Over the last twelve years or so, the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs have owned the NBA playoffs while winning nine of twelve championships. One of their minor road-blocks in the West was Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks. I say minor because the Mavericks have reeled off eleven straight seasons of 50+ wins, but have appeared in the Western Conference Finals … [Read more...] about The 2011 Dallas Mavericks Are Not Your Usual Choke-Artists
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Heat 85, Bulls 75: Miami Takes Boring Slogfest in Game 2
Now that the series shifts to Miami, I'm ready for all of my media brethren to run one of these two cliches into the ground. Either a.) Will Smith's song from 1999 "I'm going to Miami, Bienvenidos a Miami" or last summer's "I'm taking my talents to South Beach." Either way, I'm about to throw up on my shoes. -Don't act so shocked that Chicago Bulls dropped this one. You knew … [Read more...] about Heat 85, Bulls 75: Miami Takes Boring Slogfest in Game 2
Chicago Bulls Videos, All-Access, Up Close and Personal
The Chicago Bulls have reached the NBA Final Four! They'll take on the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. Here we have your virtual media pass to get you in the mood. You'll see Derrick Rose, up close after scoring 33 on the Portland Trail Blazers, doing his special in-game scoreboard promos, with a green screen behind him, at Bulls Media Day. And you'll see the … [Read more...] about Chicago Bulls Videos, All-Access, Up Close and Personal
Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat: Eastern Conference Finals THROWDOWN!
In the NBA Western Conference, we have a "broken bracket." The San Antonio Spurs and L.A. Lakers (thank goodness!) went down. But in the East, we have #1 vs. #2, the match-up everyone in the media and the league wanted. The match-up we all expected, a re-match of the 1997 Conference Finals. A match-up like requires the old NBA on NBC them from the '90s. You know it, it's … [Read more...] about Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat: Eastern Conference Finals THROWDOWN!
Miami Heat are an UNFAVORABLE Match-up for the Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls might have owned the Miami Heat this regular season, but Chicago fans shouldn't let that 3-0 mark versus the NBA signature villains fool them into complacency. And that's especially difficult; given how the last time the teams met, the Bulls literally made them cry. The cliche is true; NBA playoff basketball is a totally different animal (especially this … [Read more...] about Miami Heat are an UNFAVORABLE Match-up for the Chicago Bulls
Bulls’ Gar Forman, Heat’s Pat Riley NBA Execs of the Year
It's fitting that the two teams on a collision course for the Eastern Conference Finals (and with it, the ultimate right to deny Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks their first league title) produced the league's top front office men. Chicago Bulls General Manager Gar Forman and Miami Heat President Pat Riley are co-recipients of the 2010-11 NBA Executive of the Year award, … [Read more...] about Bulls’ Gar Forman, Heat’s Pat Riley NBA Execs of the Year
Bulls-Hawks Series Coverage Needs More Perspective, Less “Non-Stories”
I know, I know, it's the NBA playoffs, so everything is magnified 1000 x every game, but observers of the Chicago Bulls-Atlanta Hawks series need to regain some perspective. It seems that every game, "the momentum" shifts 180 degrees to whoever just won the last game, and whether the media actually says it or not, people keep crowning the NBA champion, and then dethroning, and … [Read more...] about Bulls-Hawks Series Coverage Needs More Perspective, Less “Non-Stories”
MVP Derrick Rose’s Biggest Strength: Attacking the Rim
Each of the two elite athletes to win the NBA MVP award for the Chicago Bulls had a special signature component in their game. For Michael Jordan, it was that deadly turnaround jumper. It was even deadlier when he added in the fade-away aspect and he seemed automatic from 14-20 feet with his j. It was a move kids all over Chicago, the USA, and the world use to mimic in their … [Read more...] about MVP Derrick Rose’s Biggest Strength: Attacking the Rim
Lakers vs. Mavericks: NBA Playoff Series Preview
The last time these two teams squared off against one another, four players were ejected. With the Lakers holding a comfortable 90-73 lead in the fourth quarter, Steve Blake drove to the basket, past the cement-shoed Jason Terry, who, being beat, pushed Blake in the back to the hardwood. Tempers flared, testosterone levels quickly rose, and a chest-bumping match quickly … [Read more...] about Lakers vs. Mavericks: NBA Playoff Series Preview
Bulls vs. Hawks: NBA Eastern Conference Semis, Let’s Get it On!
Are you excited for the NBA Playoffs? Are you enthused to see your #1 seeded Chicago Bulls advance past the Indiana Pacers and meet the Atlanta Hawks in the next round? This is crunch time, the big time! Of course, this Monday, most of us are buzzing about something else. There was a news story of note released Sunday night. You might have seen a little blurb, a tiny … [Read more...] about Bulls vs. Hawks: NBA Eastern Conference Semis, Let’s Get it On!