SB Nation User Blog: silentpete

Rose was pharmaceutically enhanced the other night

silentpete — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:02:17 -0000

Rose was pharmaceutically enhanced the other night

From the Sun Times via True Hoop:

John Jackson of the Chicago Sun-Times: "When Derrick Rose left the court and headed to the Bulls' locker room midway through the first quarter of Tuesday night's 96-87 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, he was holding his right side and had the pained look of someone who wouldn't return. But when Rose came back early in the second quarter, he appeared perfectly fine and didn't seem to be hampered by the strained muscle in his right side. After practice Wednesday at the Berto Center, Rose revealed that he received two injections for the pain during his visit to the locker room. 'I didn't want to get them,' said Rose, who has been known to be fearful of needles. 'They had to put an ice pack on my back and freeze and numb my skin. And I still felt it. They lied and told me I was only going to get one, but I felt two pinches.' Rose said assistant Randy Brown convinced him to get the injections. 'He told me one of his sob vet stories about how he had to get at least 100 shots like that during his NBA career,' Rose said. 'So I was like, 'I can get one.' 'In his face, he was looking sincere. I think he was telling the truth. But I gotta go back and ask who the trainers were back then.' "

Yup, Luol Deng is pretty cool

silentpete — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:30:47 -0000

Yup, Luol Deng is pretty cool

"Deng succeeded one of America's greatest-ever sportsmen, Michael Jordan, to become "the face" of the Chicago Bulls. He was one of the first sportsmen to be invited to the White House by President Obama, a huge Bulls fan. And last summer, he signed an improved six-year contract with the Bulls worth $71m (£43m) – compare that with Beckham's five-year starting salary at the LA Galaxy of $27m. Deng also received the United Nations Refugee Agency's humanitarian award – and Obama led the tributes."

Deng Confident in Pre Season Return

silentpete — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:40:16 -0000

Deng Confident in Pre Season Return

[Here's some video of Luol as well -ed.]

"The 24-year-old, who has been sidelined with a stress fracture to his right leg since February, said his rehabilitation has gone well and everything is on track for a return to action."

Better than bad news.

Lest we Forget

silentpete — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:46:02 -0000

Lest we Forget

"CHICAGO: F-infinity-minus
When the media guide for the No Balls Association is released, I demand that John Paxson appears on the cover. At some point, you have to roll the dice, right? Not landing Gasol was inexcusable; the Bulls could have made the Finals with him (and if it meant sacrificing Luol Deng, Ty Thomas and the Knicks' pick, so be it). Instead, they did nothing ... which means they overpaid Ben Wallace when they already had a younger version of him for two-thirds the money (Tyson Chandler), gave away Chandler AND J.R. Smith for an expiring contract (P.J. Brown) because they wanted a trading piece for the deadline, then never ended up making a freaking trade.

I mean ...

Where does that rank among the most bizarre/inexplicable/head-scratching game plans in recent NBA history? Near the top, right? And if that's not bad enough, Paxson should have sold high on the Knicks' pick in December -- once the Celtics, Bucks, Hawks and Nets started getting crushed by injuries and the Iverson/Philly situation fell apart, everyone and their brother could see a 35-win season for the Knicks coming. What was the purpose of holding on to that pick? Are we even sure Paxson is alive? Has anyone seen him in the past three months? If he's missing or dead, I apologize for the last three paragraphs."

Can Paxson be fired yesterday?

Well, at least Vinny spun it well

silentpete — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:24:53 -0000

Well, at least Vinny spun it well

He doesn't mind Ben's outburst

Tyrus Thomas has improved so much he plays on both teams in the 3 X 3.

silentpete — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:33:18 -0000

Tyrus Thomas has improved so much he plays on both teams in the 3 X 3.

"Aaron Gray, Joakim Noah, Tyrus Thomas, Andres Nocioni, Tyrus Thomas and Cedric Simmons waged a three-on-three game." Tyrus is so good the only way to wage a fair three on three is to have him on both teams. He is going to rock the rest of the season. You heard it here first.

Noah Hurt in Vegas

silentpete — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:27:22 -0000

Noah Hurt in Vegas

"Jay (Chicago): Drew Gooden starting? Are you not sold with Joakim Noah's offseason?

David Thorpe: He got hurt in Vegas. Not sure of the details."

Anybody hear anything else on this?