Marko looks to be a stiff!

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Makur Maker should leap frog Marko on the depth chart very soon. Intriguing prospect to say the least.

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Terry seemed to have a good game today from highlights.

Maker is intriguing, but I doubt he is ready to help the team this year. But would be great if he is.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

As a 3rd Center he wouldn't hurt. He definitely has more upside than Marko.
Terry's offense needs a ton of work. Right now he is nothing more than an energy guy and that's it. He is a good slasher but if you need him to make a play for ya you're in trouble.
Today I think they finally realized this and decided to have him play off the ball as opposed to being the point guard/point forward that he was the previous 2 games.

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Maker was a beast in the NBL. His stats may not show it but if you watched those games, he clearly was the most dominant player on the floor and the league is pretty good.

He stood out and looked like he belonged in a different league. And the dude cost me about $5,000 in winnings if Sydney didn't beat Tasmania.

To that end, somebody should take a look at Jaylen Adams again. Sydney can't afford him anymore. I think he's going to China or Europe.

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Cool. Maker was a top 10, 5 star prospect just 2 years ago coming out of high school. He signed with Howard, got injured and fell off the map. I think there is definitely some "there there" with him and AK would be foolish to cut the guy after SUmmer league. He is clearly better than Marko and needs to stick with the Bulls. He would fill a position of need at either the 4 or 5 and would have time to develop as well.

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I watched a lot of those games. He's raw but definitely want to keep him.

I'm not surprised he's showing some flashes early but he's still probably a year away from any significant contribution.

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THat´s cool. Vuc´s contract is up after this year and they have Drummond for insurance. Let the kid develop for a year and roll him out next year if he isn´t ready this year. He is still just 21 years old. Looks like he might be a helluva find for them.

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I was very impressed with Makur "Shot" Maker against Charlotte. I also like some of Matko's offensive game and think he can develop--at least based on this one game.

Terry looks like a future used car salesman to me.

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It's hard for me to get a read on Terry. It just doesn't seem like he has a the type of game that will translate to the NBA. I hope I'm wrong.
As far as Maker goes I'm with you.

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I made a point of watching the Charlotte game because of what you, RFDC and Noisewater were talking about with regards to Maker.

He is definitely an impressive guy.

But I liked some of what I saw from Marko as well. He can play a little bit but still needs to get stronger and improve on defense.

What does Terry do really well? I don't see anything in particular. He fades into the background quite easily it seems.

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I was rolling with Marko after the first game until I realized that he didn't play against NBA center. Next 2 games against established NBA Centers he stunk the joint up. Jericho Sims in particular tore him a new asshole. That's what made me pump the breaks a little bit. I see him struggling (as you stated) defensively and I think he is going to struggle finishing around the bucket when challenged. And he doesn't shoot nearly well enough to be stretch 5. That's what has me down on him a little bit



I think Terry is a good passer right now and can/will be a decent to good catch and shoot guy. He also is a good slasher/finisher around the rim it appears. I also think he will be a good defender though not nearly as good as they are pumping it right now.

He has some tools to work with but currently he doesn't really have a game. The handles are loose and when he has to shoot off the dribble it's an adventure. He also has no mid range game to speak of.

I think the Bulls will try and develop him as "3 and D" energy guy type of player going forward. Spot him up from 3 and take all the tough assignments from positions 1-3 depending on which guy happens to be the best player. He looks to have good mechanics on his shot as long as he is spotting up.

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The more I see of Terry the more I am convinced my opinion that he was a bad draft pick is right.

Definitely hopeful they can develop something with Marko and/or Maker

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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This seems like confirmation bias more than anything
The thing about Terry is that he really hasn´t played particularly bad. He had a ton of turnovers the first 2 games and then they decided that he just might not be the ¨point forward¨ that ¨WE¨ thought he was and moved him off the ball. Since then he has been fine actually. His ¨game¨ just isn´t aesthetically pleasing to the eye right now but if you look at the results he has played well. He has scored much more than I thought he would and he is shooting a better percentage than I thought he would. Over 50% from the field and 40% from 3. And the one thing about the kid that may benefit him in the league is that he has a helluva motor. He definitely will provide effort which means he will continue to work on his game. And he is only 20 which means he has time to tighten a few things up.

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He will be an important glue piece to someone else's championship in his career

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Most of the post summer league analysis has Terry as a pleasant surprise.

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It was the 18th pick in the NBA draft. There are zero expectations for a pick that late in the NBA, so it's basically impossible for it to be a bad pick.

I think Ralph's expectations for the pick are too high. It seems like it's either All Star performer or bust for this kid.

If he's out the league or even a 10th man in 2-3 years then it's a bad pick. If he is a rotation guy or even a starter then it's a good pick.

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Who in the hell are you crapping

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Look at picks past #15ish…rarely are they impact players. You are lucky to get a decent bench piece at that point

Everyone is Looking for the Next Giannis or Kawhi at those spots. It will only be a big deal if there are numerous picks picked later who turn out better and Terry flops.

All of the guys (Duren, Eason, Jaylen Williams) that I hoped would be there weren't. I didn't want them to draft guys like Liddell. Would have been a wasted pick. Maybe Patrick Baldwin as a swing for the fences kind of move but I can't think of anyone else that I would have wanted other than him after Terry was drafted.

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The new Bobby Portis.

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2nd half of Monday's Lowe Post podcast is all Bulls with Chris Herring from SI:

Just look up the past 19th overall picks in draft history..brutal! Ironically the best one recently..Saddiq Bey..well...Patrick Williams dreams of having the career of Saddiq Bey..

Giannis put on notice!

pretty great pod with demar on JJ's if you havent checked it out. talks about zach.

JJ is the Rogan of basketball.