Another Team,
Another Rebuild
Jerry Reinsdorf
owns the White Sox and the Bulls. That
means losing pretty much all year long if you’re a fan of both teams, like I
am. If only Mr. Reinsdorf cared to ask
for my opinion. I’ll give it anyway.
The rebuild of
his baseball team has been marred by strikeouts and injuries. The rebuild of his basketball team has been
marred by injuries—three-fifths of the starting lineup and a top reserve—along
with a lack of defense. The Bulls have
played four games so far this season, averaging 111.2 points a game. That sounds impressive until you consider
they’re giving up 117.5 points a game.
It’s time for someone to tell guard Zach LaVine that scoring 30 points a
game—which LaVine has managed in all four games—doesn’t mean much if you give
up 32 points a game on defense.
Once upon a
time, the Bulls had a guard by the name of Flynn Robinson, who could do just
that. They also had a guard by the name
of Norm Van Lier, who understood the importance of defense. Stormin’ Norman wore his floor burns like the
badge of honor they were. LaVine and the
rest of the baby Bulls could use the example of Van Lier (along with his
backcourt teammate, Jerry Sloan) if they want to avoid a second straight
50-loss season.
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