It’s game day at the United Center and I went live for a pregame show before Bulls vs Rockets—the FINAL home game before a big road trip. I kept it a buck: can the Bulls beat a playoff-caliber team like Houston? Probably not. But that don’t mean we can’t get into what I’m watching for, what could surprise us, and why I’m still tapped in—especially with the young guys giving me a reason to watch. I talked a lot about development and chemistry—Josh Giddey’s playmaking, Matas Buzelis continuing to pop (and yes, I’m always looking for another nasty poster), and what it means if this team keeps stacking “good losses” vs chasing wins that don’t change the big picture. I also got into the Jaylon “Ivy” situation sounding like pure tankery (comes back, bumps knees, now he’s out again), and why I’m basically over that experiment at this point. Then we went into the bigger roster-building talk: AK not committing to a multi-year tank, restricted free agency targets like Walker Kessler and what an overpay could look like, and draft strategy—when I’d trade up (top 3-4) and when I wouldn’t. Same Bulls, same chaos, but we always gonna have fun with it.