So to sum it up you only care about the Bulls when they win?

Not necessarily. I'll watch when a team has some sort of direction and a path to competitiveness. I watched the early Hinrich/Gordon/Deng years even though they weren't winning but you could tell something was developing. And even though they never got past the second round I'd still say it was an enjoyable period and that I felt the investment of time and energy as a fan was worth it.

But in this sad era of Bulls "basketball" there's no way I'm spending any time whatsoever watching Cameron Payne or whomever getting stripped and crossed over by Stephen Curry before he lays it up to put the Warriors up 85-32 during the second quarter in the middle of December. No thanks. You can have that and more power to you for watching that shit.

This is going to reach a head pretty soon.

The Bulls actually have guys worth watching now. Lauri Dunn Carter and Lavine are intriguing players. There isn't a person that can say for sure what they are and the Gordon and Deng analogy is a terrible one since they made the playoffs in their first season on the roster.


The Bears have been shitty for the better part of 10 years and I'm quite certain you were quite interested.


I say that to say this. If winning and ambiguous things like "direction" were prerequisites your Bear interest would have waned years ago. I'm sure you agonized with the team and its fans when they were shitty because you were a big fan.

Its the same when it comes to the Bulls. I'm not just a fan when they have players like Jordan. I was a fan when they had David Greenwood, Ricky Sobers, Jay Williams and Eddy Curry.

Thats what fans particularly die hard fans do.

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They're interesting players but these are dead times in their careers. They're putting up empty stats on a team heading nowhere. Not interested.

What makes you think I paid attention to the Bears when they sucked? I have no idea of the little details of the past three or so seasons before this one. The last time I watched closely was during Trestman's first year when they were looking good. When my teams are bad I enjoy tuning in to GM talk and thinking about transactions and other moves they can make to improve their situation. I don't pay attention to the actual sport on the field/court on a day to day basis. I'd actually play basketball during a Bulls game when they suck instead of watching them. That may not make me a die hard fan according to you and I'm fine with that - I have no problem as a fan admitting that my interest in the day to day details isn't there when the team sucks. I'm at peace with that.

This is going to reach a head pretty soon.

Weird, I see Dolphin looking in my asshole

It doesn't matter the quality of the draft. Winning 35 games this season does nothing for you. Wins and prospect progression aren't always tied together if you can continue to play enough crappy guys around them to get the losses. You may not find a Doncic or Ayton in this draft, but you could still get a rotational piece in the Top 5 picks. The Bulls need pieces.

This is going to reach a head pretty soon.

The Bulls actually have guys worth watching now. Lauri Dunn Carter and Lavine are intriguing players. There isn't a person that can say for sure what they are and the Gordon and Deng analogy is a terrible one since they made the playoffs in their first season on the roster.


The Bears have been shitty for the better part of 10 years and I'm quite certain you were quite interested.


I say that to say this. If winning and ambiguous things like "direction" were prerequisites your Bear interest would have waned years ago. I'm sure you agonized with the team and its fans when they were shitty because you were a big fan.

Its the same when it comes to the Bulls. I'm not just a fan when they have players like Jordan. I was a fan when they had David Greenwood, Ricky Sobers, Jay Williams and Eddy Curry.

Thats what fans particularly die hard fans do.

I actually once went out with a woman who once dated Quentin Dailey.

Once.

This is going to reach a head pretty soon.

It doesn't matter the quality of the draft. Winning 35 games this season does nothing for you. Wins and prospect progression aren't always tied together if you can continue to play enough crappy guys around them to get the losses. You may not find a Doncic or Ayton in this draft, but you could still get a rotational piece in the Top 5 picks. The Bulls need pieces.



I know you keep mentioning Holiday in place of Jabari, but they really don't play the same position. Maybe Holiday rotates to bigger guys once in a blue moon, but Jabari isn't matching up on quick guards. Anyway, Holiday plays 30+ minutes because he fits in with a tank job. Is your official recommendation that they sign Jabari long term? Is that where you want the Bulls to put their money?

This is going to reach a head pretty soon.

You don't tank for the purpose of drafting rotational players. You tank in order to draft game changing franchise players. You can find rotational players anywhere.

23 year olds with the capability to provide 19 and 9 don't grow on trees. See what you have and make a decision. You don't give up on a talent like that to play useless bums like Holiday.

18. It was how Boylen answered questions about the offense, LaVine’s performance and the 3-point shooting discrepancy that raised my eyebrows.

19. Boylen started his post-game statement by asking the final tally in the battle of paint points. He didn’t have his glasses, so the tiny numbers printed at the bottom left of the stat sheet resting atop the dais in front of Boylen didn’t mean anything. He couldn’t see it. So I did him a solid. I told him 62-46, Bulls. He chose to start there with his comments.

20. “I do like 62 (points) in the paint,” he said. “I think we could have 80 if we could finish a play better. We’ll work on that and keep growing.”

21. Next came questions about LaVine. “I’m proud of Zach LaVine,” Boylen said. “He got 27 points on two 3s. That’s, to me, who he’s got to be. Drive that ball and attack, attack. Hopefully we can get some free throws as we go forward for him. But I love that, 27 on two 3s. That’s who I want him to be is a driver and an aggressive downhill guy.”

22. Finally, this when I asked if he has a number of 3-point attempts he’d like the Bulls to average: “We haven’t talked about a number like that. Take your open shots, but we’re focused on trying to get the ball downhill, trying to drive the ball, trying to get paint points and then spray out for open shots.”

From the mind of Jim Boylen and an article in the Athletic.



Bulls keys to victory will be scoring 80 in the paint nightly with fewer 3s from Levine and the team. Surely a winning formula in 2019.

This is going to reach a head pretty soon.

I actually agree with him about this.

I would have agreed with him 30 years ago.

This is going to reach a head pretty soon.

I thought about them but wasn't sure if they've stared to turn a corner yet. I think between this Bulls era and the Isaiah Thomas Knicks era it'd be real hard to say which team is the bigger joke. Probably NYK for all that dead money they gave to players like Eddy Curry and Jerome James or whatever his name was.

Bulls aren't going to win any shooting contests with this roster.

Bulls aren't going to win any anythings with this roster.

There is not a damned thing wrong with people who are bull shitters.

This is going to reach a head pretty soon.

Wait till they announce Boylen is the coach next year because it financially makes sense!

I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.

This dude might really be the worst coach of any NBA team ever.

It's a process

It's a process