Owner Real Deal Posted February 2, 2012 Owner Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 There is a difference between being in workout-shape (all pumped up, brah) and in game-shape, with all the running and jumping and quick reactions. Joakim Noah, by all appearances, seemed to be in more of the former entering this truncated lockout-addled season. He then started the season slowly, appearing out of sorts and hesitant and removed from the sort of brio that has marked his engaging brand of play since entering the NBA in 2007. He then rebounded, literally and figuratively, with a current five-game stretch that saw the Chicago Bulls big man average 13.2 points on 64 percent shooting, with 12.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and three combined blocks/steals per game. The man, clearly, is rolling. And, if he's honest, he was a little hesitant entering the season because of the massive contract extension that took hold as 2011-12 sparked up."Yeah, no question, I thought about that," Noah said. "Sometimes you feel like because you're given so much money you're expected to do things. That's not the right mentality to have as a player. "You have to be that way because this basketball thing is such an emotional roller coaster," Noah said. "One day you're feeling amazing because you played well and your team won. The next night, you lose and you play like crap. It's definitely a man's league. And you always have to put yourself in question. But I'm feeling a lot more confident now."http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/joakim-noah-admits-expectations-contract-were-getting-him-162002437.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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