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E'Twaun Moore is happy
to be home.
The East Chicago native
signed with Chicago last
offseason, then got an oppor-
tunity with the Bulls in 2014-15,
when he averaged 2.7 points and about
a rebound in 56 games.
We caught up with the former Boil-
ermaker when he was on campus over
the summer.
Q: Assess your first season with
the Bulls. Did it go the way you
wanted it to?
A: "Yeah, I fit in well. I got along with
the guys. I wish I played more, but that's
a coach's decision. I'm just looking for-
ward to the season next year, that's all."
Q: Do you feel like you're pretty
well established as a guy that can
be a pretty productive NBA player?
A: "Oh yeah, for sure. I definitely can
be productive. I show it at times by go-
ing out and playing. Sometimes you just
need opportunity, and you have to take
advantage of every opportunity you get."
Q: When you came out of college,
how much of your goal was to es-
tablish yourself right away and
get established as an NBA play-
er, and do you feel like you're
there?
A: "My thing is I just try
to keep getting better.
That's my goal, to keep
trying to get better every
year and let everything else take
care of itself. Some of the other
things you can't control, but you
can control your work habits and
if you want to put in extra work
every day."
Q: How much has versatility
helped?
A: "It definitely can. Versatil-
ity is something a lot of teams
are starting to look for. They
like a lot of combo guards.
There are a lot of point guards. It's really
2 guards playing the point. I try to take it
to my advantage and use it."
Q: I know you had to handle the
ball and make decisions at Purdue,
but has the move to point guard in
the NBA been an easy transition
for you to play that posi-
tion at that level?
A: "It hasn't been
tough for me because
I'm a student of the game,
and I'm always watch-
ing film. I'm always seeing
what's going on. It hasn't
been tough for me. You
just have to keep work-
ing. The more you work,
the better you get."
— As told to Brian
Neubert
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