The Chicago Bulls Association: The Quest for Another Three-peat

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THE CHICAGO BULLS

The Chicago Bulls have officially decided to hire 22 year old Tony Thierjung Jr. as their new General Manager. He is a home town guy that brings a strong vision for this organization to get back to their winning ways of the 90's. He spoke more about his vision earlier today to the media.....

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I grew up watching Jordan and Pippen and head coach Phil Jackson dominate the NBA and that is something I want to bring back to the city of Chicago! We have the coach that can get us a championship, we have that number one guy in Derrick Rose, we are just missing that number two, but we are hopeful one of our guys can step up and fulfill that role otherwise my staff and I will be on the look out for someone who can fill that spot. I understand I am walking into a position where we had to pay the luxury tax last year and are currently on pace to do it again by the end of this year. I look to right that ship and get our cap room where it should be. I look forward to working with my staff to help structure a championship caliber squad and I am so blessed and honored to be given this opportunity.

The Fans have shown positive feedback to this new hire and look forward to what this season will bring.

THE CHICAGO BULLS ASSOCIATION

About the Team:

Last Season: 50-16
Average Age: 27
Team Salary: $75.99M
Cap Room: -$17.95M
Overall: 4th
Offense: 15th
Defense: 1st
Power Ranked: 4th

Association Settings:

Team Chemistry: On
Player Roles: On
Progressive Fatigue: On
Trade Deadline: On
Trade Override: Off
Allow CPU Trades: On
Preseason Games: Off
Injuries: On
Fantasy Draft: Off
Quarter Length: 9min
Sim Quarter: 9min
NBA Draft Class: vtcrb 2013 Draft Class
Rosters: default (Beginning of Season)

Gameplay Settings:

Difficulty: All-Star
Shooting Type: User Timing
FT Shooting Type: User Timing
Free Throw Difficulty: 50
Sliders: Default
CPU Sliders: Default

Coach Setting:

Timeout: Manual
Substitution: Manual
Offensive Playcalling: Manual
Defensive Playcalling: Manual
Late Game Fouling: Manual

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NBA Power Rankings 2012-2013 Season
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Next Game
1 ()	Miami Heat	0-0
2 ()	San Antonio Spurs	0-0
3 ()	Oklahoma City Thunder	0-0
4 ()	Chicago Bulls	0-0
5 ()	Philadelphia 76ers	0-0
6 ()	Boston Celtics	0-0
7 ()	New York Knicks	0-0
8 ()	Indiana Pacers	0-0
9 ()	Los Angeles Clippers	0-0
10 ()	Denver Nuggets	0-0
11 ()	Golden State Warriors	0-0
12 ()	Memphis Grizzlies	0-0
13 ()	Dallas Mavericks	0-0
14 ()	Los Angeles Lakers	0-0
15 ()	New Jersey Nets	0-0
16 ()	Atlanta Hawks	0-0
17 ()	Minnesota Timberwolves	0-0
18 ()	Portland Trailblazers	0-0
19 ()	Utah Jazz	0-0
20 ()	Toronto Raptors	0-0
21 ()	Cleveland Cavaliers	0-0
22 ()	Milwakee Bucks	0-0
23 ()	Houston Rockets	0-0
24 ()	New Orleans Hornets	0-0
25 ()	Washington Wizards	0-0
26 ()	Sacramento Kings	0-0
27 ()	Phoenix Suns	0-0
28 ()	Detroit Pistons	0-0
29 ()	Charlotte Bobcats	0-0
30 ()	Orlando Magic	0-0

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Chicago Bulls 2012-2013 Roster
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
1	Derrick Rose	PG	24	6'3"	190	$16,400,000
12	Kirk Hinrich	SG/PG	31	6'4"	190	$3,940,000
9	Luol Deng	SF	27	6'9"	220	$13,330,000
5	Carlos Boozer	PF	30	6'9"	266	$15,000,000
13	Joakim Noah	C	27	6'11"	232	$11,050,000
2	Nate Robinson	PG	28	5'9"	180	$1,150,000
21	Jimmy Butler	SF/SG	23	6'8"	222	$1,100,000
22	Taj Gibson	PF	27	6'9"	225	$2,160,000
32	Richard Hamilton	SG	34	6'7"	193	$5,000,000
25	Marcus Teague	PG	19	6'2"	190	$857,000
26	Marco Belinelli	SG	26	6'5"	195	$1,960,000
14	Daquan Cook	SG	25	6'5"	210	$1,350,000
48	Nazr Mohammed	C	35	6'10"	250	$1,350,000
77	Vladimir Radmonovic	PF	31	6'10"	235	$1,350,000

Contracts Expiring at the End of the Year:

Nate Robinson
Vladimir Radmanovic
Nazr Mohammed
Daquan Cook
Marco Belinelli

GM Notes:

I will be looking to possibly move Rip Hamilton by the start of the season to get rid of that five million dollar contract.

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Chicago Bulls Depth Chart - 2012
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Derrick Rose	Nate Robinson	Marcus Teague
SG	Kirk Hinrich	Marco Belinelli	Richard Hamilton	Daquan Cook
SF	Luol Deng	Jimmy Butler
PF	Carlos Boozer	Taj Gibson	Vladimir Radmanovic
C	Joakim Noah	Nazr Mohammed

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The Chicago Bulls have decided to part ways with shooting guard Richard Hamilton. They received a 2013 2nd round draft pick from the Portland Trail Blazers. Thierjung Jr. had this say about the trade,

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I wanted to make some room early on and this trade allowed us to drop five million dollars in exchange for a 2nd rounder. There was no way we could pay a third stringer that amount of money. Although we appreciated Rips' hard work day in and day out, our finances come first and this was a move that was purely from a business standpoint.

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Matchup Preview *|* October 31, 2012
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Sacramento Kings (0-0, Away)		Chicago Bulls (0-0, Home)
Projected Starters Isaiah Thomas Point Guard Derrick Rose John Salmons Shooting Guard Kirk Hinrich Tyreke Evans Small Forward Luol Deng Jason Thompson Power Forward Carlos Boozer DeMarcus Cousins Center Joakim Noah Game Notes Thoughts on the Home Opener for the Bulls from Coach Tom Thibodeau, "We look to start this season strong and on the right foot. We are going to defend inside and outside with a lot of intensity and constantly look for the outlet on missed shots so we can get our transition offense going early on. We are a very well conditioned team and look to showcase our hard work in the offseason here on our home court for game one of the season."

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Following, go Bulls.

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Bulls Come Out Guns Blazing!

The Chicago Bulls started the season with an easy victory over the Sacramento Kings. They came out shooting the ball extremely well and their high pace transition game was no match for the Kings. Derrick Rose recorded a double double in his first game back from ACL surgery.