West coast trip.. predictions? |
West coast trip.. predictions? |
Jan 27 2007, 11:05 PM
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6th Man Group: Members Posts: 618 Joined: 12-March 06 From: Tampa Bay, Florida Member No.: 10 |
Well, heres the schedule :
Wed 31 at LA Clippers 10:30 PM Fri 2 at Seattle 10:30 PM Sat 3 at Portland 10:00 PM Mon 5 at Utah 9:00 PM Thu 8 at Sacramento 10:30 PM Fri 9 at Golden State 10:30 PM Sun 11 at Phoenix 8:00 PM I say, we win vs clippers, lose vs. seattle, win vs. portland, lose to utah, win vs. sacramento, win vs. golden state, and lose vs. suns. so im predicting a good, 4-3 positive road trip.. =) id be very pleased with that. |
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Jan 28 2007, 11:50 AM
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Skills Competitor Group: Forum Moderator Posts: 1,675 Joined: 14-March 06 Member No.: 52 |
Agree, but I think they pull off the win against the Suns
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Jan 28 2007, 04:49 PM
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10 Day Contract Group: Members Posts: 37 Joined: 18-July 06 Member No.: 227 |
I think 3-4 is the most likely record:
Wed 31 at LA Clippers 10:30 PM Fri 2 at Seattle 10:30 PM Sat 3 at Portland 10:00 PM Mon 5 at Utah 9:00 PM Thu 8 at Sacramento 10:30 PM Fri 9 at Golden State 10:30 PM Sun 11 at Phoenix 8:00 PM - I think the Bulls lose at Utah and Phoenix. The rest of the games are winnable, but remember, the Bulls have been bad on the road this season. They could run into a buzzsaw in GS, lulled to sleep in Portland, the LAC have lots of size (Kaman and Brand) and the Bulls may have no Wallace, so while a lot of those games are winnable, they just need to not let things snowball like the 1st trip. |
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Jan 28 2007, 05:51 PM
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Superstar Group: Administrator Posts: 3,914 Joined: 13-March 06 Member No.: 23 |
The good news is that there are a bunch of games on there that the Bulls can win.
The bad news is that there are a bunch of games the Bulls can lose. I'm not predicting anything though until I know Wallace's MRI results. |
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Jan 28 2007, 08:45 PM
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6th Man Group: Members Posts: 618 Joined: 12-March 06 From: Tampa Bay, Florida Member No.: 10 |
im getting myself in shape for the road trip. Since im on the east coast, its an hour later for me, so one of the games starts at 9:30, therefore when i come home from skool at 4, im sleeping til 7, then staying up til about 1ish, so i can be ready for wendsday.
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Jan 28 2007, 11:54 PM
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6th Man Group: Members Posts: 690 Joined: 15-July 06 From: Elmhurst, IL Member No.: 214 |
Im still not sure on Big Bens status but these all should be winniable games. I think we beat Utah and lose against the Suns.
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Jan 29 2007, 11:13 AM
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6th Man Group: Members Posts: 473 Joined: 31-August 06 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 256 |
Wed 31 at LA Clippers 10:30 PM - W
Fri 2 at Seattle 10:30 PM - W Sat 3 at Portland 10:00 PM - W Mon 5 at Utah 9:00 PM - W Thu 8 at Sacramento 10:30 PM - W Fri 9 at Golden State 10:30 PM - W Sun 11 at Phoenix 8:00 PM - W I'm predicting that Ben Wallace has a new experimental knee surgery so he can truly earn the name the 60 million dollar man and the Bulls go on a streak!!!! Call me optimistic!!!! Nananananananana Nananananana |
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Jan 29 2007, 11:49 AM
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Superstar Group: Administrator Posts: 3,914 Joined: 13-March 06 Member No.: 23 |
It would be pretty darn nice if we could get Big Ben back before we reach Utah...dunno...
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Jan 29 2007, 03:27 PM
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6th Man Group: Members Posts: 618 Joined: 12-March 06 From: Tampa Bay, Florida Member No.: 10 |
thatd be a nice prediction tru .
and balta, i also hope to have big ben asap, and a nice return date would indeed be that utah day. |
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Jan 29 2007, 03:44 PM
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Skills Competitor Group: Forum Moderator Posts: 1,675 Joined: 14-March 06 Member No.: 52 |
It would be pretty darn nice if we could get Big Ben back before we reach Utah...dunno... the latest from espn: Updated: Jan. 28, 2007, 9:52 PM ET MRI shows Wallace's left knee not severely damagedAssociated Press Wallace CHICAGO -- An MRI on the left knee of Chicago Bulls center Ben Wallace on Sunday revealed no structural damage after a collision with Miami's Udonis Haslem. Wallace was helped off the floor with just over 5 minutes left in Saturday's 100-97 victory after Haslem's head hit his knee. Wallace, who had 15 rebounds, is listed as day to day. The Bulls start a seven-game trip Wednesday, when they visit the Los Angeles Clippers. "We're very happy that Ben's injury doesn't appear to be serious," trainer Fred Tedeschi said in a statement. "We hope to know more, in regard to his return to the court, in the next couple of days." Wallace is averaging 6.5 points and 10.1 rebounds in his first season with the Bulls. Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press |
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Jan 29 2007, 03:45 PM
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6th Man Group: Members Posts: 722 Joined: 18-March 06 Member No.: 70 |
Wed 31 at LA Clippers 10:30 PM - W Fri 2 at Seattle 10:30 PM - W Sat 3 at Portland 10:00 PM - W Mon 5 at Utah 9:00 PM - W Thu 8 at Sacramento 10:30 PM - W Fri 9 at Golden State 10:30 PM - W Sun 11 at Phoenix 8:00 PM - W I'm predicting that Ben Wallace has a new experimental knee surgery so he can truly earn the name the 60 million dollar man and the Bulls go on a streak!!!! Call me optimistic!!!! Nananananananana Nananananana i was thinking the same thing there is not one team the we can not beat if wallace is in the line up so i will say 7-0(if wallace is playing in all of them) and 4-3 with out the big ben wallace! |
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Jan 29 2007, 03:54 PM
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All-Star Group: Administrator Posts: 2,704 Joined: 14-March 06 Member No.: 43 |
They probably should go 5-2 or 4-3, but they've been bad on the road. 6-13 is awful for a contender, though a lot of that is the infamous circus trip. They should definitely beat Portland and Seattle, especially since the latter is still without Rashard Lewis. Sacramento is also highly winnable, given the bad shooting team versus good defensive team dynamic. After that who knows. Phoenix and Utah will be tough, and the Clippers and Warriors can cause some issues as well.
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Jan 29 2007, 03:56 PM
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All-Star Group: Administrator Posts: 2,149 Joined: 12-March 06 Member No.: 3 |
Well, heres the schedule : Wed 31 at LA Clippers 10:30 PM Fri 2 at Seattle 10:30 PM Sat 3 at Portland 10:00 PM Mon 5 at Utah 9:00 PM Thu 8 at Sacramento 10:30 PM Fri 9 at Golden State 10:30 PM Sun 11 at Phoenix 8:00 PM I say, we win vs clippers, lose vs. seattle, win vs. portland, lose to utah, win vs. sacramento, win vs. golden state, and lose vs. suns. so im predicting a good, 4-3 positive road trip.. =) id be very pleased with that. The realist in me says 5-2 with wins against the Clippers, Seattle, Portland, Golden State & Sacremento. However, I got a feeling we end up losing one of those games while beating one of Utah/Phoenix (and I think we take the Suns down). I got a good feeling about this. Too bad I will not be able to attend the Clips game this year. Had to give my uncle back his works tickets that are like 5 rows from the Bulls bench due to being out of town for business. It will be a great test for this Bulls squad and hopefully they will get Wallace back at some point during the trip. |
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Jan 29 2007, 11:33 PM
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Leading Scorer Group: Members Posts: 1,285 Joined: 5-July 06 Member No.: 193 |
We are going to be fine and probably play better as Ben Wallace takes a breather for a couple games/weeks.
The lineup of P.J./Nocioni/Deng/Gordon/Hinrich will dominate. Also, we'll play uptempo with Sef & TNT getting increased minutes. Look for the Bulls offense to be cruising in most of the games. Hopefully Pheonix doesn't lose a game until we face them. The Bulls will be looking for revenge on Barbosa and the Suns. We've beaten the big 2 of the big 3 teams (San Antonio, Dallas) this year. We're going to make it all 3. The Bulls have played well against the best teams in the league. Most of the Bulls loses against prime time competition have been close games in which the Bulls could have pulled it out. (Kings 89-88, Houston 101-100, Nuggets 113-109, Suns 97-96, Nets 86-91, Nets 86-83) The 2 games Wallace missed this year we won decisively against the Spurs (96-87) & Memphis (111-66). It would be nice to have Wallace but I think we'll manage just fine without him. |
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Jan 30 2007, 10:18 AM
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All-Star Group: Administrator Posts: 2,568 Joined: 13-March 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 21 |
This is the make or break for this season. After this we really start to see our destiny as a top seed in the East, or a middle seed in the East.
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