Chris Richard will return Wednesday
Posted by mikemcgraw on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 15:05
Atlanta's 63-37 rebounding edge on Monday hammered home the message that the Bulls need another big man badly.
Coach Vinny Del Negro confirmed after Tuesday's practice that Chris Richard will return on Wednesday. He spent preseason with the Bulls, then was signed to a couple of 10-day contracts, but was released when the two trades left them with one too many players.
Veteran guard Lindsey Hunter will be released, but stay with the team in some capacity.
Not many regulars practices on Tuesday. Joakim Noah, Brad Miller, Luol Deng, Kirk Hinrich and Derrick Rose sat out. Nothing wrong with Hinrich and Miller, necessarily, but they were given extra rest. The Bulls are hoping Deng and Rose will be ready to play Thursday against Memphis.
Hunter was washed up last year. He was nothing but a cheap roster place holder to be a conduit between the coachs and Rose. Not that this was a negative thing.
Nice to see Richards back. He knows his role and was doing a nice job on the boards when he was here.