2022-2023 Bulls IGT Megathread

[knoxville7]

IMO that charge on Javonte that didn't get overturned should've been overturned and that would've changed a lot of things. That said, Bulls didn't execute well enough down the stretch so it is what it is. Suck it up, try to beat the Embiid curse tomorrow

Might not have to beat Embiid. He didn’t play tonight with a sore knee

 

[Scoot26]

Might not have to beat Embiid. He didn’t play tonight with a sore knee

And they whooped Toronto without him. Pretty much thanks to Maxey.

 

[clonetrooper264]

Might not have to beat Embiid. He didn’t play tonight with a sore knee

Load management my guy. He's playing vs Bulls to keep his streak alive

 

[clonetrooper264]

Chicago Bulls (3-3) vs Philadelphia 76ers (2-4)

Projected Starters

Chicago Bulls
PG - Ayo Dosumnu
SG - Zach Lavine
SF - DeMar DeRozan
PF - Patrick Williams
C - Nikola Vucevic

Philadelphia 76ers
PG - Tyrese Maxey
SG - James Harden
SF - Tobias Harris
PF - PJ Tucker
C - Joel Embiid

Injury Report

Chicago Bulls
Lonzo Ball - Out (Knee)
Zach Lavine - Probable (Knee management)
Ayo Dosunmu - Day to day (Head)
Andre Drummond - Questionable (Shoulder)

Philadelphia 76ers
None​

 

[clonetrooper264]

Really hoping Drummond isn't affected too bad by that shoulder injury as we're really gonna need him in this game. Vuc most likely will be utterly useless in this game.

 

[Enasic]

Really hoping Drummond isn't affected too bad by that shoulder injury as we're really gonna need him in this game. Vuc most likely will be utterly useless in this game.

Agreed. I think BD needs to ride the hot hand between the two. In a game like yesterday, Vuc should have never come back into the game with a few minutes left in the 4th. He was terrible throughout and Drummond was dominating. Should have left him in there. By the time BD brought Drummond back it was already too late.

Tbf, the Bulls shots themselves in the foot like they often do and the refs were awful down the stretch but I’m hoping BD realizes there are going to be a ton of games we’re Drummond is playing better than Vuc and Vuc should remain on the bench. Thibs was great at riding the hot hand between Taj/Boozer and feeling out the game

 

[knoxville7]

Agreed. I think BD needs to ride the hot hand between the two. In a game like yesterday, Vuc should have never come back into the game with a few minutes left in the 4th. He was terrible throughout and Drummond was dominating. Should have left him in there. By the time BD brought Drummond back it was already too late.

Tbf, the Bulls shots themselves in the foot like they often do and the refs were awful down the stretch but I’m hoping BD realizes there are going to be a ton of games we’re Drummond is playing better than Vuc and Vuc should remain on the bench. Thibs was great at riding the hot hand between Taj/Boozer and feeling out the game

Drummond needed a breather either way

 

[Enasic]

Drummond needed a breather either way

I could see the argument but I also believe Drummond could push through it. He’s not playing a lot of minutes and it’s early in the season. Vuc was close to worthless yesterday

 

[clonetrooper264]

Drummond needed a breather either way

I actually thought they might've just been checking on his shoulder after that fall. Drummond only plays like 20 minutes a game anyway, imo he shouldn't really be too gassed with a few extra minutes if he's feeling it like he was last night.

 

[knoxville7]

I actually thought they might've just been checking on his shoulder after that fall. Drummond only plays like 20 minutes a game anyway, imo he shouldn't really be too gassed with a few extra minutes if he's feeling it like he was last night.

It’s not about the total minutes played. It’s about the fact Drummond came into the game late in the third quarter. So unless you think he’s capable of playing a quarter plus a few minutes straight without a break, then he needed a breather either way.

 

[clonetrooper264]

It’s not about the total minutes played. It’s about the fact Drummond came into the game late in the third quarter. So unless you think he’s capable of playing a quarter plus a few minutes straight without a break, then he needed a breather either way.

Personally, I think any NBA rotation player can and should be able to play that long if needed.

 

[knoxville7]

Personally, I think any NBA rotation player can and should be able to play that long if needed.

Well, literally almost no nba players play more than a quarter straight without being subbed out. Especially not a big man over the age of 30, so not sure what to say other than you have unmeetable expectations then lol

 

[clonetrooper264]

Well, literally almost no nba players play more than a quarter straight without being subbed out. Especially not a big man over the age of 30, so not sure what to say other than you have unmeetable expectations then lol

I am not saying it happens on the regular, I'm just saying it would be reasonable to assume a professional athlete could sustain playing that long if the situation required. In the regular season it would probably never happen. But it definitely does happen in the playoffs. We've seen Jimmy Butler play all 48 minutes on more than one occasion.

To provide the most extreme example, Wilt Chamberlain once averaged 48.5mpg in a whole season. Is Drummond as conditioned as Wilt? Of course not, but playing say 14-15 straight in game minutes to me is not an unreasonable thing.

I'm not even really saying that Drummond should've been in the whole time without a break, like I said previously it was perfectly reasonable in my mind to take him out to check on his shoulder, fatigue notwithstanding. I'm really just saying that if called upon to do so, Drummond (and any other NBA rotation player), should be able to play out a whole quarter. Whether last night was a case of "he should've played the whole time" is subjective.

 

[DirtyDutchDiggler]

Is it just me or has Coby been really active on D last couple games. I'm impressed. I believe he has leveled up from horrible to bad. Hopefully he keeps up the good work and he could become a functional defender. Sincerely, a "Coby is trash" member.

 

[clonetrooper264]

Guess the curse ain't getting broken tonight. No Drummond is a huge loss in this matchup.

Maybe Terry can get some good minutes

 

[DirtyDutchDiggler]

Guess the curse ain't getting broken tonight. No Drummond is a huge loss in this matchup.

Maybe Terry can get some good minutes

Not a good start by him. Got pulled fast.

 

[zack54attack]

Wow. Came all the way back.

 

[clonetrooper264]

Well that was unexpected. Hopefully they can complete the comeback and use the sixers poor start to the season against them

 

[clonetrooper264]

Just noticed Vuc is 5/5 from 3. Get it Vuc

 

[DirtyDutchDiggler]

Coby still trash