Melanie's Bulls dynasty... start a new Bulls dynasty?

thanks. the kings not only made it; they knocked out the lakers (i'm sure kobe101 and kobelive2005 won't appreciate that)...

hehehehe..... nice updates.... goodluck on your play-offs.....

I think any way you look at it the loss should make for more interesting playoffs. Looking at it now, that is.

thanks for all the support, fellas...it is definitely appreciated

I think any way you look at it the loss should make for more interesting playoffs.

no question. certainly opened my eyes

Season recap: Final league leaders

Colicky Boy is 1st in almost all of them....whats his rating

81 . he was the guy i controlled most of the time, so i think that padded his stats. usually, you can make a player perform a lot better than the cpu does, no?

Season recap: MVP candidates



3 of the 5 MVP candidates are Bulls. Before the trades for James and Wade, Eddy Curry and Tyson Chandler were MVP candidates. Curry and Chandler have since dropped off. Clearly, whoever I played made that person perform better than how the CPU was making him perform.

Playoff preview: bracket mania




If you post your predictions, I'll put them up side-by-side, like they do for different NBA analysts in the newspapers.

I wonder who is going to win MVP....could it be Colicky Boy with 41.1PPG ,10.0RPG ,10.3APG ,0.96BPG(thats the only normal thing),8.46SPG ...those are like MJ numbers...maybe even better...well good luck against Orlando, Sacramento is playing Garrnets team

My predictions mostly stick to the seedings:

#1 San Antonio over #8 Warriors in four
#4 Dallas over #5 Memphis in five
#3 Sacramento over #6 Minnesota in six
#7 Houston over #2 Denver in seven

#1 Bulls over #8 Orlando in five
#4 Detroit over #5 Indiana in seven
#3 Miami over #6 Cleveland in six
#2 Philadelphia over #7 Washington in five

those are like MJ numbers...maybe even better

i know ...it's another impetus to retire him at the end of the season... i wonder if i can get similar numbers if i control lebron most of the time next season ...although sliders are harder now than they were for most of this season

Last edited by colickyboy on Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:15 am, edited 2 times in total.

My Predictions:

San Antonio vs. Golden State 4-1
Dallas vs. Memphis 4-2
Sacramento vs. Minnesota 4-3
Houston vs. Denver 4-2

Bulls vs. Orlando 4-1
Detroit vs. Indiana 4-2
Miami vs. Cleveland 4-2
Philadelphia vs. Washington 4-3

My Predictions:

San Antonio vs. Golden State 4-0
Dallas vs. Memphis 4-2
Sacramento vs. Minnesota 4-3
Houston vs. Denver 4-3

Bulls vs. Orlando 4-0
Detroit vs. Indiana 4-2
Miami vs. Cleveland 4-2
Philadelphia vs. Washington 4-2

latest fake ESPN Insider article:

Playoff preview: Bulls vs Magic


Chad Ford
ESPN Insider

2004-05 history:
The Bulls swept the season series 3-0, although the last two games were played without injured Steve Francis.

Key injuries:
Magic - none. Francis is back from a bone spur in his ankle and ready to go.
Bulls - Dwyane Wade (broken wrist) is definitely out for Game 1 and possibly Games 2 and 3. But he is nearly recovered and may be back for the later part of this series.

Matchups:
Center
Orlando's Kelvin Cato is a rebounder and good for a shot block or two. The Bulls' Amare Stoudemire is more athletic, a decidedly better scorer and better in pretty much every aspect.
Advantage: BULLS

Power forward
Orlando's Dwight Howard is strong for his age and a good leaper. Physically, he matches up well with the Bulls' Dirk Nowitzki, giving up only an inch in height and about the same weight. But Howard's game is raw while Nowitzki is a polished veteran who can shoot from outside as well as play physical in the paint. In addition, if the two get fouled, only one player's free throws are money (Nowitzki shoots 91% from the line; Howard 67%).
Advantage: BULLS

Small forward
Grant Hill has made a remarkable comeback for Orlando from all his surgeries, making the All-Star team this season. However, he clearly has lost the quickness he once had. The Bulls' LeBron James is, of course, the superior scorer, but James has also vastly improved his passing since his trade to the Bulls, making him even better than Hill in assists. James is now an all-around athlete who can also block shots and steal the ball.
Advantage: BULLS

Shooting guard
Doug Christie is a gamer for the Magic. He'll make shots, pass the ball to open teammates and play some defense. Bulls head coach Scott Skiles plans to use a big man like Malik Allen at the shooting guard position to frustrate Christie with bigger wingspans, instead of using true shooting guard Lucious Harris. Christie should be quicker than whoever defends him but could have trouble getting a shot off against a taller forward.
Advantage: ORLANDO

Point guard
Orlando's Steve Francis is a shoot-first point guard so he's more like a shooting guard. He makes the offense go, and with Howard and Hill as options, he can light an offensive fire with his supporting cast. The Bulls' Colicky Boy has trouble defending quick guards. Rookie jitters possible?
Advantage: Even

Bench
Orlando has Jameer Nelson backing up Francis, Hedo Turkoglu, Pat Garrity and young DeShawn Stevenson. The Bulls have Bo Outlaw and a bunch of players no one else would want. The Bulls can survive a bad bench if the starters play more minutes, but then fatigue can affect the starters' performance.
Advantage: ORLANDO

Coaching
Johnny Davis has been criticized in Orlando for not adjusting well to opposing defenses, and that the Magic offense should be better. Scott Skiles, perhaps benefitting from star players, has had no worries on the Bulls offense except for the finale against Indiana. Although Skiles has never coached a team past the first round of the playoffs, it's hard to imagine this team in the playoffs not following Skiles' preaching of low turnovers, frequent passing and team defense.
Advantage: BULLS

Intangibles
It's fairly rare that a #8 seed beats a #1 seed. Don't see any reason that should change here either.
Advantage: BULLS

Predicted winner: Bulls in five.

Great Preview..when are you playing your first game

soon!

latest from the fake ESPN site:

First round: Game 1

Grand opening
Sun, May 1, 2005


Grant Hill falls for a German truck

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Game 1
70
81
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Chicago hadn't seen playoff basketball in the past six years.

But seven years after a certain guy named Michael led the Bulls to their sixth title, the Bulls return to the postseason started off on the right foot as the Bulls beat Orlando 81-70 to take Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs.

Orlando tried to replicate Indiana's formula for success when the Pacers steamrolled the Bulls in the regular season finale.

"We wanted to only let one guy get his points and really shut down everyone else," said Magic forward Grant Hill. "And we did that."

Indeed, just like the Pacers game, Amare Stoudemire led the Bulls with 26 points but got little help from anyone else. And the Bulls' 81 points was close to the 76-point output the Bulls managed in their loss to Indiana.

Unlike Indiana, though, Orlando forgot to score. Steve Francis did his part, scoring a game-high 38 points that accounted for more than half of Orlando's points. But no one else stepped up to help.

"They did a good job containing us," said LeBron James, who had only 14 points. "But since we weren't scoring, we really focused on our defense. And that was the difference in the game."

The Bulls only led by 4 after the first quarter and at halftime, and only led by 5 after three quarters. But Orlando just couldn't get any closer.

"This was not an easy game by any stretch," said Colicky Boy, who had only 10 points but was one steal short of a quadruple-double. "But to win a playoff game is huge. The city was starved for basketball success."

While the Magic were at full-strength, the Bulls were without Dwyane Wade, still out with a broken wrist.

"We had to grind this out," said Dirk Nowitzki, who scored 14 points. "Maybe with Dwyane it gets easier, but then again, maybe not. He's not here anyway. And everything gets cranked up a notch or two in the playoffs. No one should be expecting any cakewalks."

Great win...the gam,e was kinda close...nice pic...good luck next game

I'm tiring of both Sac1 & Sensation.

Sensation, you of all people shouldn't be bitching about people spamming, spammer. There was no need to ask him if that post he made was needed, in the process you spammed too. Dont act as if your posts are any better than his.

Keep this shit up & I'll send you both on a 2 day kiddie break.

Colicky, sorry for the interruption, keep up the work & good luck in the playoffs.

Im loving the ESPN site, you put a lot of work in this dynasty and nice win BTW
Your team is unstopable with all those stars

nice site.......great game.............wuznt expecting the scores to dip THAT much..


good luck next game....

nice pic

thanks

Im loving the ESPN site, you put a lot of work in this dynasty

thanks to melanie she did the grunt work. my part's just updating

nice site.......great game.............wuznt expecting the scores to dip THAT much..

thanks...yeah, not sure how that happened...didn't play any differently

Colicky, sorry for the interruption, keep up the work & good luck in the playoffs.

no prob. thanks

2005 NBA Playoff scoreboard

Western Conference:



Eastern Conference:



All home teams won except for Miami and Dallas, who now lose their home-court advantage.

I think my prediction is gonna come true...its good so far..yay kings won