Rose predicts Bulls will make the playoffs
March, 30, 2010
3/30/10
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Nick Friedell | ESPNChicago.com
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Allen Einstein/Getty ImagesDerrick Rose is excited about the potential to play LeBron James in the postseason.
Allen Einstein/Getty ImagesDerrick Rose is excited about the potential to play LeBron James in the postseason.He has seen the standings. He knows his team comes into Tuesday night's game against the Phoenix Suns a game behind the Toronto Raptors for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but he doesn't care. He has confidence that his team will prevail over the final nine games of the season. He says he hasn't even considered the possibility of coming up short.
"We're still going to make it," he told ESPN Chicago after Tuesday morning's shootaround. "You can't think about stuff like [not making the playoffs].
"In my mind, we'll be making the eighth spot. We'll be playing LeBron [James] -- playing Cleveland. The closer we get, the [more] I'm going to think that. We can't walk around acting like we're not going to make it, because that's when things turn on you. Our biggest goal is to make the playoffs, and we're going to make it."
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Chicago Bulls beat reporterNick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPNChicago.com and ESPN 1000. He joined the staff in April of 2009 after serving as an editor and contributor for Yahoo! Sports.
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Nick Friedell reviews the seasons for every Bull and looks at how they fit into the team's future plans.
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May 17 -- C.J. Watson
May 18 -- Omer Asik
May 20 -- John Lucas III
May 21 -- Rip Hamilton
May 22 -- Kyle Korver
May 23 -- Brian Scalabrine
May 24 -- Luol Deng
May 25 -- Jimmy Butler
May 28 -- Ronnie Brewer
May 29 -- Taj Gibson
May 30 -- Carlos Boozer
May 31 -- Derrick Rose
June 1 -- Tom Thibodeau
June 4 -- Gar Forman / John Paxson
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TEAM LEADERS
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