Around the NBA: 2022-23 Season

Dan Z · Post #1681 » by **Dan Z** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:40 am

Polynice4Pippen wrote:Lol Grayson blows it in the end. Bucks played with zero poise in crunch time. Amazing for a former championship team.

The Bucks had two moments where they did a poor job with in bounds passes. The Butler shot to go to OT and a Zeller dunk in OT.

In such as tight game you can't have mistakes like that. I was surprised too.

kdapiton · Post #1682 » by **kdapiton** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:40 am

Theye coulda lost Middleton and Giannis and we'd lose in 3

RastaBull · Post #1683 » by **RastaBull** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:40 am

Sometimes you watch the playoffs and get rewarded with your team winning.

Sometimes you watch the playoffs and get rewarded by seeing Grayson f***ing Allen make a truly boneheaded play as time expires.

That was comforting.

And now we a classic series with Heat-Knicks that I will always remember as the “#FireGarPax Series”. Jimmy v Thibs. Will be one to remember.

MrSparkle · Post #1684 » by **MrSparkle** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:40 am

Heat vs Knicks? What is this, the late 90s?

Post #1685 » by **Michael Jackson** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:41 am

Midway Bully wrote:
Kurt Heimlich wrote:Lets be honest. Our Bulls would've lost in 5 or 6 here. Playoff Jimmy G is the one who got away but I can still root for him.

Honestly think Bulls probably lose in 6 even if MIL was missing Giannis

Maybe. Bucks in general just were off. I think they win for sure but it might have been a lot closer than we all previously thought

Kurt Heimlich · Post #1686 » by **Kurt Heimlich** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:42 am

I know this board is dead/dying along with the slumlord owners of this once relevant franchise, but I just don't know where else to go.

Curry vs Lebron in the next round is gonna be fun. And yes, Jimmy G is very obviously the one who got away. And it's 100% thanks to our brutal ownership and the management they've empowered over these many years of irrelevancy.

Jimako10 · Post #1687 » by **Jimako10** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:42 am

Butler averaged 37.6 pts in this series.

One of Butler or Thibs is making the ECF.

GarPax chose Fred Hoiberg over both.

Red8911 · Post #1688 » by **Red8911** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:43 am

Congrats to Jimmy and Miami,Bucks were considered favorites to win the championship. This was a huge upset!

This is for the ones that always say that it’s not worth making the playoffs as a lower seed. Well look at Miami #8 beating the #1 seed.They proved you all wrong.

This could have been the Bulls as we know they were very close to beating Miami in the play in. I’m rooting for Miami now in these playoffs especially since they are playing the Knicks next.

Polynice4Pippen · Post #1689 » by **Polynice4Pippen** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:46 am

MrSparkle wrote:Heat vs Knicks? What is this, the late 90s?

The Pat Riley coaching tree; Thibs vs. Spoelstra. The atmosphere for that series will be BANANAS! Knicks have a legit shot at the Eastern Conference Finals, the Garden will be ROCKING!

FriedRise · Post #1690 » by **FriedRise** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:46 am

Jimmy really beat Milwaukee's A team with Max Strus, Gabe Vincent, Caleb Martin, and Cody Zeller.

So, if you were Milwaukee and Cleveland, what kind of blow it up plan are you gonna have to do after being bounced in the first round in 5?

Red8911 · Post #1691 » by **Red8911** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:50 am

Dan Z wrote:That was a mistake by Allen. Instead of driving he should've went up for a jump shot. Oh well. ha!

F the Bucks. They always act tough against the Bulls. Portis, Allen, Giannis. Screw them. Great season thrown to the garbage with a first round exit.

umfan83 · Post #1692 » by **umfan83** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:50 am

Kurt Heimlich wrote:I know this board is dead/dying along with the slumlord owners of this once relevant franchise, but I just don't know where else to go.

Curry vs Lebron in the next round is gonna be fun. And yes, Jimmy G is very obviously the one who got away. And it's 100% thanks to our brutal ownership and the management they've empowered over these many years of irrelevancy.

While stupid in hindsight and maybe stupid in real time, at least half this forum were on board with trading Jimmy. Heck I’ll admit I was on team “blow it up”. It was nothing against Jimmy who I would have happily kept, I just thought there were no assets around him that would allow us to build anything resembling a competitive roster for the foreseeable future. Paul Zipser had the 5th most minutes played for the Bulls in that series against the Celtics.

JimmyButler21 · Post #1693 » by **JimmyButler21** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:51 am

umfan83 wrote:
Kurt Heimlich wrote:I know this board is dead/dying along with the slumlord owners of this once relevant franchise, but I just don't know where else to go.

Curry vs Lebron in the next round is gonna be fun. And yes, Jimmy G is very obviously the one who got away. And it's 100% thanks to our brutal ownership and the management they've empowered over these many years of irrelevancy.

While stupid in hindsight and maybe stupid in real time, at least half this forum were on board with trading Jimmy. Heck I’ll admit I was on team “blow it up”. It was nothing against Jimmy who I would have happily kept, I just thought there were no assets around him that would allow us to build anything resembling a competitive roster for the foreseeable future. Paul Zipser had the 5th most minutes played for the Bulls in that series against the Celtics.

They didn't tank. They won 8 in a row with Nikola Mirotic and beat basically every other tanking team over a 3 year span. I was all for trading Butler but you had to be as bad as possible, you couldn't rely on the luck that never came.

Axolotl · Post #1694 » by **Axolotl** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:52 am

That Butler guy, he pretty good.

Read on Twitter

Bullflip · Post #1695 » by **Bullflip** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:52 am

FriedRise wrote:Jimmy really beat Milwaukee's A team with Max Strus, Gabe Vincent, Caleb Martin, and Cody Zeller.

So, if you were Milwaukee and Cleveland, what kind of blow it up plan are you gonna have to do after being bounced in the first round in 5?

Spoelstra is a great coach. Would probably put him at the top right now. I mean the Heat roster has a lot less talent than the Bucks but managed to take them down in 4 games. Granted, Giannis was hurt but still that is a good accomplishment

RastaBull · Post #1696 » by **RastaBull** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:52 am

Unfortunately I don’t think there is anything we’ll be able to pick off of either team. I’ve been wondering which, if any, of these first round losers will try to blow it up or at least let go of a big piece to go a new direction. Minny? Clips won’t. Bucks probably won’t. Cavs are to young and still on upswing. Same with both Kings and Grizz.

Kurt Heimlich · Post #1697 » by **Kurt Heimlich** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:55 am

umfan83 wrote:
Kurt Heimlich wrote:I know this board is dead/dying along with the slumlord owners of this once relevant franchise, but I just don't know where else to go.

Curry vs Lebron in the next round is gonna be fun. And yes, Jimmy G is very obviously the one who got away. And it's 100% thanks to our brutal ownership and the management they've empowered over these many years of irrelevancy.

While stupid in hindsight and maybe stupid in real time, at least half this forum were on board with trading Jimmy. Heck I’ll admit I was on team “blow it up”. It was nothing against Jimmy who I would have happily kept, I just thought there were no assets around him that would allow us to build anything resembling a competitive roster for the foreseeable future. Paul Zipser had the 5th most minutes played for the Bulls in that series against the Celtics.

You're absolutely right. And i felt similarly full of despair in that moment as a fan. This franchise is just a loser franchise built on repeat at this point. But the Money'sdorfs or whatever their name is won't reliquish their ownership because it's their wealth engine so long as the UC sells at a reasonable rate along with the TV payouts.

Ultiamately this franchise is pure trash. And it's expected at this point. So for us former/current Bulls fans, all we can do is root for Jimmy G Buckets. And root against Lebronze James. ANd this is the world we have to live in because of our slumloard local ownership.

HoopsterJones · Post #1698 » by **HoopsterJones** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:55 am

Hindsight is 20/20 but the Bulls effed up by trading Jimmy.

Red8911 · Post #1699 » by **Red8911** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:56 am

Kurt Heimlich wrote:I know this board is dead/dying along with the slumlord owners of this once relevant franchise, but I just don't know where else to go.

Curry vs Lebron in the next round is gonna be fun. And yes, Jimmy G is very obviously the one who got away. And it's 100% thanks to our brutal ownership and the management they've empowered over these many years of irrelevancy.

After the trade so many Bulls fans praised the move and still do. To me it was the worst trade the Bulls ever made. Had the same opinion then until today. That was the reason and first time I wanted Gar/Pax fired.

Dan Z · Post #1700 » by **Dan Z** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 5:03 am

FriedRise wrote:Jimmy really beat Milwaukee's A team with Max Strus, Gabe Vincent, Caleb Martin, and Cody Zeller.

So, if you were Milwaukee and Cleveland, what kind of blow it up plan are you gonna have to do after being bounced in the first round in 5?

I think both teams basically just run it back with similar rosters and hope for different results (which is possible).

Neither team is super old although Brook Lopez is a FA and is 35.