Chicago Bulls

After all the Amar’e Stoudemire chatter and the Chris Bosh rumors, GM John Paxson and the Chicago Bulls have once again failed to pull the trigger and bring a big name to the windy city. They did however; make three trades in the last two days of dealing, receiving two former Bulls in return. Here’s my take on what were reported as Paxson’s last transactions.

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    The U.S. Spain final may be one of the most pivotal games in basketball history. 

    No, its not just cause the U.S. won. We often mouth the words, "It means more to do it for the country," without it really meaning anything. Its liking saying, "Yea I really care for you girl,"to a girl he just met 1 hour ago in a noisy bar. As long as the guy gets a chance to go for a roll in the hay, (That's the horizontal limbo for others) its okay to stretch the truth some as long as it results in victory.

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Now that the no-drama of the number one pick is behind him, Bulls GM John Paxson has a pretty big problem on his hands: he's overloaded at two positions.

He has a wealth of power forwards, but unfortunately, none are the "bruising in the post" sort.

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I have to say I'm a little underwhelmed. How do the Bulls really justify their selection of Vinny Del Negro as head coach? Mike D'Antoni has an impressive record from his time in Phoenix. He, along with Steve Nash, brought that team up from the cellar of the NBA to one of its elite teams. Doug Collins had at least a variety of head coaching experiences and has a grasp on how he likes to run teams.

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While this is a solid idea, it does keep the Chicago Bulls focused on coaches and not on what to do with their number one pick in the upcoming NBA draft. That's a decision that the Bulls cannot afford to misfire on, as it could haunt them for years.

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Once again, the Bulls just can't seem to pul out two victories in a row. While they were missing some of their normal starters, they won a game that way the other night. But still, they are just the most inconsistent team I have ever seen. They show signs of being decent and then just flop the very next game. 

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With three players who have been starters this season sitting on the bench in Luol Deng, Ben Gordon, and Chris Duhon, the Bulls won. And won big. Not only did they hold leads, but they held on to the game in the fourth quarter, which has been one of their biggest downfalls all year. Kirk Hinrich scored a career high 38 points. When he wanted to score, he pretty much did against an Indiana Pacers team that beat the Bulls pretty bad last time they faced each other. 

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Once again, the Bulls lost. And they looked bad at points. Really bad. Fortunately for me, I didn't watch the whole game due to a family dinner. But the first half looked bad. They were getting ou

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If the Detroit Pistons played the Bulls a lot more, the Bulls would be a nice contender right now. For some odd reason, the Bulls actually show up to play against the Pistons. Or, they don't. Last night the Bulls played well.

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Good teams find ways to win games and bad teams find ways to lose them. In typical fashion for this year the Bulls managed to lose in the 2nd half of the game. They managed to compete with the Golden State Warriors and make it look like an actual game... for the first half. But they once again fell apart towards the end. Yes Ben Gordon scored 29 and Andres Nocioni scored 28. Those are nice statistics, but when the game is one the line, the Bulls still do not have a clue how to finish. 

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I have been a little busy these days and haven't been able to post. But I have been watching and it was nice to see a win where lots of younger players got playing time and they shot well. It also seemed like the team as a whole got along and were playing as a team. I have always been an advocate of a team playing as a team versus one big superstar leading the team the whole way. So it was nice to see. 

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After two horrible games, the Bulls look officially and 100% lost as a team. They have lost two games by large margins and its starting to become embarrassing. It has been written in many different places what the Bulls have to do to right the ship or even become a better team, so I won't get into it. There is some obvious stuff, but regardless, there is a lot of things that have to change. Its hard to watch them play and it makes it really hard to go to the games. 

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After facing a 17 point deficit in the first quarter, the Bulls went on to win against the 76ers in Philadelphia. After looking absolutely pitiful in the first quarter, they came back and played hard in the second. While I have to admit I didn't get to watch the entire game, I did see the horrible first and the promising second. 

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With Luol Deng on the sideline, the Chicago Bulls managed to led a lead over a bad team slip into a loss. Deng his still dealing with the strained Achilles tendon and his return is uncertain for now. But the Bulls still have to play games in his absence. 

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For the fifth time in five games the Bulls have put together a solid 100+ point performance under interim coach Jim Boylan. And there was also another double digit point performance from new bench performer Ben Gordon. It is starting to become an expected performance from the newly reinvigorated Gordon. 

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Jim Boylan is now 3-1 with the Bulls as the interim coach. The Bulls have played competitively for all 4 games and only lost the one game in overtime. While they still aren't an elite team, they are finally playing like a team. 

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Under new interim coach Jim Boylan, the Chicago Bulls are 2-0. Thats a pretty impressive start for any new coach, especially with a team that has been as bad as the Bulls have been. After the Scott Skiles firing, many people weren't sure as to what direction the Bulls ere actually headed. There has been a lot of speculation as to why this happened when it did, what did they expect to gain out of it and on and on. Hopefully the record continues in a similar fashion. 

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Gray got the ball in the middle and passed the ball to the outside for the shots the Chicago Bulls are used to taking.

By having a man down low to be able to penetrate to the hoop and score or rebound has added a new dimension to a disappointing Bulls team so far this season. Plus, it takes some of the pressure of the rest of the guys to have to shoot well on the perimeter. When Gray was in, the perimeter wasn't flush with guys in the Bulls jump shot shooters faces. In turn, they shot better than they have in recent months.

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The Chicago Bulls lack of a true low post threat in terms of scoring and rebounding is something I believe will haunt them all year long. Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum had 26 rebounds between the two of them. The majority of their rebounds were defensive rebounds as well. Meaning the Bulls did the same thing they have done all year long...taking one shot and dropping back on defense. No second chance points. No extended offensive strikes. The entire Bulls team had 41 boards and all but 7 were defensive boards. Ben Wallace, our supposed defense and rebounding guy had 5 boards. Yes thats right, 5. 

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Watching the Chicago Bulls beat the New York Knicks was actually fun for me. This year hasn't gone how the Bulls expected from the beginning. Sure they usually get off to a slow start, but not like this. Key players missing way too many shots, no inside presence and the defense was nowhere near what it should've been. These were major concerns watching from the beginning of the year. 

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