I love the wins...

I don't know what to say but what I'm definitely going to feel is a great rush of pride flowing through my veins. Chicago has been performing quite well in the past few days. That butt kicking they did against Golden was the tip now they move on to beat Washington. Yes, I know that some of you are saying that Golden and Washington aren't really contender teams but you have to admit that both teams have a decent roster. Keep up the good work Bulls and lets bring in another victory soon. Here is a quick piece from UPI on the game -


NBA: Chicago 103, Washington 96
CHICAGO (UPI) -- Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah and Luol Deng produced a total of 65 points Saturday, fueling Chicago's 103-96 decision over Washington.

Rose led the way with 24 points, while Noah had 21 and Deng had 20. Noah and Deng had nine rebounds apiece in the Bulls' third win in a row.

Washington lost for the fourth time in its last five games despite getting a game-high 30 points from Gilbert Arenas. John Wall contributed 16 points and six assists for the Wizards.



Copyright 2010 by United Press International

Still Adjusting...

DENVER (UPI) -- Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson combined for 48 points Tuesday as the Denver Nuggets swept past the Chicago Bulls 112-91. Anthony tallied 26 points and Iverson added 22, while Marcus Camby added 12 points and 20 rebounds for the Nuggets, who have won six straight. Kenyon Martin contributed 13 points for Denver, which shot 50.6 percent. Rookie Joakim Noah led Chicago with 16 points, with Kirk Hinrich and rookie Thomas Garner adding 14 points apiece for the 2-8 Bulls.
After going up just 36-25 in the first quarter, the Nuggets used a 13-0 run to forge a 72-53 halftime lead and were up 94-69 after three quarters. The Bulls, who were without Luol Deng for a second straight game (sore back), never mounted a challenge in the final period.

I know that this looks bad for the Bulls but they have a really good squad. Even though Noah gave them a good effort by rippin in 16 points I am giving them a few more months before the chemistry begins to flow at a steady and dangerous pace where the name Chicago Bulls will put those opposing them in fear.

Chicago losing big...

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LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant had just 16 points on a cold shooting night, but the LA bench came up big Sunday night, as the Lakers beat Chicago, 106-78. Bryant was good on just 6-of-16 shots, and was on the bench when the Lakers put together an 18-0 streak over the third and fourth quarters to take matters in hand against the Bulls -- who had a team-wide cold hand, shooting just 34.8 percent from the floor. Andrew Bynum and Jordan Farmar had 14 points each, and Bynum hauled in 10 rebounds. Chris Mihm and Vladimir Radmanovic had 11 points each off the bench, and Mihm had seven rebounds for the Lakers, who won their third straight game and their fourth out of five. Ben Gordon led the Bulls with 20 points. Andres Nocioni had 14 points and six rebounds -- and no other player was in double figures for the Bulls, who have lost seven of nine games this season.

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One down many to go...

NBA: Chicago 97, Detroit 93
CHICAGO (UPI) -- Joe Smith and Tyrus Thomas combined to make three free throws in the final 17 seconds Thursday night, boosting the Chicago Bulls past Detroit, 97-93.
Chicago won its first game of the season and Detroit lost for the first time. The Bulls were nursing a one-point lead when Smith made two foul shots with 17 seconds to play. After Detroit's Richard Hamilton missed a three-point attempt, Thomas was fouled. Needing to make only one free throw with two seconds remaining to clinch the win, Thomas missed his first attempt. But the second one was good, giving him 19 points for the game.
Luol Deng added 17 for the Bulls, who had lost their first four games of the season. Detroit, which had opened the campaign with three straight wins, got 36 points from Rasheed Wallace. Wallace, Hamilton and Chauncey Billups combined to score all but 25 of Detroit's points. This was the first meeting of the teams since Detroit eliminated Chicago in six games in last season's conference semifinals.

Now that Da Bulls have one in the locker they can focus on the next win and continue their efforts to become a great force throughout the season.

A wise decision....

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Big East tournament expands to 16 teams
PHILADELPHIA (UPI) -- All 16 Big East Conference members will take part in the league's post-season basketball tournament beginning in 2009, Big East officials said in Philadelphia. The league said the decision to expand its tournament from 12 to 16 teams was made Tuesday at the Big East's annual presidents' meeting.
"Our presidents performed a very thorough review of the tournament format," Big East Commissioner Mike Tranghese said in a release. "After extensive deliberation, it was decided that inviting all teams to participate would provide a special opportunity to every men's and women's basketball student-athlete."
The current arrangement has the top 12 teams in the regular-season standings qualifying for the Big East post-season tournament. In 2009, all 16 teams will advance with the eight lowest seeded teams -- determined through regular-season standings -- playing the first day and the winners going against seeds 5-8 on the second. The top four regular-season finishers will have byes into the round of eight. This decision was a great decision if you ask me. This would improve the outcomes to anyone who has an office pool going with the other employees.

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