If Chicago hasn’t stood out to you this season, you could be forgiven for that.
The team, coming off a campaign in which it led the Eastern Conference standings for the majority of the season, stands at just 6–8 now. Yes, the Bulls have been good on D, ranking ninth, but they’ve been just as disappointing on O, ranking 22nd. Fittingly, Chicago basically has a neutral net rating on the year, meaning the club has scored just as much as its given up.
Put another way, the Bulls have been about as average as a team can possibly be. And perhaps that’s what’s so fascinating about where they’ve struggled thus far: They’d likely be pretty good if they didn’t keep blowing it at the end of close games.
