On the circus road trip, any win is a good win. That, along with no one getting injured, cushions the embarrassment and frustration of the Bulls blowing a 21 point lead that peaked midway through the second quarter after back-to-back buckets from Tony Snell. The offense lost its rhythm and the absence of Taj Gibson was […]
Jerry Reinsdorf will breathe a little easier today, as Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reports that Erik Murphy, whom the Chicago Bulls waived on Thursday, has been claimed by the Utah Jazz. The move caught most people off-guard on Thursday, as waiving Murphy didn’t make any sense in and of itself. It opened a roster […]
So. I really don’t know what to say. In nine days, we’ve gone from a shellacking of the then-undefeated Indiana Pacers to losing to the previously 1-14 Utah Jazz in what really should’ve been a blowout. By the Jazz, that is. Derrick Rose is out for the year after tearing his meniscus. Jimmy Butler is […]
Utah Jazz Status Check: Record: 31-22 Division: 5-5 Conference: 16-16 Home Record: 17-10 Last 10 Games: 4-6 Streak: 1 win Last game: Won 107-104 at Sacramento PPG: 99.9 (12th) Opponents PPG: 99.8 (18th) Offensive Rating: 109.1 (9th) Defensive Rating: 108.9 (18th) Pace: 90.9 (22nd) Effective Field Goal Percentage: .497 (13th) Turnover Percentage: .129 (8th) Defensive Rebound Percentage: […]
The AP game notes pretty much said it all: Utah’s 132 points, 34 assists and 3-point percentage (.600) were season-highs for a Bulls opponent. Except for one dunk — more on that below — the Jazz didn’t do anything spectacular. They simply fought, hustled and executed the Bulls to death. Ouch. And just like that, […]
When Aaron Gray returning from injury was by far and away the best news of the night, you know things must have gone pretty badly for the Bulls. Make that four blowouts in the last four games, during which the Bulls have been outscored by a combined 77 points. They are now 1-4 on their […]
Well, that was fun. Buzzer-beating wins like Chicago’s 102-101 victory over Utah always get fans and players psyched up…even if nobody will remember them come playoff time. Like I said before, preseason games have relatively little to do with regular season (or postseason) success. Although maybe that’s less true for some of the Bulls than […]
It’s official: The Utah Jazz have matched the offer sheet Paul Millsap signed with the Portland Trail Blazers. And what a hefty offer it was, worth $32 million over four years. This is yet another confirmation that Millsap is Utah’s future at the power forward position…and Carlos Boozer is their past. So of course it’s time for a fresh […]
Carlos Boozer had a nice little chat with ESPN Radio 1000’s Tom Waddle and Marc Silverman today, during which he confirmed that the Jazz have agreed to trade him. When asked whether he might be shipped to Chi-town, Boozer said: “I definitely heard a little rumbling about it, whether it will go down or not. It’s […]
And I mean cooling way down. As in, it ain’t happening. Oh sure, technically speaking, anything could happen. The Bulls could trade for Boozer next week. MJ could come out of retirement. I could discover a chemical formula that transforms pure evil into delicious candy. A lot of things couldhappen. This one specific thing, barring circumstances unforeseen, will […]
