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Pippen Ain’t Easy Roundtable: Playoffs, draft picks, front office and food

By Michael Whitlow

Mar 21, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler (21) relaxes during a break in the action against the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre. Toronto defeated Chicago 122-120 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 21, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler (21) relaxes during a break in the action against the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre. Toronto defeated Chicago 122-120 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Fred Hoiberg doesn't have many fans at PIppen Ain't Easy.
Mar 26, 2017; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg reacts in the second quarter during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /

Question No. 1: What even are the Bulls? (A playoff team? A team heading for the lottery?)

Daniel Coughlin: The Chicago Bulls are the living embodiment of Dante’s Purgatorio in the Divina Commedia. More specifically, the Ante-Purgatory, as Wikipedia states, “containing the Excommunicated from the church and the Late repentant who died, often violently, before receiving rites.”

Malik Fourte:  The Bulls are undoubtedly a team heading for the lottery. If there are no moves made this summer, especially with the draft coming up, the Bulls will be stuck in a black hole of elderly, declining veterans. Losing Taj Gibson was a huge blow to the team after proving he can be a starter in this league on a contender team. Maybe he would have left in the offseason, maybe not. This also follows a procedure of confusingly developing young guys with rotation changes every other game this season. Let’s also not forget that the guy Gibson and Doug McDermott were traded for was Cameron Payne. He’s in and out of the D-League. If adequate offseason moves are made (still, #FireGarPax), maybe this team can get their act together to improve to being an at-worst eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.

Dru Berry: The Chicago Bulls are exactly what we thought they were! Lack of spacing on offense limits the offense from scoring points, so the Bulls are prone to low-scoring games. I think this team is headed to the playoffs because Jimmy Butler will drag them there. But going forward, this team is so lost. Is Butler going or staying? Can Nikola Mirotic stop teasing us all the time? Are the young guys even good? It’ll be interesting to see how it all plays out.

Matthew Price: The Bulls are … annoying. I don’t know if they’re going to make the playoffs or make the lottery this year. Same goes for next year. Chicago’s management leaves all of us confused about direction and future, so the truthful answer is that I have no idea. To me, GarPax is that frustrating kid who gets really close to the line they’re supposed to cross (rebuilding) but never quite does it. Just make a damn decision, guys!

Patrick Sheetz: The Chicago Bulls are a great dinner table conversation. If things get a bit stale during your meal, bringing up the Bulls is a sure fire way to start up some chit chat. The Bulls are easy to talk about because there is so much to pick through. If a team is bad there is usually someone obvious to put the blame. Not with these Bulls, though. Your uncle could go on about ownerships stubbornness in keeping management around. Your older brother can speak on how very bad GarPax are at building a team. Your little sister will talk about how cool Jimmy Butlers hair is. The Bulls may be frustrating, but you have to appreciate how they can act as an ice breaker for any common meal conversation.

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