Same as I was on draft night

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I'm happy for him. He has worked his ass off to get where he's at.
I know a guy whose son played with Ayo in Elementary school. Said his father would often have him where shoes a size or two too big so that his feet could grow into them. All in the hope that he would be tall.

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He's getting the stench of South farm and Cham-Bana off of him quickly

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Where did the RAs touch you back in the dorms?? It's ok, you can tell us and we won't judge you...

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White sits. It's not complicated.

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Fun with meaningless stats. I love Ayo and hope he stays in the rotation but Cowley is the worst.

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I hate Cowley. But I love Ayo.

I had to make a choice.

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Ayo's mom was on with P & S. Very intelligent, well spoken woman with a family history of spirituality, with relatives who were ministers. Ayo has 2 loving hands-on parents. Father worked for UPS for 32 years. She mentions the blessings bestowed on her family. Parents instilled a hard work ethic in their children. The mom prays for her kids several times a day.

What's interesting is devout, enthusiastic strong Christians are the same people Bernstein & Terry had regularly mocked, ridiculed, and literally hated over the years.

I had it on really good authority that he was getting "better".

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You can't sit White because you need his offense. But White's minutes can't come at the expense of a clearly ascendent Ayo. On top of that, you can't sit White because you need to showcase him for a trade. Quite the problem.

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Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

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You can sit Coby as he sucks. He isn't particularly good on offense and he isn't particularly good on defense either. The only reason that they continued to play him is because they hope to get something for him in a trade. As a high draft pick he may still have value somewhere. If the Bulls are legit contenders then playing him just to up his trade value up wouldn't make much sense because he'd be costing them games in the loss column.

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Sam Smith seems to suggest Ayo is the odd man out. Here's how he breaks it down:

Ayo's defensive prowess is made redundant due to the presence of Ball and Caruso.

White can "steal a playoff game" because he can get hot and score buckets.

Therefore, you want to keep White. What does that mean for Ayo? I love the guy but I agree with Smith on White. I've always said this year Coby's value is as an instant offense kind of guy and it appears he's basically assumed that role. I don't know how Donovan is going to make it work with all four of these guys. Someone is going to have to sit.

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Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

Trade Coby White while he still has value. Ayo is a better player

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What Smith is saying, and I've come to agree, is that White's scoring is too valuable to give away. If DeRozan and Lavine are struggling in the playoffs, for example, having white come in and drop 20 can win you a game. No one else on the bench can do that for you.

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Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

Pretty good prognostication

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Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

That's true. Bulls have the worst scoring bench in the league. I read "Sam the Man" last week and he might be correct on that.
However Coby White is a net negative as a basketball player. For all of the scoring he gives you, he hurts you in so many other areas. Outside of Ice Cold Trae, probably the worst defensive player in the league. And a terrible decision maker.
In the playoffs (where teams ratchet up the D) he will likely get exposed.

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My thinking is the Bulls are strong enough to compensate for White's weaknesses. These bench guys usually have some disadvantage anyway, so it's not unusual that he has a weakness. But you can hide him. You can't hide him if he was starting. But as a bench guy I think you can hide him.

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Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

Fuckin' Ayo. Closer.

Damn.

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You're god damn right, serious question though.. we both like FF, good egg, means well..adopted a dog ( jerry) cute AF.. but do ya think it is possible he is blind? He is posting strictly from what is regurgitated from the radio?

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I thought FF liked Ayo?

It's all slowing down for Ayo now. He's only going to get better. What a steal.

Not to mention, fantastic for UofI recruiting in the Chicago area.

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FF loves Ayo.

He's been damn amazing this season.

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I love Ayo lol idk what 312 is on. Agree with him Jerry is cute af tho.

But yeah man Ayo. Whats his ceiling?

6th man of the year?
Roy?
Future MVP?
Cures covid and Time man of the year?

He has no ceiling

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Stating the obvious but Coby White currently isn’t better than Ayo on offense.

Will this help Illini recruiting?

I know he's going to be better than Lonzo Ball

Yes.

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Why am I right all the time?

It's getting to be a burden.

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Pretty spry for 38.