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This is beautiful basketball. No way this is a team that’s 12th in the east right now.
Well, for the last 7 games the Bulls haven’t been the same. And there are 2 reasons for that.
1 is Zach Lavine not playing for this team. But 2 and more importantly, is Coby White getting the keys to the team, the same way that Tyrese Maxey got ‘em in Philadelphia.
And the results have been fantastic.
The Bulls are 5 and 2 without Lavine, and just look at the staggering increase in White’s numbers across the board.
He is doubling his point total, while being way more efficient from the field and especially from downtown. This is unbelievable
38 and a half percent on 6 and a half attempts is already really good, but the stretch that Coby is having of 50 percent on 10 attempts from downtown is just mind blowing.
I know that this is unsustainable, but he is definitely showing that he can shoot the ball.
White is fearless on the drive as well. Even with Giannis in front, there’s no hesitation and he’s going straight at Antetokounmpo flying past him with that quickness off the driblle.
And right here, this is almost taking on the entire Miami defense.
With all that toughness, White is playing much much bigger than his size.
But what I like most about him is the playmaking that Coby provides for the Bulls and getting everyone involved.
Watch how players move and cut knowing that if there’s a passing window, he will find them.
White is at the logo here when he sees Craig inside and delivers a bullet pass, threading it through the entire defensive line.
And this one with Carusso is just…
I’m telling you, when you know that you’re gonna get the ball, the effort and movement on offense just skyrockets.
Thing is, Coby also has a habit of passing it at the last second so sometimes even when you think he’s shooting or finishing it ends up being an assist.
It happens mostly on drives as White would bait the rim protector to go up with him and at the last second he would flip it back to his teammate for an easy finish.
And watch this. Coby notices the gap here on the mistake by Ingram. So he takes off, despite knowing that there’s no way he gets to the rim quicker than these guys, but you see that it forces them to shrink in the paint, getting a wide open look for Derozan.
Same thing right here. White sees that there are 2 guys in the paint but he specifically runs towards and engages them, so that the shooters get an even better look, and you see what type of shot Ayo Dosunmu gets and he knocks it down.
This is playing for your team, unselfish basketball where everybody’s happy.
The same way we saw Maxey explode since the Harden trade, is the exact same thing I’m seeing with Coby White. And there’s absolutely no doubt at this point that Zach Lavine is getting traded. The Bulls should be looking for some young pieces or draft picks to pair them with the 23 year old guard. Yeah it seems like he’s older but Coby is only 23 and right now the sky’s the limit for him so Chicago could look towards a new beginning with him.
This type of ball movement without Lavine is exactly what happened to the Cavs when Donovan Mitchell went down with an injury and some Cleveland fans wanted him traded. Check it out right here. Talk to you in the next one. Peace out.