Well, after 3 games, it looks like my prediction of a 0.500 season may be pretty accurate. They beat two mediocre teams (Memphis and Milwaukee) and were blown out by an excellent team (Boston). It feels like a season of winning most games they should but not many against playoff teams...
Granted, the Boston loss was on the road against one of the top teams in the league. But, for the parts that I watched, the Bulls clearly looked outclassed. Tyrus Thomas is on a horrible shooting spree. Against the Celtics he kept forcing shot after shot, ending up 2 for 17 from the field. Wow. For a forward with many of those coming around the basket, that is one frustrating night. It was pretty obvious from watching, too, as he was really forcing things. But, he kept hustling, which I liked. He's young and will have nights like those (which semi-continued yesterday against the Grizzlies with an 0-5 shooting night offset by 5 blocked shots).
The stud so far has been Derrick Rose. Wow. He looked quick and in control when I watched against the Celtics. Yesterday's 26 point, 6 rebound dismantling of the Grizzlies was fantastic. Yeah, he's young and will have plenty of off-games this season. But, I like what the future holds. It is interesting to see Hinrich and Gordon continuing to come off the bench, with Sefalosa starting. I wonder how the rotation will shift when Larry Hughes starts playing again. I sure wouldn't mind if he were left off the rotation.
At least the Bulls haven't started off the year terribly. We'll see if they can avoid the November swoon that often hits.....
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