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Why are we all so nervous about the Bulls?
They’re in a tight battle for the top spot in the Eastern Conference standings and for the best record in the NBA.
But the desperation talk about the Bulls needing to break everything up and deal for disgruntled and possibly available Magic center Dwight Howard — shedding Luol Deng, Joakim Noah, C.J. Watson and/or Omer Asik or Taj Gibson in the process — is scary chatter, no matter how you frame it.
This current Bulls team has weaknesses, for sure. And no doubt the Bulls will have to get past the three-star Miami Heat to reach the NBA Finals. And a championship, you recall, is all reigning MVP Derrick Rose says he wants.
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