The Bulls-number 5 Essay, Research Paper

THE CHICAGO BULLS:NUMBER 5???

Can they? Yes they can, but they will have to overcome two

obstacle courses, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets.

First lets review the Bulls team. They have the seven time

All-Star Michael Jordan, All-Star forward Scottie Pippen, and the

bigest rebounding force in the league, Dennis Rodman. But don’t

forget Toni Kukoc and their first round draft pick, the seven foot

center out of Uconn, Travis Knight. He is a good outside shooter,

but he needs to get stronger, or it’s goodbye Travis.

Now, as for the Lakers, they have recently signed star center

Shaquille O’Neal, the biggest force in the league. Now that they

Shaq, Magic Johnson will unretire (again), because he feels that with

Shaq, Nick Van Exel, Cedric Ceballos, Eddie Jones, and Kobie Bryant,

they will finally be a contender for the title. They have drafted

Derek Fisher, he is a strong player and shows good leadership, but

he will mainly serve as Van Exels backup.

Finally, the Houston Rockets. They have Hakeem Olujuwon, Clyde

Drexler, and guess who? Charles, yes, Charles Barkley, the man from

Phoenix, the round mound of rebound. They have alsodrafted Othello

Harrington, Randy Livingston, and Terrell Bell. Livingston was the

top high school player in ‘93, but has had some severe knee injuries.

Bell is a great shotblocker, but very raw on offense.

If the Bulls can overcome these two great teams, which they most

likely will, coming off a 72-10 season, not to mention their fourth

championship in six years, they will have their fifth.