NBA Playoffs Preview: 76ers vs Bulls

Eastern Conference Matchups:

8 Philadelphia 76ers vs 1 Chicago Bulls:
Positional Matchups:
PG Jrue Holiday vs PG Derrick Rose
Advantage: Rose, no competition Jru isn't a bad point guard but he isn't the complete player that D-Rose is.
SG Jodie Meeks vs SG Rip Hamilton
Advantage: Hamilton, the Bulls guard is finally healthy and no disrespect to Meeks but Rip is a veteran shooting guard that has done it before, he is the X-Factor to the Bulls playoff run.
SF Andre Iguodala vs SF Luol Deng
Advantage: Tie, both are really good defensive forwards that help make both their teams two of the best defensive teams in the NBA right now, surprisingly Deng averaged more points per game than Iggy though 15.3 to 12.4, so perhaps in that case a slight advantage going to Deng.
PF Elton Brand vs PF Carlos Boozer
Advantage: Boozer, based on the numbers he had a better statistical season than Brand 15 points per game to 11 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game to 7.2 rebounds per game and the numbers never lie.
C Spencer Hawes vs C Joakim Noah
Advantage: Noah, again better numbers statistically almost averaged a double double with 10.2 points per game and 9.80 rebounds per game.
Bench:
Advantage: Bulls, easy decision here Chicago has Korver, Watson, Lucas, Gibson Asik all coming off the bench, clearly one of the best benches in the NBA right now if not the best, Sixers do have a dynamite scorer off the bench in Lou Williams but one major player off the bench is not enough to match the Bulls firepower here.
Coaching:
Advantage: Bulls, Doug Collins is a pretty good veteran coach, a big reason why Philly has been as good as a defensive team as it's been this year, but quite frankly Tom Thibodeau is an even better defensive coach than Collins who has kept his Bulls atop the Eastern Conference two years in a row now.
Intangibles:
Advantage: Bulls, their history, 96 Bulls, the odds are on their side.
Prediction: It will be a short series, Chicago is just too much, Bulls in 4.