Sniffle World Mourns as Derrick Byars is Cut by Bulls Sniffle

by James Dalton Swayze on Oct 28, 2025 4:12 PM EDT

Derrick Byars, loved by many, known by few, was cut by the Chicago Bulls today.

Yes, the Bakersfield Jam already sent out a press release that stated he and Patrick O'Bryant, proud alumni of the Jam, had already secured spots on NBA teams for the 2009-10 NBA season.

Yes, some dude named Mark Deeks said Byars is pretty good and that Byars should make the Bulls.

Yes, he was cut even though the same team employs Lindsay Hunter and Jerome James.

~~Tomorrow, my friends, we shall cheer against the Bulls and for the~~ ~~Spurs~~.

Wait, they cut Marcus Williams.

I can't wait until the D-League season, when these guys will get the playing time they deserve.

And, hopefully, by then the tears will be gone and paragraphs will include multiple sentences.

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Is this fair?

Shouldn't be.

12 votes

No.

54 votes

How rude!

19 votes

Yes. Bulls brass always seems to know what they're doing.

17 votes

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Comments

LOL, nice photo caption change

But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart

by Norsktroll on Oct 28, 2025 4:20 PM EDT reply actions

What the

HEY, WHAT IF THEY’RE GOING TO SIGN JAMES WHITE

Ridiculous Upside, where developing talent and winning are not mutually exclusive.

by Jon L on Oct 28, 2025 4:34 PM EDT reply actions

Mark Deeks is Sham!

Sham is Mark Deeks!

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 28, 2025 4:42 PM EDT reply actions

This is the team that also payed DeMarcus Nelson to sit the bench through the playoffs.

And then cut him for Lindsay Hunter’s Corpse. DAMN YOU LINDSAY HUNTER’S CORPSE!!!!

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by Aisander D on Oct 28, 2025 8:41 PM EDT reply actions

Some dude named Mark Deeks has a follow-up post which reveals that maybe it isn’t a huge injustice after all.

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-bulls-confidential/2009/10/derrick-byars-the-new-kasib-powell.html

They could have paid him nothing. But they didn’t.

by Sham-onnnnnnnnnnna on Oct 29, 2025 3:10 AM EDT reply actions

Mark Deeks is kind of a buzzkill.

by Scott Schroeder on Oct 29, 2025 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions

He’s a very unselfish lover, though. So it’s swings and roundabouts.

Also, don’t pretend that you were deflated by a Kasib Powell namedrop.

by Sham-onnnnnnnnnnna on Oct 29, 2025 12:32 PM EDT reply actions

….and I will figure out that bloody reply button one of these days.

by Sham-onnnnnnnnnnna on Oct 29, 2025 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Keepin' it Positive

Usually this blog has an interesting take on ball, but I had to comment on this post.

Derrick Byars seems like a cool cat. I’ve been following him since Vandy and he has always seemed humble and truly professional. The tone of this post is better left for some cocky guy who feels like the world owes him something, I don’t think that’s Byars. This kid is doing the best he can to get to his goal and we should respect that. I think that this negative sarcasm is unnecessary, and in a way discredits the blog and it’s readers.

My two cents.

by mballer86 on Oct 29, 2025 11:59 PM EDT reply actions

I agree with you 100%

Didn’t mean for that ‘negative sarcasm’ to come off against Derrick Byars. If anything, I’m against the Bulls doing this to him (maybe, after reading Deeks’ writings).

by James Dalton Swayze on Oct 30, 2025 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions