The Bulls Offense in Four Charts

25 games into the season, the Chicago Bulls have yet to distinguish themselves from the rest of the Eastern Conference morass. At 15-10, they sit tied for fourth in the standings, but have only the ninth-best point differential in the East. The stingy defense, ranked second in efficiency, has been a pleasant, yet unexpected, surprise. More surprising though, is an offense that has dropped from 10th last season all the way down to 27th this season, with almost the exact same personnel.

2015-16 Staff Predictions

Our second annual edition...

How the Bulls Can Win the NBA Title

The Bulls success largely hinges on it's three leaders: Butler, Noah, and Rose.

The Chicago Bulls have one of the most talented rosters in the NBA, but they are left out of the conversation when it comes to legitimate championship contenders. This is with good reason.

2015-16 Over/Under Picks

Over/Unders are from Las Vegas Westgate released on September 29.

7 (Not So) Bold Predictions for 2015-16

Without enough time to do season previews for every team, I'm going to post two articles, one with 7 bold predictions for this upcoming season, and another giving over/under picks.

For my bold predictions, I try to strike a balance between realistic and not-so-obvious. As a measuring stick, I'll consider getting three predictions correct a success. Any more and I'll conclude they weren't quite bold enough. Any less and, well, I'm not as smart as I think I am. Here we go, 7 (not so) bold predictions for this upcoming season.

2015-16 Milwaukee Bucks: Can they maintain a top five defense?

Last year

Pythagorean Record: 42-40 (T-15th)

Offensive Rating: 102.7 (26th)

Defensive Rating: 102.2 (T-3rd)

Net Rating: 0.5 (15th)

Projected Rotation

Starters:

PG - Michael Carter-Williams

SG - Khris Middleton

SF - Giannis Antetokounmpo

PF - Jabari Parker

C - Greg Monroe

Reserves:

G - Greivis Vasquez

F/C - John Henson

G - O.J. Mayo

G - Jerryd Bayless

C - Miles Plumlee

2015-16 Preview: NBA Storylines

The NBA season is upon us. Four teams (Boston, Charlotte, LA Clippers, and Orlando) started training camp yesterday while the every other club opens camp Tuesday. On Friday, the Clippers host Denver for the league's first preseason game, and in just 30 days, regular season basketball will commence.

For this year's preview exercise I will be looking at one major question or storyline for each team as they start their season. I'm typically not a fan of narrative when talking about teams, so I will try and explore something real and measurable. Hopefully, by the end of the season we will have thirty answers to these thirty questions. Some other rules that dictate these questions:

• The scope for these questions is the 2015-16 season only. That may make it difficult to come up with a good storyline for bad teams, but otherwise why would we watch them?
• I'll try and avoid pervasive storylines unless it is too obvious not to explore.
• The chosen storyline should have a meaningful impact on that team's season, especially those that consider themselves title contenders.

I hope you enjoy!

First up, the Milwaukee Bucks.