On today’s B.S. Report, Grantland’s Bill Simmons had the always-excellent Zach Lowe on to discuss the state of the league heading into the All-Star break, as well as topics pertaining to the festivities of said weekend. Simmons went out of his way to bring up the Bulls early in the chat. “We gotta talk about this Bulls […]
Seeing as the Bulls have played their best against contenders this year, it only makes sense that they would break out of their slump in emphatic fashion against the Spurs, last year’s champion and the most successful franchise of the last 15 or so years. Chicago came out focused right off the bat, led by […]
The Bulls have had a dozen or so lackluster efforts against weaker competition this season, and yet their 121-114 home loss to the Magic was still frustrating. That tells you all you need to know about how extraordinarily poor they were tonight. Some really positive things happened, and I mean really positive, but for every step forward, […]
The Bulls have had more emphatic wins than the one they notched tonight. They thumped the Knicks to open the year, mounted an impressive comeback over the Clippers in Los Angeles, claimed two victories over Toronto, won shorthanded in Memphis on a road back-to-back and came through with an emotional triumph in Washington. However, tonight […]
In a way, this felt like the first time we’ve actually seen the Bulls all season. Their offense hasn’t been this easy on the eyes in eons (per Basketball Reference, the wacky 2011-2012 lockout season is the only year Chicago has had a top ten offense in the Post-Jordan Era), but the Bulls under Tom […]
At the end of the year, certain nights of the 82 game slog stand out, whether it be because of a great victory, a painful loss, or, as the Bulls have experienced far too often over the years, an injury. Tonight, however, was not one of those nights. Chicago blew many chances to steal this […]
Tonight marks the first meeting between the Bulls and Hawks since Jimmy Butler hit a game-winning three in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, leading Stacey King to call him “Jimmy Jordan.” The Bulls advanced to the Finals and… oh, whoops, that was just a preseason game. Funny thing is, at this point in […]
Just looking at the final score, a 112-102 loss to the team with the best point differential, road record and overall record in the league shouldn’t be too deflating, but that’s how it felt, with the team confirming as much after the game: Bulls locker room still closed 20 minutes after buzzer. Guessing the D and […]
For someone who the world wishes would just stop talking, people sure listen when Derrick Rose speaks. He caused a stir with his recent comments about saving his body. As a refresher: “I feel I’ve been managing myself pretty good. I know a lot of people get mad when they see me sit out. But […]
On the circus road trip, any win is a good win. That, along with no one getting injured, cushions the embarrassment and frustration of the Bulls blowing a 21 point lead that peaked midway through the second quarter after back-to-back buckets from Tony Snell. The offense lost its rhythm and the absence of Taj Gibson was […]
