Chicago Bulls go through more offensive droughts then the 07-10 Celtics.

[jdz101]

Because multiple posters decided that because of the Bulls' average offense, we'd have an easy time with them in the playoffs or that they weren't a true contender.

It's relevant in discussing playoff matchups to point out that, statistically, we are almost identical to the Bulls on both offense and defense.  Also, with a defense as elite as the Bulls' is, anything can happen in a playoff series.

Statistically the same yes but playoffs is down to the performance and experience of personnel.

Chicago do not have a player like Paul who can work guys one on one on the drive and on the block, and they don't have the purest 3 point shooter ever, along with other reliable scorers.

Defensively the teams are very similar but offensively they are placing a lot of reliance on a pretty young player who has played through injury concerns, and when he HASN'T performed, they have tended to drop games.

[snively]

  Rose helps their offense a lot, they're 11 ppp better with him in. But the defense is just over 10 ppp worse when he plays. Other odd stat? Their defense is significantly worse when Noah's in the game.

Bizarre.  Omer Asik and Kurt Thomas FTW?

[Fafnir]

Because multiple posters decided that because of the Bulls' average offense, we'd have an easy time with them in the playoffs or that they weren't a true contender.

It's relevant in discussing playoff matchups to point out that, statistically, we are almost identical to the Bulls on both offense and defense.  Also, with a defense as elite as the Bulls' is, anything can happen in a playoff series.

Statistically the same yes but playoffs is down to the performance and experience of personnel.

Chicago do not have a player like Paul who can work guys one on one on the drive and on the block, and they don't have the purest 3 point shooter ever, along with other reliable scorers.

Defensively the teams are very similar but offensively they are placing a lot of reliance on a pretty young player who has played through injury concerns, and when he HASN'T performed, they have tended to drop games.

Rose is a good enough to create shots, I don't think they've got a strong enough team to beat us yet though.

[droponov]

  Rose helps their offense a lot, they're 11 ppp better with him in. But the defense is just over 10 ppp worse when he plays. Other odd stat? Their defense is significantly worse when Noah's in the game.

Bizarre.  Omer Asik and Kurt Thomas FTW?

It's just noise, but Asik is a defensive monster (and Thomas is still a productive defender too). That trade for Asik they did was a very smart decision.

[Greenbean]

The bulls are a team that literalyl needed just one piece, a shooting, scoring perimeter player (Rip Hamilton) and I thought they immediately became a contender. Well they got Rasual Butler. Im not sure that makes the difference.

This team reminds me offensively of the Lebron Cavs. Their offense is easier to stop because it is rather predictable. That being said they do have more talent around Rose than LeBron had.

Also, their defense is just beastly...much better than anything Cleveland had.

While I agree with the OP that Chicago's offense can struggle at times, their defense doesnt. With Noah back now, its even better and more versatile.