October 23, 200916 yr So who wants to throw their predictions for this NBA season out there, or just for the Bulls?
October 23, 200916 yr Shaq wears out physically and in the media with Cleveland by February. LeBron has to carry the team by himself into the playoffs again. Bulls win 38, somehow get the 8 seed.
October 23, 200916 yr Rose is out for a couple weeks and isnt' 100% until the end of december. Bulls miss the playoffs after an awful start.
October 23, 200916 yr Luol Deng has a solid season, making up for the loss of Ben Gordon and the Bulls finish around .500 to get in the playoffs.
October 23, 200916 yr I'll go for the whole thing. Tie-breaker b/w Toronto and Washington for the 8th spot. Atlantic; Boston* - 66-16 Philadelphia* - 50-32 Toronto - 43-39 New York - 32-50 New Jersey - 25-57 Central; Cleveland* - 65-17 Detroit* - 46-36 Chicago - 40-42 Indiana - 35-47 Milwaukee - 26-56 Southeast; Orlando* - 67-15 Atlanta* - 54-28 Miami* - 49-33 Washington - 43-39 Charlotte - 42-40 Southwest; San Antonio* - 58-24 Dallas* - 53-29 Houston* - 43-39 New Orleans - 42-40 Memphis - 20-62 Northwest; Portland* - 59-23 Denver* - 58-24 Utah* - 51-31 Oklahoma City - 39-43 Minnesota - 15-67 Pacific; LA Lakers* - 61-21 Phoenix* - 52-30 Golden State - 36-46 LA Clippers - 30-52 Sacramento - 16-66 MVP - Lebron James (CLE) Coach of the Year - Stan Van Gundy (should have won it last year instead of Mike Brown). Rookie of the Year - Blake Griffin (LAC) Most Improved Player - Ryan Anderson (ORL) 6th man of the year - Paul Millsap (UTH) 1st coach fired - Byron Scott (NOL) Biggest player traded suring season - Stephen Jackson (GLD) Championship - Magic over Lakers in 7 games.
October 23, 200916 yr QUOTE (DBAHO @ Oct 23, 2009 -> 02:31 AM) Championship - Magic over Lakers in 7 games. HOMER!!!!!
October 23, 200916 yr The Bulls are mediocre, yet again, but of course sneak into the back end of the playoffs behind the improved play of Rose. All off-season we hear about rumors of the Bulls and (iinsert big name FA here). In the end, Bosh signs with Miami and we're SOL and the merry-go-round continues.
October 23, 200916 yr QUOTE (DBAHO @ Oct 23, 2009 -> 02:31 AM) I'll go for the whole thing. Tie-breaker b/w Toronto and Washington for the 8th spot. I thought it was weird to see that many teams with winning records, but your records are extremely far from possible. Every division has a combined winning record. The entire league is 206 games over .500. Take several wins from every one and you are getting closer.
October 23, 200916 yr Strictly on the season, Bulls beat 38-44. Barely miss playoffs. Deng is dung. Salmons barely misses the all-star game, Rose makes all-star team, people call for VDN's head, and Bulls look to dump Tyrus at least at the break. BTW, Boozer will be the biggest name traded.
October 23, 200916 yr QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Oct 23, 2009 -> 05:54 PM) Strictly on the season, Bulls beat 38-44. Barely miss playoffs. Deng is dung. Salmons barely misses the all-star game, Rose makes all-star team, people call for VDN's head, and Bulls look to dump Tyrus at least at the break. I have a hard time thinking the Bulls will have 1-2 All-Stars and not make the playoffs in the East.
October 24, 200916 yr The Bulls are in NBA no man's land. Good enough to make the playoffs. Not good enough to win. Not bad enough to add impact players through the draft. Unless something crazy happens and Gar Foreman and Paxson can pull a Danny Ainge, they are pretty much screwed.
October 24, 200916 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 23, 2009 -> 08:34 PM) The Bulls are in NBA no man's land. Good enough to make the playoffs. Not good enough to win. Not bad enough to add impact players through the draft. Unless something crazy happens and Gar Foreman and Paxson can pull a Danny Ainge, they are pretty much screwed. That's an excellent comparison. Boston was just like the Bulls from about 1990 to 2004. Mediocre but still a playoff team.
October 24, 200916 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 23, 2009 -> 07:34 PM) The Bulls are in NBA no man's land. Good enough to make the playoffs. Not good enough to win. Not bad enough to add impact players through the draft. Unless something crazy happens and Gar Foreman and Paxson can pull a Danny Ainge, they are pretty much screwed. Isn't the upcoming free agent class supposed to be the Bulls chance for that? Isn't Derrick Rose supposed to become an impact player? I'm not saying the Bulls are set for the future, but there are opportunities for them and they just had the top pick in the draft a year ago.
October 24, 200916 yr QUOTE (danman31 @ Oct 23, 2009 -> 05:57 PM) Isn't the upcoming free agent class supposed to be the Bulls chance for that? Isn't Derrick Rose supposed to become an impact player? I'm not saying the Bulls are set for the future, but there are opportunities for them and they just had the top pick in the draft a year ago. If the Bulls cut Thomas loose next summer they can offer a max deal, assuming they don't trade anyone during this season. The issue is going to be...how much does Bosh want to leave Toronto? Or Wade leave Miami? Or can Amare ever stay healthy and decide to play defense? Or what do we do with Deng after signing Lebron (I can live with that problem). Anyway, yeah they can do it, but they have to be able to close the deal.
October 24, 200916 yr I'll throw in a bunch of Bulls predictions... -Bulls finish in the 38-42 win range and sneak into the playoffs. They promptly get blasted by Orlando or Boston. -Rose averages about 21-8, starts drawing more fouls, and starts showing SOME life on defense. -Noah becomes a dependable player up front, averaging roughly a double-double with close to 2 blocks per game. -Tyrus continues to be schizophrenic, looking like an unstoppable monster some nights and a career bench player on others. He ends up averaging about 13-7 and someone gives him 9 mil a year in the off-season (hopefully not the Bulls). -Deng averages 15-6 on about 46% shooting, solid but not enough to make a real difference or live up to his contract. -Much like a young Tyrus, Johnson will have flashes of stellar play but not be consistent and spend more time on the bench than many will like. -At least 3 above average players will be traded at the deadline, likely for 50 cents on the dollar in salary dumps. None of them will end up on the Bulls and that will aggravate their fans to no end. Edited October 24, 200916 yr by ZoomSlowik
October 24, 200916 yr QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 23, 2009 -> 08:27 PM) Trade me Thomas then Zoom. Ha, his steals and blocks have WAY more value in fantasy than they do in the real world.
October 24, 200916 yr QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 23, 2009 -> 06:27 PM) Trade me Thomas then Zoom. Frankly, the Bulls should really consider trying to move him this season if he does anything other than getting benched. The odds of them matching a RFA offer on him next summer aren't good.
October 24, 200916 yr QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Oct 23, 2009 -> 08:29 PM) Ha, his steals and blocks have WAY more value in fantasy than they do in the real world. Haha.. I'll be damned. You know.. most people here will learn to love his studliness.
October 24, 200916 yr QUOTE (SoxAce @ Oct 23, 2009 -> 09:13 PM) Haha.. I'll be damned. You know.. most people here will learn to love his studliness. Key part of my statement: he's a decent option in FANTASY sports. I don't have to worry about his basketball IQ or suspect basketball skills as long as he's racking up steals and blocks.
October 24, 200916 yr QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Oct 23, 2009 -> 09:19 PM) Key part of my statement: he's a decent option in FANTASY sports. I don't have to worry about his basketball IQ or suspect basketball skills as long as he's racking up steals and blocks. Whatever helps you sleep at night Joe. :D
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