The consensus opinion is that the Bulls will use the preseason to determine their back court rotation.  Unless coach Vinnie Del Negro employs a 4-guard offense, there won't be enough minutes for the abundance of guards currently on the roster (Rose, Hinrich, Gordon, Sefolosha, and Hughes).  Someone is going to lose major minutes and someone else is headed for the trading block.

But screw the preseason.  After two games, we've seen enough.  This is at best a .500 ball club, so it's time to employ the playground pickup strategy:

...more

It’s been a while, amigos.  We’re talking correspondence levels of Jim Anchower proportions.   Did I miss anything?  Besides an epic collapse in Cubbie land and the inevitable playoff ouster of the Sox, is it really that tough being a Chicago sports fan? 

Well, put down the torches and pitchforks fellow natives because another glorious season of Bulls basketball is upon us!  Compared to the 162 baseball games played this year by  the Cubs and Sox, respectively,  it will only take the Bulls 82 games before ripping your heart out and handing it to you.

When we...more

For those of us who can't get enough NBA basketball, the Orlando Summer league kicks off today. Few, if any, of these games will be televised, but an online video stream available from the Orlando Magic website.

Today, we get an early glimpse of Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley as the Bulls play the Miami Heat this evening. Tyrus Thomas and Joakim Noah also join the Bulls squad, so there should be a steady stream of dunks from these two, assisted by Mr. Rose.

Boy, wouldn't it be great if the Bulls had someone on their roster capable of being named to the Olympic squad? Or even someone worth traveling with Team USA as the number 1 alternate? Yeah, that would be nice.

To summarize, Tyson Chandler now lives happily in New Orleans dunking alley-oop passes from MVP candidate Chris Paul. And the man Chandler was traded for, PJ "The Tin Man" Brown just got himself an NBA Championship ring with the Boston Celtics...

At the 2008 NBA Draft, the Bulls did what any team with the 1st pick should do - select the best player, regardless of need. That player would be Memphis point guard Derrick Rose, a local product of Chicago.

Any possibility the Bulls might have opted for Kansas St. scoring machine Michael Beasley ended when his pre-draft height measurements came in at 6'7 feet (Marcus Pfizer, anyone?).

Still, Beasley supporters may point out that Derrick Rose will be too distracted in his hometown to focus his professional basketball career. Yes, the onus will be on the Bulls...more