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Beyond the Box Score: Turnover Troubles
The Bulls’ inconsistent play continues as we approach the All Star Weekend, however one problem has been particularly persistent throughout the season: turnovers. In the past ten games, the Bulls have gone 3-7. During that span, they’ve committed 145 turnovers, while their opponents have only coughed up the ball 98 times. But it’s not the vast turnover margin that’s...
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Beyond the Box Score: Analyzing the Bulls' screen defense
Welcome back to Beyond the Box Score, the series where we use deep analytics to better explain the Bulls’ play. Today, we’re taking a look at this season’s changes to the Bulls’ screen defense. Last season, defending on-ball screens was the Bulls’ major Achilles’ heel. So when Gar Forman hired offensive-minded Fred Hoiberg to take over as head coach,...
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Beyond the Box Score: Analyzing Joakim Noah's offensive emergence
Welcome back to Beyond the Box Score, a series where we use advanced metrics to provide deeper analysis of the Bulls. This week we’re exploring the recent emergence of Joakim Noah in the Bulls offense. After the Circus Trip, Noah took a much larger role on the court, and it’s paid dividends. Just by watching, you can tell Noah...
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Beyond the Box Score: Analyzing Tony Snell vs. Doug McDermott
Welcome to the first edition of Beyond the Box Score! In this series, we will use advanced metrics and unique statistics to provide deeper analysis on the Bulls. To start, we’d like to explore how the team has fared at the Small Forward position. This is one of the positions Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg has experimented with the most...