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Chicago Bulls Lock up Franchise (Derrick Rose) $94 Million, 5 Years

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The Chicago Bulls know exactly where their bread is buttered. The reigning MVP Derrick Rose has agreed to a five-year contract extension with the team worth approximately $94 million. Rose on the extension: "I’ll be able to afford what I want. But not too many things excite me except winning and being around my family.” The deal was done right before the Bulls completed … [Read more...] about Chicago Bulls Lock up Franchise (Derrick Rose) $94 Million, 5 Years

Will Bulls Get More From a Slimmed Down Carlos Boozer?

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Perhaps Carlos Boozer will pull more of his weight with the Chicago Bulls this season, given that he's lost quite a bit of it from his body. GM Gar Forman Sunday at Media Day: "Carlos came into camp 20-plus pounds lighter. He's in great shape." Perhaps the improved conditioning will make Boozer that true second banana that Rose sorely lacked last year. Booze gets paid … [Read more...] about Will Bulls Get More From a Slimmed Down Carlos Boozer?

Chicago Bulls Camp Opens: Notable Quotables

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Chicago Bulls Head Coach Tom Thibodeau described what happens when his team plays the Miami Heat: "each possession is a war." Yes, the NBA is actually back now, even though it may seem hard to believe. Training camps are open, media days have been held, including the session for the team with the best regular season record in the league last year. The reigning MVP Derrick … [Read more...] about Chicago Bulls Camp Opens: Notable Quotables

Derrick Rose Premier Highlight Video; NBA Businessmen Suck at Life

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I'm not even going to acknowledge the headlines from the NBA labor situation yesterday. I'm so effing sick of it. Sick of hearing about it; basically the whole league sucks at life. That's my take on the union de-certifying/David Stern's proposal/players rejecting it. Basically, in a year after record television ratings, the league is going to lose every casual fan they made … [Read more...] about Derrick Rose Premier Highlight Video; NBA Businessmen Suck at Life

NBA MVPs Derrick Rose, Kobe Bryant Possibly Headed to Play Overseas?

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Did you hear that? It's the sound of NBA appeal and influence in this country falling hard to the floor. Due to the ongoing labor crisis, the league cancelled a big chunk of preseason games last week. Within another few days, it'll probably be time to cancel the rest of the preseason. And you know what comes after that...casualties in the regular season, and with it, an erosion … [Read more...] about NBA MVPs Derrick Rose, Kobe Bryant Possibly Headed to Play Overseas?

Heat 85, Bulls 75: Miami Takes Boring Slogfest in Game 2

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Now that the series shifts to Miami, I'm ready for all of my media brethren to run one of these two cliches into the ground. Either a.) Will Smith's song from 1999 "I'm going to Miami, Bienvenidos a Miami" or last summer's "I'm taking my talents to South Beach." Either way, I'm about to throw up on my shoes. -Don't act so shocked that Chicago Bulls dropped this one. You knew … [Read more...] about Heat 85, Bulls 75: Miami Takes Boring Slogfest in Game 2

Chicago Bulls 95, Atlanta Hawks 83: Game 5 Reaction, Analysis, Stankonia

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83% of game 5 winners in a NBA Playoff series, when the series was tied 2-2 heading in, have gone on to win the series. Great news for the Chicago Bulls, bad news for the Atlanta Hawks. -Was there a Taj.O web redemption in game 5? Maybe? Taj Gibson had 11 points - all in the fourth quarter. Derrick Rose also scored 11 in the fourth to close it out, as the Bulls dominated … [Read more...] about Chicago Bulls 95, Atlanta Hawks 83: Game 5 Reaction, Analysis, Stankonia

Bulls-Hawks Series Coverage Needs More Perspective, Less “Non-Stories”

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I know, I know, it's the NBA playoffs, so everything is magnified 1000 x every game, but observers of the Chicago Bulls-Atlanta Hawks series need to regain some perspective. It seems that every game, "the momentum" shifts 180 degrees to whoever just won the last game, and whether the media actually says it or not, people keep crowning the NBA champion, and then dethroning, and … [Read more...] about Bulls-Hawks Series Coverage Needs More Perspective, Less “Non-Stories”

Chicago Bulls Biggest Issue: Balanced Offense through Drive & Kick

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Knowing that the primary strength in NBA MVP Derrick Rose's game is penetrating the lane, you the Bulls fan may watch game five yelling at the tv, telling Rose to echo Rihanna's famous 2007 hit song:  "Shut up and Drive." You might point to the fact that his three point game has only really been on once (game three Friday night) in the entire playoffs so far as further proof … [Read more...] about Chicago Bulls Biggest Issue: Balanced Offense through Drive & Kick