Kirk Hinrich Doubtful For Series Against Bulls
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Derrick Rose is licking his chops right about now.
News surfaced late Friday afternoon that Atlanta point guard Kirk Hinrich is doubtful after undergoing an MRI on his leg on Friday. Hinrich injured his hamstring in Atlanta’s Game 6 win over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday.
Not only is Hinrich doubtful for the Hawks, but he’s doubtful for the entire series with the Bulls after landing awkwardly against the Magic. It won’t hurt them too much offensively, but Hinrich’s injury could be critical for the Hawks.
Hinrich began the season with the Washington Wizards, after being dealt by these Chicago Bulls for a draft pick to free up some salary. He was shipped to the Hawks in June.
Atlanta was heading into the series with Chicago confident, much of that due to the defensive ability of the former Bull Hinrich, who, even Rose has said, guards him tougher than most guys in the league. With Hinrich out, it begs the question as to just who will defend Derrick Rose in this series for Atlanta.
Jamal Crawford could take his place to guard Rose, as could Joe Johnson. But no matter who the Hawks are able to put on the MVP candidate, it’s clear that Hinrich would have been the best option to give Atlanta any hopes of slowing down Chicago’s star point guard.
It’s certainly an emotional letdown for the Hawks, and is going to make life very difficult as they try to stop Rose, who averaged over 27 points in the opening series against the physical Indiana Pacers.
The Chicago Bulls come back to the top of the NBA in 2010
As a dedicated Bulls fan, I’ve sat around and waited for the windy city gang to be a relevant team in the NBA since 1998. Finally, the Bulls are back in the nation’s eye as a contender, finally; had to say it one more time.
The Bulls have went through bad trades, bad drafts and a list of coaches longer than the brattiest little kid’s Christmas wish novels…they have developed from lists.
Finally, one last time, they have made some moves and decisions to prove Chicago has a winning mindset instead of simply only being an organization in the NBA.
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Unanimous: Fans want Deng traded for Iguodala
The poll on Bullshome.com for the past two weeks has been, should the Chicago Bulls trade Luol Deng for Andre Iguodala? Bulls fans have spoken and say Iguodala should replace Deng in Chicago as 111 out of 165 voters said yes, trade Deng.
Now, the poll could be swayed by recent Bullshome posts and sports analysists around the world saying this might evolve into a three-way trade involving Deng, Iguoldala and Denver Nuggets super star Carmello Anthony. In these mock trades, Melo comes to Chicago, Deng and a first round draft pick goes to Philadelphia and Iguodala, and a few of the Bulls bench players go to Denver.
With this said, the poll would be influenced because every basketball fan knows how good of a player Anthony is.
But for the sake of this post, we will pretend none of this three-way trade nonsense has ever been discussed and talk only about a trade between Chicago And Philadelphia.
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More Grades on Bulls Future
Two days ago, an ESPN writer graded foreign NBA players who played in the FIBA World Championship, including Bulls center Omer Asik. The good grades continue for Chicago’s future as ESPN graded the eastern conference team’s movement in the off-season.
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Chad Ford placed the Bulls as the fourth best team in summer roster management with a B-. His number one teams are dead on, but the Bulls should be number three.
Melo wants to be a Bull
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Jerry Reinsdorf, Gar Forman or John Paxson, whoever is involved, MAKE THIS DEAL HAPPEN. If the Bulls front office wants the team to return to greatness, a deal for Carmello Anthony should be a simple decision like firing Vinny Del Negro was.
