Ladies and Gentlemen, Your Chicago Bulls

If the Bulls were a rollercoaster ride, hardly anyone would get on for fear of injury or worse. From high to low and back again in a corkscrew flash, that’s them. Hang on, or die. Sunday, the Bulls beat a very good Pelicans’ team on the road. Then, at home Tuesday night against the woeful, dreadful Pistons (9-49), they shot 2-for-29 from beyond the three-point in a 105-95 loss. If that doesn’t get you to scratching your head, also consider Billy Donovan’s crew committed all of six turnovers, vs. 20 for Detroit. Then, last night, Cleveland comes to town fresh off a buzzer-beating win against the Mavericks, the buzzer beater coming from a Max Struss—hey, we had him, right?—shot a step or two beyond halfcourt. Going in, the Bulls had a seven-game losing against the Cavaliers. On top of that, the Chicago penchant for overtime, eight times so far this season, played right into a Cleveland strength. The Cavs had won their last eleven OT contests. So, what happened? Yup, double overtime with the Bulls beating the second-best team in the East, 132-123. How does a team that outrebounds its opponent 74-39 not use that dominance on the boards to win in regulation? By being the 2023-24 Chicago Bulls, that’s how. Given that the 2024 White Sox may be a disaster, 1-5 so far in Cactus League play, I’ll take my chances on the rollercoaster.