Would struggling Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich be better off re-finding form by coming off the bench?

"Um, I don't know," Hinrich said after the Bulls' short practice at a local college. "I can't tell you that. I don't know if that's going to wake me up. I don't feel like I'm sleepwalking out there. I just feel like I've been struggling. If it does happen, then whatever. I just want to win and play better."

While the notion of Hinrich not starting in Chicago seemed far-fetched in the past, it looks as though the Bulls are starting to consider replacing their captain, most likely with Chris Duhon.

"It's always a possibility," Coach Scott Skiles said. "That's the fine line you have to walk, especially when you start to develop a history with players."

"If you've seen players have struggles in the past and seen them work it out and not only work it out but come back and play very, very well, it makes you slow down on any action you want to take."

"But obviously, we're searching for wins right now. We can't ultimately be the team we want to be unless a whole bunch of guys are playing well at the same time."