No one had mentioned the word rebuilding in Chicago until forward Drew Gooden after a four hour practice on Thursday, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.

'I think it's a rebuilding year even though we have some guys that have been here for years playing together,'' he said. ''We have some new guys, a rookie point guard in Derrick Rose that we want to help lead this team. We have some rebuilding to do. We have a new coach in his first year in Vinny [Del Negro], a new coaching staff, so they're trying to get a feel for one another. But we're going to put this thing together.''

When asked if the Bulls can make the playoffs while rebuilding, Gooden said, ''Anything is possible.''

Via Chicago Sun-Times

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