E-DC wrote:DuckIII wrote:ZOMG wrote:
I don't care if each and every Bulls FO member hates Lauri personally - losing a potential major young asset for nothing would be a disaster for a club like this. The way this season is going, I'm not holding my breath on cap space being any kind of game changer for the Bulls.
That said, I have absolutely no idea what thought process led to Markkanen suddenly being used like Kornet. As I said earlier, the benching was eyebrow-raising, but I was actually looking forward to Lauri having a big offensive role with the 2nd unit. As we now see, that apparently was never the intention. He's simply being marginalized and now spends his games standing in the corner.
I do not know what purpose all this serves. To me it looks like they don't have a plan.
They have a pretty clear plan. It’s just that the plan no longer includes Lauri.
The wisdom of the plan is subject to debate. But it’s obvious what that plan is at this point: win as much as you can as fast as you can to become attractive to other players.
The Bulls have concluded Lauri in a significant role is inconsistent with that plan.
Do they really have a clear plan? Or are they maybe making this up as they go. Granted it has been only four games, but this plan hardly seems clear. I was very excited when the trades were made, but it now appears that the goal was only to replace Lauri and Carter with Vuc and Theis. I like what Vuc and Theis bring to the table, but that seems to be a bit of a sideways move. Troy Brown Jr. isn't even playing, nor is Javonte Green. Denzel Valentine appears to be a part of this plan, which I find odd. I don't see how any of this is a recipe for winning more games fast, especially with no days to practice.
They are figuring it out as they go along. Not easy with such a condensed schedule. I don’t think Valentine will be here next season. Brown will be.