Overrated Bulls Home Court Advantage?

by Jeff Clark on Apr 23, 2009 8:36 AM EDT in Boston Celtics News & Links

Much has been made of the Bulls 14-2 home record since making the trade to bring over Salmons and Miller.

Matt from Blog-a-Bull breaks it down game by game and isn't all that impressed.

But while that does mean we should make the assumption that they'd be even better against this Celtics team at home (especially a playoff crowd), I don't think they have some mystical home court edge that has me believing this will be easy.

I guess it's just to say that this great home winning record didn't feel that great when watching it, and doesn't look that great in retrospect. The Bulls beat a lot of teams they should have beaten, oftentimes by not as much as they should've beat them by.

But they were wins nonetheless. And getting them is better than not being able to take care of business at home.

Perhaps Matt is being a little hard on his guys. Just about any team can make a run and make an easy win into a close game. It is impressive that the Bulls were able to take care of business and win those games.

With that said, all that matters now is who wins the next few games. Home court or not, the best team always wins in a 7 game series. The Bulls earned home court by taking game one away from us. It is the Celtics job to take one (or two) back in Chicago.

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I can see the Bulls winning game 3

They have every reason to be confident. Their fans have every reason to be excited. I think they’ll come out with strength, energy and aggressiveness that the Celtics won’t be able to match. The Celtics seem mentally depleted and the Bulls are capitalizing on that right now. Here’s to hoping the Celtics get it together for game 4.

by BOSPORTS on Apr 23, 2009 8:44 AM EDT reply actions

bulls last home game

I watched the Bulls last home game when Toronto came in and waxed them by shooting 3’s. The bulls were down like 19 points in the 1st qtr in that game. I expect the playoffs will be different and that it will be very diffciult for us to win there but they are clearly capable of being beaten in their building especially if they fall behind early.

by Red2 on Apr 23, 2009 9:39 AM EDT reply actions

if the "best team always wins in a 7 game series"...

then why do we call some of the results “upsets”?

by csung on Apr 23, 2009 10:51 AM EDT reply actions

because the truth is sometimes upsetting

some teams are seeded lower or higher than they deserve at that moment

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V

by Jeff Clark on Apr 23, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Gotta agree

The comment “Home court or not, the best team always wins in a 7 game series” is silly. Of course this isn’t true. There is too much chance in every game. Just the fact that there are game 7s that are decided by final plays shows how contingent winning a series can be.

by guava_wrench on Apr 23, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions