http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/playoffodds Bulls at 29% chance to make the playoffs. 4.8% to win the lottery.
I'm curious to see how good DJ Augustin makes us. Without blowing smoke about how good he is or isn't, he definitely looks more like an NBA pg than anyone else on our roster. When Rose went down I figured we'd still make the playoffs due to defense and a good frontcourt. However, the PG position became such a gaping chest wound that it became a vortex that was sucking in the rest of the team. You can't win every game 84-81, and a team of system players isn't much good if there's no one to get them the ball. Up until the last few games I thought we were a good bet to miss the playoffs. Now I'm not sure.
The front line is good, that's certain. It's also certain we're no threat to make a lot of noise in the playoffs.