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With Friday's loss, the Bulls finished a 12-game stretch that included just three opponents with a winning record.
The results (4-8) aren't encouraging.
After Saturday's win over New Orleans, Jamal Crawford predicted the Bulls will make the playoffs.
True, the Bulls probably would vault into playoff contention by winning eight of 10. The only problem is, they haven't won three in a row this season and haven't won four in a row since Michael Jordan played for them.
"That means we're due for it," Crawford said. "We started off, our first three losses of the season were by 30 points. We're so far away from that. So we don't see why we can't win a few in a row."
"Our close losses have to turn into wins," added Eddy Curry.
The schedule is about to take a difficult turn. Tonight, the Bulls host Detroit, which has won eight in a row and hasn't lost at the United Center since Jan. 22, 2000. After that, the Bulls play 10 of their next 13 away from home.
...... Skiles responds with "So what?"
"My mind doesn't work like that," he said. "I don't have a thought process where I say, 'Show me some proof that something can work.' I believe it can work and I continue to work until that end result is reached.
"It would be very easy for me to say, 'Well, we've lost to the crummy teams, therefore we can't make it.' But I don't even think like that. If you're always thinking about failure, it's self-fulfilling - you're going to fail."
With Friday's loss, the Bulls finished a 12-game stretch that included just three opponents with a winning record.
The results (4-8) aren't encouraging.
After Saturday's win over New Orleans, Jamal Crawford predicted the Bulls will make the playoffs.
True, the Bulls probably would vault into playoff contention by winning eight of 10. The only problem is, they haven't won three in a row this season and haven't won four in a row since Michael Jordan played for them.
"That means we're due for it," Crawford said. "We started off, our first three losses of the season were by 30 points. We're so far away from that. So we don't see why we can't win a few in a row."
"Our close losses have to turn into wins," added Eddy Curry.
The schedule is about to take a difficult turn. Tonight, the Bulls host Detroit, which has won eight in a row and hasn't lost at the United Center since Jan. 22, 2000. After that, the Bulls play 10 of their next 13 away from home.
...... Skiles responds with "So what?"
"My mind doesn't work like that," he said. "I don't have a thought process where I say, 'Show me some proof that something can work.' I believe it can work and I continue to work until that end result is reached.
"It would be very easy for me to say, 'Well, we've lost to the crummy teams, therefore we can't make it.' But I don't even think like that. If you're always thinking about failure, it's self-fulfilling - you're going to fail."