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Another good team that the Bulls can't beat. |
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Posted on: Nov 19 2012, 09:15 AM | |
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Jeff Mangurten @JeffGurt The Bulls have allowed 100 points in 4 straight games for the first time under Tom Thibodeau. |
Forum: Bulls Talk · Post Preview: #46893 · Replies: 24 · Views: 81,863 |
Posted on: Nov 12 2012, 01:23 PM | |
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ChiTribSports @ChiTribSports Bulls' Hinrich unlikely to face Celtics |
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Posted on: Nov 7 2012, 11:16 AM | |
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ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo Danny Granger is out 3 months with a left knee injury. Granger has averaged fewer PPG and shot a lower FG pct each of the last 3 seasons. |
Forum: NBA Talk · Post Preview: #46876 · Replies: 1 · Views: 362,820 |
Posted on: Nov 7 2012, 11:07 AM | |
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They beat the Magic last night with a 12-2 run in the 4th quarter. It puts them to 3-1 on the season in the cupcake portion of their schedule. |
Forum: Bulls Talk · Post Preview: #46875 · Replies: 1 · Views: 1,633 |
Posted on: Nov 6 2012, 08:11 AM | |
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http://www.csnchicago.com/basketball-chica...mp;feedID=10332 QUOTE AGGREY SAM DEERFIELD, ILL.—Offensively, this season’s edition of the Bulls have put an emphasis on execution, ball movement, players moving without the ball and of course, head coach Tom Thibodeau’s rigid stance on inside-out play—at least when they’re in a half-court set. However, they’ve also made a concerted effort to push the pace in transition. It’s only three games into an 82-game season, but through the preseason and the NBA’s first week, one of the team’s strengths has been fast-break basketball. In the admittedly small sample size, they are tied for sixth in the league in transition points, at 16.7 points per game. That might not seem like much, but consider the fact that they only averaged an identically middle-in-the-pack 13.4 the last two seasons, when they had the services of one of the game’s most explosive talents, Derrick Rose. Sure, most coaches start each season with the intent to play at a faster tempo, a mission that often dissolves early, but the Bulls, with few players observers would consider elite in the open court, seem committed to getting up and down the floor in a hurry. “We work on it every day in practice. Thibs has got us running up and down, trying to get easy plays and easy layups, and we want to try to use our speed.,” Rip Hamilton said. We don’t want to play a half-court game for 48 minutes. We want to try to get as many easy baskets as possible.” Joakim Noah added: “For us, I think it’s all about getting out on the break, getting steals and just being able to run to the open spots, and just knowing what your teammates’ strengths and weaknesses are. “I’m not going to be the kind of guy that’s going to catch lobs and stuff like that, so I’d rather my teammates just throw a little bounce pass or something like that.” One would think that a coach with the mindset of Thibodeau, so concerned with ball security, wouldn’t want to loosen the reins enough to give his players the freedom to run, especially with a roster that doesn’t seem suited for the task. But upon closer inspection, the Bulls do have the personnel equipped for a decent transition game. Hamilton, while older, was never an elite athlete, but is regarded as one of the fastest and more well-conditioned players in the league, traits that lend themselves to sprinting the floor for layups and uncontested pull-jumpers on the break. His bookend wing, Luol Deng, is in similar shape and while he isn’t an above-the-rim player either, his size enables him to finish at a high level. Noah, as he himself acknowledged, doesn’t necessarily catch many alley-oops or possess a lot of flash as a finisher, but he is one of the best players at his position in the NBA at running the floor, as well as one of the few centers who can both start—his uncanny ball-handling ability and passing skills have earned Thibodeau’s trust—and finish a transition opportunity. Fellow big man Taj Gibson also runs the floor better than most of his peers and is one of the few Bulls who is known as a pogo-stick type of athlete. Meanwhile, Carlos Boozer showed up to training camp in much better shape; besides losing weight over the summer, he’s also running the floor a lot better, which allows him to keep up on fast breaks and even when he doesn’t see the ball, the power forward has been able to frequently carve out early and deep post position. Among the reserves, swingman Jimmy Butler offers an exciting and athletic, if seldom-used presence, while sharpshooter Marco Belinelli’s playmaking skills, slashing ability and solid size for his position have yielded signs of also being effective in transition. But the key to the Bulls’ early success as a fast-breaking team has been the play of their point guards, Kirk Hinrich and Nate Robinson. Both have employed significant ball pressure to opposing floor generals—the Bulls rank seventh in opponents’ turnovers per game, at 18.3 a night—and whether it’s off a foe’s miscue or defensive rebound, the duo has been racing up the floor in search of easy opportunities. Hinrich’s style is more about making a hit-ahead pass to a streaking wing player or big man filling the lane, while the diminutive Robinson prefers to keep it in his own hands and making a drop-off to a finisher or kick-out pass to shooter. But whether it’s the starter’s more traditional hoops sensibilities or the backup’s speed-demon tendencies, the Bulls have been effective as a transition team. They have not, however, been consistent with the approach. All too often, the team will start a game and establish a fast tempo, then fall into its grind-it-out habits as the game wanes on—or, alternately, not push the pace early and adjust to playing faster after halftime—an inconsistency Thibodeau would love to see disappear. “We want to get the ball up the floor quickly,” Thibodeau said after the Bulls’ season-opening win over Sacramento. “I thought we ran effectively early in the game, and I think we’ve got to do a better job running late.” Without Rose, the Bulls will need to manufacture points any way they can. While the offense-by-committee philosophy against set defenses is laudable when it works, on nights when it doesn’t—like Saturday’s home loss to New Orleans—they’ll need to speed things up, in order to avoid getting bogged down. |
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Posted on: Nov 6 2012, 08:10 AM | |
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http://www.csnchicago.com/basketball-chica...mp;feedID=10332 QUOTE AGGREY SAM DEERFIELD, ILL.—Starting this season, for the first time in his nine-year NBA career, All-Star Luol Deng is no longer being introduced as from Duke University when the Bulls’ starting lineup is announced. There’s a good reason for that. “I love Duke, it’s nothing against Duke. Me and ‘Coach K’ are friends, everything is fine,” he explained after the team’s practice Monday afternoon at the Berto Center. “I just felt like I didn’t get a chance to do it last year, but after we got our independence, being from South Sudan, I wanted people to recognize South Sudan.” “A lot of times, we still say South Sudan and people think it’s Sudan, but it’s our own nation now, so we found a way of recognition,” the All-Star continued. “Whoever’s sitting in the crowd or watching at home on TV, they can go and Google it. But South Sudan’s its own nation, so I’m proud of that.” When Derrick Rose returns to the Bulls lineup, the familiar, “From Chicago” preceding his name will surely warm the hearts of fans throughout the city. But when Deng is introduced, it inspires an entire nation. |
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Posted on: Nov 6 2012, 08:08 AM | |
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RIP to one of my all time favorites. http://www.csnchicago.com/basketball-chica...tm_medium=email QUOTE MARK STROTMAN csnchicago.png Jim Durham, who worked play-by-play on radio and television for the Chicago Bulls for 18 seasons, passed away over the weekend. He was 65 years old. Jerry Reinsdorf released a statement this afternoon on Durham's death. “I was so sorry to learn this morning of Jim Durham’s untimely passing. Jim was the voice of the Bulls for 18 years and he was the best at calling a basketball game I ever heard. I loved the energy he brought to our broadcasts, the way he painted a word picture of what was happening on the court which made you feel like you were there, and his sense of humor. "Most importantly, Jim was my friend and I will miss the conversations we had about the NBA, life in general, and his favorite baseball team… the Chicago White Sox. On behalf of the entire Chicago Bulls organization, my deepest condolences to Helen and his entire family. He will be greatly missed.” Durham was awarded in 2011 the Curt Gowdy Media Award, presented each year at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to outstanding media journalists. Durham was awarded Illinois Sportscaster of the Year in 1979, 1989 and 1990 while calling games for the Bulls, and won Chicago Emmy Awards in 1989 and 1991. Durham, a Chicago native, was around for Michael Jordan's first seven NBA seasons, including the Bulls' first three NBA championships from 1991 to 1993. He also worked as the Chicago White Sox television play-by-play man from 1989 to 1990. He joined ESPN in 1992, and had been the lead play-by-play commentator for NBA on ESPN Radio since January 1996, when the show first aired. Perhaps Durham's most famous call was on ESPN Radio, when Michael Jordan took and made his last shot as a Chicago Bull in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals. Durham also called Jordan's famous shot over Craig Ehlo in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round. |
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Posted on: Nov 5 2012, 07:41 AM | |
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What a miserable half-assed game. This is a night where they could have used a guy like Rose to put the team on his back and carry them in. |
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Posted on: Nov 2 2012, 01:14 PM | |
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Ricky O'Donnell @SBN_Ricky "Opponents are 40-of-171 (23%) in isolation attempts against Gibson over the last two seasons" -- @ZachLowe_NBA on Taj: |
Forum: Bulls Talk · Post Preview: #46862 · Replies: 24 · Views: 81,863 |
Posted on: Nov 2 2012, 08:23 AM | |
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We are in salary cap hell as an organization. |
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Posted on: Nov 1 2012, 10:14 AM | |
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Posted on: Nov 1 2012, 09:17 AM | |
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Posted on: Nov 1 2012, 09:15 AM | |
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Posted on: Nov 1 2012, 08:23 AM | |
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I know I am a day late, but I am going with 40-42 for the Bulls season, 8th seed. Jo will be the Bulls MVP this year Durant will win league MVP Lakers over Heat in 6 |
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Posted on: Nov 1 2012, 08:22 AM | |
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Wish I could have watched instead of following it from my phone ![]() |
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Posted on: Nov 1 2012, 08:22 AM | |
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4 years and $38 million. Glad to see Taj blinked. |
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Posted on: Oct 26 2012, 08:55 AM | |
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K.C Johnson @KCJHoop Thibodeau said Hinrich shot but didn't practice. Gametime decision for Friday's preseason finale. I'd guess he's out. #Bulls |
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Posted on: Oct 26 2012, 07:21 AM | |
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Posted on: Oct 25 2012, 12:02 PM | |
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NBA @NBA The Board of Governors has unanimously selected Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver to succeed Commissioner Stern. |
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Posted on: Oct 25 2012, 11:54 AM | |
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Comcast SportsNet @CSNChicago Report: David Stern to step down as NBA Commissioner in 2014. |
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Posted on: Oct 25 2012, 08:31 AM | |
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http://www.csnchicago.com/basketball-chica...tm_medium=email QUOTE TONY ANDRACKI csnchicago.png The Bulls parted ways with reserve guards Ryan Allen and Marko Jaric Wednesday afternoon to cut the roster down to 13. Opening night rosters throughout the NBA are required to be set by 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, two days before the Bulls' 2012-13 season opener. Allen, the younger brother of Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen and roommate of Derrick Rose, appeared in just two preseason games, and averaged just a half-minute per contest. Allen also has ties to Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau, but the 6-foot-3 undrafted rookie out of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee didn't make the final cut. Jaric saw more time this preseason, appearing in four exhibition contests with 0.3 rebounds and 3.5 minutes per game. CSNChicago Bull Insider Aggrey Sam believes the 34-year-old veteran may not be away for long: |
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Posted on: Oct 24 2012, 08:16 AM | |
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Let's hear your predictions for the 2012-2013 season... What will the Bulls record be, and where will they finish? What will the NBA finals match up be, and who will win in how many games? Who will be Bulls MVP with Rose out for most of the year? Who will be the NBA MVP? And anything else you want to add... |
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Posted on: Oct 24 2012, 07:01 AM | |
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http://www.csnchicago.com/basketball-chica...tm_medium=email QUOTE With a starting lineup consisting of four returning players and a familiar face in Kirk Hinrich, it would seem that the Bulls are devoid of the usual training-camp battles. Of course, there's the awkward player-to-be-named-later situation--due to the organization's payroll being right up to the league's hard cap, they can't technically sign a 14th player to the roster, though they'll be able to do so next month--of which veteran camp invitee Marko Jaric appears to be the favorite, after center Kyrylo Fesenko was waived last week. Even when examining the reserves, the big-man rotation seems set, as holdover Taj Gibson's role is set to increase and backup center Nazr Mohammed's strong preseason play behind Joakim Noah has been a pleasant surprise. Ditto for point guard, where Nate Robinson has settled down after a rocky start to the exhibition campaign and while Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau will have to endure his occasional erratic decision-making, the diminutive scorer's energy and playmaking ability behind or alongside Hinrich has the potential to pay off down the road. However, the team's depth at the wing positions is quietly a concern, as neither free-agent acquisition Marco Belinelli nor second-year swingman Jimmy Butler has been truly established as a trusted backup to starter Rip Hamilton. All-Star Luol Deng is regarded as one of the league's ironmen--he led the NBA in minutes per game last season and was first in total minutes played two years ago, and if he remains healthy during the regular season, it's feasible that the small forward could be tops in both categories--so the spot minutes at backup small forward are presumably earmarked for Butler, but with Thibodeau still cautious about overuse of Hamilton after his injury-plagued debut campaign in Chicago, there is playing time to be had at shooting guard, as well. "He has been solid. He’s still finding his way," said Thibodeau about Butler. "He has done some very good things defensively. It’s more looking at that entire group and how they function." This was a typically terse response for Thibodeau when asked about the Marquette product. Despite Butler's stellar showing at the NBA summer league in Las Vegas back in July and receiving praise for virtually living in the Berto Center during the offseason, one gets the sense that the experienced coach wants to see the youngster take another step in his game--perhaps a reason Butler played all 48 minutes of the Bulls' exhibition loss at Minnesota in Deng's absence--combining consistency, intangibles and the application of his demonstrated offensive development, specifically improved outside shooting, the ability to create, finishing strong on the interior and knowing when to shoot or pass the ball in half-court situations. Still, Butler's individual defense could have him ahead of the slumping Belinelli, who isn't known as a defender of note, in what could be a shorter rotation than Thibodeau has utilized in his first two years in Chicago, partially due to the departure of most of the "Bench Mob" over the summer. Optimistic projections when Belinelli signed with the Bulls had him, mostly based on his past statistics, replacing Kyle Korver as the Bulls' designated sharpshooter and if not pushing Hamilton for a starting spot, keeping the veteran's minutes down and at best, making him expendable as the February trade deadline approaches. That hasn't been the case thus far, as the native of Italy has struggled as a shooter--he's shooting 25 percent from the field, including 0-for-7 from three-point range, in just over 21 minutes a night--and frankly, has appeared a bit lost on both ends of the court at times. With only two exhibition contests left and teams across the league playing their regulars more in an attempt to get ready for the real thing, Tuesday's matchup against defending Western Conference champions Oklahoma City could help Thibodeau decide which way he wants to go. "He can play well. There’s a lot of other things he can do. You guys judge him strictly by how he shoots. He made a number of good plays off the dribble. He has the ability to put the ball on the floor and make a good play. And he also has the ability to play good defense. The nights he doesn’t shoot well, he can still play well for us. And that’s what I expect. I know his offense will come around. He has shown he is more than capable. He just has to keep working at it. He’ll be fine," said Thibodeau about Belinelli, before delving into whether the player's confidence is beginning to evaporate because of his poor shooting. "You don’t want it to. There are going to be nights in which you don’t shoot as well as other nights. When that happens, you can’t allow that to impact how you play. You still have to sprint back, play defense. Our team is committed to being a five-man team both on offense and defense. Everyone is responsible to help each other. He can still play effectively when he’s not shooting well. I think running the floor and getting some easy baskets will help. "When he's open, I want him to shoot; that's what he is. As long as they're his shots. He can put it on the floor. If he's open, that's good. If he passes up an open shot, it's going to lead to a lesser shot for us, so he's got to shoot and he can play well when he's not shooting well. There's a lot of other things that he can do. He can play great defense, he can rebound, he can run the break, he can make plays off the dribble. I don't want him to be a one-dimensional player and I don't think he is. He'll find his rhythm. He's put a lot of extra time in and he's already proven that he's very capable of being a great shooter in this league." Added Carlos Boozer, who noted that Belinelli was engrossed in a deep conversation with assistant coach Ron Adams, a noted shooting guru, at the time: "He's just got to shoot and play with confidence. We're going to continue to run plays for him. We kind of run the same plays for Rip, for Marco. You know how it is, man. I've been through slumps, every guy on this team has been through slumps. Sometimes it just takes that first basket to get you going. Sometimes it'll be a layup, could be a free throw, could be a wide-open jump shot for him because he's a phenomenal shooter. We're going to keep screening hard for him, get him in pick-and-rolls--he's a good ballhandler--and trying to get him loose because I'd rather him miss all his shots now and make them all in regular season anyway. "He has a great character about him, very good listener, pays attention, works hard. He'll break out of it." For Belinelli's part, the shooting guard, who does have the ability to put the ball on the floor and makes plays, as well as spot up from the outside, admitted that he's in a funk. Some of his preseason performance can be attributed to playing in a new, possibly more demanding system, but regardless, he candidly acknowledged that his confidence is down. "I know that I'm not playing really good right now. I didn't score the ball [Friday], too. Just part of the game, especially for a shooting guard," he said. "I just try to work on my shot and I hope it's going to be good. "Maybe [his confidence has dropped] a little bit, but that's part of the game. I just try to be positive and work forward," continued Belinelli. "I'm happy because [Friday] we won a game, but personally, I know that I can be better than that, so I want to do that. So, I was a little bit pissed about that game [Friday], but that's part of the game. So, the only thing that I can do is just work, take my shot." The Bulls' group of holdovers--Boozer, Deng, Gibson, Noah, Hamilton and perhaps the experienced Hinrich, who has appeared to seamlessly fit into the system, more so than Butler, who received scant playing time as a rookie--has been trying to help Belinelli and the other new faces adjust to Thibodeau's style of play throughout training camp. Boozer, in particular, seemed to empathize with the struggle of the newcomers. "You've got seven new guys or anybody new, when you're bringing them into the fold, it takes time to get them on the same page, so we can all be on the same page. We've got some guys from different teams, we've got a few of us that were here the last few years, but just like when we all came together in 2010, it took us time to get used to each other and get into the flow. It'll take us time this year, too," explained Boozer. "[The Bulls holdovers assisting the team's new players is] monumental. We know exactly what we're looking to do. We know exactly what we're looking for in each play. We know exactly what we're looking for in each [defensive] stop and kind of make teams play into their weakness, so it's crucial for us to help them get on the same page. "For us, this is our third year together, this group. We've seen our success through his system, through his practice schedule, through his days off, through his regimen and we've had success the last two years, so we trust him because we've seen the benefits of his success. We tell the new guys that are coming in, our rookies and some of the vets that have been around--some of them are coming from losing programs, to be quite frank. This is one of their first times they've been on a winning team," he went on to say. "There's some guys that have been through it and some guys that we have new that haven't been through it, so we just tell them to keep working. Every time you come in, to be focused; it'll pay off in the long run. The thing that Tom talked to us about almost every training camp is begin with the end in mind. Our end goal is to put a banner up, so the work we do now will pay off later if we put everything into that and they're paying heed to that." |
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Posted on: Oct 24 2012, 07:00 AM | |
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The Bulls must have liked him if the talk is about bringing him back. |
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