The Bulls significantly changed their roster this summer after their first non-playoff season since 2007-08. Now it's certain there will be at least three new starters in Rajon Rondo, Dwyane Wade and Robin Lopez.
The thirst for definitive answers is immediate in this age of social media-fueled instant analysis. How will Rondo and Wade fit with Jimmy Butler? Will coach Fred Hoiberg take a firmer hold on his team? Are the Bulls better?
Games will provide those answers in due time. After all, the scoreboard never lies.
But the four significant decisions that have formed the core for the 2016-17 Bulls can be assessed and analyzed. Unlike the scoreboard, this one take is subjective. Hopefully, it's substantive too.