The official Chicago Bulls team thread.

[Gordon7]

Oh well.. We'll be back stronger next year..

hopefully that wasn't BG's last game as a Bull. I'm glad that we made the Celts fight it out and didnt just give up and let them bully us..

[ozballer23]

Do we need this thread any more??

Gallant series and congrats to the bulls who were always going to test us with their run and youth.

Well done to the young bulls for giving the champs a real run for their money! Great series to watch!

[gemini0928]

Do we need this thread any more??

Gallant series and congrats to the bulls who were always going to test us with their run and youth.

When you gonna post "this thread has ran its course and thanks for all the input"?

I enjoy the whole series and the young bulls have shown that they have a lot of talent in them. But the veteran Celtics have prevailed!

[jimboiitmac]

Oh well.. We'll be back stronger next year..

hopefully that wasn't BG's last game as a Bull. I'm glad that we made the Celts fight it out and didnt just give up and let them bully us..

BG was the best Bulls player this series in my mind.

Rose was great but without BG's clutch scoring this series doesn't even go to 6.

[ozballer23]

BG was the best Bulls player this series in my mind.

Rose was great but without BG's clutch scoring this series doesn't even go to 6.

BG was definetly the best player, but it was a team effort, and no way could he have done it on his own. Salmons, Rose and Hinrich were all critical.

[Billyhoyle]

Man what a series, this has to go down as one of the best series EVER.

Rondo was Huge

ALL the shooters were Huge

Rose was amazing, let alone for a rookie

Anyone watching Game 7 LIVE on ONE? If not you missed one of sickest rejections you will ever see, Derrick Rose made Scalabrine look hopeless(even more than he already does)
Wish they'd play games every sunday(instead of Mon and Fri when most are working)

That was a huge block from Rose, Scal thought he had it easy

[Billyhoyle]

Gordon Not Sure Of Future With Bulls

Gordon Not Sure Of Future With Bulls

May 03, 2009 12:07 AM EST

With the Chicago Bulls season now over, the team's focus will shift on what to do with Ben Gordon.

Gordon, an unrestricted free agent, has had troubles in the past negotiating a contract with Chicago.

"I really don't know," said Gordon about his future with the Bulls. "I'd like to be here, but I wanted to be here long-term the last two summers too and that didn't happen, so you never know."

Gordon signed a one-year contract worth $6.4 million last season after turning down a five-year $50 million dollar offer from the team.

Gordon has said in the past that he is seeking Luol Deng type money, who signed with Chicago for six years and a guaranteed $71 million dollars that could reach $80 million with incentives.

It is unlikely that the Bulls will make such an offer because of luxury tax penalties.

Barkley: Noah Is A Poor Man's Rodman

May 02, 2009 11:23 PM EST

TNT analyst Charles Barkley had good things to say about Joakim Noah during the network's studio show after Saturday night's Game 7 between Boston and Chicago.

Barkley called Noah "the poor man's Dennis Rodman," after the Celtics prevailed over Bulls 109-99 at TD Banknorth Garden.

[ozballer23]

I hope the bulls do their best to keep Gordon, he held them together in that series.

[Billyhoyle]

What happens now to the BUlls?

BG7, Lindsey Hunter, aaron gray, and a couple of other scrubs - out of contract

Deng - Massive contract, but coming off injury. He missed 33 games this year.

Salmons and Miller for Drew Gooden, Andres Nocioni and Michael Ruffin. - Seems to have worked in the Bulls Favour.

Bulls have the Thunder draft pick in 2009, I couldn't find any conditions on the pick from media reports so looks like the BUlls will wind up with another lottery pick this year! and considering the Thunder had the 4th worst record looks like the Balls are in our favour.....


Do we resign Gordon?
What do you see are the current weaknesses?
If we get the thunder pick, do we keep or trade it?

[jimboiitmac]

BG was definetly the best player, but it was a team effort, and no way could he have done it on his own. Salmons, Rose and Hinrich were all critical.

Of course he couldn't have done it on his own, but that being said he played the BIGGEST role probably with Derrick Rose out of any player.

We all know the Bulls have guys that can ball, but if Gordon hadn't stepped up his play, some of his clutch play was amazing, hitting shots over multiple defenders - this series wouldn't have gone to 6.

I find it absurd that he wants Deng kind of money and the Bulls won't give it to him or at least didn't want to initially when it seems he is more valuable in terms of contributions than Deng is.