Cleveland is a real wild card....IF Bynum actually plays, obviously a huge if....they could be a pretty damn good team ...even without him they'll certainly be improved somewhat

I actually forgot about Bynum. I was thinking of Irving, this year's rookie, and some assumed improvements between this year and last. An effective Bynum doesn't make them a contender immediately, but certainly makes the division more interesting than it currently is.

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Your post, KS, reminds me you wanted to discuss my opinion on Rose not having any help on the roster?

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agree completely. I like what they've put together.

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I don't really disagree with everything here. We may differ slightly about Noah, but I believe that's a separate argument. The question, for me, is do the Bulls have enough to beat the following teams:

OKC
Miami
SA
Indy
LAC

I believe the above-mentioned teams, plus Chicago, will compete for the final four spots in the playoffs. I still am skeptical about beating Miami, but even if that happens, I don't see the Bulls taking 4 out of 7 against OKC and San Antonio. I say that because I do not think the Bulls have enough offense; they're a supremely talented defensive team that can generate sufficient offense through Rose's playmaking, but other guys like Deng and Boozer are simply unable to keep the Bulls in the game when things get tight against playoff defense. In other words, if you have the right guys like OKC, Miami, and SA do, then you can outscore the Bulls four times out of seven.

It's a slightly different team this year so we'll see how things go, but I'm not comfortable with the Bulls' scoring options behind Rose. I know they've tried to add more shooters, but again the effectiveness of shooters like Dunleavy and presumably Snell is contingent upon how open they're able to get once defenses break down due to penetration or well-executed screens. Teams that have the size and speed to recover quickly, like Miami, can turn the tables against shooters by making them into one-on-one players, which isn't the Bulls' strength.

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They did awesome in the playoffs last year considering the circumstances. But let me ask you this: is it somewhat revealing that the one guy who came up big in the Bulls' five wins has exactly the kind of skill set the Bulls need to trade punches with other contenders? The fact that the backup PG, who was sort of an afterthought anyway when added to the roster, became the face of the Bulls in the playoffs says a lot about the inadequacy of the makeup of the roster behind Rose.

We'll probably have to differ about Boozer; I buy into the whole Boozer as a bum-slayer way of thinking. I agree the Bulls win a lot of individual matchups against the Heat, and Wade's deterioration does a lot to level the playing field between the two teams.

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Philadelphia has offered its head coaching job to Spurs assistant Brett Brown and the sides are discussing contract, league sources tell Y!

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Is this good paper?

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/95679 ... es-sources

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So, to get around 5 years and 60 mildo, you must be good at times and ouchy. Not a bad gig if you can get it.

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Unlike myself, who is a stud at all times.

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Not a single Spur on that list, and yet they're always in the mix. The New York teams employ %25 of that list, and at least one (NYK) has never been in the mix for the past 14 years or so.

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Good God, that's a horrible name.

Why Rose Quarter instead of Rose Garden? It would make it very slightly less horrible.

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Looks like Lamar Odom is missing and needs to put down the crack pipe.


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This Bud's for you:

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Shocking!!!

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Hmmmm...kinda makes me wonder what substance he was on. It's not weed, because half the league smokes weed.

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5 or 82, won't matter anyway. The Knicks are still good for the semiregular, post-Ewing second round knockout.

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Got a point there, and if I remember him correctly he always looked stoned.

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speaking of walking 5 game suspensions.

I'd do that. Young, presumably open to being a supporting cast player, and he can score.

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Great move. Can't hurt and can help a lot.

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Good god, are these really their best options? Stephen A Smith? Doris Burke? WTF??

I still say a 3 man booth with the Van Gundy brothers would be great TV. ESPN should make that happen.

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Doris Burke needs to be not heard and definitely not seen

I thought I told you a while ago to stop saying shit like that about her. She is exquisite.

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To each their own but

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You make good points, but I think Hubie Brown is a good listen too for a color guy.

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I'd just like to see the 3-man booth with them, because I think the bickering would be off the charts, and make the broadcast that much entertaining. It could bring me back to the days of Bill Walton and Snapper Jones going at it during a 30 point blowout and still keeping me interested.

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