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The Chicago Bulls, a professional basketball franchise, joined the National Basketball Association in 1966. Their 33 victories that season remain the most ever by an expansion team. Johnny "Red" Kerr, now the longtime team broadcaster, earned NBA Coach of the Year Honors that first season. The Bulls rose to international prominence during the 1990s when, led by Michael Jordan, they won six NBA titles in eight seasons. Those teams were abundant in colorful personalities such as coach Phil Jackson, Dennis Rodman and Scottie Pippen. Bulls games became a destination for basketball fans and celebrities alike. Home games included a tradition, now copied by every team in the league, of dimming the...
The Chicago Bulls, a professional basketball franchise, joined the National Basketball Association in 1966. Their 33 victories that season remain the most ever by an expansion team. Johnny "Red" Kerr, now the longtime team broadcaster, earned NBA Coach of the Year Honors that first season. The Bulls rose to international prominence during the 1990s when, led by Michael Jordan, they won six NBA titles in eight seasons. Those teams were abundant in colorful personalities such as coach Phil Jackson, Dennis Rodman and Scottie Pippen. Bulls games became a destination for basketball fans and celebrities alike. Home games included a tradition, now copied by every team in the league, of dimming the lights and introducing the players to music. After the sixth NBA title in 1998, the team was dismantled. Rightly or wrongly, team Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and then-general manager Jerry Krause received the brunt of blame for alienating Jordan, who had said he wouldn't play for any other coach but Jackson. Jordan retired. Jackson went on to coach the Los Angeles Lakers. Scottie Pippen got traded to the Houston Rockets. The Bulls began a long period of mediocrity under coach Tim Floyd. A recent resurgence, led by former player and current general manager John Paxson, has the Bulls viable again.
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Towson rallies past JMU, qualifies for CAA baseball tourney
Colleges Towson rallies past JMU, qualifies for CAA baseball tourney Sophomore second baseman Pat Fitzgerald lined a one-out single to left field with in the bottom of the 10th inning as Towson came from behind to earn a berth in the Colonial Athletic...Tags: Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, Volleyball, Los Angeles Sparks, Salisbury Sea Gulls, Henry Rodriguez
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Former Terps point guard Steve Blake helps Lakers survive first round
The Baltimore SunThere’s not been a lot to cheer about for Maryland basketball fans the past couple of years -- most notably two seasons without a postseason invitation and Terrell Stoglin’s misguided decision-making off the court that recently ended the...Tags: Ty Lawson, Michael Cooper, Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant, Steve Blake
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How far can the Bulls advance without Rose?
Team is deep and tough K.C. Johnson Chicago Tribune The Bulls will lose to the Heat in six games in the Eastern Conference finals. Yes, playoff basketball is different than regular-season play. However, the Bulls went 18-9 without Rose this season,...Tags: C.J. Watson, Jeff Teague, Tom Thibodeau, Rajon Rondo, Miami Heat
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Steve Blake: 10 years after Maryland's national title
The Baltimore SunSteve Blake has carved together what is now a nine-year NBA career by feeding the ball to a list of All-Stars – from Antawn Jamison and Gilbert Arenas in Washington, to Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony in Denver, to LaMarcus Aldridge in Portland...Tags: Syracuse Orange, Gary Williams, Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Steve Blake
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Lonny Baxter: 10 years after Maryland's national title
The Baltimore SunLonny Baxter’s life changed dramatically in the summer of 2006. Four years removed from helping Maryland win the national championship, Baxter’s short-lived NBA career was already in jeopardy after he was released by the Houston Rockets–...Tags: Gary Williams, Charlotte Bobcats, Steve Blake, Duke Blue Devils, Big East Conference
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10 years after the national title, Juan Dixon says he's 'going to get back to the NBA'
The biggest overachiever in Maryland basketball history -- maybe in the modern college game -- is trying to beat the odds again.
At age 33, a decade after leading the Terps to the NCAA men's championship, three years removed from his last NBA game and...Tags: Gary Williams, Steve Blake, Mike James, William Avery, LeBron James
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Which teams will play in the NBA Finals?
Thunder and Bulls Teddy Greenstein Chicago Tribune I'll take the team with the Big Three, but not the LeBron-Wade-Bosh combo. I'll go with the Durant-Westbrook-Harden triumvirate that makes the Thunder an even more lethal offensive club than the...Tags: Chicago, Serge Ibaka, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Derrick Rose
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Who will make NBA conference finals?
Enter the Clippers Brian Schmitz Orlando Sentinel You don't follow the bouncing ball any more in the NBA; you follow the bouncing stars. Free-agentpalooza, with the A-listers calling the shots, has produced instant contenders and revived the dead....Tags: Orlando Magic, Steve Nash, Derrick Rose, Chicago Tribune, San Antonio Spurs
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Does NBA slate favor youth or experience?
Kids won't be all right Ira Winderman Sun Sentinel Hmm. Let's see: Two weeks to get ready, room for about 10 practices the entire season if you don't practice after back-to-backs or after road games, and barely enough time for scouting reports on...Tags: NBA Lockout (2011), Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, National Basketball Association
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Best team in NBA's Eastern Conference?
Come playoffs, it's Heat Ira Winderman Sun Sentinel The team most likely to finish first in the conference during the regular season? That would be the Bulls, with coach Tom Thibodeau relentlessly pushing his team through this lockout-compressed...Tags: Norris Cole, Luol Deng, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Derrick Rose
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What big name won't make Olympic roster?
Deron Williams Todd M. Adams Orlando Sentinel Recently, USA Basketball took a different approach to choosing its roster, giving more thought to building a cohesive team. That is why the biggest name left off the team is bound to come from the NBA's...Tags: 2016 Olympic Games, Rajon Rondo, Mike Krzyzewski , Brooklyn Nets, Paul Pierce
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Is Lin real deal or overnight sensation?
He's good, but no star K.C. Johnson Chicago Tribune Jeremy Lin is the real deal — as long as the expectation is NBA rotation player and not star. There's a reason Lin went undrafted, got cut and sat low on the depth chart until recently. And,...Tags: Mike D'Antoni, Orlando Magic, Carmelo Anthony, Steve Nash, Jeremy Lin
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