Bulls @ Thunder 7pm CT Mar. 31 2025
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Probably smart to get these guys some rest but I wish we had a fully healthy team for this final stretch even though we only play 2-3 non tanking teams.
Don’t think Tre will be ready for the play in. Hopefully Zo will though.
Don’t think Tre will be ready for the play in. Hopefully Zo will though.
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Should rest Giddey he's been Questionable due to injuries for weeks now, since before the Lakers games. Would rather have Giddey ready vs Toronto which is tomorrow rather than have him unavailable tomorrow and lose to Toronto as well as OKC.
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A night off and I'm staying in to watch this (and my Cardinals on the other monitor). I really like watching OKC - other than SGA's foul-focused offense. I assume they'll get an easy win here which would be fun to watch. Or! The Bulls get what would probably be a top 3 victory in the season. Barring disaster, I'm going to enjoy watching the game.
The way I see it, the lottery odds for the Bulls are almost completely locked in with us and Miami; everyone worse will keep getting worse, and I don't see PHO or SAC falling behind the Bulls record. Similarly, I don't care about the play-in seeds 9 or 10. The final score of our games is almost completely irrelevant to my watching patterns the rest of the season. Wins against big teams are the best outcome, but losses are fine as long as we're getting an idea of what 2026 is going to look like.
For tonight - sure hope White doesn't get into foul trouble; lots of our guards are out and he'll probably have to play 40+ minutes.
The way I see it, the lottery odds for the Bulls are almost completely locked in with us and Miami; everyone worse will keep getting worse, and I don't see PHO or SAC falling behind the Bulls record. Similarly, I don't care about the play-in seeds 9 or 10. The final score of our games is almost completely irrelevant to my watching patterns the rest of the season. Wins against big teams are the best outcome, but losses are fine as long as we're getting an idea of what 2026 is going to look like.
For tonight - sure hope White doesn't get into foul trouble; lots of our guards are out and he'll probably have to play 40+ minutes.
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Would prefer the Bulls just rest guys for the rest of the season to get them healthy for the play-in and beyond. The rest of our schedule doesn't matter that much. We're 90% locked into the 9/10 seed right now and health will play a bigger role in our success than seeding.
I hope we strategically sit guys out for the rest of the year. Make the final 2 games a dress rehearsal where the starters play ~25 minutes and go into the game against Miami healthy.
I hope we strategically sit guys out for the rest of the year. Make the final 2 games a dress rehearsal where the starters play ~25 minutes and go into the game against Miami healthy.
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NecessaryEvil wrote:
I mean what do you expect him to say "God no, we are so screwed!"
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Giddey is playing, I knew he wouldn’t miss this one against his former team who traded him but probably rests tomorrow I’m guessing.
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Just hoping to see good games from the young players, at this point the team is playing with house money with regard to the record.
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Giddey should rest a few games, especially if their goal is to make the playoffs. I mean it's not like the team is going to miss the play-in. Just rest him and get him healthy for the final stretch.
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This one could get ugly fast. Mavs were the first team to really challenge us defensively during this winning stretch. OKC has a historically good defense so if they shut down Giddey I won’t be surprised, however I will be concerned that it happened twice in a row.
I’ll be shocked if this isn’t a blowout by the 2nd quarter.
I’ll be shocked if this isn’t a blowout by the 2nd quarter.
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The Force. wrote:This one could get ugly fast. Mavs were the first team to really challenge us defensively during this winning stretch. OKC has a historically good defense so if they shut down Giddey I won’t be surprised, however I will be concerned that it happened twice in a row.
I’ll be shocked if this isn’t a blowout by the 2nd quarter.
I wouldn’t be concerned. This is going to be a beat down. Thunder are historically good on defense and they have what should be the league MVP. If we stay with 10 I’ll be pleased.
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Yeah most likely a beatdown but who cares
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You guys make it seem like OKC is some special team. They good but not THAT good.
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Vuc didn’t get the memo and thinks we’re tanking.
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Red8911 wrote:You guys make it seem like OKC is some special team. They good but not THAT good.
You sure?