TMBSL Illustrated Names 2020 Bulls "Team of the Millennium"
Jul 12, 2019 20:19:31 GMT
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Post by TimPig on Jul 12, 2019 20:19:31 GMT
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Chicago Bulls Team Historian
It took a nail-biting game seven to lock it down, but now there's no question:
The 2020 Chicago Bulls are the greatest team that The Main Board Sim League has ever seen.
An offseason that could've been seen as tumultuous following the departure of future Hall of Fame big man Simisola Shittu to the upstart Atlanta Hawks served as motivation for a talented group of youngsters and one grizzled veteran in the form of Dave Lattin.
"Everyone wrote us off, saying we were a team on the rebuild," said Lattin in the locker room following the Bulls 134-124 game seven victory over the Miami Heat at the United Chicago Liberty Mutual Centre Presented by Nissan. "People were saying I should be traded. I know those punk @$$ Hawks were calling about me over the summer. Me and (Bulls GM Tim) Pig sat down and I told him I don't want to leave. I'm here to lead this team to the promised land and I believed in what we could do."
It didn't take long for the Bulls to replace Simi, grabbing Olden Polynice in the Contraction Draft from the now-defunct Carolina Cougars.
"Olden was clearly overlooked by every other team in the league," said Pig as he slipped a second championship ring over his middle finger, which he then directed at Heat power forward Tim Duncan, who reportedly declined to sign the Bulls Mid-Level Exception offer during the 2019 offseason in favor of a slightly larger offer from Miami.
"In my mind, Olden could've been the Finals MVP," continued Pig. "He wiped the floor with 'The Little Fundamental' during that series."
Everyone in the stadium erupted into laughter for the next 11 minutes as Duncan dejectedly departed the dance floor.
Polynice was picked fourth overall in 2017 by the Cougars. In that same draft, the Bulls took Playoffs MVP Kenny Smith eleventh, and super-sub big man Armen Gilliam with the fifth pick in the second round. Dennis Hopson was actually Chicago's first pick in that draft, and he's shown to be a valuable backup on the wing while taking notes watching Lattin work his magic.
Pairing Olden with incumbent center Willis Reed gave the Bulls two excellent interior scorers and defenders, but also an elite rebounder who could grab important boards and allow Reed to get out in transition where he excelled. Gilliam as the backup stepped in time and time again to ensure that the Bulls didn't miss a step when he was on the court.
The Bulls lost just one game at home during the regular season (and just one in the playoffs) en route to a 71-11 record, the best in TMBSL's storied history and the only team to ever reach the illustrious 70-win mark. The old school Jazz never did it. Nor did the early days New York Knickerbockers. Not even the dynastic Charlotte Hornets, with Yao Ming, Vince Carter, and Giannis Antetokounmpo could reach 70 wins in a season.
Speaking of Giannis, Pig worked under the radar all season to grab the aging but talented superstar from the Charlotte Hornets.
"That couldn't have worked out any better in my mind," said Pig, reflecting on the trade. "Atlanta scumbagged us at the 11th hour by jumping in and grabbing Jay Williams, but as we've learned after multiple negotiations with Killy Bing in the past, you always have to have a contingency plan in place."
The Bulls and Jazz had the framework of a deal in place before Hawks GM James Beard stepped in, hoping to use league rules to give himself a shot at riding Pig's coattails (again) and jumping in with a bigger offer for Williams.
By instead trading for Giannis, Lattin was able to continue playing shooting guard, where he enjoyed arguably the best season of his career at age 32.
"Your pride is what lost you Jay Williams," said Beard at the time of the trade deadline, directly speaking to Pig in a rare confrontation not usually seen amongst the league's lead executives. "But hey, you got a sweet sig out of it. Fucking rad dude."
And a championship ring.
Don't forget that.
Fucking rad dude, indeed.
Chicago Bulls Team Historian
It took a nail-biting game seven to lock it down, but now there's no question:
The 2020 Chicago Bulls are the greatest team that The Main Board Sim League has ever seen.
An offseason that could've been seen as tumultuous following the departure of future Hall of Fame big man Simisola Shittu to the upstart Atlanta Hawks served as motivation for a talented group of youngsters and one grizzled veteran in the form of Dave Lattin.
"Everyone wrote us off, saying we were a team on the rebuild," said Lattin in the locker room following the Bulls 134-124 game seven victory over the Miami Heat at the United Chicago Liberty Mutual Centre Presented by Nissan. "People were saying I should be traded. I know those punk @$$ Hawks were calling about me over the summer. Me and (Bulls GM Tim) Pig sat down and I told him I don't want to leave. I'm here to lead this team to the promised land and I believed in what we could do."
It didn't take long for the Bulls to replace Simi, grabbing Olden Polynice in the Contraction Draft from the now-defunct Carolina Cougars.
"Olden was clearly overlooked by every other team in the league," said Pig as he slipped a second championship ring over his middle finger, which he then directed at Heat power forward Tim Duncan, who reportedly declined to sign the Bulls Mid-Level Exception offer during the 2019 offseason in favor of a slightly larger offer from Miami.
"In my mind, Olden could've been the Finals MVP," continued Pig. "He wiped the floor with 'The Little Fundamental' during that series."
Everyone in the stadium erupted into laughter for the next 11 minutes as Duncan dejectedly departed the dance floor.
Polynice was picked fourth overall in 2017 by the Cougars. In that same draft, the Bulls took Playoffs MVP Kenny Smith eleventh, and super-sub big man Armen Gilliam with the fifth pick in the second round. Dennis Hopson was actually Chicago's first pick in that draft, and he's shown to be a valuable backup on the wing while taking notes watching Lattin work his magic.
Pairing Olden with incumbent center Willis Reed gave the Bulls two excellent interior scorers and defenders, but also an elite rebounder who could grab important boards and allow Reed to get out in transition where he excelled. Gilliam as the backup stepped in time and time again to ensure that the Bulls didn't miss a step when he was on the court.
The Bulls lost just one game at home during the regular season (and just one in the playoffs) en route to a 71-11 record, the best in TMBSL's storied history and the only team to ever reach the illustrious 70-win mark. The old school Jazz never did it. Nor did the early days New York Knickerbockers. Not even the dynastic Charlotte Hornets, with Yao Ming, Vince Carter, and Giannis Antetokounmpo could reach 70 wins in a season.
Speaking of Giannis, Pig worked under the radar all season to grab the aging but talented superstar from the Charlotte Hornets.
"That couldn't have worked out any better in my mind," said Pig, reflecting on the trade. "Atlanta scumbagged us at the 11th hour by jumping in and grabbing Jay Williams, but as we've learned after multiple negotiations with Killy Bing in the past, you always have to have a contingency plan in place."
The Bulls and Jazz had the framework of a deal in place before Hawks GM James Beard stepped in, hoping to use league rules to give himself a shot at riding Pig's coattails (again) and jumping in with a bigger offer for Williams.
By instead trading for Giannis, Lattin was able to continue playing shooting guard, where he enjoyed arguably the best season of his career at age 32.
"Your pride is what lost you Jay Williams," said Beard at the time of the trade deadline, directly speaking to Pig in a rare confrontation not usually seen amongst the league's lead executives. "But hey, you got a sweet sig out of it. Fucking rad dude."
And a championship ring.
Don't forget that.
Fucking rad dude, indeed.
