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Bulls bounce back with 97-85 win over Hawks

Ryan Arcidiacono was told to go to Europe. And not necessarily for the famous architecture and the coq au vin. The spunky guard from Villanova’s NCAA title winning team wasn’t drafted by an NBA team. Too slow, too small, they told him. Not for you, kid. Try the continent. Arcidiacono almost did, signing with an Italian league team. But details changed. So he returned to those coach class airplane rides and budget hotels for two years in the NBA’s G-league. Arcidiacono refused to give in, and Saturday he helped the Bulls pull out a welcoming 97-85 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.