Bulls face Thunder in first game of the season
Derrick Rose and the new look Bulls get to test their refined roster against the Western Conference up and coming Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Bulls first match up will be a tough test.
Not only are the Thunder looking to upgrade from the eighth spot in the playoffs last season, but many columnist think OKC’s superstar forward Kevin Durant is going to best LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and other top players in the league to become the Most Valuable Player of the 2010-11 season. I think he will as well.
Although, Carlos Boozer is out because of his freak tripping accident, the Bulls have a chance to start off the season with a W.
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The 2000-2009 Running of the Chicago Bulls
The decade began with the Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf trying to replace the championship roster he had in the 90′s. We know the story. Michael Jordan retired, then un-retired for a year or two for a season with the Washington Wizzards . Phil Jackson left for the Los Angeles Lakers, where he three-peats to start the decade. Scottie Pippen was traded to the Houston Rockets and Dennis Rodman went completely over the edge.
Bulls, Rose and del Negro Undefeated
The Chicago Bulls (1-0) opened up the 2008 season at home against former Bulls head coach Scott Skiles and the Milwaukee Brewers (0-1) at home. The Bulls would ruin Skiles return to Chicago, defeating the Bucks 108-95.
The Bulls were able to pretty much dominate the game from the tip-off. The starting line up featured only one player from last year, Luol Deng. Number one pick Derrick Rose won the starting role at point guard during the preseason and Thabo Sefosha the shooting guard spot. Rose got the most minutes at guard, scoring 11 point and contributing nine assists. (more…)
Top 5 plots in Chicago Bulls first preseason game
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- Vinny del Negro: This will be Vinny del Negro’s first game as a coach in the NBA, let alone the head coach of one of the league’s youngest teams. The Bulls line up is filled with plenty of potential. Their are a number of young guys on this roster that could be potential stars in the NBA, it will be interesting to see how he handles the squad.
Chicago Bulls tid-bits from first week of camp
As you know, Ben Gordon resigned with Chicago earlier this week. He signed a one year tenure and will remain with the team for atleast one more season, before becoming an unrestricted free agent next summer. It is hard to believe that he would end up resigning with the Bulls, after turning down contract extension each of the last two summers. His agent though, Raymond Brothers, say that Gordon would be willing to negotiate with the Bulls again next summer. This coming after Gordon stated a little over a month ago that he would not be back in Chicago, that he would either be traded or end up in Europe playing basketball.
On Thursday, when Ben Gordon returned to practice, the log jam at guard began. The Bulls have Gordon, Kirk Hinrich, Larry Hughes, Thabo Sefolosha and rookie Derrick Rose. Rookie head coach Vinny del Negro has quite the job ahead of him, trying to get enough playing time for everyone. Del Negro recently refered to the problem as a ‘good problem’ though and would like to set the rotation soon. John Paxson said the Bulls are going to ‘develop rookie Derrirck Rose this season,’ so the rest of the guys will need to ‘play themselves into minutes.’
In other Bulls news, forward/center Joakim Noah will be unable to practice for about five days after being sctrached in the eye by Thabo Sefolosha during a contact drill Wednesday. This is not a good thing for the second year Noah, who del Negro said he ‘wasn’t happy with his summer league play.’ He believes in the end Noah had a very productive summer overall and can’t wait to get the guy back on the court.
