http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...bulls-headlines <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Bulls coach Bill Cartwright had blown the whistle on Friday's morning practice session 30 minutes earlier. In four hours, the evening session would begin. And there was Kendall Gill, hoisting jumper after jumper on the Berto Center court. Minutes earlier, Scottie Pippen had walked off the court after finishing near the lead in the last wind sprint. Officially, NBA training camps began on Tuesday, when players with less than four years of experience reported. Unofficially, they began on Friday, when Pippen tested Jamal Crawford with a back cut and then marked his territory with some playful trash talking. "If only I were younger . . . " Pippen said, implying a vicious dunk would have followed. Crucial to this Bulls team's success will be how the young players with star potential mesh with and learn from the veteran players with battle scars. So far, so good. Crawford said he loved practicing with Pippen, who made it clear he will take his time to assert his leadership. Gill, a 13-year veteran who attended Rich Central High School, chose to do so right away. </div> This is exactly what's supposed to happen. 24 days until the season starts.
