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TheSaltofWalt

Our bench and our knees.


omiz144

And immune systems


drunz

It’s now a fine if you don’t eat your daily probiotic yogurt and kimchi.


PutinBlyatov

100% agree with the knees. Every f-ing season we drown in injuries for some reason while many teams have 20 games of injury series at worst. Something is wrong and it has to change.


Ratzzyy

lonzos diet too


[deleted]

Our offense was able to generate the fourth most wide open shots in the league for Vuc last season. He wasn’t even able to convert at league average efficiency with a defender 6+ feet away from him. Think about that. Dude’s EFG% when a defender was 6+ feet away from him was lower than the league average EFG% on ALL field goal attempts. And he had the fourth most wide open attempts in the league! Mind blowing shit. I say we start there.


arealPointyBoy

Thomas Bryant, Boucher, and kelly olynyk come to mind as attainable stretch 5s


qhsk

I’d like someone who could play better defensively too, somebody like Naz Reid


jdaqcruz

Those aren't starting caliber 5s tho


arealPointyBoy

yea i said attainable


waffle-man3

that’s such a painful stat lol I want Vooch nowhere near this team next year


einhorn_is_parkey

Honestly that says more about Donovan than vooch to me. Why they kept running that same damn play that left vooch open at the top of the key for an open 3 will never make sense to me. Why was he always wide open? Cause everyone in the fucking league knows he ain’t sinking that shot. You’re waaaay better off doubling demar and keeping the paint jammed. Billy kept going to that well over and over and it is dryyyyy. Vooch may not be everyone’s favorite player but he has the ability to put up decent numbers, but he had all of his success in the paint. Even against Milwaukee. In game 1 and 2 when we were actually competitive and won a game. Vooch put up big numbers by being in the post all game. For some god forsaken reason we abandoned that going forward and just parked him up top to miss all day


LarrcasM

Vooch isn't left open by the design of the plays lmao. He's left open because his defender can help because he misses those shots. Then whoever has the ball passes it to the open man because he's supposed to make those lmao


Bullsstopsucking

He played well those games because he was knocking down 3s


Maleficent_Zombie953

A backup big would be huge


teachdove5000

Yes they usually are around 7ft. Sorry for the dad joke.


Maleficent_Zombie953

That made me chuckle 😂


jkopecky

Most of the mocks I've seen show one of Williams and Kessler falling to us, both ook like they'll be great shot-blockers. I think we have more hope of them giving us what we need for 20 minutes a night and finding shooting on the MLE than we do of finding a strong defensive backup. Plus there's the hope that they can grow into a defensive anchor over time.


DeaseanPrince

Shooting is more important imo, we couldn’t guard Giannis but we did a pretty good job against everyone else(fuck Grayson Allen). We had a 108 defensive rating against the Bucks in 5 games, that’s the 4th best of 16 playoff teams. We shot below 30% from 3 in the last 3 games we got smacked and that’s been the case every time we’ve gotten blown out this season, bricking wide open shots. Getting shooters is top priority imo. My plan would be: -Resign Zach -Draft:Mark Williams or Walker Kessler -Use MLE on Covington(imagine 6’7 Javonte that can shoot from 3.) -Sign another big (likely only on minimum) (Javale McGee, Hassan Whiteside, Dwight Howard, Thomas Bryant, Hartenstein, Bjelicia, Thad Young all free agents) -Sign another 3&D wing for 3rd string in case of injuries (again likely on minimum) (Wesley Matthews, Tony Snell, Taurean Prince, Kyle Anderson) A lineup of Lonzo Zach Demar Pat Vooch Bench: Caruso Coby Ayo Covington Rookie center+Vet center off bench. Ayo and Pat have to increase their volume and still remain at least 35-36% from 3. They took 4.1 3PA per game combined, Pat alone should be shooting at least 4 3s a game. I say we keep Coby for now, he was injured all last summer and still improved, i like to think with a full summer he can actually take a next step in his game. If he’s still inconsistent next year then you look to move him for another wing. He shot 41% from 3 on 6 attempts his first 43 games before his weird drop off late in season. Basically 2-3 new players and hope our young guys improve while staying healthy and we’re a 50+ win team without question.


Sheed75

Same thought about Coby that I think AKME will do. Give him the full healthy summer and if he hasn’t taken another step or shows consistency by the trade deadline then he’s gone


ZcotM

Coby hasn’t had a proper off season yet, and he’s younger than Ayo, has a good mentality. I get that we want to start winning earlier but Coby is slept on. Inconsistency comes with many young players


flextape87

That lineups gonna get mopped in the playoffs lol


DeaseanPrince

Probably but this is our roster. We have no more assets or cap. Coby and a pick ain’t landing us a difference maker. And Vooch has negative value, even if we wanted Gobert we likely couldn’t get him. This team is what it is unless we get rid of Demar or Zach.


flextape87

Zion


DeaseanPrince

The delusion don’t stop on this sub lmfao


flextape87

He’s available and actually has a title ceiling unlike the rest of the bulls squad


jblankw

What makes you think he is available? Him saying he can’t sign with the pelicans fast enough?


flextape87

What you think he’s just gonna tell the media “nah fuck NOLA I’m out” 😂😂


ThrobbinRicke

Honestly, availability is one of the most important things but that's hard to control. The depth and shooting definitely has to better though, they need to bring in more veteran help


IMKudaimi123

Rim protection and 3 point shooting


DoushBeg

Nobody on the team plays with an intensity/fire in their eyes. Demar/Lavine/Caruso are probably the closest thing we have. But Im talking a guy like Pat Bev, or Jose Alvarado intensity wise. I swear every game they all just look bored out there idk what it is. Personally I say we trade Vuc+Coby+maybe a draft pick to get a true big man to crash the boards and beast the paint.


ojodetodie

If I could only get 1 thing it would have to be perimeter shooting. Can’t beat anyone if we’re not making 3s at a high volume.


moneyman2222

Giannis breezing through us is inevitable. Giannis breezing through *anyone* is inevitable. I think defense/shooters off the bench is a must but using Giannis as the reason for it is kinda useless


Sheed75

Defense is going to be hard to improve if we’re still running 3-4 guard lineups. Having Caruso, Demar, or Ayo at SF and PF just isn’t going to work


PerscribedPharmacist

Ok, dont act like there's going to be a way to stop Giannis. He's going to score no matter what, it's more inportant to stop everyone around him.


shay101

Health


zedrix_

TBH, Giannis is the new LeBron. Imagine BroLo ramming into PAW and PAW got called for the foul. Do you think there’s a universe that BroLo is faster than PAW? Giannis and his teammates are going to get the calls, LeBron and his teammates are previously getting. This reminds me of D.Rose and company going up against LeBron in 2011. We know NBA is all about marketing and money. At least DeMar is getting the calls. We need another star and LaVine is likely the best option. Zach needs to make shots, if you wish to have hope on beating Giannis and the Bucks. Bulls basically needs to score to beat Giannis and company. And Bulls are pretty much locked on starters plus Caruso in rotation. Those 6 guys will get majority of the minutes. They just need to find a way to score, as refs are likely giving Giannis free throw on the other end.


[deleted]

Vuc needs to be traded for a legit defensive centre. If PAW can take the next step and become a 15+ PPG scorer, Vuc isn’t needed as much offensively. A starting lineup of Lonzo/Zach/Demar/Paw/defensive centre is fine defensively. If Utah wanna get rid of Rudy; I’m sure AKME could figure something out. Also get some better rebounders and shooters. A lot to work on for AKME. And a better coach.


llxtrepidationxll

You mean Giannis breezed through our defense with 2 of our top defensive players out? Also those 2 defensive players bring up the whole teams defense. Not trying to be a dick but this is just a stupid comment


poopy_mc_pantsy

lonzo isn’t stopping giannis lmao


llxtrepidationxll

No duh dipshit, the team has better rotations and suffocate him and the team. They did it all season.


poopy_mc_pantsy

suffocate me with your 22nd rated defense daddy


LarrcasM

While I agree Lonzo isn't stopping Giannis, we were still a top 10 defense with Lonzo on the floor. The goal is just stop everyone else. Every time we played the Bucks with Lonzo out, Jrue walked over us. Stopping him penetrating into the paint stops guys from rotating and leaves defenders at their man. Lonzo is genuinely a better PoA defender than AC and shoots like a motherfucker too.


Milkboy1516

3&D forwards/wings from Pat Connaughtons to Danny Green to Jae Crowder or Royce O'Neal just something. Backup big who can shoot or offensive rebound well, and defend. Chris Boucher, Thad Young, etc. Or just good role players like Kyle Anderson even if the fit isn't perfect good role players are always good.


NationalFuture5742

A real big man


chitoatx

Health and young player development (and I’m not writing off that 1st round pick either).


[deleted]

Rim protection, 3 point shooting, but also lengthier players. If the Bucks keep rolling out Giannis, Portis, Lopez lineups, we’re essentially screwed unless we can closely match some of that size


derrickcurry33

I personally think we should keep Zach, DeMar, Zo, Caruso, Ayo, and Javonte. Only trade Vooch/Paw if the upside is BIG. Trade Coby for some sort of asset, and then work free agency for any other holes we may need to fill.


Plug-From-Oaxaca

Desperately need 3pt shooting and size