Of Comcast and the Bulls

I decided to watch the 4th quarter of the Bulls game last night instead of banging my head against the wall - I could not decide which would be more painful. Anyway, with approximately 1 minute to play and the Bulls fighting back from a 6 point deficit (to eventually tie the game), Comcast Sports Net went black for at least 2 minutes. (I changed the channel to make sure it was not DirecTV.) How in the world can a huge conglomerate like Comcast still manage to make such fundamental and blatant engineering mistakes after being on the air for over 1 year. Do I really need another reason to hate Comcast?

Anyway, back to the Bulls. Not only did they blow an 11 point lead in regulation (a 17 point turnaround by the time they were 6 down), but they also lost a 7 point lead in overtime! I have never seen a team switch from hot to cold so quickly. To borrow the assessment of our friends at Random Thoughts, this team is not going to make the playoffs. And if they actually do - so what? Who cares if they eeke into the playoffs only to get swept by the Pistons? This teams need to address some major issues - offensive post play, defense, a go-to player and - coaching. I am starting to come around to the idea that Scott Skiles is a great motivator but not such a great strategist. How else can this team be so inconsistent? They are not as young as they were last year - they have no rookies at all. Most of the core players have been in the system for over a year now. Perhaps next summer when they try to spend all of their free agency money they can lure a more seasoned coach as well.