The Wages of Wins Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rick Morrisey - a sportswriter with the Chicago Tribune - has the following advice for John Paxson (general manager of the Chicago Bulls): Bulls should throw Joakim Noah overboard. In this article Morrisey makes two arguments: 1. Noah has a problem fitting in with his teammates and coaches. 2. Noah is not a productive NBA player and is [...]
Larry Brown Sports (Free subscription) | 01/08/2009
Rookie hazing shouldn’t be something too new to you if you’re gracing these pages. The People’s Princess, Joakim Noah, was chastised as a rookie for screwing up his Krispy Kreme duty. Recently, the Phillies put on one of the all-time great pranks when they told Kyle Kendrick he had been traded to Japan. [...]
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
The Sacramento Kings Spencer Hawes walks off the court after his team's 116-114 loss in overtime to the the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at Arco Arena. The Kings have lost four games in a row. (Hector Amezcua). Chicago Bulls' Joakim Noah reacts after receiving a technical foul in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic in Chicago, Wednesday, Dec. 31,...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 01/04/2009
by Tom Ziller Filed under: Bulls I have some information which may be new to you. The Bulls are dysfunctional. Color me shocked, as the circumstances of a Friday spat between Andres Nocioni and Joakim Noah come to public attention. According to Mike McGraw of the Arlington Heights Daily Herald , Noah admonished Nocioni for missing a defensive assignment for the second time in two games . Nocioni didn't...
Blog-a-Bull (Free subscription) | 01/03/2009
These games against real contenders are a real time-saver, thanks to the Bulls and ShouldIWatch?com. Apparently I missed a little more bad-team-going-down-the-drain hilarity on the court : Andres Nocioni and Joakim Noah spent several minutes bickering on the court over a blown assignment during the third quarter of Friday night's dreadful 117-92 loss to the Cavaliers. The players then continued shouting...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 01/01/2009
Scoring 38 first half points won't cut it against most NBA teams and it certainly won't cut it against the Orlando Magic. That's all the Bulls could muster and despite outscoring the Magic 34-25 in the fourth quarter, the Bulls still fell by 19, 113-94 . Joakim Noah led the Bulls with 19 points off the bench and Ben Gordon added 18. Gordon also had the understatement of the night when he said, "I...
Thank You Isiah (Free subscription) | 12/29/2008
So I'm back from vacation: What'd I miss? Larry Hughes once again giving voice to his delusions of grandeur? K.C. Johnson endorsing the playing of Cedric Simmons over Joakim Noah, in the holy name of "Accountability"? Andres Nocioni sternly lecturing the team about playing solid one-on-one defense and preventing offensive rebounds? Ahh...it's great to be back with the 2008/09 edition of the Chicago...
Backside Potential (Free subscription) | 12/16/2008
On Friday and Saturday, the Bulls played two back-to-back games, which pretty much embodied what the season for them has been like so far. Now, I realize these were back-to-back games, but how do Joakim Noah and Tyrus Thomas go from 17 and 7 minutes, respectively, up to 27 and 24. I realize everyone talks about [...]
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 12/13/2008
Joakim Noah and Tyrus Thomas have each seen limited action thus far as the Bulls visiting Memphis tonight, a few days after the Chicago Tribune’s KC Johnson called attention to the duo’s residence in Vinny Del Negro’s doghouse. After Wednesday’s practice, Del Negro responded to fairly benign questions regarding the recent minutes of Noah and Thomas [...]
Blog-a-Bull (Free subscription) | 12/12/2008
[Thanks to MPG for today's preview -ed.] Two days have passed since Vinny del Negro put his foot down with regard to the lack of professionalism exhibited by certain Bulls, which means that I fully expect Tyrus Thomas and Joakim Noah to log major minutes tonight. If that sounds nonsensical, consider the man in charge. VDN's modus operandi, thus far, is to play good-cop/bad-cop all by himself, delivering...
The Big Dead Sidebar (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
All Bulls fans want for Christmas is a post-player with offensive skills. The play of rookie point guard Derrick Rose has erased my issues with him being selected over forward Michael Beasley with the No. 1 overall pick. However, the play of Joakim Noah and Tyrus Thomas has not. Thomas and Noah have struggled so much this season, the Bulls have gone with a college-esque starting lineup that features...
Brew Hoop (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
Derrick Rose, high schooling kids . Bulls (8-10, 3-7 road) @ Bucks (7-12, 3-4 home) Gametime : 7:00 p.m. central time (FSN-W) Bulls Position Bucks Derrick Rose PG Luke Ridnour Ben Gordon SG Michael Redd Luol Deng SF Richard Jefferson Drew Gooden PF Charlie Villanueva Joakim Noah C Andrew Bogut Injuries : Bulls: Kirk Hinrich (thumb) is out. Bucks: Andrew Bogut (knee) is probable. Charlie Bell (ankle)...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
Opponents with some muscle up front making things tough on Noah, Thomas Vinny Del Negro gave his beleaguered Bulls the day off Thursday. Bulls fans undoubtedly hope Joakim Noah and Tyrus Thomas spent some of their free time in the weight room. Reader Q&A: K.C. Johnson's Bulls mailbag
The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
We’ll be tuning in for at least the first half of Greg Oden against Joakim Noah, Ty Thomas and the Bulls tonight. Not sure Oden’s creaky knees can handle a big night after Tuesday’s 22-10 effort, so expectations are low. Taking a peek at the NBA standings three weeks into the season, four teams clearly [...]
Forum Blue And Gold (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
Records: Lakers 7-1Bulls 5-5 Offensive ratings: Lakers 109 Bulls 103.5 Defensive ratings: Lakers 93.9 Bulls 102.1 Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Bulls Derrick Rose, Ben Gordon, Loul Deng, Drew Gooden, Joakim Noah Lakers notes: After beating up the Lakers offense in a couple of posts around here, maybe we [...]
