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  • What’s Next for the Chicago Bulls?

    As Derrick Rose took the first step on his way for a better and healthier next season by undergoing a successful surgery to repair his torn ACL, the Chicago Bulls also take their first and early steps into the 2012 summer and a period of trying find a way to make next season one with a later and a happier ending.

  • Derrick Rose is the Most Popular Player in the NBA

    Derrick Rose didn’t exactly have the dream follow up season to his MVP campaign in 2010-2011, but his jersey has been the best selling NBA jersey since April 2011, topping Jeremy Lin, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony over the past year.

  • Best NBA Comics Ever?

    NBA players portrayed as kids – some fun, some annoying, some being bullies, as J.O Applegate imagines and demonstrates how some of the league’s biggest stars would look like, playing together during recess.

  • Chicago Bulls, the Best Fourth Quarter Team in the East

    The Chicago Bulls have the edge above everybody else in the East when it comes to fourth quarters. It doesn’t even matter if Derrick Rose plays or not, averaging 1.07 points per possession in the fourth quarter, limiting opponents to 0.956 in the fourth. The league average is 1.02.

  • Don’t Worry About Derrick Rose

    Derrick Rose recently spoke about feeling uncofortable regarding his stardom and his celebrity status. Immediately, people connected that with Rose struggling in the postseason or late in games, shying away from attention and responsibility. The only thing worrying about Rose this season are his injuries, not his ability and will at crunch time.

  • Teamwork and Depth Make Bulls Better Than the Heat

    Derrick Rose had an awful night. He didn’t even get to play in crunch time. But the Chicago Bulls, on a night in which Rose made only one field goal, didn’t need him. The Miami Heat had all big three firing all cylinders, but nothing else, and the Bulls’ depth and outside shooting was more than enough to handle Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh.

  • Derrick Rose Can’t Shake Off His Injury Problems

    Derrick Rose missed only five games during the first three seasons of his NBA career. In 2011-2012, the exiting Chicago Bulls MVP has already missed 22 of the team’s 57 contests, and it seems that his 39 minutes return against the New York Knicks might have surfaced a new injury, adding to the long list that has plagued him this season.

  • New York Knicks Get the Best Of Carmelo Anthony

    Carmelo Anthony had his best game since becoming a New York Knicks player, scoring 43 points to lead them over the Chicago Bulls with a game tying shot at the end of the fourth quarter and a game winning shot at the end of overtime, making it clear who is the main man on this team under Mike Woodson.

  • The Chicago Bulls, Even Without Derrick Rose, Look Like the Team to Beat in the East

    Derrick Rose missed his fourth straight game, but the Chicago Bulls have gotten used to their star missing sitting on the sidelines with some kind of injury this season. He has already missed 14 games in 2011-2012, after missing a total of five in his previous three seasons in the league. As yet another win proved, this time a beat-down of the Orlando Magic, the Bulls have enough to handle the load, even without their MVP.

  • Derrick Rose & Bulls Out to Win Title and Respect

    Derrick Rose wasn’t too pleased despite the Chicago Bulls beating the New York Knicks 104-99, despite outplaying Jeremy Lin, like every other premier point guard has, despite finishing with 32 points and 7 assists and the team improving to an NBA best 35-9 record.