Chicago Bulls S60 Preseason Presser

[garbageman]

The 2048-2049 season brought history to PBSL when the Detroit Pistons won the PBSL Championship for the third time in a row, a feat that had never before been accomplished up to that point.

The 2049-2050 season brings change. The divisions were reshuffled. Several organizations were granted the permission to move to different cities and rebrand. And for the Chicago Bulls, the opportunity to throw our hats back into the ring for contendership presented itself, and it's probably no surprise to the rest of the league that we lacked the patience to wait for a rebuild.

While some faces from last season are still around: Jericho Sims, Charles Jarrett, Ayo Dosunmu, and Kevon Looney, we brought in some major players via trade in Darius Garland and Genaro Montoya. While still only 25, Darius is one of the premier point guards out there today. He's a rare type of playmaker who distributes the ball like very few can.

Montoya needs little introduction. He's a true franchise player, able to do everything in a 6'11 frame with a quickness and athleticism that makes him unstoppable at his size. He's able to play all 5 positions on the floor. He's got championship experience, and he's ready to lead a championship team.

In free agency, we signed Lyman Bradley, helping complete a lineup that's going to be incredibly tough on the boards. Lyman exemplifies the gritty style of play we want to exemplify in Chicago. We also brought back Dario Beaton, whose commitment to training camp showed that he wants to be a contributor to a team with the highest of aspirations.

We had a very productive training camp overall despite an average offseason (No, we don't put any stock into the offseason, so don't bother asking), and we're excited to take the floor on opening night. There are a lot of really good teams out there, and it's nice to see that a growing dynasty is attracting more challengers.

For us, we couldn't sit back and watch anymore. The Pistons might be capable of getting four in a row, leading GM ballsohard to his 8th ring, but this time, they're going to have to go through us, and this year, we're a brick shithouse.

[K-100]

Any plans to train Garland's jumpshot this season for a shot at purple potential or are those points best used elsewhere?

[greepleairport]

Is Montoya your #1 accomplishment this offseason? What kind of output are you expecting from him entering his 3rd decade of life and 11th season in PBSL (killing his 12 years a Spur potential)?

[garbageman]

Any plans to train Garland's jumpshot this season for a shot at purple potential or are those points best used elsewhere?

No. The Ayo training is probably the only training on the books this year. From there on out, making sure we can cover our tax bills for the next couple seasons are our main point priorities.

[garbageman]

Is Montoya your #1 accomplishment this offseason? What kind of output are you expecting from him entering his 3rd decade of life and 11th season in PBSL (killing his 12 years a Spur potential)?

I'd say so, but I paid the price. Brandon Ingram is going to be an excellent player one day. He's going to be a very good player this year. But Montoya could well be the best player in PBSL right now, at least all around. He wasn't the primary scoring option on the Spurs, and we'll probably lean on him more there. A 20/10/5 season is about where we see him at, give or take a few points or a rebound. We're really expecting to make everyone around him better though...a lot of our impact players are still in their early to mid 20s, and we expect Montoya's presence will help increase their production since defenses will have to focus on Genaro, wherever we put him.

[Xist2Inspire]

Random Reporter: Who has the most to prove to you this season, why, and how can they answer your questions?

[garbageman]

Random Reporter: Who has the most to prove to you this season, why, and how can they answer your questions?

Oh, man. There are a lot of people with a lot to prove this season.

As Spiderman's uncle once said, "Great power comes with great responsibility." Genaro Montoya is going to have the highest expectations on his shoulders as one of the superstars of the league. I'd like to see how far he can take us and how big a factor he can play on this team.

We'll be expecting a lot put of the point guard position from Darius. He's got a lot of players with different offensive toolsets to work with, so our success or failure on the offensive end will come down to his ability to facilitate that offense.

We're going to be asking a lot of different things from Charles Jarrett. With the makeup of our roster, it might work out that Charles will play more of a 6th man playing starter minutes across multiple positions. He'll be our leader off the bench and probably in to finish games. He's going to have to prove to be adaptable, but we think he'll embrace this role.

Finally, I have high expectations for Ayo in his sophomore campaign. We put in some extra work with him during the offseason, and we're going to try to play him in a starter role to start out the season. We'd like to see him out there playing solid defense on opposing two-guards, and we expect him to be smarter with his shot selection with plenty of other offensive specialists on the floor with him.

[Eazy P]

How has Montoya impacted your team so far this offseason and has he taken to leadership roll?

[garbageman]

How has Montoya impacted your team so far this offseason and has he taken to leadership roll?

He's putting up good numbers, but it's hard to tell what's going to happen in the regular season simply from the offseason. I don't put too much stock in preseason, though I suppose I shouldn't put no stock in it. Since this is Chicago, our cohesion is always terrible, but we hope it can grow quickly once our new core starts playing together more.

[IamQuailman]

Head to Head, who wins a 7 game series between you and the Pistons?

[jlmarines]

Justin Bieber, Terenana.com; You are tied first place in Preseason. Is there any team in the Boban Division you are concerned?

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[TheSyndicate]

You’re notorious for opening up big windows. I know the goal this year is a ship, but window-wise, when do you think your chances close down?

[garbageman]

Head to Head, who wins a 7 game series between you and the Pistons?

The fans!

[garbageman]

Justin Bieber, Terenana.com; You are tied first place in Preseason. Is there any team in the Boban Division you are concerned?

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No

[garbageman]

You’re notorious for opening up big windows. I know the goal this year is a ship, but window-wise, when do you think your chances close down?

This group has at least 2 years. We'll reevaluate after that, but there are a lot of contracts expiring around that time, so we'll see how things look that offseason when we have to decide to run it back or not.

At this point, I'm not sure what criteria I'll be using in 2 years to make that decision.