The news broke on Friday afternoon that Tyrus Thomas had been suspended for Friday night’s game and fined an unspecified amount for conduct detrimental to the team.  The initial reports from the Tribune and other sports sites did not elaborate on the conduct but one could guess that it had to do with his lack [...]

This interview from ESPN is the first time I have ever heard Derrick Rose say anything.  I mean sure he has been interviewed in the past, but usually his responses are all cliche “We gave 110% tonight” type answers.  He actually discusses how Vinny’s job instability is affecting the team, Ben Gordon, and a host [...]

Thankfully for us, someone put a Bulls montage together with Al Pacino’s famous “Inches” speech in “Any Given Sunday”.  It seems very fitting right now.

Although the Bulls have started to play a bit better lately against some weaker opponents, they still have a long way to go.  This season may not be entirely lost, but [...]

It’s almost Christmas Eve everyone, and I know I’m getting excited.  I don’t usually celebrate Christmas, being that I’m a Jew, but this may be one of those rare years where I throw down with that long-haired carpenter and have a bit of eggnog to celebrate his birth (or death, not sure.  Jewish, remember?).  Anyways, [...]

Wait, where are the other hundred matches, like the one that says “incompetence” or “blown out at home by the Raptors”?

h/t: Smells Like Mascot

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 [...]

As I wrote in an earlier post, Rose clearly is not playing at 100% after an ankle injury sidelined him for most of the preseason.  He claims he is about 90% healthy but to be honest he looks 60% at best on most nights.  What strikes anyone watching Bulls games so far this year is, [...]

Panic is the first word that comes to mind when I think of a Bulls team without Derrick Rose.  He has been nursing an ankle injury all preseason and hasn’t played much the last couple weeks.  Mostly it has been ignored as a minor injury and since no one cares too much about the preseason [...]

The wife was able to procure tickets to Bulls’ 9th Annual Autograph Session and Open Practice on Sunday (the Jumbotron told me so ——>). The first thing that came to mind was the crazy things I could ask the players to sign: Joakim Noah (Sideshow Bob memorabilia),  Lindsey Hunter (AARP card), or Aaron Gray (I’d [...]

As the new Bulls season approaches, we can all excited about a few things: the arrival of Derrick Rose as a superstar, Tyrus Thomas finally reaching his potential, Noah taking a step forward, Deng coming back full strength, and others.  But there is one thing the makes me dread the upcoming season, and that thing [...]

We haven’t heard much about the Bulls in the news lately, but with the preseason right around the corner, it’s as good a time as any to start thinking about the season.  Most people feel that the Bulls could be as high as a top 4 seed in the East, or as low as 10th.  [...]

The Bulls schedule for the 2009-2010 campaign was released last week, and lets just say things don’t look too pretty.  The Bulls open at home against the Spurs on October 29th, followed by a game the next night in Boston against the Celtics.  The Bulls have the most back-to-back games in the entire NBA at [...]

Since we are a little busy around here this summer, we will hopefully be having some guest writers.  I received this submission from NQTC reader Gavin mocking the Bulls management strategy and Vinny Del Negro, so of course I loved it.  Please treat guest writers as you always treat StevieY and myself: Courteously and Respectfully [...]

I’m in pretty bad shape right now, and I’m not even talking about the Bulls game.  I have a fever and on top of that I have a 25 page paper due in about 24 hours.  I don’t really have energy or time to get too in depth about last night’s game, but here is [...]