PG: "Better Without DeRozan"

Repeat 3-peat · Post #41 » by **Repeat 3-peat** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:02 am

Idgaf about Zach numbers tonight. Same ole story, game(s) ends with a L.

Bandit King · Post #42 » by **Bandit King** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:03 am

Tanking so Orlando takes our pick.

Post #43 » by **HomoSapien** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:03 am

AKME started this season by talking about the importance of roster consistency in team building. It didn't make sense after our major collapse, but maybe they really believed that Lonzo would be back by now.

Midway through the season, the team was just as much of a disaster and they held onto their convictions and brought back the exact same team. That was beyond stupid.

I can give them some big passes -- drafting Pat when Covid shut down the planet was difficult. Lonzo's injury derailed what started as an exciting season. Both tough breaks. Now get over it and do something.

prolific passer · Post #44 » by **prolific passer** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:04 am

Bulls blew a huge lead to get this loss. :rock:

Let's all congratulate them.

MGB8 · Post #45 » by **MGB8** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:04 am

LaVine was fine. Pat was NEGATIVE 17. Bench him, now.

Bandit King · Post #46 » by **Bandit King** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:05 am

MGB8 wrote:LaVine was fine. Pat was NEGATIVE 17. Bench him, now.

He was standing pat today!!

GoBlue72391 · Post #47 » by **GoBlue72391** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:05 am

This team is dead in the water. I see our win percentage progressively getting lower and lower, but not low enough to get a top 4 pick.

Miltpalaciofanclub · Post #48 » by **Miltpalaciofanclub** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:07 am

Billy is burying Zach in this postgame interview.
Especially with the lack of rotation on Hield. “Knowing your personnel”. “I got to find a way to help them more”… “We got to play more skillfully”

Post #49 » by **DASMACKDOWN** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:07 am

We might be inline of our biggest losing streak since the TERRI-BULL era. Look at the next like 15 games. Only Detroit would be favored in. We could seriously lose 9 straight.

cool007 · Post #50 » by **cool007** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:09 am

PaKii94 wrote:This was a Zach Lavine chucking game. He made his shots but Coby got pissed at him on one play and both Billy and Fleming were constantly yelling at him from the side line to move the ball (and then he would just ignore them and hit a contested tough shot)

That's without mentioning the anti clutch stuff

BS - agenda driven post.

He had a team high 7 assists even with multiple guys passing up the open shots and getting called for travels and he was one of the most efficient guys out there but he should be giving up the shots to the guys that would also be passing up the WIDE open shots to get a travel called or take even tougher shot???

Don't make sense. There is a reason why no one likes Billy if he is advocating that.

dumbell78 · Post #51 » by **dumbell78** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:09 am

All honesty, how many thought we would win this game after the 1st? I know I didn't.

ChiefILL53 · Post #52 » by **ChiefILL53** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:11 am

We need to hover around the spot we're in now. According to tankathon we're 7th best odds. Last time that happened we wound up with the 4th pick. I think folks need to remember those changed lottery odds have screwed over a few of the worst teams

TyrusRose2425 · Post #53 » by **TyrusRose2425** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:12 am

I'm cool with milking this DDR injury and sitting him out for a fat minute and pray for a top 4 (*cough* 1 *cough*) pick.

FriedRise · Post #54 » by **FriedRise** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:13 am

These last two games were great tank losses.

Really need Indy and Orlando to start picking up Ws. We are right there.

GoBlue72391 · Post #55 » by **GoBlue72391** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:14 am

DASMACKDOWN wrote:We might be inline of our biggest losing streak since the TERRI-BULL era. Look at the next like 15 games. Only Detroit would be favored in. We could seriously lose 9 straight.

At this point we shouldn't be expected to win any game, even against Detroit.

Post #56 » by **HomoSapien** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:15 am

dumbell78 wrote:All honesty, how many thought we would win this game after the 1st? I know I didn't.

I made a comment about how we'd need to get up by 40 in order for the lead to be secure. It seemed like a joke. It wasn't.

mtron32 · Post #57 » by **mtron32** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:17 am

DASMACKDOWN wrote:We might be inline of our biggest losing streak since the TERRI-BULL era. Look at the next like 15 games. Only Detroit would be favored in. We could seriously lose 9 straight.

Bring it on, I believe in the Pistons, they can definitely shock the Bulls

Miltpalaciofanclub · Post #58 » by **Miltpalaciofanclub** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:19 am

cool007 wrote:BS - agenda driven post.

He had a team high 7 assists even with multiple guys passing up the open shots and getting called for travels and he was one of the most efficient guys out there but he should be giving up the shots to the guys that would also be passing up the WIDE open shots to get a travel called or take even tougher shot???

Don't make sense. There is a reason why no one likes Billy if he is advocating that.

Zach can accumulate as many stats as he wants between the 1st and 45th minute. But based upon a series of possessions where Zach has repeatedly taken the low percentage shot, the ill-advised angle to the corner, the poor in-game decision making with the ball in his hand — the success of these possessions begins and ends with him.

Muzbar · Post #59 » by **Muzbar** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:20 am

dumbell78 wrote:All honesty, how many thought we would win this game after the 1st? I know I didn't.

I caught the score at half time and was like "hmmm nice lead, still have the 3rd quarter to go, not sure how long that'll last".

I then checked again late in the 4th when the Pacers hit the 2 free throws to tie it at 108...

Classic 22-23 Bulls.

jordanwilliams6 · Post #60 » by **jordanwilliams6** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:26 am

cool007 wrote:
PaKii94 wrote:This was a Zach Lavine chucking game. He made his shots but Coby got pissed at him on one play and both Billy and Fleming were constantly yelling at him from the side line to move the ball (and then he would just ignore them and hit a contested tough shot)

That's without mentioning the anti clutch stuff

BS - agenda driven post.

He had a team high 7 assists even with multiple guys passing up the open shots and getting called for travels and he was one of the most efficient guys out there but he should be giving up the shots to the guys that would also be passing up the WIDE open shots to get a travel called or take even tougher shot???

Don't make sense. There is a reason why no one likes Billy if he is advocating that.

I'm generally quite defensive of Zach but this was a classic LaVine game. He plays pretty good to great for most of the night and is a big reason why we're in the game but then completely loses the plot in the final two minutes and was a huge reason we lost. He is just so unbelievably anti-clutch. We should expect more of him when he's our max player and is paid what he is.

I said it earlier. There's no point being good in the NBA for 46 minutes if you are going to suck in the final two minutes. Most games in the league are determined in the final stages, no matter how good the team.