The only meaning I find in these remaining games is watching the young guys play while everyone is out with injuries. I'd love for DeMar to get an injury and miss a month or so (don't wish that for him personally, obviously) just so we can see the young guys get lots of minutes and try to play a more up-tempo pace.
I disagree. Well, not about them getting waxed but about it being extended garbage time. Garbage time means you're playing against another teams' scrubs. If DeMar is out, the Bulls will still play another team's starters 25-30 minutes before that team puts their scrubs in. So it would still be some good experience for the young Bulls even if they're getting trounced.
I will grant that if it was anyone else out it does provide some opportunity
which then immediately makes me angry that they didn't trade Drummond or Caruso! What are they still doing here if they intended to give the younger players more opportunity?
That's the problem. They didn't intend to give the young guys more playing time. They intended to make the postseason and their best bet was to keep Drummond and AC to achieve that goal.
The only reason the young guys are getting minutes is because everyone is injured.
Just wanted to give you props on the first point. Not having to churn out content for the sake of it means a lot of what you are saying includes actual thought and reflection, which is lacking in today's content driven sports coverage.
The Bulls in-game experience is actually great and probably the best in Chicagoland sports (just in terms of what the team does vis a vis kids, timeouts, halftime, etc).
And the broadcast is honestly really high quality too. Maybe people don't like Adam or Stacey's style but they are definitely in the higher tier of local sportscasting.
The players all seem like objectively good folks too. LeBron is almost in the same playoff position, but provides a crazy amount of drama the DeMar avoids. Coby is genuinely nice, even Zach's media complaints are relatively tame.
It's really just a team construction problem that the management seems content to wait out, while betting that big market, basketball loving Chicago will put up with. With the Bulls not getting blown out every game like earlier this year, that bet may pay off.
Looking forward to Dalen Terry minutes, squinting into the sun to see his defensive potential, during the Gentlemen's sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics.
Generally agree, although I'm not exactly sure what we have in Phillips and Bitim. We know Dalen stinks but I'd like to see a lot more of those guys. Possible (read as "probable") that neither one ever starts an NBA game but I'd like to at least know for sure.
Phillips is confusing. You'll see a flash of the guy doing something super athletic, or making a 3, but then you look at the big picture and he mostly looks like a non-shooting version of Tony Snell.
Yep, and Drum and Caruso could have landed some of these guys. Philips and Bitim are likely rotation NBA players….but so was Tony Snell! Ayo, PW, and Coby are good but not great, but I still (foolishly?) think they all have upside. If Dalen Terry doesn’t start shooting better he’ll be out of the league. Our youth is meh, just like our vets.
A gentleman's sweep?! I think there would be a higher likelihood of the NBA implementing a mercy rule after that series than the Bulls actually stealing a game.
Individual NBA players, scrubs or not, no matter who they are playing for, continue to be an astounding thing to watch. It's something that transcends this stupid team. Watched LeBron at his height wax the Bulls at the end of a game, just deciding in the last couple of minutes to win it because what the hell, and realized it was stupid to trade a Bulls win for missing that show. Rose obliterating the Cavs at an away game--never saw anything like that before or since.
Good article, but I am sorry, you cannot be a fraud if you are the 5/6 seed. Being occasionally awesome and also occasionally baffling is just what it means to be a 4/5/6 seed. So that's a "no" to your NOP application. Furthermore, you cannot be a fraud if no one currently believes in you. So that's a negative on MIL and MIN.
So while we appreciate your interest in #Fraudwatch, we must respectfully decline all three of your applications. Thank you.
I made it to halftime and could barely keep my eyes open. Watched the rest this morning and was not disappointed in Pat Bev and Bobby Portis causing the Bulls to lose their composure 😂
really though the part i laughed at was when i went to espn to check the score and the headline was as if they were surprised it was a blowout.
also i don't get why thibs got so much shit about minutes when here we are with guys playing 38 min a blowout and no one says anything (though wtf to giannis playing 37 also).
I'm not on Twitter, but have seen a couple articles with tweets embedded in them about Lonzo. One showing him dunking and one showing him shooting jumpers.
I love how those articles talk about how amazing he looks. I mean.. he looks ok? But goodness to say he looks better than before is not saying much lol.
Seriously! And they all act like he's rehabbing from a minor injury. He hasn't played basketball in over two years and had a surgery very few athletes have ever come back from...
This is truly exhilarating! Can you write some more, please??
Please No......
"Well advanced stats say he’s the first or second best rebounder IN THE HISTORY OF THE NBA."
No they don't.
The only meaning I find in these remaining games is watching the young guys play while everyone is out with injuries. I'd love for DeMar to get an injury and miss a month or so (don't wish that for him personally, obviously) just so we can see the young guys get lots of minutes and try to play a more up-tempo pace.
if DeMar is out they're getting waxed , just extended meaningless garbage time IMO
I disagree. Well, not about them getting waxed but about it being extended garbage time. Garbage time means you're playing against another teams' scrubs. If DeMar is out, the Bulls will still play another team's starters 25-30 minutes before that team puts their scrubs in. So it would still be some good experience for the young Bulls even if they're getting trounced.
I will grant that if it was anyone else out it does provide some opportunity
which then immediately makes me angry that they didn't trade Drummond or Caruso! What are they still doing here if they intended to give the younger players more opportunity?
That's the problem. They didn't intend to give the young guys more playing time. They intended to make the postseason and their best bet was to keep Drummond and AC to achieve that goal.
The only reason the young guys are getting minutes is because everyone is injured.
Just wanted to give you props on the first point. Not having to churn out content for the sake of it means a lot of what you are saying includes actual thought and reflection, which is lacking in today's content driven sports coverage.
The Bulls in-game experience is actually great and probably the best in Chicagoland sports (just in terms of what the team does vis a vis kids, timeouts, halftime, etc).
And the broadcast is honestly really high quality too. Maybe people don't like Adam or Stacey's style but they are definitely in the higher tier of local sportscasting.
The players all seem like objectively good folks too. LeBron is almost in the same playoff position, but provides a crazy amount of drama the DeMar avoids. Coby is genuinely nice, even Zach's media complaints are relatively tame.
It's really just a team construction problem that the management seems content to wait out, while betting that big market, basketball loving Chicago will put up with. With the Bulls not getting blown out every game like earlier this year, that bet may pay off.
How much did Reinsdork pay you to write this ? All that's missing is asking for Craptain Kirk to be put on the roster.
LOLed at that caption
AK Bulls are predictably uninteresting. The last thing you'd want to be if the goal is anything other than unearned big population city game sellouts.
Looking forward to Dalen Terry minutes, squinting into the sun to see his defensive potential, during the Gentlemen's sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics.
Generally agree, although I'm not exactly sure what we have in Phillips and Bitim. We know Dalen stinks but I'd like to see a lot more of those guys. Possible (read as "probable") that neither one ever starts an NBA game but I'd like to at least know for sure.
Phillips is confusing. You'll see a flash of the guy doing something super athletic, or making a 3, but then you look at the big picture and he mostly looks like a non-shooting version of Tony Snell.
Yep, and Drum and Caruso could have landed some of these guys. Philips and Bitim are likely rotation NBA players….but so was Tony Snell! Ayo, PW, and Coby are good but not great, but I still (foolishly?) think they all have upside. If Dalen Terry doesn’t start shooting better he’ll be out of the league. Our youth is meh, just like our vets.
A gentleman's sweep?! I think there would be a higher likelihood of the NBA implementing a mercy rule after that series than the Bulls actually stealing a game.
There will be a game where the Celtics shoot 8/48 from three, all wide open but missed due to, uh, determination
And they'll still win because the Bulls will shoot 5/30 from three due to, uh, lack of talent.
Individual NBA players, scrubs or not, no matter who they are playing for, continue to be an astounding thing to watch. It's something that transcends this stupid team. Watched LeBron at his height wax the Bulls at the end of a game, just deciding in the last couple of minutes to win it because what the hell, and realized it was stupid to trade a Bulls win for missing that show. Rose obliterating the Cavs at an away game--never saw anything like that before or since.
Ricky O is saying Carter ‘pulled a Ben Simmons’ passing up that layup 🤣🤣🤣
https://apple.news/AssnkjByRSHCXI6XHesooLA
someone just outed themselves as not clicking on all the links I painstakingly put in these posts
I think I may have found something actually interesting to follow the rest of the way:
can Caruso even qualify for All-Defense team? Needs to play in 20/23 of the remaining games, and over 20 minutes in all of them: https://substack.com/profile/3012-your-friendly-bullsblogger/note/c-50712140?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=2bo
Stopping rest games is not about the fans, it’s about casinos!
Good article, but I am sorry, you cannot be a fraud if you are the 5/6 seed. Being occasionally awesome and also occasionally baffling is just what it means to be a 4/5/6 seed. So that's a "no" to your NOP application. Furthermore, you cannot be a fraud if no one currently believes in you. So that's a negative on MIL and MIN.
So while we appreciate your interest in #Fraudwatch, we must respectfully decline all three of your applications. Thank you.
I have taken this to heart and am not evaluating the Kings
Roster snapshot for the Bucks -> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GHnTvzqa0AAfgIr.png
revenge on Gallinari for the snub?!?
jeez i was thinking this game started at 9 eastern, not central lol. guess i'll have to see how badly they embarrass themselves tomorrow haha.
I made it to halftime and could barely keep my eyes open. Watched the rest this morning and was not disappointed in Pat Bev and Bobby Portis causing the Bulls to lose their composure 😂
ahaha.
really though the part i laughed at was when i went to espn to check the score and the headline was as if they were surprised it was a blowout.
also i don't get why thibs got so much shit about minutes when here we are with guys playing 38 min a blowout and no one says anything (though wtf to giannis playing 37 also).
::me checking every Bulls box score::
Oh thank God Vuc has double the next closest teammate in field goal attempts
For me personally Vooch is the most infuriating player to watch on this team.
Dalen Terry is truly awful at basketball.
He'd probably be playable if he could shoot with something close to league average efficiency. But that's apparently asking for too much.
Terry back out of the rotation. When Torrey Craig returns Terry really should be back in the GLeague
I love that every time we get a negative Lonzo update, it's quickly followed by footage of him doing something basketball-y.
where was this? on the broadcast or just instagram?
I'm not on Twitter, but have seen a couple articles with tweets embedded in them about Lonzo. One showing him dunking and one showing him shooting jumpers.
I love how those articles talk about how amazing he looks. I mean.. he looks ok? But goodness to say he looks better than before is not saying much lol.
Seriously! And they all act like he's rehabbing from a minor injury. He hasn't played basketball in over two years and had a surgery very few athletes have ever come back from...
Kings roster snapshot (Fox is questionable): https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GH3WczzbIAAF04k.png
lots of continuity! (though with actual good reason)
Nets were 9 point favorites and lost hosting the Grizzlies led by Luke Kennard 🚮