Chicago Bulls: 5 Areas Of Concern During Latest Losing Skid

Chicago Bulls: 5 Areas Of Concern Following Latest Setback

Jan 12, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler (21) reacts during a timeout in the fourth quarter during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Bucks beat the Bulls 106-101. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /

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Jan 12, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler (21) gets a pass away from Milwaukee Bucks guard Khris Middleton (22) and forward John Henson (31) in the third quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Turnovers Starting To Become An Issue

During their 120-105 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Jan. 9, the Bulls recorded 22 turnovers, which led to 25 points for the Hawks. In their 114-100 home loss to the Washington Wizards, the Bulls committed 16 turnovers which led to 17 points. This was a big reason why the Wizards tallied 20 fast break points.

Usually teams learn from their miscues, but that hasn’t been the case with the Bulls because the Bucks scored a whopping 30 points courtesy of 17 Chicago turnovers. Jimmy Butler, who led all players with four turnovers, provided this assessment, via CSN Chicago:

"“We turned the ball over, they got in the open floor and got a lot of easy baskets,” Butler said. “Trying to thread the needle (on passes), especially me. Trying to do too much instead of making the simple play.”"

Simply put, when a team fails to take care of the basketball and give its opponents extra possessions, bad things will happen more times than not. That has been the case during this three-game losing skid.

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