Vuk has been fine and even if he isn't much of a shot blocker (My guy the Paw had 4 blocks last night and is actually the best "rim protector" on the team) He still is a helluva rebounder. I will take that. I need a big that can glass and he does that in spades.


AK has to tweak the roster in order to add a little more size to it. Right now they only have 3 guys 6'7 or better in their regular rotation on the roster. Only 1 other guy taller than 6'7 on the roster at all. That isn't going to get it done. There are too many guards on this roster. I think that is by (Billy D's) design more than anything. He is married to playing small ball. That isn't going to cut it. The NBA is littered with backup 3's and 4's that can come in and spell guys like Derozan and the Paw. I just don't think that Billy D wants those types of players on the roster.

I'm tired of seeing undersized guys playing out of position. Particularly in crunch time. That isn't a winning formula

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I didn't watch. They bore me.

Shocking!

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Lost AGAIN to the Pelicans, without Zion. Doesn't seem like a great Bulls team to me? Just Asking A Question

The Cavs are better and the Raptors are better. Look like an 7 or 8 seed to me depending on the Hawks.

If you're going to give up 120+ a game, there's no hope. I'm starting to see articles and hear about how much they need Lonzo. That smells like desperation.

We're back in NBA hell.

2000 - 2004: Bad teams but benefit was earning lottery picks
2005 - 2009: young and improving team - benefit was watching the core develop into a team that may contend
2010 - 2012: contenders - ideal spot
2013 - 2015: NBA hell - not good enough to compete, not bad enough to get good picks
2016 - 2020: bad
2021 - interesting
2022: nba hell

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Yep. They have to get more size and Donovan has to change the way that he coaches the team. Don't hold your breath on either happening anytime soon.

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Not gonna make LTG happy

Everybody is on the same page of being .500 for 2 more years.

He's a good coach. Ball and Lavine blowing out their knees fucked up the entire plan.

Why? I haven't advocated for him to get whacked. Just for him to get better at coaching the team. Negativity and bitching non stop is sort of your deal.

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If Lonzo ball is the difference between being a 3 to 5 seed in the playoffs or being scrubs at the bottom of the division then this team isn't worth keeping together. Blow it up.

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Hey LTG, do good teams lose 6 out of 8 games? Just Asking A Question

Hey CB any thoughts on what you have "seen" in those 8 games? Just Asking A Question.

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I hope the coach is part of that plan as well. Wasn't on board with this a few weeks ago but I am now. Billy D has to go.

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Billy D just signed a contract extension. It came sooner than necessary and was allegedly proposed by management so it seems unlikely that the coach is in danger. It seems more likely the extension was given now to show the rest of the team (mostly Zach) who is in charge.

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I'm inclined to believe this but if Billy D were really in charge he'd bench Zach Lavine much more than he does. Lavine is killing them. Particularly in crunch time. I doubt that Donovan is whacked but he sure needs to be.

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Bad basketball!!!!

FTFY

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In retrospect the 2020 acquisitions of Vuc and DeRozan got AK some short term good will: the Bulls were finally not bad again, they made the playoffs, and the city was excited. Foreman did this as well when he acquired Wade and Rondo who when combined with Butler were collectively good enough to avoid a 15 win season. Now that we know what we are we're gonna see if AK is a long term strategist or if he's just another Scott Layden/Isaiah Thomas where he just acquires various high-priced veterans that place the Bulls outside the lottery but also outside the top 5 of the conference.

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Maxing Lavine out was a collosal failure and overpaying for Lonzo was a huge mistake.

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Timberwolves +108 seems like stealing.

We've talked about this. The 3 year window. If you believed in the 3 year window, signing LaVine wasn't a choice, it was a must.

I never believed. They would never get out of the first or second round in those 3 years. That being said, if LaVine was a failure, then DeRozan is too. It just was never going to work out, unless your goal was an "interesting" slightly above .500 team.

Gotta get young. Memphis, New Orleans, Cleveland. Go imitate Toronto, not the 1989 Celtics.

No you have "talked" about this. I said to trade the guy before you even thinking about maxing him out

Maxing him out was never a "must".

All the more reason you should have been in favor of trading him before maxing him out

Again all the more reason for trading him out as opposed to maxing him out

Not really. Derozan is making $20 mil less than Lavine and he has been the better player from the moment he came. He is actually underpaid whereas Lavine is clearly overpaid. They are hardly in the same boat

It could have if they'd chopped the money up they'd spent on Ball and given it to 2-3 guys like I suggested. Or signed someone like Brunson or traded for Brogdon. Both are better than Ball even at his "best"

All those teams tanked at some point. MANY here were not in favor of that as I recalled.

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The Bulls Suck. Billy D sucks. Blow it up.

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welcome to the club! love to see pat williams manhandle the wolves for 2 boards in 31 mins btw. if donovan coached him better maybe he could have doubled his output.

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Another dude that does nothing more than check the box score from time to time . But no one is supposed to ever know!

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Pat Williams is good at defense. He's pretty irrelevant at most everything else.

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Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

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