So...are the Hawks for real?

[Herky]

Bulls are not for real is the answer. Anyone who watched their first round games knew that Atlanta was going to have a very good shot at winning this series. Bulls still a year away.

[ngates815]

What? They are the least talented team left in the playoffs.

Memphis has more talent?
Mavs have more talent?

[KINGJAMES23]

Memphis has more talent?
Mavs have more talent?

Absolutely.

Gasol is Better than Noah
ZBo is better than Boozer
Allen is better than Bogans
OJ is better than anyone that comes off the bench for the Bulls

That's just talent levels, matchup wise the Griz would crush the Bulls. They have a clear advantage at 1 position PG.

The Mavs have way way more talent than the Bulls.

Chandler, Haywood, Dirk, Marion, Kidd, Terry, Peja, and JJ. Are you really serious about that? Nobody on the Bulls would start for the Mavs except for Rose and maybe Noah

[ngates815]

oh...

[dirtyb66]

Bulls will still win the series

[pavyracer]

The real question should have been "Are the Bulls for real?" because this is the second time they lost at home as 9 point or more favorite.

It looks like this is a mismatch for Bulls. Aside from Rose at guard no one can match with Hawks's guards and the Hawks big men do not need to double team any of the Bulls big men since they match them in depth and size.

[ngates815]

How many times has a team lost the first game of a 7 game series and came back to win?


All these Hawks backers coming out of the woodwork.

It's the first game.

We'll see what happens after Wednesday night( Bulls route em)

[pavyracer]

How many times has a team lost the first game of a 7 game series and came back to win?


All these Hawks backers coming out of the woodwork.

It's the first game.

We'll see what happens after Wednesday night( Bulls route em)

30%

[rm18]

No 22%

[ngates815]

Why are the bulls still -240 for the series if there is a "slim" chance on them winning it?

The books must not know how to read percentages or the intel you guys have.

[Herky]

Just heard that Rose is shooting at 38% for the playoffs - MVP??? Get real

[tripp]

Nope

[Mexes]

chicago will advance...

imagine the hawks with a good center... then they would be very dangerous!

[KINGJAMES23]

chicago will advance...

imagine the hawks with a good center... then they would be very dangerous!

Change that to real center. Because Al is a very good player but is out of position at the 5. If they had a real center Al and Josh Smith move to their natural spots at the 4 and 3.

[TheDane]

If Joe Johnson can keep playing games like he did last night, they can win it all.

Grizz vs Hawks NBA FINALS!

[BettingWizard]

Teague brings a lot more upside to the table. Gotta laugh at those that handed the series to the Bulls because Hinrich got injured

[BettingWizard]

Don't know if you guys have noticed, but the Bulls are a jump shooting team as well

Of course they rebound very well, but they will have to exploit that even more than usual or they have a quick exit.

[BettingWizard]

Why are the bulls still -240 for the series if there is a "slim" chance on them winning it?

The books must not know how to read percentages or the intel you guys have.

because they were like -800 at the beginning. They're not going to bring it all the way down to even money.

[KINGJAMES23]

Teague brings a lot more upside to the table. Gotta laugh at those that handed the series to the Bulls because Hinrich got injured

Not really sure what you mean by upside? Teague is a better scorer and can get to the rim better than Kirk.

But Hinrich is their best perimeter defender and only pure PG. That's a big deal because of how much Rose does. I agree that they shouldn't hand it to the Bulls because the Hawks are still more talented and are a matchup problem. But losing Hinrich made this closer.

[binomial]

coaching is a pretty massive mismatch, however it didn't help ron jeremy's boys.

if crawford plays well they are a big chance IMO.