Chicago Bulls Beat

In this edition of the Bulls Beat I lightly cover the past three games, and spend a lot of time discussing the Bulls rotation as Hinrich appears to be possibly ahead of schedule in his recovery. Luol Deng and Drew Gooden should also be returning to the lineup soon, and a big time minute crunch seems inevitable. What do we do with this roster both short term and long term? This and other rambling thoughts in a somewhat disjointed edition of the Bulls Beat.

The Bulls were destroyed by three refs in Detroit on the onset of a tough six game stretch (5 on the road). The most surprising thing about the month of December may be the reimergence of Tyrus Thomas and the continued mediocre play of Loul Deng. A lot of discussion centered on those two players. Some discussion about our other front court options as well as all your email questions being answered.

The Bulls Beat is joined by Fred Pfeiffer of the Chicago Bullseye Podcast to discuss the latest on the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls get a big win over the Jazz, but will be without Drew Gooden until at least January. Tyrus has yet to suit up, and we get into the debate of what to do with Luol Deng and Ben Gordon as well.

The Bulls finish up their stretch of easy games the same place they entered it. One game under .500. Derrick Rose has looked mortal all of a sudden, but no reason to push the panic button on Rose yet. Tyrus and Joakim are starting to look promising, and the Bulls get to go to Boston to attempt to finally get to the breakeven point.

The Chicago Bulls have gone two and three since the last podcast with quick summations of the important notable points from those performances included. However, the real treat is a few tidbits I've gleaned from some sources regarding a bunch of your favorite Bulls players (okay not so much your favorites, since I didn't get anything special about rose), but plenty of info on our frontcourt and backcourt and recent happenings behind the scenes. Of course, all your email questions are answered as well on this edition of the Bulls Beat.

An Around the Horn style podcast hosted by Mark with special guests Brian Kush from Running with the Bulls, Nick and Adam from Bullscast, and Fred Pfeifer of the Chicago Bullseye along with myself debating hot topics about the Chicago Bulls.

The Bulls beat up on the Wizards, manage to almost blow the game at the end and continue their pattern of completely ignoring their youth. The season of development is completely off as the Bulls continue to throw out gimicky lineups in an attempt to get around the fact that their front court is worthless. Andres Nocioni redeems himself, at least a little bit while Drew Gooden does not.

The Bulls drop two games to mediocre team dimming the light at the end of the tunnel I've seen. Gooden and Nocioni are the primary culprits, but who do we really have to replace them? The Bulls have another six matchups on the easy part of the schedule and will need to win five of them to restore my faith in them.

The Bulls finish the circus trip with a 3-4 record and are 8-9 on the season entering a stretch of games which should allow them to surge quite a bit past the .500 mark into positive territory. Derrick Rose punctuates the whooping of the 76ers with two huge plays, and Larry Hughes manages to play reasonably well over a five game stretch. All your email questions are answered in this feel good edition of the Bulls Beat.

The Bulls stand at 7-8 overall, and they're 2-3 on the circus trip. All things considering an admirable start. Larry Hughes is contributing in a positive factor while Rose has been good enough to create a whole new rating system. Nocioni's not getting a pass from this show, and it seems like the Bulls have completely given up on the player development theory that was discussed so much in the off season. Plus, all your email questions have been answered as always.

The Bulls defeat the Warriors ending the doom and gloom of the Portland debacle claiming their first road win of the season as well as the first circus trip win this year. Larry Hughes shows up and plays well, and not only does he hit his shot, but he actually has solid shot selection. The Knicks trade Randolph and Crawford to free up cap space for 2010 creating a whole bunch of renewed 2010 discussion, and of course, all your email questions are answered.

The circus trip has not started pretty, and most Bulls fans are ready to jump ship. What does that mean? What practical moves can really be made at this point? Where are you going to go with this roster, and is Paxson going to be on the way out? I wade through the different issues effecting our team and try to figure out how management could help things move forward as well as answering all of your email questions.

The Bulls beat Dallas and Indy to reach 5-5 inspiring hope for a season to offer more than another lottery performance. Rose is a superstar, as if you didn't know it already. Ben Gordon denies Rose the ball. Larry Hughes sends Thabo Sefolosha to the bench, and our front court still stinks. All your long built up email questions are finally answered as well.

The first edition of Bulls Beat Live was released, and boy did I learn some lessons from trying to do this show. Topics covered a wide range of chat questions as well as Derrick Rose comments from my sole caller Brendan. I also got intothe Bulls past couple of games as well as a quick preview of what the next couple of games look like for the franchise.

The Bulls destroy the Suns and the offense returns to the form it displayed vs Milwaukee, but Luol Deng and Ben Gordon drop some questionable comments on the Chicago media prior to the game. The Bulls are off to a solid start at 3-3 and I take a look at the Bulls past and upcoming schedule and the difficulty of November. Also the information on Bulls Beat Live is re-iterated, be there, or be square!