The Pacers are not better than the Bulls. It's really close, I think the Bulls are a better regular season team and will finish with a better record this year but I think the Pacers are and will be a better playoff team. I like starters of Hill/Stephenson/George/West/Hibbert with Granger or Copeland/Scola/Watson off the bench more than Rose/Butler/Deng/Boozer/Noah with Hinrich/Dunleavy/Gibson off the bench in a playoff series where only about 8 guys are going to log major minutes. Again, it's really close and a playoff series would probably go 6 or 7 games. The only way they are a better playoff team is if they are significantly healthier than the Bulls. Rose is looking like a top 5 in the NBA player right now. This team is going to be disgustingly good. I get that argument, but Paul George looked like a top 5ish player in the playoffs last year and Hibbert took a big step forward post ASB and during the playoffs last year and is probably a top 3 center in the league. I think they are a little bit better. Paul George is nowhere near the player Rose is. Out of these players, who is George better than? Lebron, Durant, Rose, Anthony, Paul, Wade, Kobe, Duncan, Parker, Westbrook...that's for starters. I like what Indiana has going and I like Paul George, but the Pacers are not the team the Bulls are and Rose>>>>George.