White is an incredibly talented scorer, so I’m not convinced….consistency and defense are his only draw backs but he’s a young guy so he could improve there
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It's stuff like this that makes me a believer in Ayo having a long successful NBA career. He's a coach's dream. I'm thinking an Andre Igoudala type career where he's sticking around the league to his late 30s, and is a valuable piece to championship level teams.
Of course if he proves me wrong and has a Kobe Bryant type career instead, I'd be fine with that.
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He fouled him on this play though, which kind of negates the hustle. Regardless, fantastic first game for Ayo, got a few buckets, played solid defense (I don't think I saw him give up a bucket to his man all night), and most importantly looked like he belonged.
If Ayo plays good D, Brown is a guy he could overtake in the rotation.
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Making millions riding the bench, cool. Anybody hear what his salary was?
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He doesn't play for the red sox
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Thought I read the expectation was a 2 year, league minimum deal. That would be $925k this year and $1.5m next year.
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They don't need scoring help and they are guard heavy. White is the best trade piece they have.
Not to nitpick but Troy Brown wasn't out Billy D went out of his way to say post game he went with Ayo over him for a reason and he ended up giving them a lift
Eh, I think the front office takeaway from just 10 total points off the bench is definitely going to be "we need Coby's scoring on the second unit". It does help Ayo that he accounted for 7 of those 10 points though.
Ayo had 7, they won by 6. My orange Kool-Aid is whispering that Ayo won the game for them.
First time since 2017 the Bulls are over .500. Coincidence that Ayo is now a contributing Bull, I think not!
What I saw from Ayo was a willingness to play defense & hustle. But I also saw a bit of nerves/timidness from him which is to be expected, but he should get rid of those as he plays more and settles into a role. But loved that he was out there even in critical moments.
I'm not saying Ayo was the fastest guy on the court last night, but he sure looked like the fastest guy on the court last night. He is flying in transition, it's fun to watch.
Exactly my thoughts. At least based upon game 1, bench scoring may be a need. I get the team is guard heavy and White is best trade asset, but if not getting some scoring back I don’t see how they can trade him if they really plan to go for playoffs this year. Hopefully they can find trade partner with right player so that Ayo has clearer route to minutes, but as a Bulls fan if they can’t then keep White.
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Very possible. Hopefully the bench shakes off early rust and gives them a reason to deal.
Edit: they just seem weakest in the post....adding some scoring options there could really help balance
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Not just the best plus/minus from the bench, he was the ONLY plus from the bench. That stat jumps off the sheet!
| BENCH | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS |
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| A. JohnsonF | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
| T. Brown Jr.SF | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| J. GreenPG | 15 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 |
| A. CarusoSG | 27 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -11 | 3 |
| A. DosunmuSG | 11 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 7 |
He had a great first game but let's be real +/- is only useful as a long term stat. He could just as easily have a good plus minus based on who he was playing with as he could based on personal performance. Not trying to be a negative Nancy over here though so don't roast me
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+/- is a garbage stat as far as I'm concerned. Get rid of itHe had a great first game but let's be real +/- is only useful as a long term stat. He could just as easily have a good plus minus based on who he was playing with as he could based on personal performance. Not trying to be a negative Nancy over here though so don't roast me
He had a great first game but let's be real +/- is only useful as a long term stat. He could just as easily have a good plus minus based on who he was playing with as he could based on personal performance. Not trying to be a negative Nancy over here though so don't roast me
If you can't read the Hall of Fame tea leaves here I really can't help you.He had a great first game but let's be real +/- is only useful as a long term stat. He could just as easily have a good plus minus based on who he was playing with as he could based on personal performance. Not trying to be a negative Nancy over here though so don't roast me
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