Understandably, some, upon reading this proclamation, will sputter, “How can you say that?! They’re horrible!”
But that’s precisely the point. They are horrible.
It’s Better to Be Really Bad than Kind of Good
Signing Mike Dunleavy, for better or worse, was the right decision. If the Chicago Bulls and Derrick Rose stayed healthy, he was the right choice. Now that Rose is gone, that hasn’t changed.
The most important thing about Dunleavy’s signing was that he was a wing who could log minutes, and he has done that, averaging 25.2 per game. As a result, Luol Deng’s minutes are down, even in spite of Jimmy Butler’s injury. Last year he averaged 38.7 minutes; this year that’s down to 36.8.
That safeguard would have been sufficient to keep Deng and Butler from being overburdened had Rose stayed healthy and the team had been able to make a deep postseason run.
But, the “better” scenario didn’t work out, and now Rose is gone for the year, and the Bulls offense has no one who can crea ...
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Chicago Bulls Made Right Choice by Adding Mike Dunleavy
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