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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Keeping Tony Snell in the Lineup
There haven’t been enough games in Tony Snell’s NBA career to determine if his presence on the court is truly that beneficial for the Chicago Bulls in comparison to the other limited options (Mike Dunleavy) they have to backup Jimmy Butler at shooting guard, but his performance on both ends of the floor in their most recent win over the Detroit Pistons suggests Tom Thibodeau should keep him in the lineup for now.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Trading, Not Tanking
The key word this season for many NBA teams is tanking. No one is admitting they’re doing it, but at some point this season, we’re going to see a whole lot of it. Are the Chicago Bulls part of that bunch? Definitely not, despite the Derrick Rose injury, the disappointing start, the loss to the Utah Jazz and all the talk about trading Luol Deng and possibly others to start something of a rebuilding process.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Want Jimmy Butler, Not Luol Deng
No one is breaking up the package just yet, but another injury to Derrick Rose has the Chicago Bulls thinking out loud about the whoe Luol Deng – Jimmy Butler dynamic, and whether or not to start looking for teams to send Deng via trade to, and somehow get themselves a point guard.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Needs Patience & Time
Being so good, maybe too good, in the preseason, raised the expectations bar from the Chicago Bulls and especially Derrick Rose heading into opening night. But facing an elite defense while Joakim Noah, Jimmy Butler and Luol Deng struggle with injury issues isn’t the best recipe for an easy start to the 2013-2014 NBA Season.
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NBA Season Preview: Best Shooting Guards
Our 2013-2014 NBA season preview continues with the best shooting guards in the league we’ll see this season. Despite the injuries, Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant are still among the best in the NBA, just slightly less. Contending with them are James Harden, who just might be above the rest already, and two players playing out of position this season: Jimmy Butler and Paul George.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Doesn’t Disappoint
In what can turn out to be the Eastern Conference Finals, the Chicago Bulls and the Indiana Pacers opened their preseason schedule in a game that was mostly about Derrick Rose making his first appearance since April 2012, and not showing too many signs of rust or injury.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Hoping Jimmy Butler Becoming a Starter is Their Big Offseason Addition
The Chicago Bulls feel that the window to win an NBA championship is still open, yet their flexibility to bring more quality players to the team is somewhat limited. But upgrading can also be done from within, like the return of Derrick Rose, which can become better than any star free agent signing, and Jimmy Butler becoming a starter and more significant part of the team.
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Jimmy Butler Hates the Miami Heat, Draymond Green Hates the Houston Rockets
One of the best ways to motivate yourself going into the next season is hate, even though it can lead to the dark side. It’s no surprise that the Chicago Bulls don’t have a lot of love for the Miami Heat, most recently demonstrated by Jimmy Butler. A more recent budding rivalry with less grandiose implications is that between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets, acknowledged by Draymond Green.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose is What Best & Worst Case Scenarios Are All About
This Chicago Bulls team was build to contend for titles with two important fundamentals at the basis of that ambition: Derrick Rose turning into a superstar of the highest level, and the defense of Tom Thibdodeau doing the rest.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Might Give Tony Snell a Chance to Compete With Luol Deng & Jimmy Butler
No one expected Jimmy Butler to become such an important part of the Chicago Bulls last season, making the most of injuries and the playoff absence of Luol Deng. Picking Tony Snell in the draft was just as a surprise, but seeing him shine in the Summer League, positioning himself to be more than a fringe player next season is not a big shock anymore.