A New Era in the Windy City

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Chicago (AP) -The Chicago Bulls missed out on the big names of Dwayne Wade and Lebron James in free agency this past offseason but they did land a few key contributors. The Bulls went out and got Carlos Boozer to man their front line with Joakim Noah as well as grabbing spot shooter Kyle Korver to come off the bench and make clutch shots down the stretch from basically anywhere on the court. The Team also added Ronnie Brewer and Keith Boggans to compete for the shooting guard position along with trading for former Golden State Warrior C.J. Watson to back up the superstar that is Derrick Rose. The additions on the front line were Veteran Kurt Thomas and newcomer from Turkey Omer Asik. On the bench the competition for the 12th man is between John Lucas III, Jannero Pargo, Rasual Butler and Brian Scalabrine.

The Bulls also went out and hired Boston Celtics Assistant Coach Tom Thibodeau to become the team's newest Head Coach and replace Vinny Del Negro who had made the playoffs twice in two seasons as head coach.. Thibodeau has been praised as a defensive genius and there is no doubt that he will install a defensive philosophy on this young Bulls Team. He will be the 21st coach of the Bulls in their history and will look to do what only Phil Jackson has done before him and that is to win a NBA Championship.

The Bulls as a team have not even been to the Eastern Conference Finals since the time of Michael Jordan and are coming off a less than stellar season going 41-41 overall in which they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Lebron James led Cleveland Cavaliers. With the Bulls adding some key players to the team as well as the core of Rose, Noah, Loul Deng and Taj Gibson the bulls look poised to make a run at the postseason again this year.

Association Settings:
System: PS3
Level: MVP
Sliders: Original
Rosters:Newest online rosters as of 5/16/11
Minutes Per Quarter: 10
Draft Class: Most downloaded on 2kShare with a few edits of my own.
Posting: Weekly Wrap each Week of my games, then of the NBA (Consists of Standings, Rumors, Players of the Week, and My own Team Stats through the season)
House Rules
Trades: Can only trade for a disgruntled player on another team unless the other team offers the trade. (Note: The Bulls received a 1st round pick from the Raptors for James Johnson, that is reflected in this Association) I will do my best to only make realistic trades.
Free Agency: Player >34 = 1 year contract, 34>Player>30 = no more than a 2 year contract with Team option for a third year. Can only offer a No Trade Clause to a player listed as a Star; Players signed while Thibodeau is coach must have a minimum of B on ball defense unless a PF or C which must have a C.
Disclaimer: This Thread is purely fiction and meant for entertainment, all stories and resemblance of real life events is purely coincidental and by no means is meant to reflect real life.
These rules posted above are subject to change at any moment but I will be sure to post so in the thread.

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Association All Time Records:
Team:
Record in a season: N/a
Points in a game: 115, November 4th, vs. New York Knicks
Points allowed in a game: 117, November 4th, vs. New York Knicks
3 Pointers in a game: 12, November 4th, vs. New York Knicks
3 Pointers allowed in a game: 5, November 1st, vs. Portland Trail Blazers
Steals in a game: 12, November 4th, vs. New York Knicks
Blocks in a game: 7, October, 27th, @ Oklahoma City Thunder/November 4th, vs. New York Knicks

Individual:
Points in a game: 52, Derrick Rose, November, 1st vs. Portland Trail Blazers
3 Pointers in a game: 4, Loul Deng, October, 27th @ Oklahoma City Thunder/ Deng, November 4th, vs New York Knicks/C.J. Watson and Kyle Korver, November 5th, @ Boston Celtics
Steals in a game: 4, Ronnie Brewer, November, 1st vs. Portland Trail Blazers
Blocks in a game: 3, Carlos Boozer, October, 27th @ Oklahoma City Thunder

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Association Awards:
MVP:
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Rookie of the Year:
Sixth Man of the Year:
Big Man of the Year:
Coach of the Year:

Bulls Award Winners:

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NBA Champions:

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Association: Team by Team Transactions:
2010-11 Regular Season:

Chicago Bulls:
10/26 Trade: SF James Johnson to Raptors for 2011 1st round Pick

Phoenix Suns
11/1 Sign: SG, Larry Hughes to a 1 year $2.52M contract

Portland Trail Blazers
11/2 Sign: PF, Jeff Pendergraph to a 1 year $1.28M contract

Toronto Raptors
10/26 Trade: 2011 First Round Pick to Bulls for SF James Johnson

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Association Hall of Fame Inductees:




Association Bulls Hall of Fame Inductees:

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All-Association Team:
(Team is picked by me, is strictly players from my teams)

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2nd Team
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Feel free to Post if you are so inclined. Updates will be coming regularly but I will also be working on my CH2k8 Legacy and my RTTS and likely a MLB franchise. As I'll have a lot on my plate it may be a few days between updates but I will do my best.

[blakjak12]

I should be around to follow. Have fun.