I would partake.. While I kinda hate the direction the NBA has gone as of late, I still love my Bulls, and I love basketball, and will be happy to discuss them at length.

No way, can't see that happening. The Pacers are gonna mop the floor with them this year, they've added so many valuable players (Scola, Copeland, Granger should be back for playoffs this time), I think they will defeat the Warriors in the finals if Curry and Bogut are healthy, Spurs if these two guys aren't 100% healthy.

My favourite childhood team was the Charlotte Hornets (couldn't care less about NO Hornets or OKC Hornets though), so I'm very happy MJ is bringing the name back

I would.

The Pacers still have nobody that can stop LeBron plus the Heat still has a better bench and is deeper since they have Michael Beasley back.  The best team in Cali is still the Clippers also the Blazers, Mavs, Thunder, and Rockets are also better then Golden State.

On my last birthday, someone gave me a birthday card that had a picture of Anthony Davis's face on it and his eyebrows were up above his head flying away in the "V" shape of a bird and it said "I hope we never part".  

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!

Oh for the record I am a Suns fan. I like the Celtics and Warriors also. I hate the Spurs and Lakers. The Spurs are the most flopping, crying, poor sport team in NBA history. Every call those guys cry like nobody's business...every season...Even their coach does. Tim Duncan is probably the best forward of all time but he is suuuuch a b****. Ginobili throws himself through the air like he got hit by a car when no one is even near him.

Nobody can stop guys like LeBron, Rose, Kobe, Durant, Harden, George, etc. A combo of West to wear him down physically + George for later parts of the game to keep up with him is the best any team can offer. And on the other hand Miami has nobody that can stop Hibbert, West or George, so they are screwed even more. One LeBron won't cut it for a whole team. They may have a slightly better bench, but Pacers have the best starting 5 in the NBA (according to stats from last season) and without any bench whatsoever, they took Heat to game 7. Now they have a much, much better bench, Hibbert, George and Hill are still getting better and better, while Miami's bench is worse than last year (Beasley for Miller? Beas is a ticking bomb, he plays surprisingly well so far, but the guy is just trouble) and Wade is getting very old very fast... Can't see them making it past Indiana. They have to hope for Chicago to eliminate them.

Clippers? With their defence ranking dead last in the whole league? Haha! Good one! Doc is gonna have to work his a** off to make a team capable of doing anything in the playoffs out of them.

I love the college game being a third generation UK fan, but for me once they leave Kentucky I have no clue what happens to them. Last time I watched an NBA game Jordan was playing for Chicago (97?) so no I would have no input on an NBA thread.

Beasley is actually a huge upgrade from Miller.  Since Miller was never fully healthy with the Heat plus Beasley is two inches taller and nine years younger then Miller and you can't coach height and youth.  As for the Clippers I guess you are forgetting about Chris Paul who is one of the best defenders in the league and only Rick Rubio is slightly ahead of him when it comes to the league leaders in steals.