A trip to 05-06 finals and 2007 MVP overshadowed by failure, can he right his legacy in Chicago?
In 2006 the Dallas Mavericks made it to the finals, losing the championship to the Miami Heat with Dwayne Wade and Shaquille O’Neal. The following year, Dirk Nowitzki was named the Most Valuable Player of the NBA.
The MVP year ended by getting swept in the first round by the eighth seeded Golden State Warriors in one of the biggest upset series in league history.
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Introduction to the Top 10 Summer Free Agent Options for the Chicago Bulls
The next 10 posts are going to be the Bulls Home rundown of the top free agent options for the Chicago Bulls.
Chicago has six players on the books for next season: Luol Deng, Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson, Kirk Hinrich and James Johnson. They are allowed to have 15, so there is room for nine more players.
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The NBA projects next year’s salary cap to be $56.1 million. Chicago only has $33.6 million spent, meaning they have $22.5 mill to go shopping with.
Cleveland losing equals Lebron on new team and Brown at unemployment office
The Cleveland Cavaliers lost their conference semifinal playoff series against the Boston Celtics last night. This means two things: Lebron leaves and Mike Brown is fired.
[picappgallerysingle id="8787164"]This could be a blessing for the Chicago Bulls. We all know Lebron is a free agent in the summer. He is title hungry and wants to be one of the best players to ever play in the NBA. He hasn’t been able to win a championship in his seven years at Cleveland.
Jackson and Calipari say NO to coaching in Chicago
Phil Jackson and John Calipari blatantly said no to the head coaching job in Chicago. This isn’t surprising to Chicago fans.
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What if the Man returned to Chicago?
The Chicago Bulls are coachless. Everyone is throwing names in the air of who could or should be the man to step in and help the Bulls become an elite team once again.
What if the man who brought them to their dominance in the 90′s, came back. Yes, that’s right, Phil Jackson. Remember when he was an assistant to Doug Collins, then took over the Bulls and put them at the top of the NBA for six seasons, three consecutive years at a time. Why wouldn’t he want to come back? Kobe and Los Angeles Lakers is probably the answer.
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