Bulls Need To Work On Defense

The Chicago Bulls’ defense played well against the Indian Pacers in their preseason debut. However, the Bulls’ defense picked up some poor habits in their next two exhibition games against Utah and Milwaukee. Their rotations have been poor, pressure on the ball has been inconsistent and attention to the game plan has been sporadic. Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro told the press “We’re trying to be more consistent. A lot of this comes down to execution and understanding how we’re supposed to do things. This wasn’t indicative of our first couple of games and how we’ve been practicing.” The Bucks made 30 points from the paint against the Bulls. Through three games, the Bulls are allowing an average of 98 points. John Salmons said they are working on their defensive woes everyday. He continued to say that Chicago has the potential because of their size and inside quickness on the perimeter, but also acknowledged that the team has not mastered their schemes and rotations. Joakim Noah noted another problem the Bulls have been working on, early fouls. Chicago committed too many early fouls against Milwaukee - another consistent problem area from last season.  Noah said, “We keep adding new things on post defense and trapping from different angles. We’re playing hard and guys are taking it seriously. It’s important we get better defensively. Everybody is committed to it.”

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