Coming into this year’s NBA season, any positive projections for the Chicago Bulls were all caveated with some form of the same exact phrase.
“…if Derrick Rose stays healthy…”
Anyone who picked the Bulls to win the Eastern Conference said something like this, as did anyone who pegged Chicago as their pick to win it all. No one could fully put any stock in the Bulls as championship contenders unless they felt comfortable with the idea of Rose playing a full season.
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