By The Horns: A Chicago Bulls Show

On this edition of this Bulls Talk Podcast, Mark Schanowski, Kendall Gill, and Will Perdue remember Michael Jordan’s comeback game in 1995, and get you ready for the NCAA Tournament 0:45 On difficulty playing the last month of the season after being eliminated from playoff contention 3:50 On Kris Dunn and his struggle playing consistently 5:45 Why Markkanen is slumping in March 7:50 On Jordan’s comeback in 1995 and his first game back, against the Pacers 14:35 On why Jordan eventually switched back to #23 after wearing #45 16:30 Perdue on getting traded for Dennis Rodman 17:45 Our NCAA Tourney preview including likely upsets and bracket advice

Mark Schanowski, Will Perdue, and Kendall Gill discuss LeBron James’ triumphant return to the United Center (1:30), LeBron’s incredible run of consecutive NBA Finals ending (5:00), Lauri Markkanen and the Bulls coming back down to earth (9:00), what’s left to play for with 13 games remaining this season (12:30), Patrick Beverley’s potential fit in free agency (17:30), and Will gives a scouting report on Murray State’s Ja Morant (20:00).

Mark Schanowski is joined by Kendall Gill and Kelly Crull to review the Bulls 112-104 loss to the Detroit Pistons, a game the Bulls once led by 21 points 0:30 - Reaction to loss against Pistons/lack of bench production 2:52 - Big runs and swings take toll on Bulls in loss to Detroit 3:40 - Learning experience for Jim Boylen and the Bulls 4:13 - Boylen's challenges of back-to-back with Pistons 5:05 - Update on Chandler Hutchison 6:10 - What Denzel Valentine brings to the Bulls? 7:35 - Point guard battle: Ryan Arcidiacono or Kris Dunn? 8:45 - LaVine with the "Yips" at the charity stripe 11:10 - Happy Birthday Zach LaVine 12:05 - Identifying the future Bulls starters during the rebuild 13:35 - The evolution of Blake Griffin 15:25 - Preparing for Sunday rematch with the Pistons 16:43 - Andre Drummond's domination on the boards 17:10 - Comparing the Pistons and Bulls situations with cap space and future assets 18:55 - Energy and atmosphere changing for fans at the United Center 19:45 - "The Bulls have a little buzz in the city" 20:25 - LeBron taking on the Bulls 21:00 - Lauri Markkanen's new hairstyle

Mark Schanowski is joined by Kendall Gill, Kelly Crull and former Bulls insider Vincent Goodwill to talk the Bulls future, bringing Derrick Rose back to Chicago and the NBA Draft. :45 - Vincent Goodwill on new gig at Yahoo 2:00 - Goodwill on New York vs. Chicago 2:40 - Goodwill on covering one team compared to across the league 3:40 - Goodwill on "The Bounce" transforming himself into broadcast 5:20 - Goodwill on the Bulls season/front office decisions 7:30 - Otto Porter's impact on the Bulls locker room 8:50 - Kendall Gill: "Bulls are poised to make a huge jump next year" 10:50 - Compared next year's Bulls to this year's Sacramento Kings 11:30 - Goodwill on Fred Hoiberg firing 13:25 - Goodwill on national perception of Bulls/Jim Boylen 15:20 - Gill on Bulls future playoff chances/adding Derrick Rose to rebuild 17:10 - Goodwill on possible Rose return to Chicago 20:00 - Goodwill on bringing Patrick Beverley home to Chicago 21:10 - Bulls sustaining success down the stretch/draft positioning 22:25 - Goodwill on tanking/draft odds 23:10 - Goodwill on Robin Lopez buyout 24:35 - Goodwill on where Jimmy Butler plays next season

Mark Schanowski, Kendall Gill, and Will Perdue react to the Bulls' first 3-game winning streak of the season after Zach LaVine & Lauri Markkanen led the way in a big win over Boston. The crew discusses the victory over the Celtics, what the future holds for Robin Lopez (4:30), the re-energized play of LaVine (7:30), what kind of a jump the team can make next season (11:15), and the effect Otto Porter has had on the court and in the locker room (15:30).

On this edition of the Bulls Talk podcast, Mark Schanowski is joined by The Athletic Bulls beat writer Darnell Mayberry. 0:45 - Darnell on his very lengthy mailbag over 6500 words answering Bulls fans questions 1:50 - On Otto Porter and his impact on the Bulls 5:00 - On Bulls looking much better with Porter 6:00 - On Kris Dunn and his future 7:20 - Where Zion Williamson fits as a pro (Editor’s note: this podcast was taped prior to the Duke-UNC game on Wednesday night) 11:10 - On Ja Morant, his ceiling, and risk vs reward of picking him 16:20 - Is Zach LaVine an option at point guard? 17:15 - Darnell on why Markkanen and Carter Jr would have trouble co-existing with Zion Williamson 19:10 - On Jim Boylen’s future with the Bulls 23:55 - On the chance that Derrick Rose could play for the Bulls next season 25:30 - What to look for over the final 24 games 26:50 - Will Robin Lopez finish the season with Bulls? 28:20 - On lottery odds and seemingly being locked into the 4th spot in the lottery 29:30 - On chance for a significant jump for Bulls next season

On this edition of the Bulls Talk podcast, Mark Schanowski, Kendall Gill, and Kelly Crull break down the Bulls at the all-star break. 1:30 - Looking back at a wild first half of the season for the Bulls 3:00 - On impact of injuries on this team 6:55 - Kendall on why he’s excited for the future 9:45 - Kendall on why he wants the Bulls to sign Derrick Rose this offseason 15:00 - On the players getting sick of losing and growth after the all-star break 16:30 - On Kris Dunn’s future 19:00 - On Duke and their NBA draft prospects 21:30 - Predictions for the MVP race and the likely NBA Finals matchup

On this edition of Bulls Talk, Mark Schanowski, Kendall Gill, Will Perdue, and Horace Grant answer questions from r/chicagobulls AMA. 1:10 Will on what it was like playing for Phil Jackson and Greg Popovich 3:45 Kendall on his experience filming the TV show ‘My Brother and Me’ 5:35 Horace on winning titles for multiple franchises 6:27 Mark on his time doing play by play with Stacey King this season 8:00 Will on splitting time with Luc Longley and Bill Wennington at center during the championship era 10:09 Horace on Bill Cartwright’s free throw shooting 11:30 Mark on which recent former or current Bull who could have a great broadcasting career 13:00 Group answers how many years before Bulls will be title contenders again 14:50 Horace responding to Pippen’s comments re: Zion Williamson 16:20 Horace on an ‘untold’ Pippen story and the No Tippin Pippen reputation 17:45 The true story behind Grant and Pippen crashing a dealer car 19:25 Horace on wearing the goggles 20:30 Will’s 3 steps for building a Bulls contender 21:45 Kendall on how he keeps in great shape 23:45 Horace on if he and Harvey ever tried to play on the same team 24:30 Mark’s favorite Stacey King moment 25:40 Will shares a funny Stacey King story 27:20 Kendall on Jordan cussing out Ron Harper 28:08 Who would win in a game right now between Will, Horace, and Kendall? 28:25 Horace on Shaq w Penny or Shaq w Kobe 29:10 Will on returning to the Bulls after the dynasty ended In 1999

Mark Schanowski, Kendall Gill, and Will Perdue give their instant reaction to the Bulls’ trade for Otto Porter (1:15), and then discuss Porter’s potential in Chicago (4:30), how the roster could potentially shape up next season (8:15), whether a reunion with Derrick Rose could happen in the offseason (12:00), and how the Porter addition changes the outlook for the rest of this season (16:30).

Mark Schanowski is joined by Tribune beat writer K.C. Johnson to discuss all things Bulls ahead of the trade deadline. The two go over the latest Jabari Parker trade rumors and how his stay in Chicago soured so quickly (:45), the market for Bobby Portis and the Bulls' approach to RFAs (12:30), the outlook for Kris Dunn and the future at point guard (15:15), and wonder whether this season has set the rebuild back (21:00).