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5 things from the Bulls back to back games (Knicks & Celtics)

2010-11-06T14:44:00.000-05:00

Frustrating 2 days for Derrick Rose & the Bulls

Bench Production: In the last two games the bulls have scored a grand total 37 points in the second quarter and whats worst is that they have given up 66 points! Whats crazy is that the Bulls have outscored Both the Knicks & the Celtics in the second half of both games. We need someone to step up off this bench and take command of this second unit. I was thinking that maybe that guy could be C.J. Watson but so far its been Korver. We all know its not gonna be like this when boozer gets back but we need someone now. Plus can we just stop playing Scal all together? I know he only played 7 Min's against the Knicks but while he was on the floor for those 7 minutes the bulls were outscored by 12 points! even more amazing he only played 3 minutes vs the Celtics and they were outscored by 7 can he please stay on the bench were he belongs

Derrick rose: Rose eased up on the shot attempts and become the facilitator (14 ast vs the Knicks, 9 vs the Celtics) & he was still able to make his usual array of highlight shots. Rose still did force some shoots but its basketball everyone forces some bad shots every now and again. He did get lit up by Tony Douglas on Thursday but some of the shots Douglas was taking were ridiculous and they were going in he did a great job on Rondo the next night and he contained & didn't let him get into the paint. Derrick did turn into TOM (Turn over man) Flu in the Boston game with a bunch of horrible passes (but the bulls as a whole did that) Am i the only one confused to what was happening at the end of the Boston game was it an isolation play or a pick and roll that Rose might have brushed off. Other than that he played at a superstar level the last two games.

Who should be the starting Shooting guard?: Keith Bogans plays great D but lets be honest he hasn't mad a jump shot to save his life right now in the last 2 games he has a total of 8 points! Kyle Korver has made shots but his defense is suspect and plus for him is that he stretches the floor for derrick. Ronnie Brewer? The jury is still out on Ronnie but during the back to back he looked energetic. James Johnson? We really don't know which Johnson is going to show up is he the guy from the Piston game is he they guy that makes mind boggling decisions time after time?

Defense & turnovers: Where is the bulls defense the gave up 120 points to the Knicks while allowing them to hit 16 three pointers! no team is going to win doing that. they also didn't get after it defensively in the first half which allows them to make try to make all these furious comebacks. the defense needs to put together two half's on D and make sure they close out on shooters the 3 ball doomed the bulls these past two games. They also didn't take care of the ball. too many sloppy passes, too many charges and that equals too many missed oppurtunites but its almost a new team so hopefully after a couple more games things will get better.

Gibson and Noah: Taj had great games he knocked down the open shoot time after time he mad great passed and he played great defense. The knicks and the Celtics both relaxed off of him on pick and rolls and that allowed Taj to make them pay. so far this season he has definitely raise his game. Noah was he typically double double self he did it all ran the break blocked shots, and made jump shots. He even got the ball in the post and made a couple of nice moves. One thing that i liked about Noah was the face that he drove the ball to the basket and he was able to do that mostly because he making his jumper.His only mistake was when he lost the ball during a crucial moment in over time vs Boston.

5 things from the Bulls vs Pistons

2010-10-31T14:05:00.000-05:00

Derrick Rose & Noah are both All Stars: there's no denying that they are the two best players on this team but now they are playing like 2 of the best players in the league! Rose (33.5 ppg) & Noah (18 rpg) lead the league in their prospective categories. They were without a doubt the catalyst for the bulls last night without them leading the charge for the bulls last night that game would've turned into a laugher. Derrick Rose was everywhere for the bulls last night he willed that team to a win on his way to 39 points (once again i thought he was going to have 50) he probably could have had 40 or even 50 last night he missed a couple of lay ups last night but its okay because whenever he did miss Noah was there to tip it back in. Noah set the tone for that comeback last night with a rebound from a missed free throw. He went up for a furious jam and let out a banshee scream. A few minutes later Rose took the ball coast to coast in 3 seconds and finished at the rim for a and one (Fast Don't lie) and that started the comeback.

Was Deng Waldo for Halloween: I guess he could be the invisible man, or a ghost or something like that too but i go with waldo because his game just cant be found right now so I'm going with Waldo I'm not even sure if Deng played in the 4th quarter yesterday more importantly I don't care because he really didn't matter offensively last night. Deng went 2-10 last night and for the most part he took good shots they just didn't fall for him hopefully he can get out of this slump. He did however do a great job on Ben Gordon defensively in the second half so he did have an impact on defense but his has got to find his rhythm on the other side of the court.

What was with that effort in the 1st half: I have no idea what happened during the second quarter last night the bulls just got blitzed and it took them two quarters to erase the 20 point deficit. One thing i can say about Thibbs is that he made some great adjustments at halftime Detroit's FG percentage in the first half was 52% in the second half 26 % including holding the pistons to 9 points in the 4th quarter! This is why the bulls hired him. That win probably would have never happened last year

We need Bench production: I don't how long this team can last with Scal playing 20 minutes a game. Sure we can use his shooting off the bench, but he cant stop anyone in defense! I don't know if its him or not but it seems like whoever he guards automatically scores! its one of the funniest things i have ever seen because scal plays good D and forces people to shoot tough shoots they just drain it. We need to see Korver Step up and also Watson if one of them have can give the bulls 10 points of the bench a night it would help ease the burden of scoring off of derrick's shoulder which leads me to.....

James Johnson?????: Dare I say James Johnson was an impact player last night he was everywhere in the 4th he had 9 rebs, 4 ast, 2 steals, 3 Blocks and 8 points last night he provided energy and hustle last night and reminded me of what Tyrus Thomas did for the bulls when he was here. lets hope that he can carry this type of energy for 82 games but at any rate it was great to see him have a great game and help the bulls get the win.

5 things from the Bulls vs Thunder games

2010-10-28T02:02:00.001-05:00

News Flash Derrick Rose is amazing!: Rose was Amazing in the first half especially in the first quarter he was every where his jumper was on and he got to the lane almost at will on his way to 20 first half points. (I thought for a little while that he was on his way to 50) But 31 shots I REPEAT 31 is way too many shots for your point guard someone else has to pick up some of the slack or its going to be a frustrating first month. The thing that surprised me is that some of derrick's shots were forced and he was noticeably fatigued at the end of the game which allowed his shots to be blocked. he missed all of his 3point attempts and he also stayed in foul trouble but it was mainly do to how aggressive he was on D. But he still had a great game

Lets Post Joakim Noah up: Noah was his usual double double self 12 & 19 (Which he will lead the league in) he hit one jumper he a couple of nice looking assists. One thing i would like to see is Noah posting up down low. His footwork has gotten better and he's proven to be very effective going over either shoulder. Somebody is going to have to post up on this team until Boozer gets back and i believe Noah can handle that.

The Old Bulls showed up again: By old i mean the jump shooting Bulls. One thing that shocked me was that we didn't even see any of that excellent ball movement that we saw during the preseason. the bulls can not afford that at all. they didn't go to the foul line a lot and when they did go they missed. Deng went 2-6 from the foul line that's completely unacceptable. The Bulls as a team went 13-22 for 59%.Why did the Thunder get so many fouls every time i looked up they were shooting free throws. Also where was Korver at? Was I the only person who thought the bulls rotation was weird I know it's the first game but don't we need to see korver and rose playing together. We didn't see any decent scoring of the bench i thought korver was supposed to provide that and what was with scal playing so many minutes?

Where was Deng???: Again Deng was trapped in basketball purgatory! he was on the floor but he didn't move with any purpose i even saw James Harden push him of the block once and i seen him try to post up Jeff Green Lou has to step it up! Whenever rose it out of the game Deng needs to step it up and call for the ball, he did have 13 points but if he played aggressive he could have had at least 25 points. He should have put Thabo in the rim on the fast break too but he went up soft and got it rejected

The Bulls D: Bulls played great Defense until 4:00 minutes left in the game then i have no idea what happen. the thunder got 3 dunks in a row and started fast breaking like the Atlanta hawks. Thibbs cant be happy with that effort!

New Derrick Rose ADIDAS commercial

2010-10-22T11:43:00.000-05:00

Fast is Fast

Derrick Rose Adidas Commercial

2010-09-30T15:07:00.004-05:00

Derrick Rose NBA 2K11 - MJ's Greatest Moments

2010-09-30T15:06:00.002-05:00

Derrick Rose NBA 2K11 Commercial

2010-09-30T15:05:00.001-05:00

Sports Mind Fanatsy Footballl League Standing & Scores

2010-09-14T13:16:00.001-05:00

Standings

WEST DIVISON
Me Phi Beats 1-0
CCH Guts-N- Glory 1-0
Team Hanrahan 0-1
Team Oliphant 0-1

East Division
WestSide Veyipeas 1-0
No Punt Intended 1-0
MillerTime Bitches 0-1
Twin City Phaze 0-1

Scores

WestSide Veyipes 146    Top Scorer: Chris Johnson (41)
Team Oliphant       68      Top Scorer: Miles Austin (25)

No Punt Intended 125      Top Scorer: Peyton Manning (50)
Team Hanrahan     69       Top Scorer: Tony Romo (17)

MillerTime Bitches   129   Top Scorer: Arian Foster (51)
CCH Guts-N-Glory 135   Top Scorer: Jay Cutler (37)

Me Phi Beats      142        Top Scorer: Matt Forte (39)
Twin City Phaze   70        Top Scorer: Pierre Thomas (14)

Next Week's Schedule

WestSide Veyipea (1-0)  VS Twin City Phaze (0-1)

Me Phi Beats (1-0)   VS   Team Oliphant (0-1)

MillerTime Bitches (0-1) VS No Punt Intended (1-0)

CCH Guts-N-Glory (1-0) VS Team Hanrahan (0-1)

The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly from the Bears game

2010-09-13T14:43:00.001-05:00

Julius Peppers Takes out Matthew Stafford

THE GOOD:
Jay Cutler Passing for 372 Yards 2 TD, & 108.3 passes rating. Cutler looked relaxed in the pocket and time after time he got the ball out of his hands quickly (When He had time) and most often than not he put the ball on the money including his clutch pass to Matt Forte late in the fourth quarter. He had an even better throw than that to Devin Aromashodu in the opening drive of the game that could have resulted in a Touchdown if not for Aromashodu dropping the ball.

Matt Forte had 7 Receptions for 151 yards and Looked great on his 89 yard touchdown reception and he looked like he did in his rookie year when he put the burners on and left the every Detroit Lion in his dust. He had 201total yards for the game.

The Defense: Most Bear Fans know this team will go as far as the Defense takes them and they looked good yesterday (up into the last minute of the game) The lions really didn't get anything started and the D looked energized and only gave up 168 total yards for the game & 148 of those yards came through the Air! Granted it was the Lions but you still have to go out there and play and they did that. Lance Briggs had maybe the play of the game coming through the offensive line untouched for a sack, force fumble, and fumble recovery! Even Brian Urlacher Showed up.

Bears offensive line

THE BAD:

The O Line I have a feeling this will be an issue all year but the Offensive line was horrible time after time. The lions front four were able to get into the backfield time after time and Cutler was Sacked 4 times & hit 7 times. Worst than that they never opened any lanes when the bears tried to run which leads us to...

The Running Game: For as good as a game that Matt Forte had receiving the ball he looked horrible rushing the ball (17 car for 50 yards) he had one run for 17 but that was it. Chester Taylor wasn't any better (9 Car for 29 yards) and Jay Cutler might have watch too much of Denard Robinson on Saturday because almost every time I looked up he was running. The bears had a total 101 yards rushing

4TH & Goal: I been trying to figure out if Lovie Smith got punked out by Mike Martz because we never ever see the bears go for it on 4th down so I'm not a 100% sure that call came from Lovie. At any rate why would the bears who were down by 1 at the time not take the points and take the lead. It was without a doubt the dumbest play call of the game.

Wide Receivers: The wideouts didn't play horrible but they didn't play good either and they had a number of drops in the game Mainly from Aromashodu dropping 4 himself which included a 2 pt conversion that could have extended the bears lead to 7 points. Not to mention that the leading receiver in the game was Matt Forte

THE UGLY:
Rule 8, Section 1, Article 3, Item 1.
Look I'm a bears fan but i would be lying if i said that rule makes sense & i been trying to figure out why that rule even exist. If a player is running the ball all the ball has to do is break the plane of the goal line to be a touchdown. So why in the world did Johnson who had 2 feet & half a butt cheek down not get a touchdown!

Turnovers & Penalties: Both teams had a lot of turnovers but the bears had 4 (3 fumbles 1 Interception) 2 of the turnovers came in Lions territory which takes points off of the board. Jay Cutler also had one of his Jay Grossman moments and tried to fit the ball into triple coverage, and he got sacked and fumbled the ball. The Bears also had 9 penalties for 100 yards i know its the first game but that's horrendous!

Post game Jay: Anybody see Jay Cutler Post Game interview with his shirt half open like he was a Calvin Klien Model??

Kyle Van De Bosch doing his post game News Conference with what looked like a broken nose that was also bleeding! I kept waiting for him to pass out on the podium from lost of blood while photographers snapped their cameras but it never happened.

Devin Hester: Who knows what Hester is thinking about on punt returns anymore. Whenever he tries to return a punt he spends so much time going side to side it looks like he's footworking to some juke music & he always ends up only gaining a yard or two and that's pathetic and I'm sick and tired of seeing it every week! What happen to the Vision, the Speed, Elusiveness? Well it's been replaced by DA HESS will the real Devin Hester PLEASE RUN STRAIGHT!

2010 NFC North Rankings and Projected Records

2010-08-24T12:09:00.000-05:00

4. Detroit Lions

2009 record 2-14

2010 Projetced Record 4-12

Lions are in year 2 of their rebuliding phase and they have a tough road ahead. They have great position players but Calvin Johnson, Matthew Stanfford, Javihd Best, and Brandon Pettigrew all come together on offense a make the lions a contender this year? Short Answer: NO and the Defense is an eye sore the biggest upside is they did draft Ndamukong Suh.

Offense- C-

Defense- D

Projected Wins: St. Louis Rams, Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Bucs, and The Philadelphia Eagles

3. Chicago Bears

2009 record 7-9

2010 Projected record 9-7

I feel that the Bears, Vikings, and Packers are just going to beat each other up all season long. the bears should be a little better on both signs of the ball they picked up Julius Peppers to help the D Line and Chester Taylor to help Matt Forte to remember how to run again add in Mike Martz and re energized Urlacher and the bears are posied to make another run whether or not that equals playoffs remains to be seen. So far in the preseason the defense has looked completly horrible with Julius Peppers being the only bright spot. The jury is still out on the offense although they have looked great at times the biggest weakness still looks to be the O line. They are still a year away from making some real noise in the NFC
Offense- B-
Defense- C-
Projected Loses: Packers,Vikings, Cowboys, Giants, Dolphins, Jets and New England.

2. Minnesota Vikings

2009 record 12-4

2010 Projected Record 10-6
The Vikings record is based upon if Brett Farve does manage to come back and play (without getting hurt) if he does they bring they high powered offense back with Adrian Peterson is back and Sidney Rice (who is going to miss the first half of the year) they offense shoudnt miss a beat. Their defense features Jared Allen & they williams boys is probably the best defensive line in the NFC. Injuries have been a problem for them so far and the biggest question can Brett Farve Rekindle the magic he had last season and can he survive this seasson without getting injuried.
Projected loses: New Orleans, Packers, Bears, New England, Jets & Dallas

Offense- B
Defense- A
Projected loses: Saints, Packers, Bears

1. Greenbay Packers

2009 record 11-5

2010 Projected record 13-3

The division High powered offense is back with Aaron Rogers back with another year as a starter under his belt and their running game. The packers just might have the best quarterback in the NFC north they were swept by the vikings last year & everyone should expect the packers to sweep the vikes this year. So far in the preseason the packs look like they are in midseason form.
Offense-A+
Defense- B
Projected loses: Bears, Patriots, and The Atlanta Falcons

Video of the Week: Derrick Rose, Tyreke Evans, & O.J. Mayo put in work

2010-07-21T12:58:00.002-05:00

So Glad that the Bulls have a player that is committed to winning & getting better and not out partying for no reason
(Video Courtesy of Dime Magazine)

Lebron James doesnt want a Legacy he just wants a ring

2010-07-20T13:21:00.000-05:00

I'm trying to figure out why everyone is so pissed with Lebron James decision to leave Cleveland and try to create a super team in Miami. Would you stay on a team where YOUR teammate flirted and sleep with your MOM? Could you stay on a team that overachieves during the regular season and underachieves in the playoffs? Could you deal with the pressure of becoming the greatest basketball player ever?! Could you be the Chosen one? If you watched Lebron his whole career you'd see a young man who has always had all the pressure in the world on his shoulders. Sure most people thought if Lebron truly wanted to win Championships and start his legacy as the heir to Jordan's Throne his best bet would be to stay with the Cavs or join the bulls, but maybe just maybe he didn't want to be the man, maybe he wanted to play a Scottie Pippen type role to someone and Dwade was the best fit for that job and there is nothing wrong with that. The only thing LBJ has done is take his name out of the conversation when we talk about great players in the league history. I'm pretty sure we can no longer mention him in the same conversation with Kobe or even his now teammate Dwayne Wade. Mostly because he couldn't get his team to the promise land by himself, and from the stand point he kind of gave up but hey that was his decision I just think he has permanently tarnished his Legacy. There's nothing wrong with being compared to Pippen, I mean Pippen is one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history, he has won gold medals, been to all star games, and oh yeah he does have 6 rings. Its nothing wrong with being Scottie Pippen or playing like him. I remember watching Lebron play against the Pistons in the ECF and I watched him score 25 points in a row in the fourth quarter and i was amazed! It seemed like then that he was on a Micheal Jordan level I mean he really demolished that team en route to leading his team to his first and only trip the the NBA finals. But since then King James or rather the player formerly know as King James has really under achieved since then. The year after they went to the finals they lost to the Boston Celtics and the first big 3, then the year after that they got whipped by the Orlando Magic and this year they lost again to the Boston Celtics. Thru all of this one question remains How many times in his 7 year career did we see him take over a game? How many buzzer beating jump shots did we see him hit??? Sure we've seen him beat the wizards in the playoffs with a layup at the buzzer, but why was it a rarity to see him hit a jumper to win the game. I know he hit a jumper to beat the buzzer and the magic in a playoff game two years ago but if you see his reaction after the shot HE didn't even think it was going in. So how could he come to the bulls where he would have to live up to the greatest basketball player of all time? Lebron isn't thinking about legacy right now he just wants to win rings and I don't have a problem with that and if you are a basketball fan you shouldn't either. Blame the MEDIA they are the ones who over hype these young men, make all these lofty expectations for them, and when they can't live up to them they bash them. Whatever the case the NBA landscape has changed dramatically whether it was Collusion or not that remains to be seen

There is no way Gar & PAxson can mess this up! Right??

2010-06-30T13:42:00.006-05:00

NBA players of Lebron James, Chris Bosh, Joe Johnson, Amare Stoudemire, Carlos Boozer, Dirk Nowitzki, and Dwayne Wade's caliber will never be available at the same time again. EVER! Which is why it makes perfect sense for Chicago, New York and Miami to go all in. These 3 teams are freeing up cap space left and right in other to land one of these free agents and with the Knicks and Heat only having 2 or 3 players under contract at this time! They are letting everyone know that they intended to do what ever is possible to lure them to their city. Even if a team doesn't have get a chance to land the grand prize in this free agent Lebron James you could always find a way to get Bosh or Wade or Joe Johnson. One thing that is for sure is that the Bulls are committed to winning right now at any cost. They traded away a fan favorite in Kirk Hinrich just to prove that they are ready to usher in a new era. One problem with this fire sale is longtime bulls fans remember the 2000 off season when we banked on trying to secure Tracy Mcgrady, Grant Hill, and Tim Duncan. While we never really had a chance with Duncan. T-Mac flirted with the Bulls and seemed like he was really interested in coming to Chicago but it was apparently just for show cause he and Grant Hill Signed with the Orlando Magic and the Bulls ended up with RON MERCER.(I STILL FREAK OUT EVERY TIME I THINK ABOUT THAT!) We can Thank Jerry Krause for that now lets all of us forget that Mercer and Krause were here and get back to business. There aren't a lot of similarities with the 1999 bulls team and this current one. The only one being that we had a Rookie of the year a fairly decent roster; However this Bulls teams has been to the playoffs 2 years in a row, they have An All Star in Derrick Rose who is only 21years, a Athletic big man in Joakim Noah who is only 25. They have Loul Deng who has proven to be a great player if the mood strikes him. Taj Gibson who probably was the surprise of the 2009 NBA draft. The time is right for them to go all in. How many times will there ever be a two time NBA MVP who is only 25 years old and who has been to the Playoffs 5 times in his short NBA career. Who is mature way beyond his age and who is arguably the best player in the NBA. Or a Big man who is versatile as Chris Bosh, or an All-Star in Joe Johnson who doesn't mind playing second fiddle to an up and coming superstar in Derrick Rose. Add Carlos Boozer, Amare Stoudemire, Ray Allen and Dirk (HAS ANYONE EVER THOUGHT OF DIRK AND LEBRON WITH THE BULLS?) and their is no way the Paxson could mess this free agent class up if they wanted to. I know most people (including me) want Bosh here but with the Bulls being so close to signing James and with him showing interest in them also don't you have to go all in? One thing for sure is that the Bulls are going to get somebody and their are going to improve the team It's just a toss up to who their going to get. I mean what's the worst that can happen other than the bulls ending up with Rudy Gay, David Lee and Nate Robinson?

Video of the week Chicago Blackhawks 2010 NHL Championship

2010-06-15T12:29:00.001-05:00

Thank you Blackhawks for bringing a Championship to Chicago (Video Courtesy of Chicagoworks)

The John Wall Shoe Deal

2010-06-10T02:29:00.010-05:00

Lebron James has Nike, Derrick Rose has Adidas, Chris Paul & Carmelo Anthony have Jumpman & John Wall has....... Reebok??? I know I had to take a pause & look at that again. The Potential #1 pick in the upcoming NBA draft & the Most Hyped player to enter the NBA since King James will sign with the least recognizable Basketball Shoe company in the NBA but there is one upside, his contract. It's being reported by yahoo that his Reebok deal is worth $25 million over five years Yep, 5 Million Dollars a year. While that is far from the more than 90 million dollar contract that Lebron James signed when his was 18. (Including a 1 million dollar signing bonus) It's still a huge chunk of change. When rose signed his contract with Adidas financial details were never released but it's safe to say that he didn't see any where near the amount the wall is seeing. One thing that is surprising is that John Wall is Under LRMR which is the marketing firm that is owned by one Lebron James. One would think that James would be able to get a deal from Nike that would pay him at least 2-3 million dollars a year, but i guess an agency should try to find the best deal for its client and that's what LRMR did. Wall is expected to get a signature shoe from Reebok and (as long as it doesn't look like these pictured above) they should sell well & Reebok seems to thinks that Wall could be the next Allen Iverson (minus the Strippers, Gambling & Hennesy Addiction) for them. Hopefully this Deal turns out better for Wall than Dwayne Wade decision to sign a shoe deal with converse (Remember that)when he came into the league and a couple of years down the line wade had an epiphany and figured out that he didn't like the shoes they were creating & also the company and last year he ended up signing to Michael Jordan's Jumpman brand. We can only speculate what company Wall will end up with 5 years down the line with but for now and more importantly for him MONEY TALKS!!!!

Video of the Week Part 2

2010-06-08T15:53:00.001-05:00

Usually wouldnt this But I love this Video Lets Go Paxson make it happen Captain!

Video of the week

2010-06-08T15:01:00.001-05:00

Video of the week Free Agent Mix Courtesy of RocketsAriza

Lebron James To Chicago Bulls + Chris Broussard On The Possibility Of Ja...

2010-06-02T15:19:00.002-05:00

Can someone help me stream this to Lebron James IPhone & TV 24/7?

Dwayne Wade Bulls Hater!

2010-05-28T20:38:00.011-05:00

Dwayne Wade made headlines a couple of days ago when he said that "The Chicago Bulls organization is not loyal to its players". Really Dwade really your gonna try to go there. I cant believe your that desperate. First Dwayne has no inside knowledge of the Bulls organization other than watching MJ & PIPPEN ON TV LIKE I DID. We all know what you're doing your trying to make sure KING JAMES, CHRIS BOSH, & JOE JOHNSON don't think about coming to Chicago and you should be fined by The NBA because to me your Comments were worst than Mark Cuban's Comments because you tried to paint the Bulls organization as a horrible one in order to lure free agents away from Chicago and steer them towards Miami. What's next? Are you gonna say that Chicago Bulls fans are the worst in the NBA? We all know that situation that your in wade a former FINALS MVP on a struggling team thinking about what could of been. You see Quentin Richardson & you panic, you see Michael Beasley and you freak out but you shouldn't try to throw the city of Chicago under the bus. You look over here and you see the young nucleus of the bulls and you see your window and your opportunity to return to the finals dwindling. Your team can't beat the Celtics, your horrible against the Magic, & you get run out of the gym by the Hawks. I can understand why you wouldn't want the Bulls to get better your team struggles enough trying to guard Derrick Rose, No one on you team has half the heart that Joakim Noah has you cant let them get Chris Bosh or Lebron James it would really be over for you. More importantly your in a division with the Magic, the Hawks & the upstart Bobcats so you know your one bad season away from finishing 3rd in your division and maybe even in danger of missing the playoffs so you panicked and made an off the wall comment about the Bulls organization. Now let's go back to your statement how aren't the bulls loyal to their players? Last time I checked John Paxson is The VP of basketball operations for the Bulls before that he was a Radio analyst for the Bulls before that he was an asst coach for who THE BULLS. Stacy King does color commentary for every bulls game before that he was just a studio analyst for Comcast. Bill Wennington is the Radio Analyst for the Bulls. Hell the Bulls even gave Randy Brown a job after he lost all his money and had to sell his championship rings on ebay! Add Pete Myers & BJ Armstrong to the list hell even add Scottie Pippen! The Bulls brought him back at the end of his career and gave him like 10 million and he didn't even do anything when he came back. You should have just said Michael Jordan because we all know that's who that's you were hinting at. Now your on TV saying all the free agents will meet up to discuss their future & I wonder what your gonna talk about? Are you just gonna come out and just beg them not to join the Bulls & to join you in Miami tell them how you desperately need help and you and one of them could win multiple rings. (Not with that roster they wont & they know that already) STOP BEGGING FOR HELP ITS SICKENING. Besides I'm pretty sure these free agents have an idea on where they wanna go you know just like you know they do. Fact is your probably gonna sign Amare he lives there in the off season he's from Florida so be happy that anyone wants to come to that underachieving team. Plus we all know that Siohvaughn is the real reason YOU don't want to sign with the Bulls in the first place!

24/23

2010-05-20T10:47:00.023-05:00

Michael Jordan's Two Heirs to his NBA throne Kobe Bryant and Lebron James have battle for the NBA spotlight since he MJ left the NBA. (for good) they both have dazzled us with 50 point games, amazing dunks, and buzzer beaters but the questioned still remained who is the best player in the league? Seven years after King James entered the League Kobe is still showing people that he is still the man especially when it comes to the postseason. Lebron has the speed, size, and courts vision that the NBA has never seen before he treats the Regular season like he still playing high school ball. he bullies his way through the lane and will abuse anyone who dares to jump with him (ask James Johnson) and his Jump shot has come a long way since he came into the league. The Problem with him has been his teams ability to not put the players around him (something Kobe went though too) so that they can win in the postseason we all know the stats since they went to the NBA Finals 4 years ago they have two 2nd round exits & 1 shocking lose to Orlando Magic in last years Conference Finals. But even Michael Jordan had to deal with the Bad Boys & Kobe had a tough time with the Phoenix suns a couple of seasons ago. But it seems where Lebron fails at (Meaning the postseason) Kobe seems to excel he has treated the last 2 postseasons (both Finals appearances) with amazing perfomances concisitanly proving that he is still the best of the bes.t Not only does his still posses that killer instinct. (that thing King James seems to be lacking right now) he seems practically unguardable in the playoffs (Just ask Utah and Phoenix) making one unbelievable shot after another and sharing the basketball with his teammates (something he failed to do on a consistent basis a couple of seasons ago) that has led to winning championships. But then there's this the Lakers have been beaten by the Cavs in 7 of their last 9 matchups and of their 13 career games Lebron has out scored Bryant in 8 of those games, However Kobe those has the edge in championships 4-0. Maybe one day we can see Kobe & Lebron battle in the NBA finals that way we can finally answer the Question Who is better 24 or 23? and they better hurry cause Derrick Rose, Kevin Durant & Deron Williams GOT NEXT

Is John Wall in a crowded backcourt before his NBA career even starts

2010-05-17T13:59:00.011-05:00

John Wall will be the number one pick in the 2010 NBA draft and he should be with his quickness his size and his vision he's head and shoulders above anyone else in the draft. But where he lands has to can be the difference between him being a R.O.Y. & him becoming an all rookie selection and since Point guards have become the new trend in the NBA (just look at the 2010 NBA all rookie team it featured 4 point guards and Taj Gibson)
Most people seem to think he is the best point guard to come out of college in the last 5 years hell he has even garnished more hyped than Derrick Rose & Tyreke Evans in their college seasons combined. but where would he go where he can prove that all of his hype is true??? In the Lottery teams with the worst record has the best shot of getting the first pick. This year that team is the Nets. but don't they already have a point guard now? The next team with the best chance is the T'Wolves and they already have a point guard (and one overseas who doesn't want to play for them) the next teams are the Kings (Tyreke Evans) and the Warriors (Stephen Curry) who have the next best shots at landing John Wall. Assuming none of those teams get the first pick where can wall go where he can be a impact player right away only the Wizards, 76ers, & The Pacers don't have a established point guard. Either way the first step in wall's NBA journey starts tonight with the Lottery. On a side note I got $20 that the T'Wolves wil the lottery tonight

Why we need Bosh

2010-05-16T16:13:00.007-05:00

It makes more sense for the bulls to go after Chris Bosh rather than Lebron James but with all the Bron Bron rumors out there all bulls fans are imagining (including me) how great the bulls would be with Lebron but they might be even better with Bosh. 1st reason with Noah & Bosh the bulls would have the fastest 4 & 5 who could both push the ball from end to end imagine the fastbreaks points a game they should get. 2nd Bosh is better in the pick and roll than Noah and he has great hands which allows him to cath the ball in traffic and he is better in the pick and pop than brad miller and with that rose can see his Assist numbers go up by at least 3 a game. 3rd Bosh is a double double machine and so is Noah & with the both of them the bulls should lead the NBA in rebounds for the next 3-5 years. finally the bulls havent had a presence in the post since eddy curry (wow i know) and they take way to many jumpshots a game and ususally the only person going to the basket is D rose having bosh in the post would give them the option of throwing the ball in the post and letting him go to work. This will pobably go down as the best Free agent class in sports history and it is important for the bulls to make the right choice but with all that said Lebron James is Still Lebron James