More Than Meets the Eye

I really like Bulls’ coach Billy Donovan. He’s a more polished version of Ozzie Guillen, ready to both praise and criticize players. If only he had more players worthy of praise. Check that. Maybe he does. At least his team should have three more victories. The NBA does an after-action report on games, focusing on calls made in the final two minutes. By the league’s own count, the Bulls have been hit with incorrect calls that directly cost them three wins. A 17-21 team should in fact be 20-18. Not great, but headed in the right direction. Off of last night, I may start paying more attention. The Nets brought a twelve-game winning streak to town, only to leave with a 121-112 loss. Patrick Williams had twenty-two points with seven rebounds and may actually be figuring out the power-forward position. Guard Ayo Dosunmu (seventeen points, seven rebounds) looks to be emerging from his sophomore slump. I know Donovan sounds hopeful. Nikola Vucevic has shown a recent interest in rebounding, so, that’s nice, especially when paired with the consistent play of DeMar DeRozan. As for Zach LaVine, sometimes he’s there, sometimes not. We’ll just have to wait and see how this all plays out. At least it makes the time pass, and that’s always a good thing come January.