Game 82: Raptors vs. Bulls - Pre-game
It’s finally here. The final game of the season…well, for the Raptors. I don’t know about you guys, but I don’t think I have ever been happier to see the end of the season. You may have noticed that I have missed a couple of pre-games and post-games lately and while I can put a lot of the blame for that on work, about 25% of that was just not feeling like writing about the demise of what was once (and I mean in the first week) a promising season.
So the Raptors walk into Chicago to face the Bulls in a game that doesn’t really mean a whole lot (again, to the Raptors). This is one of those games where you might see a lot of guys just going through the motions, but to be honest, we have pretty much seen a lot of that all season, so we probably won’t notice anything a lot different from any other point in the year.
For the Bulls, it’s a nice way for them to tune up for the post-season, facing a team that isn’t great, but isn’t absolutely terrible, somebody who could give you a bit of a challenge, but not too much that you will feel it for a few days. This is kind of like having somebody throw you batting practice in baseball. Bring it in fast enough to work on your mechanics, but not so fast that you are really concentrating on just making solid contact. Consider the Raptors the Bulls’ sparring partner.
That’s pretty much it. No need to do any real analysis on the game. Just sit back and enjoy watching the Raptors for the last time this season.
3 in the Key
1. Find the arena.
2. Dress enough players.
3. Avoid any brawls. Then again, who cares, scrap it up.
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