The Bulls defense is still rated 14th in the league, even after giving up a 116.4 points per 100 possessions to the Blazers in another home debacle on Monday night. But as we pointed out yesterday, this has been a bit of a mirage, with the team being way too aggressive causing turnovers (and I don’t know, do fans objectively like this style?) but then allowing way too many easy shots.
Carmelo Anthony’s 10 makes, 4 from three, weren’t all ‘easy’, but did provide a flashpoint to look at this Bulls defensive scheme and personnel yet again.