Sam Smith on Bulls.com

by Ugh It Live! on Oct 24, 2008 2:51 PM CDT Comment 25 comments

[From the FanPosts. This is pretty neat-o...though I wonder how Sam's style may change writing FOR the team -ed.]

I think everyone's going to smile when they see this one, compliments of MyBulls:

The Chicago Bulls announced today that prominent and longtime Chicago sports journalist Sam Smith will be doing all his future writing and continuing his popular NBA column exclusively on the team's web site, Bulls.com.

In his new role, Smith will also provide in-depth coverage of every Bulls game along with a post-game analysis and report available on the site.

Additionally, Smith will write a daily blog about the activities in the NBA, participate in a question and answer mailbag with readers, and host live chat sessions with fans on Bulls.com.

FanPosts are user-created posts from the BlogABull community, and are to be treated as the opinions and views of that particular user, not that of the blogger or blog community as a whole.

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My only question

is whether they [Reinsdorf, Paxson] will give Sam the freedom to write whatever he wants. I really hope that is the case, and I don’t think Sam would have taken the job if it weren’t.

"The Zen philosopher Basho once wrote: 'A flute with no holes is not a flute, And a doughnut with no hole is a Danish.' He was a funny guy."

by Ugh It Live! on Oct 24, 2008 2:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Sweet, I can't wait to see how Sam chats when he's in a cranky mood

We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.
Ronald Reagan

by snley on Oct 24, 2008 3:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

“I would also like to point out that the Chicago Bulls will have no right of prior approval over the things Sam writes. He has been given complete independence by us, the same kind of independence he enjoyed while writing for the past 25 years at the Chicago Tribune.” – Steve Schanwald

"The Zen philosopher Basho once wrote: 'A flute with no holes is not a flute, And a doughnut with no hole is a Danish.' He was a funny guy."

by Ugh It Live! on Oct 24, 2008 3:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah right.

by Sports2 on Oct 24, 2008 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

C'mon, this was a guy willing to write off a book that he knew would piss off Jordan when he was still covering the Bulls beat

Plus, Sam’s got a strong enough following to find another job elsewhere if it came to it. I’d be shocked if he just becomes another organizational mouthpiece like KC

We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.
Ronald Reagan

by snley on Oct 24, 2008 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not accusing him of becoming an organizational mouthpiece

just I wouldn’t expect him to be writing any hard hitting exposes of his employer either. There’s a pretty wide range of options between objective journalism and being a member of the PR team, and I’d expect Smith is inclined in the former direction. He’ll write plenty of interesting stuff about other things, I imagine, but his Bulls coverage will be suspect.

There’s a clear conflict of interest when you’re supposed to “objectively” covering your employer. Ignoring that, or pretending it doesn’t exist, is just rank silliness.

by Sports2 on Oct 24, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Doubt thats true...

but if it is when we get a bunch of trade scenarios involving tyrus (or Ben) by January

"Worker bees can leave.
Even drones can fly away.
The Queen is their slave."

by jpchi on Oct 24, 2008 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

is we'll know when...*

"Worker bees can leave.
Even drones can fly away.
The Queen is their slave."

by jpchi on Oct 24, 2008 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's justice well served

I love Sam Smith. I know he often has nonsensical or at least wild trade ideas that he just makes up like we here all do on the blog sites without much real rumor knowledge….but I’ve alwasy found him knowlegeable on the game and even more a very entertaining read.

by majoyenrac on Oct 24, 2008 3:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Anyone read

Sam’s last piece for Hoopshype? I gave it a skim today and it’s pretty out there. He talks about how athletes suffere depression and goes into Jon Amaechi (sp?) and …well that’s pretty much where I stopped reading but I’m glad to have him back writing about what he’s best at.

"The Zen philosopher Basho once wrote: 'A flute with no holes is not a flute, And a doughnut with no hole is a Danish.' He was a funny guy."

by Ugh It Live! on Oct 24, 2008 3:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

It's suffer*

You tard.

"The Zen philosopher Basho once wrote: 'A flute with no holes is not a flute, And a doughnut with no hole is a Danish.' He was a funny guy."

by Ugh It Live! on Oct 24, 2008 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I enjoyed that column

One of the reasons I like Sam is that when he delves away from straight analysis or reporting, he’s not afraid to responsibly touch other subjects that affect the game or the players.

We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.
Ronald Reagan

by snley on Oct 24, 2008 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lol, it was a good article…

.. But anyone find it particularly strange how the headline was worded? It made Delonte West look like he was ‘coming out’

by Los on Oct 24, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yea I notice that too lol

Otherwise I also enjoyed it

by Tobo on Oct 24, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great news

I’m excited

by J Theory on Oct 24, 2008 3:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Thank goodness.

Everything I post is speculation. I have no insider information nor ideas deemed concrete enough by those who are self-elected to regulate post content.

by cranscape on Oct 24, 2008 3:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Heck yeah!

The poster formerly known as Freethefro.

by MPG on Oct 24, 2008 3:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Haha the sweater brigade is back in full force!

"I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Gonna kick some ass in the USA. Gonna climb a mountain, gonna sew a flag, gonna fly on an eagle. I’m gonna kick some butt, gonna drive a big truck. I’m gonna rule this world. I’m gonna kick some ass. I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Rock, flag, and eagle!"

by Ozzie Montana on Oct 24, 2008 4:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

First,

the organization will fall in love with him and make statements to the press about how excited they are to have him.

They will stay in love with him until long past the point that he is helping the team.

When others screw up around him, he’ll get together with other Bulls employees of his generation and vote to suspend.

And when they get rid of him, his value to his next employer will skyrocket, showing how bad of a decision it was to do get rid of him.

Oh, and when he stands next to Ben Gordon, he’ll be taller.

"It’d be ridiculous to hate someone for simply what they say in a sports blog. But I greatly dislike every syllable of your angst-filled, smarmy, nondescript, half-assed, elitist-garbage responses." –Rogerspark Kris

by bullhockey on Oct 24, 2008 4:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Now that's funny

I don’t care where your from.

by California Al on Oct 26, 2008 6:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sam Smith is now a Blogger?

I get a kick out of how quick these nimrods change their tune. This was just like Hub Arkush slamming sports radio when he was doing Bears broadcasts and then gets canned from the Bears and goes to sports radio.

by boerwinkle on Oct 24, 2008 4:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

He's been for awhile

but yea he also used to pick on blogs from time to time

by Tobo on Oct 24, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No BG or Deng

for tonight. Deng has a back issue and also a small toe injury. Those darn toes!

by sue369 on Oct 24, 2008 6:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

No kidding

Maybe the team needs to invest in some super-cushioned slippers or something…

(Disclaimer – I do realize that players injure toes in ways besides walking into the furniture.)

Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!

by wjb1492 on Oct 24, 2008 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i just hope they let him do his thing...

although, a watered down sam smith, is way better than no sam smith at all. i’ve sorely missed his nba analysis. and reading kc’s shite, just reminds me how great of a writer and how professional of a journalist sam smith is.

by jocrucial on Oct 26, 2008 2:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs