“People think that the Chicago Bulls are a non-shooting team. We’re going to change that narrative"
Spoke to coaches and staff about the increasing investment on player development and shooting
Inside the Bulls revamped player development program ⤵️
DeMar interrupts Pat Bev singing Billy Donovan’s praises
“Billy Donovan got some shit man, he got some shit”
DeMar: “explicit man, I love it. I ain’t the only one who cuss in interviews now”
Oh man, we have the Shaqtin moment of the season
Torrey Craig just tried to throw it to himself for a dunk off the backboard on a break. Drummond thought it was for him...did not end well
Sad to see the Bulls go out like this, but it really was a wonderful season
Put together a highlight mix of some of the best plays. Most come early on when they were Chi Slamma Jamma.
Looking forward to next year already
#SeeRed
All time quote from Pat Bev when asked about hyping up the crowd:
"Just having fun. Getting lost in basketball. Just like you guys do when you're up night writing a story. You got your little headphones on, you catch the vibe. You know you get lost in your craft."
The Bulls are the most hopeless team in the NBA
They're unwatchable. Old. Bad $$ on the books. No foundational young players. Owe a pick in 2025.
Only upside is that they have been so bad they have no excuse but to blow it up.
BULLS 118, Bucks 113
Back-to-back wins against the top two teams in the East. Massive turn around these last two games. What a way to kickstart the road trip
You wanted Dalen...ask and you shall receive
You missed the playoffs. You have no pick this year. No cap space. Can’t spend into tax. Vooch (age 33 season) may walk for nothing. DeMar (age 34 season) is a FA next summer. Lonzo ain’t walking through that door.
You’re AK, how do you fix this?
Zach LaVine is quietly having one of the best seasons of his career
• 25.1 ppg (3rd highest)
• 55 2pt% (career high)
• 48.4 FG% (2nd)
• 61 True Shooting (2nd)
• 5.6 FTA/G (t-2nd)
• 70 games played (2nd)
• 2540 min played (career high)
26.5-4.7-4 on 50/40/85 since Dec. 1
BULLS 109, Raptors 105
Bulls come all the way back from down 19 and win in Toronto. What a game.
Zach was electric with 39 points
Bulls will face Miami on Friday. Winner gets 8th seed.
BULLS WIN
DeMar: 24 pts | 6 rebs | 4 asts
Coby: 20 pts | 8 rebs | 2 asts
Drummond: 15 pts | 23 rebs
Bulls close out 2023 with a win. See you next year ✌️
BULLS 131, Nets 87
What a game. 44 point margin of victory, second most this NBA season.
The Pat Bev effect is real, don't let the haters and losers tell you otherwise
Bulls are back
Alex Caruso belongs in the DPOY conversation
—1st in D-Raptor
—2nd in D EPM
—7th in D-LeBron (only guard in top 15)
—94th percentile defensive on/off
—Only player in NBA with 3.3 stl% and 2.8 blk% (500 min)
Absolutely elite on and off ball defender
BULLS WIN
Zach: 25 pts | 13 rebs | 7 asts | 3 stls
Coby: 30 pts | 6 threes | 8 asts
Vooch: 18 pts | 15 rebs
DeMar: 19 pts | 4 asts
Bulls were up 8 with 4:15 to go, but went scoreless the rest of regulation. Rockets went up 5 at the start of OT before the Bulls took over
Bulls trade for Julian Phillips
19 year old Tennessee wing is a 6'8 wing, 7' wingspan
Insane 43 inch vert which led the combine
Poor 3PT shooter: 24% but shot 82% on FTs and got to the line a TON
Great 1.6 stl rate and 2.9 block rate
$6.67M annually for a potential starter. He's a dog on defense, shot 42% on over 4 3s per game and will be 28 going into next season.
Very nice pick up for AKME
Free agent guard Jevon Carter has agreed on a three-year, $20 million deal with the Chicago Bulls, his agents Mark Bartelstein and Reggie Brown of
@PrioritySports
tell ESPN. Carter leaves the Bucks to bring Bulls his perimeter toughness.
Alex Caruso on defending the last play:
"Without saying too much, we'll look at a two minute report and see what happened with foot movement down there for Paolo"
Think he has a point there...
Caruso is an absolute savage
Locks up Trae and still comes away with a steal off the ball
Next play, Trae wants no smoke, Caruso comes out of nowhere for a block
*open scene*
Thursday night. Mid-February 2024.
"AAAAND NOW!"
The sold out UC crowd roars for the Bulls starting lineup
"FROOOOM CHICAGO!"
Derrick Rose is showered with "M-V-P! M-V-P!" chants as the Bulls to look to move to 23-31 on the season
Knicks will not exercise option on Derrick Rose's contract. Rose was beloved by Thibs and the organization, had a diminished role on the court but was a pro throughout his benching, a voice in the locker room, and this will give him a chance to explore available opportunities.
Just showed this to Pat.
He said he didn't realize how similar they looked, but when he came back down the court, DeMar told him, "You look just like me!"
BULLS 126, Jazz 118
Another great win for the Bulls, who move to 19-21, sole possession of the 9th seed
Zach: 36 points
DeRozan: 35 points
We move, cat dances
Onuralp Bitim on getting his first chance to show what he can do in meaningful minutes tonight
“I was dreaming about this moment for a really long time”
Coby says he’s definitely counting his 42 tonight as his career high even though Play-In stats technically don’t count
“I’m definitely counting it as my career-high. It’s in the stat sheet right here”
DeRozan on advice to the team heading into the playoffs: “Enjoy it. Don’t treat it like you’re going to jail or something”
DeMars quotes as good as his midrange
BULLS WIN
What a game. No Zach or DeMar, but the effort, pace, and defense was awesome. Monster Vooch night. Big time Coby clutch 3. Caruso buzzer beater to force OT.
Huge for the vibes