I was a fan of the Richard Hamilton signing in Chicago. And his stint in Chicago has gone well enough...
... when he's played.
Rip has played in only 11 of Chicago's 23 games. And he's going to miss quite a few more.
Hamilton admitted that he likely will sit for a while in an attempt to put the groin and right thigh bruise issues in his rearview mirror for good.
"It's frustrating, but I have to get healthy," Hamilton said.
[...] "I feel like I'm playing on one leg sometimes," Hamilton said after that game.
Chicago is fine without him, provided Luol Deng comes back and plays through the pain of a torn wrist ligament.
Hamilton's overall field goal percentage is at its highest point since 2007-08. You have to go back to 08-09 to find a higher effective field goal percentage. His PER and True Shooting Percentage is down a little, though. So there's a little up-and-down with him, but Chicago already knew that.
Still, his pr...
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