February 10, 2023
watching a different Bulls team than me.
This team has several flaws that to be corrected for the
Bulls to competitive. In this day you need to have 3-point shot makers. The
Bulls get beat in this category by not having a consistent shot maker and their
failure in stopping teams who always have more accurate 3-point shooters. They
have no true point guard who can bring the ball up court and add a little
offense. This is where the injury to Lonzo Bell hurts. He would make this a
much better team. However, the Bulls had to shut him down. Who knows when he’ll
be back and will regain the form he had prior to his injury.
Zach LaVine became the face of the team. Being a team
leader, the Bulls offered him a max contract. The big contract makes it
unlikely for a team to pursue him via trade. If he is having a poor shooting
night and commits turnovers, he is detrimental to the team. Think of all the
guards who are better. This will take some time before you get to LaVine.
Teams have caught on to DeMar DeRozan and he keeps shooting
against double and triple teams. His shooting percentage is down. I don’t know
why the Bulls let him bring the ball up court. He is a terrible ball handler
and gets the ball taken away from him. DeRozan continues to put up points
though many times he’s putting up a lot of shots. I can’t believe the Bulls
didn’t explore a trade for him.
Karnisovas indicated the Bulls will try to retain Nikola
Vucevic, who is having his best stretch as a Bull. He finally is taking
advantage of his size. In the low post he has been outstanding. The problem is
he is in love with an inconsistent 3-point shot.
The three are all good players. However, you need a
superstar who can take over games to compete for championships. The other two
starters, Ayo Dosunmu and Patrick Wiiliams are the future of the Bulls. Both
are very young in only their second year (Williams was out most of last year).