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Post by Blue42 on Nov 10, 2017 11:43:34 GMT -6
OKC is looking like a bust on par with the Nash/Dwight/Kobe/Pau Lakers. Admittedly, I haven't watched much of them so I can't say exactly what's wrong. But it's now sounding like Adams could miss some time as well, which obviously isn't going to help.
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Post by borracho on Nov 10, 2017 11:49:27 GMT -6
yeah, i hope i'm wrong, but sometimes these super teams just don't work out. hard to pinpoint exactly what's not working, but it doesn't look super smooth at all.
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Post by Blue42 on Nov 12, 2017 15:18:32 GMT -6
Rudy Gobert out 4-6 weeks with a bone bruise in his knee. I finally saw the play that caused the injury, and it definitely looked like a dirty dive from Waiters with an NFL-style chop block. Check the video at about 40 seconds in.
Luckily the Jazz still have Favors, who has been playing out of position at the 4 anyway. So hopefully they'll be able to hold it together well enough without Gobert.
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Post by concertgoer on Nov 12, 2017 17:47:15 GMT -6
Pistons win again ! 10-3
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Post by dij22 on Nov 15, 2017 19:44:38 GMT -6
Bulls just scored 7 points in the first quarter.
It was a really fun 7 points though.
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Post by Tweet on Nov 15, 2017 20:02:44 GMT -6
Fantastic
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 9:32:53 GMT -6
They need to keep sucking because when LaVine returns, because the East is so butt, they'll be winning a few games. We need the Bulls to snag a top three pick this year.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 9:37:14 GMT -6
Don't worry, I still think you guys are vastly overrating LaVine and the Bulls will continue to be terrible even when he comes back.
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Post by borracho on Nov 16, 2017 9:44:58 GMT -6
Bulls just scored 7 points in the first quarter. It was a really fun 7 points though. went to the game and really enjoyed a thunder game where i didn't stress once the whole time. just a nice relaxing game... thanks bulls!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 12:14:19 GMT -6
Don't worry, I still think you guys are vastly overrating LaVine and the Bulls will continue to be terrible even when he comes back. It's not that LaVine is that good but more that the East is so bad that even with a lineup of barely above replacement level players, you could still have trouble landing in the top three of this upcoming draft.
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Post by teekoh on Nov 16, 2017 12:22:50 GMT -6
It does feel like the tanking battle is pretty fierce, but man is this Bulls team bad. And the Niko/Portis thing is nuts, too.
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Post by Blue42 on Nov 16, 2017 12:45:43 GMT -6
They should definitely do everything they can to trade Niko and RoLo, as long as they can unload them without including any draft picks. Or just throw in a second round pick because they apparently don't value those anyway.
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Post by teekoh on Nov 16, 2017 12:50:51 GMT -6
Niko's no-trade clause means they have to wait until January 15 or he has to waive it. There are a lot of basketball games in between there.
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Post by Tweet on Nov 16, 2017 13:15:51 GMT -6
I very much enjoyed watching Joel Embiid play basketball last night
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Post by dij22 on Nov 16, 2017 13:22:11 GMT -6
Don't worry, I still think you guys are vastly overrating LaVine and the Bulls will continue to be terrible even when he comes back. I am perplexed by the love for LaVine in Chicago. I don't think he's a terrible player or anything, but it's as if some fans have never seen a "good stats, bad team" guy before.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 14:21:08 GMT -6
The reason I'm high on him is he's a 6'5 guard who can play the point. He's only 22 with his best years in front of him, injury be damned. If you add in one of the bigs topping the 2018 draft prospect list, you are building a team of long players who can shoot (if we include Lauri) which should lead to defensive headaches for opposing teams down the road. Also, his two year average 3pt% would be the highest on the entire roster right now. Yikes.
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Post by sthubbins on Nov 16, 2017 15:17:45 GMT -6
I very much enjoyed watching Joel Embiid play basketball last night i also did this but only caught the 4th quarter
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Post by dij22 on Dec 4, 2017 21:31:18 GMT -6
The league's most fun team just lost their 9th straight game and have one win in the last 30 days.
Dead last in offensive efficiency and 28th in defensive efficiency.
Hoiberg somehow has two more seasons on his deal after this year.
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Post by llamaoftime on Dec 5, 2017 8:48:24 GMT -6
The Rockets are playing some pretty good basketball right now its pretty fun
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Post by cardi bqtrain on Dec 5, 2017 8:55:51 GMT -6
Hoiberg somehow has two more seasons on his deal after this year. I'm ok with this because I think that will be a good time to transition from "coach whose job it is to lose games so we can stock lottery picks" to "coach whose job it is to take the lottery picks to the playoffs"
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2017 8:58:43 GMT -6
GarPax aren't really the most ideal people to be using those lottery picks, though.
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Post by andrewvb on Dec 5, 2017 9:01:42 GMT -6
GarPax aren't really the most ideal people to be using those lottery picks, though. hey, we're gonna get right back to having a top nba player and scraping into the 8th seed of the east before you know it
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Post by cardi bqtrain on Dec 5, 2017 9:24:51 GMT -6
GarPax aren't really the most ideal people to be using those lottery picks, though. in garpax's defense, Markkanen looks like a solid pick. not in garpax's defense, last week The Ringer taught me that the Bulls have already traded their own 2nd round picks in 2018 and 2019 which basically means we've already traded the number 31 pick in two consecutive years during a rebuild.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2017 9:28:01 GMT -6
I'm almost disappointed the Hornets won last night. I was totally about to make a Hugo Crying Jordan meme.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2017 9:32:51 GMT -6
I'm sure Markkanen will turn out to be fine. Since the Butler pick, their record is dismal, though:
2012: Drafted Marquis Teague (29th overall).
2013: Drafted Tony Snell (20th overall) and Erik Murphy (49th overall).
2014: Drafted Jusuf Nurkic (16th overall) – traded to Denver, Gary Harris (19th overall) – traded to Denver and Cameron Bairstow (49th overall).
2015: Drafted Bobby Portis (22nd overall).
2016: Denzel Valentine (14th overall) and Paul Zipser (48th overall).
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Post by dij22 on Dec 5, 2017 9:49:34 GMT -6
GarPax aren't really the most ideal people to be using those lottery picks, though. last week The Ringer taught me that the Bulls have already traded their own 2nd round picks in 2018 and 2019 which basically means we've already traded the number 31 pick in two consecutive years during a rebuild. That Thunder trade is secretly one of the most atrocious trades in recent memory. Taj Gibson, Doug McDermott, and possibly the 31st pick in 2018 draft for Cam Payne.
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Post by dij22 on Dec 5, 2017 9:53:27 GMT -6
Also Markkanen has been pretty terrible after his first five games. In the 17 games since he's shooting .383/.313/.829
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2017 10:09:28 GMT -6
Defenses are adjusting and he's not being as aggressive going towards the rim. Something a good coach could correct, but alas...
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Post by teekoh on Dec 5, 2017 10:41:58 GMT -6
Hoiberg is trash (for an NBA coach) GarPax is trash Roster is trash The future looks like a lot of trash
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Post by dij22 on Dec 5, 2017 12:10:18 GMT -6
Fun fact from Reddit:
Jayson Tatum's 3 point percentage (51.3%) is higher than Lonzo Ball's free throw percentage (50%)
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