The Bulls have some bracket history. From Fansided:
>>The next major change in playoff formatting came in 1967 when the NBA expanded eligible playoff teams to eight.This change wasn’t without its blemishes as a total of five below .500 teams made the NBA playoffs including the 33-win Chicago Bulls.
>>The “first round” makes its debut in 1975 as the NBA expands their number of playoff teams from eight to 10. The new first round included the fourth and fifth-seeded teams from each conference in a best-of-three. The top three seeds received a bye and would wait for the winner of each first round matchup in the semifinals.
In the 1976/77 season the Bulls lost to the Western Conference Portland Trailblazers 2-1 in the 'first round.'
Good ol' Vooch getting owned by a non-guaranteed guy who is only playing because the Rockets' two best centers are injured and the one that started was in foul trouble the whole game. $20 million a year, folks.
Dumb foul on DeMar. He was struggling with his shot and the refs weren't bailing him out the way they usually do and he put his frustration ahead of the team. I don't expect DeMar to be perfect but he made some poor choices tonight.
The only silver lining for this team is their young guards on great contracts. Burn everything down and build around them, AK. (Yes, I know that will never happen.)
Heard on NoDunks (though they didn't come up with it) the concept of 'mickey mouse march', where NBA teams are either resting or tanking, except for a few middle squads like your Chicago Bulls. Which isn't a problem except Bulls management doesn't think of this context and will spin mickey mouse march as a good data point.
Derrick White walked into a restaurant I was eating at a few months ago lol (well actually we were waiting to be seated). He saw it was too long of a line and left lol. Probably because he was with his family.
Didn't watch, from KCs gamer you get the typical picture: Vuc sucks but you can't blame him
"Luke Kornet dominated his matchup with Nikola Vucevic. He finished with eight points and a season-high 13 rebounds to an uncharacteristic mere two rebounds for Vucevic. Kornet’s activity helped the Celtics enjoy a 23-2 advantage in second-chance points. Coach Billy Donovan said it didn't all fall on Vucevic, who has to be up in coverage or rotating sometimes because of Boston's elite 3-point shooting."
Also I see Caruso played through another injury again, no mention that he needs to play 20 minutes for the game to qualify for his all-defense 'campaign'
The Bulls have some bracket history. From Fansided:
>>The next major change in playoff formatting came in 1967 when the NBA expanded eligible playoff teams to eight.This change wasn’t without its blemishes as a total of five below .500 teams made the NBA playoffs including the 33-win Chicago Bulls.
>>The “first round” makes its debut in 1975 as the NBA expands their number of playoff teams from eight to 10. The new first round included the fourth and fifth-seeded teams from each conference in a best-of-three. The top three seeds received a bye and would wait for the winner of each first round matchup in the semifinals.
In the 1976/77 season the Bulls lost to the Western Conference Portland Trailblazers 2-1 in the 'first round.'
I don't think I'm understanding your bracket. Could this not potentially lead to a West play-in team making the East playoffs?
That's a whole lot of brain power devoted to deciding which team will get swept by Boston.
Cloth is hair.
Turned it on just in time to see a fight again lol.
Good ol' Vooch getting owned by a non-guaranteed guy who is only playing because the Rockets' two best centers are injured and the one that started was in foul trouble the whole game. $20 million a year, folks.
Dumb foul on DeMar. He was struggling with his shot and the refs weren't bailing him out the way they usually do and he put his frustration ahead of the team. I don't expect DeMar to be perfect but he made some poor choices tonight.
The only silver lining for this team is their young guards on great contracts. Burn everything down and build around them, AK. (Yes, I know that will never happen.)
Bulls signed Javonte Green on a 10-day
https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2024/03/bulls-to-sign-javonte-green-to-10-day-deal.html
that is fun
but probably means the worst for Julian Phillips
Heard on NoDunks (though they didn't come up with it) the concept of 'mickey mouse march', where NBA teams are either resting or tanking, except for a few middle squads like your Chicago Bulls. Which isn't a problem except Bulls management doesn't think of this context and will spin mickey mouse march as a good data point.
Derrick White walked into a restaurant I was eating at a few months ago lol (well actually we were waiting to be seated). He saw it was too long of a line and left lol. Probably because he was with his family.
Didn't watch, from KCs gamer you get the typical picture: Vuc sucks but you can't blame him
"Luke Kornet dominated his matchup with Nikola Vucevic. He finished with eight points and a season-high 13 rebounds to an uncharacteristic mere two rebounds for Vucevic. Kornet’s activity helped the Celtics enjoy a 23-2 advantage in second-chance points. Coach Billy Donovan said it didn't all fall on Vucevic, who has to be up in coverage or rotating sometimes because of Boston's elite 3-point shooting."
Also I see Caruso played through another injury again, no mention that he needs to play 20 minutes for the game to qualify for his all-defense 'campaign'