Chicago Bulls: Let's Pretend This Never Happened...

I wrote this about two weeks ago for ChicagoSportsLive.com, so I thought it deserved to be posted for everyone to read, especially since there are fans of the teams in Chicago that reside outside this great city (with no disrespect to anyone else).

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I consider myself to be a patient guy. I even let my engagement to a complete head case last almost a year before I wised up. 

Unfortunately, as a sports fan, I seem to be the exact opposite.  Maybe I’m too passionate, maybe I’m crazy, maybe I am like every other fan in this great city and am just too demanding…But is that a bad thing?

I have to say no to that one.

I grew up with nothing but dominance. I have had the pleasure of seeing some of the greatest players come through Chicago in my short (albeit 26-year) life.

Do the math…I was born in ’82. Bears blue and orange were streamlined into my veins at a young age. I sat and watched every Bears game on Sunday with my Dad, though I unfortunately, lived in Maryland when they won the Superbowl in ’85.  

The late '80s and early '90s saw the development of (in my opinion) the greatest basketball dynasty ever. (Ok, a little Chicago bias there, but the Bulls were, and probably always will be, the only team in NBA history to do what they did without a dominant big man.)

And the White Sox made a series of runs and then captured the title in 2005. The Cubs were five outs away from a World Series berth, and the Bears once-dominant defense emerged from depths unknown to propel them to Super Bowl XLI, even if they lost.

So yes, as Chicago fans, we’re spoiled.

My whole point revolves around the Bulls, believe it or not.  I had a discussion at the game against the Jazz on March 11 about the team's many issues.

Many excuses have been spewed out:

Luol Deng's and Ben Gordon’s contract sideshows were a distraction to the team to start the season. So were the trade talks with Kobe Bryant.

Ben Wallace has his money and doesn’t care, so his (lack of) work ethic rubbed off in the locker room.

Tyrus Thomas doesn’t care. Chris Duhon doesn’t care. They’re all playing as individuals, not as a team.

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