Pau Gasol To Bulls?

Pau Gasol is going to want to stay in a cave for a few months, because he's about to get hammered even more with questions speculating where he could be traded to and how he feels about it. Today's fun rumor comes from Bull.com's Sam Smith who writes that Gasol would like to be traded to the Bulls.

The interesting part, according to Lakers' insiders, is Gasol would like to play for the Bulls. And what you hardly need any sources for is to see how he and Bryant basically can't stand one another. It was no secret around L.A. what all those post series comments were about. "We got to be committed to each other," said Ron Artest. "This year we wasnt as committed collectively, and that hurt us a lot." Said Bynum: "We just werent doing it together.”

Honestly I feel bad for Gasol. Dude seems to always get ripped on. From Laker fans, to the media, to his own teammates (Kobe), and I really don't think he deserves it as much as he seems to get it. For his sake I hope he does get dealt, because I do think he has some good years in him. The Bulls would certainly be an interesting team, but it would be all about cost. Some say Boozer, and Gibson, which would be a terrible deal for the Lakers. The other deal would be Deng, and I don't see the Bulls doing that. I do think the Lakers are going to deal one of their big men, but their biggest problem is Kobe's contract which is going to be the biggest in the NBA next season.

2012 Top 25 Under 25: #4 Derrick Rose

Born: October 4, 1988 (age 23)
Team: Chicago Bulls
Position: PG

What could've been if Rose was able to play this year, or even just the playoffs. We will always have to sit back and wonder that. Rose still has to be near the top of the list, to be honest the only reason he is not #1, or #2 on my list is because of how little he played this year, and how little he is most likely going to play next year.

Rose has been in the league for 4 years and already has an MVP under his belt, is a 3 time All-Star, and won Rookie of the Year. So there is no question about talent here. The only question is health. He battled back injuries all year, and then was knocked out of the playoffs with a torn ACL, that could keep him out all of next regular season as well.

Derrick Rose Could Miss All Next Season

Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose will be out approximately eight to 12 months after undergoing surgery to repair his left ACL, said Dr. Brian Cole, who performed the surgery on Saturday.

That means at minimum Rose will miss the first 2 months of the regular season, and could be out all of the regular season if it does take him 12 months. Rose was banged up all year, and you have to worry about basketball players when it has anything to do with knees or ankles. Look at what happened to Grant Hill, Tracy McGrady, and Brandon Roy. Not to mention all the problems Rose has already had with his back.

The good news for Rose is that he is just 23 years old, and players have bounced back in the past, and hopefully this long layoff will also be able to get him back fixed too.

Derrick Rose Hurt Again

"Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose injured his right ankle in the second quarter of Sunday afternoon's game against the New York Knicks and is a game-time decision for Tuesday night's rematch (ESPN)."

Knicks beat the Bulls last night and this is a huge game for the Knicks. Knicks are currently tied for the 7th seed, and only 1 1/2 games in front of the Bucks. Yet, this is not why I write about this.

Rose as already missed 22 games this season with toe, back, and groin injuries. Now his has to deal with this ankle issue. Out of those injuries the back is the biggest one. You just never know if it'll go out again. If Rose was to go down I think most of us would agree it would take the Bulls out of the Championship hunt.

So... If the Celtics were able to prove again they can deal with the Heat can they not be considered contenders? They are playing as well as anyone. The only big man they have to fear hurting them in the playoffs is Howard, and the Celtics have dealt with them fine.

Of course you have to be scared of the Heat in the 7 game series, and the Pacers worry be a bit, but if there is no Rose the road gets a lot easier for the Celtics.

93 Bulls, 86 Celtics

I will tell you what, I was pissed off so much in the 3rd quarter that I turned the game off when CJ Watson hit a 3 to tie the game. Everything was going fine, the Celtics were playing great and then the 3rd quarter happened. I don't know if it was that they ran out of steam, lacked effort or what it was but that was the biggest dog shit half of a quarter I have ever seen in my life that I couldn't watch it anymore. They were settling for jumpers NOBODY was going towards the rim and KG needs to realize when you long jumper isn't working, try something else, same goes for Bass. EVERYONE was front rimming their shots and it really pissed me the fuck off.

This game really pissed me off.