2020 has a little bit more urgency to the preseason it seems, especially for the teams who weren’t part of the NBA’s bubble restart like the Bulls. Chicago’s guys haven’t played in an NBA game since March 10, so give them a pass if there was a little bit more of a pep to their steps this preseason than in ones in the past.
And if there was indeed an extra sense of urgency, perhaps we can learn more from exhibition play this year than in others.
Then again, maybe preseason is still just preseason. Either way, here are some trends that I noticed in the Bulls games.