By KC Johnson (Chicago Tribune)alk of whether the Bulls can rebound from four straight blowout losses, the matchup Monday of Brandon Jennings vs. versus Derrick Rose and Ben Gordon's return Wednesday with the Pistons to the United Center will dominate the club's schedule next week.
Much more quietly, Lindsey Hunter will turn 39 Thursday, the NBA's oldest player turning another calendar page and still defying the odds.
"I feel privileged and blessed," Hunter said recently. "It's funny because you don't feel old. But you look around and go, 'Damn, look at all these young guys.'
"It's an honor to be the league's oldest player. I think a lot of guys give me a lot of respect. That's the most gratifying thing about it."
Actually, little about Hunter is quiet if you ask his teammates.
"The dude talks in his sleep," Jannero Pargo said. "I'm serious. I've seen it. He fell asleep on the plane and was talking. And not just talking. Talking (smack)."
Hunter's savvy ways are a main reason he's the lone remaining member of the 1993 draft class.
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Hunter plays strictly a mentoring role now, seeing minutes only when games are decided. And some Bulls fans complain he's swallowing a roster spot on a team that only carries 13 players.
"Lindsey has helped me a lot," Derrick Rose said. "He has seen so much and you hear about most of it because he never shuts up."
There's that theme again, which makes it seem natural Hunter would pursue coaching next.
About that, Hunter only said: "I love teaching and I love everything about basketball."
It's clear he still relishes banging in practice, running extra sprints, yapping away.
"I did not know Lindsey before I came here," Pargo said, the sarcasm dripping from his voice. "I hate that I came here because I have to listen to him all the time."
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