A team-by-team preview of all 30 NBA teams heading into the 2008 – 2009 season, Hooped Up style.Â
Chicago Bulls
Luol got a contract to make Ben Gordon say Deng, they decided on Derrick Rose as the number one pick to steer their team to the future and hired Vinnie Del Negro as kind of a shock to everybody and are looking to rebuild. Â So where does this leave this version of the Baby Bulls? Â Well things can only get better for them after a 33 win season and obtaining a young floor general with gusto.
You know the Bulls want to be better when they fired Scott Skiles on Christmas day….DENG!
Projected Starters:Â PGÂ – Derrick Rose /Â SGÂ – Kirk Hinrich /Â SFÂ – Luol Deng /Â PFÂ – Drew Gooden /Â CÂ – Â Joakim Noah
Additions:Â Darius Washington, Elton Brown, Roger Powell , Omer Asik, Derrick Rose
Losses:Â Chris Duhon, Shannon Brown, JamesOn Curry
Projected Wins: 34+
Team Theme Song:Â Â Common -Â Resurrection
Things are looking up in the City of Wind and rookie Derrick Rose is the beginning of the resurrection.
Overall
The Bulls have way too many perimeter players and lack a consistent inside presence. Â However , this should be good for the baptism under fire year for Derrick Rose who they need to be good now to move ahead in the east. Â Ben Gordon after contract issues placed him in limbo should be a solid sixth man and possible starter if the Hinrich at shooting guard experiment fails, Luol has that game to make you say Deng! and Joakim Noah and Drew Gooden will be solid on the frontline but will be offensively challenged.Â
This is a experimental year for the Bulls with more changes to come but, Derrick Rose will be fun to watch.
