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	<title>NBAMate &#187; Chicago Bulls</title>
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		<title>Contenders and Pretenders – Early Season Edition</title>
		<link>http://www.nbamate.com/2012/01/10/contenders-and-pretenders-%e2%80%93-early-season-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robd</dc:creator>
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I know, it’s a little early. But with most teams having played 8 or more games, it’s enough of a sample size to get a feel for who will be the true contenders this season, and which teams are just making up the numbers.
The Contenders
1. Miami      Heat &#8211; They couldn’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Kobe got for Christmas Part V: The MVP and some stuffing</title>
		<link>http://www.nbamate.com/2011/12/27/what-kobe-got-for-christmas-part-v-the-mvp-and-some-stuffing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nbamate.com/2011/12/27/what-kobe-got-for-christmas-part-v-the-mvp-and-some-stuffing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robd</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Derrick Rose]]></category>
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Note: This post was written last night after the first days&#8217; play. 
Since the beginning of time, every season without fail, I&#8217;ve been posting up my &#8220;Things I Learnt from Day 1&#8243; &#8211; a brief run down on the biggest stories and themes coming out of the season&#8217;s opening games. But this year, thanks to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bulls vs Heat &#8211; Making History</title>
		<link>http://www.nbamate.com/2011/05/14/bulls-vs-heat-making-history/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nbamate.com/2011/05/14/bulls-vs-heat-making-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 10:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robd</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2011 Playoffs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carlos Boozer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Derrick Rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dwyane Wade]]></category>
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After so much drama in these playoffs &#8211; stunning upsets, unpredictable sweeps, young teams rising, old teams falling &#8211; it&#8217;s nice to know that some things are going according to plan. The #1 seed Bulls will play the #2 seed Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. The best two teams in the East will battle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Burning Qs and Predictions for the 2011 NBA Playoffs</title>
		<link>http://www.nbamate.com/2011/04/17/5-burning-qs-and-predictions-for-the-2011-nba-playoffs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nbamate.com/2011/04/17/5-burning-qs-and-predictions-for-the-2011-nba-playoffs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robd</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2011 Playoffs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nbamate.com/?p=4393</guid>
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I don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;ve told you this before, but man, I love the playoffs.  I really love em.  And you all know how much I love my NBA. I can&#8217;t wait till the regular season rolls around, to see how prior champions respond, to see the new cream rise to the top. To follow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday Six Pack: The Home Stretch Q&amp;A</title>
		<link>http://www.nbamate.com/2011/03/27/sunday-six-pack-the-home-stretch-qa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nbamate.com/2011/03/27/sunday-six-pack-the-home-stretch-qa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robd</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nbamate.com/?p=4346</guid>
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With less than a dozen games remaining in the regular season, we thought it might be a good time to put our heads together and wax lyrical on the home stretch. Crack open a tinny and enjoy.
1. The Spurs look to be hobbling across the finish line thanks to an injury to Timmy D. They&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A with Jim</title>
		<link>http://www.nbamate.com/2011/02/12/qa-with-jim/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nbamate.com/2011/02/12/qa-with-jim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 04:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robd</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aussie NBA fans]]></category>
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Readers who frequented this site during the last off-season will recall the engrossing saga that was Jim&#8217;s Decision. Now, over three months later, we thought we&#8217;d check in on Jim to see how the re-born Aussie  Bulls fan was traveling. Read on.
1. So Jim, we&#8217;re halfway through your first NBA season as a re-born Chicago [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Things We Learned In January</title>
		<link>http://www.nbamate.com/2011/01/31/10-things-we-learned-in-january/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nbamate.com/2011/01/31/10-things-we-learned-in-january/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time of the month folks, when I chime in with 10 observations from the previous month’s NBA action. Let’s get straight into it. 

1.         KG – Mr Cheap Shot 
I am a Celtics guy so I don’t dislike Kevin Garnett. In fact, I love what he brings to the floor. But I can’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010-11 NBA Preview – Sleepers, Creepers and Grenades</title>
		<link>http://www.nbamate.com/2010/10/26/2010-11-nba-preview-%e2%80%93-sleepers-creepers-and-grenade/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nbamate.com/2010/10/26/2010-11-nba-preview-%e2%80%93-sleepers-creepers-and-grenade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ash</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nbamate.com/?p=3837</guid>
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Greetings, gentlemen and ladyboys. Today I come to you not from the glitz and glamour of South Beach, the sunshine and G-strings of the Gold Coast or even from amongst the skanky delights of my home city’s own Kings Cross.
Instead, I come to you from my family’s apartment, right under the Sydney Airport flight path [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jim&#8217;s Decision &#8211; The Bulls make their case</title>
		<link>http://www.nbamate.com/2010/10/22/jims-decision-the-bulls-make-their-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nbamate.com/2010/10/22/jims-decision-the-bulls-make-their-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robd</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nbamate.com/?p=3783</guid>
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With the Heat and Knicks having made their cases, only three teams remain – the Bulls, Bucks and Sixers.
To present the Bulls case, I called up an old friend of mine who I used to play Tuesday night basketball with. I was halfway through explaining the whole premise when he interrupted me…
“Rob, I’ve been reading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weighing in on Jim&#8217;s Shortlist &#8211; The Hatorade Edition</title>
		<link>http://www.nbamate.com/2010/09/26/weighing-in-on-jims-shortlist-the-hatorade-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nbamate.com/2010/09/26/weighing-in-on-jims-shortlist-the-hatorade-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chucko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Frustrated Suns Fan checks in to offer his 2 cents on Jim&#8217;s upcoming decision&#8230; and skulls a whole lot of Hatorade in the process.
Jim, you’re a fool. You’ve narrowed the field down to five franchises, all of which have serious flaws. Lets examine a little further.
New York
If you were making this decision two years [...]]]></description>
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