The 2009 NBA Finals Loser Thread - Game 1: A Short Review of the Playoffs so far, and an excruciating Loser Preview
Pounding The Rock — ... Loser: Chicago - Possibly the greatest 1st round playoff series ever. Aside from going the full 7 montys, it also featured 5 overtimes, 4 of which were played in a span of 2 double overtime games (follow the math?).  Derrick Rose played out of his mind before people found out the real score (pun intended) on his SATs, while ...

Should I Stay or Should I Go? The NBA Draft Hopeful's Theme Song
Clips Nation — ... picks up their options.  The first pick Derrick Rose, on the other hand, will make $22,547,148 in the first four years.  So, Blake Griffin made himself a LOT of money - like over $14M - by staying in school, right?  OU blog Crimson and Cream Machine ...

Now What?
Sactown Royalty — ... about scoring, but because they handle the ball every time up the floor they have the opportunity to fill up a stat sheet. I’m not dogging these guys – I would take either one in a heartbeat. But if the Kings are going to continue to run a version of the Princeton, a guy like Evans that can be an effective slasher could come in handy. Of course, he would also need to be able to hit open jumpers, which has been a question. But let’s remember that fellow Memphis alum Derrick Rose was not exactly a light’s out shooter in college. Rose ...

The Clipperblogger Summit - Part Six
Clips Nation — ... about him last season, so I think everyone knows what I think about the guy - I think he's easily the second best rookie from last season after Derrick Rose.  But am I looking at him through 'Gordon' colored glasses: how good is the kid? ...

My favorite trade ideas
Bullets Forever — ... gets in a good defensive stance, and gets right in his opponent's grill; but he's not overaly aggressive and mostly manages to stay in front of his man. He does tend to pick up fouls, but he's an intelligent player and rarely fouls out. He does something else that the Wizards can't seem to figure out - he takes charges. Offensively, he had a poor year in 2008-09 for Chicago. Kirk's shot was not falling early in the year, and he seemed to have difficulty adjusting to playing with Derrick Rose at the Point. Then he was injured, and was gone for a good ...

Scouting Jonny Flynn
Sactown Royalty — ...  didn’t perform as well as one would probably think in the agility and speed categories calculated in Chicago.  His sprint time in particular was comparable to A.J. Price (3.22) who had about twice Flynn’s percentage of body fat (12.4%).  Perhaps he would qualify as more quick than fast?  Where Flynn really stood out, however, was in his leaping ability.  His 40" maximum vertical matched Derrick Rose’s last year and was almost as high as ...

Clipperblogger Summit: Part Six
ClipperBlog.com Blog for the Los Angeles NBA Clippers Fans — ... about him last season, so I think everyone knows what I think about the guy - I think he’s easily the second best rookie from last season after Derrick Rose.  But am I looking at him through ‘Gordon’ colored glasses: how good is the kid? ...

Who is Gilbert Arenas' ideal backcourt mate?
Bullets Forever — ... Kirk Hinrich looks very good here too, confirming those who have argued here that he is a good fit.  One concern here is that Hinrich's role this year was very different than in the past.  He was a misfit next to Derrick Rose, though part of that is because Rose does not score off the pass like Arenas does.  Like West, Hinrich is fully capable of being more of a passer than his assist percentage indicates, as it took a major drop this year due to the presence of Rose.  Hinrich also is a much better perimeter shooter than advertised, ...

DeRozan In Today, Holiday Back For More
Posting and Toasting — ... his otherwordly vertical, solid mid-range game, and overall good-guy mindset. He's a bit raw, though, with questions about his outside shot and defensive chops likely knocking him into the lower end of the lottery. If you do click that link above, check out his media availability interview. Basketball IQ aside, DeRozan seems like a likeable, self-aware cat, which I think goes a long way. As we've learned, I put way too much stock in interviews. I probably wouldn't have drafted Derrick Rose last year. Yeah. Anyway, here's a little more on DeRozan from ...

Bigger SWAGs and Unreasonable Predictions
CelticsBlog — ... The NBA forces Derrick Rose to take the SATs on live on TNT.   He gets a 400.   The penalty is that the Chuckster shaves off Derrick's dumb stache and that he has to wear a dunce cap during the 1st quarter of every game in February. ...

Assessing the Rockets' 2009-2010 Point Guard Situation
The Dream Shake — ... After passing by these teams, you see what lies beneath.  New Orleans, Phoenix, San Antonio, Utah, and Chicago. Point guards run the show here, which is perfectly fine - from CP3 to Derrick Rose, each player was worth the draft pick.  All of these teams wanted a stud point guard, and they all got one. ...

Blake Griffin Selected to Attend Team USA Mini Camp
Clips Nation — ... NBA draft, he was the only non-NBA player among the 25 selected to attend USA Basketball's July Mini camp in Las Vegas.  It's an honor for Griffin to be selected.  Meanwhile, you have to wonder what USA Basketball is thinking by NOT including Eric Gordon on their list.  Of the 25 players invited, seven just completed their rookie season in the league.  Eric Gordon finished fifth in Rookie of the Year voting - the top four vote getters (Derrick Rose, O.J. Mayo, Brook Lopez and Russell ...

Day-after Bulls draft analysis: the night didn't matter, what happens next matters
Blog a Bull — ... So is this the plan? Figure you have Derrick Rose, no need to try and win right away (again, despite the unprecendeted position of strength the Bulls are in compared to the rest of the league) and get more rookies, more cheap contracts. Not only will ...

Ben Gordon is a Piston. We're stuck being Bulls fans.
Blog a Bull — ... And I can't see them doing anything the rest of this offseason if it means going over the tax, as then why not just keep Ben Gordon? What this non-move means is that the Bulls do not care about winning. Not this year. Likely not for several years. They are far away from contention, and it's simply amazing that they think they're in any position to let talent walk, let alone their best player of the past 5 years. They're signalling that they're content to take one shot in Derrick Rose's prime, which means we can't really give a care about anyone else on ...

The Darren Collison Scouting Report
At The Hive — ... "Needs to get stronger, this causes trouble against bigger guards. Some examples were the likes of Derrick Rose, Daniel Hackett and Scottie Reynolds." - ...

The Old and Beautiful vs The Young and Restless: A Look At NBA Guards
Canis Hoopus — ... Players 19-22 Players 23-25 Players 26-29 Players 30+ Derrick Rose    21 Chris Paul  24 Dwayne ...

Official Salary Cap and Luxury Tax figures for your Chicago Bulls
Blog a Bull — ... (emphasis mine, and emphasis of the Bulls franchise) I'll just copy the work of RealGM poster Tommy Udo 6, who figured how close the Bulls actually are to the tax threshold: Signed: Brad Miller – $12,250,000 Luol Deng - $10,365,000 Kirk Hinrich - $9,500,000 Jerome James – $ 6,600,000 Tim Thomas – $6,466,600 John Salmons - $6,429,151 Derrick Rose - $5,184,480 Tyrus Thomas – $4,743,598 Joakim ...

Getting Ready for Summer League
Clips Nation — ... But if we want to get a read on how good these players may be, it will be important to see them against decent competition.  As it happens, many of the top rookies from last season are NOT playing in Las Vegas - no Derrick Rose, no ...

Time to talk Dwyane Wade with Jonathan Zaslow of 790 'The Ticket'
Peninsula is Mightier — ... look like they'll only be able to lure one big free agent, not the two they were hoping for. At least Chicago can sell Dwyane on playing with Derrick Rose. The Knicks would be a rebuilding project, and it just makes no sense for Dwyane to leave and rebuild somewhere else. ...

How We Define a Point Guard, Part II
Sactown Royalty — ... But there are some surprises on this list. Beno is right in the middle, which shocked me a little. Derrick Rose ranks #19, ...

OPEN THREAD - LVSL - Game 4 - Warriors vs Bulls
Golden State Of Mind — ... is full of guys you don't want on your NBA team. Well except for Derrick Rose, he's good. There are two guys who might want a little summer league payback on the Warriors. Never underestimate how getting released from a team will affect how a player plays against his former team, especially in summer league. ...

Breaking down Carlos Boozer's interview with ESPN 1000 in Chicago
SLC Dunk — ... and Chicago. But obviously if I did get traded to Chicago, I'd love to be a part of the Bulls. Whoa.  Aren't we crossing into tampering here?  You're still under contract with the Jazz!  You can't be talking about playing with the Bulls.  Even if being traded is a foregone conclusion, I don't believe you can talk about playing for another team like this.     Q: What's the general feeling about Bulls organization with Derrick Rose?     CB: A great organization. Top ...

This is your team
SLC Dunk — ... /J-Kidd/Billups and pauses before shooting his J to give them a look as they stumble back .  I want D-will to tell Sloan which play we're running out of the timeout.  I want D-will to headbutt Derrick Rose.  I want him to ignore the likes of Conley, Iverson, ...

One Simple Rule for Andray Blatche
Bullets Forever — ... managed a PER of a perfectly league average 15.0 last year, despite his lackluster true shooting percentage of 50.8%.  That combination is not easy to pull off and puts him in a very mixed, and arguably elite, company.  Here are the players with at least 1,000 minutes who managed a better than 14.5 PER last season while shooting a worse than 52% true shooting percentage: Anthony Randolph, Tracy McGrady, Louis Williams, Roy Hibbert, Derrick Rose, Allen Iverson, Ron Artest, Russell Westbrook, ...

Team evaluations: Better, same or worse?
Pounding The Rock — ... .  But the main reason I think they will be better this year is because of the development of Derrick Rose.  He is the real deal and we've only just seen the tip of the iceberg with him.    ...

2009-2010 Golden State Warriors Schedule + 82 "Unstoppable Baby!" Predictions
Golden State Of Mind — ... Blog Buddy: Third Quarter Collapse   #20 Mon Dec 7 at Oklahoma City 5:00 PM Are we getting a sneak peak at the 2017 NBA Champs? Blog Buddy: Welcome to Loud City   #21 Wed Dec 9 at New Jersey 4:30 PM If Brandan Wright is still on the Warriors he gets severely outplayed by Yi Jianlian   #22 Fri Dec 11 at Chicago 5:00 PM Derrick Rose ABUSES Monta Ellis in every way possible. ...

Offseason Boredom: Top 20 edition
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... pretty much ridiculously difficult.  I mean, to me, it seems that there are 11 players that would be on almost everyone's list even if they're not necessarily the top 11.  They are (in no particular order): Kobe Lebron Chris Paul Dwight Howard Kevin Garnett Tim Duncan Kevin Durant Brandon Roy Chris Bosh Dwyane Wade Derrick Rose After these eleven though, I get pretty ...

Create Your Own Franchise
Canis Hoopus — ... You have 27 player points to pick players. Player points equal the amount you have to pay to have that player on your roster. you NEED 8 players, LIMITED to only one (7) player or two (6). PG: Chris Paul (7) Deron Williams (6) Tony Parker (6) Rajon Rondo (5) Chauncey Billups (5) Derrick Rose (5) Steve Nash (5) ...

Your 2009-10 Bulls Roster by 6-Year Adjusted-Plus Minus
Blog a Bull — ... this team next year. Player, 2008-09 Minutes, Off. APM, Def. APM, Std. Error, Total APM 1. Brad Miller, 2100, 1.96, 3.00, .98,  4.96 2.  Joakim Noah, 1911, .89, 2.87, 1.1, 3.76 3. Kirk Hinrich, 1338, 1.12, 2.38, .96, 3.50 4. Luol Deng, 1627, -.48, 2.35, 1.03, 1.87 5. Ben Gordon, 2974, 3.02, -1.53, .99, +1.49(d'oh!) 5. Aaron Gray, 693, -1.74, 2.7, 1.56, .96 6. Derrick Rose, 2977, 2.03, -1.70, 1.13, .33 7.  Tyrus ...

Orlando Magic News for August 19th: Otis Smith Mulling His Next Move, Vince Carter Making An Impact Off The Court, and More
Third Quarter Collapse — ... and Derrick Rose web spots we worked with adidas on. To pass the time this summer, adidas has decided to put some of Big Baby's Dwight Howard art on a shirt. ...

Ruminations from the Bench - the NCAA can't vacate my gorilla dunks!
The Dream Shake — ... Jesse Jackson and the dude with the weird hair to fight for our rights?  This is like a violation of my civil rights or some s--t! [pause] Joey [no one in the room... talking to himself]:  Oh, shit... are they gonna try to take away all the records of my gorilla dunks, too?!?!?  Noooooo!   Shit... I better find out what's going on.  That freshman better have some answers for me! [Joey calls Derrick Rose.  After the third try, Rose finally answers the phone ...

A very lengthy post on, yes, Ramon Sessions
Clips Nation — ... Oh, by the way, no PG in the top 18 in PER has less than 4 years of professional experience! (Derrick Rose is #19).  The only players in the top 18 who aren't at least 2 years older than him are #1 Chris Paul and #9 ...

Around the Association: 2009-2010 Chicago Bulls- Ring Around the Rose-y
Golden State Of Mind — ... . It's still early, but right now I don't think anyone's questioning their selection of the 2008-2009 NBA Rookie of the Year Derrick Rose. ...

30Q: Will the Kings' Relative Lack of Assists Matter?
Sactown Royalty — ... Further, in regards to "point guard in an emergency only," let me remind everyone about a cat named Derrick Rose, who at Memphis as a freshman ...

Competition Discussion: Chicago Bulls
Bullets Forever — ... year's record: 41-41 (Pythagorean record: 40-42) Playoffs: Lost to Boston 4-3 in first round Offensive Rating: 108.4 (14th) Defensive Rating: 108.7 (18th) Pace: 93.1 possessions/game (9th) In: Jannero Pargo, James Johnson, Taj Gibson Out: Ben Gordon, Tim Thomas, Linton Johnson Projected starting lineup: Derrick Rose, John Salmons, Luol Deng, Tyrus Thomas, ...

Breaking Down the Bobcats' Top Ten Plays from NBA.com
Rufus on Fire — ... 7 -- ...Just like in this play, where Wallace made a play that only he, LeBron (yes, I went there), and maybe Derrick Rose (yes, I went there) can make. Rebound, then sprint past everyone to the other goal and finish with a monster dunk as everyone else seems to stand around. ...

Eric Gordon - Lest we Forget
Clips Nation — ... True Shooting Percentage is of course what truly set the rookie Eric Gordon apart from the rest of what was without question a stellar rookie class.  Derrick Rose, O.J. Mayo, Russell Westbrook, ...

30Q: When Will Tyreke Evans Get His First Start?
Sactown Royalty — ... League that Evans is the Day 1 starter. We can assume that's the idea for a multitude of reasons, that Evans will take over immediately. But it's not unprecedented for franchises to put tomorrow on hold. After the jump, a quick look at how quickly top picks -- especially point guards -- take over the reins. First, let's look at the top five picks from the past seasons. When did these players first slip into the starting five? 2008-09  Derrick Rose started every game he played during his rookie season. ...

Playing good cop/bad cop with Jeff Teague
Peachtree Hoops — ... Bad Cop: Rookie point guards not named Derrick Rose usually have a difficult time adjusting. Expecting Jeff Teague to come in and run the team, understand the nuances of the position, stay focused for 82 games is unreasonable. Shoot, Teague couldn't stay focused for an entire college season. ...

Lowering Our Expectations: Dragic and Lopez
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... have an active center who can run the floor and provide an inside presence? Yes Barbosa is capable of spelling Nash at the point, but it isn't where he belongs nor is it where he can be at his most effective. It would be pretty sweet to have a young, energetic, dependable point guard coming off the bench who can run the offense, play some defense, and give Nash his much needed breathers. REALITY Goran Dragic If Dragic was Derrick Rose or Chris Paul, we would have known if by now. But ...

30Q: Will the Kings Be a Good Three-Point Shooting Team?
Sactown Royalty — ... Tyreke Evans. We're all stoked for 'Reke, but I have no illusions about his perimeter shooting right now. It's going to be ugly, in all likelihood. Derrick Rose shot .337 at Memphis and .222 with Chicago his rookie season. ...

Take Me To Your Leader
Sactown Royalty — ... , Derrick Rose. Will these guys become great team leaders, or are they destined to be great NBA players but no more (see Redd, Michael)? I like Rose and Durant on this list, with Granger as my sleeper. ...

Tyreke Evans and the Chalice of Point Guard Purity
Sactown Royalty — ... ineffective Udrih, but on paper he looks a lot more like a shooting guard. He's a slasher who had low assist rates in college and stands 6-5; historically players of that ilk migrate to shooting guard within two years of entering the league. Low assist rates ... low assist rates ... hmm. <<looks up Tyreke Evans's assist rates in college>> Hmm, an assist rate of 30.0. Hmm, is that low for a future NBA point guard? <<looks up Derrick Rose's assist rates in college>> Hmm, an assist rate ...

On Tyreke Evan's Chaste Chalice: A Follow-up
Sactown Royalty — ... 's low college assist rates as a pointer that Too Easy will be a full-time shooting guard within two seasons. The numbers show that Evans's college assist rates are comparable with those of Derrick Rose, and better than full-time point guards like ...

Deng not 100%
Blog a Bull — ... on not just Derrick Rose's assists last season, but what types of shots he assisted and their associated successes. The bad news is that Derrick Rose isn't creating a lot of easy opportunities for his team. The good news (I guess) is that it's likely not his fault, but the lack of finishing big men. ...

Short-Handed Pacers Set To Tip Off Preseason
Indy Cornrows — The Indiana Pacers open their preseason schedule tonight when they host Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls. The Pacers will be without the services of several players which is both a bummer and a blessing in disguise. Mike Dunleavy, Tyler Hansbrough, Travis Diener and Earl Watson (wife having a baby) are definitely out and I also don't expect Troy Murphy to play on his gimpy ankle. On JMV today (audio link), Murph mentioned he might give it a try against the Bulls, but in this case ...

Jeff Teague, flashes of potential wrapped in a workman's effort.
Peachtree Hoops — ... There is maybe one rookie each year that makes a legitimate impact on a team. Doing something an average veteran role player could not do. And any time you can make a list affirming something basketball related and LeBron does not make it then you know it is a short list (it might be this and winning championships). A rookie playing a vital part of a playoff team is just rare. Derrick Rose last year, ...

Game Thread: Bulls/Bucks
Brew Hoop — ... doubt about that. In an ideal world, we'd have a bunch of guys playing very well and would have a nine- or 10-man rotation and we'd be winning games. But my instinct is - and not that it means we won't be winning - is that everybody is going to get a chance at some point. We're going to need everybody. "As the season goes on I'd like to have some sort of rotation but I'll bet you that everybody comes into play at some point." Tribune: No Rose? Derrick Rose (sore Achilles) missed the Bulls' 102-101 win over ...

Recap: Bucks 98, Bulls 86
Brew Hoop — ... .  My how we've missed you.  Though the Bucks' first win of the preseason had as much to do with the Bulls' poor play (and lack of Derrick Rose) as anything else, there were some very promising signs from the Bucks' starting unit, notably Bogut.  The big man scored 12 along five rebounds in 18 minutes, his longest outing of the preseason thus far, and looked pretty frisky in dropping a couple of hooks, a powerful right hander and even a jump shot on the unsuspecting ...

NBA Blog Previews - Chicago Bulls
Blog a Bull — ... at the trade deadline. Not only did it put the 2009 payroll already very close to the luxury tax, but in acquiring a scoring guard like Salmons they were hedging against a Gordon departure, which wound up happening on the first day of free agency. The Bulls should be able to compensate for the loss of Gordon to maintain their ultimately average level, through the addition of Salmons, a healthy season from Luol Deng, and steps up in the careers of Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, and Tyrus Thomas. Jannero Pargo ...

Chicago Bulls Previews
CelticsBlog — ... was the best player ever to have played through his entire rookie deal only to let walk for nothing, a truly spectacular failure from the Bulls standpoint. Things could certainly work out ultimately, but it's a huge risk and the Bulls will need to perform this season as well as get lucky in free agency to make the gamble worthwhile. Give Me The Rock " Blog Archive " Chicago Bulls Team Preview What are the team’s biggest strengths? Derrick Rose. ...

Recap: Bulls 87 Bucks 86
Brew Hoop — ... Box Score / Recap Yes, preseason. Yes, Bucks/Bulls preseason again. No Derrick Rose. No Andrew Bogut. No real meaning. Yes, a nice start. Yes, final-minute dramatics. Yes... a Dan Gadzuric fadeaway last-second shot. No, not kidding.  I caught an online stream of the game, and I make observations with slightly more varied sentence structure after the jump. ...

Bulls Preseason Game Tonight
Canis Hoopus — ... , who will likely be without Derrick Rose (still rehabbing an ankle injury). After the debacle that was Friday night's game against the ...

GameThread -5: vs. Bulls
Canis Hoopus — ... . Johnson looked quite good in Summer League and could develop into a very versatile small forward. Even with a strong backcourt rotation of Derrick Rose, ...

Bulls 94, Timberwolves 90: Welcome back, Tyrus
Blog a Bull — ... played in his first preseason game since the opener, and while it wasn't as welcome of a sight as seeing Derrick Rose back would be, it was darned close. ...

Let the boat race begin! (2009-10 Fantasy Basketball Preview)...
Denver Stiffs — ... to keep an eye on after the second round. Guards Rajon Rondo (Celtics): Rondo blossomed in the playoffs last year, routinely putting up triple-double type numbers.  With no primary backup point guard on the Celtics roster and head coach Doc Rivers needing to rest aging veterans Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Rasheed Wallace, expect big minutes and big numbers from Rondo. Derrick Rose (Bulls): Ben Gordon's departure to ...

Eastern Conference Preview-Atlantic Div w/playoffs
Blazersedge — ... Turning into a great first round rivalry.  Even with Boston completely healthy, Chicago takes them to seven games.  Derrick Rose and Rajon Rondo are each a blur but Rondo has better pieces and they provide the fire power.  Celtics are too big in side as Chicago is strictly perimeter in the series.  It is off when they need it, and the Celtics survive. ...

Central Division Preview
Blazersedge — ... Point Guard Derrick Rose Jannero Pargo MVP: Derrick Rose Biggest Surprise: James Johnson Biggest ...

Morning Briefing: Sometimes You Get the Bulls, Sometimes You Get Horns. Try to guess what we got?
Bullets Forever — ... anybody. The Wizards completely forgot to turn up; as the final score will have alluded to, they were really, really, really, really, really bad. The Bulls weren't great, despite what the big margin of victory might suggest, but they were good enough to take at least half of what the Wizards gave them. And the Wizards gave them everything. In a bad way. Fullcourt Press: Bulls' PG mystery solved - K.C. Johnson, Full Court Press Who needs Derrick Rose when the Bulls have Brad Miller? And, no, that's not ...

Boston Aims for 3-0 Against Pesky Chicago
CelticsBlog — ... This marks the first game between these two squads since last season's Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, which went the full seven games and featured seven overtime periods. The Celtics were fortunate to move on from that series, but not before it became clear Chicago point guard Derrick Rose was perfectly capable of carrying a team on his own. Rose averaged an eye opening 19.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 6.4 assists as a rookie in last year's opening round loss to the Celtics, and engaged in a memorable one-on-one war with ...

Message Sent. Not this year Baby Bulls
CelticsBlog — ... 's stat line is all you need to know for tonight.  2 points, 16 assists, 8 boards, 1 steal and 2 turnovers.   Rajon took two shots, but absolutely dominated this game, just demolishing Derrick Rose.  Question, can we just start calling him Errick Rose?   Is it too soon? ...

Recap: Bulls 83, Bucks 81
Brew Hoop — ... up 83-81, Brandon Jennings pulled up for a jumper just past the free throw line, but Derrick Rose blocked the attempt with ease. For Rose, the play provided a bit of sweet redemption because Jennings had forced him into a turnover and then floated a jumper over him just two possessions earlier. ...

Everyone Loves Brandon Jennings
Brew Hoop — ... game, but figured that was just asking for trouble.  Surely, having the gall to celebrate the opening weekend of Brandon Jennings' career was just begging for a 1/19 shooting night and complete embarrassment at the hands of Derrick Rose last night.  What can I say?  This is how being a ...

Game Preview # 5: Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers
Blog a Bull — ... contender this year, the Bulls' next three games have fans once again predicting doom and gloom for the season.  A blowout loss, a 4th quarter choke, and a slim two-point victory over a predicted cellar dweller don't exactly inspire confidence, even with the team sitting at .500 for the season. Through four games, the Bulls offense is ranked 27th in the league, and guys expected to play key roles in the offense are struggling - Tyrus Thomas (47.1%), Derrick Rose (44.2%), James Johnson (41.0%), Kirk Hinrich (41.0%), and ...

Game #6 - Chicago Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers Game Night Open Therad
Fear The Sword — ... 8:00 PM Radio - WTAM 1100 / TV - TNT Probable starters: Derrick Rose PG Mo Williams John ...

Bulls Beat Bobcats 93-90; Cats Fall in Love With Threes
Rufus on Fire — ... do this to us and I never hear about him beasting on other teams? -- Noah was huge, and Salmons also had a big game, but in general the Cats' defense simply couldn't keep up with the very athletic Bulls. I'm sure it was mostly an issue of playing back to back and running low on gas in the second half, but such is the game. Chicago shot 50% from the field and 44% from three. They also outrebounded Charlotte 44-38. -- D.J. Augustin was shockingly ineffective against Derrick Rose and Kirk Hinrich. In a little more than 11 minutes, ...

Game Thread 6: Nuggets/Bucks
Brew Hoop — ... .   So while Jennings has impressed through five games, he's yet to face anyone with Chauncey Billups' credentials (an injury-slowed Derrick Rose doesn't count), and it's not just Billups' street cred that worries you.  Billups' ability to use his size and strength in the post could be a major issue for the slightly built rookie, and ...

Preview: Bulls at Kings
Sactown Royalty — ... 60.0 3.2 4.2 76.3 3.0 6.2 9.2 1.7 1.6 0.8 0.8 1.6 17.6 Derrick Rose 9 32.6 6.0 12.9 46.6 0.0 ...

Game Preview #10: Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Blog a Bull — ... [or both]? Noah's the leading rebounder in the NBA, so we at least have a chance down low. -How will Taj do against either Bynum or Gasol? Or Odom? Uh, I'm just gonna file this under 'problems the Bulls are going to have'. -Oh hey, we have this great shooting guard who will match Kobe Bryant shot for shot! ... Problem #2. At least Salmons' crappy help D [I've heard but haven't really seen] won't be exposed, because Kobe likes to iso. -If Derrick Rose doesn't explode against Derek Fisher, it's the ankle. ...

Game Preview # 12 - Bulls @ Nuggets
Blog a Bull — ... with 12.6 rebounds, and Derrick Rose with 5.5 assists per game.  The early season MVP for the Bulls is undoubtedly ...

Game Preview #13: Bulls at Portland Trail Blazers
Blog a Bull — ... Fernandez at the 2 spot.   Shooting Guard John Salmons/Kirk Hinrich vs Brandon Roy Brandon Roy will create some problems for the Bulls. He can take Salmons off the dribble and is bigger and stronger against Kirk. He can get to and finish at the rim, and also can hit those mid-range jumpers as well. Try to keep him out of the lanes and force him to shoot jump shots is the better bet.   Point Guard Derrick Rose vs Steve Blake/Andre Miller Steve Blake has always had ...