Ladewski: Bulls should pursue Al Jefferson in sign-and-trade

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derrick rose 300x160CHICAGO – After the hated Miami Heat bounced his team from the playoffs earlier this week, Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose was nowhere to be found at the team’s practice facility.

Once again, he left coach Tom Thibodeau and a few of his battered, beaten teammates to answer questions about his decision to sit out the entire 2012-13 season.

Then again, some things are best left unsaid.

For Team Try Hard, it was a season of sprained body parts and unfulfilled promise, one of too many ills and not enough thrills. The suggested title of the team video is Next Man Down.

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SH Blog: Chandler calls out Knicks style of play, Metta says D’Antoni wasn’t respected enough

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Tyson ChandlerAre the New York Knicks suffering from a selfish brand of basketball?

When you think of this team, you primarily think of Carmelo Anthony as the team’s offense. That has always been the case (save for a brief period of Linsanity) for any team that ‘Melo has been a part of. And then, of course, you have J.R. Smith, who is known as volume-shooter number two on the team. So you have to figure that when Tyson Chandler is calling out the team’s lack of ball movement, there can only be so many that he may be referring to. Frank Isola of Daily News has details:

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Tweet of the Day: Media response to the NBA All-Defensive Teams

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Monday brings with it two crucial second round Game 4s—with games between Miami and Chicago as well as Oklahoma City and Memphis—and the NBA announcing the All-Defensive Team.

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SH Blog: Jackson says Ellis-Bogut trade changed culture, Doyel rips Derrick Rose

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GSW_Jackson_MarkMark Jackson is the coach of the Golden State Warriors. If you ask him, though, he will probably tell you that he is, first and foremost, a pastor.

Generally speaking, Jackson is a good man. He respects all of his players and treats them as equals. He would never speak ill towards any of them and never utters a curse word – not easy to do when you’re involved with the game of basketball.

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Tweet of the Day: Roy Hibbert

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Joakim Noah argues with referee Scott Foster.

Aside from the overarching story being that the Miami Heat decisively won Game 2 against the Chicago Bulls to even the series 1 – 1, there has been plenty of media attention brought to the fourth quarter. Particularly, as things were spiraling out of control for the Bulls, when All-Star center Joakim Noah was ejected from the game.

As he was being escorted from the court to the locker room, a woman in the crowd took it upon herself to extend a hand…with a finger, thrusting the rude gesture—not just at Noah—in his face.

While some may argue that she has a right to freedom of speech and self-expression, Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert strongly disagrees.

Sum fans think they can do n say whatever they want. The woman who flipped off @ is grown. Let me come 2ur job n do that.
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While it is probably best that Hibbert refrain from following fans to their jobs, he does make a solid point.

Fans, although passionate, need to demonstrate a level of self-restraint no different than that which is expected of the players themselves. Such actions from fans can become very ugly. Fortunately for the fan (who has now been identified), Noah is as professional as he is passionate. His composure may have spared us another “Malice at the Palace” type brawl.

The fan’s daughter has since addressed the media.

“She’s embarrassed [referring to her mother], but she is being a good sport. She was having fun just like any other fan. All she has to say is that people need to get a life.”

Her response may be rather immature and definitely short-sighted, as she clearly did not take into account the potential negative consequences of her actions.

Additionally, as Miami forward Shane Battier said regarding her actions and the impact they could have on young viewers, “It’s a family show still. It’s still a family show.”

That’s right. NBA basketball is a family friendly show.

Let’s keep it PG, America.

 

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