DuckIII wrote:What a first round series that was. Instant classic.
Loved it and didnt think I would going into it.
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DuckIII wrote:What a first round series that was. Instant classic.
kodo wrote:Everyone seems to accept the AK "we can't pay tax until we're a top 4 team" rationale...but the problem is our competition is paying lux tax. Obviously the Heat are very much our competition having eliminated us from the postseason 2 years in a row...they are a massive lux tax paying team. Not only are they paying lux tax, they are past the 1st apron and at the 2nd apron. $190M to compete as a play-in team.
Bingo.Dan Z wrote:As for spending I agree with you that'd I like an owner willing to do that, but spending isn't the biggest issue right now.
DASMACKDOWN wrote:No other team has to prove themselves first before the owners are willing to even tip toe in the tax.
dumbell78 wrote:
This dude is very immature on an emotional level. I'm glad he's not on our squad.
NBA pest Patrick Beverley has been slammed after twice throwing a ball at a group of Indiana Pacers fans during the Milwaukee Bucks’ season-ending 120-98 loss.
But with just over two and a half minutes remaining, Beverley ended the season on an ugly note, firing a ball into the stand where it hit a female fan in the head.
Beverley then asked for the ball back before throwing it back even harder at the fan who had thrown it back to him.
If only he got paid per game.In his eighth NBA season, Buddy Hield has finally reached the NBA playoffs. It only took an 86-game campaign to get there.
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Hield played more than the normal 82 games this season because of his acquisition during the trade deadline week by the Philadelphia 76ers, who landed him from the Indiana Pacers for Marcus Morris Sr., Furkan Korkmaz and second-round picks.
And, as it turned out, Philadelphia's post-trade schedule included two more games than Indiana's.
Hield was officially credited with playing 84 games, tied for the 11th most in NBA history and the most in nearly 20 years.
But that tally didn't count reaching the in-season tournament title game in December as a member of the Pacers, as the league determined before the season that contest wouldn't count in the standings. The NBA has also determined the play-in games don't count as either regular or postseason games.
kodo wrote:jnrjr79 wrote:FWIW, Boston and Denver are paying the tax, but Minnesota isn’t. Philly isn’t. New York isn’t. OKC isn’t. Indiana isn’t. Cleveland isn’t.
I want the Bulls to be willing to pay the tax to have a good team, and I have lots of doubts whether they will (and how far into the tax they’d go in the rare instance they’re willing), but the appetite to pay the tax is not what is keeping the Bulls from being good right now.
Minny has $188,920,442 in allocations, they aren't just paying tax they are past the 1st apron. Their 6 man core is $175M just for those 6 even without building out the rest of the team.
Philly's cap situation is purely because Maxey is getting paid peanuts for financial flexibility. This was the last year for that. Regardless, Philly is not a team that won't pay lux tax to compete, they've already been a lux tax team in 2022 and will do so again if it means a better team. NY is in great situation because of the Brunson contract, we don't have that luxury.
Indy/OKC are based on a foundation of young players to keep low on salary, something we're absolutely not doing. We give away draft picks for vets. If the core is based on 30+ year olds, Bulls need to be compared to teams like the Clippers & GS.
dumbell78 wrote:Random comment....Mikal Bridges stroke is dripping right now in summer league. Carry on.
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jc23 wrote:Best thing about not making the playoffs besides getting a higher draft pick is you get to vent and yell "blow it up" weeks in advance.
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R3AL1TY wrote:It's bitter sweet watching former role players that were on the Bulls make big plays for the Mavs in the playoffs
madvillian wrote:Rooting for the Knicks pretty hard. Never thought I'd say that but they have a likable squad compared to the rest of the east and of course nice to see Thibs win another playoff series finally.