So Bulls fans lost
Derrick Rose for the season again, and traded
the forth leading scorer in
Chicago Bulls history
Luol Deng. Well
it's looks like another season of lost hopes for the Bulls. Or is it?
While many fans perfer the team tank the season and try to win the
league's draft lottery and have a chance to draft one of the freshman
sensations
Jabari Parker,
Andrew Wiggins, or
Julius Randle.
The biggest problem with tanking the season appears to be that the
East is so horrible that the Bulls may still make it even without the
teams top two scorers. So what can fans look to be excited about?
Well there could be allot if you examine how the current roster is
playing.
When the Bulls traded Loul Deng for
Andrew Bynum and conditional
draft picks, many believed that the season which has become a bust
with the loss of Rose would become unbearable. There is next to no
chance for the current team to challenge the
Miami Heat or the
Indiana Pacers for the chance to represent the Eastern conference in
the finals, but the team keeps on fighting. Winners of 5 of their
last 6 games the Bulls are still showing signs of life and for good
reason. Coach Thibodeau has found a good rotation coming off of the
bench lead by D.J Augustine, Taj Gibson, and Tony Snell. The new
version of the bench mob show great continuity so far in the season,
and at times provides more of an offensive punch than the starters.
D.J. Augustine a former Charlotte Bobcat, and Toronto Raptor has been
a great pick up since signing with the Bulls shortly after the injury
to Derrick Rose. Augustine is averaging 10.8 points and 6.4 assists
per game so far in 17 games off the bench for the Bulls. While
playing the same minuets per game as his starting counterpart Kirk
Hinrich, D.J. averages three more points and two more assists than
Kirk and shoots for a higher percentage. Augustine is just one of the
more recent journeymen points guards to strive with the Bulls in
recent years. Many remember Nate Robinson's great play last season
which helped the Chicago Bulls win their first round playoff match-up
against the Brooklyn Nets in last years playoffs. And who may have
forgot John Lucus III and his play for the team. While the previous
point guards played with allot of emotion, D.J. seems to bring a calm
presence to what could become one of the best benches in the game.
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