Fun with Basketball-Reference: Chicago Bulls Part 1

I like to poke around Basketball Reference to pass the time when I'm bored, so I might as well post about it every now and then. Here are some interesting things I've found this season.

• Kyle Korver
• Assisted on .913 of his shots
• Only 17 FGM in losses (8 losses this year)
• .403 3PT% (32nd in the league)

• Ronnie Brewer
• eFG% is 5% better on the road
• Assisted on 5% more of his shots on the road
• Shooting 1/9 3PT in losses this year
• .384 eFG% on jump shots
• eFG% breakdown of each quarter
• 1st - 39/75 - 56.7%
• 2nd - 27/63 - 42.9%
• No 3PM in 2nd Quarter this year
• 3rd - 27/79 - 35.4%
• 4th - 15/36 - 47.2%
• Career worst .460 eFG%
• His eFG% has been on a steady decline since 2008
• 08-09 .522
• 09-10 .497
• 10-11 .487
• 11-12 .460
• Career worst TOV% of 10.4% (career avg 9.7)

2010-2011 Bulls Roster Looking Very Promising

With free agent acquisitions of Carlos Boozer, Kyle Korver, and Ronnie Brewer the Bulls are in very good position to not suck next year. In fact I will be very surprised if this team doesn't surpass 50 wins barring major injuries (see histories of Deng, Luol & Boozer, Carlos).

As of right now the roster will look something like this:
PG: Rose/backup yet to be signed
SG: Brewer/Korver
SF: Deng/Korver/James Johnson
PF: Boozer/Taj
C: Noah/Asik/backup yet to be signed

This is a very versatile lineup that should match up with most teams in the league. There's no reason we shouldn't win the division and be one of the top 3 or 4 teams in the East. But as with every team in the league, there are still strengths and weaknesses that need to be addressed.