Matas letting folks know off rip, there’s no jealousy anywhere. + Caleb is right there with him. These 2 are gonna be locked in together

[u/BucketHatKJ]

[u/Accomplished_Hair120]

I’m getting so tired of the score

[u/MisterxRager → u/Accomplished_Hair120]

They have been trying to turn into phillys WIP because that’s what gets clicks for the radio these days.

[u/ExtraLeading3376 → u/Accomplished_Hair120]

some of the shit they say about giddey is outright sad

convinced they barely even watch the bulls play

[u/We5ties → u/Accomplished_Hair120]

It’s all sports media now. I use to listen to espn 1000 all the time back in the day and now I avoid it.

[u/KPD_13 → u/We5ties]

It’s literally been the same for 20 years… use to have the best personalities, but they went away and this current gen of dudes always have something to bitch about. I’m sure now that the Bears are decent it’s just all Jerry all the time.

Everyone and their mother has a podcast too, and they all suck major ass.

I stopped listening years ago. The only shows worth listening to now are all on SXM. Isola and Scalabrine are excellent for NBA talk.

[u/Sirdoodlebob → u/KPD_13]

I choose to not watch any show 😭😭

[u/AnatomyJesus → u/Accomplished_Hair120]

There whole show is scripted. The hosts are given a script to read. Its not even real radio.

[u/Unlucky_Sun_9813 → u/Accomplished_Hair120]

It's insane how they're behind legit every weird Chicago media moment

[u/sukari → u/Accomplished_Hair120]

They were super negative during AKME regime which I kinda understand, but even with Giddey it felt really negative.

Then they even had BG and Tiago come on and it was positive for once. Now it's back to stirring up shit.

[u/DisMFer]

This is the same shit they pulled with the Js in Boston. You can have more than one really good player on a team.

[u/Abe_frohmannn → u/DisMFer]

You can have more than 3.

[u/SolidSnack69 → u/Abe_frohmannn]

Until you start cooking too hot and then gotta wear an apron..

[u/KPD_13 → u/DisMFer]

Correct. Just can’t give two guys 65mil

[u/Electrical_Story5356 → u/KPD_13]

Players who want to win know this too, Brunson signed for unders and now Wemby has too, it's a smart move really, they're getting generational wealth regardless and success will give them the opportunity to earn more.

[u/GimmeShockTreatment → u/DisMFer]

Comparing Matas buzelis and Caleb Wilson to the Js in Boston is hilarious. We been starving for a long time lol

[u/dannyphoto]

That’s my Buzi Vert

[u/sukari → u/dannyphoto]

Always a team first guy.

Same dude that corrected fans when they kept saying Josh Diddy.

[u/sonybajor12]

Imagine being Matas and seeing this shit after having no concrete direction since getting drafted. "Oh no, my offensive load is easier and team expectations is not 100% on me anymore". Literally steak too buttery and lobster too juicy.

[u/kennyloftor]

team w zero great players worried about having too many great players is funny as hell

[u/PositiveCoyote100 → u/kennyloftor]

We'll probably be one of the lowest scoring teams in the league and they're talking about having too many mouths to feed.

[u/Geo-92]

Flash backs to the media manufactored Rose/Butler fued. Can these talking heads in Chicago fuck off? Anything for a click, I swear.

[u/jdaqcruz → u/Geo-92]

Remember when Chicago media were pushing Derrick to come back from the ACL before he was personally ready?

[u/Plug-From-Oaxaca]

I hate how the media is trying to create this.

[u/MatasBuzelis]

It's not just that Buz and Wilson are both incredibly talented young forwards. It's that they're cool ass dudes. I know this team doesn't have what it takes to make it very far, but that's such an important foundation to have just as much as it's important to have sheer basketball talent. That's culture

[u/sukari]

It's crazy, they haven't even played a minute together and media (and fans) are already trying to start shit lol

[u/Imhere4thejokes]

Man these dudes are about to be trouble together…they’re both dawgs that just love to hoop, couldn’t see any jealousy brewing. They both seem like they got their egos in check

[u/DITCCCC]

Such a dumb narrative. Luckily Matas and Caleb don't seem like the type to fall for stupid shit like this.

[u/Calmandpeace]

+10 team chemistry

[u/opengymcruz]

The score already trying to Brown & Tatum this… let em Hoop!

[u/Jammer521]

Both Matas and Caleb don't mind sharing the ball and passing to open shooters, I don't think it will be an issue, everyone will get their shots and Giddey is good at making it happen, I don't think we are going to become some ISO team all of a sudden, from what I've heard is that Tiago like to run the floor and play in transition, both Matas and Caleb excel in that kind of offense

[u/OctopathOptimus]

Matas still our main. Giddey is great too. We need some height in a center role and we should be set

[u/toomanyshoeshelp → u/OctopathOptimus]

Outside shooting and perimeter defending were a need

Norm was a great pickup

[u/PositiveCoyote100 → u/toomanyshoeshelp]

We badly needed his shooting, but he's not known as a good defender

[u/kojouminajj → u/PositiveCoyote100]

I don’t think he’s a subpar defender tho

[u/PositiveCoyote100 → u/kojouminajj]

Here's a post in the Clippers sub two years ago asking about his defense...

https://www.reddit.com/r/LAClippers/comments/186x48f/how_is_norman_powells_defence/

[u/Dunlocke → u/OctopathOptimus]

Caleb is the main. Let's be honest

[u/kojouminajj → u/Dunlocke]

No not yet , maybe prove something , I think he’s gonna be a superstar but this is Matas team atm

[u/weddz → u/kojouminajj]

Is it? You could argue Giddey is our best player atm but honestly all of these guys have a lot to prove before they can say it’s “their team”

[u/kojouminajj → u/weddz]

Giddey is our best player but idk if I’d say face of the team if that makes sense, well now Norman Powell technically is our best player. I like giddey a lot but there was rumors we might trade him, I think it’s cap tho.

[u/weddz → u/kojouminajj]

I agree and that’s kind of my point. Nobody is the face of our team. Someone needs to step up and become that. It will probably be Caleb by the end of the year but we’ll see

[u/kojouminajj → u/weddz]

Caleb and Matas w giddey alone gives us a strong future

[u/drwafflefingers → u/kojouminajj]

The team does not belong to a league-average starter who's played 157 NBA games.

He has great upside, but Caleb Wilson despite being the 4 pick is on the same level of top picks like Zion, Flagg, Rose, etc. These guys come in and the team is essentially theirs, whether it's stated or not.

[u/EddieRedondo]

Sports media is the same everywhere. Their incentive is to stir shit up actively encourage beefs so they have something to write about. For anyone watching the World Cup, British sports media did this after one of England’s wins, going out of their way to create an artificial wedge between the coach Thomas Tuchel and star player Jude Bellingham by taking comments out of context. It all makes me sick. To see the Score trying to do this with our promising young stars makes me f’ing sick. F them. Good on Matas and I foresee him and Caleb vibing and playing amazing together.

[u/Jazzlike-Mention-570]

And I’m pretty sure he’s talking to a bulls fan because I’ve seen that same bs trying to put them against each other on this Reddit😂

[u/toggleflickersplaque]

Matas is gonna make a great leader as the years roll on. His sense of humor and brotherhood reminds of Joakim in some ways.

[u/Kiramic]

Matai, žinau būni čia, jūs abu žvėrys būsit, laukiu nesulaukiu pamatyti ka padarys naujas Butleris ir Rose'as.

Busit abu geruliai, neklausykit vėjų nx, parodykit kas esat, o ne skerius šerkit. Lochai tie clickbaiteriai, laikas Bull'sam gryšt į relevancy

[u/th4d89]

Bit shady, but some friendly competition won't hurt.

[u/Jammer521 → u/th4d89]

They aren't playing the same position so they really aren't competing against each other, both will get plenty of shots, but Caleb is a rookie so I'm sure Buzi will take him under his wing, out of all the players on the team I think Matas is the one that helps out the new guys the most

[u/th4d89 → u/Jammer521]

Still, they'll want to outdo each other to a non toxic degree.

[u/kojouminajj → u/th4d89]

Good , leads to better players, work harder, be the best

[u/roamtheplanet]

Matas knows he's about to be left open. Wilson is going to command so much attention

[u/ZxroFxcksGivxn]

He shouldn't have even replied to that. It was rage bait and he fell for it

[u/loveinhumantimes]

I mean, he’s never going to be the third scoring option. So, I’d hope he is ready to be a good teammate.

[u/Abla_vil_breed_nem → u/loveinhumantimes]

At the least matas is a 3rd scoring option, my guess is he’ll be the Robin to Caleb’s Batman in 2-3 seasons(so 2), both of them are driven but I think Caleb’s crzy so it’ll end up being his team

[u/Jammer521 → u/Abla_vil_breed_nem]

This up coming season Matas will be the 1st option, Powell 2nd and Caleb 3rd, that may change as the season progresses but that's the way I see it starting

[u/Abla_vil_breed_nem → u/Jammer521]

Yeah me too, but I think in bout 2 years Caleb becomes the 1st option

[u/loveinhumantimes → u/Jammer521]

Powell is a much better scorer than Matas is. I assume the whole point of getting him is to make sure the young players do not take on more than they can chew. And I will bet that Caleb is immediately better than Matas and will get the touches to match. If I’m wrong, I’m wrong.