, ▁the ▁ste adi est ▁player ▁on ▁the ▁squad , ▁to ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Roy als ▁for ▁F lyn n ▁Robinson ▁and ▁two ▁future ▁draft ▁choices . ▁Chicago ▁lost ▁its ▁first ▁nine ▁games , ▁sl ump ing ▁to ▁ 1 – 1 5 ▁before ▁clim bing ▁back ▁to ▁respect ability . ▁The ▁Bull s ▁went ▁ 2 8 – 3 8 ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁way ▁but ▁still ▁finished ▁ 2 9 – 5 3 . ▁ ▁Even ▁that ▁record ▁was ▁better ▁than ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁expansion ▁teams ▁in ▁Seattle ▁and ▁San ▁Diego , ▁so ▁the ▁Bull s ▁still ▁sn uck ▁into ▁the ▁play offs , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁dr ub bed ▁by ▁the ▁L akers ▁in ▁the ▁division ▁semif inals . ▁Bob ▁Bo oz er , ▁a ▁ 6 – 8 ▁forward ▁who ▁had ▁the ▁most ▁product ive ▁seasons ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 1 - year ▁career ▁while ▁playing ▁for ▁Chicago , ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁scoring ▁with ▁ 2 1 . 5 ▁points ▁per ▁game , ▁and ▁Jim ▁Washington ▁to pped ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁re bound ing ▁with ▁ 1 0 . 1 ▁bo ards ▁per ▁contest . ▁ ▁When ▁Jerry ▁Col ang elo ▁left ▁the ▁Bull s ' ▁front ▁office ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁S uns ▁expansion ▁franch ise , ▁he ▁took ▁K err ▁along ▁as ▁coach . ▁K err ' s ▁replacement ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 6 9 ▁season ▁was ▁Dick ▁Mot ta , ▁who ▁had ▁won ▁three ▁Big ▁Sky ▁Conference ▁champion