Chicago Bulls Ratings

CHICAGO BULLS
83 – Derrick Rose (PG)
83 – Luol Deng (SF)
82 - John Salmons (SG/SF)
82 – Kirk Hinrich (PG/SG)
81 – Tyrus Thomas (PF)
81 - Brad Miller (C)
80 – Joakim Noah (C/PF)
76 – Jannero Pargo (PG/SG)
75 – James Johnson (SF/PF)
75 – Taj Gibson (PF)
74 - Lindsey Hunter (PG)
71 – Aaron Gray (C)
66 - Jerome James (C)

KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Inside Scoring: N/A
Outside Scoring: Salmons (B+), Hinrich (B+), Miller (B)
Perimeter Defense: Hinrich (A-), Hunter (A-), Pargo (B+), Deng (B), Thomas (B)
Post Defense: Noah (B+)
Ball Handling: Rose (A), Hinrich (B+), Hunter (B), Pargo (B)
Rebounding: Noah (A), Gray (B+), Miller (B), Thomas (B)
Basketball IQ: Hinrich (B), Deng (B), Thomas (B), Rose (B), Salmons (B)
Athleticism: Rose (A+), Thomas (A-), Hinrich (B+), Noah (B)

THE RATINGS

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Derrick Rose (PG)
Overall 83 (down from 87)
Close 88
Med 87 (up from 84)
3pt 67 (down from 68)
FT 79 (down from 84)
Layup 99
Dunk 81
Handle 99
Pass 82 (down from 86)
PostOff 63
PostDef 62 (down from 64)
Block 54 (down from 69)
Steal 62 (down from 75)
RebOff 65 (up from 70)
RebDef 62 (down from 74)
Speed 97
Stam 99
Dur 95 (up from 90)
DefAwr 70 (down from 73)
OffAwr 86 (down from 90)
Potential 95
Strength 77 (down from 82)
Vertical 99
Off Dribble 81
In Traffic 77
Quickness 99
Hustle 88
Hands 92
Ball Defense 75
Standing Dunk 50 (down from 75)

Outlook: Rose is the most athletic point guard in the league, and quite possibly ever. He needs to improve his defense and long-range shooting going forward. If he does that, he'll be a sure-fire superstar.

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Luol Deng (SF)
Overall 83 (down from 84)
Close 88
Med 83
3pt 73 (up from 71)
FT 77 (down from 81)
Layup 80
Dunk 77
Handle 76
Pass 62 (down from 64)
PostOff 76
PostDef 73 (up from 71)
Block 57
Steal 76 (down from 81)
RebOff 76 (down from 83)
RebDef 74
Speed 77
Stam 95
Dur 80
DefAwr 79
OffAwr 80 (down from 83)
Potential 82
Strength 68
Vertical 76
Off Dribble 79
In Traffic 80
Quickness 76
Hustle 88
Hands 87
Ball Defense 79
Standing Dunk 50

Outlook: Deng struggled under the pressure of his new contract and eventually had season ending surgery. He does a little bit of everything, but could stand to improve his 3pt shooting in order to truly break out.

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John Salmons (SG/SF)
Overall 82 (down from 84)
Close 88
Med 83
3pt 87 (up from 86)
FT 83 (down from 84)
Layup 82
Dunk 72 (down from 78)
Handle 84 (up from 83)
Pass 68
PostOff 74
PostDef 65
Block 56
Steal 65 (down from 78)
RebOff 62 (down from 64)
RebDef 67 (down from 73)
Speed 82
Stam 95
Dur 85 (up from 75)
DefAwr 73
OffAwr 83 (down from 85)
Potential 70
Strength 63
Vertical 73
Off Dribble 85
In Traffic 76
Quickness 80
Hustle 71
Hands 84
Ball Defense 72
Standing Dunk 50

Outlook: Salmons filled in for Deng after his injury and the team didn't miss a beat. Now he'll fill in for Ben Gordon as the team hopes for a similar effect. Since they are both good scorers with poor defense, I'd say it's pretty likely.

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Kirk Hinrich (PG/SG)
Overall 82 (down from 84)
Close 75 (down from 77)
Med 83 (up from 80)
3pt 86 (down from 88)
FT 81 (down from 83)
Layup 84 (down from 87)
Dunk 56
Handle 88 (down from 94)
Pass 78 (down from 83)
PostOff 53 (down from 55)
PostDef 57 (up from 52)
Block 59 (up from 54)
Steal 83
RebOff 56
RebDef 62 (down from 63)
Speed 85
Stam 95
Dur 80
DefAwr 82 (down from 84)
OffAwr 80 (down from 81)
Potential 82 (down from 87)
Strength 59
Vertical 79
Off Dribble 84
In Traffic 69
Quickness 87
Hustle 93
Hands 91
Ball Defense 88
Standing Dunk 50

Outlook: Lost between the emergence of Rose, and Hinrich's injury, was the fact that he rebounded from his poor season a year prior. He's the primary backup at both guard spots and will probably see more time at SG due to how many minutes Rose is capable of logging (and with Pargo in town, that might push Hinrich exclusively to SG).

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Tyrus Thomas (PF)
Overall 81
Close 72 (down from 76)
Med 77
3pt 64 (up from 62)
FT 78
Layup 76
Dunk 91 (up from 89)
Handle 72
Pass 58 (down from 63)
PostOff 63
PostDef 73 (up from 68)
Block 93
Steal 81
RebOff 80 (down from 85)
RebDef 83
Speed 75
Stam 95
Dur 80
DefAwr 84
OffAwr 74 (up from 68)
Potential 83
Strength 68
Vertical 97
Off Dribble 72
In Traffic 74
Quickness 73
Hustle 82
Hands 73
Ball Defense 77
Standing Dunk 99

Outlook: An athletic player who has yet to consistently apply it to his game. He doesn't have much of a post game, and he hasn't developed his perimeter skills enough to play SF. Entering his contract year though, which could mean he finally "gets it".

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Brad Miller (C)
Overall 81 (up from 79)
Close 82 (up from 80)
Med 84 (up from 82)
3pt 77
FT 82 (down from 85)
Layup 64
Dunk 64 (down from 69)
Handle 60
Pass 71 (down from 81)
PostOff 76
PostDef 76
Block 65
Steal 64 (down from 66)
RebOff 80 (up from 76)
RebDef 87
Speed 59 (up from 54)
Stam 85
Dur 75
DefAwr 72 (up from 62)
OffAwr 82 (up from 79)
Potential 76 (up from 73)
Strength 74
Vertical 53
Off Dribble 70
In Traffic 74
Quickness 58 (up from 53)
Hustle 66
Hands 84
Ball Defense 53
Standing Dunk 75

Outlook: One of the best backup centers in the league, thanks to his excellent shooting ability. Still rebounds well and is a very intelligent offensive player. He offers a nice alternative to Ben Wallace-esque Joakim Noah.

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Joakim Noah (C/PF)
Overall 80
Close 72 (down from 76)
Med 56 (down from 60)
3pt 50
FT 68 (up from 64)
Layup 67
Dunk 74
Handle 65 (up from 63)
Pass 61
PostOff 63
PostDef 81
Block 88
Steal 67
RebOff 96 (down from 99)
RebDef 86 (down from 90)
Speed 71
Stam 95
Dur 80
DefAwr 82
OffAwr 62 (up from 57)
Potential 73
Strength 74
Vertical 84
Off Dribble 58
In Traffic 63
Quickness 70
Hustle 95
Hands 63
Ball Defense 74
Standing Dunk 75 (down from 99)

Outlook: One of the best rebounders in the league, and a great defensive player for his age. A poor offensive player, but still an effective player going forward.

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Jannero Pargo (PG/SG)
Overall 76 (up from 67)
Close 70 (up from 62)
Med 79 (up from 75)
3pt 80 (down from 84)
FT 85
Layup 78 (down from 84)
Dunk 50 (down from 56)
Handle 86 (up from 80)
Pass 73 (up from 66)
PostOff 50 (down from 55)
PostDef 54 (up from 50)
Block 52
Steal 72 (up from 70)
RebOff 59 (up from 56)
RebDef 58 (down from 65)
Speed 86 (up from 82)
Stam 90
Dur 80 (up from 75)
DefAwr 76 (up from 60)
OffAwr 77 (up from 70)
Potential 65 (up from 63)
Strength 60
Vertical 72
Off Dribble 81
In Traffic 63 (down from 71)
Quickness 83
Hustle 84
Hands 82
Ball Defense 83
Standing Dunk 50

Outlook: Returns to the league after spending last season in Europe. A good perimeter defender and shooter, two skills the Bulls certainly needed more of.

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James Johnson (SF/PF)
Overall 75
Close 77
Med 75
3pt 72
FT 70
Layup 72
Dunk 71
Handle 72
Pass 62
PostOff 69
PostDef 70
Block 69
Steal 69
RebOff 71
RebDef 79
Speed 74
Stam 90
Dur 80
DefAwr 67
OffAwr 73
Potential 75
Strength 71
Vertical 80
Off Dribble 75
In Traffic 71
Quickness 70
Hustle 67
Hands 75
Ball Defense 66
Standing Dunk 75

Outlook: An all-around player, but won't steal much time from Luol Deng and John Salmons at the outset.

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Taj Gibson (PF)
Overall 75
Close 78
Med 66
3pt 50
FT 66
Layup 67
Dunk 75
Handle 65
Pass 57
PostOff 73
PostDef 68
Block 83
Steal 65
RebOff 82
RebDef 78
Speed 70
Stam 90
Dur 85
DefAwr 70
OffAwr 66
Potential 69
Strength 68
Vertical 79
Off Dribble 62
In Traffic 74
Quickness 73
Hustle 70
Hands 70
Ball Defense 66
Standing Dunk 75

Outlook: The 24 year old rookie is actually older than Tyrus Thomas, the 4 year vet he'll be backing up. He doesn't have much upside, but he does have a few of the same skills which make him an insurance policy if Tyrus leaves as a free agent next summer.

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Lindsey Hunter (PG)
Overall 74 (up from 72)
Close 63
Med 75 (down from 78)
3pt 73 (down from 78)
FT 75 (down from 86)
Layup 76 (down from 83)
Dunk 55 (up from 50)
Handle 82 (down from 84)
Pass 78 (up from 65)
PostOff 52 (up from 50)
PostDef 55 (up from 50)
Block 54 (down from 59)
Steal 87 (up from 80)
RebOff 59
RebDef 54 (down from 56)
Speed 83 (down from 84)
Stam 80 (down from 85)
Dur 75
DefAwr 82 (down from 84)
OffAwr 66 (up from 61)
Potential 66 (down from 71)
Strength 53
Vertical 74
Off Dribble 76
In Traffic 58
Quickness 82
Hustle 85
Hands 83
Ball Defense 87
Standing Dunk 50

Outlook: Basically filling a player/coach role with the team. As usual, he won't see much time until the playoffs come rolling around.

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Aaron Gray (C)
Overall 71 (down from 74)
Close 76 (down from 80)
Med 61 (down from 69)
3pt 50
FT 57
Layup 53
Dunk 65
Handle 55 (up from 50)
Pass 62 (down from 67)
PostOff 76
PostDef 68
Block 66 (down from 69)
Steal 64
RebOff 93 (up from 91)
RebDef 78
Speed 55
Stam 75
Dur 80
DefAwr 60
OffAwr 63 (down from 73)
Potential 62 (up from 52)
Strength 92
Vertical 50
Off Dribble 54
In Traffic 73 (up from 58)
Quickness 53
Hustle 78
Hands 69
Ball Defense 57
Standing Dunk 75

Outlook: Gray's pros and cons are summed up with three words - Big Slow Center. Decent offensive player and rebounder due to his size and strength, but simply can't keep up on the defensive end.

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Jerome James (C)
Overall 66 (up from 60)
Close 66 (up from 50)
Med 60 (up from 50)
3pt 50
FT 62
Layup 50
Dunk 64 (down from 67)
Handle 50
Pass 50 (down from 54)
PostOff 63
PostDef 73 (up from 68)
Block 78
Steal 56
RebOff 79 (up from 76)
RebDef 76 (up from 72)
Speed 50
Stam 65
Dur 60 (down from 70)
DefAwr 60 (up from 50)
OffAwr 50
Potential 50 (down from 65)
Strength 84 (up from 77)
Vertical 50
Off Dribble 52
In Traffic 65 (up from 50)
Quickness 50
Hustle 50
Hands 51
Ball Defense 50
Standing Dunk 75

Outlook: The worst contract of the century will be retiring at seasons end due to a knee injury.