You kind of would think not winning the championship would motivate them next year. Heck, getting them down 3-0 seemed to turn on a switch and I think, made them realize, how much not winning the cup sucks.
Was there smoke or something in the air during the Memphis/SA game? I didn't watch the game but some of the photos on ESPN make have kind of a haze and it looks like some of the old NBA photos from sports illustrated, like from when Bill Russell played. It looks kind of neat.
Because how they play against the Pacers has litlle to no bearing on how they play vs those teams? Struggling against on offense against average defensive team doesn't show some kind of indication that they could struggle against really good defensive teams? Yes because how they have looked vs the Pacers in 4 games means more than how they looked for 82 games during the regular season. The Bulls have struggled with the Pacers all year, and consistently have played down to their level of competition all year. This series really means jack [expletive] in regards to how far the Bulls make it. There have been plenty of examples of #1 seeds struggling with the #8 seed and then winning it all. Win the series thats all that matters They struggled in one game against the Pacers in the regular season.
Because how they play against the Pacers has litlle to no bearing on how they play vs those teams? Struggling against on offense against average defensive team doesn't show some kind of indication that they could struggle against really good defensive teams?
Why? We have [expletive] to work on. I don't know why anyone other than Deng would be any more tired than any other player on any other team with real title aspirations. We're younger than all of them (besides OKC I guess). These are execution problems not fatigue. I was referring to health.