Predict the Rest of March for the EC Playoff Contenders
by tyger1147 on Mar 3, 2010 9:56 AM CST
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Because I'm bored and avoiding work.
The standings at the end of March, in my view:
#5 - Toronto 39-35 (going 8-7)
#6 - Milwaukee 39-35 (going 9-6)
#7 - Chicago 38-36 (going 7-7)
#8 -Charlotte 38-36 (going 10-6 - best of the group in March)
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#9 - Miami 36-39 (going 6-8)
By making two of the teams in the race better and themselves worse, Chicago has likely ensured that April will give us an exciting two weeks. Chicago plays Toronto, Milwaukee and Charlotte twice. Miami (with, you know, Dwyane Wade) plays Indiana, Philly twice, Minny, NJ, NY, Det. Wow. What do you think?
(I won't give a list of how I got my records because A) I likely contradicted myself anyway and B) it doesn't really matter because it's foolish to try to definitely predict every single game. Or something. Sort of.)
Games left:
Toronto: NYK, Philly, LAL, Sac, Golden St. ATL, Portland, OkCity, NJ, Utah, Minn, Denver, Miami, Char, LAC
Milwaukee: Wash, Wash, Cleve, Boston, Utah, Indy, LAC, Sac, Denver, ATL, Philly, Miami, Memphis, LAC, Cleve
Chicago: Memphis, Dallas, Utah, Miami, Memphis, Dallas, Cleveland, Philly, Houston, Miami, NJ, Det, Phx
Charlotte: Boston, LAL, Gold St., Miami, Philly, LAC, Orl, Indy, OkCity, ATL, Miami, Wash, Minn, Wash, Toronto, Pilly,
Miami: LAL, Atl, Char, LAC, Chi, Philly, San Anton, Orlando, Char, Nets, Chi, Mil, Tor, Det
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give me a schedule grid, or I refuse to participate.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Mar 3, 2010 10:44 AM CST reply actions
If I knew how...
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
or at least a list
I know Toronto has a pretty bad schedule coming up.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Mar 3, 2010 11:29 AM CST up reply actions
There's that.
Charlotte and Milwaukee have the easiest schedule, Miami definitely the hardest. But they have it easy in April.
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
Wait a second
How did we make Milwaukee better? I thought the consensus in here was that Salmons sucked and we couldn’t get rid of him fast enough.
They desperately needed a scorer.
He’s been their top scorer in 5 out of his 7 games with the team.
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
Ahh, so maybe he wasn't as bad you guys said he was.
Must have been the first time you guys were wrong about something.
by MrBungle on Mar 3, 2010 3:40 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
who are "you guys?"
Salmons played poorly at the start of the season and played better later on. I have no idea if Tyger was ripping Salmons or not. It doesn’t stand out to me
Chances are if you offer an opinion on something, you may be wrong. Big fucking deal. Its better than people who never offer an opinion or any insight, and only come in after the fact to chide people for being wrong. Those people are huge douches. Is that what you are? A huge douche? I’m starting to think so.
by Basketball Smurf on Mar 3, 2010 3:56 PM CST up reply actions
It's pretty obvious that "you guys" refers to the people who were ripping on Salmons here.
I guess if pointing this out makes me a douche then guilty as charged. And I defended Salmons much like I defended Rose earlier.
All you guys do in here is rip on VDN, Paxdorf, Kirk, Pargo, Funk and even Rose and I’m the douche? That’s pretty funny. Constructive criticism is one thing but most of you guys take it too far. The Bulls are performing beyond most people’s expectations but still most of the comments here are focused on how so and so sucks. If the Bulls are so flawed and so mismanaged then why not root for a different team? It would save you a lot of ansgt.
It's part of the whole aspect of "fandom"
to rip on players/coaches/Funk because fans care about the outlook of their team. Bulls fans have reasons to be pissed. For example, not spending on marquee (or keep quality players that we drafted) players and hiring coaches that should have never been considered because of the lack of experience. Most of us are from Chicago (or have some kind of connection) and that is why we root for the Chicago team. Quit ripping on us.
by LoveForTheGame on Mar 3, 2010 4:17 PM CST up reply actions
Well if you insist on ripping the Bulls then at least come up with some new material.
These VDN "Thrust’ , Kirk “Glueguy”, Neil Funk “Blind” jokes are so overused that they are now becoming cliches.
John Salmons sucks.
He’s better the Charlie Bell and Michael Redd’s blown knee ligaments. He still sucks.
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
No,
because he replaces Charlie Bell, who is basically Thabo Sefalosha, if Thabo was worse at offense.
Also, all his random infuriating isos don’t really hurt their offense because he still scores at a higher rate Isoing than the rest of the Bucks sharing the ball. :P
Go Rockets/Nets[CDR]/Bucks[Jennings]!
Before they traded for Salmons,
Jerry Stackhouse was getting minutes.
That’s just not a good situation. ..
Go Rockets/Nets[CDR]/Bucks[Jennings]!
you don't think hard enough.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Mar 3, 2010 12:44 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
That's the norm in Vinny's offensive
No thinking, just ATTACKing.
"Oh, y ahora ¿quién podrá defenderme?" "¡Yo!"
Did I mean to say offense or offensive scheme?
I’ll leave that up to you.
"Oh, y ahora ¿quién podrá defenderme?" "¡Yo!"
zing!
that’s the kind of new material you said we needed, and you delivered sir.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Mar 3, 2010 10:03 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
again, not thinking enough.
I’ll help you yet.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Mar 4, 2010 4:23 PM CST up reply actions
BTW, I'm sorry if it sounds like I'm picking on you.
I was just hoping for some cautious optimism around here.
You
Sound like one of the bulls fans settling for mediocrity……we r a .500 team at the moment …..ill keep bashing untill we better
I like to think of it as being realistic.
You are right, the Bulls are .500 team which means realistically they have no shot at winning the title, so why get so riled up over little moves that they make or don’t make? The Bulls’ plan has always been geared towards the Summer of 2010. Now if the Bulls strike out this summer then I will gladly join you in bashing them. But until then I’m not sure what purpose all this negativity serves.
Ur right
About making little moves. They dont really mean shit. I was just replying because u said u didnt know why everyone was so negative. But your just answered your question. the Bulls are .500 team which means realistically they have no shot at winning the title…its called realism. My negativity is towards players/ coaches / management that make this team a .500 team. If u want to look deep into it… what you say, what i say or anyone on this blog says isnt going to change the fact that the team is a .500 team! When i start to think about it …what is the point of having a blog?!?
What would you consider
striking out this summer? Not getting one of the top 3? What if they ended up with something like Mike Miller, Luis Scola and Chris Duhon with a resigned Brad Miller? That’s an extreme but I’m just trying to gauge what you consider as striking out.
Joakim on whether he ever tried tennis: "I played a little bit. If anybody on the Bulls wanted to play me, I would kick their ass."
I'd consider that not even actually getting in the game.
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
So would I
that’s why I asked.
Joakim on whether he ever tried tennis: "I played a little bit. If anybody on the Bulls wanted to play me, I would kick their ass."
I'm pretty sure the consensus
was that either he or Hinrich needed to be traded for expiring contracts in order to have enough room for a max FA. Other than that, I can’t recall any general theme that Salmons sucked.
Joakim on whether he ever tried tennis: "I played a little bit. If anybody on the Bulls wanted to play me, I would kick their ass."
He sucked at the beginning of the year
A 1-11 FG game and 1-12 a week later
"Oh, y ahora ¿quién podrá defenderme?" "¡Yo!"
Well at least with how well Salmons is playing for the Bucks
It’s nice to see that even though he’s not in a Bulls uniform anymore he’s still doing his best to help us not make the playoffs.
"Are you not entertained, Funk?!?"
by pocketwatch on Mar 4, 2010 1:45 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
We must avoid Atlanta
From the group of Atlanta, Orlando and Boston, Atlanta stands as the worst matchup for us right now. We would get smoked, i think we have a fair shot at Boston and maybe Orlando, but Atlanta is just too big, fast and strong for the bulls.
And don’t worry, i believe the bulls wont falll to the 8th seed, they are not THAT bad.
Without looking at the remaining schedule
I’m guessing the East finishes
1. Cleveland
2. Orlando
3. Atlanta
4. Boston
5. Chicago
6. Toronto
7. Milwaukee
8. Charlotte
Where Chicago and Toronto fall is really going to depend on health. If we can get Noah/Deng back and healthy, we will finish in 5th. If we don’t, we could sink out of the playoffs. Toronto has the same dilemna with Bosh. Milwaukee looks the healthiest right now to me, but their April schedule is loaded. Plus the John Salmons honeymoon has to wear off at some point.
by Basketball Smurf on Mar 3, 2010 12:34 PM CST reply actions
It didn't last season for the Bulls.
And the Bulls aren’t healthy.
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
yeah i saw the report of Noah being out 3 weeks after this
i was going by what Noah was saying. Still, I don’t think Milwaukee is going to be playing .700 ball from here on out. Salmons may still play well, but they are coming back to Earth.
by Basketball Smurf on Mar 3, 2010 12:48 PM CST up reply actions
It's fifteen games, and only for the rest of this month.
I think 9-6 is pretty possible in 15 games.
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
Miami is going to have a huge say in the way this shakes up
6 of their 14 games left in March against one of the other 4 teams?
Wow.
If they can win 4/6 of those then they’ve got to be odds-on to finish with a playoff spot, especially with the rest of their schedule in March.
Dear sir, you said you wouldn't predict anything. You've lost my trust!
"Oh, y ahora ¿quién podrá defenderme?" "¡Yo!"
Prediction?
PAIN!!!
Beasley spent the first two quarters like he was wandering through a forest.-Neil Funk
by SoulEater7 on Mar 3, 2010 1:34 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
For those who are too young.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1TxiVhrkZA
Beasley spent the first two quarters like he was wandering through a forest.-Neil Funk
Never has a song been quoted so much in a movie.
Eye of the tiger, Rock. Eye of the tiger.
"Oh, y ahora ¿quién podrá defenderme?" "¡Yo!"
I know this isn't the point of the post, but for easy reference
Hollinger’s playoff odds have Milwaukee and Miami finishing 43-29 and Toronto, Chicago, and Charlotte at 41-41. The Bulls have the worst shot at making the playoffs at 68.7% with Milwaukee at 91.6%.
We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.
Ronald Reagan
Im noy goin to predict nothing, im just goin to wait and see
by jamaica876 on Mar 3, 2010 2:34 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Thanks for the stimulating insight! And spelling!
"Oh, y ahora ¿quién podrá defenderme?" "¡Yo!"
by chapuforyou on Mar 3, 2010 4:53 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
If the Bulls are lucky, they may still be at .500 at the end of the month.
The Bulls will need Noah to come back healthy and on schedule if they are going to have a chance to even do that well. Their interior defense has been completely compromised by Noah’s injury and the trade of Tyrus. Rebounding at shot blocking were the Bulls greatest strengths before, now they’re actually weaknesses until Noah comes back. Hopefully they can steal a win or two over the next couple weeks.
Yeah, I think my post was right before it was announced Noah was out for 3 weeks.
I probably would have put the Bulls at 36-38 had I known.
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
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