As the third NBA team to inhabit the fine city of Chicago, the Chicago Bulls began their history in the league in 1966 by posting the best record in NBA history by an expansion team and thus qualified for the playoffs. While they spent the next couple of years putting together a good, strong team, they just couldn't quite get their footing. Through the 1970's, the Chicago Bulls ticket holders were treated to a strong, defensive team. Unfortunately, even with all of their hard work, the Bulls only won one division title and didn't make it into the finals.
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Near the end of the 1970's and the early 1980's, the team bottomed out. This was mostly due to one single coin flip that the Chicago Bulls lost. If they had won that coin toss, the Chicago Bulls ticket holders would have been treated to the addition of Magic Johnson being drafted onto the team. Instead, they picked second and gained David Greenwood. That coin toss would have changed Chicago forever, but as it is well known, the Los Angeles Lakers, with their first pick chose Magic Johnson.
It wasn't until the summer of 1984 that the team would finally see the silver lining they so much needed. Receiving the third pick of the NBA draft, the Chicago Bulls ticket holders were treated to one of the best basketball players to ever grace the game, Michael Jordan. The team was fresh with new management and ownership and during his rookie year, Jordan would set all sorts of records and receive rookie of the year status for his efforts. The next year, Jordan would lead his team again into the playoffs where they would unfortunately lose to the great Boston Celtics.
During the 1986-1987 season, the Bulls would find themselves struggling, even with Jordan''s high scoring records, averaging 37.1 points a game. They would finish the season with a 40-42 record. While this was good enough to get them into the playoffs, the Chicago Bulls ticket holders would find their team up against the Boston Celtics and yet again would find themselves losing.
By the 1990-1991 season, the Chicago Bulls ticket holders were tired of their team coming so close and blowing it. There were no more excuses left for the team and they pushed forward with a vengeance, making the 1990's the season of the Bulls. The Chicago Bulls would finally win their first Championship, then a second and in 1993 they would achieve what no other team had done since the 1960's. They would complete a three-peat.
During the summer of 1993, the basketball world would be shocked by the retirement of Chicago Bulls ticket holders greatest asset to the team, Michael Jordan just months after his father's murder. Jordan's announcement that he would play baseball instead confused fans and he wasn't well received in the baseball community, nor was he very good at the sport. Luckily for the Chicago Bulls ticket holding fans, their golden boy decided to forgo retirement and join up with the team again. He was once again the best in the league. In 1995-1997, the Chicago Bulls would once again find themselves the recipients of another three-peat victory, but 1997 would prove to be the end of the Chicago Bulls dynasty. It was rumored that this would be Jordan's last season, head coach Phil Jackson's job future was questionable due to his growing rift with GM Jerry Krause.
The Chicago Bulls ticket holders are holding their breath right now as the team goes through a revamping period. In February, the Bulls started making the first of many trades that they would make to help fill the bench with strong and tough players. They chose Brad Miller and John Salmons to the roster then they acquired Tim Thomas, Jerome James and Anthony Roberson. With the two first round picks they had for the 2009 season, the Chicago Bulls drafted Wake Forest and James Johnson. Lets hope these trades are the boost that this team needs to once again make it to the playoffs and put another championship trophy on the mantle.