Playoffs

I know I'm paranoid, but looking at the standings after tonite's game:

The Bulls are closer to missing the playoffs than they are to winning the
division - 5 games behind Detroit in the loss column, only 4 games ahead of
New Jersey.

And only 5 games ahead of the Knicks.

If Skiles is worried that they're going to become complacent because the
playoffs are in the bag, he'd better be telling them that they could wind up
on the outside looking in.

On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:55:53 -0600, Granville Waiters' Ghost wrote
(in article <x-61ACD9.00513510022007.RemoveThis@news.west.earthlink.net>):

> In article <0001HW.C1F2C63A00157FDFF0182648.RemoveThis@newsgroups.comcast.net>,
> David <davidis1.RemoveThis@attbi.com> wrote:
>
>> I know I'm paranoid, but looking at the standings after tonite's game:
>>
>> The Bulls are closer to missing the playoffs than they are to winning the
>> division - 5 games behind Detroit in the loss column, only 4 games ahead of
>> New Jersey.
>
>
> Detroit's hot. They're also old. I'm not worried about them pulling out
> too far ahead.
>
> Remember: two and a half weeks ago, they were kicking each other in
> frustration, and Washington was the team de jure. Before that:
> Cleveland. Before that: Orlando.
>
> Nobody is running away with the East.

I'm less concerned with not winding up in first than I am in actually winding
up ninth.