Terrible ... just terrible

The Cavaliers led the Bulls by 17 points. And the Bulls won. In Cleveland. Really, does anything else need to be said?

The Cavs led a 30-45 team by 17 points in the third quarter. These are the defending Eastern Conference champions? My petoot! Do they think they're going to win a playoff series? They've got seven games left to get it together, and I don't see it happening. The Cavs will have home court in the first round, but as they showed us tonight, they're perfectly capable of losing to an inferior team at home.

I don't want to be too negative about this team, because there's a lot of talent here. But Danny Ferry's blockbuster trade seems to have discombobulated everything. Maybe this group will come together next year, but I just don't think it'll happen this year. There's just not enough time left.

One other thing: Larry Hughes hit 11 of 17 shots for the Bulls tonight. Where was that shooting touch when he played for us?