Lakers are still my pick to win the championship this year; they're just sandbaggin right now.
That said :
WOW YA BULLS WOOOOOOOOO! I wish Orlando hadn't so unmercifully wrecked the Bulls this year or I'd be getting cocky about the playoffs. As it is, they're becoming a very, very fun team to watch.
It's long become redundant to just get on here after every Bulls game to say that Derrick Rose is good, but HOT [expletive] Derrick Rose is good.
It's both exciting and maddening to know that he's a superstar and one of the sport's best closers before everyone else does. Everyone that watches the Bulls often already knows. Sam Smith called him the second best player in franchise history, the second best player in franchise history called him the best point guard in the league and I have realigned all my expectations for what he can lead the team to. Before this year I didn't think he could be the best player on a champion because his defense was lacking, he couldn't shoot from the outside and I wasn't convinced he could be a crunch time superstar.
Well he has reversed all of that and the most pleasant surprise has been his leadership. Off the top of my head I can think of no less than 6 games this year they won simply because he decided they couldn't lose. He's been a revelation and there isn't a more entertaining player in the league. His explosiveness is unparalleled. In the great hypothetical draft of all current NBA players to start a team with, he'd be the second overall pick in my world.
thrill wrote:It's long become redundant to just get on here after every Bulls game to say that Derrick Rose is good, but HOT [expletive] Derrick Rose is good.