The 2013 NBA offseason has gotten off to a crazy, albeit hilarious, start this year. To this point we’ve been blessed with an NBA draft where almost no one had a clue as to what was going on, a blockbuster trade, endless speculation of where Dwight Howard will play next season, and, of course, the […]
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2012-2013 Player Capsules- Kirk Hinrich
The Chicago Bulls 2012-2013 campaign has officially come to a close. Now that we are weeks removed from the end of the season and have had time to be reflective, it’s time to take a look back at the performances of the members of this Bulls squad and brief look ahead at the future. The […]
Bulls-Hawks Preview
Update: Kirk Hinrich (elbow) and Joakim Noah (plantar fasciitis) and Carlos Boozer (hamstring) are all out again tonight. Hinrich is expected to be out at least a week with this injury. Taj Gibson, Luol Deng, Jimmy Butler, Rip Hamilton and Nate Robinson are starting for the Bulls, which means extended minutes for Gibson, Deng and […]
Rockets-Bulls Preview
Houston Rockets Status Check: Record: 14-12 Division: 2-4 Conference: 4-10 Road Record: 3-7 Last 10 Games: 6-4 Streak: Won 3 Last game: 121-96 win over Grizzlies PPG: 105.4 (1st) Opponents PPG: 103.4 (29th) Offensive Rating: 108.0 (7th) Defensive Rating: 105.9 (19th) Pace: 96.4 (1st) Effective Field Goal Percentage: .507 (7th) Turnover Percentage: .145 (24th) Defensive […]
Bulls-Pistons Preview
Detroit Pistons Status Check: Record: 6-14 Division: 1-0 Conference: 4-3 Home Record: 5-4 Last 10 Games: 5-5 Streak: Lost 1 Last game: 104-97 loss to Golden State PPG: 93.2 (25th) Opponents PPG: 96.2 (13th) Offensive Rating: 101.8 (26th) Defensive Rating: 105.1 (17th) Pace: 91.6 (18th) Effective Field Goal Percentage: .476 (18th) Turnover Percentage: .149 (27th) […]
Offensive value and the Bulls
Andres Alvarez of The Wages of Wins Journal recently published a post titled Top Offenses and Top Offensive Players (which I discovered via TrueHoop). Alvarez used the Wins Produced metric to rate last season’s best offenses and offensive players. The article produced some not-so-surprising results (the Spurs had the league’s “winningest” offense and Chris Paul was the top […]
The Kyle Korver trade is official
K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune writes: The Bulls completed the trade of Kyle Korver to the Hawks reported last Friday, however the Timberwolves dropped out of the thoroughly discussed three-team deal. Korver’s $5 million contract becomes guaranteed for the 2012-13 season and slides into the Hawks’ trade exception created when they dealt Joe Johnson […]
Bulls finalizing Korver trade, shopping Rip, interested in Mayo, etc.
Kyle Korver is scheduled to have a physical in Atlanta today. Assuming he passes — and there’s no reason I know of to assume otherwise — the Bulls will be able to finalize the three-team deal sending Korver to the Hawks via the Minnesota Timberwolves. What do the Bulls get out of this trade? Reportedly, […]
The possible fates of Ronnie Brewer and Kyle Korver
According to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, Bulls GM Gar Forman told Ronnie Brewer’s agent that — although they opted not to pick up Ronnie’s $4.37 million option — the team might re-sign him at a reduced salary. Said Brewer: “I will definitely test the market though. Whatever team I end up going to, […]
Speedy Stormy Rose
That’s D-Rose’s new nickname. In some parts of the world. According to the Focus Taiwan News Channel: “Derrick Rose, the NBA’s youngest Most Valuable Player (MVP) in history, was seen happily receiving a new Chinese nickname on Saturday during a two-day visit to Taiwan. Chosen by Taiwanese fans through an online poll recently, the nickname ‘Biao […]