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Dogfishhead's avatar

I don't know if these guys dislike one another, or are simply tired of playing together, but no one is having fun playing in or watching this offense. And we've seen all of this before, our sample size spans multiple years of this shit with these guys. The Bulls will always revert back to bad, late-game possessions. They'll talk about transition, and finish bottom ten in pace. They can't shoot but will try harder at it. They might wait again until the trade deadline to try playing offense with a point guard, etc., etc. etc.

The fun part this year though? I think they might hate each other. So, that's really something I'm excited about.

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MikeDC's avatar

Why did this team ever work? Because Lonzo could shoot, initiate the offense, and cover up a lot of terrible defense, especially from Vuc.

Nobody else can do all three of those things.

Caruso can cover up Vuc's terrible defense.

Coby (maybe) can shoot and initiate an offense.

Carter (maybe) can shoot.

The easiest path to improvement is replacing Vuc with a center who's capable of playing defense. That will will make it easier to play guys like Coby and Carter who are offensive threats, but it'll also allow us to cover up more of Zach and DeMar's defensive deficiencies.

Can we do that? I dunno. If I were the Bulls, I'd be calling up the Griz and basically begging them to take Vuc, because they are the only team I picture that might make a reasonable offer for him. Charlotte might make a less reasonable offer I guess. And I'd be shopping around Pat for a youngish center (Robert Williams, WCJr, etc)

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