NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
It is time for you to make up your mind. Is this a NBA team on the verge of becoming a playoff contender with real chances to win it all or is this a sinking ship with no Captain to stay on board? Sometimes it is hard to tell with all the young talent they have and the cap space they have coming up in the big year of free agents. The talk is that Dwyane Wade will want to come back to Chicago, because that is where …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Time to look at the Central Division of the NBA and see what we can divine for the future prospects of teams and players.
LeBron James
Might as well start with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Shaq is the 4th leading rebounder and 3 leading scorer in the Cavaliers and not playing a heck of a lot of minutes. Of course, Shaq will quietly tell you that he is saving himself for the playoffs. Cleveland does lead the Central Division, but there is not much competition …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Derrick Rose has been patiently waiting for an ankle on the mend. Against San Antonio, Derrick had to just put it out of his mind and play as hard as he could play for as long as he could go. Coach Vinny Del Negro wanted to keep a close eye on Derrick Rose’s minutes, but he ended up playing 33 minutes in what was his first game in almost a month’s time.
Chicago Bulls 92 San Antonio Spurs 85
This was a huge victory for Chicago and probably not too …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Ben Gordon had no home in Chicago to speak of. How is it a player can literally dominate the playoffs against the mighty Celtics and still not be wanted on the team? What are the Bulls thinking? Sure Ben has some defensive liabilities including not being that tall, but he can get off his normal shot in the playoffs and compared to other shooting guards, it is quite the amazing shot coming from downtown with pinpoint accuracy.
Speak to Derrick Rose about how much Ben Gordon …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
The latest greatest almost impossible to dream rumor about is the Bulls picking up Dwyane Wade with a max contract. Can you imagine rookie of the year Derrick Rose and perennial MVP candidate Dwyane Wade in the same backcourt? Hand them a few average big guys and you are talking title contenders for years to come.
Think of your average Chicago Bulls fan tainted with the memory of the great one, Michael Jordan, still fresh in their minds and his 6 titles. They have to be …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
With a minute left in the 4th quarter and the scored tied, Derrick Rose took Rajon Rondo to the hole and drew a suspect foul, but it was not a shooting foul. On the ensuing play, Derrick Rose slipped going to his left and the ball rolled out of bounds. Interesting, the Bulls go to their rookie point guard with the game on the line.
A blurb on the TV showed that there had been 80 lead changes in the 5 game series. 3 of these …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
The Chicago Bulls have no illusions about this series. They only see the opportunity to win this opening series and move on. Kevin Garnett, the Celtics leader, is hurt and out of the playoffs. The Celtics miss him, but are not using it as an excuse.
The real battle in this series has been a surprise. It is all Derrick Rose against Rajon Rondo and once again, both players were brilliant.
Rose (11 rebounds, nine assists) scored 10 points in the first half, before going scoreless …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Chicago has it all set up for them to win easily at home tonight, but easily just does not come easily in the NBA playoffs. The Bulls may not find the friendly home confines to be the answer they are hoping for.
Derrick Rose needs to find a way to slow down Rajon Rondo before they change his name to Raging Roundballer. Rajon had a triple double on a sprained ankle in the last game. That is right; he did it on one leg. Pretty …read more

Here is a team that won over 60 games playing a team that won only 41, but that 41 is deceptive, because they added Salmons and Miller to that roster and Derrick Rose just kept on improving.
This is not a blog about the Celtics being one and done, but it does play into my prediction from last year.
Funny thing about predictions, you can always bring up the ones that are correct and just forget the ones that are way off. Even timing just gets in the way of the truth. It is kind of like golf, fishing, or …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Derrick Rose led the Bulls over the Celtics in a first round road playoff victory.
Chicago 108 Boston 95
Derrick had a great year as the leading rookie in the NBA (my opinion), but he saved his very best for this game. The Celtics are fragile playing without Kevin Garnett and the Bulls are hungry with their star rookie looking the hungriest of all.
Rose followed up his 11 assists with a season high 36 points.
If USA Basketball kingpin Jerry Colangelo has any doubts about the availability of Chris Paul …read more