Jimmy Butler predicts bulls championship

IrishBeatdown · Post #1 » by **IrishBeatdown** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 8:48 pm

http://www.usatoday.com/videos/sports/n ... /19338227/

Good to see Jimmy playing so well and confident.

Post #2 » by **Ice Man** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 9:05 pm

A guy plays like that, he can talk.

dice · Post #3 » by **dice** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 9:09 pm

jimmy, jimmy, jimmy *sigh*

SpinninHouse · Post #4 » by **SpinninHouse** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 9:22 pm

Ice Man wrote:A guy plays like that, he can talk.

True. It's a little less meaningful coming from Cameron Bairstow.

Post #5 » by **Ice Man** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 9:31 pm

SpinninHouse wrote:True. It's a little less meaningful coming from Cameron Bairstow.

I don't want to hear it from anybody right now but Jimmy and Pau. Nobody else has been consistently good enough to earn the right. Not that I put any stock in such statements, but if a guy is playing hard and playing well, and he is feeling it, well OK then.

Post #6 » by **DASMACKDOWN** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 10:00 pm

Why cant Jimmy say it? I don't scuff at anything people say. Derrick said why cant he be MVP and 95% of people giggled at it.

transplant · Post #7 » by **transplant** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 10:32 pm

IrishBeatdown wrote:http://www.usatoday.com/videos/sports/nba/2014/11/21/19338227/

Good to see Jimmy playing so well and confident.

Jimmy was quoted as saying offhandedly that the team would overcome injuries to key players and win it all. Personally, I see no "news" here other than maybe that Butler's unsuccessful extension negotiations with the Buls apparently hasn't dampned Jimmy's enthusiasm about his team's prospects this season.

WindyCityBorn · Post #8 » by **WindyCityBorn** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 10:59 pm

dice wrote:jimmy, jimmy, jimmy *sigh*

So he shouldn't be confident in his team? Or is it that he made a public statement?

dice · Post #9 » by **dice** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:07 pm

WindyCityBorn wrote:
dice wrote:jimmy, jimmy, jimmy *sigh*

So he shouldn't be confident in his team? Or is it that he made a public statement?

putting a target on your team's back is never helpful

WindyCityBorn · Post #10 » by **WindyCityBorn** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:09 pm

dice wrote:
WindyCityBorn wrote:
dice wrote:jimmy, jimmy, jimmy *sigh*

So he shouldn't be confident in his team? Or is it that he made a public statement?

putting a target on your team's back is never helpful

Bulls already have a target on their backs. Anything less than a championship is a failure this season.

Eduardo · Post #11 » by **Eduardo** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:10 pm

Jimmy is slowly becoming the king of swag in the NBA

Post #12 » by **Ice Man** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:15 pm

WindyCityBorn wrote:Bulls already have a target on their backs.

I don't think so. Nobody on the General Board takes the Bulls seriously for the playoffs. Pretty much 100% the sentiment is Thibs is a regular-season coach, the team will be injured, the Bulls will lose in the playoffs, and Bulls fans never learn.

Maybe if Rose were to play for an extended length of time but truth is, we are kind of a league joke. A team that looks good on paper but never shows up in April.

Cowbulls · Post #13 » by **Cowbulls** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:22 pm

Ice Man wrote:
WindyCityBorn wrote:Bulls already have a target on their backs.

I don't think so. Nobody on the General Board takes the Bulls seriously for the playoffs. Pretty much 100% the sentiment is Thibs is a regular-season coach, the team will be injured, the Bulls will lose in the playoffs, and Bulls fans never learn.

Maybe if Rose were to play for an extended length of time but truth is, we are kind of a league joke. A team that looks good on paper but never shows up in April.

Hahaaha you care what people on the GB is what I find amusing. Think about this. 99% of posters teams on the GB are bigger jokes then the Bulls. The only fans who can talk are Spurs fans, and to be honest I don't see many of them there.

chifan1798 · Post #14 » by **chifan1798** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:22 pm

Ice Man wrote:
WindyCityBorn wrote:Bulls already have a target on their backs.

I don't think so. Nobody on the General Board takes the Bulls seriously for the playoffs. Pretty much 100% the sentiment is Thibs is a regular-season coach, the team will be injured, the Bulls will lose in the playoffs, and Bulls fans never learn.

Maybe if Rose were to play for an extended length of time but truth is, we are kind of a league joke. A team that looks good on paper but never shows up in April.

Well, the bulls don't play the general board every night. They play the NBA teams who take playing the bulls as a "test", or making a "statement game" in the preseason.

Obviously, health is a concern, but this year, there are many who have the bulls as the favorites (in the east at least), and the best team.....moreso than what we saw in 2010-11 season. This team impresses, and I don't even think Thibs coaching style can stop them from reaching the finals.....health is pretty much the main issue

Post #15 » by **Ice Man** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:26 pm

Cowbulls wrote:Hahaaha you care what people on the GB think.

You got that from my post? You are a creative reader.

kdapiton · Post #16 » by **kdapiton** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:27 pm

I think teams get up when they play the Bulls since we have a rep of playing balls to the wall like it's our last game every night. So if that can be considered a "target," then I guess it is.

Personally, I'm not a big fan of the talk. Just keep doing what you're doing. But hey, Jimmy can do no wrong in my eyes. Just hope he stays healthy.

johnnyvann840 · Post #17 » by **johnnyvann840** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:35 pm

chifan1798 wrote: This team impresses, and I don't even think Thibs coaching style can stop them from reaching the finals.....

Thibs coaching style is what is going to get them to the finals. I know you finished that with "health is the issue".. and it is, but Thibs really isn't to blame for that, despite the sentiment of many Bulls fans.

Cowbulls · Post #18 » by **Cowbulls** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:37 pm

Ice Man wrote:
Cowbulls wrote:Hahaaha you care what people on the GB think.

You got that from my post? You are a creative reader.

I must be, or you're a terrible writer.

Nobody was discussing or cared about what the GB thinks. It was a thread about Jimmy Butler saying the Bulls are going to win it all.

Then you came.

And brought up the GB. Sooooo you obviously have feelings about what the GB thinks...........

dice · Post #19 » by **dice** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:39 pm

Cowbulls wrote:
Ice Man wrote:
Cowbulls wrote:Hahaaha you care what people on the GB think.

You got that from my post? You are a creative reader.

I must be, or you're a terrible writer.

Nobody was discussing or cared about what the GB thinks. It was a thread about Jimmy Butler saying the Bulls are going to win it all.

Then you came.

And brought up the GB. Sooooo you obviously have feelings about what the GB thinks...........

read the conversation again, sir. it was pretty straightforward what he was responding to. direct quote, in fact

:nonono:

IrishBeatdown · Post #20 » by **IrishBeatdown** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:46 pm

I hope he is clairvoyant like our very own Derrick Rose.