I’m going to miss Nate Robinson. I’m jumping the gun here. I know that. The regular season isn’t even over yet, the playoffs haven’t started, and nobody has any idea what the Bulls are going to look like next season. But what we do know is this: Robinson is a minimum contract player who was […]
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A team-defining win: Bulls 92, Nets 90
The 2012-13 Chicago Bulls are not winning an NBA title. Derrick Rose is probably not going to play a single game this season. The Bulls will not be fully healthy — or even close — by the end of the regular season. Their absolute ceiling is a second round playoff elimination. If they make it […]
Game Recap: Bulls 104, Bucks 88
The Good: Despite the absence of Carlos Boozer due to a sore hamstring, the Bulls opened a six-game road trip with a convincing victory over a division rival. And unlike their two losses to the Bucks earlier this season, they managed to build a big lead and keep it. The Bulls outhustled and outworked the […]
Game Recap: Bulls 93, Bobcats 85
The Bad: The Bulls scored only 14 points on 4-for-15 shooting in the third quarter and gave up 30 points in the fourth to make this game a little more “exciting” than it needed to be. The Good: Luol Deng (31 minutes, 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists) returned after missing five straight games with […]
Game Recap: Bulls 103, Warriors 87
The Good: Talk about controlling the backboards. Chicago’s starting frontcourt was totally dominant in this game, combining for 41 rebounds to go with 45 points. Carlos Boozer (15 points and 13 rebounds), Jimmy Butler (16 points and 12 rebounds) and Joakim Noah (14 points and 16 rebounds) all finished with double-doubles. What’s more, they combined […]
Game Recap: Bulls 95, Lakers 83
The Bad: The Bulls shot only 41.9 percent — including 39.5 percent on two-pointers — and got outrebounded 50-40. They managed only two free throws before halftime and a paltry 12 for the game. The Good: Despite their poor overall shooting, the Bulls went 9-for-17 from three-point range (52.9 percent) and scored at a rate […]
Jimmy Butler is lighting it up in the NBA Summer League
One of the reasons the Bulls were willing to let Ronnie Brewer walk out the door — besides the fact that it saved them millions of dollars — was because management believed Jimmy Butler could effectively replace him. They may have been right and then some. The Bulls may be 0-2 in NBA Summer League […]
Bulls draft for today and tomorrow
Nikola Mirotic and Jimmy Butler. They are your new Chicago Bulls. Well, sort of. The Houston Rockets actually selected Mirotic with the 23rd pick but then traded him to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Chicago took Norris Cole with the 28th pick but traded him and the 43rd pick to Minnesota for the rights to Mirotic. Here’s […]