How would that 60 win team, barring injury, have fared in this years playoffs?

[HawkItus]

Say we were in Boston's position and playing the Bulls with Washington '17 and Cleveland '17 on the horizon.

[NBASupes]

That team was extremely good. Especially for the regular season but Chicago today is better than that Brooklyn team and these Wizards are better than those Wizards. Sadly, I think we would struggle to get to the ECF. We just are poorly built for the playoffs. 

[Plainview1981]

I think they could get a game or two from the Cavs or make the finals if they didn't run into the Cavs.

[Peoriabird]

That team too was finesse just like all Bud teams are!  Finesse team don't cut it in the playoffs.  Just ask Boston.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

1 hour ago, Peoriabird said:

That team too was finesse just like all Bud teams are!  Finesse team don't cut it in the playoffs.  Just ask Boston.

Yeah.  I guess people routinely forget that 8th seed Brooklyn ( with JJ, Brook Lopez, and Deron Williams  . . . and "Hawk Killer" Jarrett Jack ), had this series tied 2 - 2 going back to Atlanta in Round 1.   And Jack damn near beat us by himself in Game 5.  

That team also caught a huge break when Wall broke his hand in Game 1 in the Semis and enabled us to catch our breath in that series. Heck, we were actually DOWN in that series 2 - 1, and on the brink of all hell breaking loose, had the Hawks not won Game 4 in Washington.   Then came the "Horford Miracle" in Game 5.  And the Paul Pierce "after the buzzer 3" in Game 6, to send us to the EC Finals.

But let's not act like that team was some vastly superior squad in the playoffs, that just rolled through everybody.  That team was soft, but mentally tough and a great regular season squad.  They were definitely fun to watch, but weren't a playoff juggernaut by no means.

[HawkItus]

On 4/21/2017 at 6:02 PM, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Yeah.  I guess people routinely forget that 8th seed Brooklyn ( with JJ, Brook Lopez, and Deron Williams  . . . and "Hawk Killer" Jarrett Jack ), had this series tied 2 - 2 going back to Atlanta in Round 1.   And Jack damn near beat us by himself in Game 5.  

That team also caught a huge break when Wall broke his hand in Game 1 in the Semis and enabled us to catch our breath in that series. Heck, we were actually DOWN in that series 2 - 1, and on the brink of all hell breaking loose, had the Hawks not won Game 4 in Washington.   Then came the "Horford Miracle" in Game 5.  And the Paul Pierce "after the buzzer 3" in Game 6, to send us to the EC Finals.

But let's not act like that team was some vastly superior squad in the playoffs, that just rolled through everybody.  That team was soft, but mentally tough and a great regular season squad.  They were definitely fun to watch, but weren't a playoff juggernaut by no means.

That team was also injured and without Thabo......so

[benhillboy]

This '17 Bulls team is bad, this coming from a Jimmy Butler fanboy.  The '15 Hawks would've swept last night, with or without Rondo's short-sleeve suit wearing obvious tripping penalty committing ass.

You gotta have a premier 3 to match against Lebron so we would get swept again on that front.

[BigDog90]

On 4/21/2017 at 3:35 PM, HawkItus said:

Say we were in Boston's position and playing the Bulls with Washington '17 and Cleveland '17 on the horizon.

They'd beat WAS and CHI but still get swept by CLE.

[BigDog90]

On 4/21/2017 at 6:02 PM, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Yeah.  I guess people routinely forget that 8th seed Brooklyn ( with JJ, Brook Lopez, and Deron Williams  . . . and "Hawk Killer" Jarrett Jack ), had this series tied 2 - 2 going back to Atlanta in Round 1.   And Jack damn near beat us by himself in Game 5.  

That team also caught a huge break when Wall broke his hand in Game 1 in the Semis and enabled us to catch our breath in that series. Heck, we were actually DOWN in that series 2 - 1, and on the brink of all hell breaking loose, had the Hawks not won Game 4 in Washington.   Then came the "Horford Miracle" in Game 5.  And the Paul Pierce "after the buzzer 3" in Game 6, to send us to the EC Finals.

But let's not act like that team was some vastly superior squad in the playoffs, that just rolled through everybody.  That team was soft, but mentally tough and a great regular season squad.  They were definitely fun to watch, but weren't a playoff juggernaut by no means.

True. Rebounding kept teams like BK in the game. However, NBA has really embraced small ball so Millsap and Horford front court would be a matchup nightmare until they play CLE 

[BigDog90]

8 hours ago, benhillboy said:

This '17 Bulls team is bad, this coming from a Jimmy Butler fanboy.  The '15 Hawks would've swept last night, with or without Rondo's short-sleeve suit wearing obvious tripping penalty committing ass.

You gotta have a premier 3 to match against Lebron so we would get swept again on that front.

Bulls now would have been perfect for Thibodeau. Team still isn't built right for Hoiberg to run his offense.

[Dejay]

They would still get beat by the Lebrons in the ECFs but would've folded up the Bulls like a cheap card table in no more than five games...