By Paul M. Banks, President of The Sports Bank.net
When my hometown Chicago Bulls drafted Joakim Noah ninth overall that summer night back in 2006, I yelled and cursed at the television. When Noah was a Florida Gator, he was one of my least favorite college basketball players of all time. And he did a lot [...]

You’d think that being drafted in the first round of the 2009 NBA draft, starting for your team for almost half of the season, and getting selected to play in the Rookies-Sophomores game during All-Star Weekend would ensure that someone at ESPN would have a photo of you. Sorry Taj Gibson, those 20 points you [...]

On Thursday afternoon around 4:30 PM CST, Bulls GM Gar Forman spoke with the press regarding the Bulls’ trades and their roster moving forward for the rest of the 2009-2010 season.  He indicated that the entire staff would be meeting today to review their scouting plan and joked with KC Johnson that he had an [...]

If you’re confused or can’t keep up with the moves the Bulls made over the last 48 hours, don’t worry, you’re not alone.
As of 5:00 PM (CST) the NBA.com website showed the Chicago Bulls roster/depth chart with Francisco Elson and Kurt Thomas occupying two spots on the bench. Oddly enough, neither Tyrus Thomas or John [...]

Ron Artest is famous for being insane.  Did he really see someone stab someone to death over a basketball game as a kid?  Did he really run into the stands over spilled beer?  Does he really think he’s a good rapper?  It’s basically accepted as a fact that he took a job at Circuit City [...]

As you can see from the picture, the Bulls and Cavs game was a physical battle.  The Bulls managed to pull it out 86-85 after a very poor final possession by Cleveland, but not before Hinrich lost a good amount of blood.  More importantly to note, I think we are learning the character of this [...]

Milton Bradley’s mother chimes in on Milton’s problems with the Cubs.  Racism and negativity abound in this article. [Tribune]
I’ve been hinting at this for many years, but there is mathematical proof that you should almost NEVER punt, kick a field goal, or attempt a PAT.  Over the course of the season those things create less [...]

As some of you noticed (or not), I have been absent from NQTC since last Sunday.  As a result, South Side Sheik and StevieY19 managed to maintain the site using dignity, research, and well-thought out arguments and analysis about serious topics in sports.  Booorrrring.  So I’ve returned to bring the integrity of the site back [...]

Derrick Rose is apparently shooting between 500-1000 jumpers a day, 6 days a week.  On top of that, he is supposedly working on his 3-point range as well.  Good for the Bulls, bad for everyone else. [By The Horns]
I love the WWE.  There, I said it.  Here is a list of the top ten most [...]

Ok so Utah matched Millsap’s offer sheet which puts them at $81 million in salary.  That is pretty much the death knell for Boozer’s tenure in Utah.  The Boozer-Hinrich-Thomas rumor lives on. [By The Horns]
Some suspended tennis player had his drug suspension lifted after convincing a panel that the cocaine was in his system from [...]

In honor of the return of StevieY19 this week (hopefully by Friday), here’s a little Detroit Lions link.  This is what the players would tweet on the sidelines if they could.  Funny and sad at the same time. [Detroit4Lyfe]
Professional memoribilia-hawks had Granderson’s number right when he got off the plane in St. Louis. [The Grandstand]
Bulls [...]

Here are two relatively new Bulls rumors.  Pick 16 and 26 for the Nets 11th pick sounds fine to me I guess.  Then this crazy Hinrich to Portland rumor that I could definitely get behind. [Yahoo Rumors] + [Blogabull]
Dusty Baker must be kidding about not knowing his players were using steroids.  He presided over two [...]

A site essentially devoted to the White Sox inexplicably rips Ozzie. [Luol's Dong]
What is the Bulls obsession with undersized guards?  Its almost like a strategy geared towards acquiring them. [Pippen Ain't Easy]
Okay this ChicagoSportsWebio scheme is a little over my head, but you know it can’t be good when just days after allegations that paychecks [...]

Could Mark DeRosa be coming back to the Cubs?  Maybe.  Don’t get too excited yet, its a pretty unreliable source. [Sons of Ivy] via [Bleacher Nation]
So if Quentin actually has the talent to be legit, but spends the rest of his career on the DL, can I call him a fluke/bust?  Or will Sox fans [...]

So I don’t get it; Does Jerome James salary count against the Bulls cap or not? [Blogabull]
Scott Boras may be evil, but the real bad guys are Baseball ownership, who have somehow managed to make ridiculous profits while at the same time been able to make players seem selfish for trying to get paid 1/100th [...]