GT Play-In #2: Chicago Bulls @ Miami Heat - Fri 4/19 @ 6:00pm CT - ESPN

[Chi town]

We have a real chance to squeeze out the only possible value there is to reaching the play in: getting Ayo and Coby a real playoff series.

I am not a DDR, Vuc or BD hater, but I am very much concerned they will try to take too much control of this team Friday night - albeit with good intentions - and blow it.

Yep.

[Ice Man]

We have a real chance to squeeze out the only possible value there is to reaching the play in: getting Ayo and Coby a real playoff series.

I am not a DDR, Vuc or BD hater, but I am very much concerned they will try to take too much control of this team Friday night - albeit with good intentions - and blow it.

Yep.

This puzzles me. The Bulls just had an elimination game. the team executed well, and nobody -- not other player,s not the coach -- prevented the starting guards from doing their jobs. (Which is a difficult task anyway. These are guards, not centers. They don't need to be fed. They are grown men with the ball in their hands.) So, why on earth would anybody do that in the next elimination game?

[FriedRise]

We have a real chance to squeeze out the only possible value there is to reaching the play in: getting Ayo and Coby a real playoff series.

I am not a DDR, Vuc or BD hater, but I am very much concerned they will try to take too much control of this team Friday night - albeit with good intentions - and blow it.

Yep.

This puzzles me. The Bulls just had an elimination game. the team executed well, and nobody -- not other player,s not the coach -- prevented the starting guards from doing their jobs. (Which is a difficult task anyway. These are guards, not centers. They don't need to be fed. They are grown men with the ball in their hands.) So, why on earth would anybody do that in the next elimination game?

Coby was cooking last night and the ball mostly stayed with him until the end. This is encouraging, because we have had GAMES where Coby would have a similar scoring performance but then in the last several mins of the 4th when the game was close, it would devolve to DeMar going 1:1 taking ISO shots.

Hard to say if that's because Coby was deferring, DeMar wanted to be the man, and/or it was Billy's gameplan, but it has happened multiple times this season.

[Mk0]

Yep.

This puzzles me. The Bulls just had an elimination game. the team executed well, and nobody -- not other player,s not the coach -- prevented the starting guards from doing their jobs. (Which is a difficult task anyway. These are guards, not centers. They don't need to be fed. They are grown men with the ball in their hands.) So, why on earth would anybody do that in the next elimination game?

Coby was cooking last night and the ball mostly stayed with him until the end. This is encouraging, because we have had GAMES where Coby would have a similar scoring performance but then in the last several mins of the 4th when the game was close, it would devolve to DeMar going 1:1 taking ISO shots.

Hard to say if that's because Coby was deferring, DeMar wanted to be the man, and/or it was Billy's gameplan, but it has happened multiple times this season.

In one of those games Coby said he deferred because he was gassed.
I trust DeMar to play the big brother and let Coby ride it out like he did last night. DeMar likes the pressure sure, but he also knows he can't do it alone and needs someone to step it up.

[NecessaryEvil]

No AC? Ehhh

[Guru]

Can we make 2 game threads? 1 could be where we complain about Vuc when he has a double double for the millionth time, and DDR for not scoring exactly the way we want, and Terry for not being elite in all facets of the game, and proposals to trade our best players on our best contracts....and one could be about other things?

[Mbrahv0528]

Going to be the opposite of last night, our offense is going to struggle and we need the defense to match Miami's intensity. Might see more Drummond simply because Vuc can't guard a tree stump anymore, not that Andre is Rudy Gobert or anything.

Without their best defender and glue guy? Yeah, no. I'm calling this one just like he Hawks game. We aren't losing to the Heat without Jimmy Buckets.

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[LateNight]

I’m excited for the players and will root for the team - but We’re competing for the right to be stomped by the Celtics and lose out on the draft

[Chi town]

Yep.

This puzzles me. The Bulls just had an elimination game. the team executed well, and nobody -- not other player,s not the coach -- prevented the starting guards from doing their jobs. (Which is a difficult task anyway. These are guards, not centers. They don't need to be fed. They are grown men with the ball in their hands.) So, why on earth would anybody do that in the next elimination game?

Coby was cooking last night and the ball mostly stayed with him until the end. This is encouraging, because we have had GAMES where Coby would have a similar scoring performance but then in the last several mins of the 4th when the game was close, it would devolve to DeMar going 1:1 taking ISO shots.

Hard to say if that's because Coby was deferring, DeMar wanted to be the man, and/or it was Billy's gameplan, but it has happened multiple times this season.

When the game is tight Billy calls DDR’s number and so does DDR.

Would love to see Coby cook again in a tight game against MIA and have Billy and DDr stick with him.

[TheGOATRises007]

I'm still worried about this game

I hope Caruso is back soon if we move on

[DuckIII]

We have a real chance to squeeze out the only possible value there is to reaching the play in: getting Ayo and Coby a real playoff series.

I am not a DDR, Vuc or BD hater, but I am very much concerned they will try to take too much control of this team Friday night - albeit with good intentions - and blow it.

Yep.

This puzzles me. The Bulls just had an elimination game. the team executed well, and nobody -- not other player,s not the coach -- prevented the starting guards from doing their jobs. (Which is a difficult task anyway. These are guards, not centers. They don't need to be fed. They are grown men with the ball in their hands.) So, why on earth would anybody do that in the next elimination game?

It’s easy to do that when the team, and those guards in particular, are playing great and the win is basically in the bag. But when games are close we’ve seen the vets and Billy effectively take the ball away from them as well. Multiple times.

Regardless, it’s a concern of mine not a prediction.

[DuckIII]

Can we make 2 game threads? 1 could be where we complain about Vuc when he has a double double for the millionth time, and DDR for not scoring exactly the way we want, and Terry for not being elite in all facets of the game, and proposals to trade our best players on our best contracts....and one could be about other things?

Let’s also have a third one where fan(s) can constantly complain about what other fans criticize about the team.

[Jstock12]

I’m excited for the players and will root for the team - but We’re competing for the right to be stomped by the Celtics and lose out on the draft

There's a scenario where Boston suffers multiple injuries which coincides with the Bulls playing their best basketball of the season and all of a sudden Chicago has the best possible path to the Finals.

[gf2020hotmail]

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Caruso was pretty chill in his media availability so I was surprised by the intensity of Woj's initial report. Meanwhile, Butler and Rozier already ruled out for the Heat. Line has shifted from -3 Heat to -1.5 Heat.

[boozapalooza]

Who will be this year's Max Strus?

Jamie Jacquez is going to torch us

[FriedRise]

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[drosestruts]

Our last game vs Miami is the game Craig went off for 16 points in the first half before leaving the game with an injury.

Whatever it was we identified that night - hopefully we're able to exploit it again.

[madvillian]

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Woah, no scary terry either for them. We really have no excuse to not win, even if AC is out. We have long term injuries but we've adjusted and they are going to be relying on really awful guards tmr night on a quick turnaround.

Ayo and White should feast.

[RSP83]

Looks like Caruso's ankle got better quick, but still game time decision.

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[MrSparkle]

Heat tanking for a pick. Bulls still gonna find a way to complicate and struggle.