How bout them bulls! 20 years ago Mike, Scottie and a cast of characters landed Chicago their first championship, beating Magic Johnsons Lakers in a 5 game route. The way this season is shaping up I would be shocked to see a re-peat of that same final. The Bulls are hitting full stride right at the right time which in my experience is more important than anything. Look at teams in all sports who have hit it hot at the end of the season, the Rangers last year in the MLB, the Giants and Packers in recent memory in the NFL, the Blackhawks in the NHL, its all about getting hot at the right time and Chicago is on fire. To me the Celtics still pose the biggest test to the Bulls in the Eastern Conference, although Miami is going to be a tough out for anyone in the playoffs I think they are one year and one more piece away from being a true title contender. Boston on the other team has something you can never underestimate according to ex Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich, "the heart of a champion." They have the vets who have been there and know how to get it done, but they do lack a big man. My prediction is that the Celtics will meet the Bulls in the conference finals and there lack of size and increasing lack of depth will start to take a toll on the aging veterans, making way and passing the torch if you will to the Bulls. If I am the Lakers I do not want to meet Chicago in the finals, the Bulls have the ability to matchup size on size with Boozer and Noah on Gasol and Bynum. Loul Deng's length makes him a huge to guard Kobe and I would suggest starting Taj on Artest. The biggest factor in this game would be that the Bulls biggest strength is LA's biggest weakness, the point gaurd. Derrick Fischer would stand no chance against soon to be MVP D Rose. We won't have to wait much longer to see how it all plays out but it should be an explosive post season!
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