...but Bill Simmons' column on Elgin Baylor is really, really good. Read it.

So, I think it was pretty clearly the case last night against the Dallas Palin-McCains that Derrick Rose is ALREADY the best player on our team, and by a pretty wide margin. I don't know how good this team is going to be this year (my guess would be middling), but he's going to be A LOT of fun to watch. I took some notes last night, kind of a credit/debit ledger of Rose's play. As you can see, he is clearly in the black. Things to like about Rose:--Oooh, nice alley-oop pass to Tyrus (Gotta finis...

Breathe easy, people: He hasn't been (gasp!) smokin' a J. He got poked in it, and will miss five days.

...it's always darkest before dawn.(Unless you happen to die before dawn, in which case the last thing you see is the blackest, most despair-inducing sight imaginable.)

Bullshooter wants to know what's up with the lack of TYI content these days? The answer is simple, my friends. Due to the tremendous uncertainty w/r/t the Ben Gordon negotiations, TYI has temporarily suspsended its blogging campaign, in order to make sure that the Bulls and Ben Gordon can get together and get this thing done. Now is not the time for partisan bickering over whether we can get a taller, more "prototypical" shooting guard or whether we should be panicking over the prospect of Kirk...

Rookie Brandon Rush scored nine of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Chicago Bulls 102-95 in a preseason game Friday night.

Gerald Green scored 18 points to lead six Dallas players in double figures, helping the Mavericks beat the Chicago Bulls 110-102 in a preseason game on Thursday night.

The entire Chicago Bulls team, including Derrick Rose, Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich, made a surprise appearance on the city’s Magnificent Mile with the 2008.09 season quickly approaching.

Head Coach Vinny Del Negro recently took a break from training camp to talk about the upcoming season, the teams to beat in the NBA, the progression of rookie point guard Derrick Rose, and what he expects out of his Bulls in the coming weeks.

Chuck Swirsky chimes in after watching a few of Vinny Del Negro's practices in his first week of training camp as head coach to discuss who might be the Bulls "X" factor this season.

Ben Gordon, up against a deadline, reportedly signed the one-year qualifying offer of $6.4 million late last night. This is better than an extended hold out and worse than just about anything else. Gordon is now in position to leave the Bulls at the end of the season with nothing to show for the former #3 overall [...]

OK, this this situation is just short of the definition of “no new news” Ben Gordon has yet to practice through the first day and a half of training camp.  He says he’s decided whether he’ll sign the qualifying offer or the 5 or 6-year deal being offered him.  Rumors on the internet say it’s the [...]

Interesting post by Kelley Dwyer about Ben Gordon’s situation. I agree with most of it, especially the hypothetical situation where Gordon could go to Europe for one year, make more than he would here, and then come back as a free agent to a Bulls team that has cleared out space for him via [...]

No new interesting news. A lot of outlets are forcing a story over the fact that the recently released 2008-2009 NBA schedule features a Bulls vs. Bucks opening for the Bulls.  This is potentially interesting because the Bucks are now coached by Scott Skiles.  Bah.  Seeing Rose and Vinny Del Negro start their Bulls careers will [...]

I just found (via blogabull) this outstanding post by Kelly Dwyer about Jerry Reinsdorf as the Bulls owner. Every Bulls fan needs to read it because if you don’t know this about Reinsdorf, you need to. It will shape how you view the Bulls organization. I love the Bulls and the White Sox. [...]

(AP) CHICAGO - Gerald Green scored 18 points to lead six Dallas players in double figures, helping the Mavericks beat the Chicago Bulls 110-102 in a preseason game on Thursday night.

CHICAGO -- After opening the preseason schedule on Thursday and Friday with a pair of losses that showed how far they have to go before the regular season begins later this month, the Bulls had a little fun Saturday during an open practice at the United Center.

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CHICAGO -- Ten pit bulls were seized from a South Side garage Saturday morning after police conducting a search warrant found the scarred and emaciated dogs.

Rookie Brandon Rush scored nine of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Chicago Bulls 102-95 in a preseason game Friday night. T.J. Ford scored 18 points for the Pacers (1-1), who bounced back from a 105-71 loss to New Orleans on Wednesday for their first preseason victor