There can be no doubt. Kevin Garnett is a lock for the Basketball Hall of Fame. But he’s also a lock for another hall– the one for the douchiest players to ever play NBA basketball.
In Friday night’s game against the Bulls, Garnett showed off a lot of his different douche tools. He ran his mouth most of the night, but that’s a given. After he picked up foul number 2 in the 1st quarter, Garnett was flustered as he headed to the bench. Along the way he barked and barked at the ref, even until the ball was almost inbounded [...]

What a great way to start the season. A win at home over a tough opponent with some nice contributions from both the starters and the bench. But let’s not all silly. The Spurs were on the 2nd game of a back to back, and they are also notoriously slow starters. And the Bulls were at home. So enjoy it — just don’t exaggerate it.
The Good:

DRose played 33 minutes and had 7 assists to just one turnover
Luol Deng looked great. Played almost 38 minutes with 9 boards and 17 points on 8-13 shooting
Miller and Hinrich were fantastic off the bench, [...]

Do you think he was hauled off to go meet Mose at Schrute Farms?

h/t: NQTC

This just in to the Pippen Ain’t Easy mailbox:
In preparation for the Bulls’ season opener on Thursday, adidas and Eastbay have partnered to host a live online chat with Derrick Rose on Wednesday, October 28 at 6 p.m. CST. Fans will have the opportunity to ask the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year questions and view his live responses via video at www.eastbay.com/adidas.
The live chat is in conjunction with the launch of Rose’s TS Cut Creator shoe and new additions to the TechFit apparel line, which will all become available on Eastbay.com during the session.
Keep that foot elevated while you’re [...]

Bulls fans couldn’t get much worse news than what the Trib reported today about Derrick Rose:
“It’s going to be tough, I’ll tell you that,” Rose said. “I’m like an old man. I gotta wait 20, 30 minutes into practice to get loosened up. And it gets stiff when I stop playing.”
Pressed on how many minutes he thought would be realistic, Rose backtracked a bit into vagueness.
“At least 20,” he said. “I just want to play more. I don’t care if it’s 5 or 10. I just want to be out there. It’s up to (the medical staff). Right now, I’ll [...]

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Look who came to visit the Bulls and present Derrick Rose with an award. Click the pics for gallery/full screen goodness!

Good ol’ Vinny Del Negro. What happens when you talk too much (I have first hand knowledge) is that the thoughts come out before you can check them at the door. Vinny Del Negro did this regarding Derrick Rose and his injury status.
Late Monday, Del Negro first said it’s in the realm of possibility Rose could miss the Oct. 29 season opener against the Spurs, reversing his answer to the same question from three days earlier. Then Del Negro backtracked a bit and Rose added there’s “no way” he would miss the game.
Whatever the case, it’s not good. The Bulls [...]

Throw it down, young fella! Here Pip gets ready to jam one home against the Magic.

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I hope I get to see him try them out soon. Preseason or not, I need my DRose fix.

I don’t care if it’s preseason. It’s always good to see a young player that needs to make strides come out and dominate an opposing team. Joakim Noah did that Tuesday night against the Bucks. The line:

The only thing disappointing is the free throw shooting, but we know from last year that he is already improved on that. Only 1 turnover with 3 dimes, 20 points, 16 boards–6 on the offensive glass?! It won’t happen every night but it is sweet to see.