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Lesser and lesser people are watching the NBA playoffs right now. In fact, here in our area, nobody’s watching at all. Not even Spurs fans.
The fact is the NBA is getting boring and predictable. Right now, the Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs are definitely going to meet in the NBA Finals. The Spurs are […]

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I thought that the Detroit Pistons and the Cleveland Cavaliers would have arranged their Eastern Finals showdown a little earlier. Instead, we see the Chicago Bulls and the New Jersey Nets rising from a seemingly-deep grave in brilliant fashion, challenging their respective nemesis.
The Pistons were an impressive 7-0 to start the postseason. They won […]

Just came back from Taiwan for a convention, and I really had a busy week. And during that stretch, I haven’t touched a computer, not even a lone keyboard. I left my HP Pavilion Notebook at home. Sigh. My mind was wandering while I was in business meetings, thinking of the coming play-offs, and how […]

The Los Angeles Lakers of today remind me a lot of the Chicago Bulls of the 90’s. The Bulls then were led by Michael Jordan while Jordanesque Kobe Bryant shows the way for today’s Lakers. And both teams are being mentored by the same coach, the zen master, Phil Jackson.
I was watching a tribute special […]

It’s NBA season once again, and the long wait is finally over!
The Miami Heat wanted to celebrate on opening night as they received their championship rings, but the Chicago Bulls had other plans. The Bulls trashed the defending NBA Champions, 108-66, at Miami’s home court, the American Airlines Arena. This is the worst loss in […]

The Chicago Bulls took a major step (forward) during the off-season. They snagged three-time Defensive Player of the Year Ben Wallace from the Detroit Pistons. For a team that led the league in defensive field goal percentage, Wallace is a definite upgrade. Although in the process, they had to let go of a similar type […]

When neither the Chicago Bulls nor the Milwaukee Bucks made an offer to former Bull Toni Kukoc, he decided to retire and hang his jersey. Kukoc can best be remembered for teaming up with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen with the Chicago Bulls where they won three consecutive titles from the 1995-96 to 1997-98 seasons.
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