Before I answer the question about Chicago moving on from Ben Gordon, let me throw some numbers at you:
2008-2009 (w/Ben Gordon):
FG%: .457 (16th)
PPG: 105.1 (8th)
Opponents FG%: .458 (15th)
2009-2010 (w/o Ben Gordon):
FG%: .433 (27th)
PPG: 91.4 (27th)
Opponents FG%: .457 (18th)
The obvious answer to the question posed is that this city was over him about 6 months [...]

Tyrus Thomas, a lightning rod of discussion and controversy for the Bulls, becomes a restricted free agent this offseason.  The Bulls have until October 31 to offer him an extension, otherwise they will have to match any offer another team gives him this coming summer to keep him.  The likelihood of him remaining a Bull [...]

Jake Peavy says no to the White Sox.  How embarassing. [Smells Like Mascot]
As embarassing as a 20-0 loss?  I don’t know for sure, but the Sox had a BAD day yesterday. [Deadspin]
The Bulls have a new GM, sort of, even though Pax is still kind of running things.  Either way, the new guy wants to [...]

Gar Forman will be the new GM of the Chicago Bulls.  He is being promoted to replace Johnny P.  Hard to compete with a guy named Gar I suppose.  [ESPN]
The Zooker has a Twitter account and he is finding INTENSITY wherever he goes.  Woooooooooooooooo! [Deadspin]
Sounds like Cutler was showing off the arm strength in the [...]

Bulls win an instant classic!  Obviously more on this to come, but here’s a good take on the game. [Hardwood Paroxysm]
Tex Winter, the mastermind behind the triangle offense and former Bulls assistant, suffered a stroke on Saturday. [Truehoop]
A great breakdown of all the Bears picks this weekend. [WCG]
The Cubs finally won a game, and more [...]

The Knicks are coming to town tonight, and with them, some former Bulls.  One of NQTC’s favorite jackasses is among them: Larry Hughes.  Apparently he felt this was a good time to air out some of the dirty laundry that went down between himself and the front office.  Here’s his take on what happened:

In an [...]

The playoff race for the Bulls is in full-swing and most of us are preoccupied with the Bulls inevitable fall (by playoff elimination or first-round sweep).  There is some news stirring on the off-season front, however.  Mike McGraw of the Daily Herald reports:
Word is, though, the Bulls would feel much better about acquiring Bosh than [...]

It has become clear over the past few weeks that I have a man-crush on John Salmons.  I wrote last week making the case for Salmons to get minutes over Deng at the 3 spot.  With Deng’s injury and his season in jeopardy, the question takes on a new angle.  Instead of discussing whether Salmons [...]

Over the last couple of weeks, Vinny Del Negro and John Paxson have been going at it over Derrick Rose’s 4th quarter minutes. Vinny had been keeping Rose on the bench in crucial late-game situations and Paxson was upset. Before I go any farther, I think it’s obvious to 99% of people that Paxson is [...]

After Paxson claimed he laid down the law on Vinny a couple days ago regarding backcourt minutes in the 4th quarter, Vinny responded in a totally mature and reasonable way yesterday:
“That’s between us,” Del Negro said of his near-daily conversations with Paxson. “I’ll make decisions on the team on what I see fit for players [...]

K.C. Johnson is reporting that the Bulls will be meeting Barack Obama today:
The Bulls are scheduled to meet President Barack Obama Thursday afternoon in the Blue Room of the White House.
“A great honor for the Chicago Bulls organization,” said Steve Schanwald, executive vice president of business operations. “The President has been a fan of the [...]

In light of all the recent trades and rumors swirling around Paxson, people have been analyzing his legacy.  My focus has been mainly on how much Reinsdorf was really calling the shots and whether that interfered with Paxson’s job.
But was someone else really pulling the strings from 2003- 2007?  Scott Skiles put his imprint on [...]

If If you were screaming for Paxson to make a move for the past 5 years, you finally got your wish.  He made three major moves in the last couple days right before the deadline.  Did he make the moves we all wanted?  I don’t see Chris Bosh or Amare Stoudemire in a Bulls jersey, [...]

There are some important questions that are raised by yesterdays Bulls-Kings trade.  Though it is not the most important question on people’s minds, the issue of what John Salmons game consists of seems to be the thing most people in Chicago are confused about.  Other questions that have arisen are: Are the Bulls done making [...]

Well it looks like the Amare rumors are dead, which would also kill any Bosh deal since that was a three-way deal involving Amare as well.  We can still hold out hope that it’s not dead, but it seems highly unlikely at this point.  But don’t hang your heads!  Paxson won’t stand pat this time, [...]