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During the 20-21 season the Bulls had 26.8 assists and 15.1 losses per game, making them the 11th worst team in assists / losses ratio. The data must be taken with a grain of salt for belonging to the first preseason game, but in their debut against the Cavaliers, the Bulls reached 36 assists with only 9 losses. And although data like this never have an individual explanation, at the end of the meeting the entire squad agreed to point to Lonzo Ball as the main architect.
His new partner DeMar DeRozan I summarized it fairly good. «When you have a base with that intelligence and their solidarity, playing is easier. It makes it fun and it’s contagious. From day one the Bulls began to put into practice their new offensive system in which the pass is priority. Habitat in which Lonzo feels like a fish in water and in which he multiplies the advantages that his teammates obtain far beyond the five assists he distributed last night.
The other member of the outside line, Zach LaVine, also showed his satisfaction playing alongside Ball. “Playing with rhythm after Lonzo captures a defensive rebound and takes off running fits perfectly with our game. He drops the ball very fast and is very intelligent. It is a pleasure to play with him. The Bulls have starred in one of the most ambitious free agencies of the summer, but there is some doubt about the space and role that newcomers and old acquaintances will occupy.
Given the outlook, Lonzo should be the hinge that ties together the individual imbalance and scoring talent of the DeRozan, LaVine and Vucevic. “Only with two weeks working together could I see something like this coming. I know we have a lot of talent. There is only one basket and we have understood that it is about finding the best shot »declares Ball himself. Again, it is just a friendly against a team called to occupy the bottom of the Eastern Conference, but a passing display like yesterday’s well helps to clear the first doubts that surrounded the new Bulls.
(Cover photo by Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images)
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