The more things change, the more they stay the same. The Chicago Bulls once again are placing all their hopes on defense. Much like last season, in the absence of the Bulls' lone superstar, Derrick Rose, that will prove the difference between winning and losing.
K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune tweeted after the Bulls' triple-overtime loss to the New Orleans Pelicans:
His observation is completely valid. A survey of the difference between all teams’ defensive ratings in wins and losses indicates that only the Indiana Pacers (who have only two losses) have a wider disparity. Also, when the Bulls are winning, their defense is the best in the league, yielding just 87.1 points per contest.
We can break the Bulls’ season so far into three blocks:
Block 1: Their horrid start, consisting of their first four games, in which they won just one game
This is the fourth year running the system, so the Bulls should have it down by now. Yet you might ask, “Why on earth would chemistry be an issue? Don’t these guys know each othe ...
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Chicago Bulls Once Again Placing All Hope on Their Defense
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