>Sam: Just because someone was handsome/pretty it doesn’t
>mean they always will be. I believe that Bulls defense of the
>past few years is a thing of the past because this is a new
>team.

This has been the hardest part for me to accept. Butler emerging, Gasol finding the fountain of youth? That was house money. But the amount of points we've been allowing has been the toughest part of this stretch. Yeah, we have new guys, but part of the genius of Thib's defense has been the plug and play aspect. Plus our best defensive players are still on the squad (Noah, Butler, Gibson).

I'm far from panic mode. Rose's shooting, Noah being hurt, losing to below .500 teams sucks but not a reason to freak out. I want to see guys rest up during the All-Star break and be ready come May.