I am very stoked today because my plans have been finalized to attend the Celtics/Bulls game next Tuesday eve in Chicago!

I had to go to Chicago for business for a few days/nights in late-March...well when I looked at the Bulls schedule and saw the C's were in town April 1st, I planned my trip for next week so I could attend.

Should be cool, I've never been inside the United Center before.

BonK wrote:
Just wait until you participate in the cartoon races! It's wild!

mmaland wrote:

Cartoon races? Please elaborate...

College Wolf wrote:
Everyone gets a card when they come into the stadium with lets say 8 races on it each sponsored by various local companys. Your card has a cartoon character picked for each race to win. a various times during the game a race will be shown on the jumbo-tron between the cartoon characters. If yours wins you get something free from that particular sponsor. It's really stupid but the fuuny part about it is when they have the races the audience screams louder for their cartoon than they do for the game. This is right up Bonks alley.

mmaland wrote:

Hahahaha

Thanks for the explanation. So, basically its like Hoopman (in regard to everyone cheering louding for the promotion than the game.) Except that its like 8 times as much Hoopman.

A Short Recap:

- Their single game tix pricing is really weird there. Essentially everything in the 3rd level is $40, everything in the mid-level is $90, and everything in the lower bowl is $130 (plus like $11 convenience charges). I had been watching it all of last week trying to decide which route to take....well on Friday afternoon, a seat in row A opened up in the lower level! I had to take it. It was by far the most I've ever paid for a tix, but it was also definitely the best seat I have EVER had at an NBA game. It was right behind the basket by the C's bench, after 2 rows of press.

- The Bulls cheerleaders get a B-. About half of them resemble Celtics cheerleaders (B+'s to A's), while about half of them resemble Wolves cheerleaders (D- to B-).

- The Bulls fans love Nocioni for some reason, and lovingly refer to him as \"Noch\".

- They were really hating on Posey...they have not forgotten his hard fouls on them from the Heat years..

- I was disappointed to not really see any celebs there. A few Cubs & Blackhawks were around, but I only knew that cuz they got interviewed on TV (the Bulls TV feed was on press row right in front of me).

- The place was sold out, and was at capacity when the game started. No late arriving crowds in Chicago apparantely (the 7:30 start time probably helped).

- I think Leon Powe is a really solid & underrated defender.

- KG & Ty Thomas both had sick alley-oops right in front of me. In the 2nd half K. Perkins also had an awesome block on a Ty Thomas dunk attempt, only to get called for a bogus foul.

- Benny the Bull is way cool...and a helluva dancer.

- MMaland was right about the cartoon races. They dominate many of the breaks. Unforunately, I never won squat.

- The actual game was so-so. PGA played well, and with great efficiency. Basically the C's led by 5-15 points the whole game. Considering it was a sold out crowd of 20,000+, the fans were pretty quiet I guess. Although they really didn't have much to cheer about.

- Aaron \"Freight Train\" Grey is one of the biggest dudes I have ever seen in my life. Big Baby Davis is also just massive, but about 6 inches shorter.

- Rondo completed his cup-the-ball & fake a behind-the-back pass layup, which was tight.

- KG was so infuriated when the 2 tshirts landed at he & Posey's feet, glaring at, yelling at, & pointing at Benny. I was slightly embarassed.

- There were quite a few green jerseys in the audience. More Bulls wear, but still quite a bit of C's wear.

- After the game I noticed the below-the-ground, fenced in parking lot wear the Bulls players all park. Since I was alone & just going back to my hotel room & on the phone anyway, I stuck around & watched the players walk out to their cars. Ty Thomas drives a pimped out pickup, which I found odd. Many of the guys had drivers, including JoNoah, Nocioni, & Larry Hughes. Speaking of JoNo, he was the only player to exit with women (except for Hinrich who left with his wife, and then proceeded to drive away in a Yukon while his wife cruised off in a much nicer vehicle), and he had 2 with him.

Wow, that was a lot of typing, and it really wasnt even that interesting. My apologies for a somewhat boring, and rather lenghty recap...

BonK wrote:
Damn bull came up, sat next to me and gave me a kiss at the Dallas game on Crunch's birthday. Nice to have 4th row seats but I wasn't really into that.

mwithers wrote:

C'mon, just admit that you liked it...

BonK wrote:
I found it to be kinda interesting for being a \"short\" recap. I like the insider type stuff like this.

Have a Howl for the recap and for the fact that you have gotten to see the Celtics play live 3 times now this year!

you mean to tell me youve been to a c's game in boston and chicago this year? damn kid, that is impressive. mad respect