The final week of every season in every sport is meaningless for a lot of teams.

IAmRight: The final week of every season in every sport is meaningless for a lot of teams.

And incredibly meaningful to others.

Is there an ancient history of the NBA?

Yea, because home court advantages and seeds weren't determined in the last 2 games at all. Good call, subby. Tell the Rockets that the last week was meaningless.

Maybe they should let eight more teams from each conference in so that no one's season is "over" the last week dumbassmitter

Meaningless? Try saying that to the NBA record holding Bobcats

Dear Jerk: Is there an ancient history of the NBA?

LIttle known fact, the Mayans had an NBA...but they took their talents to another galaxy.

joeyjoejoeshabado: Meaningless? Try saying that to the NBA record holding Bobcats

Jordan adds a new record to his legacy

srhp29: joeyjoejoeshabado: Meaningless? Try saying that to the NBA record holding Bobcats

Jordan adds a new record to his legacy

He is may be responsible for the best and worst teams in NBA history.

How meaningless is the final week of the NBA regular season?

bigpeeler: How meaningless is the final week of the NBA regular season?

Totally.

Freakin Rican: How meaningless is the final week of the NBA regular season?


http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/01/the-nba-lockout-didnt-hurt - at-all-local-and-national-tv-ratings-are-astronomical/

Gunny Highway: bigpeeler: How meaningless is the final week of the NBA regular season?

Totally.

Freakin Rican: How meaningless is the final week of the NBA regular season?


http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/01/the-nba-lockout-didnt-hurt - at-all-local-and-national-tv-ratings-are-astronomical/

Look, don't let them being completely wrong get in the way of their pathetic attempts at wit.

Haters gonna hate, but I am extraordinarily excited for the Playoffs.

LET'S GO BULLS!

Car_Ramrod: LET'S GO BULLS!

God I hope they can stay healthy... even still, something tells me this is not the year for them.

I hope I am very wrong

Return of the FAB FIVE!!

Given the circumstances I think the coach was figuring, why not? Coach may have known no one has ever started five rookies before and figured, last game, outcome doesn't matter, a couple usual starters are injured, so just go for it.

p the boiler: Car_Ramrod: LET'S GO BULLS!

God I hope they can stay healthy... even still, something tells me this is not the year for them.

I hope I am very wrong

I just read Ray may not be ready for Game 1 of the Celtics series. The Celtics and Hawks have some recent playoff history and the C's are going to need all the help they can get.

I am also very excited for the playoffs.

WhyteRaven74: Given the circumstances I think the coach was figuring, why not? Coach may have known no one has ever started five rookies before and figured, last game, outcome doesn't matter, a couple usual starters are injured, so just go for it.

His momma told him to do it.

/I hate Jackson

WhyteRaven74: a couple usual starters are injured, so just go for it.

Well, not really, they're mostly just tanking. If they were battling for a playoff spot, some of those "injuries" would be magically healed as though they had some of soccer's magic water sprayed all over them.

Car_Ramrod: Yea, because home court advantages and seeds weren't determined in the last 2 games at all. Good call, subby. Tell the Rockets that the last week was meaningless.

Did you see how they played? I think someone did tell them it was meaningless.

p the boiler: Car_Ramrod: LET'S GO BULLS!

God I hope they can stay healthy... even still, something tells me this is not the year for them.

I hope I am very wrong

Not that I would ever question Thibodeau, as he obviously knows way better than I do, but I was kind of surprised they didn't give Rose at least a few minutes of real game time against the Cavs. I know the risk is bigger than the reward, but I would think they would want to keep him loose and keep his confidence growing.

I'm not stupid enough to claim the Bulls can win without him, but I am really impressed by the supporting cast, and think they are capable of picking up some slack if Rose isn't 100%, which he probably won't be, at least through the first round.

Car_Ramrod: I'm not stupid enough to claim the Bulls can win without him, but I am really impressed by the supporting cast, and think they are capable of picking up some slack if Rose isn't 100%, which he probably won't be, at least through the first round.

I usually only see them play against the Heat and I swear they have a better chance of beating Miami without him than they do with him. Somehow everyone on the team can suddenly shoot 50% from 3-point range when Rose is out.

Dear Jerk: Is there an ancient history of the NBA?

Modern era starts when they stopped calling traveling

IAmRight: Car_Ramrod: I'm not stupid enough to claim the Bulls can win without him, but I am really impressed by the supporting cast, and think they are capable of picking up some slack if Rose isn't 100%, which he probably won't be, at least through the first round.

I usually only see them play against the Heat and I swear they have a better chance of beating Miami without him than they do with him. Somehow everyone on the team can suddenly shoot 50% from 3-point range when Rose is out.

43% from behind the arc in 4 games. 51% in 2 wins.

In their first win against the Heat, John Lucas had his ridiculous game. We can't count on him throwing up 20+ every game, but it's good to know we have so many possible weapons, so other teams can't just clamp down on a couple players for a full series.

In the second win, the Bulls bench outscored the Miami bench 47-7. Same as above. You have to be able to control the whole roster for a full series. Meanwhile, James scored 35 and 30 while losing and 27 and 35 while winning. He gets in a funk, they're screwed. Plus, we have:



/7-10 from downtown in Bulls wins against the Heat

Car_Ramrod: In the second win, the Bulls bench outscored the Miami bench 47-7. Same as above. You have to be able to control the whole roster for a full series.

Like I said, though, the bench always seems to be better than the starters. Even when the Bulls' bench is playing the Miami starters. I really, really like the Bulls bench. If LeBron wanted nothing but to win championships, he would've gone to Chicago, no question.

Considering there were seeding issues still being resolved yesterday, and a playoff spot still open until Tuesday...Subby is bad and should feel bad about this troll-line.

IAmRight: Car_Ramrod: In the second win, the Bulls bench outscored the Miami bench 47-7. Same as above. You have to be able to control the whole roster for a full series.

Like I said, though, the bench always seems to be better than the starters. Even when the Bulls' bench is playing the Miami starters. I really, really like the Bulls bench. If LeBron wanted nothing but to win championships, he would've gone to Chicago, no question.

My concern is whether that will hold up come crunch time. Is the Bulls bench really that much better than last year? Bulls swept the Heat in regular season (granted by a total of 8 points in 3 games), crushed them in Game 1, then lost 4 straight to lose the series. As much as I hate the notion that the regular season doesn't matter, it's not always a predictor of playoff ability. I'm hoping that having another year playing together will benefit them, and Rose will know he doesn't HAVE to carry the team on his shoulders.

Car_Ramrod: My concern is whether that will hold up come crunch time. Is the Bulls bench really that much better than last year? Bulls swept the Heat in regular season (granted by a total of 8 points in 3 games), crushed them in Game 1, then lost 4 straight to lose the series. As much as I hate the notion that the regular season doesn't matter, it's not always a predictor of playoff ability. I'm hoping that having another year playing together will benefit them, and Rose will know he doesn't HAVE to carry the team on his shoulders.

I still hope Miami wins it all just because then people can STFU about both the "Will LeBron win a title?" and "Haha he sucks because he hasn't won a title!" idiotic nonsense.

IAmRight: Car_Ramrod: My concern is whether that will hold up come crunch time. Is the Bulls bench really that much better than last year? Bulls swept the Heat in regular season (granted by a total of 8 points in 3 games), crushed them in Game 1, then lost 4 straight to lose the series. As much as I hate the notion that the regular season doesn't matter, it's not always a predictor of playoff ability. I'm hoping that having another year playing together will benefit them, and Rose will know he doesn't HAVE to carry the team on his shoulders.

I still hope Miami wins it all just because then people can STFU about both the "Will LeBron win a title?" and "Haha he sucks because he hasn't won a title!" idiotic nonsense.

Oh I know. I still think it's a stupid reason to root for a team, but not the stupidest I've seen. I feel I have a legitimate reason to hate the Heat, as I see them in the same light as the Yankees in "Major League".

Of course, there are two rounds to get through first before the rematch can happen.

So then really you could just replay the last 5 seconds of the first games of the season for a couple months and just pick your winners from there.

Huck Chaser: p the boiler: Car_Ramrod: LET'S GO BULLS!

God I hope they can stay healthy... even still, something tells me this is not the year for them.

I hope I am very wrong

Who do you think is better than the Bulls?

In the East, I think they are even with the Heat and that could go wither way - Boston for some reason is such a wild card for me. IT really isn't about who I think is better, it is more that I don't know if the team played with the real starting lineup enough to gel, and I also just feel like they have another year of battle testing before they put it all together.

In the Finals - If the Thunder made it I think they beat them. However I think the Spurs have one last run and this is their year.

Again, I think the Bulls talent wise can stay with/beat anyone - it is more just a gut thing that they need one more season of frustration before they put it all together.

And also again, I hope I am wrong

grinding_journalist: Can an NBA playoff game outdraw the second round of the NFL draft? Let's find out some year in the future when they're actually on at the same time!

FTFY

robsul82: Car_Ramrod: My concern is whether that will hold up come crunch time. Is the Bulls bench really that much better than last year? Bulls swept the Heat in regular season (granted by a total of 8 points in 3 games), crushed them in Game 1, then lost 4 straight to lose the series. As much as I hate the notion that the regular season doesn't matter, it's not always a predictor of playoff ability. I'm hoping that having another year playing together will benefit them, and Rose will know he doesn't HAVE to carry the team on his shoulders.

Yeah, I REALLY hope the Bench Mob is all growns up.

/oh, and that Boozer doesn't stick his head up his ass

red5ish: I'm not a basketball fan so there is no way for me to see any difference between any of the weeks of the NBA season which are all meaningless to me.

So your approach to the NBA is similar to everyone's approach to hockey?

/runs for cover

srhp29: Dear Jerk: Is there an ancient history of the NBA?

LIttle known fact, the Mayans had an NBA...but they took their talents to another galaxy.

So the Mayans are at fault for Space Jam?

It's been an incredibly rough year for my Mavs, but I believe that if anyone in the west is going to knock OKC out, it would be the Dallas Mavericks.

If not, I expect Bulls vs Thunder.

/don't see the Heat even making it to the ECF
//thank god the EC is finally interesting
///Bobcats = tanking; change this stupid draft system already

acella: but I believe that if anyone in the west is going to knock OKC out, it would be the Dallas Mavericks.

Did the Spurs die?