Watching us shoot 6-33 from three is sure something I would like to forget
Piano9717
game notes:
Is the Bulls playing Vucevic/Drummond together normal? Seems kinda bizarre.
Positives
* Ayton looked great again today. Aggressive going to the rim, made his open midrange shots, and played pretty well defense. Also where have these set plays to get him lobs been all season. Lamar said ‘there have been plays this season where that’s available to him if he rolls hard’ and I totally agree. If he finishes his rolls hard every time instead of stopping in the short midrange he would probably average 2 more dunks and 4 extra points per game. * In the first half we missed a ton of open corner threes. Nights like that are going to happen unfortunately – it is what it is. * Jabari did a nice job defensively on the perimeter, moving his feet well against the Bulls’ perimeter players. Andrew he looked much more confident under the rim than last game when there was Wemby blocking everything.
Negatives
* Brogdon dribbles a lot. He does a ton of good things for this team but man sometimes the overdribbling is ugly. I understand it’s a better option to win games now, but it’s a bit frustrating as a fan seeing Scoot stand in the corner basically every possession. * Way too much standing around on offense and watching Ant and Grant in the first half(but especially Ant today). Just not good offense even if we make shots occasionally. * Thought Ant got erased by Chicago’s defense today. He made a couple good passes to the weak side and generally got rid of he ball when he had to, but he just wasn’t super impactful today offensively and forced up a bunch of bad shots. * Reath really struggled with his shot today 🙁 and he also had a hard time dealing with Drummond’s size on the other end. Tough one for him. * Not really a fan of double teaming so aggressively – i know hindsight is 20/20 but it’s not like DeRozan was killing us out there and we are just giving up so many wide open shots (and rebounds since the rotations backside leave Ayton guarding a shooter). Sucks but oh well.
Bieberkinz
This game was for the sickos. That was just a disgusting game
LegitimatePotato3632
Ant was pathetic tonight. His defense is putrid. Time to send his ass to the bench and give Scoot the keys.
Sa-Tiva
Ayton was so much fun to watch in that 3rd quarter. He really is a monster when he’s engaged. Ive been one of his biggest defenders all season but i lost a lot of hope in him when he came out with that quote about having nothing to prove after a stretch of terrible games…but its been 3 games in a row now where hes looked great and im really hoping hes turned a corner
Scalmaa
Please make a trade asap
redwheelbarrow_
They need to involve Scoot more. Nice game for DA and Jerami though.
bassicallyinsane
Maybe we need to get Ant some goggles
No_Information3972
Is Scoot ever going to get more than 20 minutes per game?
blazer4ever
I’m so fed up with this offensive scheme. Can Chauncey not have anymore game where Simons runs PG, and have Scoot completely not engage in offense. Simons is a SG. Jesus.
blinkomatic
Simons kills the team play
randy88moss
I legit feel awful for you guys. Having to watch the blazers play ball night after night would lead me to severe depression. You loyal ass fans deserve way better
yuyuter123
Very, very ugly game. At least the closeness improved the entertainment quality. Another loss for the lottery odds though.
Really hope the FO prioritizes our youth development at the deadline and shakes up the roster. Eke’ing an extra 4-6 wins out of the season by playing this ultra slow pace, limit potential for errors basketball to emphasize the vets is just a weird use of this “lost” season.
Idc if we lead the league in turnovers for 6-18 months. I want to see us finally learn to play at pace and emphasize aggressive ball movement.
DisneyVista
Dame is coming back Wednesday. I’m sure that’s going to be an emotional one.
TrumpedBigly
Anyone know the part of the game where they showed Scoot yelling “DominAyton!”?
sirkg
It’s baffling to me that we refuse to give meaningful game time minutes to our 3rd overall pick. I thought Chauncey and Cronin were aligned that this season was about player development but the heavy utilization of our vets has me puzzled.
butterflyhole
I haven’t seen a game in over a week. I’m falling behind. What’s been happening?
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Watching us shoot 6-33 from three is sure something I would like to forget
game notes:
Is the Bulls playing Vucevic/Drummond together normal? Seems kinda bizarre.
Positives
* Ayton looked great again today. Aggressive going to the rim, made his open midrange shots, and played pretty well defense. Also where have these set plays to get him lobs been all season. Lamar said ‘there have been plays this season where that’s available to him if he rolls hard’ and I totally agree. If he finishes his rolls hard every time instead of stopping in the short midrange he would probably average 2 more dunks and 4 extra points per game.
* In the first half we missed a ton of open corner threes. Nights like that are going to happen unfortunately – it is what it is.
* Jabari did a nice job defensively on the perimeter, moving his feet well against the Bulls’ perimeter players. Andrew he looked much more confident under the rim than last game when there was Wemby blocking everything.
Negatives
* Brogdon dribbles a lot. He does a ton of good things for this team but man sometimes the overdribbling is ugly. I understand it’s a better option to win games now, but it’s a bit frustrating as a fan seeing Scoot stand in the corner basically every possession.
* Way too much standing around on offense and watching Ant and Grant in the first half(but especially Ant today). Just not good offense even if we make shots occasionally.
* Thought Ant got erased by Chicago’s defense today. He made a couple good passes to the weak side and generally got rid of he ball when he had to, but he just wasn’t super impactful today offensively and forced up a bunch of bad shots.
* Reath really struggled with his shot today 🙁 and he also had a hard time dealing with Drummond’s size on the other end. Tough one for him.
* Not really a fan of double teaming so aggressively – i know hindsight is 20/20 but it’s not like DeRozan was killing us out there and we are just giving up so many wide open shots (and rebounds since the rotations backside leave Ayton guarding a shooter). Sucks but oh well.
This game was for the sickos. That was just a disgusting game
Ant was pathetic tonight. His defense is putrid. Time to send his ass to the bench and give Scoot the keys.
Ayton was so much fun to watch in that 3rd quarter. He really is a monster when he’s engaged. Ive been one of his biggest defenders all season but i lost a lot of hope in him when he came out with that quote about having nothing to prove after a stretch of terrible games…but its been 3 games in a row now where hes looked great and im really hoping hes turned a corner
Please make a trade asap
They need to involve Scoot more. Nice game for DA and Jerami though.
Maybe we need to get Ant some goggles
Is Scoot ever going to get more than 20 minutes per game?
I’m so fed up with this offensive scheme. Can Chauncey not have anymore game where Simons runs PG, and have Scoot completely not engage in offense. Simons is a SG. Jesus.
Simons kills the team play
I legit feel awful for you guys. Having to watch the blazers play ball night after night would lead me to severe depression. You loyal ass fans deserve way better
Very, very ugly game. At least the closeness improved the entertainment quality. Another loss for the lottery odds though.
Really hope the FO prioritizes our youth development at the deadline and shakes up the roster. Eke’ing an extra 4-6 wins out of the season by playing this ultra slow pace, limit potential for errors basketball to emphasize the vets is just a weird use of this “lost” season.
Idc if we lead the league in turnovers for 6-18 months. I want to see us finally learn to play at pace and emphasize aggressive ball movement.
Dame is coming back Wednesday. I’m sure that’s going to be an emotional one.
Anyone know the part of the game where they showed Scoot yelling “DominAyton!”?
It’s baffling to me that we refuse to give meaningful game time minutes to our 3rd overall pick. I thought Chauncey and Cronin were aligned that this season was about player development but the heavy utilization of our vets has me puzzled.
I haven’t seen a game in over a week. I’m falling behind. What’s been happening?
Why is Mani playing 3 minutes