2014-2015 Chicago Bulls Regular Season

[Ryne Ween]

We fucked up not flipping the Mcdemott pick for a legit wing and maintaining the hinrich love affair. Other than that roster construction has been perfect.

[UMFan83]

We [expletive] up not flipping the Mcdemott pick for a legit wing and maintaining the hinrich love affair. Other than that roster construction has been perfect.

 

While I agree we could use an upgrade at SF, I think McDermott will end up being a fine pick.

[Ryne Ween]

Im not done with Doug M. Im just thinking this is a win now team and i wish we went all in for now.

[Deeg]

It sounds funny to say when the three bigs have all missed time, but the Bulls have a real problem unless they trade one of them: they need Mirotic to get serious minutes, and Thibs will absolutely bury him in the playoffs especially when all the bigs are active. Mirotic gives this team so many elements it lacks - he stretches the defense from the 4, he outruns opposing bigs every trip, he can create his own shot. And once he settles down on defense (it's already happening) he'll be the Bulls' best option to guard stretch 4s.

 

This is just.......I don't even know. Why would you get rid of one of them? There's a ton of different ways to use them all depending on match ups and on top of that, you've got guys in Noah and Gibson who go so hard every time out there that they get banged up and need rest. It would be asinine to get rid of one of them, especially right now.

 

Maybe because the Bulls are woefully weak on the wing, and trading one of the bigs for one is probably going to be the only way to find a player who can make an impact? Do you think the Bulls are going to worry Cleveland, never mind any good Western team, with Dunleavy starting and Kirk playing 30 plus a night?

 

As for Thibs burying Mirotic, look at the one game last week where everyone played - Mirotic was at 8 minutes. And that was coming off his best run of the season. And Thibs pronouncing that all the other bigs are "way better". Even yesterday, Mirotic had only 19 minutes - in which he was plus-20 and had 15 and 9 - and Thibs played Gibson 45 minutes.

 

Thibs is who he is. Sometimes he has to be saved from himself. No matter what Mirotic does he'll never get run unless Thibs has no choice. And without another veteran wing Butler is going to average 40 minutes all season and be useless (like last year) by playoff time.

[Ryne Ween]

Gasol is old and taj and Noah are both hurt. We can't trade a big.

 

And dunleavy is a good player.

[Ryne Ween]

Remember when everybody was falling all over themselves to prove how McDermott was way better than korver?

[Deeg]

That's a pretty loose definition of "everybody". But in any event, McDermott being gone for at least a few months means he's effectively finished for the season as a potentially useful piece. That makes the urgency in finding another wing player that much more desperate.

[Sammy Sofa]

Remember when everybody was falling all over themselves to prove how McDermott was way better than korver?

 

How did you possibly think this made any sense as a reaction to him getting surgery?

[Ryne Ween]

Conflating korver and McDermott was seen as a huge injustice to McDermott around the draft. Korver has had a great career that McDermott would be fortunate to equal.

 

Maybe could Corey brewer be available?

[Sammy Sofa]

Conflating korver and McDermott was seen as a huge injustice to McDermott around the draft. Korver has had a great career that McDermott would be fortunate to equal.

 

Maybe could Corey brewer be available?

 

How did you possibly think this made any sense as a reaction to him getting surgery?

[Ryne Ween]

Conflating korver and McDermott was seen as a huge injustice to McDermott around the draft. Korver has had a great career that McDermott would be fortunate to equal.

 

Maybe could Corey brewer be available?

 

How did you possibly think this made any sense as a reaction to him getting surgery?

 

I posted that because of how great korver is playing right now. I'm not holding mcdermotts injury against him.

[Sammy Sofa]

Doug McDermott is 22 and has played in 17 games.

 

Remember when everybody was falling all over themselves to prove how McDermott was way better than korver?

[Ryne Ween]

What does that mean? If he has a career equal to korvers I will be surprised. If he has a career equal to Antwan Jamison I will be stunned.

[Sammy Sofa]

It means you're jumping to conclusions ridiculously early.

[Deeg]

I think it's pretty fair to say McDermott looked completely overmatched and below NBA quality in those 17 games. The unknown is how much the knee might have been contributing to that.

[Sammy Sofa]

Yeah, it's pretty fair to surmise his career potential after 17 injury-plagued games. Sizzling hot takes.

[Guest]

Maybe because the Bulls are woefully weak on the wing, and trading one of the bigs for one is probably going to be the only way to find a player who can make an impact? Do you think the Bulls are going to worry Cleveland, never mind any good Western team, with Dunleavy starting and Kirk playing 30 plus a night?

 

Uh, yes? They're kinda really good everywhere else so yeah.

[Deeg]

Maybe because the Bulls are woefully weak on the wing, and trading one of the bigs for one is probably going to be the only way to find a player who can make an impact? Do you think the Bulls are going to worry Cleveland, never mind any good Western team, with Dunleavy starting and Kirk playing 30 plus a night?

 

Uh, yes? They're kinda really good everywhere else so yeah.

 

That's pure fantasy, but believe what you want.

[Ryne Ween]

Yes my scalding hot take is that at this point I'd be very very happy with McDermott equaling a korveresque career.

[Sammy Sofa]

This...

 

Remember when everybody was falling all over themselves to prove how McDermott was way better than korver?

 

...is a weird way to say that.

[bukie]

Maybe because the Bulls are woefully weak on the wing, and trading one of the bigs for one is probably going to be the only way to find a player who can make an impact? Do you think the Bulls are going to worry Cleveland, never mind any good Western team, with Dunleavy starting and Kirk playing 30 plus a night?

 

Uh, yes? They're kinda really good everywhere else so yeah.

 

That's pure fantasy, but believe what you want.

I think you might be missing a good deal of reality yourself, here. Trading the quality depth they have is pure lunacy, and the team they have right now is definitely good enough to win the East at the least. Brooks is already getting burn over Hinrich in the 4th, and Rose is just starting to get his legs under him again. You're overreacting to a small sample size of play when 1-2 key players are absent from each night.

[Ryne Ween]

If the playoffs started tommorrow I would consider the bulls capable of winning the title.

 

This is the most offensively skilled team the bulls have had in about 20 years. They are able to beat any team. Derrick rose is able to dictate a game in his current form.

[Guest]

Maybe because the Bulls are woefully weak on the wing, and trading one of the bigs for one is probably going to be the only way to find a player who can make an impact? Do you think the Bulls are going to worry Cleveland, never mind any good Western team, with Dunleavy starting and Kirk playing 30 plus a night?

 

Uh, yes? They're kinda really good everywhere else so yeah.

 

That's pure fantasy, but believe what you want.

 

Sure thing, boss.

[Ryne Ween]

I'm not sure right now what western conference team will be the standard bearer. GSW? I think the bulls math up well there. Memphis just looked like [expletive] vs philly. The spurs reign is probably over. LAC looked like ass tonight. I'll take the bulls at this point.

[bcl412]

Don't the Cavs start an 80 year old Shawn Marion and what's wrong with Dunleavy?