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"As soon as I saw the flight of the ball, I knew it was good," Billups said. "Then, I was sitting...

Juiceboxjerry — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:16:46 -0000

"As soon as I saw the flight of the ball, I knew it was good," Billups said. "Then, I was sitting and laughing. Not so much about the shot, but looking at their reaction. They were dancing and jumping around like they had just made the Sweet 16. The longer it took, the better I felt. It was a great ending."

Chauncey Billups on the game winning shot that didn't count.

Damn, I always liked Chauncey, but that's a pretty dick thing to say.

What about Iverson?

Juiceboxjerry — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:59:07 -0000

Allen Iverson is apparently having some serious issues in Memphis. Perhaps the Bulls should bring him in. I know many of you will throw this idea away immediately, but I think it deserves a little consideration. My idea would be to trade Salmons for him. I know the salaries don't match, but I believe they are close enough that it could be worked out rather easily. Now for the big question: Why?

A few reasons. The first, and most important, is scoring. Let's face it, this team has underperformed wildly in this area. John Salmons has been awful (other than the Bobcats game) and Derrick Rose, whether it be health related or not, appears to have taken a step back as opposed to the superstar leap we were expecting. I don't know how much Iverson has left in the tank, but if he does he could be a real nice scoring option on a team that is in dire need of someone like that. Even at his age he could probably give us comparable numbers to Salmons. Which brings me to my next point...

John Salmons is having a bad year (I know it's early). We really need him to opt out of his contract at the end of the season to achieve the maximum amount of cap space. I'm not sure what we can expect from him the rest of the way, but I am afraid that if he continues to underperform we could be stuck with him next year and essentially kill our chances at landing a big time free agent. So by doing this trade we'd be getting comparable talent, but be completely free of the contract at the end of the 09-10 season.

Next, many people won't want him here because they believe he'll be a malcontent. I don't think this will be a problem. The guy wants to start, and on this team that will not be an issue. He would jump in and immediately be our starting two. We would obviously lose a little something defensively, but let's face it, to win in today's NBA you gotta put up points. He's been through the battles and could possibly be a good mentor for a guy like Derrick.

So there ya go. I've really been thinking it over and I just don't see many drawbacks. A lot of this obviously comes down to how much or how little you think Iverson has left in the tank, but for one year I think it could be worth a shot. Not to mention that this is a year where basically everyone, including the organization, is expecting us to kind of run in place. Besides, AI in a Bulls jersey could be kind of fun. So what do you think?

Poll

Should the Bulls trade for Allen Iverson?

Yes

32 votes

No

115 votes

147 votes | Poll has closed

Tayshaun Prince out indefinitely with ruptured disc in back

Juiceboxjerry — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:32:06 -0000

Tayshaun Prince out indefinitely with ruptured disc in back

Apparently this girl is a huge Bulls fan and really wanted to meet Derrick Rose as well as become...

Juiceboxjerry — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:28:51 -0000

Apparently this girl is a huge Bulls fan and really wanted to meet Derrick Rose as well as become some sort of female version of Sam Smith. She also proves that anything is possible as long as you're female and halfway decent looking.

I just put it up because there's pictures and video from Rose's birthday party where it appears that half the team is swerved.

Renewing the rivalry

Juiceboxjerry — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:32:17 -0000

Renewing the rivalry

I thought this was a pretty good piece in the Boston Globe summarizing last years great first round series and discussing tonight's game.

Vinny on Waddle and Silvy

Juiceboxjerry — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:10:02 -0000

Vinny on Waddle and Silvy

Definitely a must listen for Bulls fans. For the first 10 minutes it's just the usual coachspeak bs. But near the end Marc Silverman gives Vinny his opinion on when Derrick should be playing and things get a little testy from that point. Pretty funny stuff. Nobody tells the hair what to do!

Blake Griffin out 6 weeks

Juiceboxjerry — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:37:46 -0000

Blake Griffin out 6 weeks

Sucks for them

Sam Smith is the "Bulls Insider"

Juiceboxjerry — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:56:17 -0000

Sam Smith is the "Bulls Insider"

This is part of a larger piece that the NBA did for NBATV documenting the Bulls-Jazz game in...

Juiceboxjerry — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:58:07 -0000

This is part of a larger piece that the NBA did for NBATV documenting the Bulls-Jazz game in London. Not sure exactly how often, or when they'll re-air it, but you should definitely look out for it, it's pretty good.

Thomas to start, Rose to sit against Wiz

Juiceboxjerry — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:48:05 -0000

Thomas to start, Rose to sit against Wiz

[From the FanShots. I was starting to mount a froth of anger after reading that Taj practiced with the first unit on Thursday, but all is well as Tyrus starts tonight. Though if you read the link, the idea that there's even an 'internal debate' (as well as more weird VDN quotes) is still worrisome. No Hinrich or Pargo tonight either, this one should be a reaalll stinker. Did I mention I'm attending? -ed.]