Bulls vs. Jazz

October 17th - Trying to get caught up on some old items that I haven't had time to post. On Friday, October 17th I went over to Champaign and watched the Chicago Bulls vs. Utah Jazz Exhibition Game at the Assembly Hall. It was really great getting to see two NBA teams in action, even if it was only an exhibition game. The place was nearly packed since it was Illini Legend Deron Williams' return to Champaign playing for the Utah Jazz and their legendary coach and Southern Illinois product, Jerry Sloan. Deron had a good game on his return scoring 14 points, 9 assists, and no turnovers in his 25 minutes. Unfortunately on the very next night he hurt his ankle that slowed the start of his season. Deron went against Derrick Rose for the Bulls which was the Number 1 pick overall in last year's draft. Also playing for the Bulls for the exhibition game was former Illini Roger Powell, which was welcomed back just as much as Deron. After chants from the crowd for nearly half the game, Roger came in and played 7 minutes and scored 4 points. Unfortunately, Roger was released by the Bulls in their final cut before the regular season started.