Bulls: Season & Series In Review (And Offseason Preview)

There are two major factors why the Bulls are looking toward the offseason and not toward a Game 6.

Three losses at home and the inability to start or finish strong.

Let’s dive in to the numbers, shall we?

Out with a whimper: Wizards beat Bulls in Game 5, series

I know what you’re thinking, Bulls fan.

“Where did it all go wrong?”

All you need to know is that the first and fourth quarters were perfect book-ends for this game — and this series.

Hockey’s Cubs? It’s worse than that for Blues after falling to Blackhawks

Sometimes, analyzing sports is like shooting fish in a barrel.

The Blues had a 2-0 series lead and had the Blackhawks on the ropes playing poorly and uncharacteristically. Chicago, which was among the least penalized teams in the league in 2013-14, had racked up 49 penalty minutes and allowed 13 power play opportunities in two games.

Then, things changed.

Random Cubs related thoughts…

Being at Wrigley Field in person for its 100th Birthday celebration left me with a lot of stuff rattling in my head. I attempt to sort it some of it out after the jump.

Bulls-Wizards Recap: Game 2

The second game of the Bulls-Wizards best-of-seven series featured an all-too familiar sight down the stretch.

Blues, Blackhawks and a Tale of Bodysnatchers

Usually, when we talk about a jarring hit that injures a player, the focus tends to go toward how the team with the player absorbing said hit adjusts.

That isn’t the case after Saturday’s Blackhawks-Blues tilt.

Bulls-Wizards Game 1 Recap

There is no sugarcoating what happened Sunday night in Chicago.

The Bulls suffered a bad playoff loss on its home floor to the Wizards on so many levels.

So, where do we start?

NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Preview

Despite lacking the depth of quality teams the Western Conference has, the NBA’s Eastern Conference has some interesting storylines.

The Miami Heat are looking to win their fourth straight Eastern Conference crown and their third consecutive NBA championship.

The Indiana Pacers, who came oh-so-close to knocking off the Heat in the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals, look for revenge a year later.

The Brooklyn Nets are a collective of former stars hoping to catch lightning in a bottle. The Chicago Bulls have exceeded expectations. The Toronto Raptors, Charlotte Bobcats and Washington Wizards are all new entries to the playoff scene.

In short, the Eastern Conference has newbies, old souls and a pair of heavyweights ready to take the floor in search of a crown.

CHICAGO BULLS: A 2014 PLAYOFF PREVIEW

Surprise!

In a season in which the team lost Derrick Rose to injury (again) and traded Luol Deng for luxury tax purposes and draft pick compensation, the Chicago Bulls are back in the playoffs for the sixth straight season and fourth under head coach Tom Thibodeau.

Let’s take a brief look at how they arrived to a 48-38 record and a first-round match-up against the Washington Wizards.

In which I detail how the Cardinals were built to provide perspective for Cubs fans

A brief reminder of why the Cardinals are the Cardinals, the Cubs are the Cubs and why patience is key.