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 Israel - Referring to the Chicago Bulls' Luol Deng, Sherf said, "We played against a good team and a superstar. Some of our players as well gave a huge game - Meir ...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) The Ben Gordon saga may have just taken an unexpected turn. According to multiple sources, Gordon has been talking to CSKA Moscow about signing a one-year contract. Gordon has a 6.4 million qualifying offer with the Bulls to play this next season. If he takes that, he isn't exactly making chump change and then will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. There have been reports that the Bulls have offered $59 million over 6 years but Gordon wants $12 million a year. This may just be a ploy to try to force the Bulls' hand. Personally I don't think Gordon is worth $12 million a year and he may be shooting himself in the foot by refusing the 6 year offer that is on the table. Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]   [read the full post]

 IL - Still not close to an agreement with the Chicago Bulls, Ben Gordon is reportedly in discussions with Euroleague team CSKA Moscow about a one year contract, ...

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 Israel - While Israel doesn't have a player who can match up to Britain's Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng, the rest of the visiting squad is lackluster at best. ...

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 Israel - By ROEE FARKASH Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng was only given permission to play for Great Britain in Wednesday's EuroBasket 2009 qualifier against Israel ...

By Cameron Jerde In 1992, the Blazers made it to the NBA Finals again, before losing to the Michael Jordan led Chicago Bulls. In 2002, Aldelman led the Sacramento Kings to the 2002 Western Conference Finals, where they eventually were beat out by the ...

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 New Jersey - Osorio returns to Chicago for the first time since he took the Red Bulls job Dec. 18 when the two teams meet in Toyota Park. Fortunately, with the Fire ...

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 - Making Moves: The Chicago Bulls are still trying to tweak their roster before camps open, notably the Bulls still have made no progress with Ben Gordon and ...

 IL - Restricted free agent Ben Gordon and the Bulls still appear to be far from coming to terms on a new contract, according to Daily Herald. ...

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 UK - Aug 31, 2008 The debut of Ben Gordon will not materialise this year because the guard, who has spent the past four seasons with the Chicago Bulls, is concentrating on ...

 - When Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng was told he might not be able to play for Great Britain because the NBA would not sure insure his back, ...

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 Oregon - This is a road point the Bulls can build off of. Lets see what Chicago has to say about that this week as the Bulls travel to Illinois for another derby . ...

 Israel - Aug 30, 2008 Great Britain has recruited two NBA stars to their team in recent years - Ben Gordon and Luol Deng who both play for the Chicago Bulls. ...

By Michael Whittenberg And Not only that, but the Bulls also won an NBA record 72 games followed by 69 and 62 wins after that. While Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen were the stars and leaders of the team, this deal made the Bulls one of the most dominant ...

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By SundaySunday The fate of Chicago Bulls' guard Ben Gordon still remains a mystery. Am I the only one who got a creepy Bison Dele vibe when they read that? SundaySunday.

 MA - Teams get better through trades (like both of this past year’s NBA Finalists, the Lakers and Celtics), drafts (Trail Blazers, Bulls, Hornets, Spurs), ...

 - Deng was one of the more premier names on this list a year ago, but after a disappointing year for him and his Chicago Bulls he fell off the map quite a bit ...

 United States - Michael Jordan will go down as one of the greatest players in NBA history. Phil Jackson had the honor of coaching him with the Bulls. ... Jackson Credits Madonna For Rodman's Antics RealGM.com all 2 news articles

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) The Los Angeles Lakers have signed their second round draft pick, guard Joe Crawford. He was selected by the Lakers with the 58th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft after playing 4 seasons at the University of Kentucky. He averaged 11.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 127 games for the Wildcats. Crawford started all 6 games for the Lakers Summer League team in Las Vegas this summer and averaged 11.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 32.7 minutes. This gives the Lakers 16 players under contract. They plan to go into training camp with 18 and will be looking to bring in a couple more players on minimum contracts. One player they have considered is Shaun Livingston but the Warriors are also considering signing him now that Monta Ellis will be out for at lea...   [read the full post]

 - Regarding your article on Ben Gordon, what could the Bulls get in a trade for him if hwere to sign the one year tender? If Gordon signs the one-year ... Wednesday Bullets ESPN all 3 news articles

By Eric Lawhead It's so fun to listen to Bulls fans when the season comes around, like this year is going to be any different. Their best players don't want to be here, and the ones that do aren't very good. But here in Chicago, being a Bulls fan is ...

 NY - I’ma huge Michael Jordan fan, so, you know, the Bulls were right there, and the Lakers were doin’ their thing at the time, and it’s very individual. ...

 - A: Michael Jordan on the Chicago Bulls – the red one. Q: What is the best thing you can cook? A: Pig. I cook it on some rocks with wood. ...

 - The situation with guard Ben Gordon and the Bulls is contentious at best. Negotiations have stalled, and Gordon’s best option might be to take the $6.4 ...

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 NY - Considering the fortunes of the two teams in recent past seasons, it isn't ridiculous to wonder if and when the Bulls will catch up to or pass the Syracuse ...

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By your friendly BullsBlogger In the latest Bulls Beat podcast, Doug echoes a lot of what I've been saying the past few weeks. Namely, Gordon's better than what many may believe, and his loss will hurt the Bulls drastically. Also some interesting analysis on what a $10m/yr player really means in the league 'market'.

By your friendly BullsBlogger The Bulls have a rookie coach: The Bulls now have a coach who the players don't hate. They also have someone who isn't an imbecile, like that one President Logan-looking guy who coached the last half of the season. They have a top-notch veteran assistant coaching staff, so even if Vinny forge...

By your friendly BullsBlogger Paxson has said that he will not make any moves without knowing the team's status with Ben Gordon. Though even disregarding the license to do so, has Paxson ever shown to be the proactive sort to pull such a thing off? Except getting Nocioni signed before the dreaded Memphis offer sheet, of c...

The Bulls first 20 games are against 14 teams who made the playoffs last season. They include a game at Boston against the Celtics who destroyed them last season, the Orlando Magic who has the player they have no answer for, two games against Cleveland who has another player they have no ans...

By smash! From the FanShots. That's correct: opening night the Bulls will be hosting Skiles, and his assistant: whatshisname. -ed.] The Chicago Bulls will tip off their 43rd season on Tuesday, October 28, when they host the Milwaukee Bucks in their season opener at 7:30 p.m. at the United Center.

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By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Herald Source within NBA: Luol Deng, Bulls agree to new deal Celtics Blog Translating for Paul Pierce FL's Take: Pierce was the MVP of the finals and definitely was the better player in that series. So, he does have some right to say what he did. Rockets snag league's craziest third banana Bob Cousy turns 80 FL's Take: Happy Birthday to Bob Cousy! And to think, Cousy almost wasn't a Celtic. Red didn't want to draft him because he everyone expected him to and he called Cousy a local yokel. But then, the team that drafted Cousy went belly up and Red drew Cousy's name out of a hat. To be a winner, teams need a lot of luck to go with talent and everything else. LOY's Place Rumors and Free Agent Updates - Yao is worried edition   [read the full post]

The Chicago Bulls will officially announce the re-signing of forward Luol Dengat a 10 a.m. news conference at the Berto Center on Thursday. Deng, 23, owns career averages of 15.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. Ben Gordon isn’t going to go quiet while he has led the team in scoring th...

By your friendly BullsBlogger If the Bulls do re-sign Gordon, they would face a crowded backcourt with Gordon, first-round draft pick Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich, Larry Hughes and Thabo Sefolosha. One of those players _ most likely Gordon, Hinrich or Hughes _ figures to be moved before the season begins.

By Ziller The Bulls fans (especially Blog-a-Bull's Matt) won't broach it because the idea of losing Luol is too painful, too utterly and viciously painful. Deng is a beautiful creature, he and Kevin Martin would make the sweetest music. If Deng comes to Sacramento, I will walk to Geoff Petrie's hous...

By your friendly BullsBlogger Draft Express is at the Vegas Summer league, raving about Bulls invitee Eddie Badsen, the man who is looking to be a cost-effective solution at the 2-guard spot: Basden wound up playing 19 games for the Bulls, the only NBA stop in his career.

By your friendly BullsBlogger Either Paxson failed to draft players worthy of big money, or mismanaged the roster to where the team can't correctly reward them. That could include the foresight of cashing in Deng early for Pau Gasol, or not tossing big money to Andres Nocioni.

Let’s just hope it doesn’t come to that. Just one day after GM John Paxson confidently persuaded the media that Derrick Rose could indeed play Thursday, the Bulls opted to shut down the rookie point guard for the rest of summer league because of right knee tendinitis. “They say it keeps happe...

By Ira Winderman Beasley-Rose will have to wait until Michael Beasley shrinks or Derrick Rose grows. For now, Monday's summer-league Heat-Bulls game was more about where Beasley stands, especially after getting the opportunity to go against Chicago veterans Tyrus Thomas and Joakim Noah.

There is a lot of hype around this game because Rose, the number 1 pick in this years draft, will be facing the number 2 pick, Michael Beasley and the Miami Heat. The two won’t be guarding each other, but everyone is eager to see how Beasley stacks up to the frontline of the Bulls, which includes...

By your friendly BullsBlogger wipes away tear:: Bench: Frontcourt: Marshall, Fizer, E-Rob, Dali, Baxter Backcourt: Hinrich, Hassell, Mason I didn't bother giving depth positions for the bench, since Marshall can play the 3 or 4, Chandler can play center, Hinrich can play 1 or 2, etc.)

Simply put, Chris Duhon was the best point guard on this team last year. He controlled the offense, didn’t over dribble and was able to get everyone on the floor involved. If you weren’t watching the games, you would just look at averages of 5.8 points and 4 assists per game an ask how could the be...

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What the Bulls really need is a leader. Sure, a low post scorer would be great, but they need someone that will run the show. Someone that isn’t afraid to step in and turn it up a notch. Someone that would bolster an energetic attack that the city hasn’t seen in over a decade. Alongside Luol Deng, Jo...

1. Chicago Bulls Michael Beasley PF 6′10 240 Kansas State Derrick Rose and Dwyane Wade will form an extremely tough back-court. The moment he’s drafted he will be in Dwyane’s and your Fave 5, sorry Chuck. 14. Golden State Warriors Donte Green SF 6′10 225 Syracuse

What a wild first-round of NBA playoffs. I found myself surprised and disappointed with a lot of individual and team performances. I also have reason to get excited because the Bulls look ready to have a coach with great systems, either on the offensive end or defensive end. At first, I though...

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By Matt So like I said, it isn't impossible. But it's still a pretty tough situation. For the Bulls to execute a successful sign&trade with either Deng or Gordon, they'd have to find a team willing to pay their new salary, also willing to take the additional players needed to mitigate Deng/Gord...

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By FLCeltsFan The Bulls WILL look like FOOLS and the punchline is Boylan. This will be a joke..literally!! The biggest joke that can be played on us at this point is a win to give us this ounce of hope that we can make the playoffs. The only joke will be on us (the fan base)...as the horri-bulls will blow the game in the 4th yet again. and I can't wait to explode when Bimbo the Clown puts in the small lineup to start the 4th. Even if six of the Celtics' best players became deathly ill and missed the game tonight, the Bulls should still lose just on principal I'm defecting to the Celtics. The Bulls are too through this year. Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]   [read the full post]

By David Friedman Cleveland got off to a quick start and led 24-17 after the first quarter, with James (13 points) doing most of the damage. As Cleveland Coach Mike Brown noted in an interview during a timeout, the Cavaliers tend to get complacent when they have leads, which results in sloppy play. Sure enough, the Bulls cut the lead to 42-39 by halftime and were up 68-65 after three quarters. At times, Hughes looked like the best player on the court, playing good defense, shooting the ball well and even serving up a lob pass to Tyrus Thomas for a dunk near the end of the third quarter. Chicago led 76-68 with 9:56 left in the fourth quarter after Hughes drained a jumper but there was no way that James was going to let Hughes return to his old stomping grounds and be the her...   [read the full post]

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By wjb1492 Accuscore predicts a Bulls win.  I predict that Boylan will make at least 4 line-up decisions that most people hate.  Oh, and I'll go with a win for the Bulls as well.  Hawks and Sixers play as well, so with a little help from New York (not likely) and Golden State (possibly), the Bulls could end t...

By chgobr Houston is also trying to figure out what to do to salvage their season.  They have lost three straight and five out of six.  Their disappointment is based on being 12-14 in the West compared to the Bulls 9-15. They look to the Bulls for their cure. Houston has won eight of the last nine against the...

By ejskolnick Hinrich 3 assists early. xxxxx Bulls miss 18 of last 25 shots of the half. xxxxx xxxxx Deng has a double-double. Why is Posey intentionally fouling Hinrich with 3:10 left? The Hack-A-Kirk? Hinrich doesn't look like Ben Wallace. 96-101. Three Bulls with 22-plus. xxxxx

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