2nd best defense in the league this seasonBulls are going double OT with the Bucks
bulls vs cavs early thoughts /discussion
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Bulls are going double OT with the Bucks
Bucks are a better team than the Celtics.
can't wait to sit back and watch this series like
Loot_Gingrich
Pro
IMO Niko will be the x-factor in this series. If Niko can come off the bench and contribute to close 2nd/4th quarters WHILE PLAYING PF the Cavs will have their work cutout for them.
-First off, Kyrie is not getting off on Rose with ease. I see a bunch of 5-17, 8-22 type games from him.
-Snell has the ability to lock up JR and will not give him easy looks.
-Jimmy will guard Lebron as well as anyone (not that it will matter, LeBron will get his)
-Niko can absolutely give Love fits on both ends. Niko can guard Love and can also blow by him on offense. This will be the key matchup IMO (god I hope Thibs manages these rotations correctly)
-Noah and Mozgov is a wash for the most part defensively but I'd give the edge to Mozgov overall. If Gasol can give us 15-10 a night with average defense I'll be more than happy.
-AB will kill Dellavedova.
-Taj/Tristan is a wash IMO (but I won't lie, Tristan's rebounding scares me)
-Shump/Snell is more or less a wash.
The thing that scares me most about this series is how well Cleveland can defend Rose and Jimmy in late game situations. They will most likely close with LeBron and Shump in tight games, and may even start Shump a few games on Rose. Meanwhile, they can easily hide Kyrie on Snell/Dunleavy which really sucks. Luckily Rose is getting a lot of practice with taller, athletic defenders in Milwaukee.
Either way, should be a great series... baring injury
-First off, Kyrie is not getting off on Rose with ease. I see a bunch of 5-17, 8-22 type games from him.
-Snell has the ability to lock up JR and will not give him easy looks.
-Jimmy will guard Lebron as well as anyone (not that it will matter, LeBron will get his)
-Niko can absolutely give Love fits on both ends. Niko can guard Love and can also blow by him on offense. This will be the key matchup IMO (god I hope Thibs manages these rotations correctly)
-Noah and Mozgov is a wash for the most part defensively but I'd give the edge to Mozgov overall. If Gasol can give us 15-10 a night with average defense I'll be more than happy.
-AB will kill Dellavedova.
-Taj/Tristan is a wash IMO (but I won't lie, Tristan's rebounding scares me)
-Shump/Snell is more or less a wash.
The thing that scares me most about this series is how well Cleveland can defend Rose and Jimmy in late game situations. They will most likely close with LeBron and Shump in tight games, and may even start Shump a few games on Rose. Meanwhile, they can easily hide Kyrie on Snell/Dunleavy which really sucks. Luckily Rose is getting a lot of practice with taller, athletic defenders in Milwaukee.
Either way, should be a great series... baring injury
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loyola llothta
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Cant wait until the bulls get they ass whop
FreshFromATL
Self Made
Lol at anyone thinking this series is going anything less that 7
LexDiamonds
Superstar
Bucks are a better team than the Celtics.
Nah not since Knight got traded. Look up the records
I love the Miami fans that still treat Bron like hes their daddy
Ol' hes gonna get you ... while they
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Nah not since Knight got traded. Look up the records
The Bucks are still a top defense in the league....2nd best I believe.
beenz
Rap Guerilla
see there is a flaw in this thinking. this ain't 2011 where the bulls only had 1 legit scorer. they now have 4 in rose/jimmy/pau/mirotic.
if you put shump on rose, then who is kyrie gonna guard???? butler???
jimmy would
kyrie alive in the post.
LexDiamonds
Superstar
The Bucks are still a top defense in the league....2nd best I believe.
25th offense.. still just a 41 win team.
But lets be realistic here, Lebron OWNS the Bulls. Do you really think that'll change
loyola llothta
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I hated the bulls since the 90's , lebron have nothing to do with this but burying your teamI love the Miami fans that still treat Bron like hes their daddy
Ol' hes gonna get you ... while they
beenz
Rap Guerilla
IT, is a 5'8 midget.
drose is bigger, stronger, and quicker than IT ever was or ever will be. you're comparing apples and oranges.
see there is a flaw in this thinking. this ain't 2011 where the bulls only had 1 legit scorer. they now have 4 in rose/jimmy/pau/mirotic.
if you put shump on rose, then who is kyrie gonna guard???? butler???
jimmy would
whoever your spot up shooter is (snell, dunleavy, heinrich). Lebron can take jimmy love on mirotic mozgov on pau
i wasnt comparing IT to rose. i was just praising shump's defense.
