PG:New York Minute

[TyrusRose2425]

somehow I like this pecking order better.

1. Derozan is the primary guy.
2. Vuc is the second scorer because if his shots are falling he's going to get a lot of open looks inside and outside. So naturally he's supposed to be the no. 2 leading scorer.
3. Zach as Silent Assassin scorer, 27 points super efficient, relatively quiet 27 points IMO. Ninja Lavine!

Just ride the hot hand(s). I do prefer the ball in DeRozan's hands at the very end of the game because he's more calm with it and if Lavine gets a mismatch or gets open, it's not like DeRozan won't find him

[bearadonisdna]

Take aways:
-Can’t come out flat out of halftime .
-Need consistent pointguard play, which I think was top reason bulls went in a huge funk .
-Micro ball , you live by it you die by it. It was ok at times but gave the Knicks the FT line and eventually hurts your momentum down the stretch . Gotta use it responsibly . Djj ain’t the worst sub I ever seen but it’s a negative 5-man lineup with starters .

[Rowland Garrett]

Kinda think Stanley Johnson would have been useful this game on Randle. I was originally happy we kept Thomas over him. But Thomas is a zero.

[Rose2Boozer]

Both teams played hard...Bulls win.

[NecessaryEvil]

We've been getting better game by game. Really organic to watch.

Now that we have 'Orlando' Vooch, we are a LEGIT contender. That's all.

I'm impressed.

[Shill]

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[Chi town]

Teams
Knicks - This is the freaking super bowl! Let's run several players near 40 minutes.
Bulls - Yeah, let's treat this the same way we treated our first preseason game

Results - Bulls win

Fans
Bulls are good, but do they have another gear?

They do have another gear but it’s wrapped up in ifs…

- Can Lonzo or Caruso be more aggressive offensively and score
- Coby doing Coby things
- PW coming back and bringing 3D

[mtron32]

A. CarusoSG 31 2-7 0-3 2-2 3 3 6 6 4 0 4 4 +21 6

Look at this evil statline

[Susan]

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Still hate those **** Hoiberg dancing gifs.

[NecessaryEvil]

Yes, yes yes. I have no issues with Bulls playing close basketball. But I have issue where you 98% put team out misery and you allow them somehow someway to crawl back and almost beat you. Thank God we won. Because I hate losing games you won.

I realized today. They're still learning how to put teams away.

Vooch's ascension will help that. Coby's hopeful spark will help that also.

I thought well before the game we'd blow them out. Unfortunately, they blew the lead but still won. I figured, by their point differential atleast. Right again.

We're not dominant yet, but we're going to be.

[Mr. Tibbs]

I haven't posted in ages. Glad to see so many familiar names still here.

I feel the same way. Kinda warms my heart tbh.

As for the game, blowing a huge lead aside..man oh man that was fun. Lotta highlight plays. I'm sure it's been mentioned but Vooch playing anywhere near his potential really unlocks new levels for this team.

[BloodyQ]

somehow I like this pecking order better.

1. Derozan is the primary guy.
2. Vuc is the second scorer because if his shots are falling he's going to get a lot of open looks inside and outside. So naturally he's supposed to be the no. 2 leading scorer.
3. Zach as Silent Assassin scorer, 27 points super efficient, relatively quiet 27 points IMO. Ninja Lavine!

I believe they should always feed Vuc first....get him going and the game becomes a lot easier

[TyrusRose2425]

Just thought about how AK is the exact guy the Knicks have always wanted. Never patient enough to rebuild but never able to create an environment to be considered a winner. AK walked into the building and in one year turned us from a joke to a potential contender and at the very least, a destination club. Right now the Knicks look to be building a treadmill playoff team, which isn't bad, but also not something New Yorkers will probably put up with for long.

[bearadonisdna]

Thinking I’ll start the NETS GT tomorrow.
Kinda keeps focus of discussion into this thread

[Just_Bullz]

A win is a win. Enjoy it in good health.

Next 4 games will be brutal and will test the team's manhood.

[mtron32]

somehow I like this pecking order better.

1. Derozan is the primary guy.
2. Vuc is the second scorer because if his shots are falling he's going to get a lot of open looks inside and outside. So naturally he's supposed to be the no. 2 leading scorer.
3. Zach as Silent Assassin scorer, 27 points super efficient, relatively quiet 27 points IMO. Ninja Lavine!

I believe they should always feed Vuc first....get him going and the game becomes a lot easier

Agreed, getting his offense going energizes his defense. Zach can score whenever he wants, DDR is dam near automatic, so I'm pretty impressed seeing Zach pick his spots and let his partners shine. Now Caruso, we don't win this game without him, All NBA Defensive 1st team

[TheFinishSniper]

I will just say because I sounded negative even though we won. I am really happy we won. Big 3 played well. Caruso was terrific. I already mentioned why Lonzo was out the game. I liked what I saw from Ayo. We played good basketball, had good defense again by the end. We just came out so flat at half and we allowed them to crawl back and make it a game 2 minutes before end.

If someone will argue with me that last was neccesary and will say you can't play hard 48 minutes. I am just asking you not give up lead 2 minutes before end of game after winning 97% of the game. Randle hits that FT after 2and1 and this might be loss.

I must rewatch whole 3rd to beginning of 4th quarter again. And see why we can't make any stops for 15+ minutes

[Chicago-Bull-E]

Bulls are 1st the East in point differential, 4th in the league.

[dabig3]

Good game. Sucks that they gave up a large lead again but it happens. Though still some stuff to work out because we won't get away with that against better teams or in the playoffs.

Solid offense from the big 3 again, with Vuc showing out again. I really hope he's finally turned that corner. If he can string a few more decent to excellent games then the Bulls might come out of this next tough stretch way ahead.

[HomoSapien]

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These celebration videos are one of my favorite things of the season.