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I’ve never disliked someone an a thing I love so much like I do these bulls. AK is loathsome the way he looks in the camera and vomits lies like a politician. The efforts and attitudes of Vuc and Zach this year (Zach last year too) is emblematic of AK’s tenure and mindset. It's steamy, attracts flies, and is evacuated from a horses tukas…. See Red!

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Apr 13Liked by your friendly BullsBlogger

Why did Coby play in this game against the Wiz?

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If anyone needs a good laugh as we wrap up another dreadfully mediocre season, just go check out the Bulls subreddit post-game thread.

Dudes are freaking out about Sanogo being better than Vooch and Henri Drell being a legit 3 and D wing.

Sanogo averaged 20 and 12 in the G-League. This was basically just another G-League game. It's clear that Sanogo does have a genuine ability to rebound, despite his lack of size and athleticism. It's also clear that his lack of size and athleticism make him a pretty bad defender and make it tough for him to finish inside on offense.

There were times last night where Dalen Terry looked like the best player on the floor. If Terry looks like the best player on the floor, this is not an NBA-level game and all other stats should be taken with a huge grain of salt.

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I agree on the grain of salt, but I gotta say I genuinely enjoyed watching that game. We saw the team that would have been if they had the courage at the deadline to do what everyone in the world thinks they should. Ironic that they actually played a (mistake-filled) version of the modern game that the varsity can't, uptempo, transition attacks, quick trigger 3s and pick and rolls.

Sanogo moves laterally like about as well as a locomotive, but I'd put my money on him in a sideways dash against Vooch. He doesn't have the disastrous Shaqtin' urges of Drumgod, either. He has now surpassed James Wiseman's career high in rebounds.

Drell is a hilarious confection of Gumby, a college cheerleader and a lobotomized Predrag Stojakovic. I am going to make an animated gif of his head-holding reaction to Dalen's dunk to bring me joy through the long summer.

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Completely agree. I was genuinely looking forward to last night's game and was not disappointed. So many possessions where the ball was past half court and there was still 20 seconds on the shot clock.

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I'm kind of sad I didn't watch it now. But I didn't really watch any of these last few games.

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I mean, it definitely wasn't good basketball. It was just more fun than whatever the Bulls usual brand of basketball is. 😂

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Bulls are better than people think. The addition of Jevonte is a big plus. Keep the core together

8 guys .. trade Zac. Trade Pat. Fire BD or wish him well at Kentucky. Get a point guard and an all star caliber 4 plus a defensive center. KEEP JEVONTE!!! Start Andre Next year they will be top 3-4 in Conference will a shot to go deep into playoffs. There young guys can really be good.

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no, that is a worse core than you think

but we can agree to disagree

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Javonte honestly represents everything that is wrong with this team. They do nothing and then sign a mid guy like that. Nothing wrong with him, but stupid that this is the way the season turned out.

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Fire Billy Donovan man.

everyone hurt playing 'normal minutes' today, outside of the injured Ayo and Drummond

and then he gives some lame-ass motivational speech about team resilience. that shit wouldn't fly in the SEC, instead here in the mid-market second-division professional ball, it's called by the media as 'good answer' https://twitter.com/KCJHoop/status/1779550558585569630

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DeRozan 44 minutes

Vuc 42

Caruso 41 (lol!)

Coby 43

everyone in the locker room talking like this is the final act of Hoosiers

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Bulls gonna bulls

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1. Is Doris Burke in love with Vooch?

2. Why the actual hell did Billy play his starters 40+ minutes in a game that quite literally did not matter?

3. Go Thibs!

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Thibs 4ever

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Apr 15Liked by your friendly BullsBlogger

Why play the starters 40+ minutes? To beat the Knicks of course. You know, in case the Bulls win both play-in games, then beat the Celtics in the first round, who you may see in the 2nd round matters!

Sorry, I've got nothing.

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The truth is probably that every wins counts, when you main objective is to look semi-competent. AK will be able to point to the fact that they were 'close' and that with a little bit more luck and less injuries (as Capt'n said below, $70 million on the bench) they were right in the battle for playoff spots.

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Oh boy. KC just said he had seen AK recently at MSG and to prepare to hear a lot of "we had $70 million on the bench" at the season ending press conference...

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