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Thibs' USA gig could help Bulls build
Nick FriedellTom Thibodeau's appointment as an assistant coach for the USA Basketball team couldn't have come at a much better time for the Chicago Bulls. Not only is it a personal honor for one of the best coaches in the league, but it could also serve as a huge...
Blog | June 11, 2013 -
Bulls review: Gar Forman
Nick FriedellNick Friedell looks at each member of the Chicago Bulls roster and how they fit in for the future. Gar Forman, general manager Season recap: Forman was crushed by critics last summer for saying that the Bulls would be making "basketball decis...
Blog | June 10, 2013 -
Short-handed Bulls just don't have enough
Nick FriedellMIAMI -- The Chicago Bulls are in the midst of learning a hard lesson that has been seven months in the making. When it comes to winning basketball games against elite teams late in the season, heart and hustle can only take you so far. There's a ...
Blog | April 14, 2013 -
Rivals? Depends on which team is asked
Nick FriedellMIAMI -- LeBron James had just been officially introduced as a member of the 2012 USA Basketball team last July in Las Vegas when he sat down at a small table in a large conference room for yet another session with the media. As the conversation turn...
Blog | April 14, 2013 -
Nate is great again for the Bulls
Nick FriedellCHICAGO -- Nate Robinson summed up perfectly his entire mindset on the game of basketball and the way he plays it Friday night after he keyed the Chicago Bulls' 87-86 win over the Orlando Magic. As Robinson described why he has so much confidence in ...
Blog | April 05, 2013 -
Bulls missing too much on offense
Nick FriedellLOS ANGELES -- Reality has set in for the Chicago Bulls. After playing four months of solid basketball, a combination of injuries, offensive ineffectiveness and the constant speculation regarding whether or not Derrick Rose will return to the line...
Blog | March 10, 2013 -
Luol Deng might need a root canal
Nick FriedellCHICAGO -- Luol Deng is still feeling the effects of an elbow he took to the lower teeth at the end of Thursday night's game against the Philadelphia 76ers and might end up having a root canal next week. Deng, who played 44 minutes and scored eight p...
Blog | March 03, 2013 -
Noah plays his game as All-Star first timer
Nick FriedellHOUSTON -- Joakim Noah did not want to waste a second of his first All-Star experience. He was the first player out on the floor Sunday night, happily bouncing onto the Toyota Center court, soaking his superstar surroundings in. As he got ready...
Blog | February 18, 2013 -
Noah, Deng cherishing All-Star together
Nick FriedellHOUSTON -- As the rest of the Eastern Conference All-Stars began stretching in a line at Saturday practice, Luol Deng and Joakim Noah remained a few paces away from everybody else. The Chicago Bulls teammates were trapped in their own conversatio...
Blog | February 16, 2013 -
Boozer helps Bulls bounce back
Nick FriedellSALT LAKE CITY -- Tom Thibodeau coaches games the way he wants his team to play them. He paces, he screams, he bellows different calls out. He puts everything he has into the preparation and execution of every game plan. He expects his players to ...
Blog | February 09, 2013 -
Nate Robinson of Chicago Bulls had considered trying out for Seat...
Nick FriedellChicago Bulls point guard Nate Robinson said Wednesday he had a plan if he didn't sign with an NBA team last summer, and that was an NFL tryout.
Story | Conversation | January 31, 2013 -
'Good Nate' makes appearance for Bulls
Nick FriedellMILWAUKEE -- Tom Thibodeau doesn't always look like he enjoys riding the Nate Robinson roller coaster, but he had a blast Wednesday night. That's because the diminutive point guard dropped home 16 of his team-leading 24 points in the first of hal...
Blog | January 31, 2013 -
Rapid Reaction: Bulls 104, Bucks 88
Nick FriedellMILWAUKEE -- Let's take a quick look at how the Chicago Bulls earned a 104-88 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center: How it happened: Jimmy Butler had another solid game, scoring 18 points and pulling dow...
Blog | January 30, 2013 -
Jimmy Butler coming of age for Bulls
Nick FriedellCHICAGO -- Jimmy Butler never doubted that he could play in the NBA. But after Luol Deng went out two weeks ago with a right hamstring injury, Butler did wonder if he would be able to step in and play the type of consistent basketball the Chicago Bul...
Blog | January 28, 2013 -
Thibs should be proud of All-Star selections
Nick FriedellCHICAGO -- Tom Thibodeau will never take any credit for the fact that Joakim Noah and Luol Deng were named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team Thursday night ... but he should. Without Thibodeau leading the way and pushing them as hard as he c...
Blog | January 25, 2013 -
With Deng out, Bulls 'step up by committee'
Nick FriedellBOSTON -- The Chicago Bulls have been down the same road so many times during the past 2.5 seasons that they've started to create a new path of their own. They don't need a map to find their way out of trouble; they just rely on old experiences f...
Blog | January 19, 2013