If all the Chicago Bulls players are going to make us want to click this season, we wanted to focus on the one who might get into our hearts and push us to watch the men of Illinois in the 2022-23 NBA season. Ladies and gentlemen, here is your little dose of Alex Caruso.
The CaruShow is the name we gave to Alex Caruso’s performances with the Lakers and in particular in the Orlando bubble in 2020, performances which earned him a champion’s ring all the same, and which offered highlights in spades. Wild dunks, destructive counters, delicious passes, clutch shots… The one who assumes his baldness delighted us and very quickly became the darling of Lakers fans. Since then, he joined Chicago and rebelote: the Bulls Nation adores him, adulates almost, and she asks for more. The name Carushow has remained, it must be said that it is a show in itself, and that it has a quality often appreciated by fans: the grit or hustle as we say across the Atlantic, the ability to surpass oneself at any time, not to fill gaps in terms of talent but so that it shines through in each match. A guy who looks a bit like everyman, whom you might meet at the bakery every morning but who in the evening will smack dunks on the head of PJ Tucker or Victor Oladipo to name but a few.
But Alex Caruso is not just a permanent show, otherwise it’s a safe bet that he wouldn’t be in the NBA anymore. In addition to his grinta, he is a player who brings his defense and game intelligence, his ultra-important interceptions, his ability to play off-ball. And all this was felt last season when he had to leave his teammates orphans for almost half the season. The Bulls, who had started the year very strong with 27 wins and 11 losses, finally entered the Playoffs with a record of 46 wins and 36 losses. Either a negative balance on the second part of the season, while Alex Caruso missed 41 games. Coincidence? Absolutely not. Caruso is a player who makes others better, who wins games through his selflessness and his talent. In addition to offering us a show at each outing, of course.
Taurus soared high last season, before burning their wings and coming back down to earth. If Alex Caruso had spent the whole season on the courts, they might have gotten a little closer to the Sun, and why not stay up there. Watch out, he’s back, and let’s go for the (Caru)Show.