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DDR wasn’t staying in SA for less than 30/yr regardless. The haul we got for him could have been better however. It’ll turn out to be a 2025 FRP when it’s all said and done as Thad is not getting us anything.
Chicago's team just fits him cause he's surrounded by shooters and even their center shoots 3s. Perfect system for him to play in. I think him not taking 3s when he was here had more to do with Pop than with him not wanting to shoot them
DDR wasn’t staying in SA for less than 30/yr regardless. The haul we got for him could have been better however. It’ll turn out to be a 2025 FRP when it’s all said and done as Thad is not getting us anything.
Great read. Thanks. I don’t know how other hate this guy so much. He’s a great guy on and off the court. I wish him and the Bulls a lot of luck.
Because this board is filled with shut-in incel-type assholes. They're meek little dweebs in real life but come in here to rail against players they'll never meet.
Pretty obvious the disdain for him had nothing to do with him as a person and everything to do with his play. Lazy defense, refused to shoot threes, frequently mentally disengaged when calls don't go his way, choking in crunch time, etc. It's obvious our teams ceiling is limited with him leading the charge. Chicago is obviously in a different situation and already had two all stars under contract
I never had a problem with DD as a person and wish him well. But I did not want the franchise doubling down on their stupid trade and resigning him long term.
The season is barely 2 weeks in and the Bulls are playing well against mostly bad teams. Good for them but when DD s the bed in the playoffs (again) prepare for this thread to be bumped
Nah, you're wrong. There's a lot of hatred for him as a person, especially in regard to mental health.
I think you mistake trolling for actual hate. I guarantee you no one actually hates Demar. while some of the comments about his depression obviously are fairly venomous, its pretty obvious to anyone that posts on ST regularly that it's just troll behavior
and even then, the group of people you claim "hate" demar are probably a very small fraction of posters on ST
DeRozen was asked to be a top dog here in SA but is now is taking advantage of being a second banana in Chicago. Wait until Zach Levine gets injured or (gasp) asks for more money. While he wasn't a bad player by no means, he simply wasn't capable of being the teams top player all season long without cratering at some point. Again lets see what happens when the injuries start piling up.
Another 37 pts with 10 rebounds in a losing cause. I get it Demar was not winning games with the Spurs. But heck, he’s been balling in Chicago
nah...it's not like he was shooting threes before SA...he is who he is...I remember that one season he started off shooting threes and everyone on here thought he opened up his game...then he went right back to being who he is...Pop isn't gonna ask everyone else to shoot threes other than Demar...that makes no sense...he has never stopped anyone else from doing it....
and Demar puts up good box score numbers...surrounded by good players, he can even go along for the ride to the playoffs...but he all know what happens when the pressure is on...that's not the type of player you can build around...a 33 year old choker who NEEDS the ball in his hands to succeed (i.e. can't play off ball, thus allowing young players to grow their game) and plays no defense...I dont care how good he plays in Chicago...he can win MVP for all I care...when he was here, he missed the playoffs 2 years in a row and as the leader on the team, was not a good example with all of his constant negative energy and tantrums to the refs on the court
Demar plays much better with a chip on his shoulder. Remember when he was first traded to sa,and came out like gangbusters early that season. Seems the same case here. Now if he makes the allstar team ,and leads Chicago to the playoffs then he deserves all the credit
BINGO!!!!
Couldn’t have said it any better myself.
Probably gonna get that Bulls DeRozan city jersey. Will always be a fan from his time as a Spur. Good on the court and great off of it. True Spur. Wish him success
demar had a nice honeymoon period in SA too but his game stagnated fairly quickly. when it matters the most, his foibles will show up. demar is a solid player and a nice addition to the bulls cast but his time had come. it would have been nice to get more for him but i don't know what else was being offered. at least it's more likely now that that 1st rounder won't fall under the provisions of being protected. in the meantime, us fans just move on and start scouting potential top five picks for the 2022 draft.
His assists are down pretty sharply this year, 6.9 -> 3.6. Small wonder his scoring is up. Rebounding backup to where it was 3 years ago. If you need any proof of disengagement, rebounding is it. His last 3 Spurs seasons:6.0->5.5->4.2.
He’ll eventually pout over something, maybe that he couldn’t have #10. COMP11 just doesn’t work as well.
That's the headline.
We'll concede that DeRozan is a great teammate, an upstanding guy, and a really good player with a underrated passing ability. Can he make a difference in April and May when the lights shine.... evidence we've had in 10 years is to the contrary.
As for those of us firm anti-DeRozanites - a lot of us were tired of watching his play in general as the anchor. Iso ball, midrange heavy.
Every good player in the league shoots the 3. DeRozan was ranked in the 300s in attempts and makes last year. How was that even possible?
He wasn't a fit and the Spurs FO (and him maybe) surely agreed. By the way I'll buy any argument putting the old man as a contributing reason for the bad fit, specifically the utter absence of a 3pt game last year.
Bulls are 6-2, so they are winning. I didn’t to keep Demar because Spurs don’t have the pieces, and also I’d rather they develop our young players. I’m just happy for Demar playing well, and in a system that works for him. And because he’s a great guy, a good soldier when he's a Spur.
Although when he makes AS this season, that adds to narratives how players are snubbed playing for the Spurs.
Or maybe DeMar is allowed to be DeMar in Chicago. Kind of like Team USA was bent about Pop's coaching.
He's not having to carry the untalented young ones.
This. The Bulls have put a pretty good team together. With Ball and Lavine he’s not the focal point of the opposing defense and there’s lots of length on the Bulls to hide Demar’s lack of skill on D.
I don’t see him forced to play as much point forward as much on the Bulls, too.
having lavine definitely helps
So what? He balled out here, and we lost. I wish him the best, but I’m glad he’s gone.
Agreed. On the Spurs he was nothing but a bandaid, keeping this team stuck in mediocre compe ive limbo. We couldn’t develop our talent and couldn’t attract anyone to put around him.
We’re finally doing what so many people in here wanted us to do for so long, rebuilding. But of course now that it’s actually happening according to the resident experts here the team shouldn’t be as bad as it is and Pop is the worst coach ever.
I’m glad Demar is gone, but what’s frustrating to me is fans and media bought this narrative that Demar wasn’t good which again made his trade value crap
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