They've got the same record as Boston and Miami and they don't seem to care about getting a better record than them. My conclusion is that they must be pretty certain the Bulls will win the East. Otherwise they'd be trying to have a better record than Boston and Miami. I think this is definitely something to keep in mind going forward.
The Lakers must expect Chicago will win the East
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cleavelandSBR MVP
- 04-04-10
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#1The Lakers must expect Chicago will win the EastTags: None -
BradydSBR MVP
- 12-19-08
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#2Huh??Where did you get that from? Pretty sure the Bulls "winning the East" is not the most important thing on their minds. My guess it's health, consistency, Spurs and Mavericks. The Bulls have nothing to do with the way they are playing right now...
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cleavelandSBR MVP
- 04-04-10
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#3Think about the Magic last season, they kept playing all out until they clinched home court over the Lakers. The Lakers aren't doing that this season with respect to the Heat and the Celtics, I guess they don't really care about securing home court against them, got it?Comment -
MadMajorSBR High Roller
- 01-07-11
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MadMajorSBR High Roller
- 01-07-11
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#5They've got the same record as Boston and Miami and they don't seem to care about getting a better record than them. My conclusion is that they must be pretty certain the Bulls will win the East. Otherwise they'd be trying to have a better record than Boston and Miami. I think this is definitely something to keep in mind going forward.Comment -
BookiesBernankeSBR Wise Guy
- 12-09-10
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#6LA is being LA - they dont care about other teamsComment -
riskyPropsSBR MVP
- 11-11-10
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#7LOL L.A. doesn't care about other cities, states, countries! LOLComment -
Love The ActionSBR Posting Legend
- 11-08-10
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#8The Lakers are the in the Western Conference dude. The other teams are in the East....Comment -
BradydSBR MVP
- 12-19-08
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#9Think about the Magic last season, they kept playing all out until they clinched home court over the Lakers. The Lakers aren't doing that this season with respect to the Heat and the Celtics, I guess they don't really care about securing home court against them, got it?
At one point, the Lakers were on a 15-1 roll. Just because they lost a few games now you want to come to this conclusion?? There are ups and downs in the entire NBA season. And contrary to popular belief, there isn't a team in the NBA that can win every single game it wants to. That would be the equivalent of Michael Jordan saying he could make any shot he wanted to and go 100% from the field...Just as sometimes shots come up a bit short, teams come out a bit flat, sloppy, and fatigue. They don't plan on it, it just happens... So don't equate losing to giving up, or in this case "figuring the Bulls will come out of the East".....Comment -
headhunter34SBR High Roller
- 12-11-10
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#10the celtics just arent the same team since the trade and the heat are all over the place. id be shocked if anyone but the bulls came out of the eastComment -
chantrainSBR MVP
- 03-14-11
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#11a few weeks ago Phil Jackson said something to this affect. They're definitely keeping the Bulls in the back of their minds.
anything can happen, but you have to believe Lakers are thinking about the Bulls and Heat the most out of any of the other Eastern teams.Comment -
BernardMadoffSBR Hall of Famer
- 12-12-09
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#12They've got the same record as Boston and Miami and they don't seem to care about getting a better record than them. My conclusion is that they must be pretty certain the Bulls will win the East. Otherwise they'd be trying to have a better record than Boston and Miami. I think this is definitely something to keep in mind going forward.Comment -
rsnnh12SBR MVP
- 09-26-10
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#13Except Finals home-court is decided by regular season record.... that's what the OP was getting at. Not saying I agree with it, but that was his point. Lakers are slacking now, even though HCA is still a possibility against most East teamsComment -
BernardMadoffSBR Hall of Famer
- 12-12-09
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#14You're right that obviously was his point, my mistake.Comment -
cleavelandSBR MVP
- 04-04-10
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#15I knew it, most people on this board are clueless.Comment -
zogdogSBR Wise Guy
- 01-29-10
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#16I don't see the Bulls winning the East. The Heat were beating them by double digits in both games that LeBron played; then they had a dry spell in both games. Not saying it won't happen again, but the Heat's offense has gotten much better since those games.Comment -
dwluv3333SBR Sharp
- 02-05-11
- 262
#17I don't agree with this. Their offense has been the same all year which is basically play 3 on 5. Did you see how shitty they looked against Milwaukee at home with no d wade?Comment -
7secondsOrLessSBR MVP
- 03-26-10
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#18so since the lakers expect the bulls to win the east then theyre trying to lose and even drop to 3rd or 4th in the west great logicComment -
Tree RollinsSBR MVP
- 12-16-09
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#19No way the Bulls don't make it out of the East. They really only have to win 1 series. Obviously, they'll smack the Pacers around in the 1st round, and the Magic/Hawks don't have a chance in hell. Either of those teams will probably get swept. The magic might be able to take 1 game against the Bulls. So that leaves whoever wins the Celtics/Heat series. I was saying Bulls beat Celtics in 7, but that was before the trade. Now i think they get the Heat, and they will beat the Heat in 7 probably. Hopefully someone from the Bulls will start banging Lebrons mom like last season so that he'll be distracted.Comment
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