Chicago Sun-Times Goodbye, Nate Robinson. Arrivederci, Marco Belinelli. Good luck, Rip Hamilton. Hardly knew you, Daequan Cook. ‘‘We’ll see what the market calls for,’’ Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said repeatedly Thursday, one day after the Miami Heat sent the Bulls home for summer vacation by topping them 4-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals. What the market calls for is some painful losses in the backcourt, with Robinson, Belinelli and Cook all free agents and the Bulls holding a $5 million option on Hamilton that they have no inten...
Chicago Bulls May 18, 2013
Blog a Bull So with the Bulls' 2012-13 campaign dead and gone, we now look ahead to the offseason. I'm assuming this summer won't bring as much fury as last, but you never know with GarPax at the helm. What new faces will we see? Will the Bulls' mostly stand pat? Will they look to make a big move? (hint: the answer is probably no) Like last offseason, we're going to tackle the key questions facing the Bulls individually, but first, we'll do a quick primer to get everybody ready for what's coming. Naturally, the first thing to look at is the salary situation. The cap this season was $58.044 million...
Chicago Bulls May 17, 2013Bulls Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports Thibodeau says remarkable development and solid play merit starting role next seasonThe Bulls' backcourt will be the most fluid position on the team this offseason, with the status of unrestricted free agents Nate Robinson and Marco Belinelli uncertain and Richard Hamilton receiving a $1 million buyout.
Chicago Bulls May 17, 2013
Blog a Bull I've recapped enough season-enders to know that it's kind of pointless. Soon after the final 3-point attempts from Nate Robinson and Jimmy Butler missed and the season came to a close, thoughts aren't much towards the game that passed, instead more at the big-picture look to the future. Tributes and pleas to the likely-departed Nate Robinson pop up, salary spreadsheets are formulated, mock drafts are consumed. But I took NOTES, damnit. And I plan on using them. I didn't think any of the notes would be necessary a few minutes into the game, as the Bulls were riding their record-futility...
Chicago Bulls May 16, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy After being held scoreless in Game 4, Bulls guard Nate Robinson bounced back in Wednesday's elimination game against the Heat. Unfortunately, despite scoring 21 points on 6 of 15 shooting, Robinson's season came to a close in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Robinson added six rebounds and five rebounds, while turning the ball over four times in 47 minutes, in a 94-91 loss. He finished the postseason averaging 16.3 points per game in 12 contests.
May 15, 2013Chicago Sun-Times MIAMI – Nate Robinson was hoping to someday tell his kids a “beautiful story.’’ It would start with the 2012-13 Bulls down 3-1 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals against the defending champs, and facing elimination, stage one of the best comebacks in franchise history. “One thing about it is you never know when that beautiful story is going to happen,’’ Robinson said. It wouldn’t happen on Wednesday, as the Bulls watched their season come to an end in the 94-91 loss, after a Jimmy Butler game-tying atte...
Chicago Bulls May 15, 2013All Bull | Daily Herald Nate Robinson made a pitch to return to the Bulls next season, but acknowledged that the odds may be against him. Robinson was an amazing story this season. He signed a non-guaranteed, minimum-salary contract last July, then ended up being the team’s hero of an improbable playoff run. He scored 34 points in a triple-overtime win over Brooklyn on April 27, then added 27 points in a surprising Game 1 win at Miami on May 6. “I would love to (return). Honestly, I really would,” Robinson said in the locker room, an ice bag resting on his right thigh. “Knowing the guys that we have here, I know ther...
Chicago Bulls May 15, 2013Chicago Bulls Blog | ESPN Chicago MIAMI -- Nate Robinson wants to return to the Chicago Bulls next season but he isn't sure if the team will have enough cap space to keep him. "I would love to (come back)," said Robinson, whose Bulls were eliminated by the Miami Heat on Wednesday. "Honestly I really would. But knowing the guys that we have here I know it's probably limited space for me but we'll see how it goes. (I'll) talk to my agent and stuff like that and figure out what's the best plan for me.
Chicago Bulls May 15, 2013Chicago Sun-Times Less than a week ago, Joakim Noah was referring to Bulls teammate Nate Robinson as the ‘‘little warrior.’’ That was after the Bulls’ upset of the Heat in Miami, when the 5-9 point guard scored 27 points to open the Eastern Conference semifinals. Since then, the defending NBA champion Heat has had Robinson coming up very small. He had 11 points and four turnovers in Game 2, shooting just 3-for-10 from the field. In Game 3, he scored 17 points on 5-for-13 shooting and had three turnovers. But no one saw his struggles in ...
Chicago Bulls May 14, 2013
Oklahoman @anthonyVslater 7:50 p.m. The Bulls are shooting a scorching 13-of-54 (24%) through three quarters, led by Nate Robinson's 0-of-12.Read more on NewsOK.com
Oklahoma City Thunder May 13, 2013Chicago Sun-Times Nine points. The Bulls scored nine points in the third quarter Monday night. If you want to know what hitting the wall looks like, it looks like nine points in a quarter. It also looks like Nate Robinson going 0-for-12 from the floor for the game, though I suppose that could have something to do with Robinson being born without the shyness gene or the self-awareness gene. Hitting the wall looks like an 88-65 loss to the Heat. It looks like 17 turnovers. It looks like a 25.7 shooting percentage. It looks like … it’s ove...
Chicago Bulls May 13, 2013
Bullets Forever The Washington Wizards' salary-cap situation is murky, which means they probably won't make any big splashes in free agency. That said, there are some needs on this team that can be filled, so Ernie Grunfeld must look for bargains that can fit into the few exceptions the Wizards have to use. We'll explore all free agents that could take the mid-level exception or less in this ongoing series. Next up: Nate Robinson. PREVIOUSLY: Devin Harris | C.J. Watson | Beno Udrih | D.J. Augustin | Jarrett Jack. Team: Chicago Bulls Type: Unrestricted free agent. This past year: Handled himself extrem...
Washington Wizards May 13, 2013Bulls Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports Gibson: 'On the court there are no friends'The implication was crystal clear: Bulls guard Nate Robinson felt that the Heat's LeBron James played a role in getting pushed to the floor by Nazr Mohammed in Game 3 Friday night.
Chicago Bulls May 11, 2013Chicago Sun-Times ChicagoSide correspondent Meghan Kluth offers a heartfelt apology to Nate Robinson, for having doubted him all these months.
Chicago Bulls May 10, 2013Bulls Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports Nate Robinson's amazing postseason run continued Wednesday even during a 115-78 blowout loss to the Miami Heat.
Chicago Bulls May 9, 2013
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