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The Bulls take a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals with a convincing 103-82 win over the Miami Heat tonight. Derrick Rose led the bulls with 28 points, but it was the role players who told the story.
Taj Gibson had 9 points and 7 boards in 23 minutes, and gave the Bulls a spark off the bench. Luol Deng, my player of the game, had 21, and held LeBron to 15 points on 5-15 shooting.
Taj had the two plays of the game, and some of the best plays I've seen all year. The dunks were huge, as was the block on LeBron.
But allow me to go into a rant about the World Wide Leader in Sports - ESPN.
- All goddamn year, they did not give the Bulls a chance to win the title. 62 wins later, nothing changed. "Oh, they're a one man show," one headline read. "Big 3 vs. 1" was an ESPN headline today.
- Well ESPN, there is your fucking receipt. Derrick had a quiet 28 tonight, as quiet as 28 can be I suppose. Second chance points and bench scoring were the difference. So, it really wasn't the 3 on 1 that you predicted, was it?
- The Bulls lock EVERYONE down on defense. The Bulls outrebound EVERYONE on both ends of the floor. Oh, and they have the MVP to do all of the rest.
- Normally, I would ask for respect from opposing fans and media, but I really don't give a shit. The Bulls have been the underdog all season.
- When everyone else is taking imaginary pictures of LeBron and celebrating a semi-final series win, the Bulls are getting better.
- Take your dancing and your theatrics and go home, LeBron. How can anyone cheer for that asshole?
This feels great. See you Wednesday, Miami. CAN'T WAIT. no comments
Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 – Miami Heat (58-24, 28-13 away) @ Chicago Bulls (62-20, 36-5 home)
This is why we watch. This is why it means so much to us. Moments like this. Talk about a dream scenario for us Bulls fans, this is it. I'll admit I remember watching "the decision" and hoping Lebron would tell the Nation he was coming to Chicago. But once he didn't, I found myself that night dreaming up a possible scenario where the Bulls took on the NBA's newest villian's in the Eastern Conference Finals. Did I believe it would happen? Hell no.
I've mentioned it before on this blog, but coming in to the year I was hopeful the Bulls would win the Central Division and win one playoff series. I thought those were very fair expectations, and would be a great step in the right direction. But this team wasn't ready to beat the Miami's, Boston's, and Orlando's of the world. But then something awesome happened. We just kept winning. Our homegrown point guard just continued to amaze us, and before we knew it, he was the front runner to win the MVP. Different players kept hitting big shots for us in the big games. First it was Kyle Korver against Miami. Later, it was Deng's turn against Miami. Then it was our center, Joakim Noah, defending and shutting down Lebron James on the final possession. And wouldn't you know it, the Bulls were 3-0 against the team that had assembled itself to win "not one, not two, not three…. You get the idea…. Championships." We became the #1 seed in the East and then the #1 team in the NBA. We did it with teamwork. We did it with defense. We did it with clutch play. We did it with effort. We did it with our bench. We did it with great coaching. And we did it with #1. The league MVP who has a bigger heart than anyone on that Miami bench.
This is why we watch. This is why we stay with the team through thick and thin. This is why we continue to watch the team on a daily basis even when that means watching guys like Ron Mercer, Eddy Curry, Fred Hoiberg, and A.J Guyton. Because when things go good, it means all that much more to you. We've seen a million bandwagon jumpers every time a Chicago team makes the playoffs. We're seeing it with the Bulls now. We saw it in embarrassing fashion last year with the Hawks. And we saw it in 05 with the White Sox and 03 with the Cubs. Well hold your heads high, true Bulls fans. The rest of this season is going to be why it means so much to us. We're back in the Eastern Conference Finals and we're playing the NBA's biggest villains. It's going to be an amazing series and I'm pumped. We're playing a great team and it's going to be tough but I believe in the Bulls. Win or lose, I'm proud of the way the team has played this year. GO BULLS!
Stat of the Day:
Probable Miami Starters:
G – Mike Bibby, 3.4 PPG
G – D'Wayne Wade, 26.2 PPG
F – Lebron James, 26.1 PPG
F – Chris Bosh, 16.3 PPG
C – Joel Anthony, 4.2 PPG
Probable Chicago Starters:
G – Derrick Rose, 28.8 PPG
G – Keith Bogans, 5.4 PPG
F – Luol Deng, 16.7 PPG
F – Carlos Boozer, 11.8 PPG
C – Joakim Noah, 9.9 PPG
Current Line: Chicago (-2), Over/Under 181
I really don't know how this series is going to go. There are so many "ifs" in this series that make it tough to predict. I mentioned what I thought the "keys" were for the Bulls in my last post so I don't need to rehash those. I think Loul with do a solid job guarding Lebron. Of course he won't stop him, but hopefully he can make things tough for him. Bogans/Brewer on Wade isn't an awful matchup (granted, I'd love to switch places with Miami on that one). The point is, I don't think those guys are going to back down defensively. That being said, they still will need plenty of help and team defense will be key.
Offensively, I like the some of the matchups for our guys. Rose against Bibby and Chalmers is a matchup that I really like. However, I would expect Miami to switch Lebron on Derrick late, and I'll be honest, that is a matchup that makes me nervous. Lebron's length is tough for Derrick. Korver also has a much better matchup than he did against Atlanta. He will have a much bigger role than he had against Atlanta and he will have some nice games. Finally, I like Boozer and Taj against their bigs. They both came on strong in the final games of the Atlanta series and I'm hopeful that they will stay hot heading in to this game. We'll need them.
The Bulls are playing at home, where they have a posted a dominant record all season long. It's going to be a close game and we have an MVP closer in Derrick Rose. The Bulls have played their best basketball of the postseason the last 5 quarters of the Atlanta series. I'm hopeful they will stay hot. Bulls get game 1 in a thriller.
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This post is meant to preview the entire series. It will be slightly different than the game preview threads that you see from me frequently on HTTH. You will see those threads for the postseason too, but this one is meant more to look at the entire series.
Regular Season Matchups
1/15/2011 – Heat 96 Bulls 99 (Rose CHI 34 pts, 8 ast)
2/24/2011- Heat 89 Bulls 93 (Deng CHI 20 pts, 10 reb, 5 ast)
3/6/2011 – Bulls 87 Heat 86 (Rose CHI 27 pts, 5 ast)
Chicago Regular Season Leaders:
Scoring: Derrick Rose (25.0 PPG, .445 FG%, 2026 PTS)
Assists: Derrick Rose (7.7 APG, 623 AST)
Rebounds: Joakim Noah (10.4 RPG, 498 REB)
Blocks: Joakim Noah (1.50 BLKPG, 72 BLK)
Steals: Ronnie Brewer (1.31 STLPG, 106 STL)
Miami Regular Season Leaders:
Scoring: Lebron James (26.7 PPG, .510 FG%, 2111 PTS)
Assists: Lebron James (7.0 APG, 554 AST)
Rebounds: Chris Bosh (8.3 RPG, 641 REB)
Blocks: Joel Anthony (1.24 BLKPG, 93 BLK)
Steals: Lebron James (1.57 STLPG, 124 STL)
2011 Team Stats
PPG: Bulls 98.6, Heat 102.1
RPG: Bulls 44.2, Heat 42.1
APG: Bulls 22.3, Heat 20.0
FG%: Bulls .462, Heat .481
FT%: Bulls .743, Heat .769
3PT%: Bulls .361, Heat .370
My Bulls Keys to the Series
- Limit the Turnovers – If you let Miami run in transition, you're going to get hurt. We need to be smart with the basketball and limit the turnovers. Also, we need to knock down our outside shots when we take them. Long rebounds can lead to fast breaks. Everybody needs to hustle back on defense following missed shots.
- Rebound – This is an area where we should have an edge. Bosh is soft. Anthony only averaged 5.7 RPG. We need to try and keep Lebron off the glass too. But I think Joakim should get his hands on a lot of boards. We need the rest of our guys to really rebound the ball well. This is an area where we have to be successful to win the series.
- Put the pressure on Miami – Nobody front runs like the Miami Heat. When things are going well, they're head and shoulders above everyone else in the league. But in the past, when the going as gotten tough, they have struggled to respond. We've got the home court advantage, and that's huge. We need to protect it. If you win Game 1, Miami gets a little nervous. If you win Game 2, Miami gets a lot nervous. Play them tough on the road. I still don't think they're great in close games. Keep the games close and maybe you can steal one late in Miami.
- Role Players – They're huge for the Bulls in this series. 1 through 3 Miami has a huge edge against us, but after that I think we have the huge edge. Our bench needs to be much better than their bench. I think this is a much better matchup for Korver than Atlanta was, and some other guys like Taj, Omer, and Bogans seemed to really come on at the end of that Atlanta series. They need to stay hot.
Current Line (Series) – Miami -200, Chicago +170
Everybody and their mother on the National circuit are picking Miami. 12 of the 14 ESPN "experts" are picking Miami. I think it will be a very competitive series. There are so many variables in this series that are just so hard to call, but I think it will be a very entertaining series. There is value with the Bulls at +170, I'll tell you that. In a close series like this Home Court Advantage is huge. The Bulls were 36-5 at home this season, don't forget that. I'm picking with my heart in this one.
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Game 4 sucked. I'm still upset about that game. The game was right there for the taking in the 4th quarter and the Bulls laid a giant egg. The bench play was terrible, Luol Deng didn't show up, the defense allowed way to many dunks and layups, nobody but Derrick seemed interested in scoring, the refs didn't do us any favors, and we even took a timeout we didn't have. It was just an ugly, ugly end to a game. Thank goodness for the short turnaround because I need to move on from Game 4.
I loved Joakim's comments right after the game. I'm too lazy to look it up and quote him exactly but he didn't sugar coat it. He basically said that they got their rear ends kicked because they didn't bring the intensity in Game 4. After Game 3 they got overconfident and played another bad basketball game. This is really getting old. I know this is a fairly young team, but come on guys. You should get it by now. In the postseason you have to bring it. You have to do things like keep Jeff Teague (who barely played in Round 1) out of the lane, make fast break layups, and play a little defense on Josh Smith so that he can be reminded that he sucks.
Obviously this is the biggest game of the season to date. Hopefully there will be several more bigger games in the next couple weeks, but if we don't get this one that may not be the case. We'll find out what the Bulls are made of. They are the better team. We saw in Game 3 just how much better they are. This game will be played at the United Center. They won 36 out of 41 regular season games in that arena. They need to come out and remind the Hawks who the better team is. And I'll say it again… START FAST. The two games this postseason the Bulls started fast in? Game 5 vs. Indiana and Game 3 at. Atlanta. I don't think it's a coincidence that those were the two easiest wins of the postseason.
Like everyone and their mother has been saying all postseason long, we need more out of players that aren't named Derrick Rose. Boozer played better on Sunday but a combination of foul trouble and poor defensive play limited him from having a great game. Luol Deng didn't show up. We need a lot more out of him. Joakim was active but by now we know he isn't much of a scorer. Everybody else on the team was terrible. Somebody needs to help us out. Korver and Bogans knocking down some shots would be huge. C.J needs to play better when he's in there too so Thibs doesn't have to play Derrick all game long again.
Stat of the Day:
Luol Deng and Kyle Korver were a combined 1-for-11 from 3 in Game 4.
Probable Atlanta Starters:
G – Jeff Teague, 11.5 PPG
G – Joe Johnson, 19.2 PPG
F – Marvin Williams, 5.5 PPG
F – Josh Smith, 14.7 PPG
C – Al Horford, 11.7 PPG
Probable Chicago Starters:
G – Derrick Rose, 29.4 PPG
G – Keith Bogans, 5.0 PPG
F – Luol Deng, 16.4 PPG
F – Carlos Boozer, 10.7 PPG
C – Joakim Noah, 10.9 PPG
Current Line: Chicago (-8.5), Over/Under 181
When you think about the fact that just about everyone but Derrick was pretty bad on Sunday and we we're still right there midway through the 4th quarter is kind of encouraging. What are the odds everyone sucks again? Korver is going to knock down shots. Luol is going to play much better. The bench mob will bring the energy. And I can't imagine the defense being so bad again. I'm nervous about this game, but when I think about it rationally the Bulls really should win it.
Bulls 91 Hawks 85
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First off, how absolutely disgusting was Derrick Rose in Game 3? Driving lay-ups, mid range jumpers, 3 point jumpers, runners off the glass, and as Johnny Red Kerr used to say, the tear drop. Rose imposed his will on that game from the start and Atlanta head coach Larry Drew admitted postgame, that after he saw Rose's quick start in the first 49 seconds he knew his team was in trouble. I still think Danny Granger said it best when he commentated that Rose "was an ex girlfriend who whenever you tell her to go away, she comes back even more." That quote came after a game 1 victory over Indiana, where Rose was fantastic and poured in 36. After Fridays 44 point (16/27 shooting), 7 assists, and 5 rebounds I can only imagine what the Hawks were comparing Rose to.
With that tribute to the MVP, it is time to move onto to Game 4 where the Bulls will try to take a commanding 3-1 series lead tonight in Atlanta. Let's be honest, if the Bulls win this game, this series is absolutely over. The Hawks are what they are, a frontrunner. When this team gets off to a hot start as they did in Game 1, they become extremely dangerous and play with a higher amount of confidence. This in turn results in unconscious shooting as we saw from Crawford and Johnson in Game 1 as they combined for 56 points.
In Game 2 I give the Hawks a little credit for being able to hang in with the Bulls in a slow, grind it out game which the Hawks clearly have little interest in playing. Though in Game 3, I think we saw the Atlanta Hawks that a lot of Bulls fans expected to see when we first learned that the Hawks had defeated the Magic. They were lethargic, and showed none of the hustle they had displayed in Game 1 where it seemed that every 50/50 ball went their way. The Bulls were more than happy to let Josh Smith continue to chuck up jumpers that clanked off any part of the rim as I almost half expected the Atlanta police to arrest him for assaulting the rim with the amount of times he hit it. Joe Johnson was almost non existent as was Crawford as the two combined to score 23 (only 2 in the second half), a far cry from their 56 in Game 1.
With all that being said, I fully expect the Bulls to put down the last fight that Atlanta will throw at them this series. Game 4 is a must win game for Atlanta, at home, with down 3-1 staring them in the face going back to Chicago. Look for Atlanta to come out with something to prove to its raucous Atlanta Hawk fan base. I say raucous very lightly as I didn't think there are worse fans than Miami but the Hawks fans are almost comically indifferent, much like their team at times.
To start Game 4 I think the Hawks will build an early lead, but much like the entire season for the Bulls to counter with their suffocating defense, and forcing the Hawks to take bad percentage shots that Atlanta almost seems too willing to take. Zaza has been a non-factor in this series so far so look for him to foul Rose hard a few times as Rose embarrassed the Hawks on Friday night, as Larry Drew has pleaded with his team to get more physical. In the end, the Bulls head back to Chicago with a commanding 3-1 series lead and a ton of confidence heading into Game 5 Tuesday night.
Stat of the night: Since Game 1, Crawford and Johnson have shot a combined 36% from the floor (16/44).
Final Score: Bulls 92 Hawks 84
Oh and as for Boozer, well Christ, I don't think I can say anything that hasn't already been said about him. Fucking unbelievable.no comments
First of all, I want to start off by saying, how cool was Derrick's MVP press conference yesterday? Talk about a guy that is really easy to root for. The way he thanked his mother was heartfelt. He wasn't reading from his notes, he was speaking from his heart, and that was real. I love that.
Now on to tonight's game. I've got to be quick today, so we're going with the lazy bullet point approach to the key's the game:
- We have got to get to the foul line more. We didn't shoot nearly enough free throws in game 1. We settled for way too many jumpers instead of driving to the lane. Got to make a concerted effort to get to the hole. Derrick not shooting a single FT in Game 1 was huge. He's got to attack more.
- You can't let Crawford and Johnson go off again in this one. We have to have a hand in their face on every single shot. They're confidence is probably at an all time high right now after that Game 1 performance. You can't give them any breathing space. Make someone else beat you.
- Start fast. I sound like a broken record because I've been saying it all postseason, but we've only done it one time in six games, and that was the one comfortable win. I don't think that's a coincidence. I'm sick of playing catch up. Get it going early.
- I touched on it with my first point, but we need more out of Derrick. He has a very favorable matchup in this one. He should be able to take Teague to the hoop all night long. It sounds like the ankle is okay. Thibs said there is no swelling and he practiced yesterday. Play like an MVP tonight.
Stat of the Day:
Atlanta made 40 of 78 shots against the league's best regular season defense is game 1.
Probable Atlanta Starters:
G – Jeff Teague, 5-0 PPG
G – Joe Johnson, 20.3 PPG
F – Marvin Williams, 5.9 PPG
F – Josh Smith, 13.4 PPG
C – Al Horford, 11.6 PPG
Probable Chicago Starters:
G – Derrick Rose, 27.0 PPG
G – Keith Bogans, 5.0 PPG
F – Luol Deng, 19.0 PPG
F – Carlos Boozer, 10.7 PPG
C – Joakim Noah, 11.8 PPG
Current Line: Chicago (-8.5), Over/Under 180
Don't put a whole lot of stock into my predictions. After being pretty money in the regular season, I haven't been right a whole lot in the postseason. But I still like the Bulls here. I'm not jumping off the bandwagon after Game 1. The Bulls have some favorable matchups here, particularly at Point Guard. I have to believe that Derrick will make it a point to drive more instead of settling for jumpers. Atlanta was really packing the lane in Game 1 but you still need to drive and either kick or draw the foul. This is a huge game for the Bulls and I expect them to play like it.
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The Bulls drop game one to the Atlanta Hawks 103-95 in front of 22,980 miserable fans. I'll get back to the fans in the minute.
The real story was the guard play of the Atlanta Hawks. Joe Johnson and Jamal Crawford scored 56 points combined to lead the Hawks, and shot 20-34. Johnson was 5-5 from three.
The Bulls defense broke down repeatedly - which is very uncharacteristic of this team. Joakim Noah lost his man more times than I've ever seen on defense. Luol Deng, who had a great first half, left Johnson too often on the perimeter, and Johnson made everyone pay.
Then, as if the game couldn't get any worse, Derrick turns his ankle on the last play of the game.
While it remains to be seen what happens with Rose, I'm sure he's going to get treatment and play the rest of the series. I just wonder how he's going to play through the obvious pain. It hasn't really affected his explosiveness thus far. If it does, the Bulls are in serious trouble.
Finally, what a fucking piss poor effort by the fans tonight. I'm not a big believer in crowd energy leading a team to a win, and I really don't think that matters too much to the players, but how awful were they tonight? To see the fans act motionless in the rich seats is an embarrasment. And look at all the fans leaving when there was 2 minutes to go, and it was an 8 point game. Are you really that fucking concerned about traffic? If you are, stay home. I fear this is going to be the case with the rest of the playoff games in Chicago, as the seats are far too expensive for real fans to attend. If you went to the game and left early - fuck you.
Now, there are all the negatives. Here are some of the positives.
Carlos Boozer actually had a stretch in the third quarter where he wanted the ball. In the fourth, he dunked on Josh Smith. That kind of assertive play has been absent from his game in the second half of the year, but the Bulls need him to get going if they're going to win this series, let alone a championship.
Deng had a really good first half - he was taking it to the hoop, active on the defensive end, and making his open shots.
The final positive - it's only game one. This series wasn't going to be a sweep, and I didn't think it would go 5. I thought at least six at the beginning, and nothing that happened tonight has changed it. The reason I feared them more than Orlando was that Orlando can't make the same shots that the Hawks can make. They're good at creating for themselves, they're all playmakers and they have been together for a long time. When they want to, they can play good defense, with a lot of length and speed from their forwards and shooting guards. But regardless, the Buls are the better team, and will show that the rest of the series.
It's weird to say that the defense cost them this game, but look at the Bulls record when they give up 100 points. Contest jumpers, and keep the game at your pace, and you can beat the Hawks. The Bulls will beat them, and win the series.
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Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 1 – Atlanta Hawks (44-38, 20-21 away) @ Chicago Bulls (62-20, 36-5 home)
Well it sounds like Carlos Boozer is going to be able to give it a go, although it's possible he could be coming off the bench. How effective he will be remains to be seen, and it sounds like he's really hurting, but it's the playoffs and he's going to try to give it a go. On the other sideline, Kirk Hinrich is officially out for Atlanta and will probably miss the entire series.
I think the Hinrich injury is an absolutely huge blow for Atlanta. In his absence you would figure Jamal Crawford, Jeff Teague, and even Joe Johnson would split the point guard minutes. None of those guys have a prayer at stopping Derrick. They will have to use a team effort to stop Derrick, but I still figure they will struggle with that. And if they over commit to trying to stop him, Derrick has proven to us that he has no problem deferring to his teammates for the good of the team. Atlanta is not as physical as Indiana (and the Pacers didn't really stop him either). They don't have physical guards like Dahanty Jones and Paul George and they don't have a bunch of big men that are comfortable knocking him down like Foster, McRoberts, and Hansborough were. I could see Pachulia committing a few flagrant fouls, but other than that, I'm not expecting to see Derrick on the floor too much. I don't think he will take anywhere near the pounding that he took in the first round.
I think our defense will be great in this series. Atlanta plays right into their hands defensively. They take a lot of bad shots. Without Kirk running the offense, they could be taking even more bad shots. They love the drive and kick and our perimeter defense is a real strength. The only matchup that worries me is Al Horford vs. whoever. Horford is going to get his points. But as long as we keep him from completely going off like he did in the first head-to-head game this year, we should be fine. Joe Johnson will get his points, but I don't see him taking over the game. I really think Atlanta is going to have a hard time scoring against us.
I'd love to see the Bulls jump all over Atlanta early. Stan Van Gundy hinted after the series that Hawks are kind of front runners. When they're in the lead or right in the game they play with a different level of intensity than when they get down early. It kind of looked like that when they got destroyed by Orlando in Game 5. The Bulls had big leads against Atlanta all 3 games this year, however in the first matchup the Hawks did come back and win the game, so I'm not sure how much validity there is to what Van Gundy said, but I would love to see us push Atlanta early and see how they respond. The last thing you want to do is come out flat early and give the opposing team all the confidence in the world that they can play with you like we saw from the Pacers. My hope is that we will start fast, I think we got the playoff jitters out of the way, and like one of our followers posted on our facebook page, perhaps we owe Indiana a thank you for teaching us just how we have to bring it every night in the postseason.
Stat of the Day:
In 3 games vs. Atlanta, Derrick Rose averaged 25.3 points and had a total of only 10 turnovers
Probable Atlanta Starters:
G – Jamal Crawford, 20.5 PPG
G – Joe Johnson, 18.0 PPG
F – Josh Smith, 14.3 PPG
F – Al Horford, 12.0 PPG
C – Jason Collins, 1.3 PPG
Probable Chicago Starters:
G – Derrick Rose, 27.6 PPG
G – Keith Bogans, 5.4 PPG
F – Luol Deng, 18.6 PPG
F – Carlos Boozer, 10.0 PPG
C – Joakim Noah, 12.0 PPG
Current Line: Chicago (-8.5), Over/Under 179
No Hinrich = No chance for Atlanta to stop Derrick. I think the Hawks will struggle offensively to score on the Bulls. Horford will get his, but after that they won't have many scoring options. The Bulls were taught in round 1 how hard they have to go every minute in the postseason and the playoff jitters should be gone. Bulls win comfortably in game 1 and send a clear message to Atlanta in the process.
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This post is meant to preview the entire series. It will be slightly different than the game preview threads that you see from me frequently on HTTH. You will see those threads for the postseason too, but this one is meant more to look at the entire series.
Regular Season Matchups
3/2/2011 – Bulls 80 Hawks 83 (Horford ATL 32 pts, 16 reb)
3/11/2011- Hawks 76 Bulls 94 (Rose CHI 34 pts, 6 reb, 5 ast)
3/22/2011 – Bulls 114 Hawks 81 (Rose 30 pts, 10 ast)
Chicago Regular Season Leaders:
Scoring: Derrick Rose (25.0 PPG, .445 FG%, 2026 PTS)
Assists: Derrick Rose (7.7 APG, 623 AST)
Rebounds: Joakim Noah (10.4 RPG, 498 REB)
Blocks: Joakim Noah (1.50 BLKPG, 72 BLK)
Steals: Ronnie Brewer (1.31 STLPG, 106 STL)
Atlanta Regular Season Leaders:
Scoring: Joe Johnson (18.2 PPG, .443 FG%, 1312 PTS)
Assists: Joe Johnson (4.7 APG, 338 AST)
Rebounds: Al Horford (9.3 RPG, 718 REB)
Blocks: Josh Smith (1.56 BLKPG, 120 BLK)
Steals: Josh Smith (1.29 STLPG, 99 STL)
2011 Team Stats
PPG: Bulls 98.6, Hawks 95.0
RPG: Bulls 44.2, Hawks 39.3
APG: Bulls 22.3, Hawks 22.0
FG%: Bulls .462, Hawks .462
FT%: Bulls .743, Hawks .779
3PT%: Bulls .361, Hawks .352
Current Line (Series) – Chicago -850, Atlanta +575
We'll get a lot more into talking about this series in the individual game preview threads. I think Marco and some of our readers may think higher of Atlanta than I do, but I'm very confident heading in to this series. I liked the matchup before Kirk Hinrich went down last night. Now, with him being doubtful with a hamstring, I like it even more. I don't think the Hawks have any prayer of slowing down Derrick. Who is going to guard him if Kirk can't go? Jamal Crawford? Joe Johnson? Teague? I bet Derrick is licking his lips there. He should take less of a pounding in this series too. I could see Pachulia getting a few flagrants, but that should be it. I don't think they will have 3 guys beating on him like Indiana did.
Offensively, I think Horford can hurt us, but he's the only player on the team that really scares me. From what I have seen of Atlanta this season, they are a team that takes a lot of bad shots. That plays right into the Bulls hands with their strong perimeter defense. We know all about Jamal Crawford. He's coming off a good offensive series against Orlando, but he's a chucker. Their offense isn't overly complicated: lots of drives and kicks and lots of high pick and rolls. "Iso" Joe Johnson is a skilled offensive player, but I have a hard time seeing him going off against our defenders. The Bulls don't even have to play great for this to be an easy series. Play like you did in Game 5 against Indiana and I think we're fine.
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The issues that the Bulls have had in this series have been well documented. Crappy shooting, turnovers and allowing the Pacers to control the pace. Those three things should be recipe for disaster. Instead, the Bulls are ahead 3-1 in the series, with a great chance to wrap it up in Chicago on Tuesday.
By losing, the Bulls hit the proverbial reset button. I'm not saying the Bulls are using this loss as motivation for Game 5. I'm not saying that the Bulls players and coaches needed a loss to get them on the right track, either. It might be a game that refocuses them. I'd rather refocus up 3-1 in the first round then have the same issues in a series vs. Orlando or Atlanta (I think it's going to be Atlanta.)
Mike Fratello alluded to it today - and he made a great point. It's a lot easier to gloss over the mistakes because you're winning. Losing is what causes change. And that's what the Bulls need. Watching film of a win can only do so much, because in the back of your mind, you know you ended up winning the game.
The reason I think the Bulls can win it all is because of the on/off switch they have. They can turn it on at any point in the game. Today, they turned it on too late. And the team knows that. The comeback should have started at the beginning of the second half.
I'm not so quick to give the Pacers a ton of credit - they're a pretty good team, and they're controlling the pace. The reason they have this control is because of the sloppy turnovers the Bulls have made. They've tried to get too cute with passes inside the paint, which have really hurt them. Also, when Derrick has been doubled when he crosses half court, nobody on the Bulls is coming to the ball with any urgency. It's hurting the ball movement, and has led to more difficult passes which aren't being completed.
The Bulls need to get back to doing the things they do best - playing solid defense and taking care of the basketball. If they do that, we know Derrick is going to make enough plays to get us the win, even if Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng aren't playing at a high level.
With all of these "issues," I reiterate that the Bulls are up 3-1. They're going to win Game 5 on Tuesday, and make everyone forget about this series. Cut the turnovers in half, and the Bulls will run away with this game.
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Agricultural Emissions in the United States
The agricultural sector affects the climate system in four distinct, but interrelated, ways outlined below and explored further in the subsequent sections of this overview.
- Greenhouse gas emissions associated with agriculture - Agriculture is directly responsible for 7 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, largely from soil management (fertilizer use) and livestock; the agricultural sector is also an end user for electricity and transportation fuels.
- Agriculture and carbon storage - Agriculture affects the global carbon cycle because agricultural practices and land use alter the amount of carbon stored in plant matter and soil, and consequently, the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere.
- Energy and product substitution from agriculture - Biomass from the agricultural sector can be used to displace fossil fuels for energy purposes and to make a variety of bio-based products.
- Agriculture and the climate system: beyond greenhouse gases - Agriculture also interacts with the climate system in an important way that is not related to greenhouse gas emissions or storage by changing the amount of heat absorbed or reflected by the earth's surface.
Although this overview does not aim to address the wide range of observed and projected impacts of climate change on agriculture, it is important to note that agriculture will be affected in a variety of ways as temperatures rise and precipitation patterns change (see Climate Change 101: Science and Impacts). The impacts of climate change on agriculture will vary by crop, across regions, and through time.[1] Since the linkages between climate and agriculture are dynamic, the impacts of the climate on agriculture will in turn alter the way agriculture affects the climate.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Agriculture in the United States
Direct greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. agricultural sector account for 7 percent of total U.S. emissions (see Figure 1). Direct emissions from the U.S. agricultural sector account for 7 percent of total U.S. emissions (see Figure 1). Direct emissions from agriculture include methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from a relatively small number of sources (see Figure 2). Distributing emissions from electricity and transportation among end-use sectors modestly increases the amount of greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the agricultural sector to roughly 7 percent of total U.S.
Figure 1: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector (2010)
Source: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2010, Table ES-7, 2012. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/usinventoryreport.html
Direct greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture include methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from a relatively small number of sources (see Figure 2). Distributing emissions from electricity and transportation among end-use sectors modestly increases the amount of greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the agricultural sector to roughly 7 percent of total U.S. emissions.[2]
Agricultural soil management, including the application of nitrogen-based fertilizers, accounts for more than 40 percent of all agricultural emissions. Enteric fermentation, a normal digestive process in animals that produces methane, is the second largest source (nearly 30 percent) of agricultural emissions; beef and dairy cattle account for nearly 95 percent of emissions from enteric fermentation. Livestock manure management accounts for an additional 14 percent of emissions. Other emissions sources, including rice cultivation and the field burning of agricultural residues, account for 6 percent of non-energy related direct greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.[3]
Energy use is the fourth largest source of emissions, accounting for 10 percent of total agricultural emissions (see Figure 2). Both direct energy use in support of farming activities, such as the electricity used to power irrigation pumps and the liquid fuels for vehicles used in the fields, and indirect energy use, which includes the emissions from the production of commercial fertilizers and other energy-intensive farm inputs, produce emissions.
Figure 2: Emissions from Agriculture by Source (2010)[4]
Source: EPA, Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2010, Table 2-12, 2012. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/usinventoryreport.html
Agriculture and Carbon Storage
Plants, including agricultural crops, play an integral role in the global carbon cycle. The carbon cycle consists of four major stocks of carbon: the atmosphere, the oceans, the terrestrial biosphere (vegetation and soils), and sediments and rocks. Carbon moves from one stock to another at different rates through a variety of pathways. Plants, for example, convert atmospheric CO2 into a usable form of chemical energy, sugar, through photosynthesis. As the plants use the sugar's energy, some of the carbon is released back into the atmosphere as CO2, and the rest of the carbon is used by the plant to grow new biomass. The carbon embodied by terrestrial plants can then replenish the carbon in soil, for example, through the decomposition of fallen leaves.[5]
The agricultural sector affects carbon storage in two main ways:
- Land use conversion: Converting land from one use to another can result in significant changes to the amount of stored carbon; forests and wetlands generally store more carbon than grasslands, which in turn tend to store more carbon than croplands.
- Land management practices: A variety of land management practices help maintain and increase the amount of stored carbon on agricultural lands. These practices include agroforestry, improved cropping systems, improved nutrient and water management, conservation tillage, water management, and maintenance of perennial crops.[6]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture classifies 62 percent of land in the contiguous 48 states as agricultural and 52 percent of land in all 50 states (see Figure 3).
Figure 3: Land Use in the Contiguous 48 States (2011)
Source: USDA Economic Research Service. Major Land Uses in the Continguous United States, 2007 (2011) http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/major-land-uses.aspx#25988 Note: Special use is defined as rural transportation, rural parks and wildlife, defense and industrial, plus miscellaneous farm and other special uses. Other land is unclassified uses such as marshes, swamps, bare rock, deserts, tundra and other uses not estimated, classified, or inventoried.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has estimated the annual carbon fluxes associated with land use, land-use change, and forestry for the contiguous 48 states. Land-use practices and land-use change can result in either a net release of carbon stored in the plants and soil (making the system a carbon source) or a net uptake of carbon by the plants and soil (making the system a carbon sink).
For agricultural lands, specifically croplands and grasslands, the annual carbon flux values include changes to the amount of carbon stored in soils due to land management and changes in land use, as well as the CO2 emissions resulting from the application of lime and urea fertilizer. Collectively, agricultural lands in the United States act as a small carbon sink, storing more carbon than they release (see Figure 4). For comparison, forests act as a much larger carbon sink in the United States, storing about 20 times more carbon than the total carbon sink provided by all agricultural lands.[7]
Figure 4: Changes in Carbon Storage of Agricultural Land in 2010
Source: EPA, Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2009, Table 7-1, 2011. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/usinventoryreport.html
Based on the emissions measured by the EPA, agricultural land use and land-use change act as a small net sink for greenhouse gas emissions. However, when greenhouse gas emissions (Figure 2) and carbon storage (Figure 4) are totaled, the sector is a net source of greenhouse gas emissions on a CO2-equivalent basis.[8]
Energy and Product Substitution from Agriculture
The agricultural sector is one source of biomass for bio-based products and energy. Bio-based products include a broad range of commercial and industrial items, excluding food and feed, that range from plastics to bedding made completely or in large part from agricultural and forestry products.[9] Agricultural biomass, which can include waste materials or dedicated energy crops, can also be used to produce electricity, heat, and liquid fuels, broadly referred to as bioenergy.[10]
Substituting biomass for fossil fuels in energy production has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The combustion of fossil fuels adds to the atmosphere CO2 that has been stored in deep rock formations for millions of years. The combustion of biomass returns the atmospheric CO2 taken up through photosynthesis and converted into new plant material, making bio-based fuels theoretically carbon neutral. However, the full climate impact of bioenergy requires a broader assessment that accounts for the life-cycle emissions associated with the biomass, including land management practices, land use change, conversion processes and associated energy use, and transportation.[11]
In 2011, biomass (including biofuels, biomass from wood and municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste, agricultural byproducts and other biomass) provided 4.5 percent of total energy consumed in the United States, or nearly half of all renewable energy (see Figure 5). For more information on biofuels, see Climate TechBook: Biofuels Overview.
Figure 5: U.S. Energy Consumption by Energy Source with Biomass Breakdown, 2011
Source: Energy Information Administration (EIA), Annual Energy Review, Energy Consumption by Energy Sector, (Topic 2.1b – f), Renewable Energy (Topic 10.1). September 2012. http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/index.cfm
Agriculture and the Climate System: Beyond Greenhouse Gases
The interface between terrestrial ecosystems and the climate system encompasses a wide range of complex interactions that includes, but is not limited to, greenhouse gas emissions and carbon storage. Agriculture also affects the amount of solar energy that the land surface absorbs or reflects. The fraction of solar energy reflected by a surface is known as the albedo; bright surfaces like ice and snow that reflect a lot of solar energy have a high albedo, while dark surfaces, like the ocean, have a low albedo and tend to absorb greater amounts of solar energy.
Albedo is important to the climate system because absorbed sunlight warms the surface and is released back into the atmosphere as heat.[12] Darker vegetation and exposed soils tend to absorb more sunlight and, therefore, release more heat into the atmosphere, producing a local warming effect. This warming can play an important role in the overall climate system.[13]
Global Context
Agricultural land, which includes cropland, managed grassland, and permanent crops, occupies about 40-50 percent of the world's total land surface. In 2005, non-energy direct greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture accounted for 10-12 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions from human-made sources. Agriculture accounts for 60 percent of global N2O emissions and 50 percent of CH4 emissions. A combination of population growth and changing diets has led to increased emissions of these gases from the agricultural sector since at least 1990.[14] This increase can be attributed to the increased use of nitrogen-based fertilizers and the increased number of livestock being raised, especially cattle.[15]
Population growth, changing diets, and changing standards of living will continue to affect the amount and type of food demanded. Recent years have also seen greater interest in and demand for dedicated energy crops. These trends have several possible implications on greenhouse gas emissions:
- Increasing land use change to increase the amount of cropland available for food or energy crops will affect carbon storage. The effect of land use change on carbon change will depend on a variety of factors, including previous land use, land management practices, and type of crops grown. An expansion of croplands could result in an overall loss of plant and soil carbon.
- Increasing crop yields will likely require more inputs, such as water and fertilizer, for a given a unit of land. Increasing agricultural inputs will result in higher emissions per unit of agricultural output because more energy will be required to produce the inputs and direct emissions from fertilizer use will increase.
- Rising demand for meat and dairy products will increase methane emissions from enteric fermentation and manure production. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects that methane emissions from livestock could increase 60 percent by 2030, depending on whether greenhouse gas-mitigating feeding practices and manure management are used.[16] Larger livestock populations could also result in land use change to create grazing lands.
Growing interest in the lifecycle carbon emissions of food may also change patterns of food production and consumption. Lifecycle emissions arise from agricultural inputs (including water and fertilizer), equipment for cultivating and harvesting crops, and transportation to consumers. Possible outcomes of using lifecycle analysis include more localized production—producing food close to its point of consumption—and using organic farming methods that minimize fertilizer use. Particularly in today's globalized food market, accounting for life cycle emissions will be crucial in reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with agriculture and livestock.
Agriculture Sector Mitigation Opportunities
The agricultural sector can contribute to climate change mitigation in a variety of ways. Mitigation efforts can reduce the direct greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, increase carbon storage, substitute bio-based products and feedstocks for fossil fuels, and reduce the amount of heat absorbed by the earth's surface. Some of these mitigation opportunities provide relatively straightforward solutions, but others face a variety of challenges, including the accurate measurement of greenhouse gas fluxes.
Mitigation Opportunities
Mitigation opportunities can be identified from each of the four types of interactions that agriculture has with the climate system. A wide range of options exist, but with different levels of technical feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and measurement certainty. A number of the mitigation options for the agricultural sector, including soil management practices, also bring a variety of co-benefits, such as improved water quality and reduced erosion. To date, a number of policies thought to have climate benefits have been pursued in order to achieve one or more of these co-benefits.
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy use: Energy-related greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector can be reduced in a number of ways, including the use of more fuel-efficient machinery and the installation of on-site renewable energy systems for electricity.
- More efficient fertilizer use: Increasing the efficiency of nitrogen use reduces the need for additional fertilizer inputs. This can be achieved by fertilizing during the most appropriate period for plant uptake, fertilizing below the soil surface, and balancing nitrogen fertilizers with other nutrients that can stimulate more efficient uptake. These measures can reduce N2O emissions.
- Improved manure management: When manure is held in an oxygen-poor (anaerobic) environment—such as a holding tank—for an extended period of time, bacteria decompose this material and release methane as a byproduct. Reducing the moisture content and the amount of storage time are two options for reducing methane emissions from manure.
- Improved animal feed management : Facilitating the digestive process for livestock—such as using easy-to-digest feed—can reduce methane emissions from enteric fermentation.
- Improved rice cultivation practices: When rice paddies are flooded, the oxygen-poor (anaerobic) environment allows certain bacteria to create methane through a process called methanogenesis. Periodically draining rice paddies can inhibit this process by aerating the soil.
Increase vegetation and soil carbon stocks
- Land-use changes to increase soil carbon: Reforestation and afforestation initiatives can increase the amount of biomass in a given area of land, thereby sequestering carbon in plant material.
- Land management practices that increase soil carbon: A variety of land management practices can be implemented to increase soil carbon. These include the use of high-residue crops, such as sorghum, that produce a large amount of plant matter left in the field after harvest; the reduction or elimination of fallow periods between crops; the efficient use of manures, nitrogen fertilizers, and irrigation; and the use of low- or no-till practices. Importantly, local conditions will determine the best practices for a given location, and all of these practices do not increase carbon storage in all locations.
Substitute biomass feedstocks and products for fossil fuels
The use of bio-based products as fuels and product substitutes has the potential to reduce fossil fuel combustion and associated greenhouse gas emissions. However, careful life-cycle analysis is necessary to ensure that the substitution yields a net reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Non-greenhouse gas related climate interactions
Less attention has been given to mitigation options that do not affect greenhouse gas emissions, but a 2009 study did suggest that crops could be bred or genetically engineered to be more reflective to help reduce warming by reflecting more solar energy from the land surface.[17]
Uncertainty and Mitigation Potential
Key aspects of the agricultural sector's climate interactions involve complex biological processes. These processes continue to be studied by scientists to fill gaps in our understanding of how these processes work and to reduce the uncertainty associated with current data on greenhouse gas fluxes from agricultural systems. Although the agricultural sector is sometimes identified as having a potentially large role in mitigating climate change, especially by increasing carbon storage in developing countries,[18] further scientific advances will be necessary for the agricultural sector to achieve its full mitigation potential.
Estimates of agriculture's mitigation potential in the United States vary for different practices. For example, emissions of N2O could be reduced by 30 to 40 percent with improved fertilization practices. Methane (CH4) emissions could be reduced by 20 to 40 percent by improving livestock and methane management. Croplands could store up to 83 MMT of carbon per year, equivalent to about 1 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, through widespread adoption of best management practices.[19]
C2ES Work in Agricultural Sector
Our work at C2ES covers a wide variety of agriculture-related topics, including climate policy and how it interacts with the sector, low-carbon technology status and outlook, and agricultural practice innovation. We track and inform policymaking at the state, federal, and regional levels, collaborate on papers and briefs, blog about current issues, and educate policymakers and others with up-to-date online resources about important developments in the sector and those relevant to the sector.
Tracking policy - We track policy progress at the state, federal, and international level. Our state maps provide information about which states have implemented policies that promote the use of bio-based products and feedstocks as substitutes for fossil fuels. We also track and analyze policy at the national level, including what is happening in Congressand the Executive Branch.
Research - We produce research, including reports, white papers, and briefs, on climate and clean energy issues.
Climate Compass Blog - Our blog includes posts about current issues related to agriculture, and you can view relevant posts here.
Climate Techbook - The agriculture section of the Climate Techbook provides an overview of the sector as well as briefs describing technologies and practices related to agriculture and GHG emissions. Below is a list of the Techbook factsheets that pertain to agriculture.
|Agriculture Overview
|Advanced Biohydrocarbons
|Anaerobic Digesters
|Cellulosic Ethanol
Recommended Resources
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- Climate Change 2007: Mitigation, Contribution of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report, 2007
- Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability, Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report, 2007
U.S. Global Change Research Program
U.S. Climate Change Science Program
- The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the United States, 2008
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
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[1] For more information, see Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). "Food, fibre and forest products." In Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg2/ar4-wg2-chapter5.pdf
[2] To calculate this value, two datasets are used. Emissions from energy use come from: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Greenhouse Gas Inventory: 1990-2008, 2011. http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/AFGGInventory1990_2008.htm. Emissions from non-energy use come from: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2009, 2011. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/usinventoryreport.html.
[3] EPA, Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2007, 2009. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/usinventoryreport.html.
[4] One million metric ton is equal to one teragram. For reference, one million metric ton of CO2e is equal to 280,000 new cars each being driven 12,500 miles or 90 minutes of U.S. energy consumption or 1 day of U.S. energy emissions from lighting buildings, see U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). 2008 Buildings Energy Data Book. Prepared for U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by D&R International, Ltd. Silver Spring, MD, 2008. http://buildingsdatabook.eren.doe.gov/.
[5] Chapin, F. S., P.A. Matson, H. A. Mooney. Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology. New York: Springer Science + Business Media, Inc. 2002.
[6] Richards, K. R., R. N. Sampson, and S. Brown. Agricultural & Forestlands: U.S. Carbon Policy Strategies. Prepared for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, 2006. /global-warming-in-depth/all_reports/ag_forestlands
[7] EPA, Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2009, 2011. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/usinventoryreport.html.
[8] The emissions of a gas, by weight, multiplied by its "global warming potential." Global warming potential is a system of multipliers devised to enable warming effects of different gases to be compared. The cumulative warming effect, over a specified time period, of an emission of a mass unit of CO2 is assigned the value of 1. Effects of emissions of a mass unit of non-CO2 greenhouse gases are estimated as multiples. For example, over the next 100 years, a gram of methane (CH4) in the atmosphere is currently estimated as having 23 times the warming effect as a gram of carbon dioxide; methane's 100-year GWP is thus 23. Estimates of GWP vary depending on the time-scale considered (e.g., 20-, 50-, or 100-year GWP) because the effects of some greenhouse gases are more persistent than others.
[9] Department of Agriculture. Final Rule. "Designation of Biobased Items for Federal Procurement," Federal Register 71, no. 51 (16 March 2006): 13686. http://www.epa.gov/EPAFR-CONTENTS/2006/March/Day-16/contents.htm
[10] DOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. "Biomass FAQs." http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/printable_versions/biomass_basics_fa.... Updated 16 January 2009.
[11] Paustian, K., J. M. Antle, J. Sheehan, and E. A. Paul. Agriculture's Role in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation. Prepared for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, 2006. /global-warming-in-depth/all_reports/agriculture_s_role_mitigation
[12] Chapin et al. 2002.
[13] Ibid.
[14] Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). "Agriculture." In Climate Change 2007: Mitigation. Contribution of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 2007. http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/ar4-wg3.htm.
[17] Ridgwell, A., J. S. Singarayer, A. M. Hetherington, and P. J. Valdes. "Tackling Regional Climate Change by Leaf Albedo Bio-Geoengineering" Current Biology 19 (2). (2009).
[19] Paustian et al. 2006.


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How he fits: The Titans have depth at the linebacker position, but they don't have anyone like Brown, a speedster who's better known for being a sideline-to-sideline player than for his physical style of play. But the Titans think he¹ll fit in well. Brown racked up 230 tackles in four seasons at North Carolina and is a great athlete.
When he'll play: Brown is expected to compete with veterans Will Witherspoon and Gerald McRath for a starting spot at weakside linebacker. What Brown lacks in experience he'll have a chance to make up for with his speed. Brown will play as a rookie on special teams, but if he has an outstanding training camp he has a chance to be in the mix for playing time early. He's undoubtedly the future at weakside linebacker.
"You always feel like it is a good day, the draft. It is kind of like college recruiting, you feel great about it. We feel like we had a productive day in terms of filing some needs and getting some talented football players. Zach Brown is probably about as talented a football player as you can find, but fast and very athletic. And Mike Martin is what you want in a nose tackle. He is tough as nails and is a grinder. He doesn¹t mind doing the dirty work." ---general manager Ruston Webster
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How he fits: Martin is a big bodied (6-1, 306) defensive lineman who's tough to block. The Titans plan to line him up in the middle and let him make life tough on opposing interior offensive linemen. Martin is a run-stuffer who can penetrate, and the Titans love the hard-working approach he brings to the game.
When he'll play: The Titans have depth at defensive tackle, so Martin will join a fierce competition in training camp with players like Karl Klug, Jurrell Casey, Sen'Derrick Marks and Sean Smith. The Titans believe Martin's strength and work ethic will put him in a position to play early. He could also be a tone-setter on the defensive line for years to come.
Round-overall: 4-115, 5-155, 6-190, 7-227.
Through the first three rounds, the Titans have added depth and competition at three different positions ‹ receiver, linebacker and defensive tackle, where they already had good numbers. But the team still needs help at a number of other positions heading into rounds 4-7. Defensive end, cornerback and safety are among the biggest needs that remain, in addition to an interior offensive lineman. And while General Manager Ruston Webster said the plan is to address needs on the final days, he reminded that the team will continue to pick players with the best value, regardless of the position.


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VAD; RVAD; LVAD; BVAD; Right ventricular assist device; Left ventricular assist device; Biventricular assist device; Heart pump; Left ventricular assist system; LVAS; Implantable ventricular assist device
A ventricular assist device has three parts:
You will need general anesthesia when your VAD is implanted. This will make you sleep and be pain-free during the procedure.
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You may need a VAD if you have severe heart failure that cannot be controlled with medicine, pacing devices, or other treatments. You may get this device while you are on a waiting list for a heart transplant. Some people who get a VAD are very ill and may already be on a heart-lung support machine.
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Most people will already be in the hospital for treatment of their heart failure.
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A VAD may help people who have heart failure live longer. It can also help improve quality of life.
Peura JL, Colvin-Adams M, Francis GS, et al. AHA Scientific Statement: Recommendations for the Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support: Device Strategies and Patient Selection. Circulation. 2012;126:2648-2667.
Mcmurray JJV, Pfeffer MA. Heart failure: management and prognosis. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 59.
Mehra MR, Griffith BP. Assisted circulation in the treatment of heart failure. In: Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, Libby P, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 9th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 32.
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What is this medicine?TAMOXIFEN (ta MOX i fen) blocks the effects of estrogen. It is commonly used to treat breast cancer. It is also used to decrease the chance of breast cancer coming back in women who have received treatment for the disease. It may also help prevent breast cancer in women who have a high risk of developing breast cancer.
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Tuesday, 14 December | 7:00 午後 - 10:45 午後 | Room 314
Interpolation is a fundamental topic in computer graphics. While textbooks have generally focused on "regular" interpolation schemes such as B-splines, scattered interpolation approaches also have been a wide variety of applications. These include topics in facial animation, skinning, morphing, rendering, and fluid simulation.
This best-practice guide to scattered data interpolation reviews the major algorithms for scattered interpolation, shows how and where they are applied in a variety of published graphics studies, and compares and contrasts them. The algorithms include Shepard interpolation, Wiener interpolation, Laplace and thin-plate interpolation, radial basis functions (RBFs), moving least squares, and kernel regression. The course summarizes stability and computational properties with a focus on real-time applications and provides some theoretical insights to broaden the course's engineering perspective.
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Knowledge of linear algebra at the level required for intermediate or advanced graphics programming. The concluding section of the course requires basic calculus.
Introduction - Pighin
Survey of Applications
Skinning and facial animation
Rendering: precomputed radiance transfer
Fluid editing
Distinguishing Issues
Survey of Scattered Interpolation Algorithms - Pighin, Lewis
Shepard's interpolation
Wiener interpolation
Natural neighbor interpolation
Moving least-squares
Kernel regression
Radial Basis Function Variants - Pighin
Normalized RBFs
Adaptive RBFs
Laplace and Thin-Plate Interpolation - Lewis
Normalized RBFs
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Interpolation on manifolds
Where do RBFs Come From? - Lewis
What kernels will interpolate?
Kernels, differential operators, and roughness penalties
Green's functions
The Deeper Theory - Anjyo
Functional analysis
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Weta Digital
Fred Pighin
Google, Inc.
Ken Anjyo
OLM Digital, Inc.
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J.P. Lewis is a research lead at Weta Digital and a part-time senior lecturer at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand. He has worked in both academic research and in the film industry, and his algorithms have been adopted by Matlab and commercial graphics software packages. He has published research involving several approaches to scattered interpolation, and in particular his pose-space deformation skinning approach is the subject of several industry implementations.
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Ken Anjyo is the digital-effects and R&D supervisor at OLM Digital and an affiliate professor at Kyushu University. He has published research on topics including natural phenomena and non-photorealistic rendering, and his work on hair simulation, motion editing, and view morphing is widely cited. His current research interests include construction of mathematical and computationally tractable models for computer graphics.


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Cognitive-Behavioral Physical Therapy (CBPT)
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Vanderbilt University
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Kristin Archer, Vanderbilt University
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Last updated: July 2, 2014
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The overall objective of this application is to conduct a two-group randomized controlled trial (RCT) to gather preliminary evidence on the efficacy of a brief cognitive-behavioral based PT (CBPT) intervention in patients at-risk for poor outcomes following lumbar spine surgery for degenerative conditions. Our central hypothesis is that incorporating cognitive and behavioral strategies into postoperative standard of care PT will improve surgical outcomes, through reductions in fear of movement and pain catastrophizing. We have established the feasibility of training therapists in the CBPT intervention, recruiting and retaining patients, and the procedures for data collection and study management. The long-term goal is to broaden the availability of well-accepted and effective CBT strategies by expanding the implementation from traditional providers, psychologists, to a group of providers, physical therapists, who routinely interact with musculoskeletal pain populations.
|Spinal Stenosis
|Behavioral: CBPT Other: Control-Attention
|Phase 1 Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Cognitive-Behavioral Based Physical Therapy: Improving Surgical Spine Outcomes
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Health Checkup Spinal StenosisU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Kristin Archer, Vanderbilt University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Oswestry Disability Index [ Time Frame: 6 months post-discharge from therapy ]The ODI measures disability
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) [ Time Frame: 6 months post-discharge from therapy ]The BPI measures pain intensity and pain interference
|Study Start Date:
|February 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: CBPT intervention
Standard PT treatment + CBPT
Behavioral: CBPT
Cognitive-Behavioral Based Physical Therapy
Placebo Comparator: Control-Attention
Standard PT treatment + weekly phone calls
Other: Control-Attention
Standard of Care + weekly phone calls
Detailed Description:
Despite surgical advances, up to 40% of patients continue to have chronic pain and functional disability after lumbar spine surgery. Our own data demonstrate that high fear of movement is a risk factor for increased pain and disability in this patient population. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and physical therapy (PT) interventions targeting fear of movement have proven effective for decreasing persistent pain and functional disability in patients with chronic low back pain. However, the efficacy of a combined CBT and PT approach has not been well demonstrated in a surgical spine population. Therefore, we propose to conduct a two-group randomized controlled trial (RCT) to gather preliminary evidence on the efficacy of a brief cognitive-behavioral based PT (CBPT) intervention in patients at-risk for poor outcomes following lumbar spine surgery for degenerative conditions. We hypothesize that incorporating cognitive and behavioral strategies into postoperative standard of care PT will improve self-reported pain and disability and observed physical function, through reductions in fear of movement and pain catastrophizing (i.e., tendency to magnify pain sensations). This pilot study plans to recruit 80 patients with high postoperative fear of movement or pain catastrophizing. These eligible at-risk patients will be randomized to one of the two groups: (1) standard PT treatment + CBPT or (2) standard PT treatment + weekly phone calls to control for attention. The CBPT program consists of 1 in person and 5 telephone sessions and is based on well-accepted and effective CBT strategies. These strategies focus on relaxation, problem-solving training, cognitive restructuring, and behavioral self management. Primary outcomes include self-reported pain and disability as measured by the Brief Pain Inventory and the Oswestry Disability Index. Secondary outcomes consist of observed physical function as measured by performance-based tests of gait speed, balance, repeated chair stands, and mobility (Short Physical Performance Battery, Timed Up and Go). Outcome data will be collected at baseline (6 weeks after surgery), after treatment (3 months after surgery), and at 6 months following surgery. The proposed two-group RCT will provide estimates of effect sizes and sample sizes associated with the CBPT intervention and data on feasible recruitment and retention goals and the mechanisms through which the CBPT intervention affects long-term outcomes. This informative pilot data will guide a multicenter, three-group clinical trial to further validate the CBPT intervention. Our long-term objective is to broaden the availability of effective CBT strategies by expanding the implementation from traditional providers, psychologists, to a group of providers, physical therapists, who routinely interact with a large population of patients with musculoskeletal pain.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|21 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
English speaking adults of both sexes and all races scheduled for lumbar spine surgery for a degenerative condition (spinal stenosis, spondylosis with or without myelopathy, and spondylolisthesis) will be considered for study participation.
Inclusion criteria will include the following:
- Radiographic evidence of lumbar spinal stenosis secondary to degenerative changes;
- Surgical treatment using laminectomy with or without arthrodesis (i.e., fusion);
- Presence of back and/or lower extremity pain > 6 months;
- No history of neurological movement disorder;
- No presence of psychotic disease; and
- TSK score > 39
Exclusion criteria will include the following:
- Patients having microsurgical techniques as the primary procedure, such as an isolated laminotomy or microdiscectomy (individuals having these minimally invasive surgical techniques tend to have a less severe case of lumbar degeneration and a shorter recovery time than individuals having arthrodesis or laminectomy without arthrodesis);
- Patients having surgery for spinal deformity as the primary indication (patients with spinal deformity as the primary spinal disorder tend to have a different recovery trajectory compared to the inclusion population); and
- Patients having surgery secondary to pseudarthrosis, trauma, infection, or tumor.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01131611
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01131611
|United States, Tennessee
|Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232
Sponsors and Collaborators
Vanderbilt University
|Principal Investigator:
|Kristin Archer, PhD
|Vanderbilt University Medical Center
More Information
Keywords provided by Kristin Archer, Vanderbilt University:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Kristin Archer, Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01131611 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|May 24, 2010
|Last Updated:
|July 2, 2014
Keywords provided by Kristin Archer, Vanderbilt University:
Spinal Stenosis
Physical Therapy (specialty)
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Behavioral Research
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Spinal Stenosis
Spinal Diseases
Bone Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
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The Medina Pioneers 4-H club met March 16 at the Nazarene Church. Old business and new fund raisers were discussed.
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WATERLOO Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo will celebrate World Water Day on March 21. In 1993, the United Nations established World Water Day to increase global awareness of the importance of freshwater to the environment, agriculture, energy, health and trade. More than a decade later, there are still more than 750-million people who lack access to an adequate supply of freshwater.
Laurier and Waterloo will co-host a daylong event to highlight the breadth and depth of the universities water research. It is an opportunity for water researchers, practitioners and stakeholders to share information with each other and the community. The event will also feature poster presentations of graduate student research, a career fair and two keynote speakers:
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- Monique Dubé: Project Coordinator, Environmental Performance Improvement, Shell Heavy Oil; Science Director, Canadian Rivers Institute
The theme for World Water Day 2014 is Energy and Water and the event will raise awareness of local and global water issues surrounding this issue.
Raising awareness around water and energy in the Canadian context involves discussion around hydroelectric and nuclear power generation as well as the development of our oil and gas resources, said Jim McGeer, Laurier associate professor of Biology and director of Lauriers Institute for Water Science. Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloos World Water Day 2014 celebration will tackle these important debates through our keynote speakers as well as the leading edge research that will be on display at the graduate student poster session.
The World Water Day celebration is a great testament to the passion and commitment of our faculty and students to find answers to global water challenges through transformational research, said Robert Gillham, executive director of Waterloos Water Institute.
World Water Day will be held in the EIT Foyer at the University of Waterloo from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. For further information and for a complete schedule of events, visit the Water Institute website.
The event is sponsored by the University of Waterloos Water Institute, Students of the Water Institute Graduate Section, and Wilfrid Laurier Universitys Institute for Water Science and Cold Regions Research Centre.