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Jcool0 wrote:SfBull wrote:Ctownbulls wrote:I know everyone is scared to say it but why can't this team contend? How many top 4s are better?
I believe they'll contend with the likes of Sixers ,Heat and Hawks but will probably lose fighting hard for the Nets( if healthy) and Bucks.
No one in the East is better then a healthy Nets. But Bulls on paper can matchup with the Bucks.
D_GoLow wrote:Does anyone remember the last time we trade for a forward from San Antonio who wore jersey#10?
Eddy_JukeZ wrote:jmajew wrote:I think we are good enough now to beat the Nets/Bucks/Heat/Hawks/Celtics/76ers/Lakers/Nuggets/Suns/Jazz/clipper/etc. We are definitely in the game now.
Slow your roll.
Let's make the playoffs and then go from there.
Not to mention the daily LeBron is better than Jordan troll threads. Their opinion literally doesn't matter.BullChit wrote:OldSchoolNoBull wrote:It seems the GB is not as sold on our offseason as we are.
I once saw the GB have a multi page spirited discussion on Jeremy Lin being a top 10 point guard...
Enough said...
CaPiTanAK wrote:Droseisthe1 wrote:Well AKME have clearly been given the green-light to "mortgage" the future to start getting playoff money for Reinsdorfs again. I'm being a bit facetious, but if GarPax made these moves, we'd be making fun of them for choosing relative mediocrity.
That being said, it's simply too hard to suck and suck and suck until you land a franchise-altering no. 1 pick. Zach LaVine is here. He's a popular guy around the league. He's an All-Star. We saw what Devin Booker did this year. The goal now is to surround Zach and make him thrive as much as possible. Compete, make the playoffs, hopefully 2nd round appearance, and show the league the Bulls are back to being competitive. Then, we can strike when the next disgruntled star wants out. These Lonzo and DeRozan deals are not super long-term and can be moved if necessary.
Embiid, KAT, Dame...take note that the Bulls are back to being relevant.
What future?
They are giving two mid to late first rounders, which can be bought every year by giving up expirings for longer term contracts.
Jcool0 wrote:SfBull wrote:Ctownbulls wrote:I know everyone is scared to say it but why can't this team contend? How many top 4s are better?
I believe they'll contend with the likes of Sixers ,Heat and Hawks but will probably lose fighting hard for the Nets( if healthy) and Bucks.
No one in the East is better then a healthy Nets. But Bulls on paper can matchup with the Bucks.
mtron32 wrote:Jcool0 wrote:SfBull wrote:I believe they'll contend with the likes of Sixers ,Heat and Hawks but will probably lose fighting hard for the Nets( if healthy) and Bucks.
No one in the East is better then a healthy Nets. But Bulls on paper can matchup with the Bucks.
Stop it, no they can't. Did you see what Freak did to Ayton? We need size and we need goons
Dresden wrote:Jcool0 wrote:SfBull wrote:I believe they'll contend with the likes of Sixers ,Heat and Hawks but will probably lose fighting hard for the Nets( if healthy) and Bucks.
No one in the East is better then a healthy Nets. But Bulls on paper can matchup with the Bucks.
The Nets are a year older and are fielding a team that is extremely injury prone. Even if healthy I wouldn't rate them above the Bucks right now.
I think it's not out of the realm of possibility that the Bulls finish somewhere 3-5 next year. Philly, BRK and MIL all would look better I'd say, but I think we can be on par with BOS, MIA, ATL. I don't see the Knicks being any better. I would think at worst, we'd be 7-8th.
dice wrote:SaNdMiRkS wrote:Red8911 wrote:If you think about it the Nets are the only clear favorites in the East. The next 3-4 teams imo are even and bulls are now part of that list.
is this a joke? the nets!? lol! The EC pecking order is presently & going forward is Milwaukee & then Atlanta. Then you have Philly & New Jersey. After that, it's an utter crapshoot
do you not remember KD almost single-handedly getting by the bucks?
the bulls are currently 7th in the east according to vegas, folks. with a dearth of assets going forward and lavine about to get PAID. time for a reality check: this is what nba hell looks like. settle in. it's a dry heat
Droseisthe1 wrote:CaPiTanAK wrote:Droseisthe1 wrote:Well AKME have clearly been given the green-light to "mortgage" the future to start getting playoff money for Reinsdorfs again. I'm being a bit facetious, but if GarPax made these moves, we'd be making fun of them for choosing relative mediocrity.
That being said, it's simply too hard to suck and suck and suck until you land a franchise-altering no. 1 pick. Zach LaVine is here. He's a popular guy around the league. He's an All-Star. We saw what Devin Booker did this year. The goal now is to surround Zach and make him thrive as much as possible. Compete, make the playoffs, hopefully 2nd round appearance, and show the league the Bulls are back to being competitive. Then, we can strike when the next disgruntled star wants out. These Lonzo and DeRozan deals are not super long-term and can be moved if necessary.
Embiid, KAT, Dame...take note that the Bulls are back to being relevant.
What future?
They are giving two mid to late first rounders, which can be bought every year by giving up expirings for longer term contracts.
They gave up the 8th overall pick for Vucevic, did you forget that?
Jcool0 wrote:mtron32 wrote:Jcool0 wrote:
No one in the East is better then a healthy Nets. But Bulls on paper can matchup with the Bucks.
Stop it, no they can't. Did you see what Freak did to Ayton? We need size and we need goons
I also saw KD almost beat the Bucks single handedly.
WindyCityBorn wrote:Droseisthe1 wrote:CaPiTanAK wrote:
What future?
They are giving two mid to late first rounders, which can be bought every year by giving up expirings for longer term contracts.
They gave up the 8th overall pick for Vucevic, did you forget that?
Who never will be as good as Vuc.
coldfish wrote:Zach should file a complaint. Some of those non calls were battery complaints.
Stratmaster wrote:Will Perdue says asinine things, and his pants are way too short.
sco wrote: New Orleans has to be one of the, if not THE hardest city to eat healthy. I think they fry the water.
d boy gentleman wrote:Nick Friedell being Nick Friedell says he doesn't like then move and that the Bulls aren't a top 4 team with the roster. He says that they aren't better than the Knicks or Hawks
DuckIII wrote:HomoSapien wrote:A lot of people here owe AKME some apologies. In a one-year span he added Vuc, DeRozan, and Ball. That is an astronomical talent upgrade.
In fairness to me, the only thing AK did that I disagreed with was the Vuc deal. I like the BD hire, love the Williams pick, love the Ayo pick, loved the Theis transaction, etc.
But I haaaaaaaated the Vuc trade. Because I perceived AK had backed himself into a corner because he created a scenario in which he absolutely had to sign Ball.
But then he did sign Ball. And now he’s added Caruso and DD and still has Lauri to play with as an asset.
Frankly it’s amazing and one of the most impressive short term organizational overhauls I’ve ever seen. And the absolute most impressive one that did not involve super-teaming-up.
I bow before the alter of AK’s greatness. He sees further than I. Really incredible stuff. And he’s still not done.
Almost Retired wrote:There is a downside to all this Roster upgrading. With us giving up another 1st Rounder and 2nd Rounders to San Antonio, plus the First Rounder we still owe to Orlando in 2023.....the future Drafts will no longer be one of the highlights of the Bulls season.
