Tiago Splitter Sends Caleb Wilson A MESSAGE 👀🐂 + Bulls Need A CLOSER? Full-Court PRESS Could Be A Weapon

Tiago Splitter wants Caleb Wilson to become special. That doesn’t mean every possession should become the Caleb Wilson show.

On today’s Chicago Bulls Central, Haize breaks down Splitter’s approach to developing Caleb, whether the Bulls truly need an isolation scorer to take the next step, and why Chicago’s full-court pressure could become a legitimate weapon with this roster’s length and athleticism.

Following the preseason finale, Splitter praised Caleb’s willingness to learn and request extra film work while also making one thing clear:

“It’s not the Caleb Show every night.” Pasted text

That gives us the bigger developmental question.

Can Caleb learn to recognize what the possession needs from him, rather than simply hunting touches?

Sometimes that means attacking.

Sometimes screening.

Sometimes moving the ball.

Sometimes keeping an advantage alive for somebody else.

Chicago’s goal should be developing Caleb’s judgment alongside his skill set. Pasted text

Then we go FACTS OR CAP:

🧢 The Bulls can’t take the next step without an isolation scorer.

My verdict?

CAP as an absolute statement.

But dependable individual creation DOES matter when Chicago’s movement offense gets disrupted. The bigger goal should be developing players who can force a defense to react, whether that advantage starts through isolation, a ball screen, a handoff, a mismatch or attacking a closeout. Pasted text

That means different assignments for different Bulls:

🔥 Norman Powell gets decisive scoring possessions.

🌟 Matas Buzelis learns what to do when the second defender arrives.

🐂 Caleb builds a smaller menu of repeatable advantages.

🧠 Josh Giddey must punish clean scoring opportunities enough to strengthen his passing. Pasted text

And finally, we break down Splitter’s use of full-court pressure.

Splitter specifically identified Caleb Wilson, Matas Buzelis and Noa Essengue as long, mobile defenders who can help Chicago “make the court a little smaller” and disrupt opponents after certain stoppages. The goal doesn’t have to be a steal every possession. Making an opponent start its offense later and less comfortably can already create value. Pasted text

🔥 Today on Chicago Bulls Central:

• Caleb Wilson’s developmental leash
• What “It’s not the Caleb Show” actually means
• Splitter’s accountability standard
• Why Caleb asking for additional film matters
• Facts or Cap on Chicago needing an isolation scorer
• Norman Powell’s role in difficult possessions
• Matas learning to beat the second defender
• Caleb’s repeatable creation package
• Josh Giddey balancing scoring and passing
• Chicago’s full-court pressure
• Isaac Okoro’s potential role at the point of attack
• How Caleb, Matas and Noa can use their length
• What Bulls fans should watch beyond steals
• Bulls Nation voicemails

💬 With six seconds left and the offense broken, who do YOU trust most with the ball right now: Powell, Matas or Giddey?

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