30 Copyright 2009, CBSSports.com http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/7481479 en-us I am a huge Bulls fan and have been since the 1980's. CBSsports.com selected me to be the official Bulls team blogger but don't be too hard on me if my grammar or spelling is off time to time. My passion supersedes my ability at times. Most of my blogs will be directed at the Bulls and the NBA in general. Please reply. I like to hear others thoughts. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:47:19 EST http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/18276718?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/18276718?source=rss_blogs_NBA OK, I am about to go out on a limb here and I might not be the only one who thought this but here goes. As soon as I read the headline that LeBron James is going to change his number after this season is over, one thought came to my mind. That just ... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:28:05 EST http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/18276718?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/18194861?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/18194861?source=rss_blogs_NBA Well, this will be the first rankings with some actual regular season games having been played. With about a half dozen or more games behind us I think we have a clearer picture of what we can expect from some teams in the league. I understand we ar ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:27:13 EST http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/18194861?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/18142458?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/18142458?source=rss_blogs_NBA I thought I would quickly point out a few interesting things that have happened so far this NBA season. We are only a couple of weeks in but a few things have jumped out at me. I am not saying these things will continue and set a trend but they are ... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:58:14 EST http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/18142458?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/18129610?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/18129610?source=rss_blogs_NBA Well the Bulls are off to a better start then I thought and I like a lot of what I have seen but there are a few big questions looming in the forefront and the back of my mind. The heart of this blog is going to center around Vinny Del Negro but I w ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:22:52 EST http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/18129610?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/17985997?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/17985997?source=rss_blogs_NBA OK, so the Bulls stunned me last night by not only beating the Spurs but by controlling the tempo of the game throughout the second half. Tim Duncan looked in prime form but the rest of the Spurs looked flat and rusty. I honestly felt like the Bulls ... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:32:58 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/17985997?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/17919993?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/17919993?source=rss_blogs_NBA The Preseason is over and us fans can get ready for the real deal. Not much can be gathered from the preseason as coaches play their rookies and scrubs for 20+ minutes a night to see what they have. Still this is quite interesting to the true fan as ... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:40:37 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/17919993?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/17736952?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/17736952?source=rss_blogs_NBA OK, we are about halfway through the preseason and the regular season is upon us. I understand there have been a couple of threads dealing with the which player will breakout this season and I thought I would have a crack at it. First of all there h ... Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:50:06 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/17736952?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/17523227?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/17523227?source=rss_blogs_NBA In reality that might be the only time you ever see the name Taj Gibson in a thread title on these boards. I thought that after having had a great preseason game that I would give him that opportunity. I also thought it would be fun to have a thread ... Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:00:18 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/17523227?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/17099523?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/17099523?source=rss_blogs_NBA Ok, here is the simple idea I had. Take one NBA player that you think has the raw talent and athletic ability to be a real superstar but lacks focus, brain power, and the desire and lay him on a table and remove his brain. Then take another player t ... Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:42:54 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/17099523?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16833030?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16833030?source=rss_blogs_NBA Up to this point I have broken down each of the Bulls players that should see major playing time. Those players include: Derrick Rose, Luol Deng, Kirk Hinrich, John Salmons, Brad Miller, Tyrus Thomas, James Johnson, and Joakim Noah. I have reposted ... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:57:36 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16833030?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16740568?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16740568?source=rss_blogs_NBA Well I have written a blog on each of the Bulls major contributing players over the last few weeks and I will finish with Derrick Rose. It only seems fitting to end on a high note. While Rose had a wonderful rookie season there looks to be a lot of ... Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:27:12 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16740568?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16657215?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16657215?source=rss_blogs_NBA I really want to do a Power Rankings this season but it is a lot of work to write about every team so I thought I would try to keep it simple by only including the top 10 teams. This will be my offseason rankings. I will do another one after the pre ... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:02:44 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16657215?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16635672?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16635672?source=rss_blogs_NBA Well it is a slow time again on these NBA boards so I came up with a fun idea. I call it the greater then, less then game. Simply compare two seperate players or teams or circumstances and deside which is greater and lesser. You see this in play all ... Sun, 16 Aug 2009 1:28:12 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16635672?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16629736?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16629736?source=rss_blogs_NBA While trying to work on another Blog about my thoughts on the top 10 teams going into the season I quickly started thinking about how some teams going into this season are so hard to figure out. On one hand these teams could be quite good if not gre ... Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:41:35 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16629736?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16625145?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16625145?source=rss_blogs_NBA I would like to breakdown the Bulls as a whole going into next season, but I thought I would start with writing a blog on each of the Bulls major contributing players first. I already have wrote on Joakim Noah, Luol Deng, Kirk Hinrich, John Salmons, ... Sat, 15 Aug 2009 9:41:34 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16625145?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16498721?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16498721?source=rss_blogs_NBA I would like to breakdown the Bulls as a whole going into next season, but I thought I would start with writing a blog on each of the Bulls major contributing players first. I already have wrote on Joakim Noah, Luol Deng, Kirk Hinrich, John Salmons, ... Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:23:52 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16498721?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16418023?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16418023?source=rss_blogs_NBA I would like to breakdown the Bulls as a whole going into next season, but I thought I would start with writing a blog on each of the Bulls major contributing players first. I already have wrote on Joakim Noah, Luol Deng, Kirk Hinrich, and John Salm ... Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:38:51 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16418023?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16381897?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16381897?source=rss_blogs_NBA Well I thought I would take a small break from writing about the Bulls at look at the NBA in general. I was reading an article on the greatest playoff performances in the history of the NBA and I started to wonder what the best single game ever play ... Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:32:31 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16381897?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16365578?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16365578?source=rss_blogs_NBA I would like to breakdown the Bulls as a whole going into next season, but I thought I would start with writing a blog on each of the Bulls major contributing players first. I already have wrote on Joakim Noah, Luol Deng, and Kirk Hinrich. Now it is ... Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:17:44 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16365578?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16275108?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16275108?source=rss_blogs_NBA I would like to breakdown the Bulls as a whole going into next season, but I thought I would start with writing a blog on each of the Bulls major contributing players first. I already have wrote on Joakim Noah and Luol Deng. Now it is time to tackle ... Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:19:42 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16275108?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16204443?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16204443?source=rss_blogs_NBA I would like to breakdown the Bulls as a whole going into next season, but I thought I would start with writing a blog on each of the Bulls major contributing players first. I already tackled Joakim Noah earlier this week and now it is time to break ... Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:12:31 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16204443?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16165312?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16165312?source=rss_blogs_NBA Well, we now sit in the offseason. Many big moves have been made and one has to think that the major trades are over with. Carlos Boozer is about the only big name still out there. For the most part every fan knows what players are going to be on th ... Mon, 27 Jul 2009 0:42:45 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16165312?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16144621?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16144621?source=rss_blogs_NBA I would like to breakdown the Bulls as a whole going into next season, but i thought I would start with writing a blog on each of the Bulls major contributing players first. I thought I would start with Joakim Noah. He was the Bulls starting center ... Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:29:30 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/16144621?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15865587?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15865587?source=rss_blogs_NBA Well there have been a few big moves in the NBA over the last week and I am not so sure it is for the best of the NBA or not. The Cavaliers which were already in this last seasons eastern conference look to have locked up Shaq for next season and ga ... Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:26:35 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15865587?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15752004?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15752004?source=rss_blogs_NBA Well, the 2009 NBA draft is now behind us and there have been a number of big moves around the league, but nothing involving the Chicago Bulls. One thing stands out from the draft and I am sure many Bulls fans thought of it after the Bulls drafted T ... Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:38:08 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15752004?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15719824?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15719824?source=rss_blogs_NBA Ok, we get a guy like this in the draft every few years. A player with a ton of talent shrouded in mystery. They could get drafted 2nd or 8th. We hear all kinds of crazy claims about them and they are always compared to some NBA legend or another. F ... Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:01:17 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15719824?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15699216?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15699216?source=rss_blogs_NBA Ok, we have all seen these types of list before, so I thought I would give it a shot. The season is over and the draft is two days away. I simply compiled my list based on the question, " Who would I pick first to be on my new NBA expansion tea ... Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:19:45 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15699216?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15614980?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15614980?source=rss_blogs_NBA Well, I for one thought that Ben Gordon would not be resigned and while Gar may still attempt to do such, it looks like the Pistons may have an offer in the works for Gordon. According to Ben Gordon's agent the Pistons have told him that they will o ... Fri, 19 Jun 2009 1:04:41 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15614980?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15460814?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15460814?source=rss_blogs_NBA Ok, on paper Chris Bosh looks to be the better player then David Lee and this may be true, but what player is a better fit for Chicago? The Bulls have long needed a low post scorer and while Lee's numbers look as if he is not quite the offensive pla ... Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:10:07 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15460814?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15366430?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15366430?source=rss_blogs_NBA Ok, the Bulls season is over and it ended on a good note. I understand the Bulls lost in the first round against the Celtics but they proved that there is a bright future in Chicago. The draft is but weeks away and questions are starting to present ... Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:23:08 EDT http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7481479/15366430?source=rss_blogs_NBA 100 http://images.cbssports.com/images/cbsdm/spec/cbssportscom.gif http://chitowncliff.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/7481479 100