What offends me most about AK's treatment of 2nd rounders is how specifically helpful they are to a GM playing the game he's playing:
- Imagine all the credit he could take for "squeezing" a 2nd rounder out of a lopsided trade, calling it "draft compensation."
- Imagine all the ways he could use those extra second rounders to get off contracts he secured because he doesn't have a feel for player value, then gloat about how he created cap flexibility for "just a few second rounders."
Gaslighting is your thing, AK! Why miss out on a good time?
They are hopeless and I just don’t care anymore. Until Reinsdork and his pathetic hires are dead or gone I will not bother watching them unless I am bored to death and cannot find anything else to do.
If people cared about the Bulls anymore, AKME would be getting raked over the coals every time they talk about "player development." PWill's been here how long? Dalen's got how many years in "our program?" Is Julian Phillips good enough yet to get 10 minutes a game on a roster that is wholly devoid of wing talent? I already know this Olbrich guy is never going to play in games until they give him his 2nd contract, and maybe not even then.
There is obviously no development taking place other than what the players themselves accomplish. Billy's a 'win now' coach who doesn't win much. It's perfect for these idiots.
they are treating roster spots 11-15 not as future swings at long-term replacements at roles 1-7, but short term injury replacements for spots 8-10*
so they don't really have upside or development attention to improve much, which is fine by them: stay just good enough to where there's no huge dropoff due to injury where you go from 38 wins to 36
* (and whatever Jevon Carter does as a 'locker room guy' and 'community ambassador'...not the worst thing but obviously not at double the minimum)
and yes, Billy did play Matas and the young (25) Tre Jones more down the stretch last season, but that was only after injuries to Pat, Ayo, Lonzo. Jalen Smith was benched for Zach Collins, Billy was not treating it as development time
It's a long time gone, but for the record, when the Bulls said that their draft board dried up, they were the following players were on the board and selected slightly after the Bulls pick (which was #38):
42-Thomas Bryant
43-Isaiah Hartenstein
45-Dillon Brooks
51-Monte Morris
I point this out, because there's almost always somebody worth taking a look at if you're willing to work hard enough to identify them.
What offends me most about AK's treatment of 2nd rounders is how specifically helpful they are to a GM playing the game he's playing:
- Imagine all the credit he could take for "squeezing" a 2nd rounder out of a lopsided trade, calling it "draft compensation."
- Imagine all the ways he could use those extra second rounders to get off contracts he secured because he doesn't have a feel for player value, then gloat about how he created cap flexibility for "just a few second rounders."
Gaslighting is your thing, AK! Why miss out on a good time?
They are hopeless and I just don’t care anymore. Until Reinsdork and his pathetic hires are dead or gone I will not bother watching them unless I am bored to death and cannot find anything else to do.
dang so it's whomever dies first?
If people cared about the Bulls anymore, AKME would be getting raked over the coals every time they talk about "player development." PWill's been here how long? Dalen's got how many years in "our program?" Is Julian Phillips good enough yet to get 10 minutes a game on a roster that is wholly devoid of wing talent? I already know this Olbrich guy is never going to play in games until they give him his 2nd contract, and maybe not even then.
There is obviously no development taking place other than what the players themselves accomplish. Billy's a 'win now' coach who doesn't win much. It's perfect for these idiots.
they are treating roster spots 11-15 not as future swings at long-term replacements at roles 1-7, but short term injury replacements for spots 8-10*
so they don't really have upside or development attention to improve much, which is fine by them: stay just good enough to where there's no huge dropoff due to injury where you go from 38 wins to 36
* (and whatever Jevon Carter does as a 'locker room guy' and 'community ambassador'...not the worst thing but obviously not at double the minimum)
and yes, Billy did play Matas and the young (25) Tre Jones more down the stretch last season, but that was only after injuries to Pat, Ayo, Lonzo. Jalen Smith was benched for Zach Collins, Billy was not treating it as development time
Can’t polish a turd
Olbrich is just Cameron Bairstow again
It's a long time gone, but for the record, when the Bulls said that their draft board dried up, they were the following players were on the board and selected slightly after the Bulls pick (which was #38):
42-Thomas Bryant
43-Isaiah Hartenstein
45-Dillon Brooks
51-Monte Morris
I point this out, because there's almost always somebody worth taking a look at if you're willing to work hard enough to identify them.
https://youtu.be/UcbXCMvpmWo?si=oPGDSYN9Mi1T3Gl6