For those of you who missed the Bulls 119-114 loss to the Atlanta Hawks you didn't miss much, as Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade combined to score 73 of the Bulls 114 points and still couldn't win this game late. However, if you wanted an update on the current state of this Chicago Bulls teams, take a glance at twitter and you're bound to find a glorious haul of hilariously depressing material that informs even the casual Bulls fan things are not going well.
For starters, Jimmy Butler straight-up told head coach Fred Hoiberg "No" during this stoppage of play, where it looks like Hoiberg is telling Butler to call a timeout at some point during this current set.
The Bulls should be thriving on a night when their two best players are killing it offensively, but when your other starters combine for 13 points on the night and the bench only tosses in 30 points, while playing useless defense, it becomes easier to see why the Bulls just flat-out suck sometimes.
I guess you have to respect the hustle, and the Bulls could use his shooting I suppose...? And that right there is the main issue with these Bulls, they are so bad we can legitimately justify adding a past-his-prime scoring guard who hasn't been in the league in almost two years.
This team is just the worst, but at least they have found a way to be relevant and entertaining this season.
I've watched this clip about 100 times and it still makes me laugh, however that was just the start for Butler and Dwyane Wade's frustration, as both were extremely vocal on their team's dismal performance late against the Hawks. Wade got straight to the problem during his post-game interview, saying his teammates "Don't care enough."
"When you continue to be in these kinds of situations and lose games like this, everyone don't care enough." Said Wade. "You know, everyone just don't care enough, you know it's gotta mean that much more to you to win, and it doesn't. So, I don't know. I don't know how you fix it, but it just doesn't mean enough to guys around here to win ball games."Wade vented his frustrations further, even saying he couldn't care about winning for this teammates anymore.
"It pisses me off, but I can't be frustrated and I can't care too much for these guys, they have to care for themselves. We gotta do better, we gotta do better of knowing when your shots are coming and knock them down. Just as a team, it's gotta be better."Along with this, Wade clarified that he believes Jimmy Butler is giving every he has, but everyone else had to more or less get their shit together.
On top all these comments from Wade, Butler joined in on the scorching of the earth party as well, adding a few choice jabs at his underperforming teammates.Dwyane Wade says he and Jimmy Butler can look at each other and say they're doing their job.
— Cody Westerlund (@CodyWesterlund) January 26, 2017
“If you don’t come in this motherfucker pissed off after you lose any game, if you’re not pissed off that you lost, man, something is wrong, ” Butler said. “This is your job. This is what you’re supposed to love to do, and I don’t think that everybody looks at it that way. I want to play with guys that care, guys that play hard, that want to do well for this organization. That want to win games, man. Do whatever it takes, just win. Who cares who is shining? When we’re winning everybody looks great, everybody is doing what they’re supposed to do. I don’t think that’s happening right now, I really don’t.”Butler went on to continue to demand his teammates put forth an effort worthy of his and Wade's efforts, and he wants to win. Plain and simple, even adding his thoughts on all the trade rumors he and other Bulls are involved in currently.
“That’s not my job, ” Butler said. “I don’t give a damn about no trade deadline. I just want to win now. Not later. Now.”I'm sorry, this is really really sad, but so hard not to laugh at right now as this entire Bulls team implodes and explodes, all while Jimmy Butler continues to turn himself into a bonafide NBA Super-Star...it's just unprecedented.
The Bulls should be thriving on a night when their two best players are killing it offensively, but when your other starters combine for 13 points on the night and the bench only tosses in 30 points, while playing useless defense, it becomes easier to see why the Bulls just flat-out suck sometimes.
And this isn't even the best part of the story... Shortly after the combined triad of Butler and Wade ended in the locker room, their teammates took to twitter to voice their opinions, leading to players like Jerian Grant and Isaiah Canaan to start sub-tweeting their incumbent floor-generals.
Tough loss, that hurt for sure. But I play hard TO WIN every second I'm out there, and grind everyday for everything I have.
— Jerian Grant (@JerianGrant) January 26, 2017
I've played this game since I was 4yrs old. Basketball is in my blood and means way more to me than just a paycheck.
— Jerian Grant (@JerianGrant) January 26, 2017
The ONLY way I know how to play, is to win.
— Jerian Grant (@JerianGrant) January 26, 2017
And former backup point guard, current rider of the bench Isaiah Canaan added this to the matter.My point is I work hard, I play hard, and I play to win for our team.
— Jerian Grant (@JerianGrant) January 26, 2017
Tough Loss!!! We Win & Lose Together #FreeSipI'm sorry, are you actually trying to use this as leverage for more playing time? What is going on here? How is this team a real NBA squad and not just a collection of clueless, petty morons? Wade's most recent tweet sums up the current situation well.
Holy shit, how petty can you be? This team is acting like a bunch of children and it's easily the most relevant the Bulls have been in a long time. I mean, they were freaking trending on Twitter after an 119-114 loss to the equally irrelevant Hawks. And on top of all this, former Bulls point guard turned failed NFL star Nate Robinson has gone out of his way to inform Jimmy Butler and the Bulls via Instagram he is very available. I mean, does this guy not have an agent or understand that NBA contracts are not facilitated via the comment section on Insta?Mood pic.twitter.com/RgGNH7mRcu
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) January 26, 2017
I guess you have to respect the hustle, and the Bulls could use his shooting I suppose...? And that right there is the main issue with these Bulls, they are so bad we can legitimately justify adding a past-his-prime scoring guard who hasn't been in the league in almost two years.
This team is just the worst, but at least they have found a way to be relevant and entertaining this season.
