In the wake of the Luol Deng trade there’s been an onslaught of criticism by fans—some of management, some of Deng, some of both. Some just want to lash out at anyone in general. Most of the fans criticizing either way jump on a wayward “fact” or two and then build Specious Mountain out […]
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Where do the Chicago Bulls go from here?
The Luol Deng trade signifies an end to a core group of players that many thought would at least have one finals appearance by now. The trio of Rose, Deng, and Noah were thought to be the group of players in the East that had the best shot at possibly conquering the Miami Heat. The […]
Chicago Bulls 92, Phoenix Suns 87: What did we learn?
There are two ways to look at the Chicago Bulls’ 92-87 win over the Phoenix Suns. You can look at it as a failure, since trading Luol Deng the night before ostensibly ushered in a new era of tanking, or you can look at it as the reality of Tom Thibodeau. We all knew that […]
Potential Bulls Call Ups
Yesterday was a sad day for the Chicago Bulls and those who follow them with the team’s recent trade of Luol Deng, longest tenured Bull, humanitarian, and all around beacon of everything right with the NBA. It was also the deadline for non-guaranteed contracts to become guaranteed, which precipitated the panic Cleveland had to get […]
Bulls by the Horns Luol Deng Trade Roundtable
Last night, the basketball world was shocked when the Chicago Bulls suddenly pulled the trigger on a trade that sent Luol Deng to the Cleveland Cavaliers. To this point much has been made and said about the trade from many basketball writers and fans alike. The following are takes on the trade and Luol Deng […]
What We’re Reading: Let’s Make a Deal
We at Bulls by the Horns realize that you’re busy and don’t have the time to go searching through website after website for some interesting, NBA related reads. So, from time to time, we’ll gather the articles we’ve found interesting and put them together for you in one place. Today, we’ll start right here in […]
Assessing the Impact of the Luol Deng Trade
For those of you asleep at the time, a bomb was dropped on the Chicago Bulls fan base as news broke that the Chicago Bulls traded Luol Deng to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Andrew Bynum and three future draft picks. As of writing this no additional moves have been made but it is heavily expected […]
Nikola Mirotic Scouting Report: Vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 11/1/2013
Hello everyone and welcome back to the Bulls by the Horns series where we break down and analyze Nikola Mirotic’s performance in the Euroleague this year to hopefully help everyone know what to expect for when Mirotic makes his way over to the NBA. If you missed the first two series of the post, you […]
Bulls Riding High After Home Win Over Hawks
First off: #OperationTank is no more. The Bulls have now won 5 of 7, which despite the hole they dug themselves and the endless amount of injuries they suffered, has them right back in the sixth seed in the East. After their thrashing at the hands of the Rockets, I noted the Bulls had a […]
Preview: Bulls Host Hawks
If two Eastern Conference teams not named Miami or Indiana play while an NFL playoff game is on, does it make a sound? Either way, tonight the Bulls play host to the Atlanta Hawks, who after another pectoral injury to Al Horford are now forced to face a second recent season without their best player, […]