well, we are stinking up the standings but i still have hope that we will get better and possibly, just maybe, still sneak into the playoffs. yeah, we are struggling but i refuse to examine this roster with this talent and coaching staff and say that we are becoming a bulls lottery team. the big thing is curry who usually catches fire around february. the biggest question mark is marbury. will he be mentally tough for the long haul? tonights game with the nets will be the barometer. not to say that we HAVE to win tonight but whether we will be competitive with a nets team starting to gwet into rhythm. january and february could be our month that we ride a wave of success. remember, the bulls started their season 11 games under 500. i think we have a more talented team than them.

p.s. i may be talking out my ass. i just finished watching the knicks dynasty tapes with the game 5 miami series in 99 and the game 2 bulls series in 93 so those discs made me feel giddy all over again about the knicks.