Archive for February, 2011

3. Thibodeau’s Silent Leadership Every team has a leader but not many have multiple leaders. The Bulls are that fortunate. Derrick Rose is the famous pick as he is globally known, but the Bulls have leaders at every level. Chief among these leaders is head coach Tom Thibodeau. He has been the Bulls shadow leader, a silent guardian presiding over D-Rose’s budding superstar leading ability. It has been Thibodeau who has placed players in the game who have produced well for Chicago. It has been Thibodeau who has utilized bench players such as Kyle Korver, Ronnie Brewer, Taj Gibson and [...]

Courtney Sims’ mission is to prove that he has what it takes to play in the NBA and use the most of every opportunity he gets to prove that. On Saturday night, he got that opportunity. He used it well. Sims, a 6’11″ center for the Iowa Enegry, was named the MVP of the 2011 NBA Development League All-Star Game, as he helped guide the East to a 115-108 win over the West. The graduate of Michigan gathered 25 points on 10 of 13 shooting and five rebounds in just under 20 minutes. Sims was a  key in helping the [...]

NEW YORK – The Eastern Conference was tough enough before for the Bulls but now you can add a third team to the lost of teams the Bulls have to watch. The New York Knicks were the team the bottle stopped on as they are the team to finally settle the Carmelo Anthony sweepstakes and acquire the All-Star Forward. The 3-team trade is as follows: Knicks Get: Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Sheldon Williams, Renaldo Balkman, Anthony Carter, Corey Brewer Nuggets Get: Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Timofey Mozgov, Knicks 2014 1st Round Pick, Warriors 2012 2nd Round pick, Warriors [...]

2. Continued Strong Defensive Play Although Derrick Rose is responsible for being the spark plug in the Bulls first half push, a lot of credit has to be given to the defense and the strong play they have been exhibiting. Joakim Noah was the Bulls rebounding machine, however the defense has been managing quite well without him. That’s not to say he will be gladly welcomed back with wide open arms, but it’s proof the Bulls can operate without him temporarily rather than completely implode as was originally feared. Guys like Kurt Thomas, Omer Asik and Taj Gibson filled in [...]

The All-Star Game has come and gone and the time has come to refocus on the home stretch of the season. There are a lot of things that can happen to the Bulls from completely imploding and missing the playoffs entirely to winning an NBA Title. Now we all would love the latter but there is an equation to winning a championship and Chicago has a very particular one. It has worked thus far but five things need to continue happening in order for the Bulls to bring a title back to Chicago. We will break down these five things [...]

With Derrick Rose getting ready to suit up for the All-Star Game, it’s time to look back and reflect on the first half of the Bulls season. It’s easy this year because it’s fun to reminisce on good times. The Bulls have had their share and then some of good times so far. Derrick Rose’s All-Star selection is proof enough. He is the one of the main reasons the Bulls are on fire going into the break. He is arguably the leading candidate for MVP thus far with analysts from all over praising the young superstar on his leadership skills. [...]

LOS ANGELES – It’s that time of year again. The lights are shining bright, the masses are gathered and the stars are out in LA. No it’s not Christmas or the Oscars(yet). No it’s the NBA All-Star Game. And with it comes the festivities surrounding it such as the Skills Competion, 3-Point Competition and everyone’s favorite: the Slam Dunk Contest. Derrick Rose is preparing for his first All-Star start and being the first Bull since MJ to be a starter representing Chicago. The connection is not a coincidence. Rose is also a part of the weekends other festivities. He will [...]

LOS ANGELES – Dennis Rodman made his mark by being as outrageous as humanly (or perhaps inhumanly accordingto Men In Black) possible, but he is turning the tables on California. According to a tax lien filed in May of last year, Rodman owes the state of California $42,497. Rodman and his manager are calling this outrageous. Peggy King, Rodman’s business manager, says there has to be a misunderstanding somewhere in all this. According to King the state of California sent Rodman a “$42,000 or $43,000″ tax refund. “If you owed the money, you’d never get a check from them … [...]

CHICAGO – The Bulls own two things the Spurs desire: one is the winningest record in NBA history for a single season (see The Quest for 70) and the other is a victory Thursday night. They also have a third thing just about any team in the NBA would love to have at this point: Derrick Rose. D-Rose stayed in All-Star form exploding for a career-high 42 points to lead the Bulls to a ten point, 109-99 victory over the Spurs. Rose’s dynamite performance brought on another hail of “MVP!” chants erupting throughout the United Center, especially after Rose’s 21 [...]