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2011 Chicago Bulls Playoff Thread (5/26 7:30pm CST - TNT)

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You're really gonna pick that fight? I don't think anybody has detailed records on what "most people" think. Lets say "most people thought it would be a four or five game series." I think we can safely agree on that.

 

Sure. Most people thought it would be a four or five game series -- but that's a different statement than most people thought it would be a five game series. I don't believe that's true at all; it was a 62-win team against a 37-win team. I don't really need "detailed records," just go back through the threads. Bulls fans were entirely dismissive of the Pacers, to the point most believed it wouldn't be a competitive series at all (though, certainly, the Pacers had ostensibly no chance to actually win the series). That statement/belief is more rank homerism: "well, we knew the Pacers were good and would give us all we could handle, this was expected." Yeah. Freakin'. Right.

 

Of course, I know the only reason the Pacers have won once is that the NBA officials were incredibly biased in favor of the small market team with no stars. So the Pacers didn't really win one game.

 

You want to get some love for your team...I get it. That's cool. The Pacers have exceeded playoff expectations. There ya go. Nobody is saying differently. Yay Pacers!

 

Thanks. Was that really so difficult?

 

The Pacers have played the Bulls tougher than almost anyone expected (even a lot of Pacers fans, though I did predict a game four win before the series began). The Bulls have been able to perservere through a difficult matchup, some poor shooting nights and an injury to Rose, and crappy play from a sizeable portion of the roster (Boozer especially, though I'm not his biggest fan anyway) and will still win in five. That's not bad; and a lot of teams struggle in the first round and gain momentum as the playoffs progress.

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For those interested, Ticketmaster released a bunch of seats to the second round.

 

Meh, I think I'll take Vogel's advice and wait until tonight to see if it's worth my time.

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Isn't the Bulls longest losing streak this season 2 games?

 

Sure is.

And the Pacers longest winning streak is 4. Something's gotta give.

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Damn. Hotel bar showing the flyers game. :-(
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seems like we do that a lot

 

It's because Thibs wants them to aggressively defend 3 pointers. I don't remember when, but I remember hearing Thibs upset earlier in the series because he thought they were being too lazy in getting out to cover 3's.

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