The Chicago Bulls Thread

[MHSL82]

As explained in the Team-by-Team Thread, I am planning on making a thread every three days for a different team. The first few posts will be questions, requests for predictions, etc. There will be a poll unless I don't feel like making one. Some teams are less interesting than others.

Please participate in posting articles, predictions, etc.

So Far:

The San Antonio Spurs Thread - Defending NBA Champions.

The Miami Heat Thread - NBA Finals Runnerup.

The Oklahoma City Thunder Thread - Lost to the Champions.

The Indiana Pacers Thread - Lost to Finals Runnerup.

The Portland Trailblazers Thread - Lost to the Champions.

The Brooklyn Nets Thread - Lost to the Finals Runnerup.

The Los Angeles Clippers Thread - Lost to the Western Conference Runnerup.

The Washington Wizards Thread - Lost to the Eastern Conference Runnerup.

The Dallas Mavericks Thread - Lost to the Champions.

The Charlotte Hornets Thread - Lost to the Finals Runnerup.

The Memphis Grizzlies Thread - Lost to the Western Conference Runnerup.

The Atlanta Hawks Thread - Lost to the Eastern Conference Runnerup.

The Houston Rockets Thread - Lost to the Runnerup to the Western Conference Runnerup.

The Toronto Raptors Thread - Lost to the Runnerup to the Eastern Conference Runnerup.

The Golden State Warriors Thread - Last Playoff Team from the Winning Conference.

The Chicago Bulls Thread - Last Playoff Team from the Runnerup Conference.

 

[logic]

Solid Team.
Will play solid D.
Need to show they can stay healthy.
Still have Cavs beating them (if they stay healthy).

 

[trojanfan12]

I have them losing to the Spurs in the finals assuming they stay healthy. I think the Bulls playoff experience, which got even deeper with the addition of Pau, will be the difference this season and get them past the Cavs.


Next season, not so much.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

If they stay healthy and Rose is 80% of what he was in his MVP season I can see them winning the East with ease.

 

[purguy12]

I got Bulls going to the Finals or the Eastern Conference championship.

 

[Sportsguy9695]

If Rose stays healthy I see the Bulls in the playoffs. possibly making it all the way to the eastern conference finals

 

[HurricaneDij39]

Overrated, and I like near Chicago...

I think they're given the benefit of Jordan's legacy a lot in the national media. Their championship hopes too much hinge on the health of Derrick Rose. When he's healthy, they're elite. When he's not, they're a middle-of-the-pack Playoff team. So which is it? I'll believe he's fully healthy when I see it in regular season action. I just don't trust Thibs to manage minutes...

#3 seed in the East.

 

[anotheridiot]

Thibbs coaches like a high school coach, keep the foot on the pedal in the fourth quarter when the team is up by 20 with the starters in. Its time to make that adjustment.

I feel the bulls will end up mis managing rose like the heat mismanaged wade last year. I hope there are enough offensive bigs now that Noah will not have any plays run for him and just concentrates on rebounds and put backs when he is in the game.

Now that Anthony Davis is pretty much gonna be the best big man in the east, noah needs to forget about that and just get to work on the boards.

 

[Mecca]

Thibbs coaches like a high school coach, keep the foot on the pedal in the fourth quarter when the team is up by 20 with the starters in. Its time to make that adjustment.

I feel the bulls will end up mis managing rose like the heat mismanaged wade last year. I hope there are enough offensive bigs now that Noah will not have any plays run for him and just concentrates on rebounds and put backs when he is in the game.

Now that Anthony Davis is pretty much gonna be the best big man in the east, noah needs to forget about that and just get to work on the boards.

I think someone needs to save Rose from himself and tell him to stay home for this tournament.

As far as bigs, I think you have enough.

Pau, Taj and Noah will be formidable and should all get big minutes.

The Bulls will go as far as Rose's knees take them.

As long as Mirotic and McBuckets trigger fingers are as good as advertised, they should make the ECF.

PS. Anthony Davis plays in the West.

* technically *

 

[Arizona_Sting]

Even without Rose this team will challenge Cleveland in the East. With him, I think they're the better team by a wide margin.

 

[HurricaneDij39]

Overrated, and I like near Chicago...

I think they're given the benefit of Jordan's legacy a lot in the national media. Their championship hopes too much hinge on the health of Derrick Rose. When he's healthy, they're elite. When he's not, they're a middle-of-the-pack Playoff team. So which is it? I'll believe he's fully healthy when I see it in regular season action. I just don't trust Thibs to manage minutes...

#3 seed in the East.

*live

Fuck, why do I get in such a hurry when I post???

 

[MHSL82]

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