This past week of the season has easily been the worst of the Bulls’ season so far, with the Bulls going 2-2. The Bulls got wins over the Washington Wizards and New York Knicks, neither of which is a very good team. The Bulls lost to two of the better teams in the Eastern Conference in the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers.
One thing that has become clear to me coming out of this past week of the season is that the Bulls will need Luol Deng to be healthy if they want to win the championship this year. They have a great player in Derrick Rose along with a great defense, which will allow them to compete with anyone on a nightly basis, but in the long run, I just don’t see them having a winning formula over the long run of the playoffs.
Against Miami, it was kind of amazing the way the Bulls got back into the game, as it was one of those games where it seemed like Miami had control of the game throughout. If the Bulls want to win a championship this year, they will have...
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