Chris Fleming Has Zach LaVine Thinking About the Playoffs Already and Other Bulls Bullets

Oct 04, 2019

I’m not sure if you saw this yesterday, but – in short – Brett was challenged to pour a bunch of beer all over himself and then write an article.

And what do you think he did?

My boss is better than yours. https://t.co/CymEGQrWUJ

— Elias Schuster (@Schuster_Elias) October 3, 2019

Never forget, when Bleacher Nation is challenged … Bleacher Nation responds.

The arrival of new assistant Chris Fleming has the Bulls thinking playoffs:

LaVine on assistant Chris Fleming: "(He) came from Brooklyn last year and we want to do something like they did. We’re a team that’s slept on, not a lot of people are expecting a lot of big things out of us but we want to go out there and make a splash…and be a playoff team."
— Mark Strotman (@markstrot) October 3, 2019

I know I’ve made the comparison to the Brooklyn Nets before, specifically from an organizational-blueprint perspective, but if Zach LaVine and/or Lauri Markkanen do in fact step up, this team could very much feel like last year’s Nets (but think 8-seed rather than 6-seed).

We haven’t heard too much about Fleming or fellow new Bulls assistant coach Roy Rogers since their initial hirings. Throughout the offseason, we’ve sprinkled our thoughts regarding Fleming’s emphasis on ball movement a fair amount, but news on Rogers has been relatively quiet. With that being said, it was good to see NBC Sports Chicago’s K.C. Johnson weigh in on the new guys in his latest mailbag. Wendell Carter Jr. shared his excitement with Johnson regarding working with Rogers, whose work with quality center Clint Cappella is worth noting. And if you’re interested in reading Boylen’s comments on the two, and briefly learning a bit more about how they’re coming along, definitely open up the mailbag.

Oh, yeah, that mailbag also shares more positive news on Kris Dunn. This string of positivity could very well be a bunch of hot-air to pull in trade offers, but if he actually looks great, I’ll certainly take the point guard depth. Right now, it feels like a win-win.

The Athletic’s John Greenberg wrote a great piece on Tomas Satoransky’s rise to fame in his home country of the Czech Republic. I think this line from Greenberg put Sato’s status into perspective “How important is he right now to Czech basketball? Let’s just say if Jiri Zidek Sr. is the Michael Jordan of Czech basketball, then Satoransky is LeBron James.” I definitely recommend you give a read when you catch some free time.

“Hey bro, next year: You, me … Chicago, and we’ll do it for free!”

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1180125101892800514?s=20

Wait, excuse me, Jim Boylen is cracking jokes … and they’re funny!?

Maybe it's because they're 0-0 and everything's going swell at the Advocate, but Boylen has been pretty laid back and funny these first three days. Seems like he and the team are in good spots. Now about those wins…
— Mark Strotman (@markstrot) October 3, 2019

It’s all fun and games until, well, those games aren’t won.

Is Zach LaVine a winning player? I guess we’re going to find out. It’s good to know he’s motivated.

“It would be great, obviously that’s one of my goals. I had an All-Star season last year, but you got to have the wins behind that. I feel like everything comes with winning. The better we get, the more you get noticed as an individual. ” – Zach LaVine on the All-Star Game pic.twitter.com/XSXNbIbwB2
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) October 3, 2019

NBC Sports Chicago’s Mark Strotman digs into LaVine’s potential this season with a much better supporting cast around him. LaVine comments that this upcoming season he will not be tasked with keeping the team in games early-on, giving him more energy for the fourth quarter. Yup, I can get behind that.

Ballislife is celebrating Derrick Rose’s birthday with a BUNCH of awesome highlights. Stop doing work because work is boring and watch this instead.

Ankle breakers, Posters, Blocks & Game-Winners!
8 minutes of Derrick Rose's best plays in the NBApic.twitter.com/R81XXsTDkr

— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) October 4, 2019

Lauri Markkanen shoots his shot in every sport.

https://twitter.com/chicagobulls/status/1180130330667339778?s=20

I’m not sure how many Community fans are among us, but does anyone remember that episode where Annie lost her pen? Yeah, well Troy tells everyone a ghost took the pen, and then at the end of the episode, Jeff revisits that idea after all other means of finding the pen have failed. This then provokes Troy to angrily say: “I’ve been saying that for hours!” Okay, well my reaction to the nickname jerseys has me feeling like Troy, but I’ve been pleading this case for years.

As a noted jersey aficionado, I think Bradley Beal is onto something:

!!!!!!!! https://t.co/I7iCnUgQeO

— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) October 3, 2019

Pictures from yesterday’s training camp:

https://twitter.com/chicagobulls/status/1179909321787936774?s=20

Also, if you missed it, Carter Jr. hurt himself again and his currently day-to-day:

Bulls Injury Notes: Wendell Hurt Again, Gafford Still Fine, Thad and Otto Get a Breakhttps://t.co/Zizl9HRnvG

— Bleacher Nation Bulls (@BN_Bulls) October 3, 2019

Eeeeek! Jim Boylen is already seeing the upside in Coby White. No, you’re getting too optimistic!

The Bulls Didn’t Know Coby White’s Progress Would “Come This Fast”https://t.co/roHmo7MFzQ

— Bleacher Nation Bulls (@BN_Bulls) October 3, 2019

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Elias Schuster

Elias Schuster is the Lead Chicago Bulls writer at Bleacher Nation. He started with BN full-time in 2019 immediately after graduating from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign with a degree in Journalism (yes, he started with the Jim Boylen Era). Since joining, Elias has been the driving force behind Bulls and NBA content for both the site and social accounts. You can follow him on Twitter/X @Schuster_Elias.

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