Tag: Joakim Noah

  • Chicago Bulls – A Rare and Special Joakim Noah Night

    Chicago Bulls – A Rare and Special Joakim Noah Night

    Beating the Detroit Pistons isn’t exactly a rare achievement this season and for quite some time. Still, the Chicago Bulls did do a couple of things that are quite a rarity for them this season. They scored over 100 points, and Joakim Noah put up numbers that have only been seen three times over the last 25 years.

  • Chicago Bulls – Still Looking for That go to Guy

    For one night, it was Marco Belinelli, who finished in double digits for only the fourth time this season. You never know where it’s going to come from in the case of the Chicago Bulls. Luol Deng, who struggles coping with the main guy role, is the favorable option for the team. Joakim Noah can be one once in a while, but that’s not his thing. Carlos Boozer? No one really expects much from him these days.

  • Chicago Bulls – The Luol Deng They Need This Season

    Chicago Bulls – The Luol Deng They Need This Season

    If there’s a season in which Luol Deng needs to play like an All-Star and produce the numbers you expect from one, it’s this one. Without Derrick Rose, the Chicago Bulls need more than just effort, hustle and defense to win and compete for the East. They need their talent players to be at their best, and Deng is the first name on that list.

  • Chicago Bulls – Joakim Noah Steps Up in Season Opener

    Chicago Bulls – Joakim Noah Steps Up in Season Opener

    A strange season for the Chicago Bulls, who begin this season not knowing exactly where to aim and how far. Without Derrick Rose and the knowledge of when he’ll return, predictions and speculations don’t mean much. All that’s left is for those who remain – Joakim Noah, Luol Deng, Carlos Boozer and Rip Hamilton to continue to play the kind of basketball that has made this team so successful over the last couple of season, with Rose and without him.

  • 8 NBA & NFL Players During Their College Days

    It’s easy to forget that student-athletes, especially the big stars of those student athletes who gain a lot of attention from the NBA and the NFL from the first snap and dribble they take in college uniform, had an actual college life, more or less. Michael Jordan dressed awkwardly, Wilt Chamberlain read books between beginning his 20,000 legacy and Robin & Brook Lopez were always together.

  • 13 Most Hated NBA Players

    Whether it’s by NBA fans in general or simply by other players around the league, some players are easier to hate and criticize than others, sometimes without any reason at all. Being a Lakers player makes you a prime candidate anytime – just ask Kobe Bryant, but LeBron James, Kevin Garnett and Russell Westbrook get their fair share of hatred and critique around every corner.

  • 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.

  • Recent Final Four Most Outstanding Player Winners and Their NBA Careers

    Anthony Davis won every possible indvidiaul award as the 2011-2012 College Basketball season concluded, including the 2012 Final Four Most Outstanding player, the MVP of the weekend. Unlike most of the guys who have won the award in recent years, Davis should go number one in the draft, the first MOP winner to go numero uno since Danny Manning in 1988.

  • Top Five Centers in the NBA, Going into 2011-2012

    Dwight Howard might be the best Center in the NBA for a few years, but unlike certain uneducated opinions, he isn’t the only more than decent Center in the league. Al Horford, Joakim Noah, Andrew Bogut and Andrew Bynum join him to make the best five centers in the league heading into 2011-2012.

  • Derrick Rose and Bulls Sledgehammer the Heat in Game 1 Win

    Derrick Rose scored 28 in a perfect team effort from the Bulls as they crushed the Miami Heat 103-82 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. And what about Taj Gibson? WHAT ABOUT TAJ GIBSON?! By the way, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade? Lets just say it wasn’t their night.