I Knew It . . Luke Could Do It

The Chicago Bulls were without electrifying point guard Derrick Rose on Wednesday night, but that just gave one of my favorite players a chance to shine – and boy did he – proving all along something I saw in him years ago – even though many NBA GM’s didn’t.

Sweet-shooting former Oklahoma State point guard John Lucas III started in place of Rose who sat out Wednesday with turf toe – and he turned in a gem for the ages in scoring 25 points while dishing out eight assists and grabbing eight rebounds.

Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau reportedly had been telling people for weeks that Lucas was capable of these types of performances – even if no one believed him.