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It's going to be a long season

TC/Pat: 1-10 FG, 3 points.

The Bulls had many opportunities to win this one, but just couldn't do it. I could probably say that about many games the last two seasons.

I just dont understand

There is nothing mediocre about 3-6, it's a straight up trash team.

This game shows the reason why AK needs to blow up. It's not just about win-or-lose. The way they keep losing is just pathetic.

Our bench really outplayed the opposing bench. The most impactful player on the team, Alex Caruso, has played really well.

And yet Mediocre-3 really can't handle the situation. Their terrible defensive limitation has and will always hurt the team while they also don't fit well together on offensive end.

AK should have traded DDR and LaVine last trade deadline. I knew he's delusional as hell but even a delusional guy should know it's not working at all.

AKME sitting there saying “we’ve tried absolutely nothing, why isn’t it working??”

Only reason I wanted the win was for Caruso but the bulls overall didn't deserve the win

Both teams tried to lose down the stretch, but we were a bit better at that task. We played hard, forced them into some tough shots and turnovers, but we struggled on offense ourselves. Can't say that I thought much of Phoenix either. I know it's missing Booker but that team looks thin to me, and Beal and Durant are getting old.

The combination of the big 3 actually killed any lineup they were a part of tonight. Our bench was a major positive. Our starters were a major negative.

As sloppy as both teams are. The suns can fix their team pretty easy with the roster they currently have. Bulls can not.

cant believe i rushed home from the gym to catch the ending. shoulda stayed my fatass on the eliptical

The Mid-3 has reached their breaking point. It's been 3 years. They're supposed to be the rock of this team, and mental leadership-wise they're getting worse.

I think Vuc is the worst of the 3. For the role that this team expect from him he has the most shortcomings, and mental lapses. The problem is we don't have a backup for him. And that's on AK for putting everything in one bucket in Vuc.

Zach is Zach, he's a turnover machine when you ask him to do whatever he wants. But Zach I think is the only Mid-3 member that is doing his part.

We all know AC, Carter, Craig can make things happen for this team off the bench. I also like Coby, he's not perfect but he's not the problem. So we need to see them more.

Billy trust the big 3 too much. He stick with them for too long and played them together too much. Pat should be in the doghouse.

If you are the third biggest market in the league trying to win and Alex Caruso is your biggest asset what does that make you?

This game was very winnable. Really what killed us is rebounding. We were pretty solid in every other category except that where the Suns were +13. That’s surprising for a team with Vucevic and Drummond.

Of course our reactions would be different if we'd made literally a singular extra basket in that game and won, but this continues to be an incredibly disappointing team from top to bottom. Coby was okay, but our #4 pick barely even looks like a rotational player right now. Our veteran stars all made multiple egregious unforced errors tonight throughout the game.

Robbed Caruso of a remarkably fun game. He deserves to be on Denver or some other non-Clippers contender.

Lost due to our crappy starting lineup of the mid 3. As soon as a the mid 3 were broken up we went on a tear. Caruso +24 but Billy just watches the game slip away while his best player is on the bench.

Patrick was terrible again and missing crucial shots in the 4th. But Billy had to play him because it's just him & Craig at PF, AK made a roster where his 4th pick had to play.

Nurkic putting up a Joker-esque boxscore is embarrassing.

I just keep coming back to the fact that AKME legitimately tried to build a .500 team and they have failed at that. They aren’t trying to tank, they aren’t trying to win, they are just trying to win as many games as they lose and they are unsuccessful at that.

I dunno...I thought it was a good game. Outside of the extreme hot and cold runs, the team played well. Defense was solid. Effort was commendable. I was entertained.

Had a shot to win it against a team better than us and couldn't do it. Not surprised.

Lots of talk about the Mid-3. Look, we know they're mid, right? So let's look at the team as a whole. Stop expecting guys to elevate a team when they have proven their not good enough to do it. Just a wait to be pissed off at something.

This team might actually look better if they got ANYTHING out of the 4 spot.

2 firsts for Caruso.

Dude can defend Kevin Durant 1:1 no problem.

Pay up, you cowards.