Paul Sullivan: It’s still early, but the Chicago Bulls look legit. So how do they stack up against the other contenders in the Eastern Conference?
The early reviews are in, and the Chicago Bulls have been certified fresh by the critics. Those who saw this 17-8 start coming, including NBC Sports Chicago analyst Kendall Gill, are getting in their “told you so” points. Those who didn’t believe all the new faces would quickly jell are suddenly pretending to have known all along. Either way, with the temperatures dropping and the Bulls still ...
by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune
Dec 08, 2021
4 minutes
The early reviews are in, and the Chicago Bulls have been certified fresh by the critics.
Those who saw this 17-8 start coming, including NBC Sports Chicago analyst Kendall Gill, are getting in their “told you so” points. Those who didn’t believe all the new faces would quickly jell are suddenly pretending to have known all along.
Either way, with the temperatures dropping and the Bulls still sizzling, it’s a good time to reassess their chances in the Eastern Conference, a race most experts believed would be between the defending NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks and the Brooklyn Nets.
And with almost one-third of the season complete, the Bulls seemingly are one of five or six teams in the
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