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Call me crazy but I truly believe the Bulls could make some noise in the East.

Call me crazy but I truly believe the Bulls could make some noise in the East. Obviously Miami is the team to beat but what they're doing now I believe will really hurt them long term. Guys like Wade and Allen really need to rest. This streak has to be mentally and physically draining on the team. Without a healthy Granger I don't believe Indiana can beat the Bulls or Miami. My prediction is the Bulls will make it to the Conference Finals. Rose will come back before the end of the month.

Makaveli wrote:

That's what I am talking about! Too much negativity in the Bulls section lately. I am with you on this prediction for the Conference Finals. Indiana, New York, Brooklyn and Atlanta all suck. Rose will shut up all of the people that have been ragging on him for taking his time for this comeback. Lets do this....

Only if we are holding hands.

The Bulls will lose in the first round to whomever.

I've been saying this the entire time. Now a Hall of Famer just pops in and everybody is like, "Ya, you're right Nas, let's get it on."

Makaveli wrote:

Only if we are holding hands.

Hadn't seen this approach in a Nas post before.

And I agree with your Bulls thoughts. If Rose comes back and Noah and Deng have anything left in the tank they can still be a force.

Not crazy @ all, assuming Taj and rose comes back (he will,probably this weekend against Pacers) and is 90% nobody in east besides Miami should beat them. I hope rip and hinrich are done,they suck and this team is better without them.

When Hinrich comes back...please...they are a different team. The offense is so much more fluid. I know Hinrich isn't everyone's favorite player, but is clearly a difference maker for this team.

The Bulls are the third best team in the East.

I'm with you Nas.

You too Keeping Score.

And even Phil McCracken.

I suppose an interesting angle is, if rose does come back and he is old rose, and Gibson noah and hinrich are healthy... there is literally no video tape on this team to study. still hard to believe they will win anything, but if theyre healthy they might have a significant advantage in that nobody else knows who the hell they are as a team. and we always said "if this team just had hinrich back it would make a huge difference"....

When Hinrich comes back...please...they are a different team. The offense is so much more fluid. I know Hinrich isn't everyone's favorite player, but is clearly a difference maker for this team.

The Bulls are the third best team in the East.

I'm with you Nas.

You too Keeping Score.

And even Phil McCracken.

beni hanna wrote:

When Hinrich comes back...please...they are a different team. The offense is so much more fluid. I know Hinrich isn't everyone's favorite player, but is clearly a difference maker for this team.

Beni, I will personally come over and urinate on your living room carpet.

Terry's Peeps wrote:

The Bulls are the third best team in the East.

I'm with you Nas.

You too Keeping Score.

And even Phil McCracken.

The Original Kid Cairo wrote:

beni hanna wrote:

When Hinrich comes back...please...they are a different team. The offense is so much more fluid. I know Hinrich isn't everyone's favorite player, but is clearly a difference maker for this team.

Beni, I will personally come over and urinate on your living room carpet.

Pshawww. Happens every Saturday night.

And to Ike, it isn't really I wanted Kirk back, it's is just clear that he is the best option. Love me the Nate got his 30 games, but he just can't get the team as involved in a game as Kirk can.

I really want to be wrong about this shitfest of a grindy team, but I don't think I am.

Nate is a better version of JL3. Butler is a better version of Brewer (he'll be the reason Deng is gone in a couple years). Marco Polo is a more versatile version of Korver. When healthy Hinrich gives you more than Watson. Boozer has tried to earn his money this year. Deng is still Deng. Noah hasn't gotten better. Rose (first reported by me) has a far better outside shot than he had before. Taj stills provides a boost when he is healthy. Thibs is a better coach now than he was last season or the year before. The Bulls will surprise a lot of people.

Author:	Makaveli [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:59 am ]
Post subject:	Playoff Chances
Call me crazy but I truly believe the Bulls could make some noise in the East. Obviously Miami is the team to beat but what they're doing now I believe will really hurt them long term. Guys like Wade and Allen really need to rest. This streak has to be mentally and physically draining on the team. Without a healthy Granger I don't believe Indiana can beat the Bulls or Miami. My prediction is the Bulls will make it to the Conference Finals. Rose will come back before the end of the month.

Author:	sinicalypse [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:01 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Playoff Chances
Makaveli wrote: Call me crazy but I truly believe the Bulls could make some noise in the East. Does that noise sound like this by chance?

Author:	Phil McCracken [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:02 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Playoff Chances
Makaveli wrote: Call me crazy but I truly believe the Bulls could make some noise in the East. Obviously Miami is the team to beat but what they're doing now I believe will really hurt them long term. Guys like Wade and Allen really need to rest. This streak has to be mentally and physically draining on the team. Without a healthy Granger I don't believe Indiana can beat the Bulls or Miami. My prediction is the Bulls will make it to the Conference Finals. Rose will come back before the end of the month. That's what I am talking about! Too much negativity in the Bulls section lately. I am with you on this prediction for the Conference Finals. Indiana, New York, Brooklyn and Atlanta all suck. Rose will shut up all of the people that have been ragging on him for taking his time for this comeback. Lets do this....

Author:	The Original Kid Cairo [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:04 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Playoff Chances
The Bulls will lose in the first round to whomever.

Author:	Makaveli [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:04 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Playoff Chances
Phil McCracken wrote: Makaveli wrote: Call me crazy but I truly believe the Bulls could make some noise in the East. Obviously Miami is the team to beat but what they're doing now I believe will really hurt them long term. Guys like Wade and Allen really need to rest. This streak has to be mentally and physically draining on the team. Without a healthy Granger I don't believe Indiana can beat the Bulls or Miami. My prediction is the Bulls will make it to the Conference Finals. Rose will come back before the end of the month. That's what I am talking about! Too much negativity in the Bulls section lately. I am with you on this prediction for the Conference Finals. Indiana, New York, Brooklyn and Atlanta all suck. Rose will shut up all of the people that have been ragging on him for taking his time for this comeback. Lets do this.... Only if we are holding hands.

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Author:	beni hanna [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:08 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Playoff Chances
Makaveli wrote: Only if we are holding hands. Hadn't seen this approach in a Nas post before. And I agree with your Bulls thoughts. If Rose comes back and Noah and Deng have anything left in the tank they can still be a force.

Author:	sinicalypse [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:11 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Playoff Chances
The Original Kid Cairo wrote: The Bulls will lose in the first round to whomever. Yeah, all joking aside I have to cosign this thought. The Bulls don't have enough offense to go out and WIN games when their defense doesn't out-defense a team to have a lesser offensive output than themselves. I mean, it's really telling that at this point in the season you'd pretty much WANT Marco Belinelli to have an iso when you're going for a game-winning/tying/deciding shot. That might work for a few games during the regular season, but when you get to the playoffs and your team is the exclusive focus of all of your opponent's study/gameplanning, they're going to look for that Belinelli iso and then it's..... give the ball to LOLDENG and pray? There's definitely going to be a lot of prayer involved. Since there's no way in hell the dumbass Bulls could miss the playoffs and get a top-5 pick rigged for them in the lottery, I reckon it doesn't make that much of a difference regarding how deep their playoff run is. That said, I think this team is good enough to keep anyone-but-Miami close enough down the stretch to have a fighting chance in just about every game, but they don't have anyone on the team good enough offensively to step up and win them a game/series/championship.

Author:	312player [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:12 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Playoff Chances
Not crazy @ all, assuming Taj and rose comes back (he will,probably this weekend against Pacers) and is 90% nobody in east besides Miami should beat them. I hope rip and hinrich are done,they suck and this team is better without them.

Author:	Makaveli [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:18 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Playoff Chances
beni hanna wrote: Makaveli wrote: Only if we are holding hands. Hadn't seen this approach in a Nas post before. And I agree with your Bulls thoughts. If Rose comes back and Noah and Deng have anything left in the tank they can still be a force. It doesn't happen often. I've been gone for a while so I thought being "friendly" wouldn't be a bad thing. The Bulls were 11 or 12 games over .500 with a crappy team and a shit load of injuries in early February. I think the injuries and Rose's mental hurdle finally took a toll on the team. When he comes back it will give them new life. The injuries may have been a blessing in disguise because a lot of players that would have road the bench have stepped up and played well. I believe Coach T will FINALLY know how to coach in the playoffs and Rose may be a different but better version of himself. I'm excited about there chances in the playoffs.

Author:	SHARK [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:22 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Playoff Chances
312player wrote: Not crazy @ all, assuming Taj and rose comes back (he will,probably this weekend against Pacers) and is 90% nobody in east besides Miami should beat them. I hope rip and hinrich are done,they suck and this team is better without them. Rip is done, likely for the rest of the season with back issues. He won't be back this season, even if Derrick does return. Rip's NBA career is likely over, too.

Author:	beni hanna [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:24 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Playoff Chances
When Hinrich comes back...please...they are a different team. The offense is so much more fluid. I know Hinrich isn't everyone's favorite player, but is clearly a difference maker for this team.

Author:	IkeSouth [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:27 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Playoff Chances
I suppose an interesting angle is, if rose does come back and he is old rose, and Gibson noah and hinrich are healthy... there is literally no video tape on this team to study. still hard to believe they will win anything, but if theyre healthy they might have a significant advantage in that nobody else knows who the hell they are as a team. and we always said "if this team just had hinrich back it would make a huge difference"....

Author:	Terry's Peeps [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:27 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Playoff Chances
The Bulls are the third best team in the East. I'm with you Nas. You too Keeping Score. And even Phil McCracken.

Author:	Makaveli [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:28 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Playoff Chances
Playoffs is about defense. You can give Thibs 5 guys from this board and he will coach them up to play great defense. The Bulls have 2 really good versatile wing defenders that can focus on LeBron and Wade.

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Author:	Makaveli [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:30 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Playoff Chances
IkeSouth wrote: I suppose an interesting angle is, if rose does come back and he is old rose, and Gibson noah and hinrich are healthy... there is literally no video tape on this team to study. still hard to believe they will win anything, but if theyre healthy they might have a significant advantage in that nobody else knows who the hell they are as a team. and we always said "if this team just had hinrich back it would make a huge difference".... I would love for Hinrich to turn the clock back to 2007 for a month. The job he used to do on Wade was really impressive. Even with the refs calling bullshit fouls he played Wade better than anyone I've seen.

Author:	SHARK [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:31 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Playoff Chances
beni hanna wrote: When Hinrich comes back...please...they are a different team. The offense is so much more fluid. I know Hinrich isn't everyone's favorite player, but is clearly a difference maker for this team. Beni, you bring up a good point. The Bulls are 7-15 minus #12 in the lineup. I'd feel a lot better about the Bulls' chances if Hinrich & Taj Gibson are back in the lineup, perhaps as soon as tomorrow vs. Portland.

Author:	beni hanna [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:31 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Playoff Chances
The Original Kid Cairo wrote: beni hanna wrote: When Hinrich comes back...please...they are a different team. The offense is so much more fluid. I know Hinrich isn't everyone's favorite player, but is clearly a difference maker for this team. Beni, I will personally come over and urinate on your living room carpet. Pshawww. Happens every Saturday night. And to Ike, it isn't really I wanted Kirk back, it's is just clear that he is the best option. Love me the Nate got his 30 games, but he just can't get the team as involved in a game as Kirk can.

Author:	SHARK [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:35 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Playoff Chances
Right now, the Bulls & Celtics are tied for 6th & 7th respectively in the East. Boston is on the road this eve in New Orleans, and would face Indiana in Round 1 if the NBA Playoffs started now. The Bulls would get the #3 seed Knicks in Round 1, and I've got news for you. The Knicks can be had. New York may have homecourt, but they're just as banged up as the Bulls right now. The Knicks do NOT impress me.

Author:	Makaveli [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:39 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Playoff Chances
Nate is a better version of JL3. Butler is a better version of Brewer (he'll be the reason Deng is gone in a couple years). Marco Polo is a more versatile version of Korver. When healthy Hinrich gives you more than Watson. Boozer has tried to earn his money this year. Deng is still Deng. Noah hasn't gotten better. Rose (first reported by me) has a far better outside shot than he had before. Taj stills provides a boost when he is healthy. Thibs is a better coach now than he was last season or the year before. The Bulls will surprise a lot of people.

Author:	beni hanna [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:42 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Playoff Chances
The Original Kid Cairo wrote: I really want to be wrong about this shitfest of a grindy team, but I don't think I am. Huh. Always got the impression you were into grinding.