Matas Buzelis talks Rising Stars honor, Bulls' direction (Hour 2)
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What does Matas Buzelis say about his Rising Stars honor?
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This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score, and we are awaiting Bulls practice to wrap up in Boston because we are going to get to talk to Matas Bouzelis, who is playing in his third straight Rising Stars game. I don't know that I should admit to this, but I think I'm going to. Marshall and I were talking about the process Sixers and how that is truly the the hardest of rebuilds in the break. And you I left in October of 2020 or 2015 to come here. So I didn't have to deal with it the entire time. You you did a hard time.
Yeah. I reminded you of the Markel Fultz trade where they traded up with the Boston Celtics from two to one. And when they traded up with the Boston Celtics, they broke one of the cardinal rules in basketball, which is don't trade with Danny Ainge. The Sixers, who had to give up draft capital to get that number one pick, took Markel Fultz. And the number two pick that year was Jason Tatum. And as they say, the rest is history.
History, history. We were talking about how the process was so intent on rebuilding that the NBA stopped it mid-process.
How does Matas Buzelis view the Bulls' direction after recent trades?
But that's because it was four years in.
Yeah, you can only go about a half a decade of just losing in bad situations. I was telling Mark the story of tickets were so cheap that you would go on StubHub or whatever the local site was, and you would pay fees for a row of tickets, and the actual tickets themselves cost a total of a dollar. That's bad.
You think you're tanking? You haven't seen a tank!
Yeah, that's what real tanking looks like. Believe it or not, it's hard to even think about it, but there was a time when Cubs games tickets were a joke. When Theo Epstein, ironically... And Jed Hoyer had taken over in what was a blatant rebuild of the team with some of the players that were on those rosters. And you could go on StubHub and find Cubs tickets for a dollar.
Which is kind of awesome.
Kind of.
No, it is. It is.
What challenges does Matas Buzelis face with new teammates?
Because at that point, you're just hanging out and there's a game in front of you. Because you can't be committed to the result because the result will probably not favor the home team.
And then that's when you get to see talented players from other teams. There's still a Major League Baseball team on the field. And you get to see Brian LaHare playing first base or Big Frank. Not that big, Frank.
My first assignment for Comcast Sportsnet, the company, like the entire company, because I spent time in Philly with Marshall. The company. I was in Houston prior to that. I was here in Chicago for many years, was covering the Astros' last series in the National League against the Cubs here. And it was the first meeting of two 100-loss teams in like 50 years or something. And Luke Stockmeyer goes, and we're just the reporters to do it. I was like, is your team bad? I am here. I am here to cover your team.
What insights does Matas Buzelis share about his recovery after games?
What are the special stories on that team? Here's Nate Sheerholz. Marshall's like, you know, there's talented teams on the other side. I'm like, well, not always.
Not always. No, you're right about that. Boy, that's agonizing. That's a painful story. A couple of 100 lost teams. Can you imagine that?
It was one of those where were you, like, were you there moments. Like, Jake Flanagan, who now runs CHGO, was also at that game. And he's like, oh, man, the only tickets we could get to this World Cup season were the tickets to the Astros game. I was like, oh, me too.
Yeah, I can't imagine the play-by-play announcers for those two coming together in the press box and both just looking at each other's sides and saying, oh, man, it's been a season, commiserating, shaking their head.
How do the hosts react to the Bulls' recent performance?
They're great jobs. You're never going to get somebody who is a head of play-by-play to be like, life sucks because life is pretty cool doing that job. But when you lose 100 games in a baseball season, that's tough for everybody in the traveling party. I love the idea that both teams get paid. Both teams are professionals. And even when there's bad players on your team, they're trying to get things done.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What does Matas Buzelis say about his Rising Stars honor?
0:01–1:31
2
How does Matas Buzelis view the Bulls' direction after recent trades?
1:31–2:28
3
What challenges does Matas Buzelis face with new teammates?
2:28–3:23
4
What insights does Matas Buzelis share about his recovery after games?
3:23–4:11
5
How do the hosts react to the Bulls' recent performance?
4:11–5:03
6
What are the latest updates on the Cubs and Red Sox trade talks?
5:03–5:35
7
What is discussed during the Halftime segment?
5:35–6:29
8
How do the hosts compare the Bulls' situation to other teams?
6:29–42:22
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