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The Bulls begin a three-game road swing this afternoon against a Hawks team that is in a MAJOR rebuild. The Hawks run is officially over and that’s an understatement. The days of Horford, Milsap, Teague and Korver are in the rearview mirror. The Hawks have bottomed out and are counting on securing if not the number one pick, certainly a top three selection.

The Bulls will be without Kris Dunn, who in in the league’s concussion protocol. Dunn is out indefinitely. He will be sorely missed, but this is a great opportunity for Jerian Grant to step up and get back on track. He’s 1-20 from three point range. Grant will start and we could see Zach LaVine at some point as well. LaVine, according to Coach Hoiberg, will see his minutes increase to 24 per game, which is up from 20 minutes in his first three contests.

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The Bulls begin a three-game road swing this afternoon against a Hawks team that is in a MAJOR rebuild. The Hawks run is officially over and that’s an understatement. The days of Horford, Milsap, Teague and Korver are in the rearview mirror. The Hawks have bottomed out and are counting on securing if not the number one pick, certainly a top three selection.

The Bulls will be without Kris Dunn, who in in the league’s concussion protocol. Dunn is out indefinitely. He will be sorely missed, but this is a great opportunity for Jerian Grant to step up and get back on track. He’s 1-20 from three point range. Grant will start and we could see Zach LaVine at some point as well. LaVine, according to Coach Hoiberg, will see his minutes increase to 24 per game, which is up from 20 minutes in his first three contests.

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kg01 wrote:Highlight of the game was old heads, Charlie Criss and Jim Washington tearing Dennis' game apart (not in a bad way, necessarily) during their in-game fluff interview.

Criss admitted he didn't like Dennis at first.

Washington said a huge part of his effectiveness is his quick first step but, more importantly, the fact that he goes up off the wrong foot which disrupts the defense's timing.

Went on to say Dennis will get to the next level once he realizes what he got mid-game will not be available in crunch time.

Cool to hear them break it down.

Eta: I feel smarter for having heard that interview. Now I know how yall feel when you read my posts. Hehe

Markannen did not sound like a 20-year-old rookie in his remarks after the game. ““I just try to be a complete player,” he said. “That was their (defensive) game plan, but I can do much more than just shoot. I missed I don’t know how many three’s today, but that wasn’t going for me tonight, so I figured I’d do something else.”

“I know I can’t just shoot threes,” he added. “I’ve got to get to the rim. Eventually that’s going to open a lot more space for three-pointers so I try to mix it up.”