Bulls’ Noa Essengue Was Back on the Bench but Out of the Doghouse

Bulls' Noa Essengue was back on the bench but out of the doghouse

<p>It’s tough for Tiago Splitter to guess how many minutes Noa Essengue was going to get on Saturday against the Wizards.</p><p>The second-year forward has emerged in that rotation mix of the No. 9 or No. 10 guy, based on matchup, according to Splitter, and the coach insisted that he was planning to lean more on Zach Collins anyway because of his physicality in the paint the Wizards bring to the floor.</p><p>By tip-off Essengue’s minutes weren’t…

Bulls’ Noa Essengue was back on the bench but out of the doghouse

It’s tough for coach Tiago Splitter to guess how many minutes Noa Essengue was going to get on Saturday against the Wizards. The second-year forward has emerged in that rotation mix of the No. 9 or No. 10 guy, based on matchup, according to Splitter, and he insisted that he planned to lean more on Zach Collins, anyway, because of his physicality in the paint counters what the Wizards bring to the floor. By tip-off Essengue’s minutes weren’t an i…