GT: Bulls vs Nets @ United Center 9pm

drosestruts · Post #21 » by **drosestruts** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:57 pm

I'm hyped Niel Funk!!!

mtron32 · Post #22 » by **mtron32** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 4:02 pm

KD35Netted wrote:Nets fan here, coming in peace of course, Bulls should win this game and will probably hand the Nets their worst loss of the season. We are struggling mightily and coaching sucks. Even with Kyrie playing, you guys should win this game. If my team wins, I am happy but I am not predicting nor expecting a Nets victory tonight. Just like the Bucks waxed us, I am expecting the Bulls to do the same. Bulls and Bucks are the top two teams in the East right now.

Stop jinxing us dammit! :nonono:

meekrab · Post #23 » by **meekrab** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 4:04 pm

Jo Jo English wrote:And at some point OP is going to have to acknowledge that while Ayo is young and has a lot to learn, he has earned more than the 0-9 minutes he wants to predict for him night in and night out. Coby would be OK with it.

The last time Ayo appeared in a game and played less than 19 minutes, was December 2nd.

I do wonder what the atmosphere at the UC will be like with the 9pm start time.

jc23 · Post #24 » by **jc23** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 4:07 pm

KD35Netted wrote:Nets fan here, coming in peace of course, Bulls should win this game and will probably hand the Nets their worst loss of the season. We are struggling mightily and coaching sucks. Even with Kyrie playing, you guys should win this game. If my team wins, I am happy but I am not predicting nor expecting a Nets victory tonight. Just like the Bucks waxed us, I am expecting the Bulls to do the same. Bulls and Bucks are the top two teams in the East right now.

reversio jinx!

StunnerKO · Post #25 » by **StunnerKO** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 4:18 pm

No Caruso tonight

nitric0 · Post #26 » by **nitric0** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 4:19 pm

Nets fans calling us fraud pretenders in the general board and that we will get bounced in the playoffs quick. Considering we are 2-0 against them I hope they are fully healthy so we can blow them out of the building tonight. Expecting a huge game from Lavine and Debo

dabig3 · Post #27 » by **dabig3** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 4:22 pm

meekrab wrote:
Jo Jo English wrote:And at some point OP is going to have to acknowledge that while Ayo is young and has a lot to learn, he has earned more than the 0-9 minutes he wants to predict for him night in and night out. Coby would be OK with it.

The last time Ayo appeared in a game and played less than 19 minutes, was December 2nd.

I do wonder what the atmosphere at the UC will be like with the 9pm start time.

And Ayo has had 2 of his best games this season against the Nets. And with all the wings on the Nets and Caruso still out, I'd expect Ayo to continue getting his ~20mpg.

cowraiser · Post #28 » by **cowraiser** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 4:26 pm

nitric0 wrote:Nets fans calling us fraud pretenders in the general board and that we will get bounced in the playoffs quick. Considering we are 2-0 against them I hope they are fully healthy so we can blow them out of the building tonight. Expecting a huge game from Lavine and Debo

Unfortunately, that will be the case until the Bulls make a deep playoff run (or multiple).

kodo · Post #29 » by **kodo** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 4:49 pm

nitric0 wrote:Nets fans calling us fraud pretenders in the general board and that we will get bounced in the playoffs quick. Considering we are 2-0 against them I hope they are fully healthy so we can blow them out of the building tonight. Expecting a huge game from Lavine and Debo

We haven't had any impressive wins lately TBH. Beating up Detroit on a b2b without Grant, 4 point win vs Orlando on a b2b, beating up on Atlanta with mostly G-League players, etc.. The decent matchups we've had lately we've lost all of them (CLE, MIA, DAL) soundly.

But Brooklyn is calling the kettle black. Nets are 0-8 vs the top teams and 10-11 overall vs winning teams.

jump · Post #30 » by **jump** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 4:57 pm

Chi town wrote:
BullChit wrote:
biggestbullsfan wrote:Starters played less than 30 min. Nets probably don’t have Kyrie. Get some rest and let’s get a W. Gonna need it going into Friday.

Is anybody else getting a little tired of these games against top teams missing players? I want to see us play (beat) teams at full strength.

Me. I want everyone at full strength even though we aren’t.

I think you'll need to get used to this condition. Between the increase in injuries over the past few years, and Covid, there will be depleted teams all season long, even into the playoffs. We'll be lucky if we are at full strength when the playoffs start. It is what is is. Let's just keep winning.

erlim · Post #31 » by **erlim** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:10 pm

StunnerKO wrote:No Caruso tonight

It feels like he’s been out 83 years.

MissileMike · Post #32 » by **MissileMike** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:12 pm

Jo Jo English wrote:I know we are getting a late start because of it being a national game, but a 9 o'clock start in Chicago is just weird. Here's to hoping the Bulls can make some noise nationally and cement themselves as a team that cannot be ignored.

And at some point OP is going to have to acknowledge that while Ayo is young and has a lot to learn, he has earned more than the 0-9 minutes he wants to predict for him night in and night out. Coby would be OK with it.

Agree 100%. When Ayo is on the floor, good things happen. And remember, you can't spell playoffs without Ayo!

sco · Post #33 » by **sco** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:13 pm

My keys to a Bulls win:

1) Shoot 3's at 37%+

2) Keep KD from scoring efficiently

3) Vuc having an efficient scoring game

IamSam · Post #34 » by **IamSam** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:19 pm

The Net's obviously have top end-talent, but I do not get the sense that they are "dialed-in" as a unit. Bring em on. 8-)

FriedRise · Post #35 » by **FriedRise** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:24 pm

Hopefully these guys are night owls, because the 4th quarter probably won't start until 11PM - or midnight for the Brooklyn boys.

But it's too bad that the schedule hasn't allowed our games to be played evenly. The first two games we caught the Nets on the second game of a back to back while we're the more rested team. This one obviously is the opposite. But it's good that nobody played a ton of minutes yesterday thanks to the blowout.

madvillian · Post #36 » by **madvillian** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:25 pm

kodo wrote:
nitric0 wrote:Nets fans calling us fraud pretenders in the general board and that we will get bounced in the playoffs quick. Considering we are 2-0 against them I hope they are fully healthy so we can blow them out of the building tonight. Expecting a huge game from Lavine and Debo

We haven't had any impressive wins lately TBH. Beating up Detroit on a b2b without Grant, 4 point win vs Orlando on a b2b, beating up on Atlanta with mostly G-League players, etc.. The decent matchups we've had lately we've lost all of them (CLE, MIA, DAL) soundly.

But Brooklyn is calling the kettle black. Nets are 0-8 vs the top teams and 10-11 overall vs winning teams.

You play the schedule you have. Bulls' schedule was brutal to the start the year, arguably the toughest in the league in November, so **** it.

StunnerKO · Post #37 » by **StunnerKO** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:37 pm

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Post #38 » by **CBS7** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:12 pm

kodo wrote:
nitric0 wrote:Nets fans calling us fraud pretenders in the general board and that we will get bounced in the playoffs quick. Considering we are 2-0 against them I hope they are fully healthy so we can blow them out of the building tonight. Expecting a huge game from Lavine and Debo

We haven't had any impressive wins lately TBH. Beating up Detroit on a b2b without Grant, 4 point win vs Orlando on a b2b, beating up on Atlanta with mostly G-League players, etc.. The decent matchups we've had lately we've lost all of them (CLE, MIA, DAL) soundly.

But Brooklyn is calling the kettle black. Nets are 0-8 vs the top teams and 10-11 overall vs winning teams.

To be fair when we lost the decent matchups we were missing quite a few players including Derozan.

ImSlower · Post #39 » by **ImSlower** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:16 pm

I think the Nets are going to come at the Bulls hard. They've been playing really poorly against inferior teams, and here's an upstart East team that's already beaten the twice and is looking down on them in the standings. We're gonna have to hope for that tenacious defense we saw in the second half last night. Perhaps the starters' lackadaisical play in the first half was them holding back their energy for tonight's clash?

I'm actually happy at such a late start time - I will be able to be home from work for at least the second half, if not much of the first. I sure hope Stacey and Adam are more engaged in the game tonight, as last night their giddy giggle fest reached their nadir as a pairing.

r1terrell23 · Post #40 » by **r1terrell23** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:05 pm

KD35Netted wrote:Nets fan here, coming in peace of course, Bulls should win this game and will probably hand the Nets their worst loss of the season. We are struggling mightily and coaching sucks. Even with Kyrie playing, you guys should win this game. If my team wins, I am happy but I am not predicting nor expecting a Nets victory tonight. Just like the Bucks waxed us, I am expecting the Bulls to do the same. Bulls and Bucks are the top two teams in the East right now.

Nice try. We are the team that will lose badly.