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Guess he shouldn't have gone ring chasing. He sucked so bad with the Nets I don't even want him.

I really do wonder how he'll hold up. He's been missing a ton of free throws recently. I wonder if that's fatigue.

It he's out 8 weeks then he'll get maybe 12 games at the end of the season. 8 weeks puts his return in mid to late March and the regular season is more or less over at that point. 6 weeks will mean he's back at the start of March and can get maybe 20 games in before the playoffs.

Very good news

The only positive out of this is that Ayo and Coby will get way more playing time. If Caruso is healthy, Ball is not as big of a loss. But if both of them are out, our defense fucking sucks. Ayo has been good enough defensively on guards and small wings that I think he can pick up some of the slack there, but Ball's ability to guard just about anyone but a 7 footer will be sorely missed.

Yeah, the way Zach lands on some of his dunks and layups makes me a bit weary. Granted, he doesn't drive to the rim as much as Rose did.

My guess is he'll be out a few weeks like DJJ.

I couldn't care less about this game with the LaVine injury, but holy shit they've looked like a high school team in the past 2 games. This team just got reality checked into next Tuesday.

PFF? How do they know anything about the Bulls?

LaVine out with a knee injury. This team is cursed.

Offense got cold, Nets hit all their open 3 pointers, guys who replaced DJJ kept committing dumb fouls on Durant and Harden. By the time the Bulls started coughing the ball up just about every possession, the game was pretty much over early in the 4th quarter. There was a sequence of possessions where DeRozan, LaVine, and Vucevic lost the ball without even putting a shot up. It was just ugly as hell to watch.

Easily the worst game since getting blown out by GSW. It was a 71-71 game and they literally got outscored by 35 in 2/3 of a quarter. They could barely get a shot up for most of the 4th qtr. Seems like the refs let the Nets maul them on defense.

McKinnie is getting his shot and he's absolutely blowing it. Bulls need a 4 and they need one badly right now. Without Jones and Javonte there's literally nobody to play that position.

Ayo and Coby took over this game. Bad shooting night for most of the starters and they picked up the slack. I think the bench was 20/23 at one point on FGs.

He rates positively in RAPTOR on defense. If his character isn't an issue, I think he's a fine fit for the team, especially since you can get him for free.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33003515/milwaukee-bucks-waive-demarcus-cousins-friday-deadline-general-manager-says I'd like the Bulls to take a flier on Cousins

You're probably not wrong with the window we have. Vuc is gone after next year and I'm not sure how long DeMar has left to be this good. The question you ask really should be is Williams going to fulfill his potential in the next 2 years? If not, he should be on the table if you can get a big name player. Some guys take a few years to get their footing in the league and Williams could very well be one of them. But he can also end up just being a role player who doesn't score much.

Grant is too ball-dominant for the team. He's also not that efficient and would require the ball a lot more than someone like Barnes. Grant is getting 20 points on 16 FGA. Barnes is getting 17 points on 11.5 FGA. Green and DJJ are averaging about 8 FGA combined right now. I can see the other 4 guys giving up 3-4 FGA per game to Barnes, I can't see them giving up 8 FGA per game to Grant. Grant is probably better defensively, but I think Barnes helps fill the hole Williams left perfectly. I'm also definitely not giving up Pat for Grant.

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I think they'll win around 55 games barring any major injuries. They'll probably be buyers at the deadline too. They're absolutely getting smoked in the paint by mediocre players without AC and Lonzo guarding the perimeter.

I talked some shit about how bad Coby White was to start the year (and he was really really bad), but with all the COVID injuries he's really stepped up with more reps and playing time. That's 4 straight very good games for him now and 5 good ones in the last 6. When Caruso and Lonzo return, it's going to be hard for him to get consistent minutes. Hopefully this turns his season around, but I honestly don't see Coby playing well unless he can get consistent minutes.

This season is starting to feel magical. I've never seen a guy hit back to back 3 point buzzer beaters.

He definitely did. He's been doing that recently at the end of quarters. I remember 2-3 instances of him not even getting a shot up to end the quarter with the ball and plenty of time left.

Even when we got stops, there was 2-3 guys in the paint towering over to get boards against us. DeMar mismanaged the clock (again) but got the circus shot to go in. Just a magical way to end 2021. Everybody except Coby played like shit and we still won.

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