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1/14/08
Chicago Bulls Hereby Declare Joakim Noah 'The Bench Princess'


(cue up 3:25 in the video)

You didn't need to be Nostradamus to predict Joakim Noah would have a run-in with authority in the NBA, but you might not have predicted his own teammates would be the individual suspending him.

During a Friday practice in Philadelphia, Bulls rookie reportedly blew up at assistant Ron Adams. As a result, head coach Jim Boylen suspended him for the evening's game. Joakim's teammates decided that wasn't enough and demanded he be benched for Sunday's game against the Hawks.

I see Noah's all-about-me attitude is rubbing off well on his peers. Surprise, surprise. Better yet, he appears to have learned a lot from this disciplinary action:
''Ask the players who made the decision,'' he said. ''They just told me what I did was unacceptable. I don't know. Do I agree with it? It doesn't matter, it doesn't make a difference. I respect my teammates. I respect their opinions and stuff like that. I just have to deal with it. I just have to accept it. What do you want me to say? I'm a rookie. It is what it is, I just have to move on. There's nothing I can do about it.''
Or not. What do we want you to do? Grow up would be a good start.

Jay Marriotti, desperate for something to bash, is upset with the players having this much power. I say bravo, it's the best they've worked as a team all season. Not to mention the first time they've effectively boxed out a post player all season.

Prediction: Chicago Bulls hereby declare Noah trade bait within the next month.

Noah benched for Sunday's game
[Sun Times]
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The Bulls need to get rid of Ben Wallace and Adrian Griffin, not Joakim Noah.  The Bulls are lucky that the Knicks are so God awful and always in the news, because they aren't far off right now.  Its sad when the young kids on the team are more mature than the veterans.  If the Bulls end up trading Noah they'll just double their problems.  He admitted he was wrong to go off on Adams, and took his medicine.  I'd be pissed if some guy who never plays and some guy who should never play got me suspended too.  The Bulls obviously need to do some different things.  Steps one, two, and three should be getting rid of Wallace, Griffin, and the slow deliberate style of basketball.
 
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kantwistaye wrote:
The Bulls need to get rid of Ben Wallace and Adrian Griffin, not Joakim Noah.  The Bulls are lucky that the Knicks are so God awful and always in the news, because they aren't far off right now.  Its sad when the young kids on the team are more mature than the veterans.  If the Bulls end up trading Noah they'll just double their problems.  He admitted he was wrong to go off on Adams, and took his medicine.  I'd be pissed if some guy who never plays and some guy who should never play got me suspended too.  The Bulls obviously need to do some different things.  Steps one, two, and three should be getting rid of Wallace, Griffin, and the slow deliberate style of basketball.
All I'm saying is the Bulls chemistry sucks this year ... and that seems to be the case on and off the court. I'm not connecting dots directly, but he's clearly played a role.
 
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All I'm saying is the Bulls chemistry sucks this year ... and that seems to be the case on and off the court. I'm not connecting dots directly, but he's clearly played a role.
I'm sure he has.  The Bulls are really a disaster this year, and I can't figure out how the team fell apart this quickly and drastically.  I really don't know exactly where they should start, but it seems to me they need to find a leader.  I think Ben Wallace is nothing but a cancer and completely worthless on the court, but he's also untradeable.  I'd just buy him out right now.  I can't figure out how Kirk Hinrich just completely forgot how to play basketball, and Ben Gordon needs to get back to basics as well.  Even Loul Deng isn't doing good this year.  Its just puzzling. 
 
 
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