Chicago Bulls Podcast with Marcus Couch and Wyse Black

It’s the Bulls Podcast #59. We’ve got Bulls Week 1 Predictions, Zach Lavine shut down for the opener, Coby White denied an extension, P.Will or P.Wont, and our Bulls Season Expectations.

We thought we would get a quick show in before the game starts to go over some things and test out all our video connections. We’re using Streamyard for the first and probably last time, we will see how it goes.

We’ve got several topics for you this episode. Including:

• Zach Lavine shut down on week 1
• P.Will or P.Won’t? Patrick Williams starts
• Coby White not given contract extension.
• Early Season Predictions

Zach Lavine is taking the day off for the Season Opener for “Load Management”

Zach LaVine told reporters in Miami that he isn’t feeling specific soreness/pain in his knee. Management like today could be expected throughout the rest of the season. Still uncertain if he will play in DC but it hadn’t been ruled out yet.

Zach LaVine may also miss Friday’s game vs. Wizards, with likelihood the two-time All-Star makes his season debut in Saturday’s home opener vs. Cleveland.

Julia Poe, who covers the Bulls for the Chicago Tribune noted that while this may seem like semantics, it feels like a serious distinction between injury management (which is what Zach is requiring right now) and load management. He’s not sitting to avoid getting tired, there is a specific issue — he was just vague today about what that is.

While Zach just played 10 days ago and logged 24 minutes, there seems to be no way that this is just “load management”. Seems like there is something else happening.  Are we hitting the panic button way too early? 

Coby White Not Given Contract Extension and will become Restricted Free Agent

Contract extension time has come and gone for Coby White, who will become a Restricted Free Agent after the season. Coby has become the odd man out with last season’s sudden surge of Ayo. To me this move spells a trade for the Bulls sometime this season, but AK/ME