Chicago Bulls FD: Closed..sorry guys

[Valor]

Team - Chicago Bulls
Playoff format: 7777
Fantasy Draft: Yes
Sliders: Mine
Game Settings: 7 minutes Superstar, Game speed 33
Rosters: NSLC 0708 Uninjured


NBA.com News
Big story: just now, David Stern announced, due to the Tim Donaghy scandal and various claims about the NBA being fixed, he, along with the agreements from all the 30 team owners, that the nba would be completely shuffled, all teams restart from scratch (history is kept...) refs rehired, staff rehired..etc


The Chicago Tribune
John Paxson comments on Shuffle of League and future of the Bulls
"I welcome this opportunity for the league to come to a fresh start, it is sad to say goodbye to the players and staff that we have worked with for the last few, or many years, but in another way, it is a good thing for the Bulls organization to be redeemed"
So says the man..we'll see how things work out


Fantasy Draft Order
(note: i pressed the random draft order for 10x, in order to get the most "random" result available..i did not change any to suit to my intention..results are surprising...)

Chicago
Phoenix
Sac Kings
Golden State
Bucks
Hawks
Memphis
Detroit
Orlando
Cleveland
LA Lakers
New york Knicks
Miami Heat
Rockets
Charlotte
Raptors
Dallas
Spurs
New Jersey
LA Clippers
New Orleans
T-Wolves
76ers
Pacers
Seattle
Celtics
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
Denver Nuggets
Portland

[Valor]

Fantasy Draft Completed, Check next post for Complete Rosters

[Chabalaba]

I think Chicago has the best line-up so far and Boston has the worst

[Valor]

well, Celtics did get the 26th pick..so cant help that...you should see Phoenix and Sacramento lol...

[Valor]

ROSTERS FOR ALL 30 NBA TEAMS ANNOUNCED - NBA Times

The commissioner has just announced the new rosters for the 30 NBA Teams
they are as follows....








click on image to enlarge

[Cartar]

Milwaukee has a good team, the best one imo. Utah has a crap team, who was their 1st round pick?

[Valor]

they picked mourning, then mcdyess, both overall 80

[Valor]

John Paxson Hires New Staff

Following What was known as the Fantasy Draft, John Paxson went on the market and hired 5 new staff members to work for the Bulls.
Paxson announced in the press conference that he expects that the staff members, along with the new players, would lead Chicago to their 7th title, and possibly another 3-peat.

Staff for Chicago is as below
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[Valor]

Chicago Bulls Roster Lineup!! Surprise Move By Paxson

Just a few hours after training camp, the Chicago Bulls General manager John Paxson announced to the city of Chicago what their new lineup would be, much of the starting lineup came to be expected, except for the Shooting Guard Position.

here is the lineups for the Chicago Bulls

Starting 5


PG: Chris Paul
SG: Deron Williams
SF: Lebron James
PF: Emeka Okafor
C: Andrew Bynum

Rotations
Sean Williams - Center
Kyle Korver - Shooting Guard
Jianlian Yi - Power Forward
Rodney Carney - Small Forward
Alando Tucker - Shooting Guard
Rodney Stucky - Point Guard
Jordan Farmer - Point Guard




a few hours afterwards John Paxson commented on the lineups, and gave the following comment - "yes i am aware of the concerns about not having enough big guys and being overloaded with smalls, we would be considering some moves early in the season, but we'll have to wait and see how they do in the summer league first"

[OrlMagic]

good luck. I will follow.

[Valor]

thanks man!! hope you all enjoy this..summer league up next

[Tyler]

Wow. You got James and Paul?
Great team.

[Valor]

2007-2008 NBA Summer League

Schedule: 29 games (season mode)

Day 1:
MIL@LAC 86-76
MIN@NJ 106-93
SEA@PHI 99-107
DAL@CHI 143-127
PHO@TOR 90-99

Player of the Day: Dirk Nowitzki of the 76ers -38 pts, 15 reb, 14 ast, 2stl, 4 turnovers, 4 fouls. 17-32

Dallas wipes out Chicago in the United Center with a 143-127 blowout

The opening of the summer league didnt go so well for the Bulls, not even when they had homecourt advantage.
Lebron James and Deron Williams played the best for the bulls, scoring 23 and 22 respectively, but deron was taken out in the 3rd, twisting his thumb on the way to the rim, he would come back in the 4th quarter sparking a run to pull the bulls close, but Dallas, led by Agent Zero and R.Wallace, took off again and left Chicago behind.


Box Score Chicago
Box Score Dallas
Key Players at the Half
Player of the Game
Wallace Slams
Sean Williams with the block
King James Slams
King James Slams Again
Deron's 3 after injury
Agent Zero in traffic


Deron Williams would not be playing until his injury is 100% healed, as a precaution.


John Paxson, after the game, commented on the fact that they do not have an interior game, and communication between teammembers were not as good as what he'd hoped to have.
"i mean, you look at the guys, they just got together as a whole new team, been together for a week or so at the pre summer league training camp, you dont really expect them to communicate well, along with the fact that we do not have enough big guys down low, both our defenses and offenses are going to suffer, but i expect them to play better as the summer league goes on"

[Valor]

Wow. You got James and Paul?
Great team.

lol yeah, that was a surprise to me too, seeing CP3 in the second round of the draft, but i got no big guys..thats my problem right now, no interior defense and offense, Dallas took advantage there...

[Ball3rB]

ill will be following this

[Valor]

ill will be following this

thx, and are you Ball3rB from SOC?

[Ball3rB]

ill will be following this

thx, and are you Ball3rB from SOC?

ya

[Valor]

hey cool, nice to see you here　

[Valor]

Lebron's 44 not enough to lead Chicago Past Washington

The lack of inside presence became evident in the game against the Wizards for the Bulls as Chris Bosh, the starting center for the Washington Wizards, went on a rampage and scored a game high 46 points against the Bulls, Lebron scored 44, but it wasnt enough.
The Bulls started slow, going 21-24 in the first, they then came out strong and ended the 2nd quarter with a big lead, and cont to stretch that lead till the middle of the 3rd, but then somehow the Wizards, led by Chris Bosh, managed to climb back, went on a 18-0 run, and came back from behind.
the 4th quarter marked many quick scoring actions, but in the end, the Bulls could not come up with the win as Chris Paul misses the deep 3 pointer at the buzzer.
Deron Williams didnt play tonight due to a twisted thumb, it has healed dramatically and it wasnt a big injury to begin with, but the Bulls management had stated that they "would like to be careful with these things", Sharpshooter Kyle Korver started in place of Deron, and did a nice job, especially in the first, where he scored 8 of his 19 points, he went 7 of 10 from the field, including three 3 pointers from 3 of 5 shooting. The other noteworthy Bull was Yi Jianlian, who scored 15 points and grabbed 6 boards from the bench, he was named player of the half for the bulls.

For the Wizards, Chris Bosh led the way with 46 points and 6 rebounds, while Tinsley, who was named the Player of the Game, scored 28 and had 14 assists. The other noteworthy player was the former Bull Luol Deng, who had a spectacular first half, he was named the player of the half for the Wizards, and ended the game with 29 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and also a game high 5 steals.

after the game we asked John Paxson on his thoughts, he simply replied
"Yes, after this game we would be actively seeking some big guys to help the team, whether it is by trade or from the FA pool, our interior game is simply not enough right now."


Final Score: WAS 130 CHI 127

Starting Five
Boxscores Chicago
Boxscores Washington
Player of the Game
Players at the Half
Korver Shoots the Three
King James with the Slam
Sean goes for the 2-handed windmill on the break
Former Bull Deng with the 2-handed Jam
Chris Bosh Slams
Sean blocks Chris Bosh

[Valor]

Team Effort Outshines Redd's 45

Final Score: Chi 120 - 106 Sea

Michael Redd of the Sonics exploded for 45 points in the Chicago - Seattle Summer League Match, but it wasnt enough to contain the Chicago Bulls, who played as a unit, sharing the ball and getting open looks.

The Bulls shot 65% from the field and 50% from the arc, led by Lebron's 29 and Kyle Korver's 23, they had 6 players scoring in double digits and all but one scoring some points.

Deron Williams did not play tonight's game again, but the coaching staff of the bulls said that he would play in the next game, which happen to be the final game of the summer league, and the only road game for Chicago.

The most notable player for the bulls in tonight's game was Kyle Korver, who scored 7 of the bulls' first 10 points, and also 15 of his 23 points in the first half, and was named one of the Key Players of the Half, starting in place of the injured Deron Williams at the Shooting Guard spot in the last two games, Korver has had solid performances, and is now a serious contender for the sixth man spot, or even as a member of the starting five.

for the Sonics, rookie Al Horford scored 12 and grabbed 8 boards, and former Bull Kirk Hinrich had some flashy plays, but was held down to just 8 points, 4 of 15 shooting, this was due to the major blocking games that Emeka and Yi had, each blocked 3 times in this game. Kirk also had some nice dishes, but winded up getting only 2 assists due to Chicago's defense.

Boxscores Chicago
Boxscores Seattle
Key Players at the Half
Player of the Game
Kyle Korver Launching a 3
Former Bull Kirk Hinrich with a nice pass
Jordan Farmer off the Bench

[Valor]

Yi's Clutch Performance Leads Chicago Past Detroit

Everything seemed lost for Chicago late in the 4th Quarter, when they were down by 8 points, with less then 2 minutes to go. It was then, that Former Head Coach of the Chicago Bulls, their current Summer League HC, decided to call a timeout and send Power Forward Yi Jianlian out on the floor to get 2 more minutes of playing time...that decision gave the Bulls the victory.

Yi, who had nothing except for 3 fouls in the 7 minutes that he played, stepped on the floor, and just as all the Detroit Fans thought that even the coach of the Bulls had given up, that they had won, Yi proved them wrong.

in just 2 minutes, he scored 9 points, had one steal, and grabbed 4 boards off the Piston's missed shots, his 9 points included a 3 point play, and also included his game winning steal and layup.

after the game, Detroit Star Tim Duncan, who had an amazing game himself with 61 points and 16 rebounds, commented on the last 2 minutes of the game to be "just absolutely amazing", "he was playing as though he was possessed, even; that was how good he was, we couldnt stop him, no body can stop him; and when you are against an opponent that had caught fire, just like how Yi did, there is nothing you can do"

the other Bull that had a big part in tonight's victory was Deron Williams, who had just recovered from his minor injury, he came in and scored 35 points, leading the bulls in scoring, he also had a game high 4 steals.

after the game, GM John Paxson was asked on how he thought the team did, after a not so impressive 2-2 performances in the Summer League.

"well, i think they did allright, we do have some issues with having too many small guys and not enough bigs..but its alright, we still have the regular training camp coming up, we'll figure the roster out as we go"

Starting 5
Boxscores Detroit
Boxscores Chicago
Player of the Game
Yi's Clutch And1 Dunk
Players at the Half

[Valor]

just wondering..is anyone reading this? it feels like i am the only one here

[-PeeBo]

Same with my dynasty, there is ppl reading this for sure but they don't wanna scrap or sth :D

[Valor]

oh cool, update is on its way, regular season is beginning soon

[Valor]

Lebron, Stuckey Number Changes?

Rumors have began around the league that Lebron James, and Rodney Stuckey, are about to change their Jersey Numbers as they are retired.

Lebron currently wears number 23, which, as we all know, belonged to a somebody that goes by the name of Michael Jordan, the greatest player to play the game. While Rodney Stuckey goes with the number 4, worn by Jerry Sloan, the current head coach of the Utah Jazz.

The question out there is, if indeed King James needs to switch, what number would he switch to? would he move up a number and wear 24 like Kobe? or would he wear the Other Number that Michael Jordan had worn, the number 45.

More on this would be coming soon.


Lebron and Rodney Stucky might be changing numbers soon due to retired ones