According to K.C. Johnson, Tyrus Thomas won’t be a Bull for much longer. Whether this means the Bulls trade him by Feb. 18 or he leaves at the end of the season, is up to the Bulls’ potential trading partners.
Based on the three disciplinary actions the Bulls have taken on Thomas in four years, and his lack of playing time, this shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone.
A full post is at i94 Sports.
The New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl … Drew Brees was named MVP … I guess, technically, the award can’t be given to Sean Payton … Compared to the close-to-the-end game last season that drew greatest Super Bowl ever praise, Super Bowl XLIV was so much more well played … Only 8 penalties, compared to 18 last season; fewer turnovers (only one yesterday); and just, overall, a fine game by both teams.
[NFL.com, The Sporting Blog]
What the Four Factors (+Pace) say:
| Team | Pace | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTA/FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (Off.) | 95.4 (14) | 46.6 (28) | 13.8 (19) | 28.0 (8) | 27.5 (25) |
| Miami (Def.) | 92.4 (28) | 49.3 (14) | 14.3 (8) | 25.6 (8) | 35.0 (27) |
| Team | Pace | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTA/FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (Def.) | 95.4 (14) | 47.9 (6) | 12.5 (25) | 25.7 (10) | 27.3 (6) |
| Miami (Off.) | 92.4 (28) | 49.2 (18) | 12.4 (6) | 26.3 (17) | 35.0 (4) |
SOURCE: Hoopdata.com
What the Four Factors (+Pace) say:
| Team | Pace | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTM/FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (Off.) | 95.4 (14) | 46.5 (28) | 13.8 (19) | 28.0 (8) | 27.5 (25) |
| Atlanta (Def.) | 93.6 (23) | 49.7 (17) | 13.5 (15) | 27.4 (25) | 28.8 (12) |
| Team | Pace | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTM/FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (Def.) | 95.4 (14) | 47.9 (6) | 12.5 (25) | 25.7 (10) | 27.3 (6) |
| Atlanta (Off.) | 93.6 (23) | 50.5 (10) | 11.3 (1) | 27.2 (10) | 28.1 (22) |
SOURCE: Hoopdata.com
Joakim Noah will rest through the All-Star break, at the very least … Carlos Marmol and the Cubs reached an agreement, avoiding arbitration … In the NBA, Mike Dunleavy stepped down as head coach of the Clippers.
[Chicago Breaking Sports, GoatRiders of the Apocalypse, ClipperBlog]
See, they’re excited about Blackhawks Thursday
(*) Because no day of the week starts with a “B.”
More than anything else, people ask why Outside the Clubhouse doesn’t cover hockey. By people, I mean my friends and family who make up about two-thirds of this blog’s readership. And by hockey, I mean the Blackhawks.
Still, they ask why I would ignore Chicago’s most successful team at the moment.
The answer is simple: I don’t know much about hockey. I like watching it. I really enjoy going to games. However, the 12 men on the ice may as well be performing a ritual intending to get John Madden’s shirt back on his body.
OK, I’m not that bad. The basics, I get. But analysis of a game or a player — analysis that would be interesting or informative — is beyond me.
My friends tell me they don’t care, and that I need to write at least one thing they consider useful. To that, I say touche.
And, I begin Blackhawks Thursday. Every Thursday there will be a fresh collection of links about Blackhawks hockey: previous game recaps, trade analysis, player scouting, whatever. Anything I read that teaches me something about hockey, I’ll post here.
Ideally, each link will provide the insight of someone else on the strategy of the game, and maybe, lead you to a Blackhawks Web site that you begin following on a regular basis.
Courtesy of IndianHeadNation
Starting now, every Thursday, I’ll just put up the links, and get the hell out of the way. Hopefully, this provides you enough knowledge to avoid being thrown down a flight of stairs.
For the second straight night, the opponents’ big men abused the Bulls. Injuries to the Bulls’ front court probably has something to do with this: Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson are dealing with plantar fasciitis, and Brad Miller is playing hurt too.
Shane Day interviewed with the Bears, and … uh … yeah, I don’t really care either.
February is awful … There’s not much going on … Unless, you want to talk about a bunch of high school kids — most of whom will be able irrelevant in a year … Rose had 30 points, but the Bulls lose in Philadelphia … And Shane Day interviews for the Bears’ QB coaching job.
[Hoopdata, ChicagoBears.com]
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