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NBA.com: Bobcats News (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
... me that year were two other players from major college programs, Ben Gordon from Connecticut and Luol Deng, my teammate for a year at Duke. The Bulls also signed a free-agent from Argentina who’d never played in the NBA before, Andres Nocioni. All four of us ended up making a big impact right away, and suddenly there was a buzz going on around Chicago about the Bulls, who hadn't made...
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Can Danny? (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
... of them were willing to pull the trigger. While other teams haggled over stumbling blocks like Luol Deng or Andris Biedrins, the Celtics were willing to make a deal that sent a likely future All-Star talent to get the Big Ticket. The main rival for the crown is, fittingly, the Lakers' Mitch Kupchak. If Ainge's success hinged on some lucky breaks, Kupchak's was divined by the hand...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
... the season at 9-16. Boylan was promoted, but he couldn't convince stars Ben Gordon, Kirk Hinrich, Luol Deng, Ben Wallace, Joakim Noah, Tyrus Thomas and Chris Duhon to step up their games every night. "I was brought in here in the middle of the season," Boylan said. "It's kind of a tough situation."Though Boylan couldn't turn the Bulls around and finished his short tenure with a 24-32...
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ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
... of the issues that arose during his time as head coach."The Bulls endured injuries to Ben Gordon, Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich and also experienced a number of off-the-court incidents under Boylan's watch.The Bulls had been expected to contend for a playoff spot this season, but finished 10th in the Eastern Conference.
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Chicago news (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
... rookie Aaron Gray set career-highs with 19 points and 22 rebounds. But Chicago's core players -- Luol Deng, Kirk Hinrich and Gordon -- did little as a woeful season came to a merciful end. Now, the makeover starts. The Bulls' first move could be dismissing Boylan, who's scheduled to meet with general manager John Paxson on Thursday. He went 24-32 after taking over for the fired Scott...
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Arsenalist (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
Toronto Raptors 97, Chicago Bulls 107 The bench got some big time run in meaningless game #82 but couldn’t pull it out in Chicago as the Bulls ended their miserable season amid speculation of a coaching change along with some very awkward contract talks coming up with Luol Deng and Ben Gordon. The Raptors end [...]
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Rumors and Rants (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
... year? Where did they go? Truth is, the core is still there. Guys like Kirk Hinrich, Ben Gordon, Luol Deng, Tyrus Thomas and Chris Duhon are all still main parts. As it turns out, they're just not as good as everyone thought or hoped. The one noticeable difference, of course, is Ben Wallace got shipped off in some trade that mattered to me for one day. Note: His jersey T-shirts were...
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Lakers (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
... I never doubted you Mitch Kupchak Seventh seed in the West, first-round playoff loss I thought Luol Deng would be the leading scorer by the end of the season pollcode.com free polls
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Foul Balls (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
... good player. When you think about the Bulls, you don't even know who their best player is."When [Luol Deng and Ben Gordon] turn down $10 million to $12 million [per year], I'm like, 'Are you kidding me?' " he said. "First of all, that's highway robbery if you get that much money. They're just good players, not great players."If you offer a good player $10 million a year, he should...
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Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008
Luol Deng scored 32 points on 15-of-20 shooting and Ben Gordon added 29 points as the Chicago Bulls fell just short of a franchise record for points and shooting percentage, blowing out Milwaukee.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Luol Deng scored 32 points on 15-of-20 shooting and Ben Gordon added 29 points as the Chicago Bulls fell just short of a franchise record for points and shooting percentage with a 151-135 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.
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Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008
Luol Deng scored 32 points on 15-of-20 shooting and Ben Gordon added 29 points as the Bulls fell just short of a franchise record for points and shooting percentage with a 151-135 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 04/14/2008
... he took just four shots but hit 13 of 17 free throws.Andres Nocioni led Chicago with 22 points and Luol Deng added 19, but it wasn't enough to stop the Magic from reaching 50 wins for the first time since 1995-96.They won 60 that season, their third straight with 50 or more, but lost in the Eastern Conference finals to a Bulls team that won 72 games. Then, headed for Los Angeles,...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 04/14/2008
... he took just four shots but hit 13 of 17 free throws.Andres Nocioni led Chicago with 22 points and Luol Deng added 19, but it wasn't enough to stop the Magic from reaching 50 wins for the first time since 1995-96.They won 60 that season, their third straight with 50 or more, but lost in the Eastern Conference finals to a Bulls team that won 72 games. Then, Shaquille O'Neal headed...
