February 2009 Archive



That's what happens when you play your best player in crunch time.

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 28 at 10:58PM

John Paxson catches a lot of flack around here, but at least he agreed with us and didn't take Option B. I suppose the Bulls could have worse GMs.


"Beasley!!"

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RIP Stormin' Norman (and Johnny Red, too)

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 26 at 3:47PM

The Bulls have little meaningful history from the pre-MJ days, but the two guys that stand out to me are Johnny Red Kerr and Norm Van Lier. We saw Kerr get honored in a fabulous ceremony earlier this season; I'm...

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A new addition

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 26 at 2:39AM

So the Bulls got worked last night, huh? I was sort of following gamecast during my Science Writing night class but not really (the study we had to sift through this week: long-term marijuana use deteriorates your cognitive abilities --...

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Lets make this quick

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 25 at 3:47AM

I'm very tired and extremely busy with school things the rest of tonight (what's left of it) and tomorrow, but I just wanted to get a few things out of the way:- Here's my top ten list on athletes who...

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Yes, I'm just this petty when it comes to Tyrus Thomas

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 23 at 10:00PM

Those who have been longtime readers of this site have probably noticed the running pseudo-feud between Jack Cobra, the former editor of BBF sister site CobraBrigade, and I. I won't say it's a real feud because he doesn't seem like...

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Monday roundup

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 23 at 2:33AM

Before we get to anything else, lets all take a second to appreciate this photo.Splendid. *SlowBreaker column, up at 11 AM.*I usually love Sunday Bulls games because its the one day I can watch, but yesterday's start time was a...

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The PECOTA projections are out, and they're not pretty

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 20 at 3:10AM

I know everyone's all sorts of geeked up for the debut of the new look Bulls tonight (it feels gratifying just typing that), but lets talk White Sox for a second. The PECOTA predictions came out yesterday, and I'm sure...

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Trade Deadline Passes, Pro Bowl Owns NBA, CBB Sucks, NASCAR?!

by Bobby Stompy on February 19 at 2:01AM

Yeah, yeah, Hughes to the Knicks for no one, but the real story here is Kirk Hinrich staying put and the bigger trade made yesterday.The general consensus on the internet is that Miller and Salmons make the Bulls a playoff...

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If that was Kirk Hinrich's last game as a Bull, at least it was a good one

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 18 at 10:39PM

I only caught the last six minutes of tonight's game due to night class (which is always fun), but it's nice to see Kirk leading the way for old time's sake, particularly since he could be on his way out...

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Go to Top Ten

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 18 at 4:15AM

I keep expecting hoping to hear some good Bulls news when I wake up every morning, but it has yet to happen. With the trade deadline coming up on Thursday, I think we'll see something, though it probably won't be...

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It appears as if our Amare dreams are over

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 17 at 11:51AM

So says Marc Stein:After the Suns spent several days taking and making phone calls on potential trades for Amare Stoudemire and Shaquille O'Neal, NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com that Phoenix -- having received a series of underwhelming proposals for Stoudemire...

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Monday roundup

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 16 at 12:32AM

I'm sitting on pins and needles here with this Amare business. To steal an expression from my mother, I have officially put all my eggs in one basket. The Bulls need to make this happen. If they don't - whether...

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The Bulls should trade for Amare Stoudemire (duh)

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 13 at 2:28AM

Before we get to all things Amare, lets quickly touch on the end of last night's game against the Heat. I went from night class to work so I didn't see any of it (my Thursdays are fucking atrocious) but...

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Brett Favre calls it quits; for real this time (probably)

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 12 at 2:45AM

And, as always, the voice of reason is Jay Mariotti. Wait, what?At last, I am convinced, the longest-running annual vigil in professional sports has ended. The process has been as maddening as a three-foot pothole, the way Favre hijacked a...

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Bulls Honor Red -- And Win!

by Bobby Stompy on February 11 at 1:08AM

Going into tonight, I was halfheartedly thinking about the Red tribute because I thought it would be hokey at best. Really, all I cared about was the Pistons-Bulls game. But damn, they did a hell of a job with the...

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Monday links

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 9 at 3:14AM

A) How did that HatGuy post not get some Deadspin love? I thought that shit was money in the bank, yo. If we could only go back to the Leitch days, maybe I could get a little recognition over here.Anyways,...

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It's Come To This: A Pro Bowl Liveblog*

by Bobby Stompy on February 9 at 12:13AM

* - It's not even live. I DVR'd it.I've always liked the Pro Bowl because I think writers complaining about it so consistently has actually left the event a bit underrated. Sure, they can't blitz... the defenders basically walk away...

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Mark Stein and I have similar opinions of John Paxson

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 6 at 1:34PM

Stein says Lu is safe, but as for a blockbuster involving Amare Stoudemire...(via BaB)And let's face it: Chicago just isn't a trigger-pulling team, whether that's because of general manager John Paxson's reluctance or Reinsdorf's. Or both.Trade scenarios involving Deng, Ben...

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Mike Celizic: one man's journey from HatGuy to....SnuggieGuy?

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 6 at 2:26AM

FireJoeMorgan created a few stars in its heyday. For example, without Ken Tremendous and friends, few would have ever known the true wonder of David Eckstein, let alone the fact that he approached home plate every day swinging a magical...

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All hail H-O-R-S-E

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 5 at 1:52PM

I couldn't catch the Bulls game yesterday because of good ole' night class, so someone help me out here: is there anything we can take away from a win over a Hornets' team without Chris Paul, Mo Pete, and Tyson...

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Go to Top Ten

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 4 at 4:02AM

My list today: top ten worst Chicago assistant coaches. As you may assume, it's quite Bear heavy. (link)(my laptop is just having a tremendous amount of trouble highlighting words for links right now. Might be time for a mouse.)Who's No....

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All smiles

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 4 at 3:17AM

I didn't catch the Bulls game yesterday due to wooooooork, but from the looks of things, Yao had a field day, which could have been reasonably inferred. I guess T-Mac had a sick slam over Tyrus too, but I'd rather...

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College basketball might suck this year

by Bobby Stompy on February 2 at 2:41PM

It it just me, or is this 2008-2009 season a major down year for regular season college basketball?Though most people probably just say "college basketball has a regular season?!" since 2004-05, I've followed college basketball's non-March Madness portion pretty closely,...

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Find my Super Bowl thoughts on SlowBreaker...

by Ricky O'Donnell on February 2 at 4:12AM

when my dope ass column goes up at 11 a.m. Since I obviously don't have the link yet, try clicking here to find it. The latest column will be the third, and top, entry, I believe. It's up now, here...

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