During Friday night’s game against the Portland Trailblazers, star point guard Derrick Rose suffered a non-contact, right knee injury. MRIs revealed Rose tore his right medial meniscus and would require surgery. Rose’s recovery time was dependent on if he opted to remove his meniscus (shorter recovery time but long term health problems later on) or […]
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What’s the Usage?
With Derrick Rose’s meniscus injury, a team that seemed destined for a spot atop the Eastern Conference is now full of question marks. For the second straight season, the Bulls will have to figure out how to go on without their superstar. There are a lot of theories out there about what they should do […]
Game #12 Recap: Bulls at Clippers, Rock Bottom…Maybe
In the words of esteemed philosopher Emmitt Smith, plain and simple, the Bulls got debacled. The 121-82 final score that will show on the tickers of various sports networks is every bit indicative of how bad Chicago got blown out today by the Clippers. Things were good to start (well more passable than good, but […]
Game #12 Preview: Chicago Bulls at Los Angeles Clippers – The Show Must Go On
It’s hard to remember many games going from huge matchups circled on the calendar to feeling rather trivial, yet that is the case for Chicago’s matinee with the Clippers today. It’s been nearly two years since Derrick Rose and Chris Paul squared off, which dates back to a New Year’s Eve clash in which Rose asserted […]
What We’re Reading: Player Profiles Galore
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. Hopefully, this can serve as a […]
Chicago Bulls (6-4) at Portland Trailblazers (10-2): Game Preview (Video)
Last night, I worked with Dane Carbaugh of A Young Sabonis (one of our favorite sites here at Bulls by the Horns) and Sean Highkin of USA Today to briefly preview tonight’s game against the Portland Trailblazers. If you’d like to see a written transcript, you can read one here. Apologies for the lack of […]
Game Recap #10: Denver Nuggets 97 – Chicago Bulls 87
The Bulls kept pace with the Nuggets for 3 quarter or so before falling victim to Nate Robinson and the Nuggets on Thursday night. Their record is now 6-4. In a first half characterized by a blistering pace (by the Bulls standards), the Bulls saw a brief return to form from Derrick Rose, who was […]
Game #10: Chicago Bulls at Denver Nuggets Preview- The Pain of Parting
Without Jimmy Butler, the Bulls look to win their 6th straight game against Ty Lawson and the Nuggets, winners of 3 of their last 5 after starting the season 1-4. The Nuggets, fresh off a 2nd place finish in the Northwest and one of the best regular seasons in team history, are facing an […]
Mailbag Part 2- Defending a Twitter Trade Involving Deng
The following is a question submitted for the “Weekly Mailbag.” Unfortunately my response was far too long and detailed to go in with the other mailbag questions so it was turned into it’s own post. I saw on Avi’s Twitter he proposed the trade “Deng and Teague for Arron Afflalo and Jameer Nelson” but I’m […]
By the Horns Weekly Mailbag- 11/20/2013
Welcome to the Bulls by the Horns weekly mailbag where we will answer some of your reader submitted questions about the Chicago Bulls and the NBA. If you’d like to submit your question to us please shoot us a message via our contact form. This week’s mailbag is on a Wednesday, however subsequent mailbags will be […]