The calls have been getting louder for the Bulls to free backup center Cristiano Felicio from his confinement on the bench.



Felicio showed flashes towards the end of last season and looked good as a rotation player in the Bulls’ first seven games, hitting on 53 percent of his shots. He was replaced in the rotation by Bobby Portis without much explanation after that seventh game, and Portis has been hurting the Bulls when he’s on the floor.



It looks like Felicio may finally be getting another chance to supplant Portis — Felicio played 15 minutes on Saturday night in Dallas, which was a minute less than what he had played in the previous three weeks combined.



Part of the reason that Felicio hasn’t played much is that frankly, he’s missed most of his shots since that promising stretch to start the year. After a good start, he’s now shooting just 37 percent on the year. There is definitely some backup quarterback...