PG: Kings somethingsomething Bulls nothingnothing

GrowingHorns · Post #1 » by **GrowingHorns** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:27 am

Do we really want this thread at all...

Shill · Post #2 » by **Shill** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:27 am

Almost home...

Repeat 3-peat · Post #3 » by **Repeat 3-peat** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:28 am

Lauri...

Shill · Post #4 » by **Shill** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:30 am

GhostOfChicago wrote:Lauri...

For whatever reason, he’s playing shook right now.

Slow on the trigger. Not forcing the action.

In the long run I think he’ll be fine, but this has been a disappointing follow-up to his February.

Season needs to end so we can get to work.

Evaluation phase is over.

BeatDaCavs420 · Post #5 » by **BeatDaCavs420** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:39 am

Lauri has been ass cheeks

Repeat 3-peat · Post #6 » by **Repeat 3-peat** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:40 am

Shill wrote:
GhostOfChicago wrote:Lauri...

For whatever reason, he’s playing shook right now.

Slow on the trigger. Not forcing the action.

In the long run I think he’ll be fine, but this has been a disappointing follow-up to his February.

Season needs to end so we can get to work.

Evaluation phase is over.

I'm not sure what the problem is.

Where did the rebounding numbers go? Is is fatigue? injury?

I'm not surprised his scoring took a dip since this is the NBA and teams will figure players out, especially young players but he's also struggling with his 3pt shot.

humble servant · Post #7 » by **humble servant** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:45 am

Could it be he that is Lauri is a good player but not all star he has.been playing better palyers and or they know him now. In any case kuzma John colllinss and Donovan Mitchell woudl have been better picks

Grodoboldo · Post #8 » by **Grodoboldo** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:46 am

Bulls reverted to their old and crappy offense when Dunn started getting more time.
I really think he's damaging our players progress by now.

logical_art · Post #9 » by **logical_art** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:49 am

Lauri garbage.

Porter reverting to the solid but not difference making player he's always been.

Repeat 3-peat · Post #10 » by **Repeat 3-peat** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:51 am

Read on Twitter

Post #11 » by **coldfish** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:57 am

Win or lose, trying is better than not trying. Imagine if the Bulls were sitting everyone right now in an effort to guarantee every game as a loss. Fans would be thinking "hey, everything is fine. Once the main gun play, we are a playoff team!!!"

This has really exposed some players, for better or for worse. Lavine is a keeper. Lauri could be a keeper but has some serious issues that he has to work on. Dunn isn't a keeper. The g league bench doesn't have many keepers.

Learning all of this was worth losing a few lottery balls, IMHO. The Bulls were never going to win so many that they dropped way down. Quite frankly, with how awful this draft class is, I'm not sure it matters anyway. This is a one person draft and odds are strong that the Bulls won't get that player.

mtron32 · Post #12 » by **mtron32** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:59 am

Not worried about Lauri, he has his work cut out for the summer. I just need this season to hurry up and end with our Bulls having that 14 percent shot

NesimLE · Post #13 » by **NesimLE** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:59 am

Well fwiw, the Bulls are only two games ahead of Phoenix in the win column...and we play them tomorrow.

thebizkit · Post #14 » by **thebizkit** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:59 am

I don't get all the head scratching about Lauri. He is what he is, not a special talent but a decent player.

Grodoboldo · Post #15 » by **Grodoboldo** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:05 am

I think the vitriol over Lauri's recent play has gone too far. Yes, his performance in February might've been an outlier, but the tools are still there. For me, the offense clearly changed back, and something is off with him. Knowing how the Bulls work, I'm gonna go ahead and assume he's fighting some lingering health problems.

NecessaryEvil · Post #16 » by **NecessaryEvil** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:12 am

thebizkit wrote:I don't get all the head scratching about Lauri. He is what he is, not a special talent but a decent player.

I disagree

He looked like a top 10 guy last month. Is it that defenses are adjusting to him? Or is just not playing hard enough consistently? It is head scratching though.

I appreciate you guys being fair though because Zach was getting trashed when Boylen came in but now Lauri is the whipping boy. lol

He'll be great next next year all season, if not, he's a great 3rd option to ZION/BARRETT & Zach

GrowingHorns · Post #17 » by **GrowingHorns** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:15 am

Grodoboldo wrote:I think the vitriol over Lauri's recent play has gone too far. Yes, his performance in February might've been an outlier, but the tools are still there. For me, the offense clearly changed back, and something is off with him. Knowing how the Bulls work, I'm gonna go ahead and assume he's fighting some lingering health problems.

I guess we have to wait. I consider this perfectionist slump. his February was so great his own expectations finally were coming together. Then he got the flu game and lost some of his mojo. now he takes the ball up ending in two turnovers to start the game and stops doing it for good. And is aiming every shot. He has to realize he isn't (and don't have to be) the level he was on febryary, YET, but he isn't a broken tool. He had few very good games not so far away from coming back the injury, playing not fully in health... So he should do some damage here even if he's fatigued. It might be frustration.

I said it last season and say it again: Lauri needs to get mad. Be a "bad mofo". Now, is he up to the task? Will he grow? Time will show. At the times of feeling off, you need to get mad!

Repeat 3-peat · Post #18 » by **Repeat 3-peat** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:36 am

Lauri averaging 5.6 RPG his last 5 games after averaging 12.2 RPG for a whole month.

Just odd.

bearadonisdna · Post #19 » by **bearadonisdna** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:55 am

Lauri with 11 points in 22 minutes.
Not sure the mathematics but I’d imagine it’s not that far from his usual scoring averages.

He was 4/8 and 3 of those misses were 3 pointers.
Not sure how lauri is getting goat status for this game.

sco · Post #20 » by **sco** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:56 am

The Bulls looked good to start, and then run out of gas when the bench plays. Give the Kings credit, they are clearly more talented.

Lauri isn't playing hard anymore. Maybe he's hurt, but he's routinely passing up open 3's. And he's not skying for rebounds. But he's not good.

Otto is good, but nobody looks for him like they did when he first came.

I think Zach was a little too ball hoggy.