Baffoe: The Hell Are The Bulls Doing?
The Bulls are a sinking boat trying to plug holes.
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The Bulls are a sinking boat trying to plug holes.
"It's been fun," Gibson said of his eight years in Chicago.
Gibson was the longest-tenured Bull.
Gibson is averaging 11.6 points and a team-high 7.1 rebounds.
Coach Fred Hoiberg was hopeful that it'd just be a one-game absence for Gibson.
"It's about us policing each other," Wade says.
"We're going to play a lot of different combinations in this preseason," Hoiberg says.
Pau Gasol may well have played his last game as a Bull.
Rose is dealing with a left elbow injury, while Gibson has a rib fracture.
"He's learning," Gibson says of Hoiberg. "He's doing a good job. He's staying with us every day."
Gibson won't play in Thursday evening's contest at Houston.
Chicago kept place in the playoff race, as it's tied for eighth in the East.
The Bulls were 3-8 in Butler's absence.
Butler is feeling "good" after being sidelined since Feb. 5 with a left knee strain.
"He's been even tougher," Taj Gibson says of Hoiberg. "He's been cursing guys out.
"I never get that feeling, but you never know," Gibson says.
It's critical that Bulls management is honest with themselves as the trade deadline approaches.
The Bulls have won six straight games since the turn of the calendar.
The Bulls are 11-4 when Gasol and Gibson start together.
Will Nikola Mirotic start at power forward for the Bulls? Signs are pointing that way.
Gibson had left ankle surgery on June 16.
Gibson had an injury-plagued 2014-'15 season.
The ejection of Bulls forward Taj Gibson on Tuesday night was ridiculous.
Once again, LeBron James shined when it mattered most.
LeBron James was upset with some of Joakim Noah's words in Friday's contest.