Around half way into this season, I’d seen enough and declared that Chicago’s problems stemmed largely from giving Derek Rose 32 minutes a game:

While it’s terribly sad to say, the fact is that nothing even remotely close to ‘MVP Derek Rose’, let alone ‘competent starting point guard Derek Rose’ is ever coming back. Just ask Penny Hardaway. While it’s not all Rose’s fault, the sooner they move him aside – and get cranking with Jimmytime – the better the team will be. 

The Bulls have had an up and down season to say the least. In the ‘new NBA’ and the world of advanced stats, the Bulls and the mainstream media appear to have forgotten that it’s all about putting the ball in the hole. The Dunk Yard investigates.