Bulls have sneaky depth with a few outsiders trying to crack rotation
<p>Tiago Splitter couldn’t explain why Noa Essengue seemed to spend a majority of his Summer League minutes knocked down on the hardwood rather than upright and showing promise in Year 2.</p><p>It obviously irked the new Bulls head coach, however, evident by the fact that he had no problem benching the 2025 first-round pick.</p><p>An early message being sent to the 19-year-old Frenchman?</p><p>Absolutely. As Essengue found out the new-look front office and Splitter have no allegiance to the old regime’s No.
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<p>Tiago Splitter couldn’t explain why Noa Essengue seemed to spend a majority of his Summer League minutes knocked down on the hardwood rather than upright and showing promise in Year 2.</p><p>It obviously irked the new Bulls head coach, however, evident by the fact that he had no problem benching the 2025 first-round pick.</p><p>An early message being sent to the 19-year-old Frenchman?</p><p>Absolutely. As Essengue found out the new-look front office and Splitter have no allegiance to the old regime’s No. Yes, Splitter acknowledged that Essengue was coming off season-ending shoulder surgery that basically made his rookie campaign a red-shirt year but wasn’t about to get caught up in the excuse game for the forward.</p><p>“He’s got to maybe bring a little more force in everything he does,” Splitter said. “That’s something we’re working on.”</p><p>What if it’s just not in Essengue’s nature?</p><p>“Yeah, we’re going to keep pushing him,” Splitter replied.</p><p>To Essengue’s credit he did seem to hear the message, coming out of Las Vegas with an understanding that he needs to be less emotional and more tenacious.
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- <p>Tiago Splitter couldn’t explain why Noa Essengue seemed to spend a majority of his Summer League minutes knocked down on the hardwood rather than upright and showing promise in Year 2.</p><p>It obviously irked the new Bulls head coach, however, evident by the fact that he had no problem benching the 2025 first-round pick.</p><p>An early message being sent to the 19-year-old Frenchman?</p><p>Absolutely. As Essengue found out the new-look front office and Splitter have no allegiance to the old regime’s No.
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Bulls have sneaky depth with a few outsiders trying to crack rotation
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