3 biggest disappointments for the Bulls in the first half of the season

Chicago Bulls’ biggest disappointments from the first half: Troy Brown Jr.

The former Washington Wizards shooting guard/small forward Troy Brown Jr. is definitely another Bulls player that picked up his play in a bigger role of late. But Brown and Thomas picking up their play slightly of late is definitely no where close to enough for the Bulls to say that they could make it through this recent stretch of difficult absences due to various injuries.

Brown is an important two-way wing for the Bulls when the bench is this short. There just aren’t that many other players that the Bulls have in the rotation at this point that can do what he does, especially on the defenisve end of the floor.

All in all, though, Brown is one of those players that is really one of the most disappointing dating back to the trade deadline last season. Since landing with the Bulls at the trade deadline last season, Brown has averaged around just five points per game, three rebounds, and one assist.

The Bulls were hoping to see Brown become a robust two-way wing that could play solid on-ball defense and provide a true floor spacer that can also be a secondary initiator. Brown hasn’t really shown any ability to consistently create his own shot with any sort of effectiveness. He’s also shooting the three-ball this season at a clip of just 32 percent.

I put up a piece earlier in the day talking about how Brown is making a more known positive defenisve impact of late, which is a good sign. The problem is that it might be too little too late for Brown to stick around with the Bulls for much longer with the deadline on the horizon next month.