Pippen Ain't Easy

Heading into the 2020-21 regular season, the Chicago Bulls cap sheet didn’t look a whole lot different than it did during the prior campaign. Under the direction of former vice president of basketball operations John Paxson and general manager Gar Forman, the Bulls had an inconsistent (but not too tied up) cap sheet for the […] Chicago Bulls: 3 players on the best value contracts for 2020-21 season - Pippen Aint Easy - Pippen Aint Easy - A Chicago Bulls Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

At a glance, Coby White is off to a solid start this season. Averaging 15.9 points per game on the 6-8 Chicago Bulls, things seemingly are off to a decent start for the second year guard. After taking a deeper look, both at the numbers and at his play, things are far worse than they […] Chicago Bulls: Why it’s time to bench Coby White - Pippen Aint Easy - Pippen Aint Easy - A Chicago Bulls Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

On the night of Jan. 20, first-year head coach Billy Donovan and the Chicago Bulls await their next test on tap for this regular season slate to try and push their winning streak to three games. Up next for Donovan and the Bulls this week is a meeting on the road with the Charlotte Hornets, […] Chicago Bulls: Chandler Hutchison ready to go after battling COVID-19 - Pippen Aint Easy - Pippen Aint Easy - A Chicago Bulls Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

After a long hiatus of having nothing to write about, it is good to be thinking about the NBA Draft and NBA basketball again. A long hiatus has brought us to our 2021 NBA Mock Draft 1.0. After two relatively weak draft classes in a row, the 2021 NBA Draft pool is absolutely loaded with […] 2021 NBA Mock Draft Version 1.0: At the quarter mark of NBA season - Pippen Aint Easy - Pippen Aint Easy - A Chicago Bulls Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

The work of first-year executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley on the free agent market last offseason for the Chicago Bulls is coming to the forefront of late. With the Bulls amassing a two-game winning streak heading out of the holiday weekend, the contributions of the bench laden […] Chicago Bulls: Garrett Temple proving to be free agent steal - Pippen Aint Easy - Pippen Aint Easy - A Chicago Bulls Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

Questions remained for the Chicago Bulls entering the 2020-21 regular season slate as to what they would do with the fourth-year seven-footer and 23-year-old power forward Lauri Markkanen. First-year executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley had a determination to make last offseason as to whether to hand Markkanen […] Chicago Bulls: 3 Lauri Markkanen pre-deadline trades - Pippen Aint Easy - Pippen Aint Easy - A Chicago Bulls Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

Another nice win for first-year head coach Billy Donovan and this Chicago Bulls team on the night of Jan. 18 extended their winning streak to two games. The Bulls took care of business against a Houston Rockets team and first-year head coach Stephen Silas, that is now missing superstar guard James Harden (who is now […] Chicago Bulls: LaVine remains hot, Coby ice cold after win over Rockets - Pippen Aint Easy - Pippen Aint Easy - A Chicago Bulls Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

In their huge win over superstar point guard Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks on the road at the American Airlines Center on the afternoon of Jan. 17, the Chicago Bulls saw their bench come in clutch all the way through. A nice outing from the likes of a duo of veterans in forward Thaddeus […] Chicago Bulls: 3 most efficient role players coming off the bench - Pippen Aint Easy - Pippen Aint Easy - A Chicago Bulls Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

The Chicago Bulls showed a lot about themselves in yesterday’s victory over the Dallas Mavericks, for better and for worse. The win was a long time coming, ending as their first victory since a 111-108 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Jan. 5. Leading by 29 points from starting big Lauri Markkanen and 61 […] Chicago Bulls: 3 takeaways from decisive victory over the Mavs - Pippen Aint Easy - Pippen Aint Easy - A Chicago Bulls Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

On the afternoon of Jan. 17, the Chicago Bulls fourth-year power forward Lauri Markkanen proved to fans in the Windy City (and around the NBA landscape in general) that it wouldn’t take him too long to shake off the rust in returning to the rotation. First-year head coach Billy Donovan saw his Bulls team upend […] Chicago Bulls: Can Lauri Markkanen reach elite status after win over Mavs? - Pippen Aint Easy - Pippen Aint Easy - A Chicago Bulls Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

On an afternoon where the Chicago Bulls were able to stave off a Dallas Mavericks team sporting a healthy superstar point guard in Luka Doncic and talented big man in forward Kristaps Porzingis, the fan base can be confident in the rebuild’s direction a bit more than they were yesterday. The Bulls were able to […] Chicago Bulls: Bench comes in clutch in huge win over Mavs - Pippen Aint Easy - Pippen Aint Easy - A Chicago Bulls Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

On the afternoon of Jan. 17, first-year head coach Billy Donovan and this slipping Chicago Bulls team will try to right the ship as they travel to face the Dallas Mavericks on the road. The Bulls did already knock off longtime head coach Rick Carlisle and the Mavericks once this season. But since that win […] Chicago Bulls: 3 players to blame for the 4-game losing streak - Pippen Aint Easy - Pippen Aint Easy - A Chicago Bulls Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

In my heart of hearts, I do believe that the Chicago Bulls are headed in the right direction (or at least a better one than they were under the GarPax regime) with the likes of first-year head coach Billy Donovan and executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas heading up this rebuild. But the […] Chicago Bulls: Loss to the Thunder the most embarrassing so far - Pippen Aint Easy - Pippen Aint Easy - A Chicago Bulls Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

On the night of Jan. 15, the Chicago Bulls are set to take part in their first game action this week, after a long break since their last outing. In their last game, the Bulls fell short in a tough three-point loss to the Los Angeles Clippers and the superstar forward duo of Paul George […] Chicago Bulls: Kornet and Dotson hold on the ‘practice squad’ - Pippen Aint Easy - Pippen Aint Easy - A Chicago Bulls Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

This weekend, Chicago Bulls fans will get to see the 23-year-old power forward Lauri Markkanen in action for the first time this calendar year. At the moment, it’s hard to exactly tell how he will fit back into the rotation, but the Chicago Bulls fourth-year power forward Lauri Markkanen looks to be returning back to […] Chicago Bulls: Lauri Markkanen will shake up offense in major way - Pippen Aint Easy - Pippen Aint Easy - A Chicago Bulls Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More