Originally posted by 00SVT:
Dude, they go 7 deep. 8 if you count Eric Piatkowski (and I certainly don't. He's a friggin' hump). Every team left goes that far down their bench, and some go further. Who comes in after that?? Lawrence Funderburke?


I think their depth is best defined by who contributes on a game-by-game basis. Their leading scorer (Curry) had just under 16 points if I recall correctly. Followed very closely behind were Hinrich and Gordon. They get significant contributions from everyone on their team.

Originally posted by 00SVT:
Everyone knows who Ben Gordon is. Nobody is discounting him. But the issue here is, do they have enough to hang with the Miamis and the Detroits in the East over the course of a 7-game series? I don't think so. Hell, Gilbert Arenas had his worst game in over a month and the Bulls still had trouble pulling that one out (they might have won by 9 but it was much closer than that). Their defense didn't look all that great to me during that game. Not as bad as Washington, but by no means did they put the clamps down.


I don't think they have enough to hang with Detroit or Miami. My prediction has them stopping at Miami.

By the way, they won by 9 having missed several free throws down the stretch, so it could have easily been a 12-15 point win.

Originally posted by 00SVT:
The Bulls had a great season, and it's nice to see them get things turned around over there. I just think it's a bit early to plan the parade downtown... funny to see the first playoff trip in 7 years get everyone back on the bandwagon.


Agreed. I've been a big Bulls fan all my life and I'm being cautious. The bandwagoners are an unfortunate part of fandom.

...but I am planning the parade for the White Sox.