I didn't see this thread up and am shocked Bucket hasn't done this yet.

Bulls Wins: 52

Bulls make it to the NBA Finals

Will Kobe be a Bull this season: Yes

Deng makes All-Star team.

Kobe Bryant wins NBA MVP.

No, I didn't drink any Nas Kool-Aid...well, maybe I had a shot.

53 wins

Lose in Eastern Conference Finals

Noah suspended by league for on-court freakout incident

Scott Skiles use of Propecia takes and by end of season he has a full head of hair

57 wins

First circus trip above .500 since the Jordan era (I think)

Kobe Bryant does NOT become a Bull

Deng signs an extension today, Gordon does not

Deng makes the all-star team, Gordon does not.

Bulls are bounced in the second round again despite the #1 seed by the Raptors.

I'm going with 54 wins, and a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals.

55 - 27 record and a loss to Boston in the Eastern Conference Finals (no Kobe).

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If they do get Kobe, I think it would before the trade deadline, but I'm not holding my breath.

54-28
Bulls get Kobe and a small forward in a 3 team deadline trade that involves Gordon, Deng, Tyrus & pick(s).
Roll through the east
Get smoked (5 games) by SA in the finals.

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Full NBA/Bulls predictions.

Bulls - 53-29, win Central Division

Noah averages 6 ppg, 6 rpg, 1 bpg in 24 mpg when healthy.

Bulls dont get Kobe this year.

Surprise player on the Bulls: Thablo

NBA

MVP - Kevin Garnett

DPOY - Marcus Camby

ROY - Kevin Durant

Surprise Team: Atlanta Hawks

Dissapointing Team: Orlando Magic

Spurs over Jazz in 6 in the Western Finals
Bulls over Celtics in 7 in the Eastern Finals

Spurs over Bulls in 6 in the NBA Finals.

Surprise Player: Rondo. I think he averages 7-8 apg this year while working on his all around game. Could potentially average something like 10 ppg, 10 apg, 6 rpg, 2 spg in a couple years.

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Bulls wins: 57
Bulls team MVP: Deng
Runner-up: Gordon
lose in Semi-finals
Aaron Gray is suprise player for the bulls.
Leaders
Rebound per game: Deng (over wallace)
rebound per minute: Noah
points per game: Gordon
points per minute: Gordon
Assists per game: Hinrich
assists per minute: Duhon
no kobe

Deng + Hinrich make all-star team + all defensive second team.
Nocioni will be in the running for 6th man but wont get it.

League MVP: KG
DPOY: shit idk, josh smith if he can get his boards up
suprise team: Grizzlies
team bust: Heat

edit: skiles gets coach of the year award.

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53 wins
2nd in the central
lose in eastern conf finals

49 wins...no Kobe

East Conf final loss to Toronto

53 Wins for the Bulls
Kobe stays with the Lakers, they miss the playoffs by two seeds
Season MVP Tim Duncan

Defeat the Pistons in the ECF
Spurs defeat the Rockets in thw WCF
Bulls defeat the Spurs for the title
Luol Deng Finals MVP

You all seem pretty optimistic about the bulls...Don't get me wrong I love them...but what has really changed since last year???

Ben Wallace can wear his headband now.

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You think adding Kobe is only good for 3 more wins? If they had Kobe they would have won that game last night

If you look at the numbers, they were a lot better than their record showed last year. They had the highest point differential in the Eastern Conference last year, which would have suggested that they were a 55 win team instead of a 49 win team. There haven't been any major changes, but they still were a pretty good team last year, and should see some minor improvements from their young guys.

Well no, of course not. What did happen though, is they were in a close game late that they failed to close out and win. With Kobe, chances are pretty good they would have won- he's an incredibly clutch player. You can argue they never would have got to that point, which it seems you are, but that's a different argument. Plus, you are oversimplifying but saying that it would be "Kobe and a bunch of benchers". Obviously they would still have some combination of Deng, Gordon, Hinrich, Nocioni, Wallace after the trade, it's not like they'd have Kobe and 11 busters

Yup. And that's been the story with this group for the last couple of years. Last year, they specialized in blowing leads of 17 points and sometimes more. I see nothing changing unless something changes.

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I said "some combination", meaning that yes, some of that group would be gone but also that some of it would remain. Was that not clear?

I'm not taking it personally, just enjoying some good banter

And of course you can't just change one variable, I understand that. But the Bulls have shown a lack of a go-to scorer at times in the clutch. Sure, Ben Gordon has hit some buzzer beaters but Kobe is clearly much better at creating his own shot. Kobe would certainly fill that need.

He was able to get the Lakers to the playoffs in the tougher Western conference, essentially by himself. Yes they have Odom but that's about it. Of course it's difficult to speculate based on who would be involved in the trade, but I could almost guarantee whoever was left on the Bulls team after the trade would be better than his supporting casts in LA