Bipolar Bulls

After finally reaching a 23-22 mark, putting the Bulls above five-hundred (sorry for the blatantly obvious statement but that seems to be necessary for some people), the Bulls dropped back to back games at home to the Clippers and on the road at Philadelphia. Last night in Philly, 30 points and 9 assists from Rose was not enough.

Why do the Bulls beat teams that are better and lose the ones they should win?

As much as I love beating great teams, I would much rather win all the games we are supposed to and go .400 or .500 against better competition. That would leave us with a mark of about 28-17, instead of being 23-24 like we are now.

This team just does not have enough offense firepower to compete on a daily basis. Relying on your point guard to do all the scoring seems like a flawed philosophy. Obviously losing Ben Gordon left the Bulls with no choice, but this points more and more to the need for a star. Salmons has been placed on the bench for better or for worse, and he's the only guy besides Rose who you can see dropping 30 in a game. Deng hits open shots but often does most of his damage in the first quarter. Additionally, Noah, often considered our second best player, is not someone you can rely on to get a basket. Ultimately, a fatigued and injured Bulls team (Noah and Gibson have foot problems) lacking energy does not have the offensive talent to compete with almost any team, because even the bad teams will have those few guys who can get hot. Sans Rose our starters are Noah, Gibson, Deng, and Hinrich-lets be honest that's not very threatening offensively.

What a disappointing way to return from the Western Conference road trip. Next up: Atlanta then Miami.