The Inauguration of the TrueHoop Network
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Chicago Bulls: By The Horns provides detailed insight into the Chicago Bulls from the perspective of an impassioned fan. It was founded by Matt McHale, who has covered the NBA for both his personal NBA-wide blog Basketbawful and Deadspin. ...

About that ESPN thing...
Basketbawful — What "ESPN thing," you ask? This one: "ESPN, TrueHoop, and many of the best independent basketball blogs out there are now officially working hand in hand as the TrueHoop Network. The TrueHoop Network, as fueled by the efforts of a growing list of favorite basketball bloggers and newly hired ESPN editor, and top-notch blogger, Kevin Arnovitz, will find and foster excellence in online basketball writing." Follow the link provided above for the full scoop, but pretty cool, huh? And it so happens that I'm one of the founding members of the TrueHoop Network. But before you get the ...

Andres Nocioni Is The Best Player On The Bulls
Not Qualified To Comment — Obviously I don't think that, and neither does most of the universe. We here at NQTC, however, are not always swayed by intangible things and feelings we get from watching the games. We also like to look at stats sometimes (and by "We" I mean "Me" since StevieY19's belief in a crazy concept called ...

Some Press Releases on This Inauguration Day
Fang's Bites — ... Chicago Bulls: Bulls By The Horns (www.bullsbythehorns.com) provides detailed insight into the Chicago Bulls from the perspective of an impassioned fan. It was founded by Matt McHale, who has covered the NBA for both his personal blog Basketbawful and Deadspin. ...

January 20th Open Thread: Atlanta (24-16) @ Chicago (18-24)
Hoopinion — TIP-OFF: 8:30pm TELEVISION: SportSouth, NBATV RADIO: Hawks Radio Network, Audio League Pass GAME NOTES: Hawks/Bulls ATLANTA INJURY REPORT: Al Horford and Acie Law IV are out. Marvin Williams is doubtful. Mario West is probable. CHICAGO INJURY REPORT: Michael Ruffin is out. Drew Gooden is questionable. Kirk Hinrich and Luol Deng are probable. FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY: Chicago -4.5, 198 ...

Worst of the Night: January 20, 2009
Basketbawful — ... The Chicago Bulls: [Shameless Plug Alert!!] You can read more about their failure at By The Horns, but the gist of it is that they blew a winnable game by turning the ball over 18 times, essentially gifting the Hawks with 22 free points...kinda like those bonus levels in Super Mario Brothers that are full of cold coins and no enemies. Of course, it doesn't help that they have no go-to guy, Derrick Rose can't get a call and Vinny Del Negro can't coach. Oh, and let's not forget... ...

Worst of the Weekend: Extra cup of bad edition
Basketbawful — ... The Chicago Bulls: Let's see, they lost their last home game until February 10th by 20 points to the Toronto Craptors and then they kicked off their seven-game road trip by blowing a 16-point lead en route to a come-from-ahead overtime loss to the Timberwolves. Sigh. It's a depressing time to be a Bulls blogger... ...

Worst of the Night: January 28, 2009
Basketbawful — ... The Los Angeles Clippers: Go to By The Horns for full coverage. No, seriously, go over there and pump up my page counts. Leave comments. Please. I'm begging you. Ha, ha, just kidding. But really, do it. Anyway, the Clips got Baron Davis and Marcus Camby back from injury. Know what that changed? Absolutely nothing. B-Diddy went 1-for-10 and The Camby Man was outscored 9-6 by Aaron Gray. Yeah. And despite the psychological advantage of getting two of their best players back from injury and the fact that they were playing a slumping team -- the Bulls had lost five ...

Scorer’s Table: All-Star Reform
The Two Man Game — ... Matt McHale, By the Horns: I like the idea of a pickup game where guys shoot up for teams (three-pointers instead of free throws, I’m thinking) and then letting them go at it. Not for the main event, but for a day-before distraction. Maybe do only 3-on-3 or 2-on-2 and have a mini-tournament with games to 9 (by 1s and 2s). ...

Game Thread #48: @ Nuggets
Pounding The Rock — He's trying to spell out "Spurs" We were shit last night. Smelly, yellowish, pudding-soft dinosaur shit. Considering I stayed till 4:30 AM to watch the game, I consider it my godgiven right to be completely pissed off at any Spur not called Tim, Manu or Kurt. I want to blame Tony for his stupid TOs (but I have to admit he had some timely assists in OT), or Mason for his incredibly bad shots, but the real culprit is Pop. We started the game on fire, with Timmy making everything he shot, and then he decided that Nellie Ball was the answer and then... then a shitfest ensued. ...

Worst of the Night: February 4, 2009
Basketbawful — ... The "New Orleans Hornets": Feel free to read all about this game at By The Horns, but here's some 'bawful-specific data: The Hornets were without Mo Pete, Tyson Chandler, and (most importantly) Chris Paul. And so, not surprisingly, the Bulls gored them into grisly submission. The Hornets shot only 36 percent and committed 15 turnovers. But without Chris Paul to guide them, offensive woes were to be expected. But what was up with the defense? The Bulls hit 13 of their first 16 shots and were up 31-20 by the end of the first quarter. ...

Worst of the Night: February 10, 2009
Basketbawful — The Cleveland Craboilers: The good news is the Crabs kept pace with the Celtics, Magic and Lakers last night. The bad news is they did so by losing to the Pacers in Indiana, just as Boston, Orlando and LA have earlier this year. King Crab LeBron turned in the kind of performance ...

Meet Your Blogger: Matt McHale of By the Horns
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — Basketball is funny. Basketbawful is even funnier. The site has been offering up the best satirical takes on the NBA for more than four years. We got to thinking: What would happen if the man behind the comedy took his sledgehammer to a team-specific blog? That's exactly what Matt McHale has done with By the Horns, a new blog covering his beloved Chicago Bulls. Here's what Matt had to say recently about his new venture:  What are you doing with a sports blog? Well, first off, I love to write and am, in fact, a professional writer by trade (a technical writer ...

Game Thread: Bulls/Bucks
Brew Hoop — The last time Sessions started against the Bulls...   vs.   23-30 (9-19 road) 27-29 (16-9 ...

A loathing look back: Basketbawful HATES Larry Hughes
this is the city line. — And Udonis Haslem ain't too big a fan, either. (Photo courtesy of Daylife) During the research/background/blog hate K-hole I found myself falling through as I prepped today’s first post, I really grew to admire the steadfast disgust that Matt McHale of the genius site ...

2008-09 Game 55: Denver Nuggets at Chicago Bulls Game Thread
Roundball Mining Company - Denver Nuggets Blog — I was all prepared to write about how the Nuggets have a chance to catch the Bulls with their pants down a little bit seeing as how they have five new players on their roster.  With that much turnover they are bound to require some time to adjust.  Well, upon further review, that may not necessarily be the case.   According to the Bulls game notes they will start a lineup of Derrick Rose, Ben Gordon, Luol Deng, Tyrus Thomas and Joakim Noah.  I may not be an expert on the Bulls, but I am pretty sure none of those guys are new to the team. ...

2008-09 Game 55: Denver Nuggets 99 - Chicago Bulls 116
Roundball Mining Company - Denver Nuggets Blog — Box Score | Highlights  If you play with fire eventually you will have to get out of the kitchen.  Friday night the Chicago Bulls proved to have too many cooks and the Nuggets ended up finding out that if you may be able to fool some of the worms early enough, but in the end it’s the thought that counts. Don’t worry, it makes sense to me. The Nuggets have had a tendency of thinking that they can just turn it on at the end of games (playing with fire) and pull out win after win.  Well it did not work Friday night in Chicago (they had to get out of ...

Open Thread: Regular Season Game 58 vs. Chicago Bulls
Bullets Forever — The Essentials: Bulls (26-28) at Wizards (13-43) 7 p.m. Verizon Center CSN This year: December 6: Bulls 117, Wizards 110 January 9: Bulls 98, Wizards 86 Notable Bulls numbers this season: 17th in expected winning percentage (.458) 9th in pace factor (93.9 possessions per game) 19th in offensive efficiency/offensive rating (106.8) 17th in defensive efficiency/defensive rating (108.1) Key Links: (drop any ...

Worst of the Night: March 5, 2009
Basketbawful — ... The Golden State Warriors: They put the Bulls in a 14-point first-quarter hold and ended up losing by 22. That's because they don't play defense. And as I noted at By The Horns today, if Mike D'Antoni's offense is called "Seven Seconds or Less," then Nellie Ball should be called "Four Seconds or Fewer" or "One Pass and Chuck It." I've seen better basketball played by grade schoolers. Did the Warriors share one of Don Nelson's pre-game beers? Have they stopped caring? Did they EVER care? It's really hard to tell at this point. All I know is that the Bulls put ...

Game Thread: Bucks/Bulls
Brew Hoop — ... late-lottery territory. RJ+FT. Richard Jefferson is on a free throw binge, having made 31 in succession. And he made 15-16 in the previous Bulls/Bucks matchup. Since the All-Star break, RJ has hit 66 free throws, fourth most in the NBA. That is also exactly twice the number that Chicago leader Ben Gordon (33) has made in that span. This is the player we hoped for in the trade. Coverage Bucks.com / Blog A Bull / Bulls By The Horns / Chicago Tribune

Worst of the Night: March 9, 2008
Basketbawful — Dwyane Wade: I waxed poetic about Wade's amazing game at By The Horns, but now I'm gonna vent. What the hell? Seriously, what the hell?! The Bulls played one of their best games of the season, but Wade went all God Mode on them, scoring 48 points on 15-for-21 from the field [!!] and 5-for-6 from downtown [!!!]. And let's talk about those threes. One was a 32-footer to beat the halftime buzzer. One tied the game with 11.5 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. And his final triple -- which came off a steal that robbed the Bulls of their final possession ...

Wednesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — Mystifyingly poorly. That's how Zach Randolph handled what could have been the biggest possession of the Clippers' season: Down two at home, inbounding the ball for the last shot. Kevin Arnovitz of Clipperblog: "Baron tries to split [two teammates], but the whole ordeal is clumsy -- LeBron actually beats Baron around the screens, making any attempted inbounds pass to Baron impossible. Eric is stuck. He could go to Thornton on the near side wing, but Williams -- who's guarding him -- has cut off that angle. Finally, Randolph steps toward the sideline to receive the ball from Gordon. When he does, ...

Should we care? Celtics @ Bulls
Boston Celtics Basketball - Celtics news, rumors and analysis - CelticsHub.com — Celtics: Offensive efficiency, 110.6 (5th); Defensive Efficiency 101.5 (1st) Bulls: Offensive efficiency 106.9 (20th); Defensive Efficiency 108.2 (17th) As our TrueHoop Network brother By the Horns would tell you, the Bulls are a much, much better team in Chicago than on the road. Perhaps all the kiddies are more comfortable sleeping in their bedrooms, where their parents make sure the night lights are on and they know there are no monsters in the closet. Whatever the reason, the Bulls are 20-11 at home and 10-26 on the road. Wow. That is kind of embarrassing for an NBA team, ...

Preview & Chat: The Chicago Bulls
Forum Blue And Gold — Records: Lakers 54-13 (1st in the West) Bulls 32-37 (8th in the East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.8 (1st in league) Bulls 107.3 (18th in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.6 (6th in league) Bulls 108.4 (17th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Trevor Ariza, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Bulls Derrick Rose, Ben Gordom, John Salmons, Tyrus Thomas, Joakim Noah Watching the Tournament: I ...

Open Thread: Regular Season Game 72 vs. Chicago Bulls
Bullets Forever — The Essentials: Bulls (32-38) at Wizards (16-54) 7:00 p.m. Verizon Center CSN This year: December 6: Bulls 117, Wizards 107 January 9: Bulls 98, Wizards 86 February 27: Wizards 113, Bulls 90 Notable Bulls numbers this season: 17th in expected winning percentage (.461) 9th in pace factor (93.3 possessions per game) 18th in offensive efficiency/offensive rating (107.3) 17th in defensive ...

Worst of the Night: March 26th, 2009 -- Sweet Suckteen Edition
Basketbawful — ... Los Bulls, stats of the night: 7, 3, 1. Not much I could mention here that won't be on By The Horns, other than the forced awkwardness of "Latin Night" that makes me cringe like shoving los cuernos de toro en mi cabeza. However, they benefit from the bawful of others, as Detroit's aforementioned loss pushes them to the 7 seed, otherwise known as "not crab food". They held The Drain to 3 rebounds (contrast: Ben Gordon had 4). And one Derrick Rose, ...

Worst of the Night: April 9, 2009
Basketbawful — ... The Philadelphia 76ers: The Bulls have become a really team to play against in Chicago -- for details, go to By The Horns -- but the Sixers played a little Russian roulette with their playoff seeding by missing 11 free throws, giving up 24 points off of only 13 turnovers and getting outscored in fast break points 20-11...despite the fact that they're supposed to be a fast break team. ...

Worst of the Weekend: Faces of Fail edition
Basketbawful — ... melt in a volcano and was (I suspect) an advanced form of alien life scouting our planet for a hostile takeover. Anyway, Charlotte committed 8 of their 16 turnovers in the final 12 minutes, during which they were outscored 35-23 and lost by seven. I'll let you do that math on that one. Regarding his team's terminal case of butterfingeritis, Larry Brown said: "I can't explain it because it's not like we’re being trapped or pressed. We just throw it all around." As a Bulls fan and blogger, I was happy to see the Bobcats hand over the game...but damn. ...

Liveblogging the Craziness of the Regular Season's Final Night
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — Welcome to the last night of the 2008-2009 NBA regular season, where there are five games to determine matchups in five of the NBA's eight first-round playoff series.  Four of those game will be going on at the same time -- 8pm ET. The fifth starts at 10:30 ET. Here's the lineup: Raptors at Bulls 8 pm ET (The Bulls can clinch the East's sixth seed -- and avoid Boston in the first round -- with a win.) Sixers at Cavaliers 8 pm ET (If the Sixers can beat the Cavaliers' scrubs, and the Bulls lose, Philly gets the dubious prize of facing the Magic.) Hornets at Spurs 8 pm ET ...

A Q-and-A with By the Horns
Boston Celtics Basketball - Celtics news, rumors and analysis - CelticsHub.com — The New York headquarters of CelticsHub has League Pass, but it’s impossible for someone whose full-time job does not involve covering the NBA to watch as much non-Celtic action as they’d ideally like. So we turned to Matt “Kevin” McHale, who has to watch every Ty Thomas brick for his work at By The Horns, and asked him some questions about the team the C’s are about to play at least four times. He was kind enough not to ignore them. So, let’s all pay attention and learn a bit about the six-time NBA Champion Chicago Bulls.  (Note: see my answers to his ...

I’m already sick of losing to the Bulls: Game 2 Preview
Boston Celtics Basketball - Celtics news, rumors and analysis - CelticsHub.com — Let me state this emphatically: There is no way the Celtics offense will play as poorly against the Bulls again as it did in Game 1. The Celtics should not lose to a team like Chicago when they hold the Bulls to 43 percent shooting and turn the ball over just 12 times on offense. But the C’s shot 40 percent, registered only 16 assists in 53 minutes of play and saw one of the greatest shooters the basketball gods ever forged play arguably the worst game of his career. This cannot happen again, not against a team in the bottom half of the league in defense efficiency. The Boston offense looked ...

Worst of the Playoff Night: April 21, 2009
Basketbawful — ... A By The Horns commenter named Nate pointed out that: "This game was lost by the failure of the Bulls guards to rebound. Gordon and Salmons combined for 2 defensive rebounds in 83 minutes of playing time. That's absolutely pathetic." And, indeed, Rajon Rondo -- who overcame a mild ankle sprain to finish with a triple-double (19/12/16) and 5 steals -- had 7 offensive rebounds. Opposing point guards should never have 7 offensive rebounds. Ever. And his biggest of the game came with 30 seconds left. The Bulls were up 113-112 when Rondo short-armed a 17-footer but managed to chase ...

So, What Happened to Derrick Rose?
Boston Celtics Basketball - Celtics news, rumors and analysis - CelticsHub.com — After dominating Game 1 with a career-high 36 points (you may have heard about this), Derrick Rose finished Game 2 with a relatively harmless 10 points on 5-of-11 shooting, with no free throw attempts. How did the Celtics adjust after Game 1 to limit Rose’s scoring? If you watched their screen/roll defense, you saw the answer: the Celtics big guys were extremely aggressive in showing out on Rose, sometimes leaving their man (the screener) completely and chasing Rose around the court. And as Hardwood Paroxysm’s Matt Moore notes, they had a third defender lurking underneath, waiting. ...

Free Throw Disparity @ Chicago
Boston Celtics Basketball - Celtics news, rumors and analysis - CelticsHub.com — As we head to Chicago, one thing to keep any eye on: the Bulls attempt a lot more free throws at home than they do on the road–and visitors to the United Center see their free throw attempts fall dramatically. Overall, the Bulls had a per game free throw attempt differential of -0.3 free throws, meaning they almost broke even with their opponents in terms of FTAs. (Interestingly, five of 16 playoff teams have negative overall FTA margins–Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas and New Orleans. Detroit is easily the worst at -2.4 per game). But at home, the Bulls are taking 4.2 more FTAs ...

Worst of the Weekend: Playoff Rollercoaster edition
Basketbawful — ... The Chicago Bulls free throw shooting: As I noted at By the Horns, I was ready to dub this baby "The Free Throw Game." As in, "Missed free throws cost the Bulls the chance to tie this series at two games a piece." It wasn't just the nine misses (26-for-35). It was when some of those misses occurred. You know, at the worst possible times. First, Tyrus Thomas shanked a foul shot with 16 seconds left in regulation that could have given the Bulls a four-point cushion. Ray Allen responded by drilling a cold-blooded three-pointer to force overtime. Then, with 26 ticks ...

Friday Morning Roundup
Boston Celtics Basketball - Celtics news, rumors and analysis - CelticsHub.com — Matt McHale of By The Horns: “And I’ve gotta tell you, after Chicago’s super-epic 128-127 triple overtime victory over the Boston Celtics, Ifeel mostly dead. The game lasted nearly four hours. By the end, poor Doug Collins (who was calling the game for TNT) sounded like he had lost control of several vital motor functions, and maybe a few cognitive ones as well. I can totally relate. I feel like poor Mark Wahlberg at the end of The Perfect Storm, treading water in the middle of the ocean during a hurricane and thinking, “What the [bleep] just ...

The Top Ten Moments of the Boston-Chicago Series
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Our initial intention here at TrueHoop was to cue up the ten best moments across all eight series of the first round. When it came time to start taking nominations, the Celtics-Bulls series stood above all the others. We're tempted to call these highlights "indelible moments," but there have been so many ridiculous shots and outrageous exploits, there's no way to remember them all. In case you've forgotten some of them, here's our list of the 10 most dramatic moments of the series thus far, with every hope that Saturday's Game 7 will extend this list even further: ...

The C’s Offense: Better Without Garnett? (It Can’t Be…)
Boston Celtics Basketball - Celtics news, rumors and analysis - CelticsHub.com — Before the Bulls-Celtics series, Matt “Kevin” McHale of By the Horns asked me why the Celtics had been scoring about four points more per game and shooting better without Kevin Garnett in the line-up. I answered that I suspected it was random statistical noise, and that it could not be possible that Boston’s offense functioned better without one of the great mid-range shooters in the NBA’s history–and one of its best big man passers.  But I wanted to investigate further, so I looked at the 22 regular season games KG missed after hurting his knee in Utah on ...

The TrueHoop Network List (and Twitter)
Queen City Hoops — I was going through my list of followed users on twitter and realized I was not sure if I had the rest of my colleagues from the TrueHoop network among. As I worked to rectify that, I thought that may have interest to some of my readers as well. So, here you go - a full list of every TrueHoop network blog, a link to their site and to their twitter account (where applicable): General NBA and the Namesake: TrueHoop - Twitter:@TrueHoop Cumulative Account: @truehoopnetwork - This account acts as a twitter rss feed for new posts from across the network. General NBA: ...

Livin' Large: The official cast post
Basketbawful — ... Little Matt: The blog author of Basketbawful and By The Horns. In other words: me. I'm the co-main character and "hero" of this comic-drama. The primary purpose of this story was simply to describe what it was like to be a freshman who had a varsity baller for a roommate. ...

The Forgotten King
CowbellKingdom.com — This is actually an exciting time in Sacramento Kings basketball. Sure, it was a different kind of excitement when this team was pushing 60 wins on the rest of the league every year and there are still some very real and valid concerns this team could be relocated if/when a new arena deal can’t ...

200 NBA Sites to Visit Before You Die
Peter Robert Casey - The interplay of basketball, social media, and marketing — Okay, maybe that headline is a bit over the top. In an attempt to commemorate my 200th blog post, I fell back on an age-old advertising technique, the list post, and merged it with a "before you die" prompt to action. Forgive me? Maybe this comprehensive resource will ...

Scouting The East: Chicago Bulls
NetsAreScorching - New Jersey Nets Blog - Nets News, Rumors, Analysis, Podcasts, Salaries, & Statistics — ... Team: Chicago Bulls Last Year’s Record: 41-41 (2nd, Central Division) Head Coach: Vinny Del Negro Comings: Jannero Pargo, James Johnson (No. 16), Taj Gibson (No. 26) Goings: Tim Thomas, Ben Gordon, Linton Johnson, DeMarcus Nelson, Anthony Roberson Blogger Thoughts -Matt McHale Bulls by the Horns “On paper, the Bulls have a good chance ...

Open Thread: Washington Wizards vs. Chicago Bulls, Preseason Game 9
Bullets Forever — by Nam Y Huh - AP My create-a-caption juices aren't flowing for this one. Anyone want to take a stab at it? View full size photo uploaded ...

2009-10 Denver Nuggets Preview - TrueHoop Network Style
Roundball Mining Company - Denver Nuggets Blog — Every TrueHoop Network member site will be posting their season preview today so make sure you check out as many as humanly possible either via the the drop down menu up above or the blogroll along the right sidebar. Last Year’s Record: 54-28 Crystal Ball The consensus prediction of the TrueHoop Network bloggers … and the best hopes of Roundball Mining Company. Crowd Says: 53-29 RMC Says: 58-24 ...

TrueHoop Network 2009-10 Season Preview: Los Angeles Clippers
ClipperBlog.com Blog for the Los Angeles NBA Clippers Fans — Last Year’s Record : 19-63 Crystal Ball The consensus prediction of the TrueHoop Network bloggers … and the best hopes of Clipperblog. Crowd Says : 32-50 Clipperblog Says : 38-44 Yes We Can! The sun is out. The seas have parted. The basketball gods are shining upon us! Although it’s impossible to root for the Los Angeles Clippers without some measure of faith, one thing is certain: Clipper fans don’t believe in saviors. Benoit Benjamin, Danny Ferry, Reggie Williams, and Michael Olowokandi helped retire that gospel. Salvation for the beleaguered franchise has been elusive and painstaking, as illustrated by the Clippers’ ...

TrueHoop Network 2009-10 Season Preview: New Orleans Hornets
Hornets247.com Blog — Posted by Niall Doherty The TrueHoop Network previews every team in the NBA. We've got the Hornets covered right here. Check below for links to other team previews. Last Year's Record 49-33 Crystal Ball The consensus prediction of the TrueHoop Network bloggers ... and the best hopes of Hornets247. Crowd Says: 47-25 Hornets247 Says: 52-30 Yes We Can! The sun is out. The seas have parted. The basketball gods are shining upon us! Last season the Hornets had a myriad of ...

Truth About It.net 2009-10 Washington Wizards TrueHoop Network Preview
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog — Ok, as chance would have it, my preview for ESPN’s TrueHoop Network (of which Truth About It.net is apart) and my preview in conjunction with the big NBA blogger preview (coordinated by Jeff Clark of Celtics Blog), happen to fall on the same day — the Monday before the ...

TrueHoop Network 2009-10 Season Preview: Detroit Pistons
PistonPowered — The TrueHoop Network has been hard at work on a season preview (more details coming), and each of us are posting our team’s portion this morning. Be sure to check out everyone’s previews on the other TrueHoop Network blogs, which are linked in a dropdown menu at the top of this page. Crystal ball The consensus win total prediction of the TrueHoop Network bloggers … and the best hopes of PistonPowered. Last year’s record: 39-43 Crowd says: 36-46 I say: 44-38 Yes we can! The sun is out. The seas ...

True Hoop Network Warriors Season Preview
Warriorsworld dot net — Last Year’s Record: 29-53 Crystal Ball The consensus prediction of the TrueHoop Network bloggers … and the warriorsworld community Bloggers Say: 28-54 Community Says: 41-41 Yes We Can! The Golden State Warriors enter another season with uncertainty and question marks. Under the ownership of Chris Cohan, the Warriors have made the play- offs exactly one time and have gone through numerous coaches, players and executives. Going into this season, Larry Riley is the man in charge taking over for ...

TrueHoop Network 2009-10 Season Preview: The Lakers
Forum Blue And Gold — This year the TrueHoop Network has put together a book of NBA team previews, which you will hear more about soon. Due to book publishing deadlines, my first version of this was written in August, well before training camp opened, and had tight word counts to fit space. What follows is a modified version of that printed preview — my views have evolved with what we have seen in training camp and preseason, and with your comments and the discussions here. Also, this is longer. Enjoy, then check out the list of other blogger previews for their teams below. ...

BDL's 2009-10 NBA Preview: Golden State Warriors
Ball Don't Lie — Once again back is the incredible ... Ball Don't Lie's NBA previews, outlining off-season moves, projecting win totals, spinning tracks and much, much more. It's a fun, hot mess. Up next, the Golden State Warriors. 2008-09 Record: 29-53, third place in Pacific Division Head Coach/Beverage: Don Nelson/Coors Light Key Additions: Stephen Curry(notes), Acie Law(notes), Speedy Claxton(notes), Devean ...

Game Preview #2: San Antonio Spurs @ Chicago Bulls - Here we go again
Pounding The Rock — ... our team last season: our Big Three scoring the majority of our points and the win hinging on the performances of one-dimensional shooters like Finley and Matty. I think we're past that. No highlights were found for this game. We are ashamed. Some Other Reading Bulls Blog a Bull - Here you can find SBNation's Bulls blog, with lots of good information and plenty of traffic.  Head over there on gameday and there should be a nice preview. By The Horns - The True Hoop Network's Chicago affiliate.  Seems like one of the better THN ...

Should We Fear Them, Part IV: The Bulls
Boston Celtics Basketball - Celtics news, rumors and analysis - CelticsHub.com — ... who know a lot more about the Bulls than I do will tell you a small-ish front court of Joakim Noah and Tyrus Thomas just doesn’t get it done on the boards. Their individual defensive rebounding numbers aren’t horrible, and neither were ...

2009-10 Game 8: Denver Nuggets 90 - Chicago Bulls 89
Roundball Mining Company - Denver Nuggets Blog — Box Score | Highlights Before we get to the controversial ending in Chicago tonight, I need to address the game itself. I cannot go as far as to say the Nuggets did not deserve to win, they earned their lead that barely held up in the end, but I was seriously disappointed in their play in the fourth quarter. Primarily I feel like a dolt for getting caught up in the Carmelo hype after his great first two games. Tonight, in a very important game based on their two game losing streak, he made awful decisions on offense, played lackadaisical on ...

Preview & Chat: The Chicago Bulls
Forum Blue And Gold — Records: Lakers 8-3 Bulls 6-4 Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 105.4 (16th in league), Bulls 98.0 (27th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 102.3 (10th in league) Bulls 99.5 (4th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Bulls: Derrick Rose, John Salmons, Loul Deng, Taj Gibson, Joakim Noah Getting This Off My Chest (using my ...

Game 16: Blazers vs Bulls, 7:00pm CSN
Bust a Bucket - A Portland Trail Blazers Blog — Chicago Bulls coverage at By the Horns. Blazers Analysis Bulls PG With Portland's three ...