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Tom Thibodeau shouldn't have to say a thing.
Joakim Noah returned to the court for the first time Wednesday after missing the previous 30 games. The Raptors and Bulls both kept the score close, but Toronto pulled away in the final minute to shut the Bulls down.
Over the course of the 30 games that the Chicago Bulls played without center Joakim Noah, the team went 22-8. The last game that Noah played was against the Toronto Raptors, the same team he'll make his return against.
The ongoing saga of Carmelo Anthony has been mere background noise for the Bulls fan.
Derrick Rose has not only kept the Chicago Bulls competitive through all the injuries this season, he's kept them near the top of the Eastern Conference.
Derrick Rose had a rough weekend with the All-Star break. Saturday he lost the skills challenge, Sunday Rose and the East Conference lost. If that wasn't enough, the Chicago star only scored 11 points throughout the game.
Derrick Rose, the winner of the Skills challenge two years ago, couldn't even make the finals this year. The Chicago star finished the obstacle course in 35.7 seconds.
The Spurs presented a nice pre-All Star Break challenge for Tom Thibodeau's team. The Bulls met the challenge valiantly.
Derrick Rose was already voted as an All-Star starter, now he's voted into the skills challenge on Saturday.
In the grand scheme of the NBA, Derrick Rose is still a very young player. And despite that, he's already put himself in the conversation to be the best point guard and the league's MVP. But his leadership can't be overlooked.
It should make you feel better to know that John Paxson and Gar Forman are watching the same games we are.
The Bulls winning ways continued on Tuesday with a victory over the Bobcats. Chicago is now just two games back of the Heat and Celtics for the best record in the Eastern Conference.
Not much was working for Derrick Rose in the Bulls' 106-94 win over the Bobcats Tuesday night. He was double teamed, trapped and turned-over all night long.
In the NBA, constantly yelling at players can quickly have them turning on their head coach. But Tom Thibodeau can yell with the best of them and still has the players full support.
With two more games on the schedule before the NBA's All-Star game, the Chicago Bulls are less than a week away from the return of Joakim Noah and a fully healthy roster.
Derrick Rose has played himself to the front of the NBA's MVP race so far this season. Most teams have tried and failed to slow down the Chicago Bulls' third year point guard.
While pitchers and catchers start practicing in sunny Arizona and Wrigley Field starts thawing out from the blizzard, hope springs eternal for Cubs fans.
The Chicago Bulls started just as strong as the New Orleans Hornets before slipping away in the second quarter. The Bulls stepped it up after halftime to claim a win.
When LeBron James packed up his "talents" and took them to Miami, he turned many of us off when he explained the reason for The Decision to team up with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
Derrick Rose led all scorers with 29 points in the Chicago Bulls' 91-86 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. And it was a win that the Bulls definitely needed.
Derrick Rose scored 29 points and former Jazz players Kyle Korver and Ronnie Brewer made key plays in Utah, the game also marked the return of Carlos Boozer to Salt Lake City.
Derrick Rose has lead the Chicago Bulls to a 34-16 record through the first 50 games of the season and has them looking like legitimate contenders.
To say that watching the Chicago Bulls play this season has been a treat would be an understatement. Seeing this team take the court has been a blast.
Carlos Boozer, Ronnie Brewer and Kyle Korver were all big parts of the Utah Jazz last season and they're now playing big roles for the Chicago Bulls.
