Archive for April, 2011

To kick off our breakdowns of the Bulls and Hawks and how they match up positionally, we begin with the big men in the middle: the centers. The matchup: Joakim Noah (CHI) vs. Jason Collins/Zaza Pachulia (ATL) The initial favorite is Noah simply based on his name and his notability. But the question is does he really stack up against the Hawks Collins? The answer is clearly yes. Noah most likely would have been an All-Star had it not been for his thumb injury which caused him to miss almost 10 weeks of basketball. He’s really the number two guy [...]

The Iowa Energy beat the Rio Grande Valley Vipers 119-111 and won the NBDL Finals! The Energy were led by Stefhon Hannah who had 31 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Michael Haynes also came up big for the Energy, scoring 21 points and grabbing 8 rebounds. Don’t forget about Stanley Robinson who recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. The game was close throughout, with both teams showing why they had made it this far. In the end though, the Energy cruised to the 8 point victory. Jerel McNeal scored 29 points and also had 11 assists [...]

CHICAGO — The wait is over. Well at least the wait for the Bulls to see who exactly will be their second round opponent. That opponent is the Atlanta Hawks, hot off an upset series win over the Magic of Orlando. The Hawks winning that series raises two huge questions, one of which pertains to the Bulls. One big question is what Dwight Howard will do about who his future as a basketball superstar is with. The question Bulls fans care about is are the Hawks really for real, and if Chicago struggled against Indiana, how will they stack up [...]

(1)Chicago Bulls vs. (5)Atlanta Hawks: Best of 7 Series Mon. May 2nd — Game 1: Bulls vs. Hawks, 7pm CT on TNT Wed. May 4th — Game 2: Bulls vs. Hawks, 7pm CT on TNT Fri. May 6th — Game 3: Bulls @ Hawks, 6pm CT on ESPN Sun. May 8th — Game 4: Bulls @ Hawks, 7pm CT on TNT Tue. May 10th — Game 5*: Bulls vs. Hawks, TBD on TNT Wed. May 12th — Game 6*: Bulls @ Hawks, TBD on ESPN Fri. May 15th — Game 7*: Bulls vs. Hawks, TBD on TNT *If Necessary TBD [...]

The Iowa Energy lost 141-122 in game two of the NBDL Finals. The Vipers were too much for Iowa to handle Wednesday night. Former Marquette star Jerel McNeal led the Vipers with 37 points and also grabbed 9 rebounds while dishing out 8 assists as well. McNeal was on a tear the whole game and the Energy were unable to slow him down. He shot 10-22 from the field and 4-11 from beyond the three point line. The next and final game of the NBDL Finals is tomorrow in Iowa. Key Stats: Energy Curtis Stinson: 24 points, 12 assists, 10 [...]

CHICAGO — It took one more game than should have, but it happened nonetheless. The Chicago Bulls are the second team in the Eastern Conference to advance to the second round with a 116 – 89 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5. The game went the way everyone thought the first four games would go with Chicago dominating the whole game. It was 84-65 going into the fourth quarter, the first time Chicago has led going into the fourth quarter in the last three games. A big part of this was the unit play of the Bulls as [...]

Bulls vs Pacers: Game 5

CHICAGO — The Bulls got some much needed good news on Monday: Derrick Rose’s MRI came back with no new news. Now you can really take that two ways as yes it’s good news nothing else is wrong, but his ankle is still sprained nonetheless. This comes after Rose sprained it driving to the basket in the first quarter of Saturday’s loss in Indianapolis. He is expecting to play Tuesday despite some soreness in his ankle. Rose has had two full days to rest it and will have the majority of the day Tuesday to monitor the ankle as Chicago [...]

The Iowa Energy fought their way to a 123-106 win over the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in Game One of the NBDL Finals. The Energy were led by Curtis Stinson who finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. The Energy fell behind in the first half but exploded in the third quarter, scoring 29 points and holding the Vipers to only 9. The third quarter burst was enough to let the Energy cruise through the fourth quarter to a Game One win. Game 2 will be Wednesday in Iowa. Key Stats: Energy Curtis Stinson: 29 points, 10 rebounds, [...]

INDIANAPOLIS — The talk for the next two days in Chicago about the Bulls will be about how they finally buckled and fumbled a game away to the Pacers. The Bulls were forced to mount yet another fourth quarter comeback against the Pacers in Game 4 and it was finally too much to handle. But as the team returns to Chicago with a chance to close out the Pacers on Tuesday, the Bulls are blaming only themselves and not making any excuses about their play as of late. “This is the NBA Playoffs everyone is competing hard,” said Joakim Noah. [...]