Ben Wallace News

Eddy Curry wasn’t exactly the ideal centre given his rebounding deficiencies, but the since he’s left Chicago, the Bulls haven’t been able to find anyone who can score down low. via RotoRob

“My starters aren’t playing in the fourth quarter either”

The Bulls planned to take Sunday off, but sometime soon, expect coach Scott Skiles to talk with Tyrus Thomas about his reduced role.

Thomas didn’t play for the second straight game Saturday night after logging just 13 minutes 29 seconds of playing time in the last three games combined.

Meanwhile, across the court, Glen Davis, Thomas’ boyhood friend, college teammate and an unheralded second-round pick, is in the rotation for the league-leading Celtics.

Asked if Thomas is currently the odd man out, Skiles didn’t hesitate. Read more

OK, I saw where Philadelphia 76ers forward Andre Iguodala tried to explain the ineptitude of his team when their record was 5-11. ‘’We suck in practice, too,'’ he said. via Chicago Sun-Times

Rajon Rondo scored 18 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and added five assists to lead the Boston Celtics over the Chicago Bulls, 92-81, at the United Center. via Press of Atlantic City

Filed under: Author: Patrick , Fantasy Basketball - Patrick @ 8:49 am Line of the Night: Statistically, it’s a dead heat between Chris Paul who put up a 33/9/12 with 3 steals and Ben Gordon with a 34/4/5 and 5 … via Give Me The Rock

“They’re going to be up for that challenge”

ESPN will air a segment on the long rivalry between the Pistons and Bulls before tonight’s game. via Detroit Free Press

“I don’t particularly care for playing anybody 48 minutes, generally, unless they’re really, really playing well”

Veteran power forward Joe Smith didn’t play at all in Monday’s loss to Dallas and logged just four minutes against Charlotte on Saturday. via Arlington Heights Daily Herald

By halftime of the Bulls’ 103-98 loss to the Dallas Mavericks Monday, coach Scott Skiles head had to be shaking more than one of the Luol Deng bobblehead dolls given to fans at the United Center. via Chicago Sun-Times

“But we’ve been a good rebounding team the last few seasons. So I expect us to keep rebounding at both ends.”

One game after shooting a season-best 54.3 percent, the Bulls reverted to their season-long offensive ineptitude Monday night.

They shot 28.8 percent in the first half, which led to coach Scott Skiles benching Kirk Hinrich and Tyrus Thomas , and 34.1 percent overall.

Skiles insists the slump will end for the league’s lowest-scoring and worst-shooting team.

‘I’ve seen these guys shoot the ball,’ he said. ‘At almost 99 points a game [last season] … we looked forward to possibly being a 100-plus-points-per-game team. Coupled with our defense, that equals a very good record at the end of the season. Read more

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Josh Howard scored 27 points, Dirk Nowitzki added 25 and the Dallas Mavericks hung on to beat the Chicago Bulls 103-98 on Monday night. via Chicago Sun-Times

If it was a case of cause and effect, it might’ve been better if Bulls center Ben Wallace had sat out practice Sunday. via Chicago Sun-Times

Ben Gordon scored 34 points, Luol Deng added 29, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Charlotte Bobcats 111-95 on Saturday night to win consecutive games for the first time this season.

Ben Wallace grabbed 19 rebounds and added 10 points for the Bulls.

The Bobcats have dropped five straight after an impressive start. Jason Richardson scored 22 points and Emeka Okafor added 21 points and nine rebounds.

The Bulls took control in the third quarter, building a 15-point lead behind a 22-5 point run. Gordon hit three consecutive 3-pointers during that stretch, the last of which he converted into four points after being fouled by Richardson. Read more

The Chicago Bulls will resume a three-game homestand when they take on the Charlotte Bobcats tonight at the United Center. via CW Arkansas

The Bulls were supposed to be among the NBA’s elite teams this season. At least in the Leastern Conference, that is. via Lincoln-Way Sun