Past or Present? The Conundrum That is the Chicago Bulls

[ChaseB]

I think he meant atrocity as in "Durant should be the king of Seattle" not "Thunder can't ball"

Yes, this.

[DustinT]

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I think he meant atrocity as in "Durant should be the king of Seattle" not "Thunder can't ball"

What can I say? I'm a sore loser.

[Beastly Wayz]

Dude was a 50% career shooter that if I remember my stats correctly on average took 1.5 3s per game. That lets you know how sick he was his the mid-range. Truthfuflly his SIT, SOD, and Mid J ratings should all be in the mid -> upper 90s... yet I doubt people will try to use him there. They'll just force it inside looking for dunk highlights, because of course that's all Jordan ever did was dunk and layup. I know this will be the case because I've seen people refuse to take mid-range jumpers with their My Players that have maxed out attributes.

Well Said, and again people who typically play these games, are youngsters who believe bball is all about dunks...

[noshun]

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Nice read..maybe people will use them who knows?

[KyotoCarl]

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I've been a Bulls fan since 92 and I will be playing the 2010-11 season as the current Bulls without any added teams or such. I might start a second one, just for fun, with the 95-96 Bulls but that won't be my main Association.

[VDusen04]

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Dude was a 50% career shooter that if I remember my stats correctly on average took 1.5 3s per game. That lets you know how sick he was his the mid-range. Truthfuflly his SIT, SOD, and Mid J ratings should all be in the mid -> upper 90s... yet I doubt people will try to use him there. They'll just force it inside looking for dunk highlights, because of course that's all Jordan ever did was dunk and layup. I know this will be the case because I've seen people refuse to take mid-range jumpers with their My Players that have maxed out attributes.

It's unavoidable. Using the created versions of Jordan in 2K10 my little brothers (14 and 12) and my older brother (29) all try to bust inside every single time down the court with MJ early on. It always takes a few quarters (and some reminders about Jordan's game from me) before they begin getting into a groove with him. It's natural to just want to force and make him score 90. I've been guilty just as well.

So yeah, definitely possible to combat MJ and the Bulls. It can be real tough not to force and expect everything to drop.

[Hotobu]

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Well I mean he IS Jordan who in addition to everything I said is probably the best finisher in terms of power/finesse the game has ever seen as well. Forcing it inside a few times isn't exactly dumb, but yeah I know people will just bull charge in there and try to score on 4 people. It never ceases to amaze me how many times someone (My players with 5 bars from mid-range in pickup games) will get the ball for a WIIIIIIIDE open mid range J and instead of taking the shot they'll charge headfirst towards the basket and get some ******* animation.

[ParisB]

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Good Article, but the Thunder are solid team. You might have a point with that NBA Finals prediction. Bulls vs Lakers in the Finals. Bulls have a deep roster.

Article was a fun read. Except the Bulls won't be sniffing Finals. They will be a dangerous 50 win team like the Jazz were along with the 9 other quality teams in the West, but they won't be able to go through Miami, Orlando or Boston.

Hypothetically speaking, even if they did meet the Lakers in the Finals, LA would stomp them in 4 or 5 games just like they did with Utah and Boozer. Noah and Boozer is a quality/decent combo, but just doesn't compare to Gasol and Bynum.

[Beluba]

As a die-hard Bulls fan, I can honestly say that I'm having just as much fun playing with the new-look Bulls as I am playing with the classic Jordan teams. They offer a completely different experience, as well as a completely different challenge. Either way you look at it... Bulls fans will be in heaven this October.

[youvalss]

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As a die-hard Bulls fan, I can honestly say that I'm having just as much fun playing with the new-look Bulls as I am playing with the classic Jordan teams. They offer a completely different experience, as well as a completely different challenge. Either way you look at it... Bulls fans will be in heaven this October.

Same goes for Pistons fans. Bad Boys are back!!!

[Starlin4Prez]

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Article was a fun read. Except the Bulls won't be sniffing Finals. They will be a dangerous 50 win team like the Jazz were along with the 9 other quality teams in the West, but they won't be able to go through Miami, Orlando or Boston.

Hypothetically speaking, even if they did meet the Lakers in the Finals, LA would stomp them in 4 or 5 games just like they did with Utah and Boozer. Noah and Boozer is a quality/decent combo, but just doesn't compare to Gasol and Bynum.

Just STOP

[youvalss]

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Boozer has better PR than Gasol, but to me Gasol is much more reliable and efficient. Still, I like the fact that there are at least 2 strong teams in the east. Hopefully, 2010-11 will be the season of the east.

[chitown1-23]

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Bulls will be very tough this year, especially if they stay healthy. Rose says he has improved his 3 point shot and we get a defensive mind coach. Rose put up 20 points and 6 assists i beilive it was this past year, now with Boozer he will be putting double doubles up just about every game.

Korver shot almost 50% from three last year. (Bulls didn't have ONE good 3 point shooter last year.

Boozer FINALLY got our PF who can score.

Brewer- Good defensive player

Noah- He can score inside, improving on his free throws, rebounds, steps up HUGE in the playoffs, but his strength is DEFENSE!

Rose- All around player. 22 years old already won rookie of the year, made the all star team, led his team to the playoffs 2 consecutive years where they played the Cavs pretty tough last year and we all remember Rose's rookie year the series against Boston was a CLASSIC but did get knocked out in the first round both times. And just made the USA team. May be the best PG in the game in few years if not at least the top 3.

Deng- Just stay HEALTHY!



All in all I'm a huge bulls fan, we do have a deep team, but we will miss Hinrich a lot i think. I dont know if Thibodeou(sp?) can do it in his first year as a head coach. Anything can happen though!

[Murkurial]

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Article was a fun read. Except the Bulls won't be sniffing Finals. They will be a dangerous 50 win team like the Jazz were along with the 9 other quality teams in the West, but they won't be able to go through Miami, Orlando or Boston.

Hypothetically speaking, even if they did meet the Lakers in the Finals, LA would stomp them in 4 or 5 games just like they did with Utah and Boozer. Noah and Boozer is a quality/decent combo, but just doesn't compare to Gasol and Bynum.

You seem to hate on the Bulls every chance you get. It's weird.

He did say that we'd lose though. Which I agree with should we get to the Finals at all. Utah was missing Okur who ALREADY isn't a real big man. Noah's a different animal entirely.

And we took Boston to 7 games without a Boozer and with a super inconsistent Tyrus Thomas. Yeah, we had (and have no lost) Ben "Jordan" Gordon and Kiggity Kirk, but we have an improved Rose, a real shooter in Korver, and a big, young 2, that can actually play some D.

You can count us out if you want to though...

P.S., What happened to Stalin?

On-topic: I will be using both but the cheesers will probably prevail online against the new-look Bulls (unless you cheese yourself with D-Rose). Especially if they don't fix Korver's year-long shot animation. Deng's as inconsistent as they come in that game and they need to tone down a 7-footers ability to slide his feet and guard slashers (among other things). I'll still be using them though.