Mixed Bag for Bulls to Start Season

The Bulls seven game road trip, which will take them away from the United Center for nearly three weeks, should be very revealing and give Bulls fans a good gauge of just how competitive their team is.

ESPN guru, Marc Stein, has the Bulls ranked tenth in the league right now, which is very generous given the less than impressive start to the season. While the season is brand-spanking new, there are two trends that have emerged early on; one exciting and the other concerning. First the good; third-year player, Luol Deng, looks like he’s ready to make the leap to the next level and appears to have the goods to make him a perennial all-star. Deng has demonstrated an aggressiveness that was often missing the last two years. Deng is second on the team in scoring and is shooting the ball at a 52% clip. A tough guard for many teams; Deng’s length allows him to shoot over shorter defenders, while his quickness at 6’9” creates an advantage when guarded by a big.