Now that the season has passed, it’s time to start looking forward. Ironically, to begin doing that, we first need to look back at who did what last season. Derrick Rose: Rose missed the entire season due to recovery from knee surgery. And he lost a little good will along the way. Nonetheless, everybody from […]
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A tempest in a teapot
There were so many compelling story lines in Chicago’s victory over the Heat the other night. There was Miami’s 27-game winning streak. Thrilling dunks on both sides. Amazing steals. Ferocious rebounds. Spectacular plays. It was gripping basketball. About as gripping as it gets in the regular season. But oddly enough, the lingering discussion regarding this […]
A winning weekend…at last
There haven’t been many feel-good moments lately for the Bulls or their fans. With the way the team has been playing lately, it’s hard to remember (and even a little difficult to believe) that the Bulls finished the month of January with a 28-17 record and a top-four seed in the Eastern Conference. Then came […]
How do the Bulls do it?
The Bulls (29-18) have the third-best record in the Eastern Conference. They trail the defending champion Miami Heat (30-14) by 2.5 games and the New York Knicks (30-15) by two games. They are one game ahead of the Brooklyn Nets (28-19). According to John Hollinger’s stats-based power rankings, the Bulls are the sixth-best team in […]
A very fond farewell to Jim Durham
Jim Durham has passed away. He died on Sunday at his Texas home. It’s possible younger readers don’t know who Durham was. And that’s a real shame. Durham was the voice of the Chicago Bulls for nearly 20 years — on both radio and television — an era of excellence that lasted from 1973 to 1991. […]
A feel-good story about the Bulls
If, like me, you’ve been basking in the positive vibes emanating from this year’s Bulls squad and thinking that something special is going on behind the scenes, here’s the confirmation.
The Bulls are showing Scottie Pippen some love
From ESPNChicago: “The Chicago Bulls will honor Scottie Pippen with a bronze bust of the Hall of Famer during a ceremony at halftime of a game against the Boston Celtics on April 7 at the United Center. The bust of Pippen, who works as an ambassador for his former team, will be permanently displayed on […]
The broken break
The Bulls have played eight games since Joakim Noah had thumb surgery. They are 6-2 during that stretch. So they are winning. However, they are not running. Not like they were before Noah’s injury. In their eight Noah-less games, the Bulls have a total of 81 fast break points. That works out to an average of 10.1 per game. […]
The shooting guard quandary
Keith Bogans is Chicago’s starting shooting guard. Bogans is averaging 3.9 PPG while shooting 38.3 percent from the field, 30.1 percent from three-point range and 56.3 percent from the free throw line. His Player Efficiency Rating is 7.7. According to John Hollinger’s reference guide, that puts him somewhere between “Definitely Renting” and “The Next Stop: […]
The Carlos Boozer Effect
Before Carlos Boozer played his first game in a Chicago uniform, the Bulls were 9-6. In the 12 games since, the Bulls are 9-3. It’s true that his first two games — against the Magic and Celtics — were disasters. However, the Bulls are 9-1 in the last 10 games. Before Boozer started suiting up, the Bulls were hitting about […]