Blog entry by Elmo Stukes
Injuries have been the main cause for the derailment of such a promising career, one which looked like it could deliver his hometown Chicago Bulls its first NBA championship since click the next document Michael Jordan d
With Russell Westbrook and James Harden battling it out for one of the most hotly contested MVP duels in recent years, it will be a shame to see one of these players miss out on the award after both enjoying incredible seas
LeBron stays at number one in this ranking and for good reason, he is still the de-facto best player on the planet and that hasn’t changed as the years have gone by. An otherworldly combination of skill and athleticism that we may never see ag
An ankle injury hurt the beginning of his sophomore season, but as reflected by the outstanding 85 rating, Rose made his first All-Star Game and led the Bulls to the playoffs for the second straight sea
In 2k12, the only players who had better ratings were LeBron James of Miami (98), Dwyane Wade of Miami (96), Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers (94), Dwight Howard of Orlando (93) and Chris Paul of New Orleans (93). Rose's 92 was equaled by Kevin Durant of Oklahoma C
Wade was picked at number five overall in the original draft as many people thought that big man prospects were probably a better fit for their rosters. Also, he is a little shorter than average for a two-gu
As of Wednesday night, the 38-40 Chicago Bulls are in a three-way tie for seventh place in the Eastern Conference.Possessing the same exact record as both the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers, and just 2.5 games ahead of the Charlotte Hornets and 3.0 games ahead of the Detroit Pistons, a lot can happen between now and the playoffs, even if there are only a handful of games remaining.Bulls shooting guard Dwyane Wade has missed the last 10 games with an elbow injury (sprained with a small fracture) that he suffered on March 15.He was originally deemed out for the rest of the regular season as a result.However, according to Vincent Goodwill of CSN Chicago, his recovery has progressed so well that he might be able to suit up as early as Saturday against the Philadelphia 76
"Enigmatic forward Nikola Mirotic averaged 9.4 points and 5.2 rebounds in 22.9 minutes while shooting 39 percent with Wade around. Historically the Bulls’ one-man version of March Madness is contributing 16.4 points and 6.3 rebounds in 29.6 minutes while hitting 50.8 percent overa
David West was originally selected at 18 and no one could have known that he would still be in the NBA playing his rugged style after all these years. Coming out of Xavier, the Hornets were the team that got
After last June, there should be no argument that James isn’t one of the greatest players in NBA history. His performance in the NBA Finals further cements a legacy that should have been bulletproof years
While he previously controlled the ball in a primary ball-handler’s role prior to the injury, the spacing and ball movement that the team has exhibited in his absence will likely carry over after Wade retu
After spending his entire eight years with the Bulls, the fan-favorite was sent to the Oklahoma City Thunder at the trade deadline, along with Doug McDermott, for an underwhelming package headlined by point guard Cameron Pa
As a team, Chicago’s offensive and defensive ratings have been up over the last 10 games to 108.6 and 105.1, compared to 104.4 and 105.6 respectively. Additionally, the Bulls have shot 39.4 percent from the arc, making 10.2 per game in comparison to 33.5 percent before in which they made
That will only be the case, however, if coach Fred Hoiberg doesn’t derail what’s working in the hopes of appeasing his future Hall of Famer’s desire to have the rock in his hands as much as he did earlier in the sea
CB4 averaged 20 points per game for the Raptors before leaving to win two championships with his fellow draft classmates as a member of the Heat. His career averages are 19 points and eight rebounds a g
At 31 years old, Deng is getting a career-lows in points with 7.6 per game, the first season out of 12 in the single-digits. He is under contract for the next three seasons at an average of about $18 million per y
West finished second in the MVP voting four different times, losing out to Wilt Chamberlain in 1966, Willis Reed in '70, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in '71 and again in '72. In the '65 ballot, West finished third, behind only Bill Russell and Oscar Robertson. It's certainly no shame losing out to those na
Like Kidd, Hall of Famer Thomas is firmly in the conversation when discussing the best point guards in history, he was a magician with the ball in his hands. However, unlike Kidd, Thomas at least had some rings to show for
The Boston Celtics legend won an NBA championship with the franchise in 2008 after they acquired Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, but unfortunately for him, his prime years saw him playing for some bad Celtics teams which worked against