For the better part of the past five seasons, frustration has been the defining word for the Chicago Bulls. Not because they've been terrible, but because they've exhaustingly been stuck in the middle. Each season, the front office rolls out nearly the same roster, makes a few minor tweaks, and hopes for a different result. While the front office sells it as stability, the fanbase knows it as something entirely different: contentment.
For years, Bulls fans have recognized the shortcomings of ownership and the front office. But now, that criticism is gaining nationwide traction. Media members and analysts with no emotional stake in the franchise are now starting to speak up.