Selections from James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson: chosen and ed. by R.W. Chapman.
Thank You Isiah (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
* After watching the Bulls break 100, I was a bit concerned I'd wake up this morning and the sun would be rising in the west, the sky would be black as night, and the U.S. Senate would be a functional institution. But no, everything still seems normal. Maybe the Bulls can keep trying this. * It helps that the Kings are terrible defenders, particularly when decimated by injuries (although it's not like...
Blog-a-Bull (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Pace Eff eFG FT/FG OREB% TOr Charlotte 90.0 100.0 46.5% 11.6 35.6 18.9 Chicago 103.3 52.6% 17.1 40.5 23.3 (abbreviated recap, other stuff got in the way) Bulls took care of business on Saturday, a home game against a fairly cruddy Bobcats team that played the night before. My initial reaction to the Tyrus injury in terms of how it would effect this team this season (the Org.-fail aspects of it have...
Blog-a-Bull (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Thanks to wjb1492 for today's game preview . My initial thoughts on this game is that the Murder Train A Comin' . Then I figured that the Bulls do have a chance to out-hustle and out-run an especially immobile Cavs team. Then I figured that without Tyrus Thomas they don't really have this especially athletic roster conducive to running. Hinrich, Salmons, Taj, Miller, gimpy Rose.... even though Deng...
Hoops and Other Pop Culture (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
1 LA Clippers Blake Griffin 6-10 248 PF Oklahoma So. -- nothing -- huge negative grade thus far 2 Memphis Hasheem Thabeet 7-2 267 C UConn Jr. -- terrible -- 0.7 ppg 3 Oklahoma Cty James Harden 6-5 222 SG Arizona St. So. -- terrible -- 4 ppg shooting 29% from the floor. 4 Sacramento Tyreke Evans 6-5 221 SG Memphis Fr. -- started well, now playing hurt 5 *Minnesota Ricky Rubio 6-5 180 PG Spain Intl....
Blog-a-Bull (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Wow, it's actually starting. I think it's the lack of seeing Rose in the preseason, but I'm not quite ready. I just hope Rose is though. We'll have no idea until the game's underway how injured/rusty he is, or how many minutes he'll play ( VDN says more than 20-25). And it's not exactly the caliber of opponent he can ease his way back against. Not only the Spurs as a total group, but Tony Parker in...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Is this the year the Bulls finally reclaim their place among the NBA's elite? For the past few seasons, the Bulls have been full of potential but inconsistent on fulfilling that promise on the court. One of these years, they'll finally make that jump. When we last saw the Bulls playing meaningful games, it was in an epic seven-game series (plus seven OT periods) with the Boston Celtics in the opening...
Foul Balls (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
I haven't been paying very much attention to the Bulls so far this season because they're still in the preseason, and I don't care about the preseason in any sport. Nothing that happens in the preseason matters in the regular season, so I don't really care if Joakim Noah, Tyrus Thomas, Taj Gibson and James Johnson are playing well. I'll get excited if they do it when it counts. There is one
Bulls News (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
The Bulls look like they did pretty well in last June's NBA draft with James Johnson and Taj Gibson, the latter among Sam Smiths top 10 rookies of the early season based on the preseason reviews. But what if everyone had another shot at the draft?
Blog-a-Bull (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
More photos » by Hannah Foslien - AP Photo evidence that Kirk Hinrich has attempted a shot in the lane. (AP Photo/Hannah Foslien) Browse more photos » Even quicker recap this time, as I'm getting pretty tired of these Rose-less (and to a lesser extent, Tyrus-less) preseason games. Bulls shot 65% in the first quarter and was effective clogging the lane on defense. Jumping out to an early...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
SEATTLE (AP) -- It was the kind of play usually only made by hitting a series of buttons in a video game, a play that James Johnson only heard his quarterback was capable of, but had yet to see in person.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
SEATTLE -- It was the kind of play usually only made by hitting a series of buttons in a video game, a play that James Johnson only heard his quarterback was capable of, but had yet to see in person.
Bulls News (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Usually, pro athletes shy away from mingling with fans, but Chicago's two newest Bulls, forwards James Johnson and Taj Gibson, can't wait to get out there and say hello.
Blog-a-Bull (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
More photos » by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP Milwaukee Bucks center Dan Gadzuric, right, walks off the court with Brandon Jennings thinking how much of an ass Neil Funk is for ripping on him the entire twelve minutes he played, while going 4-7 from the field with 10 rebounds (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Browse more photos » No Rose, Thomas, or Brad Miller (flu-like symptoms, according...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Washington receiver James Johnson freely admitted it --- Saturday was probably the worst game of his young Husky career.
Blog-a-Bull (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Below is my entry in this year's NBA Blog Previews. If you're a frequent reader, a lot you may have read before...often. But even for those sick of my offseason whining analysis, there's at least a juicy prediction at the bottom to be mocked in April. Team Name: Chicago Bulls Last Year’s Record: 41-41 Key Losses: Ben Gordon , my faith in the franchise Key Additions: Jannero Pargo , James Johnson...
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