I may be biased but I think the Bulls are better than Atlanta, Brooklyn, Orlando and Indy. I don’t get these 37 wins.
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This is nothing unexpected cause we have not earned enough respect around the league with this team yet. I see us having a much better season than last year though.
Seems about right.
As bad as last season was, the team went 40-42. We are not dropping 3 more games unless there are major injuries.
The Bulls are also better than the Pacers and the Nets, and for me, the Hawks.
1. BOS 2. CLE 3. MIL 4. PHI 5. NYK 6. CHI 7. TOR 8. BKN 9. MIA 10. ATL 11. ORL 12. WAS 13. IND 14. CHA 15. DET
Hope this lights a fire for the team!
We are the definition of mid, I can understand this opinion
Barring injury there is absolutely no reason why the Bulls shouldn’t win more than 40 this season.
Chicago and Toronto getting buried in pre-season projections, it’s more of a tradition nowadays.
Thats best case tbh
It’s just a lack of respect we are better than teams you mentioned, Indy is hard to gauge caus they’re ascending but I still think they’re missing a piece. I am predicting the nets to be very bad, everyone’s overlooking the fact that KD left them in a very nice spot. The roster is not good outside of a few players (obvious who they are)the rest are role players trying to be more. Just crazy
Bulls would have finished better than 10th last season if they benched Bumsunmu earlier, too. For all the hate Zach, Demar, and Vuc get, Ayo and Patrick Williams were anchors in the starting lineup.
We finished the season very strongly and are a better team this year. We lost DJJ and signed Carter and Craig and should see some improvement. Id take the over
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I think you may be biased, too. My expectations are low.
I can’t blame them
It’s probably where we’ll end up unless Zach takes a step towards superstardom and averages like 28+ points, or PWill takes a big leap as a shot creator
Flunk for Flagg
Hard to argue with it
Last year, out team went 40-42. However, our point differential estimated that we should’ve ended with a 44-38 record (last second games bit us on the ass).
This season, our team is entering the year with two upgrades in our top 8 rotation, a healthy Zach on the get go, and some young guys that has a chance to get better. With all that said, 43 to 46 wins should be our number. And 37 is absolutely bizarre unless a) ESPN thinks we’re blowing it up in January or b) their opinion of our team long-term is affecting our current team ( JUST for the 23-24 season).
or worse
I think having a better PG like Javon is going to give us a few more wins than this honestly. I say 7th seed
Let the haters hate. Well either prove them wrong, if not we own our own pick and have plenty of assets to trade
Yeah probably
I don’t disagree with their assessment in the text but I do think the incremental improvements are enough for us to make the play in tournament again, whether we make the playoffs though is not something I would commit to.
Last year had a bit of a shadow hanging over it with whether or not Lonzo would come back that we won’t have to deal with this year. I could see it playing out similarly to how Rose announced early he was going to sit out the whole year which lead to Noah and the rest of the team picking up the slack for him instead of trying to play in a holding pattern for when he returns.
It’s more or less the same exact shitty team from last year. Why would it be much different. And anways it doesn’t matter, only 2 teams beyond the 3 seed have ever won the title. Hakeem Rockets and Bill Russell Celtics. We don’t have an all time great, we aren’t in the running for a top 3 seed. We are completely irrelevant this season.
My guess:
50+ win contenders: Bucks, Cavaliers, celtics. 45-60 win teams if things shake out right, but high uncertainty/age/injury issues: 76ers, Heat. One of those 5 teams is going to tank and not be top 5 and the 76ers/Heat are my guess.
How i rank the rest (zero surprise on any order of 6-13, but teams towards the top i feel a little more likely to have a playoff season)
Magic, Hornets are the hardest to rank. I keep trying to rank the Hawks higher, but I just dont like their roster, fit, and Young being a consistent winning player.
Lavine got off to an extremely slow start. If he comes out 100% Lavine this is a different team next year
While they’ve gone about it differently, AKME has us right where GarPax had us. The team is not terrible, but there’s no real chance of competing for a title.
I think we lost a lot of close games last year and we slightly improved the roster. I would imagine the bulls being .500 for the season but wouldn’t expect anything more
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This is nothing unexpected cause we have not earned enough respect around the league with this team yet. I see us having a much better season than last year though.
Seems about right.
As bad as last season was, the team went 40-42. We are not dropping 3 more games unless there are major injuries.
The Bulls are also better than the Pacers and the Nets, and for me, the Hawks.
1. BOS
2. CLE
3. MIL
4. PHI
5. NYK
6. CHI
7. TOR
8. BKN
9. MIA
10. ATL
11. ORL
12. WAS
13. IND
14. CHA
15. DET
Hope this lights a fire for the team!
We are the definition of mid, I can understand this opinion
Barring injury there is absolutely no reason why the Bulls shouldn’t win more than 40 this season.
Chicago and Toronto getting buried in pre-season projections, it’s more of a tradition nowadays.
Thats best case tbh
It’s just a lack of respect we are better than teams you mentioned, Indy is hard to gauge caus they’re ascending but I still think they’re missing a piece. I am predicting the nets to be very bad, everyone’s overlooking the fact that KD left them in a very nice spot. The roster is not good outside of a few players (obvious who they are)the rest are role players trying to be more. Just crazy
Bulls would have finished better than 10th last season if they benched Bumsunmu earlier, too. For all the hate Zach, Demar, and Vuc get, Ayo and Patrick Williams were anchors in the starting lineup.
We finished the season very strongly and are a better team this year. We lost DJJ and signed Carter and Craig and should see some improvement. Id take the over
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I think you may be biased, too. My expectations are low.
I can’t blame them
It’s probably where we’ll end up unless Zach takes a step towards superstardom and averages like 28+ points, or PWill takes a big leap as a shot creator
Flunk for Flagg
Hard to argue with it
Last year, out team went 40-42. However, our point differential estimated that we should’ve ended with a 44-38 record (last second games bit us on the ass).
This season, our team is entering the year with two upgrades in our top 8 rotation, a healthy Zach on the get go, and some young guys that has a chance to get better. With all that said, 43 to 46 wins should be our number. And 37 is absolutely bizarre unless a) ESPN thinks we’re blowing it up in January or b) their opinion of our team long-term is affecting our current team ( JUST for the 23-24 season).
or worse
I think having a better PG like Javon is going to give us a few more wins than this honestly. I say 7th seed
Let the haters hate. Well either prove them wrong, if not we own our own pick and have plenty of assets to trade
Yeah probably
I don’t disagree with their assessment in the text but I do think the incremental improvements are enough for us to make the play in tournament again, whether we make the playoffs though is not something I would commit to.
Last year had a bit of a shadow hanging over it with whether or not Lonzo would come back that we won’t have to deal with this year. I could see it playing out similarly to how Rose announced early he was going to sit out the whole year which lead to Noah and the rest of the team picking up the slack for him instead of trying to play in a holding pattern for when he returns.
It’s more or less the same exact shitty team from last year. Why would it be much different. And anways it doesn’t matter, only 2 teams beyond the 3 seed have ever won the title. Hakeem Rockets and Bill Russell Celtics. We don’t have an all time great, we aren’t in the running for a top 3 seed. We are completely irrelevant this season.
My guess:
50+ win contenders: Bucks, Cavaliers, celtics. 45-60 win teams if things shake out right, but high uncertainty/age/injury issues: 76ers, Heat. One of those 5 teams is going to tank and not be top 5 and the 76ers/Heat are my guess.
How i rank the rest (zero surprise on any order of 6-13, but teams towards the top i feel a little more likely to have a playoff season)
6) Knicks, 7) Pacers 8) Hawks 9) Hornets 10) Magic 11) Bulls 12) Raptors 13) Magic 14) Pistons 15) Wizards
Magic, Hornets are the hardest to rank. I keep trying to rank the Hawks higher, but I just dont like their roster, fit, and Young being a consistent winning player.
Lavine got off to an extremely slow start. If he comes out 100% Lavine this is a different team next year
While they’ve gone about it differently, AKME has us right where GarPax had us. The team is not terrible, but there’s no real chance of competing for a title.
I think we lost a lot of close games last year and we slightly improved the roster. I would imagine the bulls being .500 for the season but wouldn’t expect anything more
Rightfully so, thatywhy it’s time to rebuild