With the return of Joakim Noah, the Chicago Bulls are the team to beat in the NBA Eastern Conference.
With the championship caliber coaching of Tom Thibodeau (who is my Coach of the Year) and leadership of third year point guard Derrick Rose (who is my season's Most Valuable Player,) the Bulls are favorites to make it out of the East.
Chicago is 39-17 on the season and recently got Noah back into the line-up and the Bulls are no where near of slowing down their pace.
Thus far the team is third in the East and two and a half behind No. 1 seed, the Boston Celtics and two back of the Miami Heat, who the Bulls defeated tonight, 93-89.
Alongside Rose and Noah is a solid supporting cast that includes Carlos Boozer, Kyle Klover, Luol Deng, Taj Gibson and Ronnie Brewer.
In a recent video from "Bballbreakdown" it shows how the supporting cast is benefiting from the coaching of Thibodeau and leadership of Rose.
Deng has improved his shooting based on the Bulls' team defense that leads to great team offense.
The other supporting cast held the fort down during the absents of Noah and now with Noah back from his injury, the Bulls are lead contenders in the East and are capable of defeating the Celtics and Heat in a seven-game series.
As said in the "Bballbreakdown" video, the Bulls are contenders now.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Random NBA trades at the deadline
Kendrick Perkins, Deron Williams and Baron Davis all have something in common other than being basketball players.
The three were not notified to being traded by their teams and sent off unexpectly to another NBA team.
The stunned trades began with Williams yesterday when the Utah Jazz traded off its All-star point guard to the New Jersey Nets for Devin Harris, Derrick Favors and a future first round pick.
Williams' trade came weeks after the Jazz's long time head coach Jerry Sloan unexpectedly stepped down as the head coach and retired.
Williams and Sloan were believed to be in a heated argument days before Sloan stepped down.
The team denied Williams being the reason for Sloan to quit as head coach but with the trade it seems as if he was all along.
Davis was the next player to be traded without being notified. Davis and Clippers' owner Donald Sterling had their share of disagreements throughout the season.
Davis was being accused of not being interested in the team's season and Sterling was heard criticizing Davis during Clippers' games every time Davis ran pass him.
The Clippers were serching for a team to trade Davis on but Davis is going to be earning over $30 million for the next two seasons and he had a tough contract to move.
The Clippers manged to pull off a trade that sent Davis to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Mo Williams and Jamario Moon.
The latest trade was the biggest stunner of the NBA trade deadline trades.
The Celtics traded Perkins along with Nate Robinson to the Oaklahoma City Thunder for Jeff Green and Nedad Krsitc.
The Celtics were a team set to compete and favorites to win the NBA title this season with the return of their starting center, Perkins, after he returned from a knee injury he suffered in Game 6 of the 2010 NBA finals.
The Celtics had all the pieces in place but now everyone around the association is scratching their head and wondering why did the Celtics make the move.
One theory is the Celtics are trying to pick up Troy Murphy after the Golden State Warriors buy him out but that is not guaranteed.
The trade might hurt the Celtics because the team made another trade a few minutes later that sent two more big men to the Cavaliers for a Cavaliers' second round pick.
Thus far these trades have been unexpected and odd but the biggest trade was Carmelo Anthony being sent to the New York Knicks. All season the Nuggets were trying to move Anthony and they finally got to make it happen and the team ended up getting great pieces back. The trade was great for both teams.
The three were not notified to being traded by their teams and sent off unexpectly to another NBA team.
The stunned trades began with Williams yesterday when the Utah Jazz traded off its All-star point guard to the New Jersey Nets for Devin Harris, Derrick Favors and a future first round pick.
Williams' trade came weeks after the Jazz's long time head coach Jerry Sloan unexpectedly stepped down as the head coach and retired.
Williams and Sloan were believed to be in a heated argument days before Sloan stepped down.
The team denied Williams being the reason for Sloan to quit as head coach but with the trade it seems as if he was all along.
Davis was the next player to be traded without being notified. Davis and Clippers' owner Donald Sterling had their share of disagreements throughout the season.
Davis was being accused of not being interested in the team's season and Sterling was heard criticizing Davis during Clippers' games every time Davis ran pass him.
The Clippers were serching for a team to trade Davis on but Davis is going to be earning over $30 million for the next two seasons and he had a tough contract to move.
The Clippers manged to pull off a trade that sent Davis to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Mo Williams and Jamario Moon.
The latest trade was the biggest stunner of the NBA trade deadline trades.
The Celtics traded Perkins along with Nate Robinson to the Oaklahoma City Thunder for Jeff Green and Nedad Krsitc.
The Celtics were a team set to compete and favorites to win the NBA title this season with the return of their starting center, Perkins, after he returned from a knee injury he suffered in Game 6 of the 2010 NBA finals.
The Celtics had all the pieces in place but now everyone around the association is scratching their head and wondering why did the Celtics make the move.
One theory is the Celtics are trying to pick up Troy Murphy after the Golden State Warriors buy him out but that is not guaranteed.
The trade might hurt the Celtics because the team made another trade a few minutes later that sent two more big men to the Cavaliers for a Cavaliers' second round pick.
Thus far these trades have been unexpected and odd but the biggest trade was Carmelo Anthony being sent to the New York Knicks. All season the Nuggets were trying to move Anthony and they finally got to make it happen and the team ended up getting great pieces back. The trade was great for both teams.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Packers are favorites all around
America remains anxious for the biggest game of the year as we make our final picks on Super Bowl eve.
It has been two weeks since the NFL completed its conference championship games and my New York Jets did not advance to the big game.
In the American Football Conference championship game the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Jets, 24-19, to make their eighth appearance in the Super Bowl.
In the game the Jets were unable to overcome a 24-0 Steelers lead and the team was unable to complete a one yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
In the National Football Conference championship game the Green Bay Packers defeated their arch rival, the Chicago Bears, to advance to the Super Bowl.
The Packers were unstoppable with quarterback, Aaron Rodgers' passing in the first half. The Bears lost their quarterback, Jay Cutler, in the end of the second quarter with a knee injury.
A Steelers and Packers victory now brings us to a huge Super Bowl showdown in Arlington, Texas at Cowboys Stadium.
The two teams are outstanding on the defensive end and they both have two of the greatest quarterbacks in the league today.
On the Steelers side we have Ben Roethlisberger, who is a tough quarterback that refuses to go down and is great at dodging tackles.
Roethlisberger has the ability to throw the ball down the field and run the ball down the field by himself. He already has two Super Bowl rings so it will be hard for the Packers defense to keep him under control.
On the Packers side we have Aaron Rodgers, who is becoming his own star in Green Bay and making a name for himself alongside the great Bret Favre.
Rodgers has the ability to throw the ball down the field and run the ball for himself. Rodgers will be focus on winning his first title as the leader of the Packers, the team he had to sit and watch Favre lead for several years until the Packers finally picked Rodgers over Favre.
In the championship round, I went one-for-two in my picks.
For the Super Bowl I have the Packers defeating the Steelers. The Packers were favorites to win the Super Bowl before the season started and the team was able to overcome its injuries throughout the regular season. Since then the Packers are unstoppable and on a big winning streak heading into the Super Bowl.
Go Pack Go!
It has been two weeks since the NFL completed its conference championship games and my New York Jets did not advance to the big game.
In the American Football Conference championship game the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Jets, 24-19, to make their eighth appearance in the Super Bowl.
In the game the Jets were unable to overcome a 24-0 Steelers lead and the team was unable to complete a one yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
In the National Football Conference championship game the Green Bay Packers defeated their arch rival, the Chicago Bears, to advance to the Super Bowl.
The Packers were unstoppable with quarterback, Aaron Rodgers' passing in the first half. The Bears lost their quarterback, Jay Cutler, in the end of the second quarter with a knee injury.
A Steelers and Packers victory now brings us to a huge Super Bowl showdown in Arlington, Texas at Cowboys Stadium.
The two teams are outstanding on the defensive end and they both have two of the greatest quarterbacks in the league today.
On the Steelers side we have Ben Roethlisberger, who is a tough quarterback that refuses to go down and is great at dodging tackles.
Roethlisberger has the ability to throw the ball down the field and run the ball down the field by himself. He already has two Super Bowl rings so it will be hard for the Packers defense to keep him under control.
On the Packers side we have Aaron Rodgers, who is becoming his own star in Green Bay and making a name for himself alongside the great Bret Favre.
Rodgers has the ability to throw the ball down the field and run the ball for himself. Rodgers will be focus on winning his first title as the leader of the Packers, the team he had to sit and watch Favre lead for several years until the Packers finally picked Rodgers over Favre.
In the championship round, I went one-for-two in my picks.
For the Super Bowl I have the Packers defeating the Steelers. The Packers were favorites to win the Super Bowl before the season started and the team was able to overcome its injuries throughout the regular season. Since then the Packers are unstoppable and on a big winning streak heading into the Super Bowl.
Go Pack Go!
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