Still left without a concrete timetable for Derrick Rose's return from an ACL tear, the 2012-13 season has given the Chicago Bulls ample time to learn about their supporting cast.
Thus far, it's hard to complain with the results. Chicago is 7-7, having mostly won the games it was expected to win and fallen in contests where it came in as an underdog. Albeit in a very limited sample size, the Bulls would be in ninth place in the Eastern Conference if the season ended on Dec. 1.
That's all well and good. But while the results have shown that Chicago can still hang around the fringes of playoff contention without Rose, it's also exposed the surrounding talent as unworthy of championship glory when the star returns.
That's not to call the Bulls' secondary stars weak or Wizard-like or anything derogatory of the sort.
More than anything, the Bulls' lack of championship worthiness is an observation of the current NBA landscape. Contenders like the Heat, Lakers and Thunder all boast two of 10 best players in the game—ones that can (theoretically in L.A.'s case) pick up the slack when the other is struggling.
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Article written by Tyler Conway
Derrick Rose’s Injury Has Proven the Bulls’ Core Is Not Championship-Worthy
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