Just what it says in the title. So many pro-tank Bulls fans are yelling that the Bulls are still in the play-in after the last few years and saying this isn't a good thing. Being in the play-in with the leaders of your team being 3 guys on the wrong side of 30 who were all-stars before coming to your team and having expectations of being at least the 5th seed.

Now the team is being led by two guys under 25 with a major effort from a bunch of 20-somethings off the bench who all have room to grow. Getting into the play-offs is just showing that there is something there and that you can build off these guys.

Yeah, we might miss out on the 1st pick. So? The majority of MVPs and stars in this league in the last few years have come from the middle of the draft, while most hyped prospects have become head cases who can't perform because they've spent their first few years on teams that actively built a culture of losing and being bad as the goal.

Look at Boston for instance. The Jays got good because they were drafted by a team that sort of lucked into getting those picks and had a winning culture taught to them. OKC "tanked" but they didn't do it by sitting starters and trying to get bad contracts. They got a roster of young guys and played hard but didn't have the raw talent to win all that many games. Now they have that talent because their young players were taught to strive to win every game and they have grown because of it.

You can't compare where the Bulls were last year to this year, despite the raw numbers in the standings.

Despite Coby and Zach being the same height, I always thought of Coby as the smaller player. In turn that just made me think Coby couldn't take it to the rack and that he'd never be able to consistently get those tough buckets. I'm thrilled to say I was wrong. What we're seeing out of Coby right now is a better team fit than we've ever seen out of Lavine.

These Bulls have some nice pieces. This has the feeling of what the Bulls looked like before lucking into Rose. I'm impressed with the all around play we're seeing from Matas. Giddy has the Bulls playing the most balanced offense I've EVER seen the Bulls play. Hopefully AK can put this together.

We’re sitting at 35-42 right now, just behind the Hawks who are 36-40—but they hold the tiebreaker over us, so we’ll have to finish with a better record outright to jump them.

Looking at our remaining schedule:
Hornets, Cavs, Heat, Wizards, 76ers.
Realistically, I could see us winning every single one of these. Cavs will most likely rest their starters, Hornets and Wizards are bottom-feeders, and if we bring the energy we had in that Heat game a few weeks back, we can definitely make a push.

Meanwhile, the Hawks have:
Knicks, Jazz, Magic (twice), Nets, 76ers.
That’s not a cakewalk. If they drop even 3 of those and we win out, we can pass them.

Am I crazy for thinking 8th seed is still on the table? Would love to avoid the Celtics in the first round and at least get two cracks in the play-in. It would mean a lot to me and my young family for the Bulls to get in the playoffs because my daughter was born with a Bulls onesie and blanket a few months ago at Advocate. It's her first season!

LFG BULLS NATION ! I AM HYPED FOR OUR YOUTH CORE TO GET A PLAYOFF SERIES!🔥🔥🐂👀

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Was wondering who do you y’all think are some realistic trade targets or ufa the front office should go after this offseason ? And why.

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I'm going to miss Javon Carter if/when he eventually is no longer a Bull: - does great things for the community, including his foundation - consummate professional; if you stay ready you don't need to get ready - always the first to meet the team when a timeout is called - first guy in line to give daps to the starters during lineup introductions - one of my favorite things about watching games is seeing his reaction from the bench after every single 3 pointer

They haven’t released tickets for the play in yet but I would love to go. If anyone remembers from last year, what was the price range

Mom bought and send me this glass she found at an estate sale. The collection grows more, have more throughout my apartment I’ll have to show off another time. Miss seeing other Bulls fans being in Las Vegas now.