Sports in Perspective
The other day I was thinking about all the talent there is in the NBA and I realized the deepest position out there is at point guard. I started thinking about Chris Paul and Derrick Rose; the obvious choices, but then there’s Brandon Jennings and Kyrie Irving who are enjoying great years as well. That [...]
Three weeks ago I wrote about a hypothetical trade scenario that would send Dwight Howard to the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls weren’t even on Howard’s list of teams he wanted to play for, but yesterday that all changed. Howard came out and said he could see himself playing for the Bulls and that he would [...]
Miami has 2 superstars that characterize a generation of basketball. Orlando has Superman. New York has STAT and Melo. Chicago doesn’t have a player, they have a team. Obviously Derrick Rose stands as the team leader (and League MVP). But night-in and night-out the Bulls play as a group. They are not a group of [...]
At the end of anything great there is a celebration that takes place. A great magic trick rouses great applause. Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum blowing up an alien mother ship to defeat evil extra-terrestrial invaders brings new meaning to Independence Day. For the Bulls and Coach Tom Thibodeau this celebration has become known as [...]
Dwight Howard has accomplished a lot in his short career. He is a five-time All-Star, three-time Defensive Player of the Year, the starting center on the 2008 U.S. Olympic team, and has averaged a double-double in each of his first seven seasons. Even with all of his personal success one accomplishment still eludes him- winning [...]
Playing back-to-back games on the road is never fun. No player wakes up excited about being tired from travelling from out of town but the Bulls better get used to it. That’s what you get for fitting 80% of the season into just 4 months. The Bulls won a game they shouldn’t have yesterday in LA [...]
Fast paced usually describes the on-court action in the NBA. But this year’s off-season featured quick deals, revoked deals, re-deals and the signing of a host of free-agents in the brief 2 week period since the owners and players decided to share–tis the season after all. Chicago was quiet for the most part. Not a [...]