favorite player

the Ben Wallace hate-speech. And bringing up East coast baseball players is totally uncalled for. I can't just vote for hustle?

How dare someone leave a job in order to take a higher-paying job someone else!  That never happens in the real world, only with spoiled athletes!

and that was after signing autographs "Yankees suck" for so long.

Krappy?  I don't like that nickname. How bout "Rappa" or "that russian guy"? idk..

thought so too until cubs sox this year

I still like wallace but not nearly as much.  Think about it its really bullshit.  Imagine jordan going to the bucks mid career just on a lesser scale

and why would you even care, aren't you a bulls fan?  you're  probably a celtics fan.

jalen rose got bought out by the knicks today. im just putting this here because its to short for its own diary

I have mentioned here in the past that I went to Michigan for school and have a ton of friends who are big Pistons fans.  Some of them have recently claimed "Ben is dead to me."  Others felt during the season that it was inevitable that he would leave and blame Saunders for in effect driving Ben out.  Yes, the Bulls offered more money, but the Pistons were not playing the style of ball he wanted to play.  He was clashing with the coach and decided to go to a team that was going to play the style he wanted.  To me, that seems quite different than the Damon situation (which, admittedly, I don't know all that well - I'm no beisbol fan).  Didn't Damon simply leave for money?  If Ben was happy in Detroit AND thought they had a good chance to win the title, he would not have left.  I know people will argue that it's just about the money in the NBA, but I honestly think he was very frustrated with Saunders.  He simply didn't air it publicly.  He could have done what other stars do and forced the coach out.  I think when Saunders kept him out of nearly the entire 4th quarter of Game 6 vs the Heat, that pretty much sent him over the edge.  The Pistons can blame themselves for Ben's departure in my opinion.

I first clicked on this thinking, this is kinda silly.  But then I realized it's an excellent question, and I had a really hard time figuring it out.  In some ways, I think it's impossible to choose between these guys.  They're all a bit different, but the one thing that unites them is that they're all incredibly easy to root for.  This is truly a team you can get behind.

That said, I picked Chapu because he plays with the kind of balls I wish I could play with.  I also love the way he talks to himself when he makes a mistake.  (It was very hard to not pick Kirk given the shot he hit vs. Miami last year, and also hard not to pick Ben given the game he had vs. Washington.  However, Nocioni took the fast-break charge that sent the bulls into the playoffs in that one, so that kind of sealed it for me).

Let's start the season!  Anyone else going to Friday's home opener???

My two favorites are Nocioni and Deng. Chapu is from  my land but Deng is the most skilled bull or at least will eventually be the most skilled.  i hope they can both stay on the bulls for a long time.

Ok, yes yes I realize Gordon has been inconsistent in his brief NBA career so far. His ball handling has led to many turnovers, his defense has been inept at times, all that. But who has a prettier shot in the NBA? The fact is that, at 6'3", for Gordon to be the shooter he is, says a lot about his talent. His rainbows over guards 5-6" taller than him, not to mention centers or forwards, are a thing of rare beauty. They literally go vertical before they go horizontal. I could watch that all day. Bjizzle all the way.

the bulls are my favorite team, but there is no particular player that I like the most overall(Chapu or Ben Gordon on most nights, probably).  

my favorite "players" are actually on other teams, e.g., Nash, Dwyane Wade, Kirilenko, LeBron. My favorite Rookie right now is Adam Morrison (not because he is the best, but because he looks like a serial killer).  And ex-Bulls are always of interest.