PrimeThyme wrote:DiplomaticMagic wrote:he didn't like the Bulls fans in the stand, it looked like he was yelling at someone when he was shooting ft's at one part.
I went back and watched the game, and this is exactly what happened.
It started sometime around the mid-3rd quarter. I believe he was at the free-throw line and started mouthing "this is my city" and running his hands over the Orlando on his chest. Then after a drive where he got fouled in the fourth he started verbally yelling "Magic city" to a Chicago fan in the stands and proceeded to knock down both free throws and told him to sit down. This culminated two possessions later in the monster dunk where he started verbally shouting at the fan/fans again.
Personally, I'm here for it. It would be nice to have some type of pride when it comes to our homecourt. It's almost the All-star break and that was this team's 3rd win at home. Suggs also had to watch these previous two games Lakers fans and Chicago fans come into our house and outnumber us.
I think he's just fed up with it and I want everyone else to be too. We've needed an edge and some pride to us for 10 years now. Suggs is going to back everything he says up with balls to the wall intensity and momentum-shifting big plays like we saw last night.
Whilst I expected Suggs to be a little more NBA ready on the court (mostly with protecting the ball), it’s his style of leadership just like you’re describing that I saw as NBA ready. Even that was slow out of that gate in some ways, though he’s always been a tone setter on defense.
He may not win the team a game with his stats alone, but I see him as someone who might be able to will them to victory with his spirit and leadership nonetheless. I absolutely still see him as a core addition and prize of this new rebuild, as much as Franz.