The message from Billy Donovan shouldn’t have snuck up on a single Bulls player.
The coach delivered it on Day 1 of the shortened training camp and reiterated it ad nauseam.
“Be ready.’’
Not a starter? Doesn’t matter. “Be ready.’’
Eleventh man on the bench? Get the work in and “be ready.’’
Seldom-used Cristiano Felicio? Yep, as crazy as it sounds, “be ready.’’
“I think this is something I’ve been talking about for a while, that you gotta stay flexible and different things can happen, and you gotta be able to handle that,’’ Donovan said Thursday.