Sources: Bulls promise not to fire D’Antoni until Valentine’s Day

I don't know if it's a match made in heaven, but it sounds like there is a love affair brewing between Suns' head coach Mike D'Antoni and the Chicago Bulls. It is Splitsville in Phoenix -- apparently both parties agreeing to "see other people" -- and D'Antoni is on the prowl after a disappointing exit in the NBA [read more...]

Bulls Season In Review - Part 5

Welcome to the finale. In cased you missed the first four parts of CSR's Bulls Season in Review, here they are: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4. Feb. 13 - At 20-31 the Bulls are still playing uninspired basketball, but they're also still on the verge of being a playoff team in the Eastern Conference. Thabo Sefolosha and [read more...]

Bulls Season In Review - Part 4

Easy there, before diving into this one don't forget about Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of CSR's Bulls Season In Review. Jan. 15 - A 102-88 loss tonight to Orlando will drop the Bulls to 14-22, but still not out of the playoffs. The team is a very average 5-6 since Jim Boylan took over, so really nothing [read more...]

Bulls Season In Review - Part 3

Hold on there, don't forget about Part 1 and Part 2 of CSR's Bulls Season In Review. Dec. 26 - The firing of Scott Skiles was met with mixed reaction in Chicago. Once again the Bulls started off slowly under Skiles, only this time they weren't showing signs of turning it around. He was also reluctant to play youngsters Tyrus [read more...]

Bulls Season In Review - Part 2

In case you missed it, here's part 1 of the Bulls season in review. Dec. 8 - After a big 98-91 win over the Pistons - the Bulls second defeat of Detroit this season - Chicago has won four of five games. Joakim Noah plays well, scoring 11 points in just 16 minutes, prompting Charlie Danoff to write a column [read more...]

Bulls Season In Review - Part 1

Wow, that was painful. The only solace Bulls fans can take from a miserable 2007-08 season is that it wasn't just Chicago that was optimistic about the team coming into this season. After three straight playoff appearances and an 06-07 season that featured 49 wins and a first-round playoff sweep of the Miami Heat, even the World Wide Leader was buying [read more...]

Talent Rich, Production Poor

In his first on-court action since his suspension, Tyrus Thomas played just four minutes Sunday night against the Pistons. He didn't do much on the court, save a horrendous bounce pass to no one that went directly out of bounds. It was the type of mental hiccup that has infuriated Scott Skiles and Jim Boylan. Yet, fans also saw the opposite [read more...]

Thabo of Destiny

Do you believe in destiny? If you don't, Bulls second-year guard Thabo Sefolosha is living proof it exists. Thabo has a tattoo on his arm - The Game Chose Me. Despite not picking up a ball for that game until he was nine years old and living in a country that had never produced anything close to an NBA player, [read more...]

Time for the Running of the Bulls

There are a million excuses for this year's abysmal Bulls performance. Writers, including myself, have speculated ad nauseam about the preseason contract extensions never signed, the Kobe rumors, Scott Skiles "losing" the team, missed opportunities in the past lotteries, the small backcourt, the lack of inside scoring, and on and on. While some of those may even be valid reasons for [read more...]

He’s a Big Boy-lan Now

Given that my last two articles have been about deposed leader Scott Skiles, I felt it only fair to do a piece on his successor, Jim Boylan. Although he interviewed for the Pacers head coaching job this summer, not too many fans know much about the man. I dug through what information I could find to see if I could [read more...]

“Tuning Out” the Easy Media Answers

Can anybody explain to me exactly what "tuning out" means?It started back in November with that troublemaker Chris Broussard: "He'll get the most out of mediocre talent and have his teams overachieve for a few years (this is his fifth in Chicago), but after awhile, players get sick of him and tune him out. According to various players around the league [read more...]

Scott Skiles’ Success Story

You may not think it by looking at him, but Bulls coach Scott Skiles has been through a lot in his life. He grew up in a lower-class, blue-collar family, and later set the NBA's all-time record for assists in a single game - 30. Recently he has been busy turning the Bulls around from perennial laughing stock to contender, [read more...]

Bad, Bad Chicago Bulls

Even though I know for a fact that Bulls coach Scott Skiles reads my columns on a regular basis looking for guidance, he neglected to take my advice concerning changes to the starting lineup. He ended up replacing Tyrus Thomas with Andres Nocioni, rather than moving Ben Gordon to the bench. While Noce had been playing well enough to deserve to [read more...]

No Bull - Time for Change is Now

It was not too long ago that the Bulls were predicted by many experts to win the East. That now seems a distant memory, given the 1-5 start. Rookie Joakim Noah voiced his displeasure, saying "Teams are getting anything they want on us.'' He was later supported by local wiseman Jay Mariotti for him comments. Memo to Noah: I know you're [read more...]

Here, There & Everywhere

Best of the Worst, So What? The Chicago Bears are 5-3, should be 6-3 after their battle with the league's best JV team, San Francisco, this weekend, and at this point are the clear favorites to win the NFC North. So what, you say. There are 20 teams that could win this division. To which I ask, since when is it so objectionable [read more...]

Around the Horn

We know you thought this would happen. So pardon us for feigning, no, actually displaying pure shock. Still, while watching the Bulls land in the 4th spot in the East, we are still palpably surprised. Whether the glass is half full: the Bulls are a strapping, resourceful young team, or half empty: the East is more shallow and empty than Nick [read more...]