Chicago Bulls

81

after 1 preseason game, i'm sold on this team being a top 4 seed in the east.

lot of talent on the roster....don't sleep on the Bulls. not going to be easy, but it's possible.

The Juggler

81 wrote:

after 1 preseason game, i'm sold on this team being a top 4 seed in the east.
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you're sold on something after one preseason game?

but i'll give you top 4. maybe a notch or two behind the philadelphia 76ers.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

The Juggler wrote:

81 wrote:

after 1 preseason game, i'm sold on this team being a top 4 seed in the east.
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you're sold on something after one preseason game?

but i'll give you top 4. maybe a notch or two behind the philadelphia 76ers.

Bulls are not going anywhere without Rose..

.500 Team..
AT BEST!!!

polaris_x

i watched the last few mins of last night's game ... bulls almost couldn't get the ball in play at the end ...

the only thing this team has going for it is that they play in the eastern conference ...

81

The Juggler wrote:

81 wrote:

after 1 preseason game, i'm sold on this team being a top 4 seed in the east.
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you're sold on something after one preseason game?

but i'll give you top 4. maybe a notch or two behind the philadelphia 76ers.

starters are solid. even without D. Rose.
Kirk is an upgrade over Rose from a defensive standpoint
bench needs to gel, but they should be ok. Taj is solid. Butler needs to develop tho. Solid defender but needs to work on his offense. Mohammed looked decent enough. Not a fan of Nate Robinson, but i can deal with him until Rose makes it back.

outside of Indy, the division blows. no reason they can't win it, by leaning on a top 3 defense.

81

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

81 wrote:

after 1 preseason game, i'm sold on this team being a top 4 seed in the east.
.

you're sold on something after one preseason game?

but i'll give you top 4. maybe a notch or two behind the philadelphia 76ers.

Bulls are not going anywhere without Rose..

.500 Team..
AT BEST!!!

not going to lead the league in wins, but they will be solid. i'm gonna put the over/under on wins at 52

The Juggler

81 wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

you're sold on something after one preseason game?

but i'll give you top 4. maybe a notch or two behind the philadelphia 76ers.

Bulls are not going anywhere without Rose..

.500 Team..
AT BEST!!!

not going to lead the league in wins, but they will be solid. i'm gonna put the over/under on wins at 52

you are nuts. 52 would probably get them the 2 seed. give me the under on this all day long. they are not winning much more than 43 games without rose.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

81 wrote:

not going to lead the league in wins, but they will be solid. i'm gonna put the over/under on wins at 52

Ill take the under..
For whatever it is you want to wager....

The Juggler

vegas over under is 47.5


under all the way on that one. no doubt.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

The Juggler wrote:

vegas over under is 47.5


under all the way on that one. no doubt.

Snoozer and Noah are going to carry this team?

Im thinking more like 38 wins...

polaris_x

reports are that rose may miss the entire season ... if the bulls flounder out of the gate ... and they are not close to contending ... they should probably just sit him for the year and try to get a lottery pick ...

81

The Juggler wrote:

you are nuts. 52 would probably get them the 2 seed. give me the under on this all day long. they are not winning much more than 43 games without rose.

you have to go back to 2006 to find a 2 seed in teh east with 52 wins.

east is top heavy. lot of crap teams in the confrence and in the division.

a 3 seed isn't out of the question if they can hold off indy for the central. if not, a 4 seed would not shock me.

this team is not a 500 team in the east.

feel free to sleep on them.

81

polaris_x wrote:

reports are that rose may miss the entire season ... if the bulls flounder out of the gate ... and they are not close to contending ... they should probably just sit him for the year and try to get a lottery pick ...

where are these reports. everything i've seen has his recovery ahead of schedule.

polaris_x

81 wrote:

where are these reports. everything i've seen has his recovery ahead of schedule.

http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/nba/ ... his-season

81

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

vegas over under is 47.5


under all the way on that one. no doubt.

Snoozer and Noah are going to carry this team?

Im thinking more like 38 wins...

don't kid yourself, noah can score. he coudl average 15 points. he has good hands, unlike that turd that houston over paid.

81

polaris_x wrote:

81 wrote:

where are these reports. everything i've seen has his recovery ahead of schedule.

http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/nba/ ... his-season

that's interesting.

i still think they have enough to be a competitive team this year. i think the lotto is highly unlikely unless you trade some players or injuries happen.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

81 wrote:

polaris_x wrote:

81 wrote:

where are these reports. everything i've seen has his recovery ahead of schedule.

http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/nba/ ... his-season

that's interesting.

i still think they have enough to be a competitive team this year. i think the lotto is highly unlikely unless you trade some players or injuries happen.

Dump Carlos Snoozer...
Let Rose take the entire season off...
Lose 65 games...
Get a lottery Pick....
Come back strong the following year....

Nobody would complain....

The Juggler

81 wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

you are nuts. 52 would probably get them the 2 seed. give me the under on this all day long. they are not winning much more than 43 games without rose.

you have to go back to 2006 to find a 2 seed in teh east with 52 wins.

east is top heavy. lot of crap teams in the confrence and in the division.

a 3 seed isn't out of the question if they can hold off indy for the central. if not, a 4 seed would not shock me.

this team is not a 500 team in the east.

feel free to sleep on them.

would not surprise me if 52 got the 2 seed. in the east, its the heat (o/u at 60.5) and then everyone else for the most part. celtics o/u is 50.5, pacers are at 51.5 (which i think is high), and the sixers are at 47.5 (i have already taken the over ).

i think the nets and knicks will be a little bit better. if the sixers gel, i can see them winning around 50 games. pacers will be around that mark and so the celtics.

i just don't think the bulls have enough without rose. they are just mediocre to me now.

gentleman's wager on the 52 number???

Indifference71

polaris_x wrote:

81 wrote:

where are these reports. everything i've seen has his recovery ahead of schedule.

http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/nba/ ... his-season

Well of course it's a possibility. There's no way to predict what will happen with his rehab. As of now, they say he is ahead of schedule which is good news to me.

I see the Bulls with 45-46 wins.

polaris_x

81 wrote:

that's interesting.

i still think they have enough to be a competitive team this year. i think the lotto is highly unlikely unless you trade some players or injuries happen.

boozer, noah and deng all have injury histories ... not to say that they will get them again but your reliant on guys who are at best supporting players with a history of getting hurt ... bulls have thibs and a soft division which should keep them in it ... but unless you feel you got a great shot of dethroning miami in the east ... why risk him playing at anything less than 100%?