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RSS: Blog a Bull · Nov 5, 2010

2010-11 Open Game Thread #5: Bulls at Boston Celtics

Always seem to have this game early in the season: the back-to-back in Boston on ESPN. And the Bulls get massacred.

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RSS: Chicago Breaking Sports · Nov 5, 2010

Bulls Game Day: Trail Celtics 49-38 at halftime

By K.C. Johnson

BOSTON -- The Bulls trailed the Celtics 49-38 at halftime Friday night at TD Garden.

Joakim Noah drew a technical foul as the teams walked off the court at halftime, meaning the Celtics will begin the second half with a free throw.

The Bulls failed to score for the first 5 minutes, 56 seconds of the second quarter, missing seven shots and committing three of their 11 turnovers. The Celtics, led by Marquis Daniels' 11 points, responded with a 14-0 run.
The Celtics are playing without Shaquille O'Neal and Paul Pierce missed six of seven shots, so in some aspects, the Bulls are fortunate to only be down 11.

The Bulls scored just three bench points. James Johnson missed all four of his shots.

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RSS: Chicago Breaking Sports · Nov 5, 2010

Shaq out vs. Bulls, 3rd straight game with injury

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BOSTON -- Celtics center Shaquille O'Neal has missed his third straight game because of a bruised right knee.

Celtics coach Doc Rivers said before Friday night's game against the Bulls that he didn't know how long O'Neal would be out.

The 38-year-old O'Neal was injured last week against the New York Knicks when he banged his knee against Amare Stoudamire. He's averaging 8.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in three games this season.

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RSS: Blog a Bull · Nov 5, 2010

2010-11 Open Game Thread #5 OVERFLOW: Bulls at Boston Celtics

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RSS: Blog a Bull · Nov 5, 2010

2010-11 Open Game Thread #5 OVERFLOW2: Bulls at Boston Celtics

No recap tonight, not here.

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RSS: Blog a Bull · Nov 6, 2010

"We’re only going to get better. When we do, it’s going to get real ugly. For everyb

"We’re only going to get better. When we do, it’s going to get real ugly. For everybody who’s talking crazy; all the trash people are talking right now, it’s going to come back and haunt them. When it counts, we’ll be ready."

Joakim Noah

[From the FanShots. Our weekend thread, for lack of another. -ed.]

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RSS: Chicago Breaking Sports · Nov 7, 2010

Carmelo comes to United Center, as a Nugget

By K.C. Johnson

Carmelo Anthony will be at the United Center on Monday.

The All-Star forward will be playing for the Nuggets, though, not the Bulls.

Anthony reportedly has the Bulls high on his list for teams he would like to play for should the Nuggets deal him, although trade talks between the teams were mostly overstated this offseason.

The Bulls refused to part with Joakim Noah and the Nuggets showed little interest in the $52 million and four years remaining on Luol Deng's deal.

So the Bulls were left to talk about Anthony as a player rather than a rumor following Sunday's practice.

"He's a load," coach Tom Thibodeau said. "He scores so manydifferent ways. That's what makes him so hard to guard. He can reallyshoot it. He's very effective in the pick-and-roll. He can post up.He's unselfish. He's very dangerous in transition. So he puts a lot ofpressure on your defense."

Thibodeau always downplayed the rumors.

"You're always hearing about that stuff in this league," he said."For every 100 trades that are talked about, one happens. Maybe noteven one. It's all part of the business. I don't think you worry aboutit. Trades are part of the game. You just focus on what you have to dohere."

Noah didn't really run with a question aimed at gauging how fans will receive Anthony on Monday.

"I think a couple years ago, we kind of had a similar situation withKobe Bryant, and he got a pretty good reception when he came to theUnited Center," Noah said. "I have no idea. My only focus is on winningthe game.

"I just try to control the things I can control. I'm trying to improve from my mistakes."

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RSS: Blog a Bull · Nov 8, 2010

2010-2011 Game Preview #6 - Bulls vs. Denver Nuggets

[Thanks (I think) to noted Melo instigator 'sin' for today's game preview (sign up!). Is it just a Bulls thing, or is it news elsewhere when someone the team didn't trade for (and likely were never close to doing so) shows up? -ed.]

MELO at BULLS. Melo LOLZ! MELO BETTER THAN DENG LOLZ!

Just kidding, I wouldn't really make a preview like that, our fearless leader hates me enough. Anyways onto the game preview:

We're coming off some pretty tough losses last week to a team using cheat codes apparently and another team that's basically everything we hope to be by the year's end. But, hey: the past is the past, and both games taught our young team and coach (mostly our coach) some good lessons for the future.

It's a new week though, so let's forget about last week and look forward to the road ahead. Monday brings us yet another fun team, the Denver Nuggets. Ordinarily this would be just another tough game against another one of those tough-but-not-godlike-tough-like-the-Lakers teams. The Nuggets are off to a strong start this season despite an extremely decimated front court. Their front court rotation has been thinned down to Melvin Ely and Shelden Williams due to injuries to regular starters Kenyon Martin and Nene. Chris Anderson is also out with an injury, leaving Harrington the only real threat off the bench as far as the front line goes.

It's on everyone's mind and not just mine for once: tonight everyone's going to be focused on Carmelo Anthony. According to those lovely reports from the "experts" over at ESPN, we've come to discover Melo has an interest in joining the Bulls. Of course the likeliness of this actually being pulled off is fairly unlikely (though that won't stop me from complaining about how badly we need him). Who knows how Denver will handle the situation, but as of now it seems very likely that Melo will be dealt sometime before the deadline, and the key element is that $65 million extension on the table, which in essence is a no-trade clause for Melo because no team is dumb enough to gut their roster unless Melo agrees to signing with them long term. So that being said, it still looks like we have a slim slim chance, should Denver somehow cave at the deadline. At that point it would be a simple decision of whether they would rather have Deng's fat contract and a nice pick or the Bricks' Knicks' crap and expirings. Anyways, it'll be fun to watch out for how the crowd receives Melo tonight. Based on how the crowd treated Kobe Bryant a few years back, I'm assuming he'll get some love.

Back to the game at hand. Tonight seems like a winnable game on paper, but so did the Knicks one. As I mentioned earlier, the Nuggets are plagued with injuries and basically have been riding Melo to start the season. Tonight, depending on whether we get Deng or Dung, Melo could be dropping anywhere from 15 to (I'm guessing) about 40 points on us. Their backcourt, on the other hand, is another story: led by veteran Chauncey Billups. Our backcourt of Rose and Bogans (I really hope Brewer starts soon) should be able to contain Billups and Afflalo, though I am interested in watching how Rose does against Billups, since Rose seemingly has improved defensively and we all know when Billups is playing smart he can get physical and draw some easy fouls. I'm hoping the Team-USA-veteran-leader-so-I-can-chuck-the-ball-up-whenever-I-want Billups shows up. What concerns me about tonight is how we will fare when the two sides both have bench players in the game. When we pull out that amazing C.J. Watson backcourt with Brewer or Korver, I'm fairly sure we're going to be giving up a few points to Ty Lawson and J.R. Smith. Hopefully, the starters can come out and establish a good lead before the bench players come in and chip away at it, as opposed to adding to it. Noah and Taj are both coming off strong games and should be able to dominate the front line of the Nuggets giving us an advantage inside, which should be a big determining factor tonight.

Anyways to wrap up, the things to watch out for are:

1) How Thibodeau adjusts after two tough losses. Are the rotations actually going to be rotations and not a roll call of the entire team? Will Scalabrine finally not play a bajillion minutes? And how will Thibs handle late game situations if it should come down to that?

2) Which Deng shows up. Will we get the Deng that is non-existant or amazing? How will he fare against Melo? Succumb to pressure? Show everyone why we shouldn't consider trading him for Melo?

3) MELOOOOOOOO!! WILL HE JUST STAY AFTER THE GAME AND JOIN US? WILL DENG BE SHIPPED TO DENVER? OMG THE EXCITEMENT IS TOO MUCH!!!

Seems like a winnable game, so hopefully we win this before the dreaded circus trip comes around.

Oh and as Dionysus2.0 suggested I should include awesome linkage to other articles written by yfBB, a link to Pick Axe and Roll…oh wait...I get it now. Anyhooo..

Swing by Denver Stiffs if you haven't gotten enough Melo talk from me and check out Souleater7's Melo post if you're part of the Melo-to-Chicago bandwagon!

Nuggets vs Bulls coverage game tips off at 7 (CSN).

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RSS: Chicago Breaking Sports · Nov 8, 2010

Nuggets' Anthony: Chicago a 'top three' NBA city

Carmelo Anthony says he's focused on helping the Nuggets and not thinking about other teams. (AP)

By K.C. Johnson

It seemed fitting that the first question Carmelo Anthony fielded Monday morning following the Nuggets' shootaround at Moody Bible Institute centered on Joakim Noah.

That's the player the Bulls refused to include in exploratory trade talks between the teams once Anthony made noise about wanting out of Denver and shunned, for now, signing a three-year, $65 million extension.

The Nuggets had no interest in taking on Luol Deng's four years and $52 million, so the talks were a non-starter unless the Bulls found a team to turn Deng's deal into an expiring contract.

Here are the highlights from Anthony's comments on Monday:

Question: Have you let your mind wander about what it would be like to play in Chicago?

Anthony: Maybe if I was a free agent, I would let my mind wander. But I can't do that right now. I have to focus on being a Nugget and playing Nuggets basketball. It wouldn't be right if I let my mind wander.Question: Has it been hard staying focused with everything said about you?

Anthony: I haven't read anything bad so far, so that's a good thing. Once I'm inside these walls, it's all about basketball. That's what I do best.

Question: Is there an aura about Chicago basketball because of Michael Jordan?

Anthony: Of course what MJ brought to the city, just the city itself being a big city and the historic value of basketball, everyone know what Chicago is like.

Question: Where do you stand on the business aspect of your decision?

Anthony: I'm not even thinking about business right now, man. I'm all about basketball at this very moment.

Question: Is there a scenario if Denver continues to play well in which you can see yourself staying with this organization?

Anthony: Sure. I mean, why not? I don't see why not.

Question: When the rumors started, fans here seemed to want you. What does that do for your ego?

Anthony: I'm not a big egotistical type of guy. But it's always good to know people want you and would love for you to represent their city.

Question: How pleased are you that your team has played well with all the injuries and distractions surrounding you?

Anthony: It's easy for us. Once I came in on media day and sat the team down and told them no matter what's being said, we're here to play basketball. I think everybody locked in after that moment.

Question: Where does Chicago rank for you in NBA cities?

Anthony: Of course it's one of the top. Want to know a number? You know, top three.

Question: How do you think you'll be received by the fans?

Anthony: I don't know. I am on the opposing team so I'm pretty sure they won't cheer for me too much. I'm not looking forward to that.

Question: What about the Bulls' style of play?

Anthony: I don't want to say this in the wrong way, but anybody would love to play with a guy like Derrick Rose, a young point guard and star who gets the ball up and down the court and has improved his game every year. They have a young big man in Noah. They got Boozer, who's hurt right now. They got a good team.
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RSS: Bulls Official News · Nov 8, 2010

'Melo drama continues for Nuggets' Anthony

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Carmelo Anthony wants the $65 million/three-year extension the Nuggets have on the table, but doesn’t want it to play for Denver. The Nuggets pretty much have accepted that, but they want something fairly good and not to be embarrassed with a new management team.

"Anthony wants New York and a trade and his extension or he’ll play it out and walk," writes Sam Smith. "The Nuggets want no part of New York and tell Anthony to go ahead and leave maybe $20 million or more on the table and be the lowest paid superstar in the NBA." (Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images)

By Sam Smith | asksam@bulls.com | 11.08.10 | 9:30 a.m. CT

It’s Monday in Chicago in November, and I’m in a ‘Melo mood.

Yes, it’s the Bulls and Nuggets at the United Center Monday might and the only visit in the 2010-11 season of the player most coveted by everyone, including the Bulls, in the post-Summer of 2010 version of the LeBronathon.

Chris Paul’s New Orleans Hornets are off to a fast start, and he looks settled, at least for now. Tony Parker has re-upped with the Spurs and Al Horford did likewise in Atlanta.

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RSS: Chicago Breaking Sports · Nov 8, 2010

Bulls Game Day: Nuggets lead early

By K.C. Johnson

The Bulls settled for way too many jumpers early and trailed the Nuggets 28-23 following one quarter Monday night at United Center.

Carmelo Anthony led the Nuggets with nine points. Returning after missing three games with a sore groin, Nene added eight points.

Luol Deng's nine points led the Bulls. who shot just 42.9 percent. Derrick Rose missed six of seven shots.

As expected, Ronnie Brewer seized James Johnson's spot in the rotation, entering as the Bulls' first sub.

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RSS: Blog a Bull · Nov 8, 2010

2010-11 Open Game Thread #6: Bulls vs Denver Nuggets

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RSS: Blog a Bull · Nov 8, 2010

2010-11 Open Game Thread #6 OVERFLOW: Bulls vs Denver Nuggets

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RSS: Blog a Bull · Nov 8, 2010

2010-11 Open Game Thread #6 OVERFLOW2: Bulls vs Denver Nuggets

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RSS: Blog a Bull · Nov 9, 2010

Bulls 94, Nuggets 92: Bulls frontcourt dictates game, Melo more than 'Meh'lo but Bull

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RSS: Chicago Breaking Sports · Nov 9, 2010

Bogans keeps grip on Bulls' starting backcourt job

By K.C. Johnson

Ronnie Brewer turned in his third straight active game in Monday's victory over the Nuggets, finishing with seven points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal in 17 minutes.

But for those assuming Brewer eventually will supplant Keith Bogans as the starting shooting guard, Bogans just keeps plugging away, contributing his hustle plays and consistency.

It's clear coach Tom Thibodeau feels a trust level with Bogans, whom he coached briefly in Houston.

When Brewer adds a season-high 10 points, as he did against Denver, it's merely gravy.

"I don't measure how he plays by how he scores," Thibodeau said of Bogans. "It's how effective we function as a starting unit.

"He's a terrific defensive player. He's tough, hard-nosed, gets to loose balls, gets to deflections. He makes people work.

Photo: Bulls guard Keith Bogans grabs a rebound during Monday's game. (Dennis Wierzbicki/US Presswire)

"Like in that Boston game, he chased down that loose ball at the end to give us a chance to win. Those are the things he does. If you value hustle plays, he's done very well."

Bogans finished with 10 points, four rebounds two assists and a steal in 28 minutes against Denver. All along, he has maintained his role is the same whether he starts or comes off the bench.

"My role never changes," Bogans said. "I just try to bring the hustle plays, think defense first and play solid."

Brewer's improved activity is giving the Bulls solid production at the position.

"Ronnie is playing better and better," Thibodeau said. "His activity is very high. He got a couple easy baskets for us, came up with a steal that was a big play for us. So I like what's happening at that position right now."

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RSS: Chicago Breaking Sports · Nov 9, 2010

Ex-Bull Curry sued for $73,000 in car-repair bills

The Chicago Sun-Times reports: A luxury car repair shop in Chicago's South Loop alleges in a lawsuit that former Bulls center Eddy Curry ran up more than $73,000 in repair bills on vehicles including a Cadillac Escalade, Mercedes Benz, Range Rover, and Rolls Royce Phantom. But several checks he issued to the shop were "returned by the bank for non-sufficient funds,'' the suit alleges.

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RSS: Chicago Breaking Sports · Nov 9, 2010

Controversial former Bulls guard Dailey dies at 49

The San Jose Mercury News reports: Former Bulls guard Quintin Dailey died in his sleep Monday in Las Vegas. He was 49. A cause of death has not been confirmed.

Dailey, who starred for the University of San Francisco, pleaded guilty in 1982 to attempted assault on a nursing student and received three years' probation.

He then had a tumultuous 10-year NBA career after being drafted No. 7 overall by the Bulls in 1982. Dailey averaged 14.1 points per game, but had off-court troubles that included violating the NBA's drug policy twice for cocaine use.

Dailey left the Bulls after the 1985-86 season and signed with the Los Angeles Clippers as a free agent. He also played for the Seattle SuperSonics.

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Photo: Quintin Dailey is pictured in 1999, when he was working for a summer-camp program in Las Vegas.
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RSS: Blog a Bull · Nov 9, 2010

It's good that Rose talks, but believe with your eyes

A little bit of a surprise out of practice today with Derrick Rose claiming not only a turf toe injury, but one he's battled since the end of last season.

I almost consider it encouraging if it's been acting up that long, since he's looked fine in terms of explosiveness. It's not anything like he looked in the weeks returning from an ankle injury to start last season. And since Rose doesn't expect to miss any time in the season-long grind, it's not going away.

But if this is a diminished Rose, I'll still happily take it: even after struggling with his shooting in Monday's win over the Nuggets, Rose did what so few players can: take over late possessions to create. They pulled out that win because of him.

I missed more interesting Rose-quotes earlier in the week in this Rick Morrissey column (so you can understand why I missed it), where Rose both laments his already-diminished athleticism ("his vertical jump has fallen 3 inches") and cites the need to start drawing contact.

That's great to hear (maybe not the vertical part, but again: he sure looks fine in that department). It's been great to hear him open up as a whole this season, from his 'why not us?' response to the 2010 dud to his self-started campaign for MVP.

I don't worry about him becoming too mouthy, an especially silly notion when an issue with his first couple seasons was not talking enough, or at least not emphatically taking leadership of the team. Those days are over. That's improvement.

And his game is improving too. He is getting to the foul line more. He is working harder on the defensive end. And as said above, the hard part is getting him to own late-game posessions and win close games, and he's been doing that already.

But he's not an MVP candidate, not the best PG in the league (ahem, Chauncey Billups), and yes, it's an argument as to his ranking right now amongst that next tier with Rondo and Westbook. And that's fine too. He doesn't have to be all that right now. While ultimately the Bulls future title hopes likely require Rose to be one of the best players in the league, he doesn't have to be this season. He can say it, and I'm happy he does. But I more look forward to being shown it, whenever it happens in his career.

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RSS: Chicago Breaking Sports · Nov 10, 2010

Ex-Bull Corzine recalls Dailey's struggles

By Fred Mitchell

Dave Corzine remembers the intense Bulls practice sessions involving Michael Jordan and Quintin Dailey.

Corzine also remembers the women's groups picketing outside of NBA arenas in 1982, protesting the fact the Bulls had drafted a player accused of assaulting a female dorm counselor at the University of San Francisco.

And the former Bulls center remembers the time Dailey failed to arrive for a game at the old Chicago Stadium, causing a Bulls employee to search for Dailey, who eventually was found hiding in a closet in his north suburban town home, apparently high on drugs.

Yet another time, Dailey was spotted eating a hot dog on the Bulls bench during a game.

Dailey died Monday in his Las Vegas home. He was 49.

"I know there were a couple of times when Quintin was late to events," Corzine told the Tribune on Wednesday. "I remember (Dailey failing to show up for a game), but I don't remember the details.

"I was there when Quintin came in as a rookie and unfortunately he had the (attempted assault) situation from college that he brought with him. Quintin had some issues that really made it more challenging for him than most."

Photo: Quintin Dailey positions himself in the lane in a 1985 game against the Pacers. (Tribune file)

Corzine, who previously starred at DePaul, said he and Dailey's other Bulls teammates realized what the rookie guard was going through and did not allow that to distract them.

"Based on his physical ability, his basketball skills and what he could do on the floor, he was a guy, I think, who could have easily been a 10- to 15-year All-Star in the league," said Corzine. "He had so much talent and was such a great basketball player. Unfortunately, for him, he had issues off the floor. He never reached his full potential as a player."

When the Bulls drafted Jordan in 1984, Dailey provided an immediate veteran challenge.

"I remember every day in practice that he and Michael would go at it. That was probably some of the best competitions that Michael had, I'm sure, with those practices," said Corzine. "And Quintin would go on to have some good years. A lot of his personal issues kept getting in the way of his basketball success.

"He could come full speed at you on transition, and just pull up and elevate and shoot over people. And he could play defense, too."

Corzine, who is now assistant to the athletic director for Community Outreach at DePaul, was an NBA teammate of Dailey's from beginning to end.

"He was on the team with me in my last year in the NBA in Seattle in '91. So he came in with me as a rookie with the Bulls in '82 and my last year with Seattle. He had a lot of personal demons that would sometimes control him. I hadn't seen him much since then."

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