Early this season the Bulls “bench mob” has looked impressive. This Bulls team is built around superstar Derrick Rose, lock-down defense and the ability to tap into one of the deepest benches in the league. While back ups like Taj Gibson and C.J. Watson have been solid, Ronnie Brewer has stood out from the rest of the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Chicago Bulls’
Ronnie Brewer is the Mob Boss
Posted: January 2, 2012 in BullsTags: Chicago Bulls, NBA, Ronnie Brewer
If Thibodeau Adjusts Intensity, Bulls Can Succeed
Posted: December 10, 2011 in BullsTags: Bulls, Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose, National Basketball Association, NBA, Tom Thibodeau
Basketball is back. Finally. But this season will feel much different from a typical NBA season. Fans will get all the basketball they can watch. Players will earn their game checks more than ever. There will be no drawn out free agency period and just a couple preseason games will be played. Instead of the standard [...]
Internationalizing the National Basketball Association
Posted: July 24, 2011 in Bulls, Odds & EndsTags: Basketball, Bulls, Chicago, Chicago Bulls, international
Basketball has been internationalized but the NBA, aside from the lone Canada-based Raptors, still has not. Unlike the NFL where owners are making money hand-over-fist, more than half of NBA owners lost money last year, according to a recent Forbes article. This fact alone means owners, in the midst of a player lockout, will take a hard-stance [...]
Misdirected Boos For Boozer
Posted: May 7, 2011 in BullsTags: Basketball, Boozer, Bulls, Carlos Boozer, Chicago, Chicago Bulls, NBA
In the regular season this year Carlos Boozer averaged a respectable 17.5 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. He hasn’t missed any of the 8 playoff games this post season but is averaging a much less appealing 10 points and 10 rebounds per game. Boozer is receiving criticism from the media and Bulls fans alike for his post [...]
Another Banner for the Madhouse on Madison
Posted: April 8, 2011 in BullsTags: Basketball, Chicago, Chicago Bulls, NBA
The 2010-11 season is the 20th anniversary of the Chicago Bulls first NBA championship. In 1984 Michael Jordan arrived in Chicago and it took him 7 seasons to bring the first basketball championship to Chicago. After only 3 seasons in the league, Derrick Rose has the Bulls locked into the top spot in the Eastern [...]
Bull-dozing the League
Posted: February 6, 2011 in BullsTags: Basketball, Bulls, Chicago, Chicago Bulls, NBA
At 34-15 the Chicago Bulls have the 3rd best record in the Eastern Conference and the 4th highest winning percentage across the league. They are undefeated (11-0) against their Central Division opponents leading to the largest division lead (12.5 games) in the NBA. It has been a tough road back to the top of the [...]
Who will Benny the Bull meet at O’hare in July 2010?
Posted: July 5, 2009 in BullsTags: Basketball, Chicago Bulls, NBA
After the first few days of NBA free agency 2 things are clear: there is a lack of quality talent in the free agency pool the Bulls will look basically the same (sans Ben Gordan) in October 2009 as they did in May 2009 When Ben Gordan is receiving heavy recruitment from one of the [...]