Carlos Boozer's offensive production has declined monthly since he made his debut with the Bulls.
Opposing teams have used size to force Boozer away from the basket, creating more pick-and-pop attempts rather than pick-and-roll looks for the Bulls.
"I'm not worried about that," Boozer said. "That's part of the game. I'm more concerned with our defense. The offense will take care of itself."
Boozer shot 55.1 percent in December, 53.9 percent in January, 50.3 percent in February and is at 45.1 percent this month. His scoring average has dropped from 20.6 points in December to 19 points in January to 16.5 points in February down to 12.7 points this month.
"We have got to run the floor a little better," Tom Thibodeau said when asked how to jump start Boozer. "We have to find him deeper in the post. We have to search him out better. In looking at the film, he made some really good plays in the first quarter. We went to the re-post and missed a couple of shots. But we have to give him that second look and he has to get some easier scores. He'll be fine.
"He has faced (defensive length) throughout his career. We looked at the previous game against Philadelphia where he had 31 and he scored in a variety of ways. (Monday night's 97-85 loss) was a different sort of game. When he's at his best, he scores in pick-and-roll, post-up, catch-and-shoot, running the floor. We have to get him back to doing that."
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This issue (being pushed out on the perimeter) really shouldn't come as a surprise to them. And there's only so much a team can tweak its offensive schemes to compensate.
Carlos probably will be talked about his whole career here. Its part of being a fan.
