To (heavily) paraphrase a line from Rust Cohle, the NBA season is a flat circle. This season saw Chicago Bulls fans cycle from hope and excitement (Derrick Rose’s return), to disappointment and despair (his injury), to grief (the Luol Deng trade). But as the season progressed our sorrow slowly morphed back into optimism with stellar […]
The 2013-2014 NBA schedule has officially been released. As usual the schedule is 82 games with 41 home and 41 road games. The Bulls will play their divisional opponents-the Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons, and Cleveland Cavaliers- four times each, six of the non-divisional Eastern conference teams four times, and the remaining 4 non-divisional Eastern conference […]
From Bulls.com: The Chicago Bulls will tip off the 2012-13 season at the United Center on Oct. 31 versus the Sacramento Kings. Tip-off time for the season opener is 7:00 p.m. (CT). Chicago’s home schedule is also highlighted by visits from the Western Conference Champion Oklahoma City Thunder on Nov. 8, and the NBA Champion […]
Just what Bulls fans have been waiting for: The preseason schedule has been released. From ESPNChicago: The Chicago Bulls open their preseason on Oct. 9 against the Memphis Grizzlies, part of a seven-game schedule that includes games in Champaign and South Bend. The Bulls, who released their preseason schedule on Tuesday, will play the Cleveland […]
According to ESPNChicago’s Nick Friedell, Joakim Noah is feeling 100 percent healthy after battling thumb and ankle injuries last season. He’ll need to be. The Bulls updated schedule for the abbreviated 2011-12 season has been released. And it’s challenging. In fact, early on, it’s downright brutal. The schedule opens with a four-game road trip that […]
K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune writes: “The Bulls are scheduled to open [the preseason] against the Michael Jordan-owned Charlotte Bobcats on Oct. 10 at the United Center. Other home games are Oct. 14 against the Timberwolves, Oct. 21 against the Pacers and Oct. 27 against Scott Skiles and the Bucks. The Bulls’ road schedule calls for them to […]
The NBA has a schedule. And a lockout. Which may mean the schedule will be more effective as packing material or lining for bird cages across the country. Still, presuming the best (fingers crossed, everybody), let’s take a month-by-month peak at what the Bulls have coming their way. Oh, and if you’re not lucky enough […]
The 2011-12 Bulls schedule has been released under the (possibly foolishly) optimistic belief that there will be a 2011-12 NBA season. I’ll give my full review a little later, but the only up side I can see to a lockout-shortened season is the Bullies avoiding their typically front-loaded schedule.
During last week’s post about Chicago’s scheduleapocalypse, I mentioned that the Bulls play a league-high 23 sets of back-to-back games…just like last season. Here’s how the Bulls did in the second game of back-to-backs last season: Overall record in back-to-backs: 10-13 Home record: 4-3 Road record: 6-10 Record versus playoff teams: 3-7 Record versus non-playoff teams: 7-6 Double-digit […]
The 2010-11 schedule has been released. It’s a doozy. As usual. The Bulls must once again — and again and again and yet again — contend with their infamous November “circus trip” and a schedule loaded with back-to-back games. As K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune pointed out: “The Bulls are tied with the Bucks […]
