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[scottiepippen1994]

The word mentally Special person is offensive as there may be familys with mentally handicapped kin folk that read this forum.
Or mentally handicapped people themselves may also read.
Those unsensitive words are offensive and there could be a gang of bandits in wheelchairs right outside your door right now ready to roll over your ass.
I'm concerned about your safety.
Shame on you.
Your going to hell for making fun of retards.

 

[FirstTimer]

The word mentally Special person is offensive as there may be familys with mentally handicapped kin folk that read this forum.

Not a single **** is given.

 

[scottiepippen1994]

Not a single **** is given.

 

[DewsSox79]

regular season. when the playoff bell rings is when it actually matters. end of story


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[Bear06]

regular season. when the playoff bell rings is when it actually matters. end of story


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Go back to baseball buddy!

 

[Bear06]

You're setting yourself up to have this thread bumped in the playoffs SP94. The regular season is too early to talk when 90% of the league yawns their way through the regular season.

Go back to watching Cubs baseball buddy!

 

[zack54attack]

While this is true. This is a budding rivalry, you HAVE to be happy about beating the heat. Athletically they are the #1 team in the NBA. We beat them when Rose's production was 2 points, and we beat them when he sat out with John Lucas.

I see no problem with the excitement. If you don't get excited over big regular season game wins, why even play them/watch them?

Never said I wasn't excited lol. I'm saying I'm not getting my hopes up when I saw what happened to us last season.

 

[DewsSox79]

Go back to baseball buddy!

thats a good one.

I dont need to be a die hard NBA fan to realize that the only time is matters is the playoffs. Heads up records in the regular season are meaningless. The only thing you can get out of it is that the bulls can hang with the heat. I wouldnt puff that chest out over regular season heads up records. Il repeat, you dont have to be an NBA die hard....this is common sense with all sports. The end.

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

LOL.


I'm a Bulls fan...but we swept the Heat last season, and look what happened in the playoffs.

this does support the idea that the bulls can have some issues in the playoffs(because they only have one player that can consistently score on offense and create(3 point shooting hasnt been much of a problem..though the bulls could stand to add another threat...or have someone on the team add some 3 point shooting....considering the bulls are 18th or 19th in 3 point attempts...which would help spread the offense..but i digress)

the heat have 3...which is advantageous when the stakes are up in the playoffs(for different reasons)

though the counterpoint that alot of people skim over when comparing miami heat-bulls last year and now is that this bulls team is,imo, more well-rounded because they have a player at every position that nearly averages double digits..and on top of this they have a solid bench

actually that wasnt my main counterpoint..but a subpoint..my MAIN counterpoint is that the heat last year were not as good in the regular season as they were in the playoffs partly because that team was coming together...people assume you throw talent on the floor and it works like a well-oiled machine from day one(if you have a good PG and/or a good coach that may be true but the heat have neither..lebron doesnt really count)..

so the heat dropped a couple to the bulls partly because of that..by the time the playoffs came around..they had enough experience together to where the communication,sync,game plan was much more organized and figured out...and it showed

now, there isnt that excuse, nor is there the excuse of injuries(never been that excuse either)

i'm not arguing that miami cant or wont beat chicago in the playoffs...but i'm arguing that last year, while similar, has some key differences compared to this year

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

LOL.


I'm a Bulls fan...but we swept the Heat last season, and look what happened in the playoffs.

oh and to clarify..i believe the bulls sweeping the heat and losing to them in the playoffs is the first time a team has swept another team in the regular season and lost to them in a playoffs series

i could be wrong though

 

[Glide2keva]

oh and to clarify..i believe the bulls sweeping to the heat and losing to them in the playoffs is the first time a team has swept another team in the regular season and lost to them in a playoffs series

i could be wrong though

It was.

What grinds my gears is that people act like Miami is just going to walk over the Bulls and they won't have anything to say about it. I mean, if that's the case, why bother watching or paying attention? It makes no sense.

If you don't think the Bulls can win the series, then just pack it in.

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

regular season. when the playoff bell rings is when it actually matters. end of story


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dis be true...though you gotta succeed in the regular season to get to the playoffs and get advantageous seeding....a win against miami last night,while not substantial, does give the bulls more edge on seeding

plus, as rush said, whats the point of playing/watching regular season game if they dont have some principle meaning, or create some excitement?

 

[nwfisch]

I don't think anyone here has said

HERP DERP! BULLS WINZ WITHOUTZ DERRICK ROSEZ!!


GIVE US DERZ RINGZ NAO!

 

[Scoot26]

oh and to clarify..i believe the bulls sweeping the heat and losing to them in the playoffs is the first time a team has swept another team in the regular season and lost to them in a playoffs series

i could be wrong though

It was that I know of.

 

[Scoot26]

dis be true...though you gotta succeed in the regular season to get to the playoffs and get advantageous seeding....a win against miami last night,while not substantial, does give the bulls more edge on seeding

plus, as rush said, whats the point of playing/watching regular season game if they dont have some principle meaning, or create some excitement?

Yeah, but the #1 seed in the league has had less and less meaning over time. It would seem being a top 4 seed is all that it takes.

Since Jordan retired, the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference has made the Finals a grand total of 4 times, winning only once (2008 Celtics). The Lakers stood in the way the other times during their three peat from 2000-2002.

But going back...
2010-11: #2) Miami vs #3) Dallas
2009-10: #4) Boston vs #1) LA Lakers
2008-09: #3) Orlando vs #1) LA Lakers
2007-08: #1) Boston vs #1) LA Lakers
2006-07: #2 Cleveland vs #3) San Antonio
2005-06: #2) Miami vs #4) Dallas
2004-05: #2 Detroit vs #2) San Antonio
2003-04: #3) Detroit vs #2) LA Lakers
2002-03: #2 New Jersey vs #1) San Antonio
2001-02: #1) New Jersey vs #3) LA Lakers
2000-01: #1) Philadelphia vs #2) LA Lakers
1999-00: #1) Indiana vs #1) LA Lakers
1998-99: #8) New York vs #1) San Antonio

 

[ZAN]

This thread is as worthless as a bag of dicks is to Whoopie Goldberg.

Who gives a **** what FirstTimer thinks?

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

Yeah, but the #1 seed in the league has had less and less meaning over time. It would seem being a top 4 seed is all that it takes.

Since Jordan retired, the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference has made the Finals a grand total of 4 times, winning only once (2008 Celtics). The Lakers stood in the way the other times during their three peat from 2000-2002.

But going back...
2010-11: #2) Miami vs #3) Dallas
2009-10: #4) Boston vs #1) LA Lakers
2008-09: #3) Orlando vs #1) LA Lakers
2007-08: #1) Boston vs #1) LA Lakers
2006-07: #2 Cleveland vs #3) San Antonio
2005-06: #2) Miami vs #4) Dallas
2004-05: #2 Detroit vs #2) San Antonio
2003-04: #3) Detroit vs #2) LA Lakers
2002-03: #2 New Jersey vs #1) San Antonio
2001-02: #1) New Jersey vs #3) LA Lakers
2000-01: #1) Philadelphia vs #2) LA Lakers
1999-00: #1) Indiana vs #1) LA Lakers
1998-99: #8) New York vs #1) San Antonio

very good point, though in theory, you want to have the top seed...

that or have the easiest road...though it's hard to exactly figure out that option until the end of the season

i dont know about putting the amount of championships won as part of arguing against the #1 seed....considering the post-jordan era has been dominated by the spurs-lakers

 

[Scoot26]

very good point, though in theory, you want to have the top seed...

that or have the easiest road...though it's hard to exactly figure out that option until the end of the season

i dont know about putting the amount of championships won as part of arguing against the #1 seed....considering the post-jordan era has been dominated by the spurs-lakers

Well yeah, and those teams are considered dynasties but because of injuries or just laziness, they didnt take #1 seeds in those years.

The Bulls were the #1 seed every year they won except in 93. Their opponent was the #1 seed every year except the year they played the Lakers.

Detroit was #1 seed both years they won, LA spent the entire 1980's as the #1 seed (Except 80-81 season). Boston was pretty much #1 seed every year as well save for 83 and 89. They went to the Finals 5 times, coming out with 3 titles, while losing to LA, another #1 seed, twice.

But I also see things different in that era. Those Celtics and Lakers teams were absolutely stacked. The salary cap isnt like it was now, salaries weren't out of control for bench players like they are now, and the Celtics and Lakers were able to rip so many other teams off by acquiring their draft picks, which would magically turn into #1 picks (Thats how the Lakers got Magic and Worthy while already have Kareem and making the playoffs every year. And thats how the Celtics got McHale and Parish).

Today I think its a bit harder to establish a dynasty because guys want to get paid, therefore teams have to be good at finding capable role players to fit a system like San Antonio has always been able to do. They also luck out in finding stars late in the draft such as Parker and Ginobili were.

Dallas won the title last year, but due to salary cap restrictions and guys wanting their worth they moved onto other teams, Dallas found poor replacements for all of them.

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

Well yeah, and those teams are considered dynasties but because of injuries or just laziness, they didnt take #1 seeds in those years.

The Bulls were the #1 seed every year they won except in 93. Their opponent was the #1 seed every year except the year they played the Lakers.

Detroit was #1 seed both years they won, LA spent the entire 1980's as the #1 seed (Except 80-81 season). Boston was pretty much #1 seed every year as well save for 83 and 89. They went to the Finals 5 times, coming out with 3 titles, while losing to LA, another #1 seed, twice.

But I also see things different in that era. Those Celtics and Lakers teams were absolutely stacked. The salary cap isnt like it was now, salaries weren't out of control for bench players like they are now, and the Celtics and Lakers were able to rip so many other teams off by acquiring their draft picks, which would magically turn into #1 picks (Thats how the Lakers got Magic and Worthy while already have Kareem and making the playoffs every year. And thats how the Celtics got McHale and Parish).

Today I think its a bit harder to establish a dynasty because guys want to get paid, therefore teams have to be good at finding capable role players to fit a system like San Antonio has always been able to do. They also luck out in finding stars late in the draft such as Parker and Ginobili were.

Dallas won the title last year, but due to salary cap restrictions and guys wanting their worth they moved onto other teams, Dallas found poor replacements for all of them.

agree

 

[thechosenone]

HCA is always a great advantage. A good team can beat you in your court but you can beat them in their court too. And when a 7th game is needed you know that the atmosphere in the stadium will give all the momentum in the home team. Does anyone remember when was it the last time a team won the championship on the road in the last game of the series?