April 27th, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Just before the playoffs began, one had to wonder how the Charlotte Bobcats managed to get to the Eastern Conference playoffs. The answer was simple, actually: shutdown defense. Because 95.3 PPG during most seasons will not get you in. During Monday night’s game between the Orlando Magic and Charlotte Bobcats, neither team shot very well and [...]
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Team Depth Helps Magic Swat Hornets 99-90, Sweep Series
Rose, Noah Help Bulls Vault Into Playoffs; Tame Bobcats 98-89
Forget about the injuries to Derrick Rose earlier in the season. You may as well forget about the well-documented internal strife within the Chicago Bulls’ front office. While those distractions often will decimate lesser clubs, the Bulls were determined not to let it affect them as they took on the Charlotte Bobcats Wednesday night at Time [...]
NBA Trade Water Cooler
Some trade rumors to talk about, courtesy of The Sporting News: Possible Tracy McGrady destinations: the Knicks and Bulls both came up over the weekend. TNT’s David Aldridge described a T-Mac move as a “50-50″ proposition during Sunday’s All-Star Game. The Washington Post reports the Heat have interest in Antawn Jamison. Tyrus Thomas continues to [...]
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1 Comment »Rose, Thomas Nursing Injuries; Out vs. Jazz
I think that, despite this being the early stages of the NBA preseason, the Chicago Bulls have been somewhat bitten by the injury bug. Right now, center Aaron Gray is out with a stress fracture in his leg and John Salmons is away due to his pregnant wife (not exactly an injury but nonetheless one [...]
Granger, Ford Combine For 53; Pacers Edge Bulls 107-105
There’s very little time left for the Indiana Pacers to try and gain ground in the Eastern Conference playoff chase as there’s roughly 7 games or so to make this happen. Nonetheless, they had a game to play Tuesday when they hosted the Chicago Bulls at Conseco Fieldhouse. Both teams shot well (Chicago at 52.9% while [...]
Nice Balance Of Scoring Sends Bulls Past Pacers 112-106
If a phrase best fit the Chicago Bulls, it would be “consistently inconsistent”. They sometimes have streaks of games where they look like they could be title contenders while at other times they play like a lottery-bound team. In Saturday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers at the United Center, they incorporated a bit of [...]
Bulls Shoot 56%, Trample Kings 109-88
No matter what NBA team you are, chances are that if you commit over 20 turnovers and shoot nearly 37% from the floor, the likelihood of your team losing is very high. That’s exactly what the Sacramento Kings did in their game against the Chicago Bulls. Of course, it didn’t help the Kings that the [...]
Bulls Projected Starters Appear Set For Opener
Sunday found the Chicago Bulls’ projected starting lineup practicing together for the first time since October 2; according to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, the timing couldn’t be better. Of course, there are pros and cons withthe starting lineup gelling together just before the start of the regular season. The good being that with [...]