Getting Out The First Round Was Great

[sillent]

It's the "First Round"!! Not saying that we should not celebrate or be happy (especially as fans) but we have to believe that that is what we were suppose to do. We have to understand that getting out of the first round is not our goal. We have done that 3 years straight now. We have to stay focused on elevating our level of play and elevating the play of our core to match playoff intensity.

The Bulls had the best record in the season but as shown by the Pacers they can be beaten in the playoffs. I think we all can agree that the Pacers aren't as talented as the Bulls or us for that matter but they have one key factor (Effort ). Heart, hustle, gritty, heady plays, toughness, ("Effort" )!! Talent wise we can compete with these Bulls of course with their being an exception cough cough " D Rose ". As we saw in the last series though, one man can not beat a team.

We have to battle extremely hard but the main point is we have to get out of the second round. I said this before but If Hawk's players and the organization want/plan to keep this core together, they have to continue to show improvement and advancement.

Our theme all year has been "It's Happening" so let us as the fans see "It" "Happen"!! We all know that our team is capable on any given night to compete with any team in this league. (Good) Consistency is what we are looking for now. We have had more time than most in the league to grow together with our core and now is the time to show how strong our chemistry has become. We've been through dang near everything together from a 13 win season to battling the Celtics in the first round as major underdogs to consecutive 2nd round sweeps.

We just beat the team that gave us a record making sweep last year. We should not only have learned from that but also this current series advancement. If we come out and play with "Effort", Heart, Hustle, Desire and a Will to Win we will be hard for any team to beat!!

KUDOS TO THE WIN AGAIN!! NOW TO ELEVATING TO THE NEXT LEVEL!!

[benhillboy]

No matter what happens, this season has been successful IMO, despite so many blowouts. Let's keep it going.