Most Chicago Bulls fans were nervously awaiting the drop of the proverbial "other shoe" when their team got off to an unexpected 5-0 start this season. And, of course, it did drop; Chicago lost five of its next six and plummeted from the top of the Eastern Conference standings to eighth.
But those same fans can feel at least a little comfortable getting their hopes up again, because the Bulls have one of the easiest -- if not the easiest -- remaining schedules of all 30 NBA teams.
Does that guarantee success? Of course not.