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2685517, I want to LOL, but let's talk
Posted by Dr Claw, Thu Jan-24-19 02:38 PM
>1. John Paxson & Gar Forman are poor talent evaluators and
>even worse at roster construction. Which means...
>
>2. I'm not all that excited about the opportunity to draft
>Zion Williamson.
>No way he can reach his ceiling with the way this is
>organization is currently constructed.

if not Zion (I have a feeling if the teams I expect are top 5 picking: Chicago, Cleveland, Phoenix, Orlando, New York, Chicago has a high chance of being top 3 because Silver)... then who?

Bulls would actually be pretty damn good if they got Trae, in retrospect. but that's a moot point.


>3. The Zach LaVine & Kris Dunn back court.
>I know they probably need more time together,
>but this backcourt hasn't looked good so far.
>They both need the ball in their hands and
>when LaVine is running the offense, Dunn isn't
>equipped to be a spot up shooter.

what would you say (ideally) is the answer to this? I'm a fan of Zach but he does Dion it up a good bit with the ball in his hands.


>4. Another example? Who watches a full year of Cam Payne in
>OKC
>and still decides "we gotta get him"?
>Who watches Jabari Parker's previous year in Milwaukee
>and thinks...
>
>"But it might work for us" -Tobias Fünke

I can answer the question for Payne... LOL


>5. I watch games for Wendell Carter Jr. and Lauri Markkanen.
>And lately Chandler Hutchison, who hasn't look horrible in
>his
>extra playing time. I'm still mad the Bulls promised to pick
>at 22.

Wendell + Zion wouldn't be too bad a front court, if they could get the back side right.

>6. "It's excruciating to watch them manufacturer
>possessions."
>- Kevin Arnovitz on The Lowe Post Podcast.

(lol, they should watch that team east on I-90)

>7. I repeat, John Paxson & Gar Foreman are horrible at
>recognizing talent.
>Both players AND coaches. I expect Boylen to be the coach
>next October,
>especially if Hoiberg doesn't get another NBA job this
>summer.
>
>
>
>Scott Skiles (Paxson)
>Vinny Del Negro (Paxson)
>Tom Thibodeau (Supposedly Thibs was a Reinsdorf pick)
>Fred Hoiberg (Foreman)
>Jim Boylen (Foreman)
>
>Do you trust these guys to conduct a real coaching search?

Scott "Ken Reeves" Skiles was a horrible pick.

Thibs was OK until he decided to run everyone into the ground. But I think it had way more to do with his style. As close to a NBA Bill Parcells as you can get.


>8. https://twitter.com/RyanBorja/status/1086135050930933760
>
>"Why are people so convinced Bulls are tanking?
>To me Bulls are bad because the FO misevalutued their roster,
>and foolishly thought they could be more competitive.
>
>The negativity of this list is not due to our W/L record. I
>wasn't
>anticipating that this team would even compete for a playoff
>spot.
>I just wanted the young guys to play together, develop and
>show
>some improvement. Instead we got ATO's of Robin Lopez post
>ups.

LOL. I agree with this. I expected more of the Bulls this season, rather than this utter dysfunction. kinda funny watching McDermott prosper over there in Indy because I thought he would actually be good in a Hoiberg system

>9. I really want to see the Bucks in the Finals.

they're one of the teams I'd like to see. They're probably best equipped to battle the Cheatriots of the NBA in the East.

>10. The fact that auragin_boi didn't make this post means he
>may be
>giving up his "glass half full" mentality. No?

LOL