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By Zach Lowe , CelticsHub.com @ October 30th, 2:02 pm CELTICS : 2-0 vs Bulls 1-0 Off.

He spent the summer focused on defense and his outside shot. 2 Jannero Pargo, 6-1, SG, Arkansas: Chicago native is back from a three-year hiatus from the Bulls and one year away from the NBA .

Not sure if this is a true dilemma in the mind of Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro, but starting Tyrus Thomas in Thursday's season opener against San Antonio is the right call.

Crystal Ball The consensus prediction of the TrueHoop Network bloggersand the best hopes of By The Horns.

The Bulls returned to practice Sunday after a day off essentially at full strength -- if you discount Aaron Gray and Jerome James, who will be out for a while -- for the first time in 3A1 2 weeks.

Ben Wallace doesn't take kindly to rookies hazing him back. When Ben Wallace was in Chicago, the Bulls drafted Joakim Noah, known for being outspoken and not being the typical "knows his place" rookie.

Point guard Derrick Rose , who has been sidelined since Oct. 2 with an injured right ankle, is getting close to returning but continued to sit Sunday as the Bulls conducted an open practice for season-ticket holders at the United Center.

The Bulls keep saying Derrick Rose's bum right ankle is improving and yet Rose keeps missing day after day after day.

The Central Division is comprised of one team that harbors absolutely realistic hopes of winning a championship, plus four teams wallowing in varying degrees of mediocrity.

With only two weeks before the regular season starts the Chicago Bulls roster is looking near completion.

With the expanded rosters of the preseason, coaches usually have more players in uniform than they can comfortably play in a game.

James Johnson scored 18 points, including the game-winning shot at the buzzer, and pulled down eight rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls past the Utah Jazz, 102-101, in preseason action at The O2 Arena in London.

Team Name: Chicago Bulls Last Yeara s Record: 41-41 Key Losses: Ben Gordon, Tim Thomas Key Additions: Jannero Pargo, James Johnson, Taj Gibson, Derrick Byars 1. What Significant Moves were made during the off-season? Ben Gordon was essentially let go.

In 1990, Jerry Sloan and his Jazz flew to Japan to open the NBA regular season against Phoenix.

By and large, I don't particularly enjoy preseason games. Ultimately, they're meaningless, especially when they come against a lottery team that last season ranked 19th in Defensive Rating and 26th in PPG Allowed .

Plenty of disappointed Derrick Rose fans populated this citya s O2 Arena. Few in the sellout crowd knew the Bullsa second-year guard wasna t playing because of a sore right Achilles and ankle.

Given the number of red Bulls jerseys throughout the stands at a sold-out O2 Arena , it seemed fitting Tuesday's exhibition game would end in a sea of red.

With the Bulls going into camp with only 13 guaranteed contracts , and with a few minor injuries already popping up, the unsigned FAs on the roster may be more important than originally planned.

You think the Lakers will retire Shaquille O'Neal's jersey? With bridges burned in Orlando and Miami, not much to show for his time in Phoenix, and twilight years in Cleveland ... O'Neal has the chance to become the greatest NBA player ever to not have his jersey retired .

Luol Deng walked onto the Conseco Fieldhouse court an hour before tipoff Friday night and smiled.

The last Bulls fans saw of Brad Miller , he was playing impact minutes down the stretch of the epic playoff series against the Celtics and getting knocked upside the head by Rajon Rondo.