Article: Noah standing tall for Bulls High-energy rookie puts controversy behind him, gets down to work.(Sports)

Byline: Mike McGraw

mmcgraw@@dailyherald.com

Whether the Bulls' player-imposed punishment of rookie Joakim Noah becomes a positive team-building experience remains to be seen.

The Bulls have gone 3-4 since the Jan. 12 players-only meeting in Atlanta.

But Noah has pulled it together very well.

In the six games since serving his two-game suspension for mouthing off to assistant coach Ron Adams, Noah's playing time has nearly doubled while he averaged 8.8 rebounds and 6.5 points.

During his first 27 games of the season, Noah averaged 3.1 rebounds and 4.2 points.

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