Brian Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Lag for Bag.....ley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 The f***ing Bulls with these pointless wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I really respect how hard Lopez plays every night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 13, 2017 -> 08:58 PM) I really respect how hard Lopez plays every night. Needs to be traded NOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 3-20 without Niko 4-0 with him. f*** you Portis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I said it a while back, when healthy this team is too good to tank. With a healthy Levine and team all season, I still think they are a borderline playoff team. Part of that is because Dunn has been far better then I expected him to be (as has Lauri). Niko has looked fantastic. He's certainly added new aspects to his game this year. I could actually buy him being a much improved player (and it was part of why I liked his contract...from a value perspective). From a tank perspective, he kills the tank (as does Lopez). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 This team is still really bad as is, Niko isn't going to shoot 60 percent all year. The tank will be fine. Things do change a bit when Lavine comes back but you wait as long as possible to bring him back. Like make sure he's all the way healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 They have streaks under hoiberg of looking really good but it's usually just a few hot 3pt shooting nights. Dunn is fine but their depth is still terrible in the backcourt and wings so I still think they will not be close to playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 14, 2017 -> 01:21 PM) This team is still really bad as is, Niko isn't going to shoot 60 percent all year. The tank will be fine. Things do change a bit when Lavine comes back but you wait as long as possible to bring him back. Like make sure he's all the way healthy. Maybe Niko will go back to sucking, but if you've watched his actual game, he's playing much different offensively. He's getting mid-range shots more then I've ever seen and he's also going down into the paint and using the extra strength he put up in the off-season a lot better. He's also getting much better form on his shot. He's always been a good shooter, but historically he'd rush his shot and get into bad footwork pre-shot which could impact his ability to consistently hit shots. Defensively Niko has become a pretty good defender. It is a really small sample size, but he's playing different and I think some of that could actually be a sign that a switch as flipped and he's emerging to be a better player. Lopez is a legitimate starting center, Niko is a legitimate player...Dunn is playing legitimate right now. Denzel / Holliday don't start for many teams but the depth in the bench is much improved. Portis is playing well and even Grant who I can't stand is much more effective as a bench player. Nwaba has been really solid. List goes on. I didn't even mention Mark / Levine one of which is a rookie who has been more than capable as a starter and the other is a guy who pre-injury had proven to be a legitimate starter. This team is not a bottom 3-5 team when healthy (as currently constructed when healthy). It is closer to a bottom feeder playoff team in the east then it is a bottom 3 team in the NBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 14, 2017 -> 01:21 PM) This team is still really bad as is, Niko isn't going to shoot 60 percent all year. The tank will be fine. Things do change a bit when Lavine comes back but you wait as long as possible to bring him back. Like make sure he's all the way healthy. I'm not saying it is a good team either...there are just a lot of really bad teams out there and some bad to lousy teams are going to make the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 (edited) Well I'm not going to sit here and argue about this. You can revisit this in a month or probably a week when they're playing awful again. Edited December 15, 2017 by Rowand44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 (edited) Bulls now 5-0 since Niko came back. Generational talent. What a time to be alive. Edited December 16, 2017 by Dick Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Niko Unleashed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 https://streamable.com/1jiyc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 They’re gonna mess this up, aren’t they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Hoiberg is the best coach ever. Tried to warn you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 16, 2017 -> 12:21 AM) They’re gonna mess this up, aren’t they? NBA hell here we come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Weirdest part of NBA to me has been how long it has taken some of these young teams to make “the leap” like the bulls did in 2010-11. All the hype I heard about 76ers this year and they are currently ... .500. The bucks are a few games over. The pels stay stuck mired in mediocrity. Meanwhile teams like the raptors and nuggets get way less hype and won more, though I know nuggets are where bucks are except in western conference. I guess the wizards were like that for a few years too before finally getting a top 3 seed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 16, 2017 -> 09:27 AM) Weirdest part of NBA to me has been how long it has taken some of these young teams to make “the leap” like the bulls did in 2010-11. All the hype I heard about 76ers this year and they are currently ... .500. The bucks are a few games over. The pels stay stuck mired in mediocrity. Meanwhile teams like the raptors and nuggets get way less hype and won more, though I know nuggets are where bucks are except in western conference. I guess the wizards were like that for a few years too before finally getting a top 3 seed. Well the Sixers haven't had Fultz. But even then, until Embiid is fully unleashed, they will never max out their potential. As for the Bucks, you need a healthy Jabari for them to reach their ceiling. The Pels have crap outside of the Towers and Holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Ok, time for crazy NBA trade scenarios: Lopez + Portis for Shump, Frye and the Nets pick. All dependent on Portis keeping up his current pace. Niko + Holliday for Deng, Kuzma and 2019 lottery protected first. Who says no to each? What about Niko + Lopez to Cavs for Shump and TT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 https://streamable.com/1jiyc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Gotta get Lopez and Portis out of here ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 3-20 no Niko 6-0 with Niko. He should be MVP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 19, 2017 Author Share Posted December 19, 2017 First time in NBA history that a team has followed up a 10 game losing streak with a 6 game winning streak. 9 seed here we come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGajewski18 Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 QUOTE (Quin @ Dec 19, 2017 -> 02:12 AM) Gotta get Lopez and Portis out of here ASAP. I don't mind Portis. Think he can be a serviceable big man off the bench. We have to get Lopez and Niko out of here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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