Ben Wallace News

“Ask the players who made the decision; I don’t know”

In a players-only vote, Bulls players decided to lengthen Joakim Noah’s discipline for his emotional outburst at assistant Ron Adams on Friday in Philadelphia.

Bulls players voted to make Noah sit for his second straight game, Sunday’s 1 p.m. tipoff in Atlanta. Previously, interim coach Jim Boylan had said Noah’s discipline, which landed him on in the inactive list in Philadelphia, would last only one game.

A shell-shocked Noah struggled to find answers when asked about his teammates’ decision. Read more

The underrated guys were covered yesterday . The overrated players are now going to be put on blast. via MVN - Recent Articles

Philadelphia led 27-14 after the first quarter, but it all fell apart after that. via WDOV-AM Dover

“OK, now I’ve got to prove myself again, depending on who they’re bringing in.”

About a month ago, Aaron Gray’s rookie year in the NBA was just starting to get interesting. via The Morning Call

“Well who are you playing? You’re not really beating the best teams.”

As the Bulls left town Thursday for a four-game road trip, coach Jim Boylan did his best to leave at home the mental baggage from the team’s latest loss. via Post Tribune

Because the Bulls won four of their first six games under Jim Boylan, there was optimism that the sudden coaching change two weeks ago might have jolted the underachieving team into playing up to its potential. via Naperville Sun

“If we’re going to turn this around, we have to win close games.”

Since Jim Boylan took over as coach, the Bulls have squeaked by a Kings team missing its top two scorers and four rotation players.

They have dawdled for most of three quarters against a listless Bobcats team before pulling away for a convincing victory. They have lost two winnable home games to the Magic and Trail Blazers in overtime.

Notice a trend? There is no such thing as a sure thing — or a stress-free fourth quarter — with this team.

And so it was Tuesday night at the United Center, where a Knicks team that entered just 1-13 on the road embarrassed the Bulls with a 105-100 comeback victory. Read more

“I could not believe we were able to help one of the Chicago Bulls find his car”

I’ve heard of “a tiger in your tank,” but a Bull in your van? That is just what a McHenry family got last week when they gave Chicago Bull rookie Aaron Gray a ride to his sports utility vehicle. via Northwest Herald

“I know that eventually my shots will fall”

Luol Deng did some stretching, light jogging and shooting after Monday’s practice at the Berto Center, and his left Achilles’ tendinitis makes him doubtful for the Bulls’ game Tuesday night against the Knicks.

Andres Nocioni went home early with a slight fever. Ben Wallace rested with general soreness. And Chris Duhon’s shot needs to visit a doctor - he has missed an incredible 23 of 24 shots.

But if you listen to interim coach Jim Boylan, who is 4-2 since taking over for the fired Scott Skiles, the sky is blue - even if the Chicago forecast is for rain. Read more

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylan, center, directs his team during a time out in the first half against the Charlotte Bobcats in an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. via The Washington Post

“He affects the game in ways that don’t always show up in the stats.”

If Andres Nocioni looked like a different player while scoring 13 of the Bulls’ first 15 points in Saturday night’s victory over the Kings, that’s because he was.

‘My problem has been because I miss a lot of shots, I’ve been hesitating,’ Nocioni said. ‘[Saturday] I came with my mind ready to take the open shot with confidence. Sometimes the problem is I think too much about my shot.’

Starting for the injured Luol Deng, Nocioni let fly early and often. He made his first three three-point shots and finished with 26 points, double his season average. Read more

The disappointing Chicago Bulls attempt to get back on the winning track, as they host the Sacramento Kings tonight at the United Center. via CW Arkansas

“It’s a good soreness. There’s not anything wrong with my knee. It’s just the body soreness that I’m kind of working with today. I think as long as my knee doesn’t bother me, then I’m good.”

The Bulls went 0-3 in November when Luol Deng was out with a sore back. Now it looks like Deng will miss more time because tendinitis in his left Achilles. via Daily Herald

Jarrett Jack drove for a go-ahead basket and converted a three-point play with 19 seconds left in the second overtime Thursday night and the Portland Trail Blazers outlasted the Chicago Bulls 115-109 for their … via Boston Globe

Since the beginning of the season, my greatest concern with the Bulls has been what John Paxson and the rest of the front office have in mind to get this team ready for the playoffs… in 2009. via MVN - Recent Articles

By Dave Posted on Wed Jan 02, 2008 at 04:54:47 AM EDT Here we go again with a new Jersey Contest for January! Entering is simple. via Blazer’s Edge

Published 12:00 am PST Sunday, December 30, 2007 Story appeared in SPORTS section, Page C4 Scott Skiles got fired as the Bulls’ coach last week - on Christmas Eve, no less - but personnel boss Jim Paxson gets … via The Sacramento Bee