"The questions about Luol Deng's return were flying, and then came another about how the Bulls' depth distinguishes them. Finally, Scott Skiles had heard enough.

"Nothing against anybody over there," the Bucks coach said in his typically blunt manner, "but Derrick Rose distinguishes that team."

On a Saturday night when Deng returned after missing seven games with a torn ligament in his left wrist, Rose demanded the spotlight yet again in the Bulls' 113-90 victory over the Bucks."