Trans. May 17 12:50 ET (May 17 12:50 ET ) With every season that ends, for the playoff teams at least, we felt it right to take a look ahead. TNT already has the rights to "Gone Fishin'," and because we're sure that someone, somewhere, still likes that Wyclef song, we're going with "Gone Till November." And, yes, we know the season starts in October. Today? The Chicago Bulls.
I’ve already fawned over these Chicago Bulls plenty. The team’s unrelenting approach was an inspiration this season, and though Derrick Rose disappointed by not returning to the squad after an ACL tear, and coach Tom Thibodeau disappointed by running his players into the ground early on in the season, the team still gets to go into 2013-14 with Derrick Rose and Tom Thibodeau as its cornerstones. Not a bad start.
Big moves won’t ramp up the team’s roster prior to that start, though, unless the team’s ownership becomes ridiculously averse to paying the luxury tax, and either trades Luol Deng or Carlos Boozer to another team to shed salary, or waives Boozer outright using the amnesty provision. While that might seem like needless cost-cutting, understand that the Bulls have been practicing this sort of thing for years. If that sounds cynical and self-defeating, understand that I’m a Chicago Bulls fan that just watched 94 games of the 2012-13 Chicago Bulls. Inspiration swings both ways.
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The next time he suits up for a game, there's a good chance Derrick Rose will actually be in a uniform and not in a jacket and slacks.
Derrick Rose remains the centerpiece of the Chicago Bulls' franchise, even when he's in a three-piece suit seated at the end of the team's bench for all 94 games in the regular season and playoffs.
Derrick Rose's teammates weren't bitter that the former MVP missed the entire 2012-2013 season, and instead are hopeful for playing the 2013-2014 season with their star point guard.
Luol Deng did not travel to Miami for the Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals series, and the Chicago Bulls will also be without guards Kirk Hinrich and Derrick Rose.
Once the Bulls no longer have to worry about Derrick Rose's health, new questions will arise as to how the build a championship roster. Mark Schanowski gives his insight.
Carlos Boozer's 21-point Game 3 was an encouraging aspect of the Bulls' loss, while Derrick Rose contemplated a second round return but won't play against Miami.
COMMENTARY | All NBA season long, the Chicago Bulls have defied the odds. Missing superstar Derrick Rose the entire time and a host of starters and key role players along the way, the team has managed to make it into the second round of the postseason. Not only did the Bulls make it this far, they did so in dramatic fashion-- defeating the Brooklyn Nets, in Brooklyn, to take a deciding Game 7 in the first round of the playoffs and shocking the Miami Heat at home in Game 1 of the second. The Bulls have become the epitome of heart and toughness. ...
Rose won't play in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against Miami on Friday.
The Scoop:Coach Tom Thibodeau silenced the rumors that Rose could return Friday at the team's morning shootaround.
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