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[Cobretti]

Welcome to the Official Chicago Bulls Thread.
 

 

Founded:                       January 26, 1966
Conference:                  Eastern
Division:                        Central
 
Owner:                           Jerry Reinsdorf
 
NBA Championships:   6 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)
 
 
2013-14 Regular Season Stats:
 
Wins: 48    -    Losses: 34    -    Win Percentage: .585
 
Conference Finish: 4th
 
 
2013-14 Post Season Stats:
 
ROUND 1 vs Washington Wizards
Game 1:     WAS 102  -  CHI 93
Game 2:     WAS 101  -  CHI 99
Game 3:     CHI 100  -  WAS 97
Game 4:     WAS  98  -  CHI 89
Game 5:     WAS  75  -  CHI 69
 
Lost in first round to Washington Wizards 1 - 4
 
 
 
 
 
2014-15 Regular Season Stats:
 
Wins: 37    -    Losses: 23    -    Win Percentage: 61.7%
 
 
Team Leaders:
Points: Jimmy Butler #24 @ 20.5
Rebounds: Pau Gasol #16 @ 12.1
Assists:  Derrick Rose #1 @ 5.0
Steals: Jimmy Butler #24 @ 1.8
Blocks: Pau Gasol #16 @ 2.1

 

 

Injury List:

Derrick Rose

Taj Gibson

Jimmy Butler

Joakim Noah (May as well be on that list lol)
 
 
Game 01:     CHI 104  @  NYK 80
Game 02:     CLE 114  @  CHI 108
Game 03:     CHI 106  @  MIN 105
Game 04:     CLE 90  @  CHI 98
Game 05:     CHI 95  @  MIL 86
Game 06:     CHI 118  @  PHI 115
Game 07:     BOS 106  @  CHI 101
Game 08:     DET 91  @  CHI 102
Game 09:     CHI 100  @  TOR 93
Game 10:     IND 99  @  CHI 90
Game 11:     CHI 105  @  LAC 89
Game 12:     CHI 88  @  SAS 103
Game 13:     CHI 87  @  POR 105
Game 14:     CHI 97  @  UTA 95
Game 15:     CHI 109  @  DEN 114
Game 16:     CHI 109  @  BOS 102
Game 17:     CHI 102  @  BKN 84
Game 18:     DAL 132  @  CHI 129
Game 19:     CHI 102  @  CHA 95
Game 20:     GSW 112  @  CHI 102
Game 21:     BKN 80  @  CHI 105
Game 22:     POR 106  @  CHI 115
Game 23:     CHI 93  @  MIA 75
Game 24:     CHI 86  @  ATL 93
Game 25:     NYK 97  @  CHI 103
Game 26:     CHI 103  @  MEM 97
Game 27:     TOR 120  @  CHI 129
Game 28:     CHI 99  @  WAS 91
Game 29:     LAL 93  @  CHI 113
Game 30:     NOP 100  @  CHI 107
Game 31:     CHI 92  @  IND 80
Game 32:     BKN 96  @  CHI 82
Game 33:     DEN 101  @  CHI 106
Game 34:     BOS 104  @  CHI 109
Game 35:     HOU 105  @  CHI 114
Game 36:     UTA 97  @  CHI 77
Game 37:     CHI 86  @  WAS 102
Game 38:     MIL 87  @  CHI 95
Game 39:     ORL 121  @  CHI 114
Game 40:     WAS 105  @  CHI 99
Game 41:     CHI 119  @  BOS 103
Game 42:     ATL 107  @  CHI 99
Game 43:     CHI 94  @  CLE 108
Game 44:     SAS 81  @  CHI 104
Game 45:     CHI 102  @  DAL 98
Game 46:     MIA 84  @  CHI 96
Game 47:     CHI 113  @  GSW 111
Game 48:     CHI 118  @  LAL 123
Game 49:     CHI 93  @  PHX 99
Game 50:     CHI 90  @  HOU 101
Game 51:     CHI 107  @  NOP 72
Game 52:     CHI 98  @  ORL 97
Game 53:     SAC 86  @  CHI 104
Game 54:     CLE 98  @  CHI 113

 

ALL STAR WEEKEND BREAK 

 

Game 55:     CHI 91  @  DET 100

Game 56:     PHX 107  @  CHI 112

Game 57:     MIL 71  @  CHI 87

Game 58:     CHA 98  @  CHI 86

Game 57:     MIN 89  @  CHI 96

Game 57:     LAC 96  @  CHI 86

Edited by Cobretti, 02 March 2015 - 05:45 PM.

[Cobretti]

 

According to several NBA sources Sunday, the Bulls have been actively looking to improve the starting lineup at almost any cost, with Derrick Rose the only untouchable player — and not by choice.

“They are looking to exhaust as many assets as it will take,’’ one source said of general manager Gar Forman and head of basketball operations John Paxson.

...

Carmelo Anthony is still Plan A as the Bulls and the rest of the NBA await to see if the Knicks forward will opt out of his contract. But the Bulls are more active in their pursuit of Kevin Love than initially rumored.

 

[translating that first bit: Rose is, understandably, considered damaged goods around the league. And Noah would technically be on the table]

This report suggests the Bulls have been more aggressive than what we've been hearing locally (including from Cowley himself) so far, where it was looking more like the 'plan' was to hope Melo would take less money to join a Bulls team with their other pieces intact. And the fallback (likely) plan being adding to the roster's depth with no star addition.

Here, Taj is specifically mentioned as someone the Bulls are 'loosening their grip' on if it means acquiring a star.

This would be very un-Bulls-ian, and it's just a single report from a guy I'm not sure we can trust. But if true, perhaps it is them coming to grips with reality: to get an major upgrade in talent, they may have to sacrifice of of 'their guys'.

 

 

http://www.blogabull...-and-aggressive

 

 

I will see it when it happens. Bulls management in the past have always been about saving money,

 

The "damaged goods" rumor about Rose is a little concerning. Hopefully he can get a break and prove everyone wrong.

 

Assuming this rumor is true, what players should they be chasing  and what players should they move that will make Bulls a contender in the East?

[Cobretti]

BULLS WIN FIRST GAME!!!

 

Hopefully they stay health and gel better as a team.

 

Next up Lebron's Clevland, who do you think will win??

[Cobretti]

How I would describe the Bulls performance so far in 2014-15

 

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[Cobretti]

Derrick Rose to have knee repaired

 

CHICAGO -- Bulls guard Derrick Rose has a torn meniscus in his right knee and will undergo surgery, the team said Tuesday.

 

Rose reported earlier in the day with right knee pain. An exam and subsequent MRI confirmed the tear.

A timetable for Rose's return will be determined once he has surgery, the team said. The Bulls and Rose decided to fix the meniscus tear instead of cutting the damaged part out in order to elongate Rose's career.

The 26-year-old was averaging 18.4 points and 5.0 assists in 46 games this season.

The general feeling within the organization from several team personnel Tuesday night was one of disbelief and sadness after all the rehab work Rose put in over the past two and a half seasons.

The torn meniscus is the same injury he sustained Nov. 22, 2013, against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Rose tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in Game 1 of the 2012 playoffs against Philadelphia. The 2011 NBA MVP missed the entire next season and played in only 10 games before the previous right knee injury shelved him for the rest of last season.

Over the past three seasons, the Bulls will have paid Derrick Rose $52.8 million. They have received roughly $10 million of that money back (19 percent) through insurance.

The Bulls will not be reimbursed by insurance, as there are only 25 games left this season. NBA teams start to be reimbursed for injuries once a player has missed 41 consecutive games with the same injury.

Chicago got a 41-game credit for the 2012-13 season, when Rose missed the entire season, and a 20-game credit for the 2013-14 season, when he missed 61 straight games.

It's unclear when Rose reinjured the knee. He appeared to be rounding into form last month, averaging 22.6 points over his final 14 games before the All-Star break, but he had struggled since returning to the court after the time off.

He was scratched for one game last month for soreness in his left knee and missed four games in November with a hamstring injury.

Rose had eight points on 1-for-13 shooting while playing almost 33 minutes in Monday night's 87-71 victory over Milwaukee. He averaged 10.7 points on 23.5 percent shooting in Chicago's first three games after the break.

It's quite a blow for the surging Bulls, who have won six of seven and appeared to be picking up steam after a tough stretch.

The impact was also felt in Las Vegas, where the Bulls' odds to win the title plummeted from 8-1 to 20-1 at the Westgate SuperBook.

Chicago had been one of the most popular bets at William Hill's Nevada sportsbook, where only theGolden State Warriors had attracted more futures bets than the Bulls. With Chicago falling, theCleveland Cavaliers' odds improved from 3-1 to 5-2 at the SuperBook. The Atlanta Hawks went from 7-1 to 5-1.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, who had three surgeries to repair a torn meniscus, was among those expressing disbelief over Rose's injury.

"I was speechless," Westbrook told NBA TV. "It's so tough for a guy like that who plays so hard and has to go through it again and again and again."

LeBron James and Paul George were among many players reacting to the news on Twitter late Tuesday.

 

 

Source: http://espn.go.com/c...table-uncertain

[Cobretti]

Well I been reading comments about Rose's injury didn't realise how many stupid people there are out there.

 

Stuff like "Bulls need to trade him for a better PG and let other team deal with his injuries".  In his current state I doubt anyone would be willing to trade even a bench player to pick up his contract.

 

Really sad to see Rose down again. Shame we will never get to see his full potential grow in front of us and whether he would have been able to lead the Bulls to a championship ring. Hopefully he makes it out of surgery ok and can at least become a role player rather than scoring leader and proves his worth in some other way. Otherwise I can see the Bulls potentially trying to terminate the contract or not signing him up again after his current one expires. 

[TCAC]

Unbelievable the run of luck Rose has had.  I hope for his own sanity and the Bulls he does not end up another Penny Hardaway.

[theanswer333]

Injuries destroying what could have been another great career!

[Cobretti]

DAMN WE ARE CURSED!!!

 

 

Jimmy Butler is expected to miss three to six weeks with a sprained left elbow, the latest setback for the injury-plagued Chicago Bulls.

However, Butler will not need surgery to repair the injury, a league source confirmed to ESPNChicago.com.

Butler was diagnosed with a Grade 2/3 ulnar ligament sprain and a small bone impaction injury after undergoing an MRI on Monday, one day after he was injured in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

He suffered the injury when he collided with Clippers center DeAndre Jordanthree minutes into the second half Sunday and did not return.

The hope within Butler's camp is that rest and treatment will allow him to come back before the regular season ends and get a few games under his belt alongsideDerrick Rose, who is expected to be out four to six weeks after having knee surgery Friday.

Butler, who became an All-Star for the first time this season, has been the Bulls' best two-way player this season, averaging 20.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 55 games.

The Bulls are trying as best as they can to keep a positive attitude in the wake of the latest injury news, but veteran Kirk Hinrich knows the Bulls are in a tough spot.

"[Butler] is a two-way player, All-Star, he's just having an unbelievable year," Hinrich said. "It's a huge loss but, you know, we've kind of been through this before."

The Bulls also are without Taj Gibson, who is wearing a walking boot after spraining his left ankle in Friday night's win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Gibson has been dealing with the same injury throughout the season and was not putting any weight on the ankle after Friday's game.

"I guess when it rains, it pours," Hinrich said. "We can't sit around feeling sorry for ourselves. Nobody else is going to. We've got to find a way."

Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau echoed those sentiments.

"It's the nature of the league," Thibodeau said of all the injuries. "No one's going to feel sorry for us. We just got to get out there and we got to get it done."

Thibodeau, who likes to use the phrase "next man up," in reference to a no excuse policy in regards to injuries, was was asked who the next man up would be for the Bulls at this point. The veteran coach was quick with a response.

"Our team," Thibodeau said. "Whoever's next, get out there, get it done ... it's our reality. We got more than enough to get it done."

 

source: http://espn.go.com/c...d-elbow-surgery

[theanswer333]

Injury, after injury, after injury

[Cobretti]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY O THE BEST MASCOT.

 

CELEBRATION PARTY!!