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To try and motivate our bloggers to get inbound links we're going to have a contest to see which blogger can get the most inbound links to their blog. The contest begins now and ends July 31st, 2008. To be entered in to the contest all you have to do is go out and get as many websites to link to your blog as you can and at the end of the month send us an email listing all those links. All links must be active from August 1st through August 7th when we'll be judging the entries - a winner will be announced on August 7th. All entry emails must be received by Midnight on July 31st, 2008. You can email them to sportsfan@nbabasketballonline.com
We're going to impose some restrictions on the types of links you can get so please see below for the full list of links that do NOT count.
To get started simply go to Google and find other websites and blog that are about the sports and teams that you write about. Email the website owner and ask them for a link by explaining that you think your blog would be a good resource for their readers. Or offer to write a guest post for them with your by-line and URL at the bottom of the article. Or offer to exchange links with them by writing a quick write up of their site and a reciprocal link back to them. Some webmasters will be happy to add you to their blog roll even if you don't give them a link back (which is ideal) but some may want you to link back to them - you can easily do this with a quick blog entry on your blog about their website.
To learn more about inbound links and marketing your blog in general check out this post:--b... [read more]
Chicago Bulls- Derrick Rose, Fr, G, Memphis.
Grade: B+
It’s hard to give this pick a real grade, because the choice between Rose and Beasley was pretty clear for Chicago all along. I’m still not sold on Rose being the “best talent available”, as Beasley consistently put up disgusting numbers despite constant triple teams, even going Barbra Walters (20-20) twice early in the season, but Rose was definitely the right pick for Chicago. For starters, he’s the safer of the two picks, but he still has Beasley’s Hall of Fame potential. With the exception of his one year in Memphis, he’s played in Chicago his entire life, and clearly cares more about leading the Bulls in the locker room than leading them in scoring. Most importantly, however, Rose is a true point guard, a commodit... [read more]
The Chicago Bulls finally got some great basketball luck and landed Derrick Rose with the number one pick. Rose, a local guy looks to be the real deal. He can pass, split defenders, is great in transition, and can post numbers when need be. But inorder for Rose to flourish, to blossom, he needs players to get the ball too.
That means Chicago must do everything it can to sign Deng, and Ben Gordon to contracts. The Celtics have Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett. Chicago, needs it's own big three --not to make any comparisons, yet. Pierce really showed guts and determination in bringing a title back to Beantown. Hopefuly, one of the Bulls has that kind of character, when he is tested.
Deng, has a knack for scoring the ball, off the dribble with a mid-range jumper or off the boards. Gordon, has an uncanny ability to hit the big three, exactly when it's needed. His shot has bailed out many Bulls' possessions. He truly is an offensive threat.
Now, with the addition of Rose, Chicago has someone to get them the ball. The Bulls really need to make their #1 pick mean something and that means it must pick up, redo, or extend, the contracts of Deng and Gordon. They have earned a contract. They have both played hard.
Ok, they didn't re-sign last season. And, it definitely had some impact on the beginning of the season. This year, get them resolved so the team can start the season all on the same page. Then, the promise of last season may be this season's reality.
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Now that the no-drama of the number one pick is behind him, Bulls GM John Paxson has a pretty big problem on his hands: he's overloaded at two positions.
He has a wealth of power forwards, but unfortunately, none are the "bruising in the post" sort.
Noah will not give you more than 10 points a game on average, and he's been forced to play center, being the taller of the forwards. Noah simply doesn't have the strength to consistently play against true centers. Don't ask me why the only actual center on the team, Quinn Gray, doesn't see more playing time.
As far as Tyrus Thomas goes, there's no telling what he'll bring on a nightly basis. Some nights he's the most dominant player on the floor, but most games he simply goes through the motions. He was all potential when the Bulls traded Lamarcus Aldridge for him in the 2006 draft, and he's still potential, while Aldridge has flourished in Portland.
Drew Gooden is the most reliable of the trio, averaging a solid 14 and 9 last season with the Bulls. In reality, when he's on his game, he can be a 20 and 10 guy, which is a commodity in this league. Unfortunately, that might make him ripe for a trade in an off-season where the Bulls need to get a major scorer back in any deal they make. This writer, however, sees no point in trading a scorer so you can get another scorer.
Most likely to get traded: Tyrus Thomas. Joakim just got here and brings the energy, and Gooden scores and rebounds like it's his job. Thomas' freak athletic ability has not been enough to tra... [read more]
I have to say I'm a little underwhelmed. How do the Bulls really justify their selection of Vinny Del Negro as head coach? Mike D'Antoni has an impressive record from his time in Phoenix. He, along with Steve Nash, brought that team up from the cellar of the NBA to one of its elite teams. Doug Collins had at least a variety of head coaching experiences and has a grasp on how he likes to run teams.
Vinny Del Negro, however, has neither. He's never coached a team on any level. One more time for those of you that didn't read it correctly: He's never coached a team on ANY level. Not even an assistant head coach on a high school junior varsity team. That fact is worrisome to say the least. He was an assistant GM in Phoenix for one season, then apparently decided he could coach and dropped his name in the Phoenix coaching lottery. The Bulls then brought him in for a reportedly two day interview late in their search, and decided to hire him a short time later.
The Bulls can apparently move very quickly on a candidate that's never had any experience before, yet can't seem to pin down those big name coaches. I wonder why that is? Oh wait, I know. It's about the money. Vinny Del Negro is going to be ridiculously cheap for Bulls. He's on a two-year contract with a team option for a third. Collins wouldn't be in the same situation, and you can bet the mortgage that D'Antoni wasn't talking a contract like that, and its proven by the one he signed in New York. The money was obviously an issue, but it's not the only one I'm confused about.
This hire doesn't make ... [read more]
It's shocking to me that the Bulls and Doug Collins haven't gotten together yet. It's as though owner Jerry Reinsdorf bought Collins a drink, chatted him up, then got his phone number, and then puts in a few calls without asking him on a date. It's a good thing there aren't many other suitors, otherwise Doug would have moved on by now.
The Bulls are interviewing every candidate under the sun it seems. At this point their focus has been on successful assistant coaches. This is probably because they're looking to hire one of them with the understanding that they'll eventually succeed Collins as head coach. While this is a solid idea, it does keep the Chicago Bulls focused on coaches and not on what to do with their number one pick in the upcoming NBA draft. That's a decision that the Bulls cannot afford to misfire on, as it could haunt them for years.
As much as I'd like the hiring process to wrap up, I have my doubts about Collins. He's never coached on any NBA team longer than three years. That seems a dubious distinction. His age is a factor as well. I don't think I see him coaching over three years at this stop either when it's all said and done. If that's the case, there won't be any championship during his stint. This setup is designed to push the team into contention under Collins' watch, but then to have the by-then groomed assistant take the reins and ride the team to the title. Why do the Bulls need a middle man? Why not put a coach in that will take your team to a championship?
I've had other ideas about whom the Bulls should be hiring. Aver... [read more]
In the last game before the All Star break, the Bulls beat the Miami "Remember 2006" Heat 99-92 at home.
It is a small consolation for a very disappointing first half of the season for the Bulls, who were expected to make a big splash this year after last season's exciting run into the 2nd round of the playoffs. To say this year has been ugly has been an understatement.
Kobe Bryant did not come to Chicago. Maybe not giving up Deng and Gordon for everyone's favorite perfectionist freak will prove to be a smart move in the long run. However, at 10 games under .500 in a dismal Eastern conference with Joe Smith providing most of the heroics, you have to consider what having a legit superstar could do for this team.
But, I'm not here to urinate and complain about the first half, I'm here to look forward to the second half of the season.
Here's what the team needs to do:
1. Get healthy: Luol Deng, Kirk Hinrich, and Ben Gordon have all been plagued by injuries this year, which has let to rotation problems, matchup problems, and overall getting our asses handed to us problems. In order for this team to compete, we need these 3 on the floor and at least close to 100 percent.
2. Thankfully, we are in a weak conference and hope is not yet lost. The Bulls are only a few games outside of the playoff picture at the moment, and with a decent winning streak, they could find themselves clinging to a 7th or 8th seed. The goal for wins and losses in the 2nd half should be balancing out the first: if the Bulls can finish the season 20-1... [read more]
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The trade deadline and All-Star game are swiftly approaching! What kinds of goodies are in the rumor bag this week?
It looks like Shaq instigated the trade to Phoenix. Who would have guessed? It's really not that surprising, the guy is about to retire and Phoenix gives him an outstanding chance at one last title.Mark Cuban not worried about all these blockbuster trades out west! "It doesn't impact us at all," he said about the trades in an e-mail interview. "If we play to our ability, we can match up with any team in the West."Bobcats growing accustomed to losing. What do you think about that Mike?The Blazers are falling off as of late and news of Rudy Fernandez coming over from Europe anytime soon would be a good thing, but he doesn't want to talk about it.Wondering why Jason Kidd didn't wind up in Dallas again? Maybe because Cuban loves him some Devon Harris!Ben Wallace to the Jazz for Andrei Kirilenko has to be the most absurd rumor I've heard in a while. Come on Chicago (Paxon), aren't you better than that?Shaq practiced, got a little winded, could play Wednesday?Phil Jackson is down with the Shaq trade. Maybe he just wants to be the one taking out the Diesel in his final championship run.The European invasion has been going on for a while and now you can start welcoming their coaches! CSKA Moscow coaching legend Ettore Messina wants to catch a flight to the U.S. for an assistant job.Rasheed Wallace had his vacation planned long ago. Well, he'll be canceling it and heading to New ... [read more]
The four NBA titles in nine years that the San Antonio Spurs have enjoyed? That was supposed to happen in Boston.
Tim Duncan was supposed to be the next great player to carry on the Celtics' tradition. He was the player that would have restored Celtic Pride to what it was during The Bird Era in the 1980s. His effortless skill had every team in the league wishing that the No. 1 pick in the 1997 draft was theirs.
Boston did everything it could to acquire that pick. The Celtics were a bad team in a league dominated by Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. They had no hope for the future, a pathetic team sinking slowly into irrelevance. Duncan was going to be the shot of adrenalin that the team and the city needed to care about basketball again and Rick Pitino, Boston's new head coach and team president, would be the man to assemble a supporting cast and guide the Celtics back to respectability.
But a funny thing happened on the way to rebuilding. The Celtics didn't win the lottery despite having the league's worst record, the Spurs selected Duncan and Boston took two players, Chauncey Billups and Ron Mercer, who lasted a combined total of three seasons with the Celtics. Pitino was gone after four excruciating years, leaving the team he promised to turn around in complete shambles.
Fast forward to Sunday at the TD Banknorth Garden. The Celtics finally exorcised the Duncan demons with a 98-90 win over the Spurs, the first time that Duncan has tasted defeat in Boston during his 10-year career. San Antoni... [read more]
I predicted Shaq would go to New York and be the latest embarrassment for the Knicks. You can't blame me. Admit it, you thought that it made great sense. It would have been the latest overture in the Isiah symphony.
I have long believed that NBA GMs have a secret contest where they decide who can make the worst decisions. The Spurs GM is never invited so he gets back at the rest of the league by having the Spurs in title contention every year. Steve Kerr was on the outside looking in. He was mad. Steve wanted to be in that conversation of 'hey, did you see that terrible trade?' Congrats broseph. Welcome to the jungle.
Shaq isn't healthy. While he was in Miami, he talked about shutting it down for the rest of the year. Now, he's supposed to come back with a team that wants to get a shot off in under 7 seconds? I have a great recipe for mustard covered chocalate cake. Oh what's that? They don't go together? Shaq labors up and down the court for 26 minutes a night, has to have the ball in his hands to be effective and grinds any offense that thrives on anything besides '4 guys stand around and wait for the double team' to a screeching halt. Square peg, this is my boy round hole; I'll leave you two to chat.
Here's why this deal was made: The Phoenix Suns were concerned about 2 things.
1) They watch big man after big man have career nights against them. The West has big guys that you have to contend with.
2) Shawn Marion ... [read more]
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The Houston Rockets signed free agent Brent Barry to a two-year contract on Thursday, making him the third member of the family to join the franchise. The 6-foot-7 Barry played 31 games with San Antonio last season and shot 43 percent (48-for-112) from 3-point range. A 13-year veteran, Barry will play for his sixth NBA team after stints with the Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls,... [read full article]
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