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I think you could build a pretty potent offense around Evans/Holiday/Morrow/Anderson/Davis with Evans running the offense and everyone else following simple rules of playing off him.

Absolutely plus many other permutations on the roster. But we didn't see much use of those simple rules.

PrimeTime hit on it in the other thread: there are good slashers on the roster and there are good (enough) shooters on the roster. But we didn't see them take advantage of those assets to build a cohesive whole. That is certainly on the Monty and the coaches.

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Posted on 4/16/14 at 8:42 am to corndeaux

The outstanding Howard Beck on the Bulls, how rare they are, and what makes them great.

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Beyond the cliches and the heart-and-hustle imagery, there is a design at work here, an architecture that prioritizes players of high character and professionalism.

Chicago drafted Gibson, 28, with the 26th pick in 2009 out of USC. He was not a highly skilled offensive player, but he stood out for his intelligence, his toughness and his work ethic. Gibson knew he would fit with the Bulls the moment he met with general manager Gar Forman and executive vice president John Paxson during the predraft process.

"They just asked me about my life," Gibson recalls. "They asked me like, what are the things you're willing to do to help a team? And I was saying, 'I'll do whatever it takes. If I've got to come off the bench, if I've got to play five minutes. I'm the type of player, I'm going to work my way to whatever you guys need me to do.'"

The questions kept coming: Are you coachable? How much are you willing to sacrifice? Can you play a backup role without animosity toward the player ahead of you?

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Like many forward-thinking teams, the Bulls invest heavily to develop complete profiles of players—not just their ability to dribble or shoot, but their ability to fit in, to take criticism, to be resilient.

"For every scouting report we have on a player, we probably have two or three intel reports," Forman says. "We try to start early and dig and do those things, and try to see guys in a different (setting), try to see them in a practice setting, try to see them on the road. How do they handle a difficult environment when they're on the road? We talk to a lot of people that are around them—not just coaches, but whether it's trainers, doctors, door monitors, back to high school."

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It does, however, take a certain mental and emotional fortitude to thrive here. Thibodeau is every bit as demanding as his reputation suggests, and his relentless, hard-driving approach can make a lesser player wilt.

"Not everybody can really tolerate the kind of yelling," Gibson says of Thibodeau

Lots of cliche speak even there, but an interesting window into how they choose and then mold players

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