To be honest, it’s somewhat difficult to concentrate on basketball matters after yesterday’s tragic bombings at the Boston Marathon. The immense national sadness was felt everywhere, including the Bulls’ locker room. Said Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau: “It’s just terrible. Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, the first responders, everybody there. It’s just terrible. […]
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Miami’s “revenge”
Only the sports media could possibly have categorized Miami’s win over the Bulls yesterday as a “revenge” game. On the one hand, there was the mighty Heat, a reasonably healthy 60-win team with the league’s MVP and two other top 10 players seemingly cruising toward their second straight NBA title. On the other hand, there […]
Regular season sweep: Bulls 118, Knicks 111 (OT)
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 […]
Another home loss to a bad team: Raptors 101, Bulls 98
Rip Hamilton finally returned after a 19-game absence due to a bulging disc in his back. This was a rather unexpected development considering Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said Hamilton was “not real close” to a comeback just last Friday. As it turned out, Hamilton’s surprise return was one of the few things that went […]
Chicago’s biggest enemy is the human body
Time isn’t the friend of this M.A.S.H unit known as the Chicago Bulls. There are six games left in the regular season and there are more unhealthy bodies than healthy ones. Derrick Rose (left knee rehab) is still in the “out indefinitely” category. Rose says he’s still open to playing this season, but a return […]
The streak is over: Pistons 99, Bulls 85
Tom Thibodeau has made the phrase “we have more than enough to win” famous over his three seasons as head coach of the Chicago Bulls. In fact, it has become a much-needed rallying cry for his players. The ones healthy enough to actually play at any rate. As Jimmy Butler has said more than once, […]
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 […]
Dead Men Walking: Wizards 90, Bulls 86
Remember back in late January? Early February? Things were looking up for the Bulls. They weren’t just thinking about making the playoffs. They were taking aim at the second or third seed in the Eastern Conference. Luol Deng and Joakim Noah were named to the All-Star team. An early March return by Derrick Rose looked […]
Game Recap: Bulls 95, Pistons 94
One day after a gut-wrenching come-from-ahead loss in Dallas, the Bulls flipped the script and pulled out a come-from-behind home win over the Pistons. Of course, the quality of competition was a bit different, given that the Mavericks are making a surge for the playoffs. All the Pistons (24-50) have to look forward to is the […]
A punch in the gut: Mavericks 100, Bulls 98
When Luol Deng nailed a three-pointer to give the Bulls a 97-85 lead with 4:07 left in the game, it honestly looked like the Bulls had this game pretty much wrapped up. As it turns out, not so much. Dallas closed out the game on a 15-1 run as Chicago’s offense — which had been […]