Eastern Conference | Round 1 | (3) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (6) Chicago Bulls (Bucks WIN 4-1)

DonaldSanders · Post #241 » by **DonaldSanders** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:24 pm

The High Cyde wrote:Y’all are too harsh on Lavine and DeMar, this a championship team they’re facing, led by a monster that’s tiers ahead of them.

I agree but neither guy is a #1 on a championship team unless the team is really deep, like say Phoenix... though I'm not really confident Phoenix will win.

Bruin · Post #242 » by **Bruin** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:26 pm

bearadonisdna wrote:Most east teams can’t say crap about derozan.
He went full wilt chamberlain on their behind all season long .
If they think he is weak it’s just a narrative

The problem with Demar was never the regular season

whatisacenter · Post #243 » by **whatisacenter** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:28 pm

Bulls are making a run!

The High Cyde · Post #244 » by **The High Cyde** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:28 pm

mattg wrote:
The High Cyde wrote:Y’all are too harsh on Lavine and DeMar, this a championship team they’re facing, led by a monster that’s tiers ahead of them.

I mean Lavine and Derozan are these dudes their whole careers not just vs Milwaukee lol. There's a reason Chicago legit went like 2-20 vs top 4 of each conference this year.

Sure, but the Bulls were dealing with injuries and then the chemistry issues because of it. And they’re still not 100% as they’re missing Lonzo.

Lavine has never been to the playoffs due to crappy teams, some his fault and some not, and DeRozan ran into a top 3 player all time in his conference. He still did the most he could, obviously it wasn’t enough, but he’s matured and has a more complete game now.

No one is expecting the Bucks to lose in round one, so the piling on the Bulls and their two stars is weird.

Ducklett · Post #245 » by **Ducklett** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:29 pm

Let Vuc do his best Joker impression. That is the best way to use him at this point I think.

Post #246 » by **G R E Y** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:30 pm

WOW that post to turn around baseline J by Giannis is deadly. When did he get that move?

whatisacenter · Post #247 » by **whatisacenter** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:31 pm

G R E Y wrote:WOW that post to turn around baseline J by Giannis is deadly. When did he get that move?

yeah, if he makes those with regularity just forget it.

bearadonisdna · Post #248 » by **bearadonisdna** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:33 pm

PrinceAli wrote:
bearadonisdna wrote:Most east teams can’t say crap about derozan.
He went full wilt chamberlain on their behind all season long .
If they think he is weak it’s just a narrative

The problem with Demar was never the regular season

Derozan averages 21.9 ppg in the playoffs .
He is on pace for that today , he isn’t a no show.
His teams were never the favorite so why throw him all the blame?

BoatsNZones · Post #249 » by **BoatsNZones** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:33 pm

The Warriors are going to smoke these boys in the Finals.

The High Cyde · Post #250 » by **The High Cyde** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:35 pm

BoatsNZones wrote:The Warriors are going to smoke these boys in the Finals.

I’m sure Giannis is shaking in his shoes seeing the Dubs front line lmao

mattg · Post #251 » by **mattg** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:36 pm

The High Cyde wrote:
mattg wrote:
The High Cyde wrote:Y’all are too harsh on Lavine and DeMar, this a championship team they’re facing, led by a monster that’s tiers ahead of them.

I mean Lavine and Derozan are these dudes their whole careers not just vs Milwaukee lol. There's a reason Chicago legit went like 2-20 vs top 4 of each conference this year.

Sure, but the Bulls were dealing with injuries and then the chemistry issues because of it. And they’re still not 100% as they’re missing Lonzo.

Lavine has never been to the playoffs due to crappy teams, some his fault and some not, and DeRozan ran into a top 3 player all time in his conference. He still did the most he could, obviously it wasn’t enough, but he’s matured and has a more complete game now.

No one is expecting the Bucks to lose in round one, so the piling on the Bulls and their two stars is weird.

I mean Derozan got labeled an MVP candidate this year for a while because he scored a bunch while they beat up on bums. Just saying. Khris Middleton has been a substantially better player than Derozan for basically their entire careers and yet Derozan gets his flowers despite playing a style of basketball that is 30 years out of date and ineffective. Middleton only gets talked about when someone is trying to put down how good Giannis is.

As far as Bulls injuries, sure they are missing Lonzo, but their roster sucks even with him. They need to play Caruso/Ball together and they need to play Lavine and Derozan. You can't effectively play those 4 together vs decent teams, the lineup doesn't fit for ****. It's a similar issue the Heat have IMO, where the teams can't play their best players together because the fit is so bad. These issues appear nonexistant vs 90% of the league, but are glaringly obvious in the playoffs vs more legit teams.

Bruin · Post #252 » by **Bruin** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:36 pm

bearadonisdna wrote:
PrinceAli wrote:
bearadonisdna wrote:Most east teams can’t say crap about derozan.
He went full wilt chamberlain on their behind all season long .
If they think he is weak it’s just a narrative

The problem with Demar was never the regular season

Derozan averages 21.9 ppg in the playoffs .
He is on pace for that today , he isn’t a no show.
His teams were never the favorite so why throw him all the blame?

It’s not about the ppg. It’s the efficiency. He’s a career 41.8 FG% in the playoffs (50.3 TS%)

terrible efficiency

Tracymcgoaty · Post #253 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:36 pm

Lavine needs to take the next step and play like he's the 1st option on this team. This whole thing of letting Derozan take midrange fadeaway bricks against elite defenders is not the way to go. Lavine is the better player. He needs to start acting like it.

bearadonisdna · Post #254 » by **bearadonisdna** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:36 pm

canada_dry wrote:
bearadonisdna wrote:The bulls are good but don’t have a point guard
Donovan is kinda flakey

Pg: Zach
Sg : Derozan

Is probably their best bet matchup wise
Ew lol. Imagine

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Basically they get heavy all handling from the SF.
Caruso , ayo , cobe and they look for the big 3 offensively .

Best shot they got I think for a team without a pointguard .

FreeThrowLine · Post #255 » by **FreeThrowLine** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:36 pm

13-39 including 3-16 from 3 and only down by 8?

Bruin · Post #256 » by **Bruin** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:37 pm

Lavine looks so frustrated

miwaukee · Post #257 » by **miwaukee** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:39 pm

The refs are a joke so far

Vampirate · Post #258 » by **Vampirate** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:40 pm

bearadonisdna wrote:
PrinceAli wrote:
bearadonisdna wrote:Most east teams can’t say crap about derozan.
He went full wilt chamberlain on their behind all season long .
If they think he is weak it’s just a narrative

The problem with Demar was never the regular season

Derozan averages 21.9 ppg in the playoffs .
He is on pace for that today , he isn’t a no show.
His teams were never the favorite so why throw him all the blame?

The issue with Derozan is he would typically shoot bad from the field in the playoffs. He's 4/12 so far. 12 points on 12 shots, meh.

Castle Black · Post #259 » by **Castle Black** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:41 pm

LaVine’s third foul with 0.1 seconds left… smh. Chicago hanging in there though.

Post #260 » by **G R E Y** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:41 pm

Third foul with 0.1 left called on a questionable push on LaVine where Giannis falls to the floor. Oof.

Who wins the series?