Chicago, We Might Have a Problem

That game last night scared me.  Not because of the final score or even that now the Bulls are down 2-1 in the series.  What scared me was how much that game reminded me of game two.  The Heat smothered the Bulls defensively in game two and the Bulls didn’t appear to have an answer for it in game three either.  It’s the same stuff they have been seeing since the Indiana series, doubling Rose high off the pick and roll and making him give up the ball early so the other players have to make plays.  The difference is that that Heat are faster, quicker and just flat out, better at doing it, than either the Hawks or the Pacers.

Carlos Boozer is as Bad at Rapping as Playing Defense

 

"Mic check 1-2-1-2, mic check 1-2-1-2.

Mic check 1-2-1-2, mic check 1-2-1-2.

Dream, believe it, do it...let's go,

Already know I cross 'em over, take 'em to the hole.

Look back, thank God, look forward trust God.

That's why when I'm in the paint, you know I go hard.

Might go baseline one time in the future,

Run back down the court, like you know it was Boozer.

I used to be another lil' fella with some hoop dreams,

Now I got the game laced up...shoestrings."

They aren't saying Boooooooozer, they are just booing.  This is just terrible and only accentuated by the fact that, Twista raps after him, and Twista can actually...you know...rap.  At least he closed with his best line, so that you might forget the rest of the crap before it.

Hawks Have Gone Fishin'

I know it's a little late for this "Gone Fishin'" picture, but last night was the first TNT game since the Hawks were eliminated.  And since I said that I would post all of these for each team the Bulls eliminated, and people seem to like it, here it is.  So is the dude from the Hangover and The Office from Atlanta?  I know Cee-Lo is and that is how he got to go fishing with the Hawks.

P.S. - Do NBA players actually go fishing after the season?  I was always under the impression that they went to Vegas with their boys.

Get Me This Taj Gibson Poster

WOW!!!  Somebody get me this Taj Gibson poster with the quickness.  I did not know that Taj had that in him, let alone to do it twice.  It's like Taj Gibson turned into Blake Griffin and just decided to throw down two of the most epic dunks I have ever seen.  Those dunk were so ridiculous that people aren't even talking about Ronnie Brewer's dunk on Chris Bosh, and that was serious dunk.

Get Ready for Game 5 with Yung Berg's "Derrick Rose"

 

Ok, so it's not the greatest song ever, but it's pretty awesome that a "real"(note I didn't say good) rapper made a song called "Derrick Rose".  I mean this song isn't good, but it's says a lot about how much I like Derrick Rose, that I have listened to this thing 3 times, and will probably find "Bitch I'm ballin' like Derrick Rose...Derrick Rose...Derrick Rose" rolling through my head during the game tonight.  And it is kind bad ass that they put in a sample from the Derrick Rose interview (3:15 into the video), where he asked why he couldn't win the MVP.

It's time for the Bulls to stop dicking around, they got a must win game tonight.  Let's do this.

Calm Down, Derrick's Got This

 

That was the Bulls team that won 62 games this year.  That was the Bulls team that has the MVP and the best defense in the league.  That was the Bulls teams that I watched all year and thought could win the NBA championship.

Pacers Have Gone Fishin'

You gotta love the TNT "Gone Fishin" pictures and you gotta love the Pacers effort in that series.  They just tried so darn hard and were able to get one whole win in a game in which Derrick Rose got hurt.  God bless them.  Indy fans shouldn't get too excited about their team's future after this though.  I know the Pacers have some good young players and some cap room, but they play in Indianapolis and no big star is taking the money to go to Indy.  So they are gonna have to overpay for a pretty good player and then be stuck in NBA hell (too good to get a good draft pick, too bad to win anything) for the next five years.

Derrick Rose Held a Personal Dunk Contest Last Night

The Bulls and Knicks were playing a close game last night until the Bulls decided they didn't want the game to be close anymore.  The Bulls came out in the second half, went on a 26-2 run and won the game easily 103-90.  No big surprise.  I just want the playoffs to start now, and the Bulls to be totally healthy when they start.  At least Derrick made the game interesting by holding his own, personal slam dunk contest.  Check out all the dunks below.

Yawn...Bulls Dominate Celtics

The Bulls just dominated the Celtics last night 97 - 81, and frankly, I'm not surprised.  And why should I be?  The Bulls have proven that they are the best basketball team in the Eastern Conference (if not the entire NBA) this regular season and the best team in the East should be able to win games easily at home.

Derrick Rose Invited James Johnson to a Block Party

Get that weak shit out of here!  And that is exactly why the Bulls gave up on James Johnson in less than 2 years.  He has no basketball IQ, what so ever.  You have to give that ball up there on the 2 on 1 break.  Especially when the other guy on the break is Demar Derozan, the man who would have won the dunk contest this year, if it wasn't a prop-dunk contest. 

Oh yeah, the Bulls just keep rolling along.  Up 2.5 on the Heat for the 1 seed, with 6 games left.

Bill Laimbeer Is Still a Dick

ESPNChicago - Bill Laimbeer wasn't much of a fan of the last Chicago Bull to win MVP, and he doesn't appear too enamored with the franchise's current contender for the award, Derrick Rose.
The former Detroit Pistons center and current Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coach didn't care to make comparisons between Rose and five-time MVP Michael Jordan, but offered up one criticism of Rose.
"I wouldn't compare them because I don't really care about either of them," Laimbeer said Wednesday on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000. "One is a point guard and one is a shooting guard. They are two completely different positions. Derrick Rose has a lot to learn also as far as getting his teammates more involved. He takes the ball a lot himself these days. But he's a very aggressive player, he's fast, he's strong and he has the great skillset to be very successful. To compare the two would be a stretch at this point."

It turns out the Bulls can lose

The Bulls started a game slow again last night and it cost them this time, as they fell to the Sixers 97 - 85.  They came out completely flat and were down 27 - 13 after the first quarter, then pulled the game to within three points at the end of the third quarter, but never were able to grab the lead.

The Derrick Rose angry face is here

 

Blog a Bull - 4:09 Derrick Rose makes free throw 1 of 2 80-83  
4:09 Derrick Rose makes free throw 2 of 2 81-83
3:36 Carlos Boozer makes layup (Derrick Rose assists) 83-83
2:50 83-87 Brandon Jennings shooting foul (Derrick Rose draws the foul)
2:50 Derrick Rose makes free throw 1 of 2 84-87
2:50 Derrick Rose makes free throw 2 of 2 85-87
2:28 Joakim Noah makes dunk (Derrick Rose assists) 87-87
1:53 Derrick Rose makes layup 89-87
1:07 Derrick Rose makes 13-foot jumper 91-87
0:42 Derrick Rose makes 14-foot jumper 93-87
0:29 Ronnie Brewer makes layup (Derrick Rose assists) 95-87
0:00 End of the 4th Quarter
0:00 End Game

Only thing that play-by-play is missing is the Rose angry-face. Makes every highlight seem a bit better.
The face and the game are serious. Even post-game in the locker room (featuring a gum-chewing KC Johnson), Rose isn't satisfied (while dropping some profanity!) in saying 'we didn't do shit yet', referencing his previous two first-round losses in the playoffs.
No doubt with the #1 seed and a gimme first-round matchup, those specific demons will be exorcised eventually. But unlikely that will leave Rose satisfied either.
It's still humility, but so very not humble-bot. And that difference is ultimately sideshow, anyway. The game Rose displayed (and drive to execute it) was positively Wade-ian, the version that won the NBA title.

The Bulls are so good they are making kids cry

Poor kid.  It's not his fault that his mom brought him to a game they had no chance of winning.  Maybe next time she can bring him to a game against the Wizards or something.

Oh yeah, the Bulls won 114 - 81 and are back in first place by half a game.  They are just killing teams right now, and making it look easy.  There just isn't much more to say about it.

Too big, too strong, too fast, too good, Bulls win 50th

 

When you see the picture of the starters on the bench laughing and clapping, you know the game went well.  The Bulls destroyed the Kings 132-92 and won their 50th game for the first time since 97-98 Bulls won the championship.  Eight players scored in double digits and the starters were on the bench smiling and goofing around for most of the fourth quarter.  

This game basically devolved into a dunk contest for the Bulls players.  Click "Read More" to check out some of the monster dunks after the jump.

No Boozer, no Noah, no problem

 

Boozer is still out with his injured ankle and Noah was sent home before the game because of illness.  It didn't seem to matter though as the Bulls beat the Wizards easily, 98-79.  That is what happens when a team is legitimately good and plays amazing defense (actually they are better at defense without Boozer), and that is why the Bulls are now in first place in the East, by themselves.

How about Bogans playing his best game yet for the Bulls?  17 points, 5 rebounds while going 5 for 10 from three point range.  I love to rip Bogans, but he plays tough defense and stepped up last night when the roster was thin.  So props to Bogans, I'll give you the banner picture on the blog.

PS - I can't believe that the White Mamba got into the game in the 1st quarter.  I guess he just has the Wizards' number.

Thank you New Jersey...Bulls tied for first

Blogabull

The Nets beat the Celtics last night 88-79 and I am almost as Goldberg from the Mighty Ducks is in that video.  Why?  Because the Bulls are now tied with the Celtics for first place in the East with 17 games left in the season and that #1 seed in the East is a big deal this year.  I mean which path would you rather have in the playoffs?  Indiana, Orlando and homecourt vs Miami/Boston or Philly/New York, Miami and on the road in game 7 against Boston.  The first option is clearly better, especially for a young team like the Bulls that plays much better at home.

And how about Kris Humphries just destroying that little bitch, Rondo, on the backcourt screen. Rondo, you gotta keep your head on a swivel bro.




PS - There has to be something magic (besides the obvious) about Kim Kardashian's ass.  I mean Reggie Bush wins the Super Bowl, the Cowboys season falls apart after Miles Austin breaks up with her, and now Kris Humphries.  Dude was a journeyman NBA player for 7 years, starts dating Kim Kardashian and is all of a sudden putting up 18 point 15 rebound games on the reg.  I'm telling you, there is something magic about it.

Oh crap, Boozer is hurt again

 

The Bulls beat the Bobcats last night 101-84 and clinched a playoff spot.  In recent years that would be big news, but not this year.  A lot more is expected of this team.

The one thing that could really derail this team is an injury, so naturally that happened last night.  Carlos Boozer left the court with an injured ankle in the fourth quarter of the game last night.  Which is not really shocking considering Boozer is super injury plagued, but scary none the less.  According to the Bulls, X-rays were negative, and they will re-evaluate him on Thursday.  He is still going to miss some time, but the question is how much.  The Bulls are good enough to survive the regular season without him, but they are going to need him at full strength for any shot at a championship run, which is really what this season has been all about.

El Heat cried after losing to Los Bulls

Huffington Post All of these tough losses are apparently getting to some of the Miami Heat players.

After the Heat lost their fourth straight game on Sunday, some of the players were reportedly very emotional in the locker room.

According to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Spoelstra said: "There are a couple of guys crying there in the locker room." Brian Windhorst of ESPN also confirmed the report.

It has been a rough stretch for Miami. The Chicago Bulls beat the Heat by one point after both LeBron James and Dwyane Wade missed shots in the final seconds.

On Friday, the San Antonio Spurs gave the Heat their worst loss of the season, crushing them 125-95.

Miami gave up a 24-point lead in the third quarter the previous night against Orlando. The Magic pulled off an amazing comeback to win 99-96 after Chris Bosh and LeBron missed 3-point attempts in the final seconds. 

I can't even comprehend grown ass men crying after losing a regular season basketball game.  I kind of get it when it is a college kid who just lost his last game as a senior and is never going to play basketball again, but these guys are pros, and need to act like it.  

My big question here is, who are the "couple of guys crying"? I think we can safely say that one of them is Bosh, since he cried after the Orlando game.  The other guy is trickier.  It has to be someone who has a lot at stake, since it made him cry, so that rules out the role players.  I don't think a guy like Dwyane Wade, who has already won a championship, is going to cry after any regular season game.  So it has to be Lebron.  He has proven himself as a sore loser in the past and this goes along with that image perfectly. 

I would love to know what guys around the league think about this. I know what I think.  Next time it is Noche Latina, the NBA should issue La Heat jerseys to the team from Miami.

Rasual Buter is a Bull and is all about WINNING

 

As expected the Bulls signed Rasual Butler. He isn't good and I don't really know how he helps the team, except as depth towards the end of the bench.  At least it seems like he signed with the Bulls because he wants to win...or maybe he just has tiger blood and Adonis DNA.