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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby benji on Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:35 am

The Rockets had waived him (and with him, his bird rights), the Kings had him because of ten-day contracts.
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby air gordon on Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:06 am

Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said on Saturday that he won't allow Derrick Rose to return to action "until the doctors say he's 100 percent and they put their reputations on the line."Reinsdorf was forthright when explaining Rose's timetable. "The doctors told us that it would be eight to 12 months from the time of the surgery," he said. "Surgery was the middle of May. That means the earliest possible time he'll be back would be the middle of January. If it's 12 months, then he'll miss the whole season. We just don't know. The reports are very good. They say he's ahead of schedule."

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any of this sound familiar?

at least Deng doesn't want to have surgery
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby Andrew on Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:46 am

Certainly seems par for the course.
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby Andrew on Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:37 pm

Not much going on at the moment, but looks like adidas are putting out a web series covering Rose's recovery, rehab and eventual return.

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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby Like A Boss on Sat Aug 25, 2012 9:40 pm

Looks like he is recovering fast and ready to rise! :)
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby Andrew on Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:58 pm

Thibodeau, Bulls Agree On Four-Year, $20M Extension

Great move. I think he's the guy moving forward and with his performance the past couple of seasons, I believe he's earned the right to weather this season (which is likely going to be a rough one, as we've said) and the opportunity to helm them beyond as they re-tool and re-load.
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby RedPhazon8 on Tue Oct 02, 2012 1:55 pm

Any of you guys planning on watching the preseason games the NBA is airing, or are you just going to wait for the reg-season?
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby Andrew on Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:32 pm

They aren't readily available to me, so I'll probably just wait until the regular season begins to start getting my basketball fix.
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby Its_asdf on Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:16 am

I'm curious as to what the expectations are for Chicago Bulls fans this season. Is anyone here expecting to make the playoffs or are you guys content with simply tanking the season for a good draft pick?
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby Andrew on Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:18 am

I think they can make the Playoffs and have a decent shot of doing so as a low seed. It'll probably basically just be a token appearance and first round exit unless Rose is able to return this season and pulls an MJ in '86...though even that ended in a sweep. Expectations certainly have to be lowered this year, though hopefully Rose makes a full recovery and they can make some more significant moves next year to re-tool around him and Noah, to get back on track for the 2014 season.

I don't know that any team has ever truly tanked a whole season; in my view, it's always been a case of them being pretty awful and then just waving the white flag a few weeks out from the end of the season. I certainly don't want the Bulls to be the first team to tank from the outset and I doubt Thibbs wants any part of that. If they do happen to be woeful all season then the lottery pick is obviously a silver lining, but I'd like to see them go out and compete and I believe they do have a shot at the postseason.
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby _Steve_ on Thu Oct 04, 2012 2:10 pm

Andrew wrote:I think they can make the Playoffs and have a decent shot of doing so as a low seed. It'll probably basically just be a token appearance and first round exit unless Rose is able to return this season and pulls an MJ in '86...though even that ended in a sweep. Expectations certainly have to be lowered this year, though hopefully Rose makes a full recovery and they can make some more significant moves next year to re-tool around him and Noah, to get back on track for the 2014 season.

I don't know that any team has ever truly tanked a whole season; in my view, it's always been a case of them being pretty awful and then just waving the white flag a few weeks out from the end of the season. I certainly don't want the Bulls to be the first team to tank from the outset and I doubt Thibbs wants any part of that. If they do happen to be woeful all season then the lottery pick is obviously a silver lining, but I'd like to see them go out and compete and I believe they do have a shot at the postseason.


This would have been last years Cats... ;)
As much as I like the Bulls I don't see them higher than 8th in the east and even that is hard to imagine.
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby stereoxide on Thu Oct 04, 2012 6:39 pm

This would have been last years Cats... ;)
As much as I like the Bulls I don't see them higher than 8th in the east and even that is hard to imagine.

Oh c'mon they have Boozer
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And they are a solid team without Rose. I can see them finish not above than the 5th seed, unless Rose returns early.
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby _Steve_ on Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:14 pm

Badshotter wrote:
This would have been last years Cats... ;)
As much as I like the Bulls I don't see them higher than 8th in the east and even that is hard to imagine.

Oh c'mon they have Boozer
And they are a solid team without Rose. I can see them finish not above than the 5th seed, unless Rose returns early.


They were a solid team without Rose. What's left of their very decent bench they had last season? Not much. Plus they made some additions I would call "average" at best.
And, as you already have mentioned, the have Boozer. 8th but nothing more...
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby Andrew on Fri Oct 05, 2012 12:43 pm

SteveHTOWN wrote:This would have been last years Cats... ;)


I don't know about that. It's probably fair to say they well and truly gave up over the last few weeks of the season but I'd suggest they were terrible and unable to make much noise from day one.
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby _Steve_ on Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:35 pm

Andrew wrote:
SteveHTOWN wrote:This would have been last years Cats... ;)


I don't know about that. It's probably fair to say they well and truly gave up over the last few weeks of the season but I'd suggest they were terrible and unable to make much noise from day one.

You are probably right about that. It's just so hard to imagine, that a team could be that bad...
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby Its_asdf on Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:10 am

Andrew wrote:I think they can make the Playoffs and have a decent shot of doing so as a low seed. It'll probably basically just be a token appearance and first round exit unless Rose is able to return this season and pulls an MJ in '86...though even that ended in a sweep. Expectations certainly have to be lowered this year, though hopefully Rose makes a full recovery and they can make some more significant moves next year to re-tool around him and Noah, to get back on track for the 2014 season.

I don't know that any team has ever truly tanked a whole season; in my view, it's always been a case of them being pretty awful and then just waving the white flag a few weeks out from the end of the season. I certainly don't want the Bulls to be the first team to tank from the outset and I doubt Thibbs wants any part of that. If they do happen to be woeful all season then the lottery pick is obviously a silver lining, but I'd like to see them go out and compete and I believe they do have a shot at the postseason.


That's along the lines of what I was thinking too, although the Bulls didn't play up to my expectations when Rose was hurt in that first round series against the Sixers. There are some new pieces in the roster this season that could potentially add depth, but I can't imagine them making a significant impact considering most of them are role players (Teague will be a stud though I'm sure).
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby Andrew on Sat Oct 06, 2012 12:32 pm

I'm not setting the bar too high for Teague, from what I've read he's got promise but not quite ready to have a huge impact.
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby George7 on Sun Oct 07, 2012 3:23 am

Oh come on,the squad without Rose is more than capable of making it to the playoffs! Rose is a huge part of this team but not everything. A healthy line-up of Hinrich-Hamilton-Deng-Boozer-Noah is for sure solid. Add to that Gibson ,Robinson and Bellineli or Butler ,and you have a solid 8-player core which can be a tough team to beat ,under Thibbs' guidance. I believe that they can secure a 7th or 8th seed without many problems,and if Rose returns healthy after the all-star break and finds his game quickly enough,they can make a strong push as well for that playoff spot.
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby Like A Boss on Sun Oct 07, 2012 9:08 am

Oh I just wish Boozer doesn't snap again.
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby Andrew on Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:09 am

According to Marc Stein, the Bulls are likely to extend Gibson and amnesty Boozer at some point.

Next to Derrick Rose, there's no Bull valued more by the organization than Gibson. Which is why many rival teams expect the Bulls to have Gibson signed to a new deal by month's end, even though Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf is seemingly never in a rush to do extensions.

The high dollars and luxury-tax implications are such in James Harden's case that it wouldn't totally shock the world if the parties reach November without a deal ... but no deal in Gibson's case would expose the Bulls to the same conditions that made it possible for Houston to pilfer Omer Asik in restricted free agency this past July. Which is something Chicago really can't afford. Extending Gibson now and cutting ties with Carlos Boozer later via the amnesty clause, sources say, is still the most likely outcome here.
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby Like A Boss on Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:27 pm

I believe Gibson can fill Boozers role better.
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby air gordon on Fri Oct 19, 2012 3:01 am

based on what?

Is Gibson starter-worthy material or better suited at his current role of ~20mpg? Would Gibson still be effective playing starters minutes? Maybe we will get a hint as Taj should be picking some of the minutes that were going to Asik.

In the current Rose-less situation there have been people championing Boozer. Boozer is a good regular season player though in the playoffs it is comical how bad Boozer is whereas Gibson performance is better in the postseason.

the bulls have the luxury of being able to plug in Gibson when Boozer is terrible. the clock is ticking on this scenario...
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby Andrew on Sun Oct 21, 2012 12:47 pm

I haven't caught any of their pre-season games, have you? If so, any impressions so far?
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby Like A Boss on Sun Oct 21, 2012 1:06 pm

Boozer was impressive last pre-season game against the Timberwolves I guess I take back my statement :)
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Re: Chicago Bulls Thread

Postby air gordon on Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:56 am

Andrew wrote:I haven't caught any of their pre-season games, have you? If so, any impressions so far?

good:
noah. can't tell his ankle injury kept him out most of the offseason.
hamilton looks spry
mohammed surprisingly looks like a legit backup center
robinson

bad:
rad Vlad and bellinelli have been awful
Butler has been forcing a lot of shots. after that monster summer league, still finding his comfort zone on offense

classic boozer perfomance yesterday. who was guarding him? amundson? ak47? lol

that shved kid looks like a good pickup for the twolves btw
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