At 3-20, the Bulls were
the worst team in the NBA, but that was then and this is now. The 7-20 Bulls are now the second-worst team
in the NBA, ahead of the Atlanta Hawks.
As much as I want to
snicker over this “rebound,” it is kind of nice. The Bulls have a jerk-free roster, and a lot
of players who really hustle. For
example, there’s Punchin’ Bobby Portis and undrafted second-year guard David
Nwaba, both of whom are intent on squeezing talent out of desire. Good for them. Kris Dunn, one of the players acquired in the
Jimmy Butler trade, also falls into that category.
And then we have prized
rookie Lauri Markkanen, the 20-year old 7” forward from Finland by way of the
University of Arizona (one year).
Markkanen has incredible three-point range and looks to have a really
solid NBA career ahead of him, if he can stay healthy, that is. Remember what I said about the perils of
declaring for the NBA too soon and having to play against the big guys before a
body has time to develop? Well,
Markkanen has missed the last two games with back spasms.
Maybe if he had stayed
at Arizona….
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