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Working without illness-stricken center Joakim Noah, the Chicago Bulls fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves at home on Monday night, dropping their record to 22-22 on the year. That’s the very definition of “mediocre,” which in recent years has been misused as a byword for “bad,” but really only means “average.” The Bulls, at .500 with the bookends of a 27th-ranked offense and second-best defense in the NBA, are average. This is a hit to the stomach of everyone involved with the organization, as the team started the season with two 2013 All-Stars on hand, the return of former MVP Derrick Rose, a luxury tax-paying payroll, and a perfect 8-0 exhibition season run. The team got off to a miserable start to the season, though, one that was exacerbated by another season-ending injury to Rose, and further made dim by the dealing of Luol Deng for first round draft considerations that are very unlikely to materialize, and only payroll relief. Deng was a free agent this summer anyway, so it isn’t as if the Bulls got out from a long-term, onerous contract.
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