The Bulls haven't been as good as their record suggests

Alpha Male · Nov 17, 2015

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/11/17/9748968/chicago-bulls-schedule-statistics-record-breakdown

Good read. I agree.

clonetrooper264 · Nov 17, 2015

We haven't been playing that well? WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT?

Alpha Male · Nov 17, 2015

clonetrooper264 said:
We haven't been playing that well? WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT?

they are 7-3. Just saying that the record doesn't mean much. This team sucks.

KingDarude7 · Nov 17, 2015

What a crock of shit.

clonetrooper264 · Nov 17, 2015

Alpha Male said:
they are 7-3. Just saying that the record doesn't mean much. This team sucks.

I know exactly what you're saying.

Scoot26 · Nov 17, 2015

Before this season, I said November into December would be a transition period. The players need to get use to the offense, adapt to it and things would hopefully be rolling by January. Derrick Rose getting his face busted hasn't helped matters concerning the offense. Its no secret the O-Rating is down, but oddly their D rating is still up. Though I'd say they haven't looked the best on D either.

Either way, lets wait until Christmas, yes Christmas, to really judge this team. Right now they pretty much win on talent alone, hence the 7-3 record. They've beaten good teams (Cleveland, OKC, Indiana) and have lost to all young hungry teams (Detroit, Charlotte, Minnesota).

clonetrooper264 · Nov 17, 2015

Scoot26 said:
They've beaten good teams (Cleveland, OKC, Indiana) and have lost to all young hungry teams (Detroit, Charlotte, Minnesota).

This has been true for years though

knoxville7 · Nov 17, 2015

Scoot26 said:
Before this season, I said November into December would be a transition period. The players need to get use to the offense, adapt to it and things would hopefully be rolling by January. Derrick Rose getting his face busted hasn't helped matters concerning the offense. Its no secret the O-Rating is down, but oddly their D rating is still up. Though I'd say they haven't looked the best on D either.

Either way, lets wait until Christmas, yes Christmas, to really judge this team. Right now they pretty much win on talent alone, hence the 7-3 record. They've beaten good teams (Cleveland, OKC, Indiana) and have lost to all young hungry teams (Detroit, Charlotte, Minnesota).

its good to be hungry

Scoot26 · Nov 17, 2015

clonetrooper264 said:
This has been true for years though

Has it? I thought they beat everyone usually during the Thibs years except his last... other than when they were overmatched due to injuries.

clonetrooper264 · Nov 17, 2015

Scoot26 said:
Has it? I thought they beat everyone usually during the Thibs years except his last... other than when they were overmatched due to injuries.

I could be wrong. Certainly during the "prime" years (2010, 2011) we were beating everyone in sight usually, but over the course of my Bulls fandom I have always felt like the Bulls lose to bad teams and win against the good ones. Playing down to the level of competition is not a phrase that I've heard exclusively this year and last.

Scoot26 · Nov 17, 2015

clonetrooper264 said:
I could be wrong. Certainly during the "prime" years (2010, 2011) we were beating everyone in sight usually, but over the course of my Bulls fandom I have always felt like the Bulls lose to bad teams and win against the good ones. Playing down to the level of competition is not a phrase that I've heard exclusively this year and last.

Suppose I didn't notice during the Rose injured years.

And the teams before that were never that good, so nothing shocked me there.

RamiTheBullsFan · Nov 17, 2015

It's a small sample size of games.

The Bulls have underperformed offensively (especially Mirotic and Noah). Their rebounding sucks. They beat OKC and Cleveland yet get destroyed by Charlotte and lose a couple of home games against mediocre teams.

The positive is despite McDermott's, Gasol's, Mirotic's, Brooks', and Rose's defensive short comings, they are still a top echelon defensive team.

7-3 is pretty much would you could have expected for this team at this point. They have a lot of room for improvement. However, also a lot of cause for concern with the offense especially.

They can play well on both sides of the floor, improve their rebounding, and still lose to Cleveland. You can throw Butler, Gasol, Rose, Irving, Love, both coaches, both deep benches and it would be a wash. But then one of those teams has LeBron. And that's all you really need to know about the Bulls' title aspirations.

Gustavus Adolphus · Nov 17, 2015

5/41st of the way through the season.

GalePayton · Nov 17, 2015

I am delighted to see us at 7 - 3 considering the circumstances.

The fact that we are off to a great start (record wise) gives me confidence as we move forward with a better understanding of the new system, Rose and others getting healthy, and Mirotic getting his shit together.

I see this team heading to the ECF.

Troy23 · Nov 18, 2015

-It's definitely a positive sign that despite the lack of efficiency, and the team generally not playing that well, they are still 7-3. Things can only improve as the season goes on.

Scoot26 · Nov 18, 2015

What's funny now is if the Bulls win tonight, they can be in 1st in the East.

Alpha Male · Nov 18, 2015

Scoot26 said:
What's funny now is if the Bulls win tonight, they can be in 1st in the East.

That is hilarious.

Raskolnikov · Nov 18, 2015

57 win pace might be a bit high, but could 50 be enough for second or third in the East?

We just need to avoid Cleveland until the Championship game because Irving/Love have as high a likelihood of a leg falling off at the hip as Rose.

Scoot26 · Nov 18, 2015

Raskolnikov said:
57 win pace might be a bit high, but could 50 be enough for second or third in the East?

We just need to avoid Cleveland until the Championship game because Irving/Love have as high a likelihood of a leg falling off at the hip as Rose.

You mean the Eastern Conference Finals.

Enasic · Nov 18, 2015

I didn't read the article but c'mon....the Bulls are 7-3 and haven't even played very good basketball. Certainly not their best basketball. That means, there's a ton of room to grow. Their defense, which many people thought would fall apart, has actually looked better than last season. Fred is finding his way with the team and still figuring things out which we all should have expected. The Bulls to me are the 2nd best team in the east...if that's not as good as their record suggests, oh well. I don't think anybody in their right mind expected the Bulls to win a championship or realistically even get past Cleveland this year.

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