The Bulls clinch a playoff spot!

[Jamfan]

Bobcats lose to the Thunder! The Bulls are heading back to the NBA playoffs!

 

[Newskoolbulls]

YES

 

[Newskoolbulls]

Congrats to Vinny, Paxson, Rose, BG, Kirk, John, Brad, Noah, TT etc.

Well deserved. Even if were outed in first round its still better than a late pick plus experience is key for Rose. Time to open some eyes boys.

 

[SouL EateR]

Newskoolbulls wrote:

Congrats to Vinny, Paxson, Rose, BG, Kirk, John, Brad, Noah, TT etc.

Well deserved. Even if were outed in first round its still better than a late pick plus experience is key for Rose. Time to open some eyes boys.

I love how TT is last on ur congrats..lol
But it feels great to be in the playoffs...:woohoo:

 

[Newskoolbulls]

SouL EateR wrote:

Newskoolbulls wrote:

Congrats to Vinny, Paxson, Rose, BG, Kirk, John, Brad, Noah, TT etc.

Well deserved. Even if were outed in first round its still better than a late pick plus experience is key for Rose. Time to open some eyes boys.

I love how TT is last on ur congrats..lol
But it feels great to be in the playoffs...:woohoo:

oh no that was just coincidence, hey i put Vinny first lol. You always come after me Vin lol.

 

[SouL EateR]

Lmao....good one

 

[dougthonus]

Nice to make it official.

Ironically, Vin, I was thinking of you when I cropped that avatar.

 

[Fred]

Yes!

I noticed that Thabo only played 13 minutes for the Thunder. Does anyone know why? Did he get hurt?

 

[Manic Devourer]

Fred wrote:

Yes!

I noticed that Thabo only played 13 minutes for the Thunder. Does anyone know why? Did he get hurt?

His afro was weighing him down.

 

[Diddy1122]

Newskoolbulls wrote:

Congrats to Vinny, Paxson, Rose, BG, Kirk, John, Brad, Noah, TT etc.

Well deserved. Even if were outed in first round its still better than a late pick plus experience is key for Rose. Time to open some eyes boys.

I second the congrats, but I have to say, the Bulls are clicking right now and other than Cleveland, are probably the hottest team going into the playoffs in the East. We have veterans on this team who have been here before and know how to get it done. If the Bulls can just ratchet up their D, which will be a tall task considering their wretched play on pick-n-rolls, which is bread n butter in the playoffs for most teams, I think they can challenge anyone in the East. I'm not going to call them a sleeper just yet, but I think if Boston or Orlando is not careful, we could steal a series from them.

 

[Newskoolbulls]

Fred wrote:

Yes!

I noticed that Thabo only played 13 minutes for the Thunder. Does anyone know why? Did he get hurt?

Livingston and Weaver have cut into his PT.

 

[??? ??????]

Diddy1122 wrote:

Newskoolbulls wrote:

Congrats to Vinny, Paxson, Rose, BG, Kirk, John, Brad, Noah, TT etc.

Well deserved. Even if were outed in first round its still better than a late pick plus experience is key for Rose. Time to open some eyes boys.

I second the congrats, but I have to say, the Bulls are clicking right now and other than Cleveland, are probably the hottest team going into the playoffs in the East. We have veterans on this team who have been here before and know how to get it done. If the Bulls can just ratchet up their D, which will be a tall task considering their wretched play on pick-n-rolls, which is bread n butter in the playoffs for most teams, I think they can challenge anyone in the East. I'm not going to call them a sleeper just yet, but I think if Boston or Orlando is not careful, we could steal a series from them.

Since the allstar break:

1. Cleveland Cavaliers - 24-4 (85.7%)
2. Orlando Magic - 20-8 (71.4%)
3. Boston Celtics - 17-8 (68%)
4. Chicago Bulls - 16-9 (64%)

We've been on a 52 win pace since the allstar break. This team should be really good next year if Rose makes the usual sophomore leap. It could be even more scary depending on the improvements of Tyrus and Noah. I think Kenny Smith was right when he said that while the 06-07 team was better, this current team has a brighter future.

 

[GD360]

What an awesome night for the BULLS!! and they never even hit the court. Bobcats, 76ers and the Heat lost!! Is there a chance the Bulls can swipe #5.... Who would have thought?? Well, I'm really happy we are in the playoffs this year, but it can get even better if for some reason Miami loses their last 3 games (NY, ATL, DET) and we win our last 3! =) That would be nuts!! Who would have thought 2 months ago, we would have a shot at the 5 spot. Ok, I'll stop daydreaming, but here's to the Bulls lead by D-Rose in 2009!!

Celebrate Bulls fans!!
G

 

[Diddy1122]

??? ?????? wrote:

Since the allstar break:

1. Cleveland Cavaliers - 24-4 (85.7%)
2. Orlando Magic - 20-8 (71.4%)
3. Boston Celtics - 17-8 (68%)
4. Chicago Bulls - 16-9 (64%)

We've been on a 52 win pace since the allstar break. This team should be really good next year if Rose makes the usual sophomore leap. It could be even more scary depending on the improvements of Tyrus and Noah. I think Kenny Smith was right when he said that while the 06-07 team was better, this current team has a brighter future.

Nice stat line, I wish I could say your name but I don't speak Russian. That's Russian, right?

Anyway, to further add to that the Bulls did not put together a 3-game win streak until March, and they have done it twice since then, including our current 3-game streak. People can say it was a soft schedule but all the teams we've played have played hard for the most part and made it a real challenge. Ever since the New Orleans victory this has been a completely different team, and Pax has done a great job of putting together a talented mix of young guys and solid vets while improving financial flexibility going forward into our now seemingly bright future.

 

[??? ??????]

Diddy1122 wrote:

??? ?????? wrote:

Since the allstar break:

1. Cleveland Cavaliers - 24-4 (85.7%)
2. Orlando Magic - 20-8 (71.4%)
3. Boston Celtics - 17-8 (68%)
4. Chicago Bulls - 16-9 (64%)

We've been on a 52 win pace since the allstar break. This team should be really good next year if Rose makes the usual sophomore leap. It could be even more scary depending on the improvements of Tyrus and Noah. I think Kenny Smith was right when he said that while the 06-07 team was better, this current team has a brighter future.

Nice stat line, I wish I could say your name but I don't speak Russian. That's Russian, right?

Anyway, to further add to that the Bulls did not put together a 3-game win streak until March, and they have done it twice since then, including our current 3-game streak. People can say it was a soft schedule but all the teams we've played have played hard for the most part and made it a real challenge. Ever since the New Orleans victory this has been a completely different team, and Pax has done a great job of putting together a talented mix of young guys and solid vets while improving financial flexibility going forward into our now seemingly bright future.

Yeah. It's just Rose Gordon written in Russian. The actual word for a rose, as in the flower, is ????, which transliterated would be rosa. But since Rose is a name and not referring to the object of a Rose, it just gets translated into ???. Another variation I could have used was ??? ? ????????, which is Rose with Gordon, but I think just the juxtaposition of their last names looks really neat ??? ??????.

And I agree. Great job by Paxson to put together this group. They're fun to watch, play hard, and Rose, Thomas, and Noah still have a lot of room to grow as players, which can make for some good internal improvements.

 

[cool007]

Congrats to everyone - Fans/Players/Coaches/GM/everyone in the organization.

I am so proud. It seems like it's been forever since we made the playoffs (although it's been only 1 year but feels like forever).

I just hope we move up and win the rest of the games and have winning record.

 

[??? ??????]

 

[Gene]

I was just looking over Miami and Philly's last few games. We have a shot at possibly passing both if we win out. The 6th spot is especially up for grabs.

 

[collisrost]

Fred wrote:

Yes!

I noticed that Thabo only played 13 minutes for the Thunder. Does anyone know why? Did he get hurt?

Apparently Thabo dislocated a finger. He should be okay soon.

 

[dynastyVI]

The #5 and #6 seeds are definitely in play. We are not done yet, although it is great to be in the postseason again.