Comments on: Have you seen the standings lately?

By: Etta

Etta — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 18:22:20 +0000

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By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:15:38 +0000

I dont know why I failed to realize this point earlier, but having the 1st seed for the Bulls will be a huge help come playoffs, simply because of home court advantage. Bulls are 30-4 at home, 18-14 away….so clearly Bulls have a psychological boost when playing at home. Sure, it would be great if Bulls can play great on the road (like other elite teams), but this huge advantage at home is common for such a young and highly talented team.

Hopefully we win the next two games, because if Boston slips one more time, I would not be suprised if Rivers takes the last two weeks easy and coasts for that 2nd seed.

By: Luvabull

Luvabull — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:56:35 +0000

Agree with Jeremy. The Celts, Heat and the Magic are all going to be tough matchups in the playoffs. Anyone who looks at what the Heat have done (or failed to have done) in the regular season is kidding themselves that the Heat won’t be ready come playoff time. The Heat is the real dangerous team, cause even if only one of their big three gets on a roll, they’ll be very tough to beat.

But I certainly didn’t think at the start of the season or even at the all-star break that the #1 seed is entirely possible. I was looking for a 50 plus wins and a 4th seed as a high mark for this season so it’s absolutely wonderful to be contending for 1st with only 17 games left.

Don’t take the Nets lightly though. The Bulls have two games against the Nets and those are trap games. Don’t know why but for some reason the Nets have had the Bulls number even when the Nets are/were bad. I actually expected the Nets to compete for the 8th seed at the start of the season so they have underperformed. However, the trade for Deron Williams seems to have breathed a new life into Brooke Lopez and the entire team. They are playing much better. I am going to get my chance to see the Bulls play the Nets on Thursday. And I’ll be rooting loudly for the Bulls to pull off a road win in NJ.

By: inkybreath

inkybreath — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:15:27 +0000

This team has good interchangeable parts. I have watched a lot of the games with the opposing team’s audio feed and they are always praising the Bulls depth. It will be interesting to see what Thibs does as the season winds down, but I don’t expect him to let off much until the very end.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:35:04 +0000

Boston, Miami, Orlando are all going to be tough matchups. The Bulls are having an amazing season but none of it matters til the postseason

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By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:51:31 +0000

Jeremy, In terms of slowing down for the playoffs, I would have to disagree. Having the first seed is crucial…It seems likely that Miami will stay at third, and assuming the top 3 move into the second round, the 2-3 matchup will be alot tougher than the 1-4 (4 being likely orlando, maybe knicks, and even less likely the hawks).

Besides, if we do be hard nose basketball until playoff time, that means we either clinch the 1st seed, or we have celtics work their tail off for it. They are a bunch of old vets that although talented, have alot of wear on their knees. That paired with their problems at the 5 position, they wont be as scary in the playoffs.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:18:05 +0000

I’d love it if the bulls got the 1 seed in the east but I’m hesitant to want them to “go all out every night” in these waning weeks of the season. The post season is going to be a long and difficult battle, and i’d like them to save a little energy for going all out and then some during that 1-2 month period. Of course the counter to this argument is that you don’t want the team to stop playing at high intensity, because come playoff time you want them to keep on rolling rather than having to find that level of play again. Either way thibs is the coach and these guys are going to go hard no matter what, so moot point i guess

By: Inception

Inception — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:10:15 +0000

i hope they’ll have enough in the tank come playoff time, but trying to acquire the #1 seed will be worth it….the possibility of playing the pacers is way better than the sixers or even knicks (if they fall to #7)…magic in the 2nd round would still be tough, but it’s better than playing MIA.

it’s going to be an interesting stretch run….