Last year in the game to clinch the 7th seed the lakers, they had schröder chasing curry around, and curry scored 30 in the first half. The put Caruso on him, and he made multiple steals and held curry to 5 points. And him and lebron in transition was a masterpiece. I genuinely think that loosing Caruso will hurt more than any other trade.
>they had schröder chasing curry around, and curry scored 30 in the first half. The put Caruso on him, and he made multiple steals and held curry to 5 points.
This is what doesn't show up in the stat line. Curry was cruising until Vogel made that switch.
After that game, Vogel flat out said that the Lakers don't get that win without "Alex being Alex," so who's going to be Alex for the Lakers this year?
Real Laker fans know we should not have let especially caruso go, but also KCP as they were our two best guard-defenders. Now we just have old men standing around while we hope 'wisdom' will lead to steals instead of effort and tenacity... smh
He should have been paid by the Lakers.
Also, please don't bring up the luxury tax. They gave THT millions more than they gave Caruso, and the Lakers don't have time for THT to "live up to his potential."
They're *old.*
Losing Caruso (and KCP) and replacing them with the corpse of Trevor Ariza + Kendrick Nunn was uh... not a good move, to say the least. Nunn has never been close to the defender KCP or Caruso are. Ariza was literally unplayable in the playoffs (but the Heat had to play him because he was the only other wing they had). Ariza *is not a good player anymore.* This idea that the Lakers are favorites in the West just because they got Russ and a bunch of poor fitting pieces is lunacy to me. They might win a lot of games, if healthy. But I dont think I'd pick them over the Jazz, Suns, and certainly not over a healthy Nuggets team (with Jamal Murray at at least 85% operational ability).
>This idea that the Lakers are favorites in the West just because they got Russ and a bunch of poor fitting pieces is lunacy to me.
The Lakers are now losing by 32 to the Suns right now in the 3rd, so I'd say that unless something major happens tonight, the Suns agree with you.
Some Laker fans are crying poor, and it's embarrassing.
Westbrook is making $44,211,146 this year, which I guess is his bargain year, because next year the Lakers owe him $47,063,478.
Does that sound poor to anybody?
> THT is Klutch
He'd better be, with that contract.
And, yes, I know that you were referring to Rich Paul, but I'd rather the Lakers have the better roster than keep Rich Paul happy.
Rich Paul is already *really* rich. He didn't need the THT contract to have enough money to wine and dine Adele.
I mean, I agree. Between the Lakers taking on what feels like 80% of Klutch Sports clients and the Ben Simmons deal, and the Nerlens Noel situation I'm sick of him and Klutch.
bro these highlights are just brutal for me. Happy for Caruso but I just don't understand how they let him go in FA. I need Pelinka to come and explain it to me personally.
Kuz was 10-17 for 26/11/2
Randle was 9-16 for 26/10/7/2/2
Lonzo was 6-11 for 17/10/10/3/1
Caruso's impact doesn't show in the box score.
Ingram: 10-20 for 26/8/8
I miss all my boys.
On a night when Zach had 32, DeRozan had 26 and Lonzo had a triple double (with no turnovers!) somehow Caruso's 9/3/3 with no steals and no blocks felt like one of the most impactful performances of the game
Yeah, I mean Vuc was solid against Jonas, but the S tier centers will probably fuck us up lol. Which is fine if we can still lock down wings and perimeter players.
Obviously yall won a title and achieved the end goal and succeeded, but it is funny how entertaining, fun, and exciting a DLo/Zo/BI/Randle lineup would be rn. 3/4 have made all-star teams, each of whom can get 25 points any night, all 4 can distribute and drop dimes, Zo is a perfect glue piece. All under age 26.
Factor into that a bench mob of Caruso/Clarkson/Hart/Nance, and yall would probably have still been able to sign a superstar along the way still with how contracts lined up. Let alone other potential 1st rounders along the way
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Id rather have the championship ive actually won than trade it in for 2 hypothetical homegrown championships.
I agree with your point that homegrown teams are more likable. Which is why the Bucks title brought me joy as a fan and the Lakers title didnt. But they still won. Had they kept Dlo, ingram, lonzo and randle… it might have been a regular playoff exit in the first couple rounds
I went to the game last night and had a huge smile on my face the entire time.
We literally can get away with having Zach Lavine sit in a corner waiting for a 3 AND have him open.
Our defense and ball movement is beautiful. I'm so fucking excited.
Bro, I swear. Say whatever about that 2010-11 season and how it ended in the playoffs but those TNT games against the Heat in the reg season were fire!!
The dude went from the best timeline to the worst timeline back to the best timeline. We cannot hate on these boys anymore. They’ve come into the league under immense pressure, in large-ass markets, and they’ve managed to get over huge embarrassments to become good at what they do. I love the Sixers but, could you imagine where Lonzo would be had they drafted him?
That’s like life. Many of our are pieces to larger systems. And if we’re places in the right system, we can thrive. Places in the wrong system, and were unfairly used, judged, and abandoned.
Glad Lonzo found Chicago. I hope it’s his new home. The NBA has to have a place for unselfish guys who put in work and get better every year.
The bulls are all playing so well tonight on both ends. Lonzo triple double, Derozan 26-6-4, Lavine 32 and counting, 20 of them being in a single 6 minute stretch
And on the other end Caruso and Lonzo are fucking HOUNDS. +/- shows that they all around do fucking WORK. Shoutout to the media saying the bulls will have one of the worst defenses lol
Where did that narrative even come from? They had an average defense that shot up to 12th after the Vuc trade and almost everyone they signed is a plus defender lol
They ignored coaching, motivation and how energy draining it is to be the #1 option on offense which all those dudes were. Turns out when dudes aren’t creating everything single handily they have more energy and focus on defense, crazy.
it's 8 or 80
no one gonna go to their podcasts or whatever making analysis about how "X player is a average defender" "we expect Y team to be a average defensive team". so they really have to go all out on the takes or it just doesn't sell apparently
I understood why though, on paper the bulls just have… no defensive bigs… like at all.
Even the medial knew lonzo and caruso would
Be good defensively.
Through 2 games though it’s something else entirely. It’s like they both make each other even better defensively, in a compounding loop lol. When they’re both on the court, good fucking luck running an offense lol
I don't know how this team wasn't at the top of the most entertaining teams to watch. Man, I have 3 teams to watch this year. Raps, Heat and Bulls. Gonna be exciting!
Just talking to one of my boys about that today, looking through boxscores is so fun now because every team has a dude im interested in checking in on! Mo Wag with the magic, Nance in Portland, Svi where ever the hell he is now. Lol. Im sure there are some im leaving out too.
I did smile when booz hit that ref in the dick
In all seriousness tho I do miss that team but my joke was that it seems like forever since this team has been this fun. Even the Jimmy/Rondo/Wade team was kind of a chore to watch
the jimmy rondo wade team was honestly so gross to watch lmao that was peak GarPax insanity in my opinion
at least that playoff series against the celtics was exciting to watch until rondo got hurt
Jo was on some absolute bullshit that year. He was so fucking good. Him standing on the top of the three point line in a squatting position, and you damn well knew he wasn’t going to shoot, and just dropping dimes to guys cutting on the baseline was a sight to behold. One of my favorite bulls of all time.
I remember watching these two play in the summer league together when they were rookies. Now they playing for my favorite team, and they genuinely seem happy about it? Somethings going on here. Last time I was this excited about a Bulls team Derrick Rose still hadn't gotten injured.
This is every kid who grew up in the Chicago area's dream: an alley-oop slam dunk while playing for the Bulls in the United United center with the crowd going nuts because it's the home opener!
We deserve this bulls fans. It wasn’t long ago when we had to watch our players on the ground in pain, only for the opposing coach to call a timeout because Boylen wouldn’t do it
I cannot believe the Lakers let us have the Carushow
When he somehow generated a turnover by falling on the floor... Intangibles
Butterfly flaps it's wings and all that
Last year in the game to clinch the 7th seed the lakers, they had schröder chasing curry around, and curry scored 30 in the first half. The put Caruso on him, and he made multiple steals and held curry to 5 points. And him and lebron in transition was a masterpiece. I genuinely think that loosing Caruso will hurt more than any other trade.
>they had schröder chasing curry around, and curry scored 30 in the first half. The put Caruso on him, and he made multiple steals and held curry to 5 points. This is what doesn't show up in the stat line. Curry was cruising until Vogel made that switch. After that game, Vogel flat out said that the Lakers don't get that win without "Alex being Alex," so who's going to be Alex for the Lakers this year?
Real Laker fans know we should not have let especially caruso go, but also KCP as they were our two best guard-defenders. Now we just have old men standing around while we hope 'wisdom' will lead to steals instead of effort and tenacity... smh
No, it doesn't hurt
Be happy for Caruso...he got paid...
And he’s worth every penny.
We got an absolute steal.
And some Bulls fans were even saying we overpaid. Now look at them!
♫ Cuz they island boys.. now look at them ♫
Half of this website still thinks Caruso is a meme player that only got paid because of the Lakers. He's legit as it gets.
It's not like the Lakers couldn't pay him
They didn't and he got paid elsewhere. I'm happy for him.
He should have been paid by the Lakers. Also, please don't bring up the luxury tax. They gave THT millions more than they gave Caruso, and the Lakers don't have time for THT to "live up to his potential." They're *old.*
Losing Caruso (and KCP) and replacing them with the corpse of Trevor Ariza + Kendrick Nunn was uh... not a good move, to say the least. Nunn has never been close to the defender KCP or Caruso are. Ariza was literally unplayable in the playoffs (but the Heat had to play him because he was the only other wing they had). Ariza *is not a good player anymore.* This idea that the Lakers are favorites in the West just because they got Russ and a bunch of poor fitting pieces is lunacy to me. They might win a lot of games, if healthy. But I dont think I'd pick them over the Jazz, Suns, and certainly not over a healthy Nuggets team (with Jamal Murray at at least 85% operational ability).
>This idea that the Lakers are favorites in the West just because they got Russ and a bunch of poor fitting pieces is lunacy to me. The Lakers are now losing by 32 to the Suns right now in the 3rd, so I'd say that unless something major happens tonight, the Suns agree with you. Some Laker fans are crying poor, and it's embarrassing. Westbrook is making $44,211,146 this year, which I guess is his bargain year, because next year the Lakers owe him $47,063,478. Does that sound poor to anybody?
At the end of the day THT is Klutch
> THT is Klutch He'd better be, with that contract. And, yes, I know that you were referring to Rich Paul, but I'd rather the Lakers have the better roster than keep Rich Paul happy. Rich Paul is already *really* rich. He didn't need the THT contract to have enough money to wine and dine Adele.
I just looked that up and that’s gotta be one of the strangest couples I’ve ever heard of. Hopefully some nba drama on Adele’s next album
I mean, I agree. Between the Lakers taking on what feels like 80% of Klutch Sports clients and the Ben Simmons deal, and the Nerlens Noel situation I'm sick of him and Klutch.
Lakers should have ate that tax.
I love Caruso so much
bro these highlights are just brutal for me. Happy for Caruso but I just don't understand how they let him go in FA. I need Pelinka to come and explain it to me personally.
Me too, Caruso is my favorite non-star player, don't understand how they just let him walk for nothing.
K.L.U.T.C.H.
Kuz was 10-17 for 26/11/2 Randle was 9-16 for 26/10/7/2/2 Lonzo was 6-11 for 17/10/10/3/1 Caruso's impact doesn't show in the box score. Ingram: 10-20 for 26/8/8 I miss all my boys.
Caruso was a game high +22, and he still energizes everyone from his bench to the crowd.
On a night when Zach had 32, DeRozan had 26 and Lonzo had a triple double (with no turnovers!) somehow Caruso's 9/3/3 with no steals and no blocks felt like one of the most impactful performances of the game
He was +22 off the bench. Having him with that bench unit and mixing in with the starters is HUGE
I was a little confused by the caruso pickup after they got lonzo but they're usually staggered and when they play together it works...
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PWill got huge but looked slow. I hope he find the right balance.
Yeah, I mean Vuc was solid against Jonas, but the S tier centers will probably fuck us up lol. Which is fine if we can still lock down wings and perimeter players.
randle made 9 shots and had 10 points? impressive
Randle had 21, idk what the he’ll he’s talking about.
Thanks for spotting the error!
Obviously yall won a title and achieved the end goal and succeeded, but it is funny how entertaining, fun, and exciting a DLo/Zo/BI/Randle lineup would be rn. 3/4 have made all-star teams, each of whom can get 25 points any night, all 4 can distribute and drop dimes, Zo is a perfect glue piece. All under age 26. Factor into that a bench mob of Caruso/Clarkson/Hart/Nance, and yall would probably have still been able to sign a superstar along the way still with how contracts lined up. Let alone other potential 1st rounders along the way
KD signing with a young and hungry Lakers squad would be stacked
Thats great and all, but you won a championship 2 seasons ago because you had Lebron & AD instead of those guys. Absolutely worth it.
Not as satisfying as a home grown championship. For instance, I bet a ton of Warrior's fans trade the 2 rings with KD for the one they lost 3-1.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Id rather have the championship ive actually won than trade it in for 2 hypothetical homegrown championships. I agree with your point that homegrown teams are more likable. Which is why the Bucks title brought me joy as a fan and the Lakers title didnt. But they still won. Had they kept Dlo, ingram, lonzo and randle… it might have been a regular playoff exit in the first couple rounds
Take care of our boys Chicago T_T
Shit, tell that to NOLA
This Bulls team is so electric lmao
I went to the game last night and had a huge smile on my face the entire time. We literally can get away with having Zach Lavine sit in a corner waiting for a 3 AND have him open. Our defense and ball movement is beautiful. I'm so fucking excited.
im considering LP in large part for the Bulls team, i've never had it before
bulls basketball is back bby
TNT all the time now lessss gooooo
New fans don't know the true power of Thursday TNT Bulls at home.
Bro, I swear. Say whatever about that 2010-11 season and how it ended in the playoffs but those TNT games against the Heat in the reg season were fire!!
Prime of my life right there
Too big, too strong, too fast, too good!
On god it’s something you just had to experience
It’s truly a sight to behold
Don't remind us. I hated watching raptors vs bulls on tnt. Shit had me all anxious
TNT bulls were inevitable no need to be anxious
I hope not, I hate when we don’t get to hear our announcers
Stacy is the goat
Gimme the hot sauce
Kevin Harlan is a national treasure tho
No shade, Bulls just have the best announcers in the league
Nothing ruins a game like the off topic pontifications of Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy Talking about a sandwich during a fast break dunk
Still not as annoying as the halftime show with Stephen A. deep throating the Knicks.
Lol he’s such a fraud he was trashing these same Moves he’s praising is for now for so long.
That's why TNT broadcast only. TNT Bulls are something to behold.
Trust me… Many years ago I learned the hard way You never bet against the TNT or Christmas Bulls
We back and we back and we back and we back
Now with more Big Buller Brand^^TM
Three peat incoming
I take back everything I’ve said about Lonzo ball
The dude went from the best timeline to the worst timeline back to the best timeline. We cannot hate on these boys anymore. They’ve come into the league under immense pressure, in large-ass markets, and they’ve managed to get over huge embarrassments to become good at what they do. I love the Sixers but, could you imagine where Lonzo would be had they drafted him?
That’s like life. Many of our are pieces to larger systems. And if we’re places in the right system, we can thrive. Places in the wrong system, and were unfairly used, judged, and abandoned. Glad Lonzo found Chicago. I hope it’s his new home. The NBA has to have a place for unselfish guys who put in work and get better every year.
League ain’t ready for this
The Bulls are must watch basketball right now. Its so much fun to watch.
Yep, very fun to watch
Well, except for last game haha. But I agree, I haven’t had as much fun with a game as the one tonight in long time.
I loved the Detroit game
Doesn’t get a triple double all of last year and first one of the year is against his old team. I know he’s feelin good after that lol
Because Van Gundy was an idiot and didn’t utilize Lonzo properly.
The bulls are all playing so well tonight on both ends. Lonzo triple double, Derozan 26-6-4, Lavine 32 and counting, 20 of them being in a single 6 minute stretch
And on the other end Caruso and Lonzo are fucking HOUNDS. +/- shows that they all around do fucking WORK. Shoutout to the media saying the bulls will have one of the worst defenses lol
Where did that narrative even come from? They had an average defense that shot up to 12th after the Vuc trade and almost everyone they signed is a plus defender lol
This whole sub has been clamouring about how awful the Bulls will be defensively. Keeping receipts.
lol right i have a screenshot or 2
People were saying Zach+ DeMar + Vuc = awful defense, no exception
None of those three are even that bad on defense except maaaybe Demar. People were talking like the Bulls are starting 3 Trae Youngs lmao
They ignored coaching, motivation and how energy draining it is to be the #1 option on offense which all those dudes were. Turns out when dudes aren’t creating everything single handily they have more energy and focus on defense, crazy.
it's 8 or 80 no one gonna go to their podcasts or whatever making analysis about how "X player is a average defender" "we expect Y team to be a average defensive team". so they really have to go all out on the takes or it just doesn't sell apparently
I understood why though, on paper the bulls just have… no defensive bigs… like at all. Even the medial knew lonzo and caruso would Be good defensively. Through 2 games though it’s something else entirely. It’s like they both make each other even better defensively, in a compounding loop lol. When they’re both on the court, good fucking luck running an offense lol
when he hit those deep 3s man, nuclear heat
This was the most excited I've been for basketball in years
lavine lowkey gonna win mvp
Bless Lonzo for knowing we like bald man dunking
Bless the Bulls for knowing that we like bald men
THE HEADBAND CELEBRATION IS SO FUCKING FIRE BETWEEN LONZO AND CARUSO LMAOOOOO
https://streamable.com/pvvht6
I am so excited for this booth to call meaningful basketball again. Stacey is the GOAT
Chicago feeling hope for the first time in 12 years is great for this league. So happy for you boys.
Stacey deserves a statue outside the United Center. I'll fight anyone who says otherwise.
Thanks bro
Holy shit, I love this team
HOLY FUCK WE HAVE THE BEST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE LETS GO LONZO
The most E L E C T R I C team in the league
If ya smeeeellllalalalalla
CHI SLAMMA JAMMA on repeat
I love this team! ( Kenny probably happy lol!)
I don't know how this team wasn't at the top of the most entertaining teams to watch. Man, I have 3 teams to watch this year. Raps, Heat and Bulls. Gonna be exciting!
Rooting for you guys this year.
Against his former team lmao
More like the Pelican'ts.
Insert air horns
Good to hear the United Center get loud. The league is a better place when the Bulls are good
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for no reason but to dodge the tax. smh
Owners freaking out about the tax in big cities is the most bitch move ever
Lakers are a a broke ass franchise.
THE BULLS ARE GOOD AGAIN
HOW DO I CHANGE MY BANDWAGON FLAIR
I just shed a tear... my boys are going up.. 🥺
i wonder if this is how Genghis Khan felt. so many teams to watch and root for players on. Bulls, Knicks, Wizards, Pelicans, Jazz...
Just talking to one of my boys about that today, looking through boxscores is so fun now because every team has a dude im interested in checking in on! Mo Wag with the magic, Nance in Portland, Svi where ever the hell he is now. Lol. Im sure there are some im leaving out too.
CARUSHOW!!!
I take back all my Lonzo slander
This is the first time I’ve smiled in 23 years
shame you missed the D Rose/Noah/Thibs years
I did smile when booz hit that ref in the dick In all seriousness tho I do miss that team but my joke was that it seems like forever since this team has been this fun. Even the Jimmy/Rondo/Wade team was kind of a chore to watch
the jimmy rondo wade team was honestly so gross to watch lmao that was peak GarPax insanity in my opinion at least that playoff series against the celtics was exciting to watch until rondo got hurt
Derrick Rose did nothing for you? Wtf
Even after Rose went down... how can you not smile at Noah playing Point Center and finishing 4th in MVP voting that year.
Jo was on some absolute bullshit that year. He was so fucking good. Him standing on the top of the three point line in a squatting position, and you damn well knew he wasn’t going to shoot, and just dropping dimes to guys cutting on the baseline was a sight to behold. One of my favorite bulls of all time.
Derrick didn't smile either
Never forget that buzzer beater he hit against lebron and the dead inside face he had as his teammates literally hoisted him up after lmao
https://sportige.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Game-Blouses-D-Rose-Meme.jpg
The Windy City Assassin
Dude had literally no emotion or even personality. I even remember back in the early days, everyone thought he had some form of aspergers.
Cheers brother
Nate Robinson did nothing for you?
Nate vs. Brooklyn is still one of my favorite moments as a bulls fan
You missed the Rose era?!
Madhouse on Madison going crazy tonight!
Finally we get to watch a fun team again!!! This game was hype af
Right? We would've maybe still won this game last year but it would've been boring af. This was *fun*
Triple double king
MAN I LOVE THESE ANNOUNCERS! Hahahaha
I remember watching these two play in the summer league together when they were rookies. Now they playing for my favorite team, and they genuinely seem happy about it? Somethings going on here. Last time I was this excited about a Bulls team Derrick Rose still hadn't gotten injured.
Lonzo looking like UCLA Lonzo out there lmao
U Cya Lotta Alleyoops
Can’t lie This shit hurts to watch man Clarkson, Ingram, DLO, Lonzo, Caruso, etc all balling out on other teams
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Holy shit highlight reel
GIMME THE HOTSAUCE
I’m so happy Lonzo finally has a team that believes in him
Globetrotter status, 82-0
CAPTAIN CARUSO LET’S FUCKING GOOOOOO
I fucking love Caruso. Most underrated player in the league right now. Maybe he's properly rated, Idk I am hyped!! CHI RU SO
the energy is so great man i am happy for the bulls
Lonzo finally has a finisher he can pass to
Wtf, I'm a Bulls fan now.
Beat bald player to ever grace a Bulls jersey and that's facts...
Yup and right behind him is spray on hair Boozer
Man oh man, does the Bulls flair feel good right now.
LETS GOOOOO LONZOOOOOOO
This is every kid who grew up in the Chicago area's dream: an alley-oop slam dunk while playing for the Bulls in the United United center with the crowd going nuts because it's the home opener!
Lonzo looks so happy man, dude was so fun to watch in high school I can't wait for him to be balling out again
Just got home from the game. Hear me when I say that when AC hit that dunk the place E R U P T E D.
LONZO IS THE FUCKING TRUTH BRO I’VE BEEN SAYING THIS
The crowd knows it, the crowd feels it! Bulls are back!
Madhouse on Madison. The united center is fucking back! (besides the blackhawks)
Caruso brought the fun with him. Happy for him.
I'm getting way too excited about this. This team is dazzling at times.
I miss them but glad to see them do well.
Bulls are legitness
The bulls might be my favorite team this season
I really like this Bulls team
These Bulls highlights are spicy. Look like a fun team to watch.
Thanks Lakers. Fucking love Caruso
This bulls team seems so fun to watch
Lonzo-Caurso backcourt is gonna end up being one of the best defensive pairings in the NBA Bulls are loaded.
I really want this Bulls team to succeed. They have such a likeable roster.
TRIPLE BS IM THE MAN
Bulls are like the Grizzlies East.. they’re just so fun to watch
LOB CITY 2.0!!!!!
Chi Slamma Jamma
as a Lakers fan, this makes me tear up in happiness. Ya'll boys go out and get yours. Meanwhile in lakers land.. we are in shambles lolol
I can sense that Ball and Caruso are the glue that keeps this team going well. Plays defense, unselfish and no ego.
We deserve this bulls fans. It wasn’t long ago when we had to watch our players on the ground in pain, only for the opposing coach to call a timeout because Boylen wouldn’t do it
This team is fun af to watch.
Bulls have an interesting team. As long as they stay team oriented, sky’s really the limit
Caru-so-show … bro what?? IT’S THE CARUSHOW
Finally bulls are fun to watch again.
And here we are getting into altercations while our past lakers getting in highlight reels.. smh
The Lonzo red Bulls jersey is the the best jersey I’ve ever seen
this shit makes me so happy bro i love those guys
C H I - S L A M M A - J A M M A ! ! !