As bad as the Bulls have been for much of the last six weeks, it's amazing that Saturday's win over the New Orleans Hornets moved them into a tie for eighth-place (with the Charlotte Bobcats) in the Eastern Conference.

That's right, an 11-17 record is good enough for eighth place in the East. If the Bulls could get close to the .500 mark, they likely would move up to sixth.

The top four teams in the East -- the Boston Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Orlando Magic and the Atlanta Hawks -- are among the NBA's best, but after that it's a crap shoot with mostly crappy teams.