clap for him every time he touches the ball?
You're just another guy who shows off his inferiority complex at every opportunity. Seriously.
This.
Thread started about how awesome Butler is doing on Wednesday night, now its about how Wisconsin people are hypocrites and Chicago fans are delusional... with the occasional sneer thrown in from the East Coast... haha I love the insanity and irrationality of some of these threads!
Wish someone had software to map out how off-topic they get. That would be cool.
Quote from: RawdogDX on March 16, 2012, 12:48:40 PM
Are you from wisconsin? I'm so sick of you weak little hypocrites. Like you wouldn't boo someone who you thought spurred your team and plays for your arch-rival. WTF is wrong with that?
He and lebron both had a chance to come to chicago, neither did, they beat the bulls last year, now they get boo'ed. What are fans supposed to do? Golf clap for him every time he touches the ball?
You're just another guy who shows off his inferiority complex at every opportunity. Seriously.
I am from Wisconsin and I would boo the hell out of Brett Favre if I was at a game where the Packers played the Vikings.
The sense of entitlement coming out of some of the Bulls fans in this thread is amazing.
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I don't get how booing the best player on your rivals team makes Chicago fans entitled?
Quote from: TallTitan34 on March 16, 2012, 01:24:53 PM
I don't get how booing the best player on your rivals team makes Chicago fans entitled?
Booing him because he made the decision to go play for another team. Some Chicago fans felt entitled to having Wade come home to play. He didn't do anything except for make a decision that he thought was right for himself and his family+friends and Chicago "fans" boo him. It's really sad.
How do you know that's why they are booing him?
What if they just boo good players on other teams like all fan bases?
Skat:
He killed us in the playoffs several times. He's one of the biggest obstacles to a title contending home team. He plays for a team that is considered 'the villains' in most cities across the country. He's constantly grimacing (as mu fans we know that is because of what he does to himself, but we can't count on that from others). He gets tons of calls.
You would have a hard time convincing me that the biggest reason he's being booed is because: Two years ago he was a free agent and didn't sign with us.
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I would be very interested to know what percentage of bulls fans know he's from Chicago. I'd believe anything from 25-85%
If they're really just booing him because he's a good player that happens to be playing for the Heat instead of because he turned down Chicago's advances, then I rescind everything I've said so far in this thread :)
Quote from: RawdogDX on March 16, 2012, 12:48:40 PM
Are you from wisconsin? I'm so sick of you weak little hypocrites. Like you wouldn't boo someone who you thought spurred your team and plays for your arch-rival. WTF is wrong with that?
He and lebron both had a chance to come to chicago, neither did, they beat the bulls last year, now they get boo'ed. What are fans supposed to do? Golf clap for him every time he touches the ball?
You're just another guy who shows off his inferiority complex at every opportunity. Seriously.
I'm not from Wisconsin. Other than that, bravo. Great rant.
#1 I think Chicago fans should feel free to boo Dwyane all they want. He plays for a rival. Let it rip.
#2 I think anybody who got their feelings hurt because he chose Miami is stupid.
#3 Not every person from (insert city) is obsessed with playing for (insert team). Fans think in those terms. Players don't.
Quote from: TallTitan34 on March 16, 2012, 01:37:49 PM
How do you know that's why they are booing him?
What if they just boo good players on other teams like all fan bases?
Did LBJ received significant booing prior to "the decision?" I don't recall that being the case.
Despite how regionally weird this has gotten it seems there's a lot of room for agreement here in that its perfectly fine to boo any rival, but kind of weak to boo someone based on a perceived personality thing because a player didnt sign with your team. I'd guess that most people that boo Wade boo for the first reason, not the latter.
The only thing that bodes ill for Chicago in this debate is the treatment of Chelios a couple of years ago. That was fucked up.
Quote from: MUBurrow on March 16, 2012, 02:35:48 PM
Despite how regionally weird this has gotten it seems there's a lot of room for agreement here in that its perfectly fine to boo any rival, but kind of weak to boo someone based on a perceived personality thing because a player didnt sign with your team. I'd guess that most people that boo Wade boo for the first reason, not the latter.
The only thing that bodes ill for Chicago in this debate is the treatment of Chelios a couple of years ago. That was fracked up.
Agreed, Chelios gave a lot of his best years to the Blackhawks.
Quote from: The Sultan of South Wayne on March 16, 2012, 02:34:40 PM
Did LBJ received significant booing prior to "the decision?" I don't recall that being the case.
No, he really didn't. The decision + the celebration + not 1, not 2... + 'Heat Index' + probably tampering = villains pretty much everywhere they go.
People on this board tend to act like this a chicago thing. Those folks get booed all over the place. You don't remember the entire 'Lebron embraces villain role' story line?
It's a rivalry. I don't understand why anyone would twist it into a negative statement about chicago fans.
Didn't Bucks fans boo Gary Payton everytime he came back to Milwaukee????
Quote from: Skatastrophy on March 16, 2012, 02:45:15 PM
Agreed, Chelios gave a lot of his best years to the Blackhawks.
Sad, I completely agree.
I'd guess those 'fans' are people who grew up elsewhere and moved to the city, in the last 6 years, at age 22. There are a ton of those. It happens in big cities in the years after a championship.
Quote from: Skatastrophy on March 16, 2012, 02:45:15 PM
Agreed, Chelios gave a lot of his best years to the Blackhawks.
Chelios got booed because, as a Blackhawk, he told anyone and everyone he would
never play for the Red Wings. He then waived his no-trade clause to play for the Red Wings. Probably forgivable ultimately in most fans' eyes.
But what was less forgivable was that when Chelios was named to the Hawks' 75th anniversary team, he refused to put on the Indian Head for the team photo. Instead, he wore a Wings' sweater.
A Red Wings sweater. In the Hawks 75th Anniversary team photo.That's why he got booed. He's a jackass.
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Quote from: Pakuni on March 16, 2012, 03:00:59 PM
Chelios got booed because, as a Blackhawk, he told anyone and everyone he would never play for the Red Wings. He then waived his no-trade clause to play for the Red Wings. Probably forgivable ultimately in most fans' eyes.
But what was less forgivable was that when Chelios was named to the Hawks' 75th anniversary team, he refused to put on the Indian Head for the team photo. Instead, he wore a Wings' sweater.
That's why he got booed.
Chris was working for the Red Wing's front office at the time. It would have been unforgivable for him to go sporting Blackhawks gear while working in Detroit.
I think he should have worn something red that was neutral Blackhawks/Wings instead of Red Wings gear, but the guy was put into a pretty tough situation with regards to who he was working for during the celebration.
I think the real reason that Cheli got booed is because he went to play for a rival with no regards to other circumstances (you know he was getting booed before the sweater incident). It's hard for fans to separate fandom and the business of sports.
Quote from: RawdogDX on March 16, 2012, 02:50:26 PM
It's a rivalry. I don't understand why anyone would twist it into a negative statement about chicago fans.
Go back and reread the thread, dude. People were referring specifically to Dwyane's actions from the summer as a reason to dislike him. That is unique to chicago fans.
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on March 15, 2012, 08:20:24 AM
I hate to say it, but I don't think many people really think of Wade as a Chicagoan. Plus, he rubbed people the wrong way by pretending to entertain thoughts of signing with the Bulls.
Quote from: AWegrzyn17 on March 15, 2012, 08:26:21 AM
People in Chicago tend to think of him as hometown product. I don't know how most of the country thinks of him, but then again I don't think most people know where NBA players are originally from. The whole Big 3 thing did rub me the wrong way.
Quote from: murespect on March 15, 2012, 08:40:18 AM
This is exactly it. Bulls fans seem to think that Wade was going to come to Chicago and bring Lebron with him and Rose, Wade, and Lebron would be the "Big 3". There was very serious discussion about this happening, and then he resigned with the Heat and the rest is history.
Quote from: Pakuni on March 15, 2012, 09:55:30 AM
Bulls fans were stupid because they believed Wade was being sincere when he expressed an interest in signing with the team? When he made the Bulls the first team he visited in free agency? And then met with them again less than 48 hours later?
Ummm ... OK. Silly fans.
Quote from: 2002MUalum on March 16, 2012, 03:45:48 PM
Go back and reread the thread, dude. People were referring specifically to Dwyane's actions from the summer as a reason to dislike him. That is unique to chicago fans.
I know. It is a reason, one that is low on the list of reasons why they boo him. In my post i said that it wasn't the 'biggest' reason. It's not 'weak' or 'stupid' it's what fans do. He's a villain and that is included in a laundry list of reasons they boo him.
Quote from: Skatastrophy on March 16, 2012, 03:07:44 PM
Chris was working for the Red Wing's front office at the time. It would have been unforgivable for him to go sporting Blackhawks gear while working in Detroit.
I think he should have worn something red that was neutral Blackhawks/Wings instead of Red Wings gear, but the guy was put into a pretty tough situation with regards to who he was working for during the celebration.
I think the real reason that Cheli got booed is because he went to play for a rival with no regards to other circumstances (you know he was getting booed before the sweater incident). It's hard for fans to separate fandom and the business of sports.
Doug Wilson was in the Sharks' front office when the photo was taken, yet managed to put on the Hawks sweater.
Mike Keenan was coaching the Florida Panthers, yet managed to put on the Hawks sweater.
Plenty of guys have left Chicago play for other teams and still are treated like heroes (Roenick, for example, or anyone from the '85 Bears, or even Scottie Pippen), so it's not a Chicago thing or even a fan thing. It's because Chelios was a jackass.
Quote from: RawdogDX on March 16, 2012, 12:48:40 PM
Are you from wisconsin? I'm so sick of you weak little hypocrites. Like you wouldn't boo someone who you thought spurred your team and plays for your arch-rival. WTF is wrong with that?
He and lebron both had a chance to come to chicago, neither did, they beat the bulls last year, now they get boo'ed. What are fans supposed to do? Golf clap for him every time he touches the ball?
You're just another guy who shows off his inferiority complex at every opportunity. Seriously.
"spurned", not spurred. Otherwise, nice little rant. ::)
Quote from: Pakuni on March 16, 2012, 05:28:20 PM
Doug Wilson was in the Sharks' front office when the photo was taken, yet managed to put on the Hawks sweater.
Mike Keenan was coaching the Florida Panthers, yet managed to put on the Hawks sweater.
Plenty of guys have left Chicago play for other teams and still are treated like heroes (Roenick, for example, or anyone from the '85 Bears, or even Scottie Pippen), so it's not a Chicago thing or even a fan thing. It's because Chelios was a jackass.
no, it's because butthurt Chicago fans can't stand the fact that he had to go elsewhere to win cups
can't blame Cheli for sporting the gear or the team and the city that got him rings
Quote from: TallTitan34 on March 16, 2012, 02:57:49 PM
Didn't Bucks fans boo Gary Payton everytime he came back to Milwaukee????
Anyone???
Quote from: TallTitan34 on March 16, 2012, 06:23:12 PM
Anyone???
Is that really a fair comparison? Wade never played for the Bulls.
Quote from: RawdogDX on March 16, 2012, 05:05:33 PM
I know. It is a reason, one that is low on the list of reasons why they boo him. In my post i said that it wasn't the 'biggest' reason. It's not 'weak' or 'stupid' it's what fans do. He's a villain and that is included in a laundry list of reasons they boo him.
I cannot pretend to know why people are booing Dwyane.
My only point is that if Chicago fans got their feelings hurt because he signed with the Heat, they need to get over it.
We're adults. It's the real world. Dwyane made his choice. He doesn't owe Chicago anything.
Man did you see Jimmy's line in the Portland game??
What about Wes? They played each other last night ya know? Wes had 18 pts.
Just bringing it full circle since the nutjobs pulled this thread in strange directions.
MU grad who grew up in Chi and still lives there... nobody here talks about Wade being from here or cares that he is from here. People at a sporting event will look for a reason to boo or cheer anyone. They go nuts for Scalabrine, but he's not their favorite player... it's just getting into a sporting event. If you don't live here, you can't make assumptions about what the Chicago fans are feeling about Wade. I've said it before.... I read and listen to the sports pulse of the city daily, and nobody cares about the Wade situation, much less needs to get over it.
Personally, I love the Bulls and Wade.
More importantly, Murray St must die.