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Teams that play defense will
Will be in the finals.
They get Noah back, and only then will they be able to compete with the Celtics and Heat. Their is no one that can stop D Rose if he plays like he did tonight. His will alone will catapult a team to win.
Teams that play defense will
No one could've stopped Rose today even if they tried. Dude knows his spots on the floor really well. And is the quickest guy on the floor anytime.
I wouldn't go that far. Let's not get into wild oscillations with these kind of predictions. It's middle of the season, they won a game vs the team with the best record, it is what it is. I don't see them in the Finals yet. There are a couple teams in the East that they have to go through, 3 actually, and that's going to be really tough.
Not yet. The Bulls still need a dependable SG. A guy that can score at least 15 points a game. Bogans is sticking jumpers now but it's not gonna last. He's our Matt Bonner
I will go that far, because the Bulls ARE that good. And that's because they need Noah to come back. Boozer alone, I hate to admit, is a for sure 15 and 10 guy. That's what the Bulls missed the last couple of years. Now they have that guy.
No one stops him ever. Not an issue. Same is true with a few players in the league. Rose wasn't the issue. It was Gibson, I-Sheet (whatever his name is), and of all people, Bogut's 3s that got us. It was also Manu's Me-for-all shooting and "I can win this for us" approach early on. He's struggling a bit but that's Manu.
It's almost never the stars that get you, but the role players. You don't factor those points in.
I tend to hate any team Boozer plays for...
...just something about him.
If you felt that way you should have posted it a few days ago. Just because they beat us doesn't mean they are giants. Did you think the Hornets were giants when they stomped a mudhole in us? They looked like it that night.
I am factoring the role players. They aren't that bad of a bunch.
I always considered the bulls up there. I haven't watched a lot of their games this year but tonight solidified how I feel about them.
The Hornets on the other hand aren't the Bulls. They got probably an equally if not less talented point guard compared to the Bulls. But that's it. The Bulls kick their ass in the bench department.
A big thing I love about Rose no matter how spectacular he plays his expression never changes. No mugging for the cameras, no need to beat his chest or scream and jersey pop. Just a business as usual at ude. He's like the Tim Duncan of point guards.
They are a very, very good team - tough road to the finals just like in the West for the contenders but they are surely as good with Noah as anyone out there, particularily since Boston is having injury issues.
Not a Boozer fan myself. Rose is cool though, Memphis State in the house! LOL
I will say they have a legitimate chance, but I wouldn't put them in the Finals just yet. Every team is subject to injuries and the playoffs are months away. Boston can recover. Miami is going to rip through everyone I fear.
Bulls have a good team, but they are in a ty division with 0 compe ion. If they were in the Southwest Division, they would struggle to be middle of the pack in the playoffs, if that. No hate, just fact.
That's why I don't mind the guy. Great player.
LOL proof positive:
"Statement made. Led by 42 points from Derrick Rose, the Bulls took down the NBA's best in Chicago."
We are always the best when we lose, but only have the best record when we win.
I noticed that too.
This Bulls team as it is...maybe would struggle. I can't really say because they've been damn good against the West this year....and that's with missing either Boozer or Noah in the lineup.
That team is damn good and only going to get better.
Why the bulls aren't trying harder to steal aaron afflalo or sign jr smith escapes me.
I think that it'd be a good final but I also feel that when they get they're full complement of players back, that DRose, for as good as he is, will actually see the ball less. In essence, it actually works in favor of the other team when he's not in full control. Some of their youth will be inclined to take bad shots and that's when the Spurs will get them. It's great when Keith Bogans is making 3's and our crack 3-point specialists are not. It's a good W for Chicago, I'm cool with the split. It's better than splitting with say...CLEVELAND.
I've been a big fan of Aaron Affalo since he came into the league. He would be a PERFECT fit. Reliable jumper, plays damn good defense (probably the only Nugget player who gives an effort
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