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Nearing the middle point of the 2009-2010 season the Chicago Bulls are a rocky ship. Playing poorly one night, and then beating someone they shouldn’t have the next, second-year coach Vinny Del Negro finds himself on a see-saw ride of job… no job, job… no job. Right now things are looking up for Vinny and the tough Chicago fans, as the Bulls have won seven of their last ten games and on a 3-game winning streak after having just surprised the Boston Celtics with a victory. While Chicago is 11 games behind the Central Division-leading Cavaliers, their 17-20 record does place them in the 8th and final playoff spot at this point in the season.
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While part of the reason for the team’s recent success is due to the constantly improving and inspired play of second-year point guard Derek Rose and center Joakim Noah, forward Luol Deng has put up consistent numbers, while shooting guard John Salmons, all-purpose guard Kirk Hinrich, and forward Taj Gibson have all made significant contributions at times as well. If they can keep things up this way, and power forward Tyrus Thomas can return from injury fully, and with a chip on his shoulder, the Bulls can improve significantly over the second half of the season.
Rose leads the Bulls with 18.5 points and 6 assists per game, while in addition to his 11 points a game, Noah seems to be controlling things at the other end of the floor as he leads the team with 12.2 rebounds (3.9 offensive, 8.3 defensive) and 1.73 blocks a night. Deng is helping with solid performances at both ends of the court, with 17.6 points, 7.5 rebounds (2.2 offensive, 5.3 defensive), 2.1 assists, 1.05 steals, and 1.11 blocks per contest. Forward Taj Gibson (8.6 points, 6.2 rebounds) has taken the starting role from Thomas (14 games, 8.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, team-leading 1.57 steals) due to his injury, and made it hard for Thomas to break back in, even though he did have 6 steals in only 26 minutes just the other night.
This is a team that has made great runs toward the end of the season many times before, even giving the Celtics a scare in the first round of last season’s playoffs, in what many have described as the best NBA playoff series ever. Get tickets now and support the Chicago Bulls for the rest of the season, and into the playoffs, to see if they can improve on last year’s performance.
The Chicago Bulls ticket holders are holding their breath right now as the team goes through a revamping period. In February, the Bulls started making the first of many trades that they would make to help fill the bench with strong and tough players. They chose Brad Miller and John Salmons to the roster then they acquired Tim Thomas, Jerome James and Anthony Roberson. With the two first round picks they had for the 2009 season, the Chicago Bulls drafted Wake Forest and James Johnson. Lets hope these trades are the boost that this team needs to once again make it to the playoffs and put another championship trophy on the mantle.
