(670 The Score) The Bulls will tip off their season by visiting the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday evening.
As they get going, the Bulls’ direction remains rather murky. With a handful of veterans still in the starting lineup and rotation – including guard Zach LaVine, whom the team wants to trade – the Bulls haven’t waded into the tanking waters just yet. But they also lost their best offensive player in free agency this offseason shortly after they traded their defensive ace. It has led to both fans and neutral observers setting low expectations for the Bulls, with their over/under wins total set at 28.5 wins at most books in Vegas.
Like many others, Score morning host David Haugh is perplexed by the franchise’s direction a year after the Bulls went 39-43 and lost in the play-in round.
"Teams in transition typically understand where they’re transitioning to,” Haugh said on his show Wednesday morning. “In pro sports, we have rebuilds, we have transitions, we have teams that are trying to stay on top. This is the part of me that as the Bulls open tonight, I’m admittedly confused. Because I don’t think the Bulls have picked a lane. I think that’s a really dangerous place to be as a pro sports franchise. Dangerous might be overstating it. It’s a real kind of nebulous existence. Where are you? Are you headed toward a championship? Are you headed away from a championship? Are you running in place? The symbol for the season should be a treadmill. Because I think the Bulls are running in place.”