Boozer talks "Hunger"

Bulls forward Carlos Boozer is staying positive as the Bulls continue to endure without their leader Derrick Rose.  Rose has begun to participate in light practice drills with his teammates and is expected to make his return near the halfway point of the season.  Boozer recently spoke of the Bulls "hunger" and how it helps them overcome injuries.  

“People are starting to see that from this team. At the beginning of the year, there were a lot of cynics. That’s fine. I’m sure we will continue to be overlooked. All we can control is what we do, and we’ve proven to be a good team, despite not having not just Derrick [Rose]. Rip [Hamilton] has been out for a while, too.  So we’re not just down a few players, we’re down a few really good players, key players, and we’re still winning games...We got a team full of guys hungry to win,” Boozer said. “You can’t overlook that at this level. Look at us, and let’s be honest: You have an easy excuse to lose. You see what happens to other teams in this league. You got your best player out, another key player out, people just start giving up on games. We don’t.  We’ve got guys in here that love to compete, love to win. That’s a character mark of this team. We fight, whether we’ve got everybody or we’re short-handed like we’ve been most of the season. All season, really.’’