

The standing of Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler on the Bulls is at the heart of the changing dynamics in Chicago. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)

On this episode of the Posting Up podcast, host Tim Bontemps talks to ESPN’s Nick Friedell about the strange season so far for the Chicago Bulls.

The pair touch on several hot-button issues surrounding the franchise, including Tom Thibodeau being replaced by Fred Hoiberg, the decline in play of both Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah and the surprising ascension of Jimmy Butler and the friction that it has caused. Friedell even suggests that it might be best for the Bulls to blow things up completely by trading Butler and starting over.

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