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[AKfanatic]

I loved the Rose/Noah teams and the Gordon/Hinrich teams but neither of them were “fun” to watch. This is the first time since the dynasty that we’re actually fun.

Those teams were fun to root for and both well built given the circumstances surrounding free agency….. but yeah, neither of those teams brought the real aesthetically pleasing, exciting brand of basketball that this one has shown early. Neither had the multiple dynamic weapons like this one. Absolutely loving the mix of perimeter D and explosive offense.

Strangely reminiscent to those dynasty teams, probably due to having Carugoat here.

[Dominator83]

Can’t get over how many “creators” this team has now. I don’t remember a time the Bulls had so many legit scoring options to go with so many guys that can create for themselves and others.

Somewhere in his advisor chair, John Paxson is angrily shaking his fist at the derrick rose's injury.

This roster build is proof that Paxson was way past his time. I was listening to him on GTHS podcast last month, and even then he was saying, 'nowadays you can't do this', and 'the game has changed so much'. That man has been clearly out of his element for a long time.

Grateful for Reinsdorf bringing in AKME.

Yea but to be fair though, Pax himself admitted the game passed him by and told JR it was time for a change. And Pax played a role in hiring AK to replace him. Gar would never have put the future of the franchise ahead of his own self interests.

[AKfanatic]

Ready for Friday….

[BloodyQ]

I loved the Rose/Noah teams and the Gordon/Hinrich teams but neither of them were “fun” to watch. This is the first time since the dynasty that we’re actually fun.

Funny enough the last time the Bulls were fun to watch was the ......Kris Dunn led 7 game winning streak during that crazy month.

[oldshoolballer]

Caruso Caruso Caruso...

[Repeat 3-peat]

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[HomoSapien]

I loved the Rose/Noah teams and the Gordon/Hinrich teams but neither of them were “fun” to watch. This is the first time since the dynasty that we’re actually fun.

Those teams were fun to root for and both well built given the circumstances surrounding free agency….. but yeah, neither of those teams brought the real aesthetically pleasing, exciting brand of basketball that this one has shown early. Neither had the multiple dynamic weapons like this one. Absolutely loving the mix of perimeter D and explosive offense.

Strangely reminiscent to those dynasty teams, probably due to having Carugoat here.

I’m a nostalgic sap, so when the Bulls suck (as they had for the past 4-5 years) I end up watching a lot of old games. You’re right, this team is reminisicent of the dynasty teams in the sense that both teams were elite at running and executing the fast break. It’s crazy how bad we’ve been at running over the past 20 years. It always confused me that Pax seemed to build his Bulls teams completely different than the ones he won 3 rings with. Athleticism + talent will get you real far.

[FriedRise]

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[Dominator83]

I loved the Rose/Noah teams and the Gordon/Hinrich teams but neither of them were “fun” to watch. This is the first time since the dynasty that we’re actually fun.

Prime Rose team wasn’t fun to watch? He was a freak of nature and had atleast two plays every game that reminded you of that.

Don’t misunderstand me here… he individually was a blast. But both those teams had to really grind it out to win. Both times we played above our talent, and outworked opponents. We’re still doing that, except this time we’re also really freaking talented and much more entertaining.

The 2004-05 season was awesome. From 4-15 start to a 47-35 finish (43-20 the last 63 games). In addition to Hinrich/Gordon/Deng, Curry and Chandler were both pretty good that year. It was fun and I even recall then having a 4 game in 5 night stretch and winning all 4! That year was a special one. I know they flamed out in the 1st round, but that was due to missing Curry and Deng. They would have smoked Washington with a healthy squad

[nomorezorro]

baby bulls were fun in a scrappy squad maximizing its potential way. gordon was the only real eye-popping player of the bunch, though, other than when nocioni was doing his thing. ultimately the talent was limited so this was more “feel good” than “fun” imo

rose bulls had rose as a freak of nature obviously, and there were spurts of euphoria from 2009-2011, but the offense could be a bit of a slog because of how much everything depended on him. boozer contract was a drag after the 2010 offseason, bogans’s presence was annoying. plus there were the superheat as an external depressing force that made you question whether there was any point in getting your hopes up. (this turned out to be overblown, but rose’s leg blew up shortly after that became clear, so.)

this year’s bulls team is led by the most captivating scorer the team has had since mj, plus a throwback midrange expert leading the second unit, a fleet of high-energy defensive specialists, a hometown kid and a designated whipping boy for all frustrations(/potential all star center.) we’re trying to push pace, we’re forcing turnovers, we’re doing more cool dunks than i am used to. perfectly tailored to my viewing interests

[MrSparkle]

I loved the Rose/Noah teams and the Gordon/Hinrich teams but neither of them were “fun” to watch. This is the first time since the dynasty that we’re actually fun.

Those teams were fun to root for and both well built given the circumstances surrounding free agency….. but yeah, neither of those teams brought the real aesthetically pleasing, exciting brand of basketball that this one has shown early. Neither had the multiple dynamic weapons like this one. Absolutely loving the mix of perimeter D and explosive offense.

Strangely reminiscent to those dynasty teams, probably due to having Carugoat here.

I’m a nostalgic sap, so when the Bulls suck (as they had for the past 4-5 years) I end up watching a lot of old games. You’re right, this team is reminisicent of the dynasty teams in the sense that both teams were elite at running and executing the fast break. It’s crazy how bad we’ve been at running over the past 20 years. It always confused me that Pax seemed to build his Bulls teams completely different than the ones he won 3 rings with. Athleticism + talent will get you real far.

Yes x1000.

[madvillian]

throwing a baskeball 53mph is not easy, the Sox should try out Lonzo for the 8th inning role.

[ImSlower]

Had a stream running on my laptop hidden under the bar while I worked tonight - one of our waiters is also a diehard fan and we were sneaky high-fiving constantly. My boss knew and was mildly irritated but he knew it was a slow Wednesday and we otherwise would have just had our heads in our phones all night. I wish I'd gotten to properly pay attention, especially our great defense on Luka.

You guys are absolutely right. It feels like I am getting away with something simply because the team I've always rooted for is, god forbid, a hell of a lot of fun right now. The next loudest NBA guy at work is a big Lakers homer and we were mercilessly teasing him for losing Caruso, and for how not-fun his team is compared to ours. What a fun shift. Now if only they got more national broadcasts so I could have it on the actual television during a shift!

Go Bulls!

[SimonFish]

Prime Rose team wasn’t fun to watch? He was a freak of nature and had atleast two plays every game that reminded you of that.

Don’t misunderstand me here… he individually was a blast. But both those teams had to really grind it out to win. Both times we played above our talent, and outworked opponents. We’re still doing that, except this time we’re also really freaking talented and much more entertaining.

The 2004-05 season was awesome. From 4-15 start to a 47-35 finish (43-20 the last 63 games). In addition to Hinrich/Gordon/Deng, Curry and Chandler were both pretty good that year. It was fun and I even recall then having a 4 game in 5 night stretch and winning all 4! That year was a special one. I know they flamed out in the 1st round, but that was due to missing Curry and Deng. They would have smoked Washington with a healthy squad

Yep. And it was actually a 0-9 start. Oh, and Pargo had his career game vs the Wizards in the playoffs too (game 5 loss IIRC but he singlehandedly made it to OT).

[Jvaughn]

Very happy for this team so far. I do feel like the 6'3 PF thing is going to hurt us eventually. We've got AD coming up next week, so we should see how we fare.

It's really only the Lakers & Bucks that worry me in this regard (contender wise). Do you keep going with what's working? Or do you change your lineup to match up on a couple of teams you may or may not face in the playoffs?

There are a few players that scare me. KD, Giannis, AD, Randle, Tobias, Sabonis, Siakam, John Collins, and Jaren Jackson are players are who will probably give us trouble.

[HomoSapien]

Prime Rose team wasn’t fun to watch? He was a freak of nature and had atleast two plays every game that reminded you of that.

Don’t misunderstand me here… he individually was a blast. But both those teams had to really grind it out to win. Both times we played above our talent, and outworked opponents. We’re still doing that, except this time we’re also really freaking talented and much more entertaining.

The 2004-05 season was awesome. From 4-15 start to a 47-35 finish (43-20 the last 63 games). In addition to Hinrich/Gordon/Deng, Curry and Chandler were both pretty good that year. It was fun and I even recall then having a 4 game in 5 night stretch and winning all 4! That year was a special one. I know they flamed out in the 1st round, but that was due to missing Curry and Deng. They would have smoked Washington with a healthy squad

Don’t disagree with any of this, but it’s just a different type of fun. That was like a Disney movie run, where no one believed we’d be good and we were overachieving like crazy. I’m greedy. I like winning in the we’re beating you because we’re better than you and we’re going to make it look easy type of way. That’s what this current squad is doing.

[HomoSapien]

I was also glad to see Alize get some burn and contribute tonight. He’s clearly limited, but it was too early to just flat out give up on him. Maybe Billy was doing some teaching behind the scenes.

[FriedRise]

Very happy for this team so far. I do feel like the 6'3 PF thing is going to hurt us eventually. We've got AD coming up next week, so we should see how we fare.

It's really only the Lakers & Bucks that worry me in this regard (contender wise). Do you keep going with what's working? Or do you change your lineup to match up on a couple of teams you may or may not face in the playoffs?

There are a few players that scare me. KD, Giannis, AD, Randle, Tobias, Sabonis, Siakam, John Collins, and Jaren Jackson are players are who will probably give us trouble.

+ Korkmaz, Niang

[NecessaryEvil]

I was happy to see Alize also but one guy I really hope we find a way to hold onto in the future, Derrick Jones Jr. He's an athletic marvel and a plus player. Really like having him on the Bulls

[AKfanatic]

The baby Bulls were fun, especially given the abysmal pit of darkness Pax dragged the team out of when putting that team together. Young fans may view the past few years as bad, but the years before Pax came in were 76ers “trust the process” without a process bad. Gordon, Deng, Hinrich, and Duhon brought a light of hope after being locked in Buffalo Bill’s pit, with no lotion, for a decade.

The Rose miracle to go with the energy and D of Noah, Gibson, and co. was hope for more. They were a different brand of excitement, a superstar RB willing his team to victories with a D trying to hold the opposition down enough to ensure success.

This team so far is closer to that 90’s brand of dynamic athletes scoring and the Dobermans creating havoc and leading to quick, exciting offense. It’s early, but this team has a more well rounded brand of excitement built into it.