BULLS SHOWING CHAMPIONSHIP SWAGGER!

Funny what a new season can do for an old team! Bulls held another training camp this past weekend at the McCook Expo! It was the best workout yet! It was our first chance to look at our starting back court of Twain Jackson and Pierre Monagan play together! It was something special! These guys looked like they have played together for years. Teams in the upcoming Premiere Hoops Fantasy League will have fits trying to contain these two play makers! The scrimmages are progressing well as all our players are shaking off rust and recovering from minor injuries! We're slowly approaching mid-season form as a team! The Bulls also announced the return of back up point guard Ant and big man Ken Hoover! The Bulls will look to squeeze in two more workouts before the month is out! Stay tuned for details!

The Premiere Hoops fantasy League is the ultimate men's basketball league! We feature real teams playing real games for real championship rings! We play in NBA Replica Uniforms. We play with shot clocks! This year we'll keep stats for points scored! We video record all our games and make DVD copies for purchase! Each round of our play-offs will be the best of three games. We got it all and then some! This year's competition looks to be the best yet! You don't want to miss this one!

You still have time to get your squad into the upcoming season! You can register either online vie PayPal or Active.com! You can find both links at our website! Your third option is to pay in person at the Bulls next practice! The deadline to register is this Saturday, October 22, 2011. Between now and then you can email us your team roster so we can start to get everybody in the books. At last count we were talking to about 15 teams! We'll look for 6 to 10 teams to actually get in! If your thinking of paying in person at the Bulls next practice, you might as well come ready to work out with us! We'll be at the McCook Expo this Saturday starting at 12 PM! We'll play till we get tired! The season will start sometime in November! Or as soon as we can get the uniforms back, reserve the court over at the JLM Center, and get a schedule together! Looking forward to seeing everybody real soon!  

Chance to play in the ABA with the Chicago Fury

Would you like a shot to play in the ABA? Here's the details on a combine tryout with the Chicago Fury!

Saturday, November 5, 2011 @ the JLM Center located 2622 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL. Time is 12 PM to 5 PM! Sign in starts at noon! Must be 18 or older and the cost is $25. Please contact Head Coach Danny T 773-240-6171 or club owner Kendalle 773-417-1944. Email is chicagofurybasketball@gmail.com or check the ABA website @ www.abalive.com

Bulls Working Out The Wrinkles During Training Camp!

Bulls met again this past weekend for practice at the McCook Expo! It was the Breakfast Club Special as the Bulls started practice at 7 AM! Two starters were excused from this practice! DC and Twain Jackson, but Mike Jackson, Reggie Terrell, and Pierre Monagan all showed up! Along with Derrick Terrell's twin boys who participated in our workout! This week our main objective at practice was to test our ability to recovery from two straight weeks of play and to see how well the starters would play together! We accomplished a lot in about two hours! Overall the starters made some progress as they were able to push the tempo of the game more so than in previous years. The second unit is a tab bit ahead of the first unit thanks in part to their long experience of playing together! The second unit showed great poise and patience on offense trying to take advantage of match ups, down in the post! Both squads were able to push each other, and we split wins in four games in inter-squad scrimmages!

Notes from this Bulls practice include Mike Jackson still having a nice touch with his outside shot! Pierre Monagan showed some rust but still had good command of the offense as he moved the ball around to the open man! Reggie Terrell had a nice presence in the post! The second unit was lead by Randy Kimbrough who was the smartest guard on the court and was able to hit the open man and open jump shot! Robin Locke continue's his work on getting his outside jumper back on track. Derrick Terrell was huge down in the post as he's still recovering from sore knees . Bill Leach is making progress and showing flashes of old but still needs more work with conditioning and timing! It was another good workout that only saw Randy suffer a mild ankle sprain, but he vowel to be ready for next week's practice, which could see the entire team together for the first time, and include a scrimmage against the Celtics!  

Bulls Open Training Camp!

With the 2011 season of the Premiere Hoops Fantasy League set to begin in less than a month, the Chicago Bulls began their quest for it’s first championship run by opening training camp at the McCook Expo! The big box sports complex holds several large soccer fields and a total of 6 basketball courts inside! The Bulls looked happy to be on the court, once again, prepping to change the misfortunes of the past several losing seasons! Veterans Randy Kimbrough and Robin Locke, the Blackburn Boys, looked surprisingly good for the first practice! Especially during scrimmage games where they both showed ranged with outside jump shots! Second year starter DC, Darrick Carter, showed up in mid-season form, displaying great conditioning, and a knack for finding the ball on both ends of the court! 

Bulls rookie Antoine Jackson will look to make a major impact on the squad! The young grasshopper was able to attack the rim at will! Looks to be a good fit with the team that should help the Bulls get more wins right away! Derrick Terrell is working his way back from sore knees! And the Commissioner Bill Leach looked winded but held his own! We got additional help from “retired” Bulls player Ken Hoover! Special thanks to the young guns who were already at the Mccook playing ball and decided to scrimmage against us! We all broke a good sweat while working on our old defense and a new offense! 

Lot’s of work ahead, but we’re off to a very positive start! Next weekend we’ll look to add in the mix Mike Jackson, Reggie Terrell, and Pierre Monagan! Word of the Bulls training camp is getting around as other potential Fantasy League teams are calling to inquire about possible scrimmages! Next practice is set for this Saturday, October 8! The early-bird session will run from 7AM to 9 AM. Contact the League Office if your squad would like to be a part!