If you've been watching the NBA since the '90s, it's hard not to like the Chicago Bulls, who, as the "basketball god" Michael Jordan's parent team, dominated the NBA in the '90s, reaching the Finals six times and winning six titles. However, as Marx's philosophical theory says: the essence of development is the demise of old things and the emergence of new things, with the retirement of Jordan, the bulls also quickly declined, although after the selection of Rose, the team has briefly risen, but the rose is really withering too fast, so that many fans have not really realized its fragrance.
This year, the Bulls have made frequent moves, they have won Vucevic, DeRozan, Big Ball and Caruso, and the overall strength has improved rapidly. Vucevic, a 213cm European big man with delicate movements and excellent shooting feel, has averaged near or more than 20+ points per game in the past 3 seasons and a career three-point shooting rate of 35.7%; DeRozan, the league's outstanding mid-shot boy, who has helped the Raptors reach the playoffs many times and belongs to extremely experienced guards; Lonzo Ball, an excellent point guard, 198cm tall, 206cm arm span, allows him to have excellent defensive coverage; Caruso, once one of the Lakers' championship puzzles, He is always the most positive on the pitch. All four are the league's best instant players, with Vucevic and DeRozan being All-Star players, adding wings to the Bulls.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > defense wins the championship</h1>
Bulls head coach Donovan has actually always wanted to build the team into the league's top defensive team, but there is no way to do anything about it. This season, with the arrival of Ball and Caruso, the team's defense has finally ushered in a qualitative improvement, in the past 6 games, the Bulls' defensive efficiency per 100 rounds is 99.7, ranking 5th in the league, compared to 110.7 last season, ranking 21st in the league can be described as a dramatic change, and the main contributors to this change are Caruso and Ball.
In the last 6 games, Caruso has averaged 2.7 steals per game, ranking 3rd in the league, and Ball has averaged 2 steals per game, ranking 11th in the league, blocking 1.3 and ranking 21st in the league. The two-man defensive lineup often overwhelms opponents, such as this game against the Celtics, the Green Army was defended by only 11 points in the final quarter, and finally the Bulls successfully overturned 128:114. (In the fourth quarter, it was 39-11, and Celtics stars Tatum and Brown were defended on 1-of-10 shooting in the quarter and scored only 2 points.)
As a white center, Vucevic's athleticism is not outstanding, which also leads to the Bulls' inner line guard as a figment, but fortunately, the team's outside rotation is fast, Ball and Caruso are good at this, coupled with the excellent athleticism of Raven and DeRozan, the team's defensive structure has been successfully established.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > offense is the essence of basketball</h1>
Basketball is ultimately a way of scoring well. From the data point of view, the Bulls' offensive efficiency this season is not particularly outstanding, they can get 106.7 points per 100 rounds, ranking 16th in the league, in the middle class. However, this is related to the team's run-in, there is so much immediate combat power, player cooperation and tacit understanding need time to precipitate, but there is no doubt that the Bulls' offensive choice and grasp have ushered in a huge improvement compared to before.
Vucevic is one of the few big guys in the league who can shoot three-point shots, he can not only make a strong attack under the basket, but also open up space for his teammates; DeRozan's retro style of play is the league's top middle scorer, and this season's three-pointers have improved to a certain extent, against the Bulls, he shot 3 of 4 three points, and finally scored 37 points LaVine averaged 27.4 points per game last season, this season because of the arrival of strong reinforcements, the ball is appropriately weakened, but still can average 25.5 points per game; Ball is defensively organized, and the three points are not weak, belonging to the league's mid-level starting guard; Caruso, although his offensive ability is average, he dares to fight, and he can also average 8.2 points and 3.5 assists per game this season.
Overall, the Bulls' offensive ability and means this season have improved compared to last season, especially in terms of three-pointers, their grasp has improved too much. The Bulls have shot 38.2 percent from three-point range this season, ranking fourth in the league with more than 40 percent team multiplayer.
The Bulls' reinforcements this summer can be described as targeted, by signing Caruso and Ball to strengthen the backcourt, while taking DeRozan, quickly reinforcing the flanks, the arrival of the mid-throw boy DeRozan has created another solution for the Bulls' offense, in the previous Bulls key moments are basically Lavin's personal show, and After DeRozan came to the team, Lavin's pressure was instantly reduced, you know, last season DeRozan averaged 4.4 points per game at key moments, ranking 4th in the league, second only to Lillard, Alexander and Bill.
The new season is 6 wins and 1 loss, strong topped the first place in the East, this season's Chicago Bulls will surely roll up in the East.