Another Crappy Game: Bulls Recap

So the Mavericks showed up for the first quarter, I think they took the rest of the game off. How in the hell do you start off a game being up 24-5 and end up losing 98-91?

It seems to me, if one player shows up and plays their heart out, the rest of the team doesn't. Howard came back after being out a few games with a sore wrist to be their leading scorer with 21 and had 11 rebounds. Dampier had the type of game he should have every night with 16 points and 18 rebounds.

And how in the hell does Nowitzki get 5 assists and Kidd only gets 4 for the night? I don't think Nowitzki show up at all with only 12 points and 6 rebounds. We might have won if Green played in place of Nowitzki. At least I'm sure he would have put in a little more effort since he's working hard to make something of himself while Howard was out.

The Mavericks are now 2-6, haven't won at home yet and have lost to teams that are or were sub par. Now the Mavericks are looking to be that team this year. This is the same team almost that went to the finals. The only major change since that time is Kidd and Carlisle.

Kidd might be a HOF but I'm really beginning to think he wasn't the perfect fit for this team. We'd be better off with Harris at PG. At least with Harris, when the other guys are sluggish, he could keep the opponents on their edge by running around like a 6 year old on crack with unlimited amounts of energy.