Chicago Bulls Throw One Away Thanks To Thabo Sefalosha

In a move that looked strange from the outset, Vinny Del Negro put Thabo Sefalosha in the game with four seconds left. Thabo had only played six minutes all night, hitting no shots, scoring no points, and having no assists or rebounds.

Apparently Del Negro wanted some fresh legs in there to inbound the ball for what should have been a chance for the Bulls to win the game.

I figured Del Negro must know something I didn’t, that maybe Thabo Sefalosha is the best inbounds passer on the team.

But Sefalosha wasn’t the only strange part of the five on the floor at that pivotal moment. Rookie star Derrick Rose was on the bench leaving Ben Gordon as the sole offensive threat on the floor.

Everyone in the building knew where the Bulls were trying to go and to make matters worse Vinny seemed to draw up a play that gave Sefalosha one option that he had to wait several seconds for.  The whistle blew and Sefalosha stared straight at Ben Gordon who was predictably double covered. Then Thabo, instead of finding his second option, which was Joakim Noah at the top of the key, simply threw the ball into Dewayne Wade’s hands.

I’m not sure who is more to blame, Sefalosha for his ineptitude, or Vinny Del Negro for putting his team in an almost impossible situation.  After the inexcusable turnover...

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