Growth

For some reason, the Bulls have kept my attention this season. Maybe part of me wants to avoid thinking about the impending disaster that the White Sox promise to be starting next week. But there’s more to it than that. Starting with head coach Billy Donovan. Whatever his X’s and O’s skill level, Donovan is a master communicator; when he talks, he says something. He also holds players accountable, this without recrimination, at least in public. And then we have the development of guards Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu; I shudder to think what this team would be without them. White looks to be the frontrunner for most improved player in the NBA. Dosunmu is just better. The third-year guard from Illinois let slip this week that he keeps a journal. Let me repeat, he keeps a journal. As Dosunmu explained, it’s helped him chart his progress from last year to this, just as he thinks it will this season to next. Saturday, Dosunmu scored 34 points with nine assists against the Wizards; last night against the Trail Blazers, it was 23 and 10. Oh, and three turnovers combined. More of that please. The Bulls won both games to pull, once again, to within a game of .500, with the Rockets up next. After that, the Celtics. Depending on how those games go, Dosunmu could have plenty to write about.