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Film Room with the Bulls: What to Like, Not Like from First Two Weeks of Season

By Michael Whitlow

Nov 2, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg reacts on the side line during the second quarter against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 2, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg reacts on the side line during the second quarter against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 27, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson (22) makes a move defended by Boston Celtics forward Amir Johnson (90) during the first quarter at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports /

What to Like: Taj Gibson has been a rock for the Bulls

It’s no secret that Taj Gibson is a free agent after the 2016-17 season concludes.

If this six-game start is any indication of how well Gibson is going to play for the Bulls this season, he’s in line for a huge payday.

Gibson has been nothing less than consistent and tough for the Bulls since they drafted back in 2009 with the 26th overall pick.

I snagged this play from the Knicks game because the great move Gibson put on second-year star Kristaps Porzingis. The mammoth 7’3″ big man for New York has a tendency to be a bit jump-happy as a defender and falls for the pump fake more often than not.

Gibson hit the Latvian with a beautiful up-and-under move for a bucket on this possession.

These kinds of plays are the ones Gibson’s been making all season long. He’s been so good for the Bulls as the starting four-man, averaging 11.5 points on 53.3 shooting and 9.2 rebounds per game, which leads the entire Bulls roster.

His advanced numbers through the first three games were outstanding as a underrated piece to why the Bulls started so hot out of the gate.

There’s no telling how much longer Gibson will be a Bull with the “younger and more athletic” mantra hovering over the franchise from this past summer, but he’s going to contribute and do his job night in and night out.

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