They just said surgery isn't required on 670AM. Listed week-to-week.Dumb if he does so. He should get surgery, be out for the months, and come back strong.
Then again, he'll probably be rusty when it comes back.
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Unless the Heat lose Bosh or Wade the bulls have no shot now
Unless the Heat lose Bosh or Wade the bulls have no shot now
Non shooting hand!
That's not too bad then. Unfortunately, the Bulls already had a slim shot of beating the Heat, and with all these injuries, they're probably fucked.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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lol, like MVP Deng is actually mortal.
MorisUkunRasik
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Already dead.
I'm usually the Debbie Downer Bulls fan, but I still feel pretty good about our chances. If I had a prediction right now (assuming everyone is full strength during playoffs), I'd say we lose in 7.
So, we still lose? lol
Yep, but probably 60% we lose, 40% we win.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Bulls can easily beat the Heat this year. Heat are a freakishly hot and cold team. The Bulls caught them when LeBron couldn't miss and the Mavs got LeBron when he couldn't make a jumper. They could easily lose as well though, but they're on the same level of team especially if Rose can shoot in the playoffs this year.
Hence my 60/40 prediction. Boozer wasn't healthy last year and we have an actual SG now.
iamshadowlark
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Easily my ass. Bulls are still very offensively challenged, even worse then us at times.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Not to mention that Wade injured Asik midway through the series when Asik was dominating.
Don't count on Boozer being healthy for the playoffs though.
Boozer is now arguably the second best power forward in the East (Horford injured, Amar'e is playing terrible, and Josh Smith doesn't count).
Although, Wade is known for being a dirty asshole.
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dont worry bulls fans , OKC got the title this year.
True, but all this year, when Rip has played, they've looked great. I don't know if you've seen all those games, considering most of them weren't on national TV.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2012.html
Bulls currently #1 in ORating and #2 in DRating. They were 8th in ORating last year.
EDIT: More on the Deng Injury:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...rn-ligament-in-wrist-20120124,0,6697379.story
we all know Melo BEAST MVP gonna chip this year
Unless the Heat lose Bosh or Wade the bulls have no shot now
It's not a season ending injury. In fact, it may be a blessing for Deng. He was top 3 in the NBA in minutes played and the Bulls, as of a day or two ago anyway, had played more games than anyone in the league. This could help Deng's legs come playoff time.
iamshadowlark
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RIP is exactly what that team needed. Don't get me wrong it'll be a hell of a series, and could go either way.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Hollinger title odds:
1. Bulls-27.4%
2. 76ers-16.4%
3. Heat-14.9%
4. Thunder-9.9%
5. Hawks-8.8%
6. Mavericks-5.0%
7. Grizzlies-3.8%
8. Nuggets-2.7%
9. Lakers-2.1%
10. Blazers-2.1%
Thad Young more likely to lead a team to a title than LeBron this year apparently, poor LeBron.
1. Bulls-27.4%
2. 76ers-16.4%
3. Heat-14.9%
4. Thunder-9.9%
5. Hawks-8.8%
6. Mavericks-5.0%
7. Grizzlies-3.8%
8. Nuggets-2.7%
9. Lakers-2.1%
10. Blazers-2.1%
Thad Young more likely to lead a team to a title than LeBron this year apparently, poor LeBron.
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They tapped Wittman to replace Flip. That is not something to be happy.
iamshadowlark
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Dwight. Well idk because the Magic are terrible sometimes. And KD does have the best record so...
Didn't the heat just beat the sixers by like 20, without Wade.
Don't try to make sense of Hollinger.
iamshadowlark
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damnit mest you stole my line.
apart from houston, who says yes?
and houston gives up too many players anyway, would you have a team left?
Really? I'm usually last and end up having to edit my posts.
You expect his stats would be sophisticated enough to take care of match-up and actual team strengths in the playoffs, in a 7-game series?
He likely just added up the PER of all players and call it a ranking.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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The projections are mostly based on point differential and the 2012 76ers are basically the best team ever at blowing out bad teams.
Which is an even worse matrix for determining the eventual champion.
If OKC finishes with the best record in the West he has a good shot.
If they finish with the best record in the league? It's a lock. Doesn't even matter that his numbers are down a bit, it's his "turn." That's how the MVP race works.
It is?
I think it usually goes to the best player on the best team (team with the best record).
Not "turns".
In the NBA, if you wait for your "turn" you could be waiting a long time.
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Bulls with Rip remind me a lot of the Pistons but with Derrick Rose instead Chauncy. The most important he brings is ball movement. I never realized how high his Baskeball IQ is. Damn I love good ball movement
For the most part you're right, but there aren't any other obvious choices this year. Rose won't win back-to-back, Lakers are down, Magic are mediocre... The best threat is probably Bron if Wade continues to have injury problems and they have the best record in the East or overall.
I honestly don't care about the award, although it helps the franchise's perception. It's a better honor to have three all-stars anyways.
How do you explain Nash's second MVP then? Or Kobe's for that matter.
USUALLY
Sometimes players have such statistically fantastic and genuinely important numbers on a team, that they'll get it anyway.
Anyway, I disagree. The MVP is voted by sportswriters. The voting is just kinda like the voting for the Academy awards, a lot of it comes down to how the voters collectively feel who should finally win it. There's simply no reason for Malone to win the MVP when Jordan was playing. His team was never the best team in the league and some would even argue he wasn't even the best player on his team.
Bulls with Rip remind me a lot of the Pistons but with Derrick Rose instead Chauncy. The most important he brings is ball movement. I never realized how high his Baskeball IQ is. Damn I love good ball movement
We're a true team, but I really don't think our collective talent is as high as that team.
Bestbrook is the better player now and he's the reason the team is winning. Did you not get the memo from the media?
Oh shit. You lit the DY Signal!
MorisUkunRasik
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Hide the white women!
You know what's awesome is, he sucks at shooting around the rim too... he has like the lowest percentage there in the league for a guy playing starter minutes, at least that's what I recall.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Bogut is shooting 20% from the field this year on jumphooks and other close shots and yet is taking nearly six of them per game :/
At least he's shooting 81% at the rim.
At least he's shooting 81% at the rim.
Check his spleen!
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