Bulls

Saturday night's game against the Utah Jazz marked the halfway point of the Chicago Bulls season, and if the 95-85 loss is any indication, both the team and its fans are in for some good sack time. Because ladies and gentlemen, your Chicago Bulls are pooped.

Wednesday night, the Chicago Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks 99-90, a victory that can be attributed in part to the performance of Tyrus Thomas. During his energy-filled 18 minutes on the floor, the rookie scored eight hard-earned points, grabbed five timely rebounds, snatched four steals and threw down two monster blocks. He demonstrated why the Bulls were so darn excited to grab him in last summer's draft.

When Bulls general manager John Paxson sat down with the press after his team's King Day matinee against the San Antonio Spurs, he was a bit more philosophical than usual.

Andres Nocioni and his 16 points per game were nowhere to be found. Nor were Ben Wallace and his 10.1 boards. And yet on Saturday night, the Bulls lambasted the Memphis Grizzlies 111-66.

After his team's nationally televised, come-from-ahead 86-83 loss to the New Jersey Nets, Bulls coach Scott Skiles stepped to the press room podium with an ear-to-ear grin plastered on his mug.

In a Jan. 8 recap of Chicago's 84-77 loss to the Houston Rockets, The Heckler suggested the Bulls blow chunks.

The Bulls have been aware for months that on Jan. 8, they were scheduled to play the Houston Rockets.