Why can't the Bulls be contenders?

[Glide2keva]

didn't win in LA...that was in the UC. but great article (yea just watch the punctuation errors).



either 6 or 7, but i think it's 6.

Thanks. I appreciate the feedback.

 

[JCM]

were contenders as of now. give us a real sg and were dangerous.

 

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[TopekaRoy]

I thought the article was a good read.

You mentioned that the Bulls lost a few games that they should have won. While that is true, it happens to all really good teams. What I find more impressive is that, many times, when they have beaten really good teams, one or more Bulls players were having an off night. Rose, Boozer and Deng all did pretty well against the Clippers (not a great team, I know, and Boozer was still a little off), but usually others on the team have stepped up to compensate for an off night from one of the "stars."

The Bulls did well without Boozer, they are doing well without Noah and they are still beating good teams without getting great performances out of everyone they do have. With Noah back and everyone playing well, I think they have as good a chance as anybody of winning it all.

In another thread, someone said that the Bulls already had too many losses to win 60 games this year. While it's unlikely - The Bulls would have to go 28-8 to hit that mark - I still think it might happen. The Bulls have a winning % of 0.708 right now. They would have to go 0.778 the rest of the season to hit 60. They are 0.852 at home with 14 home games left. That's on pace for 12-2. They would have to go 14-6 on the road from here on out to hit 60 wins. That's not an easy task, but with Noah back it's possible.

 

[Glide2keva]

I thought the article was a good read.

You mentioned that the Bulls lost a few games that they should have won. While that is true, it happens to all really good teams. What I find more impressive is that, many times, when they have beaten really good teams, one or more Bulls players were having an off night. Rose, Boozer and Deng all did pretty well against the Clippers (not a great team, I know, and Boozer was still a little off), but usually others on the team have stepped up to compensate for an off night from one of the "stars."

The Bulls did well without Boozer, they are doing well without Noah and they are still beating good teams without getting great performances out of everyone they do have. With Noah back and everyone playing well, I think they have as good a chance as anybody of winning it all.

In another thread, someone said that the Bulls already had too many losses to win 60 games this year. While it's unlikely - The Bulls would have to go 28-8 to hit that mark - I still think it might happen. The Bulls have a winning % of 0.708 right now. They would have to go 0.778 the rest of the season to hit 60. They are 0.852 at home with 14 home games left. That's on pace for 12-2. They would have to go 14-6 on the road from here on out to hit 60 wins. That's not an easy task, but with Noah back it's possible.

Thanks for the feedback.

I think they can get close to 60 this year. I think they'll settle around 50-53 or so, 55 max.

Think about that though. 55 wins up from 41 wins the past two seasons. That's enough to celebrate right there. That means there are good times ahead and we will finally be a top team for years to come.

 

[TopekaRoy]

I think they can get close to 60 this year. I think they'll settle around 50-53 or so, 55 max.

I'm going with 57 wins. I think that's what my preseason guess was, (before all the injuries) and it just "feels" right to me. The Bulls always seem to come on strong at the end of the regular season.

But I'm kind of a homer. I was one of the "nuts" that said the Bears would go 10-6 this year so what do I know?

 

[Glide2keva]

Yeah, you totally messed that one up. they only went 11-5. lol

 

[RamiTheBullsFan]

Exactly!!

The same reason you put the Packers ahead of the Bears all season. You ended up being right but I'm pretty sure all you were doing was finding cause to justify your homer pick. Just sayin'

 

[FQD1911]

The same reason you put the Packers ahead of the Bears all season. You ended up being right but I'm pretty sure all you were doing was finding cause to justify your homer pick. Just sayin'

i think it's bigger than that. like the Bears, Bulls have a lot of young talent...it was up to the coaching to mold & shape that talent into a East contending squad. no one would ever doubt the Bears' roster talent, the questions laid strictly on execution on both sides of the ball (and lack of injuries). w/ the Bulls, Rose & Noah would ensure the Bulls would be a playoff team...it just depended on how Boozer would mesh with both of them on the offensive & defensive sides of the ball.

although we haven't seen this team full-strength, this team is not far off from what i imagined (although i did not see this team coming together this early with the injury bug popping up). D-Rose is being D-Rose (did not see the MVP-caliber play this year tho), Booz is being Booz (20 & 10 consistently every night), and Noah being a defensive monster. Luol Deng has been the biggest surprise; i wanted his ass shipped up out of here, but now? he needs to stay with this team as long as Thibs is the coach. he has to be a top 10 defender in the NBA right now (look who's he's shut down: Iggy, Granger, Turk, the list goes on and on).

60 wins? possibly, but not likely. 55? yea i think that's about right. Eastern contenders? damn right.

 

[Dont You Noah]

d rose is nasty and no one can mess with him.

 

[Steve Breakfast Styleham]

The NBA has too many tattoos now.

I miss the good ole days.

 

[pinkizdead]

nba needs more tattoed white guys with spikey hair. some1 clone the birdman, but eh, splice some talent into the genes.