So, that wasn’t much fun. The Chicago Bulls opened February with the kind of flat, ugly effort we really haven’t seen from them in the last month or so, losing on the road to the New Orleans Pelicans, 88-79. Let’s just get this over with and figure out what we learned. 1. If the Bulls […]
Maybe we shouldn’t get excited about a win over a team missing four of its best six players, as the San Antonio Spurs were last night, especially with the Chicago Bulls operating at what passes for full strength with Derrick Rose out of action. But then again, the Spurs are notorious — not unlike the […]
Last night, Luol Deng took the court for the first time in a game involving the Chicago Bulls while wearing the other uniform. It was weird, even as the Bulls beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-87. Remember when we all assumed the Cavs would make the playoffs and the Bulls would drop out after the trade? […]
Tom Thibodeau catches a lot of heat for his offensive coaching. Known for his defensive acumen, his offense tends to be fairly unsuccessful. Some of that is personnel-based, but it’s hard to point to evidence that Thibs is an offensive genius. That said, he does have his moments. His SLOB (SideLine Out of Bounds) plays […]
It’s been so long since the Chicago Bulls legitimately blew someone out that I’ve kind of forgotten how to react to it. Nonetheless, last night’s 103-78 win over the Philadelphia 76ers was definitely fun. Blowouts are fun, as long as you’re on the winning side. Anyway, the Sixers are bad and they like it that […]
Just two days after a marathon triple-overtime, it would’ve been fair to expect the Chicago Bulls to come out flat in what would be a 96-93 loss to the Washington Wizards. Instead, led by Jimmy Butler — he of the franchise record 60:20 played in Orlando — the Bulls posted one of their better offensive […]
Late in the first overtime period against the Orlando Magic, things looked grim for the Chicago Bulls. They were down by three and were struggling to execute properly, resulting in turnovers that could have allowed the Magic to seal the deal. Instead, they got another chance at it, still trailing by three with 15 seconds […]
Before the Chicago Bulls won a marathon triple-overtime game against the Orlando Magic, 128-125, I stated on Twitter that it would qualify as a minor miracle if either team cracked 90 points. I was basing that prediction on the last meeting between these teams, an 83-82 barn burner in Chicago, and on the absence of […]
Tom Thibodeau sees your cries for tanking. He is unimpressed. Now, to be fair, the Chicago Bulls were always going to beat the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks are now 7-28, good for worst in the NBA. But after the 81-72 win, Thibs clarified his position on winning. Literally the definition of #ThibsBall RT @NickFriedell: Thibs […]
There are two ways to look at the Chicago Bulls’ 92-87 win over the Phoenix Suns. You can look at it as a failure, since trading Luol Deng the night before ostensibly ushered in a new era of tanking, or you can look at it as the reality of Tom Thibodeau. We all knew that […]
