The Chicago Bulls Association: The Quest for Another Three-peat

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THE CHICAGO BULLS

The Chicago Bulls have officially decided to hire 22 year old Tony Thierjung Jr. as their new General Manager. He is a home town guy that brings a strong vision for this organization to get back to their winning ways of the 90's. He spoke more about his vision earlier today to the media.....

I grew up watching Jordan and Pippen and head coach Phil Jackson dominate the NBA and that is something I want to bring back to the city of Chicago! We have the coach that can get us a championship, we have that number one guy in Derrick Rose, we are just missing that number two, but we are hopeful one of our guys can step up and fulfill that role otherwise my staff and I will be on the look out for someone who can fill that spot. I understand I am walking into a position where we had to pay the luxury tax last year and are currently on pace to do it again by the end of this year. I look to right that ship and get our cap room where it should be. I look forward to working with my staff to help structure a championship caliber squad and I am so blessed and honored to be given this opportunity.

The Fans have shown positive feedback to this new hire and look forward to what this season will bring.

THE CHICAGO BULLS ASSOCIATION

About the Team:

Last Season: 50-16
Average Age: 27
Team Salary: $75.99M
Cap Room: -$17.95M
Overall: 4th
Offense: 15th
Defense: 1st
Power Ranked: 4th

Association Settings:

Team Chemistry: On
Player Roles: On
Progressive Fatigue: On
Trade Deadline: On
Trade Override: Off
Allow CPU Trades: On
Preseason Games: Off
Injuries: On
Fantasy Draft: Off
Quarter Length: 9min
Sim Quarter: 9min
NBA Draft Class: vtcrb 2013 Draft Class
Rosters: default (Beginning of Season)

Gameplay Settings:

Difficulty: All-Star
Shooting Type: User Timing
FT Shooting Type: User Timing
Free Throw Difficulty: 50
Sliders: Default
CPU Sliders: Default

Coach Setting:

Timeout: Manual
Substitution: Manual
Offensive Playcalling: Manual
Defensive Playcalling: Manual
Late Game Fouling: Manual

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2012-2013 NBA Power Rankings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll9s7twDbbQ

NBA Power Rankings 2012-2013 Season
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Next Game
1 ()	Miami Heat	0-0
2 ()	San Antonio Spurs	0-0
3 ()	Oklahoma City Thunder	0-0
4 ()	Chicago Bulls	0-0
5 ()	Philadelphia 76ers	0-0
6 ()	Boston Celtics	0-0
7 ()	New York Knicks	0-0
8 ()	Indiana Pacers	0-0
9 ()	Los Angeles Clippers	0-0
10 ()	Denver Nuggets	0-0
11 ()	Golden State Warriors	0-0
12 ()	Memphis Grizzlies	0-0
13 ()	Dallas Mavericks	0-0
14 ()	Los Angeles Lakers	0-0
15 ()	New Jersey Nets	0-0
16 ()	Atlanta Hawks	0-0
17 ()	Minnesota Timberwolves	0-0
18 ()	Portland Trailblazers	0-0
19 ()	Utah Jazz	0-0
20 ()	Toronto Raptors	0-0
21 ()	Cleveland Cavaliers	0-0
22 ()	Milwakee Bucks	0-0
23 ()	Houston Rockets	0-0
24 ()	New Orleans Hornets	0-0
25 ()	Washington Wizards	0-0
26 ()	Sacramento Kings	0-0
27 ()	Phoenix Suns	0-0
28 ()	Detroit Pistons	0-0
29 ()	Charlotte Bobcats	0-0
30 ()	Orlando Magic	0-0

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Start of the Season Roster

Chicago Bulls 2012-2013 Roster
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
1	Derrick Rose	PG	24	6'3"	190	$16,400,000
12	Kirk Hinrich	SG/PG	31	6'4"	190	$3,940,000
9	Luol Deng	SF	27	6'9"	220	$13,330,000
5	Carlos Boozer	PF	30	6'9"	266	$15,000,000
13	Joakim Noah	C	27	6'11"	232	$11,050,000
2	Nate Robinson	PG	28	5'9"	180	$1,150,000
21	Jimmy Butler	SF/SG	23	6'8"	222	$1,100,000
22	Taj Gibson	PF	27	6'9"	225	$2,160,000
32	Richard Hamilton	SG	34	6'7"	193	$5,000,000
25	Marcus Teague	PG	19	6'2"	190	$857,000
26	Marco Belinelli	SG	26	6'5"	195	$1,960,000
14	Daquan Cook	SG	25	6'5"	210	$1,350,000
48	Nazr Mohammed	C	35	6'10"	250	$1,350,000
77	Vladimir Radmonovic	PF	31	6'10"	235	$1,350,000

Contracts Expiring at the End of the Year:

Nate Robinson
Vladimir Radmanovic
Nazr Mohammed
Daquan Cook
Marco Belinelli

GM Notes:

I will be looking to possibly move Rip Hamilton by the start of the season to get rid of that five million dollar contract.

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Start of the Season Depth Chart

Chicago Bulls Depth Chart - 2012
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Derrick Rose	Nate Robinson	Marcus Teague
SG	Kirk Hinrich	Marco Belinelli	Richard Hamilton	Daquan Cook
SF	Luol Deng	Jimmy Butler
PF	Carlos Boozer	Taj Gibson	Vladimir Radmanovic
C	Joakim Noah	Nazr Mohammed

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GM Thierjung Jr. Quick to Work

The Chicago Bulls have decided to part ways with shooting guard Richard Hamilton. They received a 2013 2nd round draft pick from the Portland Trail Blazers. Thierjung Jr. had this say about the trade,

I wanted to make some room early on and this trade allowed us to drop five million dollars in exchange for a 2nd rounder. There was no way we could pay a third stringer that amount of money. Although we appreciated Rips' hard work day in and day out, our finances come first and this was a move that was purely from a business standpoint.

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Halloween Home/Season Opener 2012-2013

Matchup Preview *|* October 31, 2012
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Sacramento Kings (0-0, Away)		Chicago Bulls (0-0, Home)
Projected Starters Isaiah Thomas Point Guard Derrick Rose John Salmons Shooting Guard Kirk Hinrich Tyreke Evans Small Forward Luol Deng Jason Thompson Power Forward Carlos Boozer DeMarcus Cousins Center Joakim Noah Game Notes Thoughts on the Home Opener for the Bulls from Coach Tom Thibodeau, "We look to start this season strong and on the right foot. We are going to defend inside and outside with a lot of intensity and constantly look for the outlet on missed shots so we can get our transition offense going early on. We are a very well conditioned team and look to showcase our hard work in the offseason here on our home court for game one of the season."

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Bulls vs Kings

Bulls Come Out Guns Blazing!

The Chicago Bulls started the season with an easy victory over the Sacramento Kings. They came out shooting the ball extremely well and their high pace transition game was no match for the Kings. Derrick Rose recorded a double double in his first game back from ACL surgery.

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Bulls vs Kings Box Score

Sacramento Kings at Chicago Bulls
Oct 31, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Sacramento (0-0)	27	22	26	27	102
Chicago (0-0)	36	32	21	30	119

Sacramento Kings
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Isaiah Thomas	35	3-10	0-3	0-0	2	9	0	0	2	6
John Salmons	31	4-7	0-0	0-0	2	3	2	1	1	8
Tyreke Evans	34	10-20	0-1	3-3	3	3	2	1	1	23
Jason Thompson	32	8-13	0-0	0-0	11	3	1	1	1	16
DeMarcus Cousins	31	7-14	0-0	1-2	12	3	1	0	1	15
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Marcus Thornton	19	6-17	2-12	0-0	5-1	1	1	0	0	14
Patrick Patterson	12	5-6	0-0	2-2	6	0	0	0	0	12
Chuck Hayes	7	2-5	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	4
James Johnson	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	2
Jimmer Fredette	5	1-4	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Toney Douglas	6	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0
Travis Outlaw	8	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Bulls
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Derrick Rose	32	9-14	0-2	0-0	2	12	0	0	3	18
Kirk Hinrich	23	5-10	4-8	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	14
Luol Deng	26	6-7	2-2	0-0	9	1	0	0	0	14
Carlos Boozer	25	7-10	0-0	7-12	5	1	1	0	1	21
Joakim Noah	31	3-4	0-0	2-2	5	3	0	1	1	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Marco Belinelli	22	6-8	5-7	0-0	3	1	0	1	1	17
Nate Robinson	13	6-12	2-5	1-2	2	5	1	0	1	15
Jimmy Butler	19	3-6	2-4	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	8
Nazr Mohammed	11	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Taj Gibson	22	1-5	0-0	0-0	6	2	0	0	0	2

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Post Game Press Conference (Thibodeau and Rose)

Reporter 1:

"First off, congrats on the first win of the season! What do you think helped propel your team past the Kings and what areas if any do you look to work on in practices?"

Tom Thibodeau:

"Thank you very much. Well, I was really impressed with the way we were able to get up and down to court on transitions especially fast breaks. We are constantly working to improve all aspects of our game, but I would say we will be working on crashing the offensive boards. There can be many easy buckets made on the offensive glass it's just a matter of getting our guys down there and in the correct position."

Reporter 2:

"Derrick, you looked very good in your return, how were you feeling?"

Derrick Rose:

"I felt good! It is exciting to be back in competition and going full speed. The knee is doing well, I plan on icing it later, but no pain or second guessing on my end"

Reporter 3:

"We are used to seeing you attack and draw fouls, was there a reason for not getting to the foul line.......like any fear when it comes to driving the lane?"

Derrick Rose:

"Not at all. I just settled for a bunch of jumpers mainly cause they left me with plenty of room and it has been something I worked on in the off season a lot. By having a shooting game pair with my attack game I feel like I can make myself a larger threat and thus attract more defender attention which will free up my teammates for easy buckets. I cannot wait to play next against the Cavs. I love basketball and it is my passion. Since my injury I have been working my A** off to get back on the court and help my team because I know we are capable of achieving so much!"

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First Road Game

Matchup Preview *|* November 2, 2012
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Chicago Bulls (1-0, Away)		Cleveland Cavaliers (1-0, Home)
Projected Starters Derrick Rose Point Guard Kyrie Irving Kirk Hinrich Shooting Guard Dion Waiters Luol Deng Small Forward Alonzo Gee Carlos Boozer Power Forward Tristan Thompson Joakim Noah Center Anderson Varejao Game Notes Thoughts from the Coach before the road matchup....."We need to have a dominance presence inside with a lot of physicality. Kryie is such a talented young man, but we are confident Derrick will be able to shut him down or at least limit his performance. We played these guys well last year and we look to do the same this year.

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Bulls at Cavs

Easy Win in Road Opener

Bulls allowed the Cavs to hang around in the first half but then ran away with it in the 4th quarter. A strong interior game by both Boozer and Noah was the main reason for the second victory of the year for the Bulls. Rose had yet another double double with 18 points and 14 rebounds.

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Bulls at Cavs Box Score

Chicago Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov 2, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Chicago (1-0)	30	26	30	35	121
Cleveland (1-0)	22	31	25	24	102

Chicago Bulls
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Derrick Rose	31	8-18	2-6	0-0	3	14	2	0	1	18
Kirk Hinrich	30	6-9	5-8	0-0	3	5	0	0	1	17
Luol Deng	30	4-9	2-3	0-0	5	3	1	1	1	10
Carlos Boozer	30	9-11	0-0	3-3	7	2		1	2	21
Joakim Noah	29	9-11	0-0	1-1	12	1	0	3	1	19
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Marco Belinelli	15	5-8	3-5	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	14
Nate Robinson	14	3-11	2-7	0-0	1	5	0	0	1	8
Jimmy Butler	15	3-6	1-2	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	7
Nazr Mohammed	14	2-3	0-0	0-0	6	3	0	0	0	4
Taj Gibson	17	1-4	0-0	1-2	3	3	2	0	1	3

Cleveland Cavaliers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Kyrie Irving	36	12-20	1-2	2-2	6	7	2	1	4	27
Dion Waiters	36	11-22	0-1	4-4	3	4	2	0	3	26
Alonzo Gee	32	4-8	0-1	3-4	3	0	0	1	1	11
Tristan Thompson	37	4-8	0-0	0-0	6	1	1	0	0	8
Anderson Varejao	31	4-9	0-0	0-0	10	3	0	0	1	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C.J. Miles	12	4-10	1-3	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	9
Wayne Ellington	6	3-4	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	6
Daniel Gibson	5	1-5	0-3	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	3
Tyler Zeller	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	2
Marreese Speights	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	2
Luke Walton	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Shaun Livingston	6	0-3	0-0	0-0	2	4	0	0	0	0

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Re: The Chicago Bulls Association: The Quest for Another Three-peat

Following!

I am excited to see if the Bulls have what it takes to win it all this year. They definitely have a talented starting lineup, and some quality reserves. Interesting move to dump Rip Hamilton. I am a big fan of Jimmy Butler too, so I hope he can find a way to have a solid season.

Good luck!

[tthierjung0411]

Re: The Chicago Bulls Association: The Quest for Another Three-peat

Following!

I am excited to see if the Bulls have what it takes to win it all this year. They definitely have a talented starting lineup, and some quality reserves. Interesting move to dump Rip Hamilton. I am a big fan of Jimmy Butler too, so I hope he can find a way to have a solid season.

Good luck!

Thanks man! I was really never a fan of Rip and plus it was a good way to shed some cash plus I got Belinelli as a sub