I'm a miami fan so I might as well just spit that out, but the bulls cannot beat the pistons or the heat, they would get slaughtered by the jazz, maveriks, suns, or spurs. the only eastern con. teams with a chance to beat those guys are the pistons and the heat. the pistons like the heat run a well balanced attack but unlike the heat they do not have a true finisher. The heat on the other hand can beat any team in this league while healthy, which is what they basically are now. they also have the best finisher in the league with Dwyane wade. In the west the Jazz are the dark horse they are a terrific team that can beat anybody in a seven game series. their team is by far the most balanced team in the west. and unlike the maverriks they have no problems finishing games.
Yeah well you can still be a fan but not pick ur team. Neways, if you are a true fan you'll know that Shaq and D. Wade can both take a game over, but Shaq has only played like three games since Jan 24 and D. Wade is comin off a very serious injury and is not and will not be at 100% until he has surgery in the offseason. Payton is out for 2-3 weeks and Haslem has some injury concerns as well. Not to mention Posey's recent DUI arrest.
I would have counted the Heat in as contenders for the East crown, but these unfortunate injuries (especially Payton's) and distractions just don't make this team as formidable as it should be.
The Pistons are seriously the team to beat. What do you mean they don't have "true finishers"? Detroit has Billups and Hamilton whom are some of the best clutch shooters in the game. The only person they lost is Big Ben which I think will be the deciding factor in a matchup between the bulls and pistons.
The Bulls not only have one of the best defenses in the league, but they have been finishing games recently and are 4-4 on the season against those western conf. teams you put up. (3 losses came from Utah) Chicago's bench is one of the deepest with Duhon, Nocioni, Tyrus Thomas, and NBA Finals veteran Adrian Griffin, Ben Gordon has shown to be a dynamic shooter and Big Ben is intimidating inside. The Bulls are 3-1 against Miami and 3-1 against Detroit this season and most likely have the no. 2 spot in the East (pending a win at NJ or 1-1 or worse record from cleveland their next 2 games). This no. 2 spot avoids all the big guns of the East (Detroit, Miami, and Cleveland) until the Eastern Conference championship.
Ahh neways I think i made my point.
