LeBron James and the Miami Heat have been in the banner-hanging business for the past two seasons, and business has been good. But Derrick Rose, healthy and more driven than ever, is primed to lead his Chicago Bulls in a hostile takeover.
We'll get to Rose's individual impact on the suddenly much tighter race in the East momentarily. First, it's important to acknowledge that while the Bulls will need their superstar to push them over the top, they've also taken steps over the past year that will make Rose's job easier.
While You Were Out
The Bulls grew in Rose's absence, largely because they had no other choice.
Head coach Tom Thibodeau's favorite mantra in the face of questions about his team's injury concerns has always been "we have enough." Even when that refrain was obviously untrue, as it was last year, the Bulls adopted it wholeheartedly.
The team's total faith in their coach's next-man-up philosophy led to a surprising amount of organic growth throughout the roster. Instead of feeling sorry for themselves, a couple of Bulls buckled down and got better.
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