Joakim Noah is starting to make presence felt

Joakim Noah has been moving around on the court a lot better and this will be huge during playoff time.

The Chicago Bulls have been playing well lately. January was a struggle, but the team seems to have straightened some things out. Getting Mike Dunleavy back to stretch out defenses has helped a ton. Tony Snell‘s recent play has helped the team out as well. The offense seems more smooth and the defense is getting better and better. Contributions are coming from all over the roster.

Joakim Noah should be mentioned as someone that has helped get this team’s groove back. He has been moving around on the court a lot better of late. He is getting to the loose balls and he has been getting to the glass.

Jo has been working his way back from knee surgery all season and he is looking more and more active on the court of late. He is becoming that presence that we had seen all last season. His energy is up and he is learning where he needs to be on the floor in order to help the offense and the defense. At the start of the season, he was working to find the right spot on the floor with Pau Gasol, but he has a better understanding now.

Jo was putting in work against the Bucks. We are going to need him to be as close to that defensive player of the year level as we can at the end of the season. He has been getting better and better as the season has progressed. As long as he keeps building strength and staying active, we should be in a good place. We are going to need his defense and activity to make the hustle plays.

He will get all the dirty work done and make the rest of his teammates better. It has been nice seeing Jo get better and better.