'07-'08 Schedule out

by bashuck on Aug 2, 2007 6:51 AM CDT

[Commmandeering the original diary. You can read it under the 'read more' if you're interested.]

Schedule just came out, here's the ESPN version. NBA.com's has the home/away teams flipped wrong, but you can at least see the national TV games.

The big news is that the annual circus trip avoids Texas: Phoenix, Clippers, Lakers, Denver, New York, Toronto.

(my Dad pointed out - yes we talked on the phone about the schedule right away, so Bill Simmons of me - how odd it is that they didn't split up the games in L.A. over two different trips.)

Anyway I'm sure you're making your game-by-game predictions even though there's months to go before training camp, so I'll do the same: 82-0 and #1 seed.

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The schedule will be announced later today but you can see it here: http://www.nba.com/schedules/2007_2008_game_schedule/October.html

Start on the road against Kidd then open at home against the 76ers. Looking forward to seeing some exicting matchups at the UC this year. I notice many of them are on Thursdays on national tv.

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fuck

i really dont want to lose on opening night...we haven't done that in 3 years

by milesgmsu on Aug 2, 2007 8:55 AM CDT 0 recs

Yes finally the schedule

I been wanting to plan ahead and get good tickets for a game. Time to give it a good look and pick out my game.

by SRQman on Aug 2, 2007 9:19 AM CDT 0 recs

Did they pull the schedule?

Propers to 1958ChiTown, aka "Na Naaa Na Na," father of the Three Winged Swan.

by preverbal on Aug 2, 2007 9:44 AM CDT 0 recs

I had it and now it is gone.

I think we open again NJ at NJ. The next game is a home game against Philly. The November trip included Phoenix, both LAs, NY and Toronto but I think there are other games I forgot.

by chgobr on Aug 2, 2007 9:52 AM CDT 0 recs

denver

by milesgmsu on Aug 2, 2007 10:10 AM CDT up 0 recs

new jersey on opening day

what the balls. does the commish want the bulls to lose?

Wallace, Deng, Hinrich, Thomas earing NBA accolades. Thomas, Gordon at All-Star weekend. A sweep of the Champs. One great year.

by hongydraw on Aug 2, 2007 10:55 AM CDT 0 recs

I don't get it?

Why does opening against New Jersey mean the Bulls are going to lose? I can't see the schedule yet, but I'm sure as heck not betting on New Jersey to win until I check with Donaghy.

by CubFan81 on Aug 2, 2007 11:00 AM CDT 0 recs

nothing to get

people are weird.

The Bulls have had problems with Jersey in the recent past though. Kidd gets the inner fire of skiles-hate and it transports him to 2002

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Aug 2, 2007 12:44 PM CDT up 0 recs

The big guards

mean bad matchups, and NJ transitions well too. It don't matter none, though. Good opportunity for Bullies to show they're better right away.

by marionette on Aug 2, 2007 6:05 PM CDT up 0 recs

National Televised Games

The Bulls Have 21 games on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TNT. They also have 9 games on NBA TV, Thats a pretty good percentage to get.

by Wade.Jones on Aug 2, 2007 12:39 PM CDT 0 recs

Just like last year

We got 30 Nationally televised games...

Just Opinions

by Option27 on Aug 2, 2007 12:39 PM CDT 0 recs

last year we had 33

not to mention the added games, and WGN

c's only hvae 19...that makes me pretty happy. But perhaps it was only 19 they could fit in without super overhauling the schedule

by milesgmsu on Aug 2, 2007 1:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

full schedule

http://www.nba.com/schedules/?team=bulls

Is it me or did they flip the home/away? Otherwise there's no circus trip.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Aug 2, 2007 12:50 PM CDT 0 recs

they did

Here's a better version

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/teams/schedule?team=chi

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Aug 2, 2007 12:51 PM CDT up 0 recs

Also In

February we have the Disney on Ice trip another 6 straight away games.

by Wade.Jones on Aug 2, 2007 1:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

Bulls avoid Texas on that trip too

yay!

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Aug 2, 2007 1:13 PM CDT up 0 recs

good news and bad news

4 teams we play thrice: NJN (1H, 2a), Tor (2H, 1A), Mia (1H, 2a), Wsh (2h, 1a)

last year it was: Philly (1h, 2a), Boston (2h, 1a), Cha (2H, 1A), Orl (1H, 2a)

Obviously we save 4 games against last years playoff teams, and avoid the nets and toronto (big plus), but I'm upset we're only seeing miami and wsh 3 times...we did well against those two

by milesgmsu on Aug 2, 2007 1:27 PM CDT 0 recs

anyone have any idea

when the superstation releases their schedule?

by milesgmsu on Aug 2, 2007 1:28 PM CDT 0 recs

screw the superstation

I want the games in HD on Comcast.

by hscs on Aug 2, 2007 1:29 PM CDT up 0 recs

I guess your

Comcast boycott is over? did it ever start?

The Future is bright!

by Goostafer on Aug 2, 2007 2:08 PM CDT up 0 recs

Pat and Tony had their series finale

And has anyone noticed WGN has been broadcasting baseball games in WCIU vision instead of crystal clear HD?

by hscs on Aug 2, 2007 2:14 PM CDT up 0 recs

you can get WCIU HD (on home games)

over the antenna.

Unfortunately the original mastertapes of 'Martin' episodes haven't been converted to HD.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Aug 2, 2007 2:24 PM CDT up 0 recs

i live outside chicagoland

so most sat nights are spent watching my beloved bulls on the tube...thank god for WGN

i must go shower

by milesgmsu on Aug 2, 2007 3:12 PM CDT up 0 recs

I live in

beautiful Sarasota, Florida. Thank god for league pass.

by SRQman on Aug 2, 2007 3:19 PM CDT up 0 recs

WGN

obviously doesn't have the same love for the Bulls that we do, since they don't have their schedule up yet.

Need new sig

by bullshooter on Aug 2, 2007 1:36 PM CDT 0 recs

last month

is going to be competitive. Al those teams are likely headed to the playoffs or will be in the hunt except perhaps the bucks and they might be in it too.

by Sambossanova on Aug 2, 2007 2:37 PM CDT 0 recs

here are schedule highlights

by marc stein.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&page=ScheduleHighlights

I find this stein guy extremely stupid. He doesnt like the bulls much and is convinced boston will win three titles in the next five years. Is stein also the main writer for the NBA on espn.com. Why are hollinger's articles always insider...they are ussually the better articles. Damn it espn.com

by Sambossanova on Aug 2, 2007 2:49 PM CDT 0 recs

the first time (of 2) he mentions the Bulls...

is vs. the Bobcats?!?! What a putz!

by Lt.Dan on Aug 2, 2007 3:04 PM CDT up 0 recs

but! but! Michael Jordan!?!?

doesn't that get everyone excited? Maybe he's in a skybox!

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Aug 2, 2007 3:16 PM CDT up 0 recs

I wonder how many Illini games

get on national tv because of Jordan.

by hscs on Aug 2, 2007 3:19 PM CDT up 0 recs

I wonder how many Clippers games

are on national TV because they think Jared Jordan is M.Jeff's son.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Aug 2, 2007 3:30 PM CDT up 0 recs

care to explain that line of thinking

by milesgmsu on Aug 2, 2007 3:46 PM CDT up 0 recs

Jordans' oldest son

is walking on for the Illini.

Need new sig

by bullshooter on Aug 2, 2007 4:06 PM CDT up 0 recs

as an alum...

I hope many. I hope it helps the recruiting process...

by Lt.Dan on Aug 3, 2007 11:21 AM CDT up 0 recs

no dancing chief should help

tv time too. I'm rooting against UofI's shot at national broadcasts because Illini fans are freakin' annoying (Dee chants at the UC while the Bulls were losing to Utah, Chief support/tears). Jordan's status as an exec should help draw some NBA hopeful recruits regardless.

by hscs on Aug 3, 2007 11:30 AM CDT up 0 recs

Stein is marginal

Hollinger is the real talent on ESPN.

by chlutz508 on Aug 2, 2007 3:00 PM CDT 0 recs

just received the Bulls schedule email

It says The Promise has been signed too!

by hscs on Aug 2, 2007 3:10 PM CDT 0 recs

2 2nd round picks signed has to be a record

by hscs on Aug 2, 2007 3:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

Ainge signs 5 every offseason

then cuts them in camp. It's like he runs a charity program for young ballers, $60grand for a few months work.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Aug 2, 2007 3:17 PM CDT up 0 recs

I can't wait for the season to start...

..and see how the team shapes up. Hoping for T2 to have a breakout year.

by bullsfaninbigapple on Aug 2, 2007 3:19 PM CDT 0 recs

On first glance it looks like a reasonable

schedule. The November trip is 6 games with 5 of the six games we have a good chance to win. We have an chance to get off to a good start despite the November trip. The worst stretch seems to be the February 24 - 27th games. We play Houston, Dallas and indiana away. The six game winter road swing has all winnable games (MN, Sac, Sea, Por, GS and Utah). 92 days until opening night.

by chgobr on Aug 2, 2007 3:35 PM CDT 0 recs

The circus trip is vey managable

Playing the L.A. teams instead of the Texas teams, there's really no excuse to go 0-6 or 1-5 on the trip this year. The Bulls can't get off to another terrible start if they want homecourt.

by Big D on Aug 2, 2007 3:49 PM CDT 0 recs

Schedule PDF

I was bored at work today so I imported the NBA schedule to a database and wrote a PHP script that generates a team schedule in HTML, then converted the Bulls schedule to a clean, crisp PDF - perfect for printing on a color printer and hanging on your fridge/cubicle.

Enjoy!

by Mike Aparicio on Aug 2, 2007 4:08 PM CDT 0 recs

I would've been more impressed

if you got the same result freehand with MSPaint :)

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Aug 2, 2007 4:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

any chance

we could get a Sky schedule?

Need new sig

by bullshooter on Aug 2, 2007 4:16 PM CDT up 0 recs

Propers to 1958ChiTown, aka "Na Naaa Na Na," father of the Three Winged Swan.

by preverbal on Aug 3, 2007 10:53 AM CDT up 0 recs

Chris

by tofferr on Aug 3, 2007 9:24 AM CDT 0 recs

Schedule

It looks like there are going to be a lot of great games and big-time player matchups early on this season: http://thenewsroom.com/details/561548?c_id=wom-bc-bh
- Brad from The Sports Desk at TheNewsRoom.com

by akhilleus13 on Aug 4, 2007 8:35 PM CDT 0 recs