Last night was disappointing. There's really nothing else you can say about it. As I said yesterday, I don't view the Bulls as your garden-variety basement dweller, and they've had a ton of success at our expense of late - last night was their 12th straight over us.

But I can't help but wonder - where has this team's offensive identity gone? Even in the two wins over Miami and Minnesota, the Hawks struggled to put the ball in the basket. The terrific distribution we saw at the beginning of the season in wins over Dallas and Phoenix seems to have fallen by the wayside, and even worse has been replaced of late by a consistent barrage of one-on-one basketball.

It seemed like every shot the Hawks took last night was a contested jumper, and we failed to use the transition game to get easy layups and inside baskets.

The sky isn't falling, and every team is going to have its ups and downs as an 82-game season plays out. But win or lose, the Hawks are more fun to watch when they are getting up and down the court, and the team's real strengths shine through when we don't get caught in an isolation-only offensive game plan. Losing to Chicago is nothing to be too broken up over - they are still a very talented team despite their record - but it's the way the Hawks went down that was particularly troubling.

Milwaukee has typically been a faster paced team over the last few years, so maybe we'll see more of that tonight by necessity. Either way, something must be done to get these guys rollin again.

Moving on - Lang Whitaker checked in today with his weekly column wondering some of the same things, but his optimism still seems mostly unfazed.

Certainly, a win tonight and a strong showing offensively will make us all feel a whole lot better.