PaKii94 wrote:Idk if he can get there in usage, and if he does it will almost certainly cause a dip in his defense which we desperately need right now. However, I do believe he can take his usage up a bit more.
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It's funny this article comes up a few hours after i post this thread: http://www.blogabull.com/2015/11/23/9780898/where-would-the-bulls-be-without-jimmy-butler
Can never have enough praising Jimmy pieces.
At this point 12 games in, Butler is carrying this team almost as much as 2011 Rose carried that team. Though Rose only carried the offense, we had a legitimately great defense beside him. This year Jimmy is anchoring both sides of the ball.
If you rate the team as a whole, then the FO gets high marks for drafting Butler who is doing so much to keep the team relevant. But if you grade each player independently, then outside Jimmy, there are holes and flaws all over the place.
People are comparing Butler with James Harden and arguing if he is better. Let's not forget James Harden was the runner up MVP in the league last year. So pretty elite company.