The picture of this amazing t-shirt is making its way through the blogosphere (featured on Deadspin, Ball Don’t Lie, and Mouthpiece Sports to name a few), and the consensus seems to be “What a hilarious and random t-shirt”.  Wrong.  I mean yes its hilarious, but it isn’t random in the context of the 1990s.

Think way back to the second Bulls Threepeat.  Michael and Scottie were obviously the premiere players on the team (and in the league).  The biggest weakness was when a team with a scoring big man came to town.  The question always arose whether the Bulls would be able to contain them.  Shaq, Olajuwon, Ewing, etc. all supposedly were going to have their way with the Bulls weak frontcourt.  Although Perdue was a part of the first three-peat, and was gone by the second, he was replaced with James Edwards and other spare parts.  Regardless the point remains the same.  Unfortunately they underestimated the three-headed monster of Longley/Wennington/Other, who were able to use their 18 fouls very effectively considering how limited those three were when it came to skillset.

So is this shirt that random?  Not for those of us that remember what things were like.  Is it hilarious?  Obviously.  If someone wants to buy it for me, it’s listed on Ebay.  Thanks.

I know this sounds extremely odd, but any sort of win that is even loosely connected with the Bulls feels like a godsend these days.  While the current incarnation of the Chicago Bulls probably couldn’t win a game of rock-paper-scissors right now, past championship Bulls continue to have success.  Recently Michael Jordan was elected into the Hall of Fame, and now on a similar level of accomplishment (sarcasm), Luc Longley has won an Ebay auction to name a new species of shrimp discovered in Australia:

After a graduate student discovered a previously unknown shrimp while working as an assistant on a research boat, she decided to auction the right to name the shrimp on eBay and donate the proceeds to the Australian Marine Conservation Society. Longley won with a bid of $2,900.

Longley decided to name the shrimp Lebbeus clarehanna after his daughter, Clare Hanna Longley.  Apparently Longley, who was born in Australia, has taken an interest in marine conservation in the past.  The irony of a 7-footer naming a species of shrimp is obvious, but maybe, just maybe, this will give the Bulls the karma they need to start winning.  Although a new coach would probably be a better route.