The answer is a simple one, yes! Not only do the Bulls have what it takes to be competitive in the postseason, they can advance to the Eastern Conference Final if a few things fall in their favor.
Before we go into a few “what if” scenarios, currently the team is in shambles. Injuries have shredded the Bulls, who are playing with 10 healthy bodies.
To be where they are—42 wins versus 32 defeats, including winning six out of their last eight games—is short of amazing.
The injured Bulls players would make one heck of a starting five.
Without Derrick Rose all season, the team came together quite cohesively. Take away Richard Hamilton (18 consecutive games missed), Joakim Noah (eight games), Marco Belinelli (seven games) and Taj Gibson (two games), you have a mash unit full of players who have 136 starts between them just this season alone.
Injuries have placed Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau in a pick ...
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Article written by Ernest Shepard