April fools?

Now, I would like to be as optimistic when it comes to success, but at this point of the season, do Larry Hughes and Drew Gooden need to be getting any playing time? Especially at the expense of Joakhim Noah, Tyrus Thomas and Thabo Sefolosha? (Aaron Gray fans, feel free to throw him into the mix as well)

It would take a devastating collapse by Atlanta, and a winning streak of more than 3 games for the Bulls (something they have not done all season, for those of you that had a better sense than I to not watch enough games to know that).

Gooden: 6 years in the league, on his 4th team.
Hughes: 10 years in the league, on his 5th team.

There isn't anything that you can see in these final games, that we haven't already known already. Don't fool yourself.