Archive for September, 2007

Time to take first things first

The Bulls’ brass hasn’t been thumbing through NBA preseason periodicals at the local magazine stand, checking to see how the prognosticators have tabbed the team’s fortunes for the upcoming season. via Chicago Sun-Times

Come One, Come All to the 50th NBA Carnival

Carnival of the NBA #50 is being hosted by Blog-a-Bull, where the Carnival of the NBA began in February 2005 . via 20 Second Timeout

Magazine picks Pistons 3rd in Central; Big Ben: East better than West

“I don’t really have any plans to. Even if I did, my defense wouldn’t be as good as when I left.”

Despite making it to the Eastern Conference finals the past five seasons, the Pistons haven’t done enough to warrant top billing in the conference. via Detroit Free Press

A Better Price Size For Kids

“The whole concept behind Kevin’s desire to see more affordable shoes in the marketplace stems from his belief that kids should be able to make a purchase for quality shoes without their families having to make huge financial sacrifices”

Just wait, she said. You’ll be fighting with Olivia about clothes and things she wants to buy. via The Washington Post

Heard the one yet about the low-post scorer?

By Matt Posted on Mon Sep 24, 2007 at 12:01:22 AM EDT Very entertaining Bulls season preview over at Sham Sports , from an admittedly biased Bulls fan. via Blog a Bull

Bulls: Five Predictions for ‘07-’08

Luol Deng Will Be an All-Star This isn’t a particularly outlandish prediction considering how many outlets are listing Deng as one of the top four or five small forwards in the entire NBA for this coming … via HOOPSWORLD.com

Big Ben on WDFN: I was surprised Pistons lost to Cavs

“Somebody’s gotta step up and try to stop this guy”

Ben Wallace speaks with WDFN-AM during a recent stint in Michigan to spread the word about the new, low-cost basketball shoes he’s promoting. via Detroit Pistons Full-Court Press - ML…

Big Ben Wallace sets foot in the shoe business

“I watched my mom raise a family of 11 kids, and it was a struggle for her”

Categories: Column Ever since Michael Jordan and film director Spike Lee collaborated on a series of Nike sneaker commercials and the rap group Run DMC dropped lines about “My adidas” back in the day, the … via Sports Now - The Flint Journal - MLiv…

Eastern Conference Bubble Teams Pt II

Chicago: The question this year is not whether the Chicago Bulls will make the playoffs, but whether or not they did enough to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals and maybe even the championship round. via HOOPSWORLD.com

Price right for ‘Big Bens’

“I know, when I was growing up, if I had had an opportunity to pick up a $15 pair of sneakers, that would have been great for me and for my family”

BULLS CENTER BEN Wallace grew up as the 10th of 11 children in rural Alabama, leaning on his older siblings to pass along their worn sneakers. via Daily News

Bulls’ Wallace to visit area, introduce new shoes

“As a kid, as a younger player, I always dreamed of, one day, walking by a playground and telling the kids, ‘My game is better than yours because I got on my Ben Wallaces,’”

It seems too good to be true — a pair of basketball sneakers, the same model worn by the NBA star they’re named after, that costs one-tenth of similar shoes marketed by Nike, Adidas and Reebok. via Pittsburgh Tribune

Pacers forward hit with marijuana charge

“This was clearly a bad and unacceptable decision. We will be meeting with Shawne at some point to discuss this and pursue any disciplinary action we can take.”

Indiana Pacers’ Shawne Williams dunks past Chicago Bulls’ P.J. Brown and Ben Wallace, right, during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Chicago in this Dec. via Kentucky.com

Cheap Kicks Update

Posted in Basketball , The Marketplace at 11:02 pm by GC Following in the footsteps of the altruistic Stephon Marbury, Da Bulls’ Ben Wallace has a $14.98 signature sneaker set to launch at the Starbury-approved … via Can’t Stop The Bleeding

Most Improved Player 2007-08 - The Great Debate

“Every NBA player should be doing that in the summer.”

In the spirit of finding things to talk about during the deadest of the dead periods in basketball news, we of the MVN b-ball collective are making arguments for most improved player. via MVN - Recent Articles