Vuc in Health and Safety Protocol (Shams: Will be out 10 days/6 games)

[jordanwilliams6]

Also if it remains just Vuc, it won’t effect our rotation too much. Bradley will play 28ish minutes at C and Alize will hold down the backup minutes.

It’s a downgrade but the rest of the rotation should be unaffected. Coby will be back soon too so expect a lot of small guard lineups as usual.

[FecesOfDeath]

For professional athletes in their 20s and 30s with world-class fitness levels, they're more likely to be negatively affected by the possible myocarditis and other heart condition side-effects from taking the vaccine than they would be from any symptoms of COVID-19.

[GoBlue72391]

Play Ayo at the 4 and move Green to the 5.

That lineup would have some pretty good size for an NAIA private Christian college team.

[GoBlue72391]

I don’t see us signing anyone new for a 10 day contract, we will just call up Marko or Cook to the active roster and start Bradley with Alize getting most of the backup minutes.

10-days aren't available until January, unless they recently changed that rule and I missed it.

[Nucky Thompson]

Big prayers up to Vuc as he battles this deadly runny nose/cough

These days that's what it is for many more folks thanks to vaccinations. Proud of the Bulls for being one of the teams to reach full vaccination status. Hopefully that contributes to Vuc returning soon and, fingers crossed, it not running rampant through the roster.

We really need to stop testing fully vaccinated people. COVID is not going away. It will be here 30 years from now.

[bearadonisdna]

Sucks it was becoming stop thing of beauty to dump it down low to the big guy for offense

[GoBlue72391]

Play Ayo at the 4 and move Green to the 5.

No to smallball, yes to dwarfball.

Moleculeball

[nanokooshball]

For professional athletes in their 20s and 30s with world-class fitness levels, they're more likely to be negatively affected by the possible myocarditis and other heart condition side-effects from taking the vaccine than they would be from any symptoms of COVID-19.

This is unequivocally false. Do you know the data? Have you read into any of it? Have you read any actual medical journals, or if you're just doing 'research'
- Rates of myocarditis, blood clots and other conditions is much higher rate from getting actual COVID itself

[GoBlue72391]

Get well soon Vuch!

Get Marvin Bagley!

1. Yes!

2. Hell no.

How about Wood? *pause*

If we could get Wood, we would, but we can't. Now if only there was a little blue pill to help us get Wood.

[sco]

Wow, bummer. Well, at least we'll have an excuse for losses. It's a shame because Vuc just seemed to have found his groove. That said, other than the Mav's game, how much of a downgrade would Bradley/Alize have been from Vuc? If I'm looking for the silver lining, I've been wanting to see more Alize. Good that he's gotten a little burn last night.

[AKfanatic]

The NBA's Covid rules make no sense. Why 10 days? That seems completely arbitrary. Why not just a negative test?

I suspect—though I could be wrong—that somebody who is vaccinated will recover quicker than somebody who is unvaccinated. If he tests negative before the 10 days, then he should be allowed to play.

He tested positive.

I know. I'm asking why the protocol is that you have to wait 10 days after a positive test to come back and not whenever he tests negative again. If tests show he's healthy after 6 days, it seems pretty nonsensical to force him to sit an extra 4, no?

It’s likely based on how long you are typically able to infect others after testing positive. It’s usually about 2 Weeks.

[FriedRise]

F'n Sixers, hope he's ok. This **** is no joke.

Sign Cousins to a 10-day contract.

[GoBlue72391]

wow, just before the HUGE road trip.

do we get to call someone up form the Windy City squad?
are there any unsigned big men waiting at home for a call?

https://www.spotrac.com/nba/free-agents/2021/center/available/

Aaron Baynes?

Pretty sure he's out for the season.

[kulaz3000]

Read on Twitter

Marko time.

It will be good to get him some reps, but I checked up some game highlights of the G-league team, and he is going to struggle. He is way off in terms of strength goes, and he is a little lazy on the defensive end.

Still, there is nothing better than game experience.

[GoBlue72391]

If this was a real long-term issue, I'd be okay taking a gamble on Cousins. Not sure if I want him for just a 6 game stretch though.

If he's not cooked, he could provide some much-needed size even after Vuch returns and a potential short-term answer while Vuch is out. Normally I wouldn't be interested, but the circumstances seem like he's worth bringing in for a tryout at least.

[FriedRise]

I don't think Marko's gonna get any playing time. He's recalled in case somebody else goes down or in a foul trouble. I expect a big part of the minutes being given to Bradley or split evenly between Bradley and Alize.

Also it'd be HUGE if we somehow get Coby back to pick up some of the offensive slack.

[GoBlue72391]

Big prayers up to Vuc as he battles this deadly runny nose/cough

These days that's what it is for many more folks thanks to vaccinations. Proud of the Bulls for being one of the teams to reach full vaccination status. Hopefully that contributes to Vuc returning soon and, fingers crossed, it not running rampant through the roster.

We really need to stop testing fully vaccinated people. COVID is not going away. It will be here 30 years from now.

You do realize that vaccinated people can still spread it, right? So while it's great that vaccination both lowers the chance of catching COVID and considerably minimizes the symptoms and prognosis for those unlucky enough to catch it while vaccinated, they can't stop testing vaccinated players because they can still spread it to others.

And yes, COVID will still be here in 30 years. Kind of like how Polio is still here some 70 years later, just now it's no longer a death sentence and is considerably more rare than it was pre-vaccine.

[dabig3]

This has nearly killed my high from last night's game. Sucks to hear and hope Vuc can get back as quick as he can and healthy.

Even without Vuc, I still think the Bulls should do well on the road trip. Going to need others to step up.

At least the Warriors aren't a big team nor play really big right now with Wiseman still out. We were probably already going to see a lot of Alize at C in that game.

[TheFinishSniper]

Signing Cousins on 10 days contract deal makes sense. If he is good sign him on roster for a season. Nothing to lose.

[brentmoney]

For professional athletes in their 20s and 30s with world-class fitness levels, they're more likely to be negatively affected by the possible myocarditis and other heart condition side-effects from taking the vaccine than they would be from any symptoms of COVID-19.

LOL