Luol Deng

by mookie on Sep 23, 2006 9:48 AM CDT

The British don't know what they are missing out on...

There's an 'interesting' article on the This Is Local London site about Luol Deng. I live in London at the moment and I can say that the British have absolutely no passion for basketball whatsoever. More than that, they don't know even the slightest about it. Sure they know Michael Jordan and Dennis Rodman gained some publicity over here when he was on UK celebrity Big Brother and also played for a British BBL team, but that is about it. Football (soccer) rules here. Meanwhile Deng, who grew up in London, could be a Chinese name for all they know. Fellow Londoners, Ben Gordon and John Amaechi are relative nobodies as well. More NBA news (with a Portland Trail Blazers bias) at my site: Rose Garden Blog.

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This can't be real

Basketball player Luol Deng became one of the highest-paid sports stars in the world when he signed a new five-year, £41.6million deal with the Chicago Bulls.

So that's like $70mil for a guy with two years left on his current rookie contract. Are these red coats smoking something?

"all the girls loved BJ." -sue369

by Colossus @ Blog a Bull on Sep 23, 2006 9:53 AM CDT reply actions

wow

That is a really crazy article. Not only does he not have that contract, but I wouldn't say he is a "massive" star here in the US, nor is he one of the highest paid athletes in the world. That writer has absolutely no clue.

by preverbal on Sep 23, 2006 10:04 AM CDT reply actions

Spot on...

Welcome to my world over here...

by mookie on Sep 23, 2006 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions

maybe they confused him with

Tyson Chandler. He's a huge star.

"all the girls loved BJ." -sue369

by Colossus @ Blog a Bull on Sep 23, 2006 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions

Just a suggestion from a reader

When linking to an article containing information that is entirely wrong (even if it's obvious), it's not very cool to find out one has been misinformed in the comments section. The Deng article is an interesting find, but a clearer fiction disclaimer would have been appreciated.

Will the Ginobili/Nocioni era ever be over?

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Sep 23, 2006 12:45 PM CDT reply actions

Trade Rumors

Bulls are still looking to trade for Garnett or Gasol. Don't be surprised if it happens. From your buddy (KEVIN)

by chris44 on Sep 23, 2006 1:11 PM CDT reply actions

A TRADE FOR KG IS OLD NEWS!!!!

No shit we'd like to trade for KG. My fucking four and a half month old kitten could tell you that.

Gasol? Nope.

Also, congrats on learning about grammar.

"all the girls loved BJ." -sue369

by Colossus @ Blog a Bull on Sep 23, 2006 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions

You have

a kitten?

Go Hawkeyes.....Beat Ohio State!!!

by sue369 on Sep 24, 2006 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions

Yes....

He's 4.5 months old and a fucking devil most of the time.

I got him after my first kitted died at 3 months old on the 7th day I had her :(

"all the girls loved BJ." -sue369

by Colossus @ Blog a Bull on Sep 24, 2006 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Aww,

I love cats. I watched two cats for two weeks last month and really missed them when they left.

Go Hawkeyes.....Beat Ohio State!!!

by sue369 on Sep 24, 2006 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions

They're great even if

they can be a huge pain in the ass at times. I've had 13 during my life, so not having one would suck.

You should get one. If you live in the city, I can tell you of a great place that usually has a lot of kittens.

"all the girls loved BJ." -sue369

by Colossus @ Blog a Bull on Sep 24, 2006 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions

I've had

three cats in my life. The last one I had for 14 years and she got sick two years ago and I had to have her put to sleep. Can't bring myself to get attached to another one.

Matt will probably puke whe he read this stuff. :)

Go Hawkeyes.....Beat Ohio State!!!

by sue369 on Sep 24, 2006 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions

A new low...

Take it to MySpace.

Will the Ginobili/Nocioni era ever be over?

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on Sep 24, 2006 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions

How about we discuss

how much better da Bulls are than the Kings.

"all the girls loved BJ." -sue369

by Colossus @ Blog a Bull on Sep 24, 2006 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions

It's only

17 days until the first televised preseason game. It's on CSN 10-11-2006 at 7:30. It will be great to get a preview of what could be an exciting season.

Go Hawkeyes.....Beat Ohio State!!!

by sue369 on Sep 24, 2006 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions

heh

agreed, paxjax

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Sep 24, 2006 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah

He'll probably yell at us again.

My current kitten almost died from the same illness that killed the one before him. I got him five days after she died and on the 5th day I had him, the vet told me he was going to die. He spent 10 days in the hospital and lived. If he had died, I wouldn't have gotten another pet ever again.

"all the girls loved BJ." -sue369

by Colossus @ Blog a Bull on Sep 24, 2006 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions

Well

good luck with him.

Go Hawkeyes.....Beat Ohio State!!!

by sue369 on Sep 24, 2006 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions

Love fucking cats

Damn dude your house must smell like cat piss. Does it?

by chris44 on Sep 26, 2006 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions

No....

It's called a "litterbox" and I just have one cat.

"all the girls loved BJ." -sue369

by Colossus @ Blog a Bull on Sep 26, 2006 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Sorry ass

Fucking cat killer

by chris44 on Sep 26, 2006 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions

It was the

upper respiratory infection that neither of the two vets I had see her knew was developing into pneumonia that kill her.

If I wanted her dead, I wouldn't have spent $700 over the time span of a few hours at the animal hospital (since it was a Sunday and all places up near me on the North Side were closed, so I had to rush her over to a place on the Northwest Side) to try and stop her from dying, ass.

"all the girls loved BJ." -sue369

by Colossus @ Blog a Bull on Sep 26, 2006 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions