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3.7%
Higher than this time last year, yet I want to say the national media gave the Bulls at least a 25% chance to beat the Heat going into the playoffs last season.
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If we can get it done with 1.7%
3.7% is more than enough
by Rose1 on Jan 17, 2012 3:24 PM CST reply actions 10 recs
Ironically this vote could be Miami's vote
since they can’t vote for their own
by JustAnotherFan on Jan 18, 2012 8:59 AM CST up reply actions
nah, its the bobcats vote
MJ is secretly rooting for us :)
A couple interesting things here...
The one GM that things the Bulls will the East also thinks the Bulls will win the Championship. This one GM is likely GarPax.
Amazingly, there is consensus on most of the Predictions section.
No love for JoNo.
Mirotic also not mentioned.
How is Luol Deng NOT considered for best perimeter defender?
I love how the team with the best defensive player isn’t even a top 6 defense overall.
How Thibs is not a top 4 coach is mind boggling. At least he gets defensive props.
IMO, only Kobe and Durant are better at creating his own shot than Rose. And it’s not really that close.
I find it funny that Rose is the consensus best PG, but not even a top 7 passer.
LeBron James. Finisher. Oxymoron.
Chris Paul is the best leader in the NBA. Then why did he quit on his team? Twice? In two years? That does NOT equal a Leader in my eyes. It’s either Rose or Kobe for that honor.
"Which player would you want taking the shot with the game on the line?"
Kobe? Really? Over Dirk, Melo, Durant, and several other clutch performers who have hit more game winners than Kobe has.
Kobe is below average in clutch situtions in the final 5 minutes of the game
Some might say he is bad
by Trey23 on Jan 18, 2012 2:45 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I think anybody that says he's bad in clutch spots in crazy.
There’s nobody in the game, right now, I’d rather have with the ball in the final seconds. Yeah, he takes a lot of bad shots, but he’s second best tough shot maker I’ve ever seen.
by dakoose on Jan 18, 2012 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
dude, he sucks in the clutch
and im not hating but its been like that since he blew the finals against boston, and when he won it the last time his only clutch plays were his rebounds. this whole “coby is a closer” myth is all just a fabrication of TNT tying to tie in that wack ass show with Kyvra Sedgwick. coby is better than most in the clutch, but id rather give the ball to d fisher anyday of the week
The only thing fabricated is the way you spell Kobe.
There is no way he sucks in the clutch. And then after claiming he sucks in the clutch, you come out with…..
coby is better than most in the clutch
Which one is it? He’s definitely not the greatest clutch performer of all time, and he’s failed plenty of times trying to win games, but I’d take him over anyone in the game right now.
The thing with Kobe
and I’ve seen it lot of times…he tries to be the hero in the last seconds. He tries to do just too much. You can double team Kobe in the last 5 seconds of the game because you know HE’S NOT GONNA PASS THE BALL.
I won’t say he sucks in the clutch: but I’ll rather have a 7-footer who feels comfortable shooting in one leg, can get to the basket if necessary and can find the man open under the hoop when he’s being doubled. And then I’ll pick KD.
Derrick+Joakim+Booz > Ray-Ray, The Wheelchair guy, that stupid martian and the punk who only messes with 6 foot foreign point guards and 3 point shooting centers
by poker_punker on Jan 18, 2012 4:48 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Ding ding ding
For example, look at the last second shot he took against the Bulls. There were four guys around him when he put up that shot (which ultimately got blocked). The Bulls were able to get away with doing that, because everybody in the building knew Kobe wasn’t passing the ball.
Pat Riley is the devil.
Yeah, but on the flip side he hooked up DFish the other day for a game winner.
Kobe’s not the greatest clutch player I’ve seen, but I’d still take him in the clutch, even over Durant or Dirk.
both
he sucks in the clutch but he’s better than most…which means, he alright..he aint all that..he meh
but that me tho, i just wouldnt give him the last shot if I had to choose btw all the rest of the players out there such as dirk, ray ray or even fisher
lol
and it’s DOWN 30% from last year! crazy.
course, these gms also say he is still the best SG in the game right now…
Look
I didn’t want to offend anyone by saying the "f" word or generalizing my statement to any particular sex by saying "gays" or lesbians" or "bi’s" so "homos" is the most "politically correct" term. I’m just trying to be more tact in a tactless blog.
by Hindut Patrol on Feb 15, 2011 2:51 PM EST
its gotta be melo or dirk imo
they have the most moves and can get it off against anyone.
i still dont trust durant cause he doesnt seem to do anything but launch from 30 feet when the game is on the line
By popular demand I am putting a moratorium on the Melo talk until the Knicks win the title in June.
Wade's pretty ridiculous at creating a shot...(though I like Rose, just sayin')
Noah this year deserves the no mention (though I think this survey ocurred before we’ve seen teh crap he’s been playing so far—I don’t know what gives JoNo)….
I find the not top passer and no mention for Rose as the toughest player with all the crazy hits he’s made puzzling.
The kid's out of this world. He's got Allen Iverson speed, Jason Kidd's vision, Chauncey Billups' shooting ability and Michael Jordan's athleticism. How do you guard that? - Pacers coach Frank Vogel.
you can't vote for your own team.
it’s probably SVG.
by obnoxious american on Jan 18, 2012 10:40 AM CST up reply actions
Really?
we have the same percentage to win the finals as Indiana or Orlando do to win their division?
Yeah
its that one crazy gm that thinks miami or chicago will be 5th seed
by Chicagoblooz on Jan 17, 2012 4:44 PM CST up reply actions
That's not what the article says at all
Going from "3.7% of GMs would pick the Bulls to win it all to “the Bulls have a 3.7% chance of winning it all” is a huge, illogical leap in thinking.
Pat Riley is the devil.
oh I know that
it just feels like that makes it at the same level a statement to make as those, which both seem like crazy person statements.(I understand it doesn’t mean that, it just gives off that feeling in my opinion)
by Chicagoblooz on Jan 17, 2012 5:04 PM CST up reply actions
Meh, admittedly this is interesting to read, but really, who gives a shit?
Sadly, my self worth is almost entirely based upon the outcome of the previous night's Bulls game.
by Juiceboxjerry on Jan 17, 2012 4:39 PM CST reply actions 4 recs
Have any of y'all been watching Kyrie Irving lately?
He’s already the second best PG in the East behind DRose, and I’m dead serious.
He's played like 10 games...
Sadly, my self worth is almost entirely based upon the outcome of the previous night's Bulls game.
by Juiceboxjerry on Jan 17, 2012 4:48 PM CST up reply actions
Hey now, thats a perfectly good sample size
Jennings has been popping off 50 point games left and right
by Chicagoblooz on Jan 17, 2012 4:51 PM CST up reply actions
Jennings better than Rose! OH NOES!!!
Ah wait he’s pretty meh
"Violence is not always the answer."
"Violence is the question, and the answers always YES!"
yeah, the league will def start to figure him out
his job is gonan be adjusting to the league. The league adjusted to jennings, lets see if he can do the same.
the league didnt adjsust to jennings
he just shoots like crap now
By popular demand I am putting a moratorium on the Melo talk until the Knicks win the title in June.
I know, it's a little soon,
and if I didn’t watch him a few times I would say the same thing, but he looks really, really good.
agreed.
"We would look at each other with a glint of recognition and one of us would say, 'So you worry about ASIK, too,' as if admitting a secret vice. Then we would share our crazy ideas-- because all ideas about ASIK that are not immediately wrong turn out to be crazy."
It's a shame that Deron Williams is playing on such a garbage team.
He blows every non Rose/Paul PG out of the water.
by Ozzie Montana on Jan 18, 2012 12:25 PM CST up reply actions
You see his numbers?
He’s having a tougher time away from Utah than Booz is. 36 percent from the field and 4.3 turnovers per game?!? And he was 34.9 percent from the field in his stint with NJ last season.
That's why it's a shame he's on such a garbage team
You’re simply not going to be an efficient player when you’re starting next to people who would struggle to be role players on good teams.
But come on......
how can a guy supposedly as good as DWill be this bad, regardless of his teammates? Take a look at Irving’s teammates, they’re nothing special, either.
He is not better than Deron Williams nor Ricky Rubio.
Just Married...
by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Jan 19, 2012 6:33 AM CST up reply actions
rubio's not in the east
Look
I didn’t want to offend anyone by saying the "f" word or generalizing my statement to any particular sex by saying "gays" or lesbians" or "bi’s" so "homos" is the most "politically correct" term. I’m just trying to be more tact in a tactless blog.
by Hindut Patrol on Feb 15, 2011 2:51 PM EST
I don't think anyone predicted how badly Garnett would age this year.
I think his knees have finally given out.
i thought he was close to done last year.
by obnoxious american on Jan 18, 2012 7:52 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, I thought they would do a little better during the regular season then they are now
But during last years playoffs against the knicks was the most embarrassed I’ve ever felt about a team that just finished a sweep. I figured this year they would cruise into a 5th or 6th seed by beating up bad teams and get swept in the first round. If Cleveland keeps it up we may have a battle between Boston and New York for the 8th seed.
by Chicagoblooz on Jan 19, 2012 5:05 PM CST up reply actions
You misunderstand the 3.7%
That’s not the odds the GMs thing the Bulls have of winning, it’s the number of GMs who think the Bulls have the best shot to win it all.
What I mean is, if you think the Bulls have a 49% chance to beat the Heat, you still only get one vote and have to go with the Heat. So it really skews things like this.
by tuluse on Jan 18, 2012 10:04 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
Rondo getting votes for best perimeter defender
Makes me angry
rondo getting votes for anything besides "nba's biggest bitch"
makes me angry
by obnoxious american on Jan 18, 2012 10:42 AM CST up reply actions
i like this meme
this is a meme right?
by obnoxious american on Jan 18, 2012 7:51 PM CST up reply actions
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