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Time for him to be inlcuded in a trade.....
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3194819
Bulls' Noah benched Sunday by unanimous vote by teammates
Associated Press
Updated: January 13, 2008, 3:49 PM ET
ATLANTA -- Chicago Bulls rookie Joakim Noah was benched for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Hawks -- by his teammates.
We have a chance to salvage this season and we just need everybody on the page.
--Adrian Griffin
They delivered a unanimous vote after the rookie from Florida was involved in a confrontation with assistant coach Ron Adams in practice before Friday's game at Philadelphia.
Noah was inactive for the Philadelphia game for internal disciplinary reasons, but the players told interim coach Jim Boylan one game was not enough.
"We have a chance to salvage this season and we just need everybody on the page," said Bulls veteran guard Adrian Griffin.
"It's one of those things that I believe is going to bring us closer.
"Everyone on this team knows what Joakim can do and we just look forward to getting him back on the court."
A subdued Noah, who is averaging 4.2 points and 3.1 rebounds in 12.3 minutes, sat at his locker before Sunday's game.
"They just told me what I did was unacceptable and I'm just going to move on from here," Noah said. "I've just got to accept it. What do you want me to say? I've just got to move on. There's nothing I can do about it."
When asked if he believes the two-game suspension is too severe, Noah said "Ask the players who made the decision. I don't know. ... Do I agree with it? It doesn't make a difference. I respect my teammates."
Boylan, promoted to head coach on Dec. 27 after Scott Skiles was fired, said the suspension resulted from more than one incident.
Boylan called Noah "a great kid," but noted he's been involved in "a couple of situations where he's been late or not doing what the Chicago Bulls do. So the ulative aspect of this is definitely part of the reasoning for the players doing what they did."
"This isn't college anymore," Boylan said. "It's the NBA. This is professional sports."
He said the team felt Noah needed to sit another game.
"They felt it deserved more," Boylan said. "It was the entire team that felt that way, so I back my team and the decision that they made, and appreciate the leadership that they've shown."
Atlanta rookie Al Horford, who played with Noah at Florida, called the ninth pick in the draft "very emotional" and "very compe ive."
"I just feel it's a learning experience for everyone in general," Horford said. "If you cross a line in something like that, there's consequences to it. ... He wants to win really bad. I think people will figure him out as time goes on."
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press
Time for him to be inlcuded in a trade.....
They will be doing him a favor.
Trade him to the Knicks, his childhood team. That will teach him.
Paging Isiah
they should sit Hinrich bc right now he sucks
LeMarcus Aldridge and Bulls what could have been.
yep
they lost at ATL today
Noah is really acting like an ass this year. I don't know what is wrong with this guy but he should really improve his at ude.
I think that players suspending a player sucks. It's up to the staff to suspend Noah for more than one game if it is what he deserves. The only result of that action is to destroy the few chemistry left in Chicago. What is pathetic is that players, after having suspended Noah, have lost by 21 against Atlanta today.
I think Wallace is a real cancer in Chicago. He sucks, is paid $15M and from what I've read, he acts like an ass. One year after, not giving tons of money to Wallace was a great move by Detroit. Detroit made then a mistake with Nazr but they have erased it with the Bobcats trade.
And for what Wallace is giving them they were better off staying with Chandler.
It was obvious to all he got overpaid... except Chicago.
I never liked him; since he left Detroit i cheer for them to win the east.
Boylan
Luckily for the Bulls Paxson was smart enough to make his contract front loaded. Wallace got a big chunk up front.
Noah has always been a , even in college. It's just you're hearing about it now because you don't have an athletic dept. like Florida's keeping everything on lockdown.
He's basically got Ricky Williams syndrome - thinks that everyone wiped his ass in college so they should do it for him in the pros too.
This is for the most part, what I expected from Noah.
He was drafted what? 9th overall? What a poor pick.
Fire Paxson
I just got back from that game, I wondered why he wasn't playing. he didn't even shootaround, he just run up and down the court and had nothing to do with anyone. He wouldn't even sign autographs when everyone else did. What an ass! Bulls need to do some serious trades. Captain has sucked all season and even with Deng back they lose by 21 to the Hawks- disgraceful. Michael and Scottie are rolling over in their graves.
On the other hand JJ was incredible. 37 pts, 9 RBs and 6 assists. He was lighting it up today.
hate that ugly lookin mofo.
i don't think this one was a mistake. it was a calculated move to weaken the spurs' interior which detroit undoubtedly believe they would face in a finals rematch the year after the '05 championship.
He's pissed because he is losing. If I were him I would demand a trade to a winning team.
Spurs didn't want to re-sign Nazr.
Has an NBA team benching or banning a player ever been done before?
That's nothing new with this team.
Tell me what is QFT? And FTW?
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