NBA · Week of Oct 26–Nov 1
Chicago Bulls
0-3 this week · 1-5 overall · @ BOS, vs NYK
Misery Index · Uneasy · = from 51
Two Boston beatdowns and a blown 19-point lead later, the room is already budgeting for five more wins.
The week, game by game
Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.
- Mon, Oct 26L 99-134@ BOS63
- Wed, Oct 28L 127-133vs NYK36
- Fri, Oct 30L 111-125@ BOS67
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.
Worst game: Fri, Oct 30, L 111-125 @ Boston Celtics
In-game fan misery, every 15 minutes.
What happened
Chicago went 0-3 and sank to 1-5, with Boston bookending the week. The opener, a 99-134 loss, prompted one fan to cap the season at "5 more wins max." The turning point was the 127-133 home loss to the Knicks, close enough that the fanbase briefly relaxed, consoling itself that "Brunson went straight to D rose, respect." The 111-125 rematch in Boston undid that calm, with "zero discipline or communication on defense." Misery barely moved, which may be the bleakest number of all: despair has become the baseline.
What fans said
“Shooting sub 25% from 3 whilst having a bottom 5 defense in the league is a recipe for 5 more wins max the rest of the season”
u/cascine-▲ 79frustration
“Lol the game is on the monumental talent gap”
u/Secondary92▲ 58frustration
“giddey is obviously going to get scapegoated for this game but the problems are much larger than just him”
u/ExtraLeading3376▲ 50frustration
“it's annoying to lose when you go up 19 in the second half.”
u/WeAlreadyReddit▲ 27frustration
“Players have no idea what they're supposed to be doing on offense and there is zero discipline or communication on defense.”
u/rando562▲ 15rage
“I hate saying this but my confidence in Matas is very very low. He’s trying to be the top dog but it’s clear he’s struggling accepting his role”
u/llamas-1▲ 11despair
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