The Bulls Master Plan ..............

Bear Pride

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It's clear to me that the Bulls have a master plan to position themselves in the playoffs. The DRose distraction has been just that, a distraction for the Bulls to coast along through the season. Below are the EC match-ups as they would be today. Here is another playoff bracket that shows the seeds nicely. Notice the Bulls would have to go through Miami to get to the Finals.

The Bulls have benched their top players a lot lately, especially it seems against the really good teams. The good teams kicked our ass as we played with no heart. The Bulls are planning to smooth right into the 6th or 7th seed in the playoffs. This will put the Bulls in a position to go through NY and Indy to get another chance at the Heat in the finals.

I say things are moving along nicely, just the way the Bulls planned. :smug2:

Eastern Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
(1) Miami (44-14)
Games remaining: 24 (12 Home, 12 Away)
vs. +.500: 10, vs. East: 22
(8) Milwaukee (30-28)
Games remaining: 24 (11 Home, 13 Away)
vs. +.500: 12, vs. East: 14
Regular season series (Series tied 1-1
Nov 21,2012Milwaukee 106, Miami 113
Dec 29,2012Miami 85, Milwaukee 104
Mar 15,2013Miami at Milwaukee
Apr 9,2013Milwaukee at Miami
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CURRENT MATCHUP
(4) Chicago (34-26)
Games remaining: 22 (10 Home, 12 Away)
vs. +.500: 9, vs. East: 13
(5) Brooklyn (34-26)
Games remaining: 22 (8 Home, 14 Away)
vs. +.500: 8, vs. East: 15
Regular season series (Bulls lead 2-1)
Dec15,2012Brooklyn 82, Chicago 83
Feb 1,2013Chicago 89, Brooklyn 93
Mar 2,2013Brooklyn 85, Chicago 96
Apr 4,2013Chicago at Brooklyn


CURRENT MATCHUP
(2) Indiana (38-22)
Games remaining: 22 (10 Home, 12 Away)
vs. +.500: 11, vs. East: 15
(7) Boston (32-27)
Games remaining: 23 (11 Home, 12 Away)
vs. +.500: 11, vs. East: 18
Regular season series (Celtics leads 1-0)
Jan 4,2013Indiana 75, Boston 94
Mar 6,2013Boston at Indiana
Apr16,2013Indiana at Boston
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CURRENT MATCHUP
(3) New York Knicks (36-21)
Games remaining: 25 (11 Home, 14 Away)
vs. +.500: 16, vs. East: 16
(6) Atlanta (33-26)
Games remaining: 23 (13 Home, 10 Away)
vs. +.500: 12, vs. East: 18
Regular season series (Knicks lead 1-0)
Jan 27,2013Atlanta 104, New York 106
Apr 3,2013New York at Atlanta
Apr17,2013Atlanta at New York
 

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That's a lot of really good playoff matchups..with the exception of Miami vs Milwaukee.
 

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Still think Brooklyn is our best match-up on paper. Although... I'd prefer them to slide up or down one spot so they can avoid playing the Heat during round 2.
 

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IF they manage to meet the Heat in the playoffs, they are so fucked its not even funny
 

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Pip, this is one of your best posts, if not the best. You should try saying nothing more often, it becomes you. :smug2:
 

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Still think Brooklyn is our best match-up on paper. Although... I'd prefer them to slide up or down one spot so they can avoid playing the Heat during round 2.
I won't disagree, but I'd like a path that let's us see Miami in the Finals myself. If DRose can come back and play well and we get all our guys back, I don't think it matters who we play in the first round, imo. Yeah, the 3rd seed would be nice, but we'll see. I'm not sure we'll be able to make that, but hopefully we can get everyone back and rollin at the right time.
 

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