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About The Chicago Bulls

Jerry Sloan was joined by Norm Van Lier, Bob Love, Chet Walker, Clifford Ray, and Tom Boerwinkle. The group played well together, finishing second in the Midwest division four years in a row and winning the division title once. That success did not extend to the playoffs though. Bulls tickets in the playoff rarely took fans out of the first round.

The years immediately after the ABA dispersal draft in 1976 were dismal for the franchise. The defensive-minded club of the early 70s was replaced by a high—octane offense built around guard Reggie Theus. He, Artis Gilmore, David Greenwood, Dave Corzine, and Orlando Woolridge were part of years of disappointment that had the team buying tickets to watch playoff games rather than playing in them.

The poor seasons led to lottery picks in the offseason. In the spring of 1984 that lottery pick ended up being Michael Jordan. Jordan fell to third after Hakeem Olajuwon went to the Rockets and Sam Bowie went to the Trail Blazers. The excitement and renewed sensed of hope made Bulls tickets a premium in Chicago.

That first season in Chicago, Jordan finished third in the league in scoring and fourth in steals, winning the Rookie of the Year Award and taking the Bulls to the playoffs. Chicago did not go far, losing to the Bucks in the first round, but the Bulls were happy to have playoff tickets for the first time in four years.

The Chicago Bulls found an offensive force and a defensive stalwart in Jordan. They spent the next few seasons building a team around the talented young player. Charles Oakley was drafted the next season to provide the tough nose defense to help the team. Jordan, Corzine, and Woolridge were the offensive stars on the club and fans bought Bulls tickets to see the young star and the young team filled with potential.

Though Jordan would remain, the rest of the roster would eventually be overhauled. Horace Grant and Scottie Pippen became the two major pieces to go with Jordan and complete the triangle offense in Chicago. The Bulls had playoff tickets and great runs every season now with Jordan, but with Pippen and Grant the Bulls began to come together as a championship team.

Bill Cartwright, Will Perdue, Craig Hodges, B.J. Armstrong, and Stacey King were added to the roster and Doug Collins was replaced as head coach by Phil Jackson and Chicago was set for its first three-peat. Bulls tickets were sold out during the regular season now to see a team play for the NBA Championship and not just to watch Jordan dunk over people.

The Bulls road had some bumps. In 1989 and 1990 the team lost in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Detroit Pistons, who went on to win the championship both seasons. Chicago came through big time in the 1990-91 season though. That year season tickets beheld a team that finished first in the conference with a 61-21 record and playoff tickets saw the Bulls sweep the Pistons in the conference finals.

Michael Jordan and the Bulls met Magic Johnson and the Lakers in the NBA Finals. Chicago used their youth and Jordan’s greatness to overcome the Lakers as they tried to return to the glory they knew in the ‘80s. That season Jordan won his second MVP and his first Finals MVP.

The Chicago Bulls returned with the same high powered lineup and suffocating defense that led them to the title before. Finishing a franchise history best 67-15, the repeat Eastern Conference champions took out the Cavaliers before reaching the finals with the Portland Trail Blazers. Bulls tickets to the finals witnessed a match up between two young clubs that liked to run and two stars, Clyde Drexler and Michael Jordan.

The Bulls again left victorious and Jordan again won the MVP and the Finals MVP. Chicago returned to the 1992-93 season hopeful for a third championship. That season the Bulls “only” finished 57-25, but they still won the conference and basketball tickets were sold for an NBA Finals that pitted Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan against each other. Jordan and the Bulls prevailed, winning the series four game sot two and Jordan won his third straight Finals MVP after averaging 41 points per game.

A three-peat would be as far as the Chicago Bulls would go. The summer after the championship Jordan announced his retirement from basketball. The announcement followed a rough year in which he grieved for his father’s murder. The Bulls were not the same team, but they were still competitive. Season tickets still sold very well as Scottie Pippen was given the chance to become the main star.

Pippen won the All Star Game MVP that season and the Chicago Bulls finished in second place in the Central division despite a surprising 55-27 record. Chicago made it back to the conference semi-finals, but lost on a controversial call by Hue Hollins. The series also saw Pippen sit out a play when rookie Toni Kukoc was given the play to win a game instead of Scottie.

The next year Horace Grant, Bill Cartwright, Scott Williams, and Jon Paxon left the team to either free agency or retirement. Ron Harper, Luc Longley, Steve Kerr, Bill Wennington. That season Jordan also returned mid-season after trying to play baseball in the minors with a White Sox affiliate. The club finished with a 47-35 record, its worst since the 1988-89 season. The fans cared not, purchasing Bulls tickets for the second half of the 1995-95 season to see their living legend play again.

The next offseason Chicago was busy. Perdue left and Dennis Rodman came in. The Bulls sold season tickets to a historic season that saw them set the record for wins and winning percentage in the regular season at 72-10. The Bulls dominated the playoffs, easily defeating the Heat, Knicks, and Magic. The series with the Sonics went six games, but Chicago was always far from losing control of the series. The accolades that came to the Bulla that season stacked up. Phil Jackson won Coach of the Year, Jerry Krause won Executive of the Year, Toni Kukoc won Sixth Man of the Year, And Michael Jordan won the All Star game, regular season, and Finals MVP.

The next two seasons the Bulls dominated the regular season and sold playoff tickets to long postseason runs that landed them in the finals with the Utah Jazz. Karl Malone and John Stockton were denied a title to complete their career both times in bitterly fought series that went six games both seasons.

After title number six the Bulls broke up. Jordan retired again and Krause tore the remains of the team apart fearing age would catch to the remaining players without the legendary Michael Jordan in the starting lineup to hold things together. Phil Jackson left as well and Tim Floyd moved into the head coaching role. Season tickets were available for a team that struggled desperately.

After years of unbridled success, the following five season that saw the Bulls jump from rebuilding with Elton Brand to rebuilding with Eddy Curry and Tyson Chandler. The team lacked direction and went through coaches as the team tried to find something to call its nucleus.

Finally in the 2004-05 season things looked like they were turning around. A young roster with Ben Gordon, Kirk Hinrich, and Luol Deng took the Bulls to the playoffs for the first time in years. Bull tickets were good for a hard working defensive team with just enough offensive spark to scare other teams. Scott Skiles taught the team that hard nosed defense was the key to winning and the Bulls rewarded Chicago with three straight playoff appearances for the city’s long wait for the return from mediocrity.

The Bulls future was building and building for three seasons, but in the 2007-08 season all that effort built to a tragic fall. The team stopped listening to the coach and fighting amongst the players took away the hope of playoff tickets that season. A mid-season trade announced the end of the year with Ben Wallace and Joe Smith leaving for the Cavaliers and the unrealized potentials of Larry Hughes and Drew Gooden coming back to the Bulls.