Remember those halcyon days of, uh, a few weeks ago when the Bulls were just considered unlucky rather than bad? That’s now been put to bed after these 2 straight demolitions against the Knicks and a Towns/Gobert-less Timberwolves.
After Sunday night’s game alone, the Bulls defensive ranking went from 9th to 20th.
That defensive rating was seen as a very significant data point for optimism that this team is better than their record. But it’s still somewhat early in the season, and that number was just as variable after a drubbing of the Luka-less Mavs as it was in that pitiful performance in Minnesota.