Pacers Baby!
Published on October 22, 2004 By WizardMark In Sports & Leisure
I'm a Bulls fan eversince the greatest name in the world of Basketball was publicised. I always support the Chicago Bulls and watch every game. Eventhough the dynasty dismantled after a decade of success, I keep on supporting the team. This year they got several good names out of the draft, and the aquisition of Nocioni was really huge!

But this year I don't think my team won't be that successful. Surely they will improve but i will take a few more years before they can be one of the Eastern Conference strong teams. So for ths season I will be rooting for my next best team in the league-- the Indiana Pacers. Just like in baseball, this is the counterpart of the Red Sox. They always start strong but couldn't pull through in big games. I thought last year will be it but they still lose to the Pistons, which eventually won everything against the Lakers.

If you will look at the lineup they are as strong as any team in the league, put in a coach with an excellent philosophy and a disciplined approach to the game they are really strong. From the offense of Jermaine O'neal to the hard-nosed defense of Ron Artest, I believe (just what I said last year) this will be the right year for success. Watch out for basketball's version of "idiots who just wanna play have fun on the court!"

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on Oct 22, 2004
I'm a Jazz fan. Here's my list of possibles

EAST
Detroit
Indiana
Miami

POSSIBLES: Knicks and Celtics

SLEEPER: Orlando

WEST
Spurs
Sacramento
Jazz (With Boozer, Okur, Kirilenko, and Harpring, they have a shot)
Denver

POSSIBLES: Lakers and Suns

SLEEPER: Rockets
on Oct 22, 2004
East:
Indiana
Detroit
New York

Possibles: Miami, Orlando

Sleeper: BULLS

WEST

Spurs
Kings
Mavs

Possibles: Denver, Lakers, Rockets

Sleeper: Suns, Jazz