It wasn’t that long ago that Chicago Bulls fans were in the same exact position as New Orleans Pelicans fans are right now. Following a 2010-11 season that ended with the Bulls losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals and Derrick Rose as the MVP, Bulls fans found themselves looking into the future and projecting NBA titles as Rose and his supporting cast grew together.
Of course, as we know now that hasn’t happened as Rose tore his ACL in the first round of the playoffs the following year and everything about the Bulls changed.