Notable absences
Coach Hoiberg is taking it easy with his guys tonight, resting all #ThreeAlphas and Taj Gibson too. To add to that, Denzel Valentine is still not back from his injury, and Tony Snell will be sitting for about a week.
It looks like future first ballot Hall of Famer Paul Zipser will be starting at the small forward position, according to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune (not the Hall of Fame part, that’s all me).
Hoiberg said Zipser will start at small forward Saturday vs. Bucks. Wade, Butler are sitting.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) October 15, 2016
Zipser impressed a lot of people last night against the Cavs, scoring 18 points on 7-for-9 shooting. Look to see Doug McDermott, Spencer Dinwiddie and Bobby Portis soak up a lot of the free minutes as well.
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