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I mean, we're about 10% into the season, who even is the team to beat in the East this season? Indiana looks terrible and won't get Haliburton at any point this year. Milwaukee has Giannis (for now), but basically nobody else around him. He's practically begging for a trade elsewhere. Knicks could be good, maybe? No Thibs, though so we'll see how things progress over the season. Heat have looked pretty good so far, but I don't see a big difference between them and the Bulls this year, tbh. Philly would be good if they could find good Embiid hidden away somewhere, but dude seems checked out half the season. Cavs should be good but haven't looked great ever since they got blitzed by Indy in the playoffs Other than that, what, the Pistons? Celtics? Hawks? I got nothing.
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Don't hate the players, hate the administration. Maybe they'll pull a 2005 White Sox, succeed in spite of their management's best intentions.
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If they can win this one I'm feeling pretty good the Bears can get 9 wins. I don't think that gets them a playoff spot in the NFC, though. For me, the playoff teams are going to be Detroit, the Rams, Philly, Tampa and Seattle for sure, and two of GB/Min/SF/Chi/Car, most likely GB and SF.
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So it begins.
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Brisker needs to actually defend passes, rather than just line up hits after the catch.
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Oh right, I forgot I had to start Caleb in fantasy with Hurts on bye. That ended up working out okay.
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Oh right, Flacco can only throw it about 15 yards in the air.
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Stevenson, now pay attention the whole play.
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They left too much time on the clock.
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However, their next 10 games are rough, with 7 road games and home games against the Knicks, 76ers and Spurs. If they're still above .500 after that stretch, maybe they can climb out of the play-in hellscape they created for themselves.
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This is only the 4th time the Bulls have started 4-0 since 1990.
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Going by ELO, the Hawks are still just 31st (ahead of San Jose) in terms of efficiency, which isn't great. Going by SRS, which is more of an analysis of production, the Hawks are currently in the 3rd tier of NHL teams, above average compared to the league. By that stat, there are effectively 6 tiers of teams at the moment: Great teams: Carolina, Colorado, New Jersey Good teams: Vegas, Pittsburgh, Washington, Utah Pretty good teams: Winnipeg, Columbus, Chicago, Anaheim, NY Islanders, Montreal Average teams: NY Rangers, Seattle, Philadelphia, Boston, Toronto Bad teams: Los Angeles, Buffalo, Detroit, Edmonton, Vancouver, Florida, Dallas, Minnesota, Tampa Bay, Nashville Terrible teams: San Jose, St. Louis, Ottawa, Calgary Granted, we're only 10% of the way through the season, but they're clearly out of the bottom tier of the league right now, which is something fun after 3 years of awful. EDIT: I think the difference between their ELO and their performance highlights how good Knight has been in goal, as he's helped the Hawks steal at least a few points thus far.
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Your 2025 Chicago Bulls...
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From a Chicago Fire perspective, year 1 of the Gregg era has to be seen as a rousing success. FIrst playoff berth since 2017, and with tonight's 3-1 win, first postseason goal since 2012 and first postseason win since 2009. Fire managed 24(!) shot attempts, and really dominated this game, which is not something I'm used to seeing from the Fire since...well, ever? Fire closed the season strong, losing just 2 of their final 15 games. Unfortunately, one of those losses was 4-0 against Philly, their next opponent.
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Good: Bulls had a 16 point lead after the first quarter, a larger lead than they had after any first quarter last year. Bad: Bulls blew a 22 point 3rd quarter lead (and a 15 point lead going into the 4th) with a minute to play. Meh: Bulls closed out a close victory against a middling team, looking to place themselves 9th in conference again.
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Through 7 weeks, the best 4 teams have been the Lions, Seahawks, Rams and Colts, and then a significant dropoff to the rest (Chiefs are 5 on an island, then Packers and Texans, then a bunch of meh teams with varying records)
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You are just on a roll this week of not understanding things, I guess, better to be gleefully ignorant I suppose, as long as you can stop being so dismissive about it. DVOA is opponent adjusted, so being #9 suggests the Bears have actually played well since week 2, and aren't just taking advantage of a weak schedule.
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Also things like "The Bears have played better of late, it's not just the quality of opponent" are actually true.
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Right now they aren't a playoff quality team, but they have a definite chance to finish in the top 30, which is a feat in itself after the last few years. Looking at ELO rankings, they're currently 30th, ahead of Calgary and San Jose, with a bit of a gap yet between them and #29 (Anaheim). There's still a larger gap between them and a playoff spot (16th, which right now is Florida) than them and San Jose, who is way below everyone else.
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Week 7: Bears vs Saints, Sunday at noon on FOX
bukie replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
The Giants have given up 33 points in the 4th quarter, and lose 33-32. -
Week 7: Bears vs Saints, Sunday at noon on FOX
bukie replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
Lucky, today's conditions really helped make the game sloppy which should have helped the Saints keep the game close (reminded me of when a terrible Bears team beat the Super Bowl 49ers on a sloppy day in Chicago a few years back). Caleb actually did really well under pressure, just terrible when he had time to survey the field, almost like he was purposely told not to scramble for yards today. -
Week 7: Bears vs Saints, Sunday at noon on FOX
bukie replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
Ball don't lie. Terrible penalty call results in INT and quick TD. -
Week 7: Bears vs Saints, Sunday at noon on FOX
bukie replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
Conditions are rough for offenses. Saints D is bad but sloppiness is affecting both sides now.
