Nero Christ
Sniper out now on all digital platforms brev
we make it out this stretch...we coasting the rest of the way
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Chicago Bulls
Record: 5-1
Pace: 99.6 (23) OffRtg: 107.0 (10) DefRtg: 99.3 (6) NetRtg: +7.7 (5)
The loss of Patrick Williams (out for the season) is brutal, mostly for Williams, but also for a team that’s very thin at the forward position. After the 20-year-old dislocated his wrist on Thursday, the Bulls mostly had Lonzo Ball or Alex Caruso guarding Julius Randle, who manhandled Ball on an offensive rebound that probably should have sealed the win for New York. The Bulls rank 29th in rebounding percentage (46.2%) and they’ve been much worse on the defensive glass with Williams off the floor (68.1%) than they’ve been with him on the floor (74.4%).
But they’ve made up for the rebounding discrepancy by taking care of the ball and getting to the free throw line. In handing Utah its first loss of the season on Saturday, the Bulls committed 11 fewer turnovers and attempted 11 more free throws than the Jazz. Nikola Vucevic’s eight attempts were an anomaly, but DeMar DeRozan (6.8) and Zach LaVine (6.3) rank fifth and seventh in free throw attempts per game, and they’ve combined to shoot 72-for-79 (91%) from the stripe.
One guy who’s averaged more free throw attempts than those guys is Joel Embiid, who’s 7-0 in his career against the Bulls, with two meetings this week.
Week 3: @ BOS, @ PHI, vs. PHI
They are playing with Ayton's bag too, so who knows. Who drafted him tho? Was it the same GM?I'm always kinda iffy on players that dont get resigned. Plus phoenix needs a back up 5 bad, if they're not willing to give him a shot...somethings up
Or this could just be Sarver being cheap per usual
They are playing with Ayton's bag too, so who knows. Who drafted him tho? Was it the same GM?