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Hoops junkie, data obsessed.

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Bulls trade deadline thoughts:
1. Cant have Zo, Duarte, & Craig on this roster post 2/6. Expiring contracts are so valuable right now. If we can get two 2nds to take on bad salary, we gotta do it

2. Coby still holds most trade value on team. Therefore, I still believe he is traded before Zach & Vuc
January 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Watched some DENvSAS. Good game, if not pretty.
-DEN really miss Gordon
-Joker struggled on D, exhausted from the offensive load he carries
-LOVE Russ/Joker 2Man game
-Murray needs to be moved off ball more on O. Let Russ/Joker initiate, create better C&S opps for Jamal.
-if Wemby can stay healthy…
January 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Hoops Media wants free agency, trades, Big3s, outlandish takes & All Or Nothing Ring Culture. We have pundits selling “PlayerX wanted it more than PlayerY” as basketball insights. We’ve rewarded stupidity, simple-mindedness. Real Xs & Os aren’t explored nearly enough.
December 27, 2024 at 6:42 PM
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Players averaging 21+ ppg, 3+ ast/g on 63+ TS%
December 19, 2024 at 7:34 PM
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Bulls are 6-4 over last 10 games with wins over the Wizards, Nets, Spurs, Hornets, Raptors and Celtics.

116.0 OFF RTG/112.0 DEF RTG

They’ve shot 36.6% on 46.4 threes, while their opponents connected at a 32.5% clip on 39.4.

Though they’ve still be outshot (94 to 91.9)

(h/t Kirk Goldsberry)
December 20, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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Exciting project in the works - I got to sit down and watch some film with Nikola Vucevic

Full video coming this week, but here's one of the clips we looked at #NBASky
December 15, 2024 at 4:38 PM
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Even crazier stat: Vucevic already has exactly half as many made threes as he did all of last season

92 made threes in 76 games last year
46 made threes in 21 games so far this year
Nikola Vučević made seven more threes in November than he did in any other month the last three seasons.

His 35 triples are the most he’s made since April 2021, when he sank 43 of them in his first full month with the Bulls.
December 2, 2024 at 9:28 PM
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Vooch is — not for the first time this season — the only player in a Bulls jersey who can hit a 3-pointer
November 30, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#booksky
5/20
November 27, 2024 at 6:37 PM
The more I watch this Bulls team play, the more I think they should never have lost to Utah at home. Last year’s team would’ve beaten the Jazz. And this year’s team is better than last year’s. Should be 9-10 right now.
November 27, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#booksky
4/20
November 26, 2024 at 8:58 PM
I really wish these leaks wouldn’t happen about the Bulls shopping Zach, Vuc & PWill. Have they learned nothing about how this affects the players. We’ve seen it mess w Zach for 2 years! Not sure who guys like Cowley & Fischer are speaking with. But these rumors help no one.
November 26, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Would love to see how the Bulls perform if they can get healthy. PWill, as much as he frustrates fans, is super important for what they’re trying to do. Vuc needs a real PF w size alongside him.
NBA players getting healthier.

For the first time in a while, sidelined salaries < $1 billion.
November 26, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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Top performers at the small forward position this season so far.
November 26, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#booksky
3/20
November 24, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Memphis might be a sneaky good place for a Zach trade. Using Smart, Kennard, Clarke & some 2nds. Then re-routing Smart to a contender for some 2nds.
November 23, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Loved Dalen’s play today. He’s a rotation player for sure. Strong defensively and a great hit-ahead passer. If he can consistently hit that Corner3, he’ll be in the league a long time.
November 23, 2024 at 4:39 AM
In a year from now, is this the Bulls starting lineup?
Giddey
Coby
PWill
Matas
Vuc

And bench
Zo (on a minimum)
Ayo
Dalen
Julian
Smith
November 23, 2024 at 3:59 AM
I understand the talk of Giddey being a Power Forward, but he’s really just a Point Forward. In an increasingly positionless game, he can still play a PointWhatever role on offense while defending the opposing 4 on defense. Potential for crossmatches in transition & after misses. But it can be done.
November 23, 2024 at 1:02 AM
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Lots of good Bulls news in today’s Bulls On Tap Tasting Flight!

Read it here ⤵️
November 21, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#booksky
2/20
November 22, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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This Hubie Brown story lives rent free in my head

www.youtube.com/shorts/DInPQ...
Shane Battier Shares The Craziest Gary Payton Trash Talking Story😱
YouTube video by Let'sWatchHoops
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2024 at 12:18 AM
I recall Morey claiming team chemistry was overrated, and that, at best, it’s worth an additional 2-3 regular season wins. I reckon he’s learning the hard way how important it actually is.
November 20, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Not sure what this is, but I feel hip
a man wearing a music band shirt is holding a skateboard over his shoulder
ALT: a man wearing a music band shirt is holding a skateboard over his shoulder
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2024 at 2:54 AM