am i alone not understanding the bulls hype?

[Booz Vivic]

seriously why do people think theyll be close to 1st in east?

[CJ Mustard]

Nope. The Bulls are not getting past the Cavs. Probably won't even be better than the Heat. Rose's health is completely unreliable. He was playing terrible before he got injured again last season, played terrible in FIBA. He probably won't get back to the player he was even if he stays healthy. Gasol is old as well.

They just won't have enough offensively to compete with Cleveland, Miami, and maybe even Washington.

[Jameerthefear]

No, you're correct.

[HomieWeMajor]

Pau Gasol will be this years Rip Hamilton.

[Denitron]

Return of a former MVP
Noah just had his best ever season
Taj was a potential Sixth man of the Year last season
Added shooting in McBuckets and Mirotic which we didn't have in previous years
Gasol is one of the best passing bigs in the league, provides another dimension to the offense

Finished with 48 wins last year despite having one of the worst offenses in the entire league and without Rose

There's a lot to be positive about

[Booz Vivic]

Everyone saw Rose in the Worlds. He was seriously a scrub.

[poido123]

seriously why do people think theyll be close to 1st in east?

You're not the only one, in fact there have been a few threads by others stating exactly the same thing...

It's fine that you don't believe it, but Bulls are one of the few teams with the runs on the board so to speak. They have actually proven to be formidable with less than they have now.

[poido123]

Nope. The Bulls are not getting past the Cavs. Probably won't even be better than the Heat. Rose's health is completely unreliable. He was playing terrible before he got injured again last season, played terrible in FIBA. He probably won't get back to the player he was even if he stays healthy. Gasol is old as well.

They just won't have enough offensively to compete with Cleveland, Miami, and maybe even Washington.

What have the Cavs proven? Have they done anything in the east in the last 5 years? Has their current core played a game together? Has their coach played in the NBA? What about the health of Varejeo? Since you point out rose..

I understand if you're sceptical of the hype, but if you're going to put forward the Cavs, then you need to hold them to the same scrutiny.

Anyways, I will enjoy reflecting on some of the posters comments when i look back on the season. Should be fun

[Le Shaqtus]

They'll be good but I don't see them beating the Cavs.

[lilteapot]

Let these peasant Bulls fans have something to look forward to, man. Why you gotta ruin their shine

[gts]

If the Bulls stay healthy they are one of the best teams in the league...

[scm5]

They're getting back DRose, which is huge even if he isn't quite his old self yet. I'm sure he'll get there.

You're also replacing Boozer with Pau. That is a huge upgrade both offensively and defensively.

[Akrazotile]

If the Bulls stay healthy they are one of the best teams in the league...

Im high on the Bulls too.

People just see the lack of "star power" (by assuming rose wont be old rose) and think they cant be that good if they dont have stars, omg.

These idiots never learn. Honestly.

[swagga]

What have the Cavs proven? Have they done anything in the east in the last 5 years? Has their current core played a game together? Has their coach played in the NBA? What about the health of Varejeo? Since you point out rose..

I understand if you're sceptical of the hype, but if you're going to put forward the Cavs, then you need to hold them to the same scrutiny.

Anyways, I will enjoy reflecting on some of the posters comments when i look back on the season. Should be fun

they have the proven talent of 3 arguably top 10 players in the league for starters. The best player, the best rebounder and one of the best 4qtr players in the league in irving. One can seriously argue that right now rose is the fourth best player in the cavs-chicago matchup (see world cup).
They also have a decent and young roster and they might not be done yet.

While they have health concerns they are not even comparable to the bulls' concerns (rose is a huge concern, noah a big one too, thibs riding his players, age). Add to that the bulls propensity for 100% effort each game and it's not looking pretty.

From a team standpoint they have 2 guaranteed offense creators while rose looked more than pedestrian at the world cup. Chicago has some shooters right now but offense still has to be created, which can lead to some cringe worthy basketball if not accounted for.

as they are right now I'd say the bulls might be a very good regular season team but the cavs are built for the playoffs. They are one rim defender or good defensive system away from very strong contenders.

[swagga]

Im high on the Bulls too.

People just see the lack of "star power" (by assuming rose wont be old rose) and think they cant be that good if they dont have stars, omg.

These idiots never learn. Honestly.

people see a HUGE lack of playmaking besides rose
AND
that rose is injury prone and that he has a reckless playstyle

might not matter in the RS but in the playoffs this WILL hurt.