Official predictions 'round the web thread

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 30, 2007 2:52 PM CDT

UPDATE5 (10/26): More previews are coming in daily. Are you not entertained?

UPDATE4 (10/24): This is still updating, btw.

UPDATE4 (10/14): 3 more, with one that's especially good.

UPDATE3 (10/11): Several more, including the two from NBABlogPreviews.

UPDATE2 (10/8): Found three more.

UPDATE: Inspired by Stein. I figure these predictions don't need their own thread for each publication. So just stick 'em here where you find 'em.

http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/the-return-of-the-bulls/

To me, Berri's work never passes the laugh test, so I never bothered to learn how Wages of Wins works. But I do know it highly values rebounders and devalues 'volume' shooters. So Lots o' Love for Tyrus Thomas and not so much for Ben Gordon (whose improvement makes him 'average').

Berri uses efficiency differential to determine that while the Bulls may have gotten only 2 more wins from last season from the first 'breakout' year of '04-'05, the Bulls were pretty lucky in '04-'05 and by efficiency metrics are now a far better team, even likely the best in the East.

And in yet another preview, the Sporting News reportedly has the Bulls making the NBA Finals.

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On the front court:

What might make Chicago fans excited - at least if "potential" is your thing (and I argued earlier in the week it shouldn't be, so I am not being consistent here) - is the acquisition of both Thomas and Noah. Each player came as part of the Eddy Curry trade. Given the poor performance of Curry in his career, having either one of these players would be a bit of a steal. Getting both is grand larceny (or some such term meaning more than a bit of a steal).

by onlythebulls on Sep 27, 2007 11:03 AM CDT reply actions

Isiah Thomas you gotta love him

The gift that keeps on giving, I wonder if Pax can make another trade with him?

by boerwinkle on Sep 29, 2007 7:47 AM CDT up reply actions

Three offenses like that

And you've got mandatory decades of jailtime.

Get that out of Tyrus' House!!!!

by cubbybear on Oct 1, 2007 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions

Monopoly

Too bad those monopoly "Get Out of Jail Free" cards don't apply to real life, or this might have netted us the perenially, and inexplicably, untouchable David Lee. Or at least 4 future unprotected first round draft picks.

"...Keeping 'SlowHand' alive since aught-five"

by CookDing on Oct 2, 2007 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions

Ok, is it just me

Or or our Bulls gettin' a grip of Hype lately. Everything I read here has someone saying "So and so predicts the Bulls in the Finals".

Don't get me wrong, I kinda agree but it seems as if EVERYONE has jumped on the bandwagon.

by Option27 on Sep 27, 2007 11:36 AM CDT reply actions

the Celtics bandwagon?

by hscs on Sep 27, 2007 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions

From what I've read

Only Marc Stein has the Celts goin the distance. Everyone else has the Bulls goin the distance with the Celts just gettin a lot better

by Option27 on Sep 27, 2007 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions

It's the inevitable...

It's the inevitable "I need to be different" urge that most people, especially writers, have. They're only judged on their content that day and if the popular sentiment is the Celtics trade makes them the favorite then a few guys will change it up. Some will say "Look at the Bulls" others will say "Miami still has Shaq and Wade" and still others will say "LeBron did it last year, he can do it again" and the cycle starts again with everyone picking a side then changing it up just to do so.

by CubFan81 on Sep 27, 2007 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions

at least Berri has his dubious metric

He's basing this on something.

by hscs on Sep 27, 2007 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions

After reading the article, he didn't even

use his dubious metric for predicting wins. He just quoted last season's expected wins and rounded down to 54 instead of 55.

by Scotter on Sep 27, 2007 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions

I didn't go to WoW

I guess I'm better off. There's a Berri-is-full-of-crap study coming out soon, so I'll save myself from win scores until then.

by hscs on Sep 27, 2007 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions

Last year Berri predicted 64 wins for the Bulls

with his formulas. He admitted that was unlikely, but 64 is what the formula said. 54 wins is in the ball park this time. The Bulls expected win total last year was 55 wins and I expect a little improvement beyond that. I would guess that 55-58 wins are likely. At least I have my 49.4 win prediction for last year, thanks to the power of simple addition, Dean Oliver's PW and PL, and mostly luck. At this point all the stat systems are much better at describing the past than predicting the future.

by Scotter on Sep 27, 2007 1:10 PM CDT reply actions

regression is funny like that

Nocioni-Khryapa in '08

by bullshooter on Sep 27, 2007 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions

A gem from Berri,

"I would let Gordon walk. There is no way he is worth what his scoring demands on the current NBA market."

It's stuff like this that gets Berri in trouble. When he takes his theories too far, rather than recognizing their limitations. Letting Gordon walk would be idiotic. Even if scoring is over valued to the extent Berri says it is. That still means that many teams over value scoring so Gordon should at least be signed for a future trade to one of those teams that over value scoring.

by Scotter on Sep 27, 2007 5:56 PM CDT reply actions

Is it really so crazy?

I saw that as well and initially balked. But, after thinking about it some, is it really so crazy? When discussing possible trades last year involving KG or Gasol, many fans recognized that one of our Big Three (Kirk, Deng, BG) might have to be included and Gordon was always the consensus pick. Pax is universally loved by Bulls fans, and I could see him cashing in some of those goodwill chips if need be and letting Gordon walk. Don't get me wrong, I'd hate to see Gordon go, but if Pax thinks the price is too high, I could see him doing it. Different situation, but the here in DC the Wiz did the same thing in letting (a way over-valued!) Larry Hughes walk and they look pretty damn smart for it.

by Old Skool Sloan on Sep 28, 2007 8:35 AM CDT up reply actions

Berri is saying lose him for nothing

which is insane. Most fans are dumber/crazier than Berri, and Larry Hughes isn't a good comparison. Hughes had two fluke seasons for the Wiz, and was a 7 year veteran with a history of injuries when he was signed by Cleveland. The value of scoring aside, Gordon blows Hughes' career scoring numbers out of the water.

by hscs on Sep 28, 2007 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions

I said the in my comment that the crazy

part is letting Gordon go for nothing. The Bulls spent 3 years investing in Gordon as he improved from being compared to Vinnie Johnson to being compared to Ray Allen.

The Hughes contract was a joke and I think the Cavs even knew it. Hughes had his 1st and only good season in his free agent year and has only played in more than 73 games once. The Cavs were desperate to find a "Scottie Pippen" so James would resign and made a dumb decision. Not resigning Hughes was simply an obvious decision. Signing Antonio Daniels was the really smart decision, along with getting the Lakers to give up Butler for Brown.

by Scotter on Sep 28, 2007 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions

The Thomas Effect

Now that Tyrus Thomas is exciting, and possibly a superstar, the league seems to be excited enough to think they are as good as they are.

Either that, or they would like to be right in their season predictions.

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BULLSH!

Get that out of Tyrus' House!!!!

by cubbybear on Sep 27, 2007 7:42 PM CDT reply actions

yet another prediction

CBSSports.com has a magazine (apparently), and predicts Heat over Bulls in the East Finals.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Sep 28, 2007 9:20 AM CDT reply actions

We should start our own magazine

and Predict that there will be a lot of strange predictions. The Heat?

by KT on Sep 28, 2007 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions

How many predictions are out there?!

It's endless

by Option27 on Sep 28, 2007 10:11 AM CDT reply actions

It's heaven!

It means the season is one step closer to here - and it means that my daily google searches for Bulls news don't feel quite so obsessive (since there's something there to be found).

"They had me do a psychology test and I asked Coach Skiles if that affected his coaching. He laughed and said, `No way.'" (Joakim Noah)

by wjb1492 on Sep 28, 2007 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions

Yep ti's

getting close. I just ordered NBALP today. :)

by sue369 on Sep 28, 2007 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions

Marc Stein

Has his first edition of weekly power rankings up.

Bulls are 10th, and 4th in the East behind Boston (2nd overall), Detroit (5), and Cleveland (7)

There's a lot of inconsistencies. It's all pretty bad actually.

The Bulls are on the short list of favorites to win the East, but you have to wonder -- given their inability to trade for KG or Pau -- how much they're second-guessing themselves for letting Tyson Chandler go.

huh?

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 1, 2007 11:30 AM CDT reply actions

on Boston

Sobering fact: No team with three 20-point scorers has ever won it all.

Even more soberinger: It's impossible to come up with a more meaningless stat and fact combination.

by hscs on Oct 1, 2007 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions

yeesh, Stein should be ashamed

The Bucks were busier than most teams over the summer and spent a lot more than they usually do. So Sen. Kohl will inevitably demand big things from the team GM Larry Harris has assembled, starting with the Big Yi.

The Bucks were like 10 or 15 million below the minimum total payroll when 06-07 ended. They had to spend a lot more than they usually do.

by hscs on Oct 1, 2007 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions

I see Stein once again is demonstrating the

difference between reporters and analysts by trying to analyze.

by Scotter on Oct 1, 2007 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions

I laughed out loud at that

Not a good thing when you're in the school computer lab. Anyway, of all the many things I may second-guess the Bulls, saying bye to Ty is definitely not one of them!

However, I give Stein the minimal amount of credit for not using the term "baby Bulls."

"They had me do a psychology test and I asked Coach Skiles if that affected his coaching. He laughed and said, `No way.'" (Joakim Noah)

by wjb1492 on Oct 1, 2007 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions

hmmmmmmm

Bulls Lose to Cleveland in ECF. Yeah it's October ''I'm Back'' like MJ in 45.

by joejoeEnglish94bulls4ever on Oct 1, 2007 5:50 PM CDT reply actions

joe joe

Where u been fam? We missed u over here. Great to have u back.

by Blacknight23 on Oct 1, 2007 6:02 PM CDT reply actions

Dude the summer of basketball

nonsense had taken it's toll on me. Anyways it's nice to see the Bulls are back. I hope they can ease my Bears depression. I had super bowl winning dreams this year. My biggest concern this year was if Rex could get the snap. I have been looking all over for Bulls media day photos.

by joejoeEnglish94bulls4ever on Oct 1, 2007 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions

Oh

I guess it's going on right now. They just had Chris Duhon on CTL.

by joejoeEnglish94bulls4ever on Oct 1, 2007 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions

Two more blog previews of the Bulls

Here and Here.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 3, 2007 11:24 AM CDT reply actions

Did you just

about choke on this quote, "Nocioni maybe the best all around player on the squad"?

by sue369 on Oct 3, 2007 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions

The idea of Griffin being in the mix

had me choking before I ever got to Noc

by Scotter on Oct 5, 2007 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Not quite as much as this one...

"Luol Deng is the prize piece of this team at small forward. A reliable outside shot away from being an All-Star" ....oh, now I remember: that elbow jumper wasn't automatic last year.

"...Keeping 'SlowHand' alive since aught-five"

by CookDing on Oct 8, 2007 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions

i think he means

outside shot as in threes....but then again if deng could hit 3's at a relaible rate (39%) we would be a MVP candidate

by milesgmsu on Oct 9, 2007 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions

And....

Was just reading VIBE magazine....

Bulls over Celts in 7 in EAST FINALS

by Option27 on Oct 3, 2007 2:37 PM CDT reply actions

gosh I dislike SLAM

(I get my shoes from Zappos.)

http://slamonline.com/online/2007/10/at_least_theyre_not_the_heat/

Lowpost scorer. Jordan. Gordon is small. Trade for a star.

by hscs on Oct 4, 2007 10:32 AM CDT reply actions

Speaking of predictions

Matt, are you writing a preview for the celticsblog NBA preview again. When it's coming out?

by Scotter on Oct 5, 2007 5:12 PM CDT reply actions

nope, not doing one

No real reason why. I think somebody from MVN is doing it.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 5, 2007 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Another blog preview

http://nbaglue.blogspot.com/2007/10/2007-2008-preview-chicago-bulls.html

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 8, 2007 9:22 AM CDT reply actions

yet another one

http://probasketball.about.com/od/chicagobulls/a/0708CHIpreview.htm

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 8, 2007 9:24 AM CDT reply actions

Well, we know what to expect on TNT halftime

Kenny Smith took Steve Kerr's old gig at Yahoo, and has the Bulls 5th in the East:

The young and gifted Bulls are in trouble. When Garnett came to the East and didn't land in Chicago, it slowed their progress.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 8, 2007 9:32 AM CDT reply actions

The Hawks have become the 2008 Clippers.

Can't wait for the Jack Cobra and Kolsky Bulls previews.

by hscs on Oct 8, 2007 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions

I would love to see the Bulls

crush on TNT this season. Those guys do not respect the Bulls at all.

Score. Or do not score. There is no clutch.

by preverbal on Oct 8, 2007 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions

Talk about

An irrational ranking:

"3. Miami Heat - Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade tasted the sweet smell of success two years ago and have the tools to get back to the NBA finals. With Alonzo Mourning leaving after this season, an aging Shaq gets one last real chance at another title before he's done."

So why are they going to be better than the team that swept them last year? Addition by Kapono subtraction? Wade playing left handed? It's ludicrous, and I shouldn't have expected more from Mr. Between-my-legs dunk-got-me-a-job-for-two-decades.

Get that out of Tyrus' House!!!!

by cubbybear on Oct 9, 2007 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions

not really predictions

but the same, stupid ranking vein.

12. Scott Skiles, Chicago: Considering he was a coach on the floor while he played, he was always cut out to lead. His act has grown more refined over the years, but demanding will always be one of the first words used to describe him. Successful is another.

Only the top 20 too. The bottom is the best part of these things!

by hscs on Oct 8, 2007 1:50 PM CDT reply actions

more ranking

I'm not joking when I say D-Wil is going to be an NBA GM one day. There are only 30 players in D-Wil's top 50 including:

23. Luol Deng, Chicago: Deng is good, very good. He's underrated in every aspect of the game, yet he is the linchpin of the Bulls. He is much like a younger Manu Ginobili, except with a higher upside. He can shoot from anywhere on the court and has nice post moves. He rebounds well. He defends well. And he plays with fire. This season expect to see Luol bust out.

Shawn Marion, Phoenix
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas: I read the posts in the comment section when I had Dirk in the top 10. Then I thought and thought and thought. And you know what? Dirk isn't that good.
Antawn Jamison, Washington

by hscs on Oct 8, 2007 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions

as long as he thinks and thinks and thinks

he'll do fine. Maybe assistant GM to Bill Simmons?

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 8, 2007 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions

As long as

his talent evaluation is better than his Spanish. "19. Chris Bosh, Toronto: C-Bo (not the Northern Cali C-Bo) is diez y ocho for now..." 19 is Diez y Nueve.

"If you're not going to compete, then I'll dominate you." MJ

by Rankdog on Oct 9, 2007 3:31 AM CDT up reply actions

those rankings smell

Don Nelson, Mike Brown, and George Karl ranked higher than Skiles?

If Don Nelson had coached the Bucks when Kareem was there, he'd have asked for Kareem to be traded.

by KT on Oct 8, 2007 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions

Hard to argue with Nellie

He has won a title helped turn around crappy teams. Mavs and Warriors twice. George Karl has a fairly good track record as well (96 finals). Mike Brown in my opinion stinks but I am sure his finals appearance this year weighed heavy into the ranking.

"If you're not going to compete, then I'll dominate you." MJ

by Rankdog on Oct 9, 2007 3:37 AM CDT up reply actions

Nellie

never won a title as a coach. He hasn't even gotten to the finals as a coach.

Nocioni-Khryapa in '08

by bullshooter on Oct 9, 2007 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions

I am wrong

He did not earn the title as a coach. However he has been named coach the year twice. Won 50 games a few times been in the playoffs a number of times. Credited with the creating the point forward role.

"If you're not going to compete, then I'll dominate you." MJ

by Rankdog on Oct 9, 2007 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions

coach of the year thrice, 13 fifty+ win seasons

"If you're not going to look anything up, then I'll do it for you. Now you owe me." -MJ

by hscs on Oct 9, 2007 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions

Splitting hairs

of casual posters makes you look like a retard. You are losing your grip on Getjoemorganfire.com wannabe. None of the information you provided disproves my original point that Nellie was a successful coach.

"If you're not going to compete, then I'll dominate you." MJ

by Rankdog on Oct 10, 2007 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions

don't know what being a casual poster

has to do with it, and I'm pretty sure boosting Nellie's coaching record from a few 50 win seasons to 13 helps prove your point.

by hscs on Oct 10, 2007 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions

Karl

like Don is a one trick pony. While he can make a team successful, he can also sow the seeds of collapse pretty quickly. He did that with the Bucks. Both of them are Drama Queens in the Larry Brown mold.

And Karl actually thought Tim Thomas was worth a lot of money.

by KT on Oct 9, 2007 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Drama queen

as in the Phil Jackson/Pat Riley mold? Most coaches are drama queens. Karl led a successful sonics team in the mid to late 90s. Karl has done a decent job with the Sonics. Nellie built the current Mavs team as GM/coach. He ran TMC in the 80s/90s. He took the Bucks to the playoff from no where. I love Skiles and I am happy that he is our coach but I seriously doubt he could have repeated Nellie's success with GS last year given their personal.

"If you're not going to compete, then I'll dominate you." MJ

by Rankdog on Oct 9, 2007 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions

typo

Decent job with the sonics should have been Nuggets.

"If you're not going to compete, then I'll dominate you." MJ

by Rankdog on Oct 9, 2007 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions

It was the early to mid 90's

with the Sonics, and he was also the coach when the 60+ win Sonics lost to the 8th seeded Nuggets. Could you please look something up. Anything. Karl isn't that great of a coach. He's just one of the North Carolina guys, and that's all.

Nocioni-Khryapa in '08

by bullshooter on Oct 9, 2007 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Learn to read

Reach much...I said successful team meaning the team was successful during that time period. Why don't stop being a leech and find some facts to back your point of view besides saying Karl sucks he got bounced in the first round one time.

"If you're not going to compete, then I'll dominate you." MJ

by Rankdog on Oct 10, 2007 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions

dominated! MJ-style.

Don't be such a turd Rankdog, and don't freak out when people fact-check your oh-so-intense opinions.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 10, 2007 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions

Dominated Duhon Style

Didn't know you could fact check an opinion.

"If you're not going to compete, then I'll dominate you." MJ

by Rankdog on Oct 27, 2007 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions

At what point

is someone going to rank the rankings?

Score. Or do not score. There is no clutch.

by preverbal on Oct 8, 2007 4:18 PM CDT reply actions

Hope you all saw this one already

but I neglected to put it here:

http://ballhype.com/story/nba_festivus_central_edition/

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 9, 2007 12:09 AM CDT reply actions

NBA.com

as you'd expect, pretty vanilla.

Interesting (if useless) to note that the NBALive simulation put the Bulls at 39 wins and the #9 seed.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 9, 2007 9:23 AM CDT reply actions

Its really sad that the Bulls are going to miss

the playoffs. I had such high hopes for the season too. Oh, well, there's always 2009 . . .

Score. Or do not score. There is no clutch.

by preverbal on Oct 9, 2007 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions

Not so fast....

Did they update the game to include the new headband rule? That's like 8 wins at least.

Get that out of Tyrus' House!!!!

by cubbybear on Oct 9, 2007 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions

the season hasn't started

but ladies (sue) and gentlemen, we have the line of the year

by milesgmsu on Oct 9, 2007 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions

David Friedman

Cleveland and Chicago 1 and 1a in the East.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 10, 2007 9:29 AM CDT reply actions

Blazers Edge

http://www.blazersedge.com/story/2007/10/11/25236/181

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 11, 2007 9:22 AM CDT reply actions

Jack Cobra says

Stuff.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 11, 2007 9:40 AM CDT reply actions

The other official blogpreview for the Bulls

Is here.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 11, 2007 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions

Is it me?

Or is Jack biased against the cheerleaders...

Nocioni-Khryapa in '08

by bullshooter on Oct 11, 2007 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions

I can picture Jack Cobra

tearing up the phone number of a Luvabull à la Vince Vaughn in Swingers. You can't?

by hscs on Oct 11, 2007 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions

The Basketball Jones

Totally dissed me and went with a Detroit blogger for the full central division preview!

He did a good-enough job though. I still think people are glossing over the Noah acquisition to blithely.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 12, 2007 12:32 PM CDT reply actions

Shall we all boycott?

As a sign of moral support, you know? :)

"They had me do a psychology test and I asked Coach Skiles if that affected his coaching. He laughed and said, `No way.'" (Joakim Noah)

by wjb1492 on Oct 12, 2007 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions

can't boycott TBJ

best podcast out there

but i was the first commentor; totally defending you matt

by milesgmsu on Oct 15, 2007 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions

End of the Bench

3rd in the East

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 14, 2007 10:51 PM CDT reply actions

Hoopsblogging.com

Is optimistic.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 14, 2007 10:52 PM CDT reply actions

Draft Express - Eric Weiss

http://www.draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=2257

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 14, 2007 10:53 PM CDT reply actions

Noah

They always liked him a lot at DraftExpress, from their scouting reports.

The Game chose him !

by Diabolo on Oct 15, 2007 4:35 AM CDT up reply actions

Cavalier Attitude power rankings

Bulls 4th overall, 1st in East.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 15, 2007 9:50 AM CDT reply actions

The Bulls First in the East

and Yahoo is Serious.
Of course, I have a hard time taking these predictions seriously when they mention the tired refrain: Bulls, lowpost scorer need, have they...

"...Keeping 'SlowHand' alive since aught-five"

by CookDing on Oct 17, 2007 8:01 AM CDT reply actions

and....

no, that's not Joakim (or even Yannick) Noah. Anybody wondering that should have noted the clear lack of seersucker.

"...Keeping 'SlowHand' alive since aught-five"

by CookDing on Oct 17, 2007 8:29 AM CDT up reply actions

Chris Herrington - Memphis Flyer

Bulls 1st in East.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 17, 2007 10:02 AM CDT reply actions

Charlie Rosen

Is old and angry

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 18, 2007 4:32 PM CDT reply actions

Ha

Yeah, I saw that. He doesn't even make a prediction. He just bags on every team and calls it a column. Amazing that he gets paid.

Riding the Noah bus since March 2006

by preverbal on Oct 18, 2007 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions

No kidding!

I got to the end, and was like - so who wins? I guess this way he's right no matter what happens.

"They had me do a psychology test and I asked Coach Skiles if that affected his coaching. He laughed and said, `No way.'" (Joakim Noah)

by wjb1492 on Oct 19, 2007 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions

if I see one more

comment about the Bulls supposed lack of size ("they're unable to play the kind of inside-outside ball that's required to win a championship") I'm gonna puke...do any of these writers ever WATCH the games?? I wonder sometimes...

by ScottieCartwright on Oct 19, 2007 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions

thank you isiah

central division preview is up. it's pretty negative.

by hscs on Oct 22, 2007 11:55 AM CDT reply actions

Nice prediction

But it could be eastcoast/midwest/mid-south/texas bias.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 22, 2007 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions

GSoM says it again

"Most overrated team in the league".

(perhaps, but the Warriors are in that team photo)

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 26, 2007 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions

it's Midwest Bias

Comcast Sportsnet Chicago is always showing Bulls highlights, and I'm like, "But what is Baron Davis wearing?"

by hscs on Oct 26, 2007 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions

'widsom' of crowds

Yahoo users have Bulls 3rd in the East. (ht: SpursDynasty)

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 24, 2007 10:30 AM CDT reply actions

Taking it to the Rack

2nd in the East. Says 'Skiles demeanor' is a big key. I'm ashamed to admit that such a thing may be true.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 24, 2007 10:31 AM CDT reply actions

NBA GMs

Say Bulls win the Central. (ht: ThirdQuarterCollapse)

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 24, 2007 10:33 AM CDT reply actions

MSNBC preview

Says pretty much nothing. Probably why no one reads MSNBC.com for sports coverage (actually, do people read MSNBC.com at all?):

This could be the Bulls' year to finally put it all together, realize the potential of their load of young talent, and reach the NBA Finals. Or not.

by paxson43 on Oct 24, 2007 9:27 PM CDT reply actions

how dare you

insult an employer of My Man Sam.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 24, 2007 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions

Blog division previews with no predictions

(which I'm fine with, btw)

Scrapper Nation and The Big Lead.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 25, 2007 9:54 AM CDT reply actions

basketbawful

link

Snooze. Say something new.

by hscs on Oct 25, 2007 10:03 AM CDT reply actions

bratwurst preview 2.0

link

Good stuff.

by hscs on Oct 25, 2007 10:12 AM CDT reply actions

I hope this isn't his only NBA preview column

I actually liked when he did his player valuation thing every summer. Sure, part of that is the fun in picking it apart, but still.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 25, 2007 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm stunned he didn't pick the Celtics

by Big D on Oct 25, 2007 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions

thats what i beleive too

not becaus its BS, mind you, but i had the bulls bowing out in 5

I also had the spurs over the cavs in 5 last year :-)

by milesgmsu on Oct 29, 2007 8:50 AM CDT up reply actions

T-Zilly

Says Mavs over Bulls in 5.

I'd be feeling ok with a series with the Mavs. Against the Spurs, not so much.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 25, 2007 4:51 PM CDT reply actions

ah, see?

Blazers Edge says Bulls over Mavs.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 26, 2007 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions

Dunno

The Bulls play the Spurs pretty tough.

Time Warner Cable: The Place to Be, if you want to see no preseason games even after paying for League Pass.

by preverbal on Oct 26, 2007 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Some Michigan jokers

Bulls 2nd in East.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 26, 2007 10:05 AM CDT reply actions

i wont say anything

about those jokers being from a certain university

by milesgmsu on Oct 29, 2007 8:49 AM CDT up reply actions

Tony Mejia

Does the preview equivalent of crapping himself.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 26, 2007 12:44 PM CDT reply actions

lol

some of the user comments at the end of the article I'm sure you'll love:

I think Aaron Gray has a good chance at being a top 5 center in NBA this year. When I say center, I mean true center. Not a 6-8 to6-10 guy. Look at all the centers in the east and tell me how me true centers are better?

Aaron Gray makes Greg Ostertag look like Bill Walton.

He's only a rookie, but I agree as far as possibly becoming one of the Top 5 true "centers."

That HAS to be JoeJoe writing some of that stuff...

by ScottieCartwright on Oct 26, 2007 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions

hmmm...I'd rank 1-7

as all Kendrick Perkins.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 26, 2007 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions

My favorite quote

"Early season schedule: The Bulls open the season in New Jersey in what might ultimately be a preview of this season's Eastern Conference finals."

I want what he's smoking.

Get that out of Tyrus' House!!!!

by cubbybear on Oct 26, 2007 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions

3 more blogerzzz

here.

here

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 28, 2007 5:27 PM CDT reply actions

2 more

One.

two.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 28, 2007 9:13 PM CDT reply actions

You started with Berri, will we now end with him?

Here are Berri's predictions for the Eastern and Western Conferences.

by Tim S. on Oct 30, 2007 1:55 PM CDT reply actions

Dead Tree editions

San Fransisco Chronicle
Charlotte Observer
Detroit Somethingorother
Sacramento Bee
Daily Herald

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 30, 2007 2:51 PM CDT reply actions

Kevin Pelton at BP

It says Eastern Conference, but all I see is Celtics.

by hscs on Oct 30, 2007 3:09 PM CDT reply actions

Bill Simmons

Kindof half-assed, but what can you do.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 30, 2007 3:49 PM CDT reply actions

Bit odd...

That he has Nash as an MVP candidate, but not on the West All-Star team...

by bigintangibles on Oct 30, 2007 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions

MVN bloggers

link.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 30, 2007 3:59 PM CDT reply actions

Chris Sheridan needs to stick to whatever he does

and not 'analyze':

Methinks Kobe will be wearing red and black by the end of November, with Chicago surrendering Luol Deng, Ben Gordon and Tyrus Thomas. Then they'll beat the Pistons in seven for the East title.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 30, 2007 4:10 PM CDT reply actions