Bulls in the Middle of the Pack

The Bulls come in at number 15 in this week’s ESPN.com power rankings.  “Injuries to Hinrich and Hughes make it easier for the Bulls to find playing time for all their guards … but tougher to assemble the trade package they’d need to address those well-chronicled size issues,” writes Marc Stein.  At 3-4 the Bulls look like a team that is capable of making the playoffs, but improvement is definitely necessary to make that a reality.  Improvement is likely; however, as their Bulls’ pair of rookies, head coach Vinny Del Negro and point guard Derrick Rose, will surely get better at their respective jobs as the season progresses.

LeBron James laid his second straight 41-point performance on the Bulls on Saturday to help Cleveland knock off Chicago 106-97.  The Cavaliers outscored the Bulls by 12 in the fourth quarter to secure the victory.  Derrick Rose had a good game despite struggling to hit from the floor.  The rookie connected on just 7 of his 21 attempts for 17 points, but helped the team in other ways, dishing nine assists and grabbing five boards while limiting himself to three turnovers.  Ben Gordon, Luol Deng and Andres Nocioni all turned in good games, but the team got little else from the rest of the bunch.

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