3. Without Nikola Mirotic out with the flu, Doug McDermott can’t be this bad
There’s been good Doug McDermott and there’s been bad Doug McDermott moments.
Unfortunately for the Bulls as of late, it’s been pretty much all bad for McDermott.
How so? Here’s how.
McDermott is 4-22 over last 3 games for 13 points.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) January 13, 2017
For a guy that shot over 42 percent from 3-point range this season and has been seeing more and more time on the floor, this is not a good stretch for McDermott whatsoever. Yeah, there was the concussion that put him on the shelf for multiple games (and weeks) and little nagging injuries throughout this season.
But, with the Bulls as shorthanded as they’ve been all season, they need someone like McDermott to step up and help carry the huge load that’s missing when Jimmy Butler isn’t on the floor. It’s not an exaggeration to say the Bulls are a lottery team without Butler.
Hell, they’re probably one with him anyway, and that’s partly due to guys like McDermott not helping out when the Bulls need them to.