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Imo Rip was always decent with us, he was just never on the courtyeah thats shoe polish booz
yeah rip actually looked decent in that video
Imo Rip was always decent with us, he was just never on the courtyeah thats shoe polish booz
yeah rip actually looked decent in that video
If Butler played like this coupled with Rose, Rose would definitely feel like he doesn't have to do as much. That would in my opinion allow him to flourish in the 4th Q of games.I actually missed the Hawks game as I was out playing real basketball...
Takeaways: Butler played like a boss. Please continue for whole season. Kthxbai
We can dream...If Butler played like this coupled with Rose, Rose would definitely feel like he doesn't have to do as much. That would in my opinion allow him to flourish in the 4th Q of games.
I still think a lot of that is dreaming though.
Butler was taking it to the rim like prime Maggette. When that boy has his confidence, he can play out of his league.
Not only that, not sure if anyone noticed, he finally made an effort to put arc in his shot. Even his missed jump shots look much better. Another thing I took away from him was the first time I have seen him really have that "Killer Instinct" look about him. That look said, "Give me the ball and get the hell out of the way cause you may slow me down but your not stopping me." When in the past to try and guess what his ceiling could be, what we saw last night is it. Can he do that night in and night out or with Rose on the Floor at the same time? Not sure but if Derrick could bow a little to let that happen they litterally could become the best back court in the league.
On a side note, if we could get this from Butler on a consistant basis, maybe Hawk can stop complaining about SG's.
Imo Rip was always decent with us, he was just never on the court
If you notice the defensive pressure that McDermott is getting, it's not that hard to see why he's not exactly tearing up preseason. Snell has guys playing off of him. McDermott has a body in his shirt all the time. He's got work to do, but the defensive attention McDermott is getting is worth noting. If you're someone who wants to talk about floor spacing, having McDermott's defender glued to him helps out spacing.So after 7 games, McDermott is shooting 37% from the field, 33% from three point range and still playing 27 minutes a game. He obviously isn't ready to be a real contributor to the team and shouldn't be playing more minutes than Mirotic or Snell. I hope Thibs makes some minute adjustments because Mirotic and Snell should be getting more of the minutes they are forcing to DMc.
Spacing is important when he's on the floor with Brooks because Brooks can create his own shot, but for the most part the Bulls need someone who can create his own shot not space for others. I feel the best thing he's done is get to the foul line consistently which is more valuable imo. It really looks like Mirotic has much more upside as a scorer and defender so Thibs needs to get that guy going not force minutes to a kid that isn't ready to contribute.If you notice the defensive pressure that McDermott is getting, it's not that hard to see why he's not exactly tearing up preseason. Snell has guys playing off of him. McDermott has a body in his shirt all the time. He's got work to do, but the defensive attention McDermott is getting is worth noting. If you're someone who wants to talk about floor spacing, having McDermott's defender glued to him helps out spacing.
So after 7 games, McDermott is shooting 37% from the field, 33% from three point range and still playing 27 minutes a game. He obviously isn't ready to be a real contributor to the team and shouldn't be playing more minutes than Mirotic or Snell. I hope Thibs makes some minute adjustments because Mirotic and Snell should be getting more of the minutes they are forcing to DMc.
Eh...I'm still drinking the McDermott kool aid. I think he'll be fine. He's got the ability to contribute offensively in a huge way with shooting 3s, getting to the line, and even making space for others. If he's playing at the same time as Rose, that's huge because that's one less guy helping on a Rose drive. The percentages will come as we get into the regular season. It's not like Rose was lighting it up from the field before tonight's game. Heck, Brooks wasn't even shooting that great either. Dunleavy was shooting 55% from 3 before tonight...probably not going to carry over either. How they look is more important than the numbers you see in the box score when it comes to preseason.Spacing is important when he's on the floor with Brooks because Brooks can create his own shot, but for the most part the Bulls need someone who can create his own shot not space for others. I feel the best thing he's done is get to the foul line consistently which is more valuable imo. It really looks like Mirotic has much more upside as a scorer and defender so Thibs needs to get that guy going not force minutes to a kid that isn't ready to contribute.
Spacing is important when he's on the floor with Brooks because Brooks can create his own shot, but for the most part the Bulls need someone who can create his own shot not space for others. I feel the best thing he's done is get to the foul line consistently which is more valuable imo. It really looks like Mirotic has much more upside as a scorer and defender so Thibs needs to get that guy going not force minutes to a kid that isn't ready to contribute.