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QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Mar 13, 2013 -> 10:50 AM) Thing that bothers me is that while Derrick did come out and say that those were Reggie's opinion he never said that Reggie was wrong. He did say at the end of the interview that the organization has done a good job of putting pieces around him. I mean he did say that's Reggie's opinion, and you wouldn't say someone's opinion is wrong right?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 13, 2013 -> 09:37 AM) If it really bothered Derrick, he'd threaten to cut Reggie's ass off, and we wouldn't hear from him again. I think you need to stop making general statements without taking into account who Derrick Rose is as a person. We all know family comes first in the Rose family, because of everything they been through in Rose's upbringing. You also have to remember the impact Reggie has have in Rose's life. This is the guy who looked after him his entire life and even took over his AAU team so his brother could play. That being said, that doesn't mean they have the same personality and same opinion. And the fact that Rose hasn't told Reggie's ass off for giving his family a bad rep also goes to show you he will not disrespect his family, and logically his organization. That's not who he is as a person.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Mar 13, 2013 -> 06:44 AM) Agree with you 100%. Anybody that doesn't think Reggie is Derrick's puppet is a fool. I think you are the fool here. Like other mentioned here, Reggie Rose comes across as a jerk who speaks whatever on his mind. But over the last 4 years, Derrick has never shown any disrespect towards anyone in the organization or anyone in the league for that matter. He has always had the quiet, laidback personallity. Saying whatever Reggie has said is out of character for him. I think it's highly unfair to question his character based on what Reggie said, unless the words come out of his own mouth I think you are fooling yourself.

For those who were close to burning some Derrick Rose jerseys a few weeks ago, Derrick also cleared the air by saying Reggie is entitled to his own opinions about the team, whatever he said about the team, that's him, while he himself still backs the organization.

I dont know how it feels to be walking and playing after an ACL surgery, but it just seems like Rose is not used to handling this type of pain. Kind of like how he infamously ran from the doctors trying to stitch up his cut a few years ago in the NCAA tourney. Mentally, he's not able to get over that type of damage to his body.

It's literally disgusting how lazy they have gotten with The Rock's character these days. He's saying the same crap over and over again every show, there just isn't any substance in his character and his motivations any longer. Cena's character is a lot more likable now because he has gone through a year of struggle and dying for a chance for redemption. In some way, Rock has become the Super Cena we used to be seeing, he gets everything handed to his ass and comes out every week to talk about how much he loves his fans. Every time Punk or Cena says something about Rock's Hollywood career, Rock has no comeback, because they are right about him.

To get Lebron to dunk, Terrance Ross will use another kid as a prop again next year, but have the kid wear a Lebron jersey instead, and dunk over him.

QUOTE (kev211 @ Feb 26, 2013 -> 09:57 PM) This is the most down I've been on the bulls since pre-rose. And it all started with rose and his family being a bunch of b****es. So it's not due to the fact that the Bulls were playing their toughest schedule of the season and injury bug has finally caught up to them? One comment from Rose's brother and the Bulls lost to the Cavs. Ok.

QUOTE (kev211 @ Feb 26, 2013 -> 09:55 PM) He's not blaming him for not doing it. His blaming his family for calling the FO out when he's done nothing to help. Seriously he couldn't even send a f***ing text to Lebron Step back and take a look, does the front office get away with being blame for not making moves just because Rose didn't send one single text in a situation that has already been pre-decided? I don't think so. I am not saying Reggie should have come out and said something about the FO, but it is what it is. There were opportunities to make a move before the trade deadline, and Bulls stayed put, with realization that this team is not going to compete with the Heat even if Rose comes back. Keep in mind that everyone thought the Bulls would struggle to make the playoffs without Rose prior to the season, that's why the FO opt to replace the key losses in FA with mediocre players, and possibly "throwing the season away." But until a few weeks ago, they were the 3rd seed and were 10 games above .500. They actually had a chance to compete if Rose comes back if they trade for let's say Reddick and another backup big men, but they chose to stay put just so they could avoid going further into luxury tax, once again, waiving the white flag. Let's be real here, the Bulls FO lacks any kind of imagination. They had the ping pong ball fell their way in a 1.9% chance miracle, and they are finally relevant again. You can't say Reggie Rose can't say anything about the organization just because Rose didn't send a text in a situation that didn't matter. And it is the FO's responsibility to put together a team. The FO should definitely take blame for not doing anything to put us over the top. On a bright side, this puts more pressure on the FO in the off season to make some moves, knowing that Rose and has limits in his patience and they can't take his loyalty for granted. Just look at how active the Cavs were in Lebron's final two seasons in Cleveland knowing that he might walk away after his contract is over.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Feb 26, 2013 -> 04:35 PM) Then in that case he needs to STFU. He's the one who refuses to recruit, so he's the one who gets stuck with people like Boozer when we might have had a slightly better shot at Bosh/Wade/LBJ. He has 0 right to complain about things like that. Seriously, do you know how recruiting works? In order to recruit the player to your team, you have to have a good team, you would want to play with the player being recruited, and most important of all, you have to have a relationship with the player. NBA players aren't stupid, the Bulls were a great team with good potential on paper, Lebron knows that, Rose didn't have to sell the team to Lebron or Bosh, and he never said he didn't want to play with those players. The only reason Lebron went to Miami is his relationship with D Wade. If Lebron wasn't drafted in the same year as Wade and they weren't buddies off the court, there is no way he would have picked Miami over Chicago, all things remain equal. Not to mention like Balta said, they publicly admitted the decision to play together was toyed around during the 2008 Olympics. Rose didn't have a relationship with Lebron, and it's not in his nature to go out and make friends easily, you can't blame him for not doing so either. If his buddies Kevin Love and Tyreke Evans hits the free agent market, and if the FO wants those players, I wouldn't be surprised if Rose calls them up and ask them to come play in Chicago.

Personally, I would like to see Heyman stable of Punk and Lesner vs. Taker and Triple H at Wrestlemania, with Punk and Lesner remaining a stable after WM. I think Punk's mic skills and persona could bring a different dimension out of Lesner as well. As of now, the respective angles of Lesner vs Triple H and Punk vs Taker will not carry over after Wrestlemania. Also, putting Taker in a tag match will make things a little more interesting. The only thing that prevents a Punk Lesner stable is the appearance clause in Brock's contracts.

So what's this Tout crap WWE is pushing heavily tonight? I thought between Facebook Twitter and Tumblr, we already have enough social media gimmicks out there.

The recent "build up" to his return has been dramatic. Bulls basketball wasn't the same this year without him. With 1.7%, he fell into our hands in 2008. His ascend to the MVP two years ago was the best story happened to Chicago sports since WS WS. He is Chicago basketball. He is Chicago's favorite son. I might shred a tear when they finally annouce "From Chicagooo...."

Just watched the Elimination Chamber PPV, I like how none of the guys mentioned at the end of the show that the WM main event is a rematch of last year's event.

Even with the increase in attendance and figured increase in concession sales, it will not bring up their revenue a whole lot given the cut in ticket sales. None the less, this is a positive trend and hopefully it could lead to bigger things in the future.

If they are putting Swagger/Del Rio for Mania, it's going to be one of the most boring Manias in recent memory. No way you are going to put a guy who's been out of action for so long in a WM World title match less than two months after he returns unless that guy is Dwayne Johnson. And his new hairdo is just terrible. Rock vs Cena, we all know what's going happen. The Champ aka Super Cena is back Punk vs Taker. We all know what's going to happen too. A 30 minute match with Taker winning despite laying dead in the ring. No way they are going to bring Taker back for a WM and put a 1 in his loss column. It will erase the one thing that sets him apart from any wrestler in history. And Punk doesn't need another push. Triple H vs Lesner. Not a fan of guys coming back and only wrestling for one match a year. The story is not going to go anywhere. And half of these guys will not be here after WM!

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Feb 8, 2013 -> 07:10 AM) That's actually quite a positive review. If he could improve on the base paths he could have a Luis Castillo type ceiling hopefully That's wishful thinking. Castillo used to steal 50-60 bags in his prime. Sanchez is not a particularly fast guy, so you are asking him to gain more speed and steal more bases. Think Ryan Theriot, maybe slightly better contact, if he pans out.

I like the fact that we won with "small" ball last night, which gives some hope that we could play small with the Heat in a playoff series as well, which will take Boozer out of the picture. Take the Heat's small ball lineup: Bosh/Haslem Battier/Lewis Lebron Wade Allen/Chalmers If we can counter with Noah/Boozer Deng/Gibson Butler Robinson/Bellineli Rose Where Deng will check Lebron and Butler will check Wade. Nate and Rose will take turns checking Battier and Allen. Nate Robinson, while diminutive and has some shot selection issues, has proven that he can be effective running the offense, hitting the long ball, and being an instant source of offense. He and Deng can be the second and third options behind Rose. This is a bit premature given Rose hasn't played a minute this season yet, but I think we can match up great in the playoffs.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 1, 2013 -> 08:44 AM) I would say that's a horrible description of him. He's shooting 53 percent from 3 and has been the best player on one k the best teams in the country. Ronnie Brewer and his non existent jump shot has zero to do with Oladipo. It's a fair comparison. He's shooting 53% but, making less than 1 three a game, in the past years, he shot 30% and 20% from the three. We all know the NBA range is not the same the college range. Derrick Williams shot an insane 57% from 3s a couple years ago, what is he doing now? If you must know, Ronnie Brewer shot almost 40% from 3s in one year in college with more makes than Oladipo. And there are other similarities in their game besides the jump shot.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Jan 30, 2013 -> 10:12 PM) Call this Hoosier fandom if you want, but I'd really like to see the Bulls draft Victor Oladipo. Plays with great energy, awesome defensively, relentless worker...the kinda guy who fans love right away. Like a smaller but quicker Jimmy Butler, I guess. If he continues to play like he has, Oladipo will probably end up in the later half of the first (though I did see one mock that had him as a late lottery pick). Sounds like a smaller version of Ronnie Brewer, athletic, good defensive two guard with no real jump shot. I rather the Bulls go for a scorer at the 2 or a backup defensive center to replace Mohammed.

Is it too early to start the Free Jimmy rally?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 27, 2013 -> 02:51 PM) Rose, Rondo, & Rubio all tore their ACL in 12 months, brutal. Point guards with a "R" last name, watch out! Fortunately, Nate Robinson is not a point guard.

Rajon Rondo will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL. Derrick Rose offers his deepest condolences.

Part of me want Deng to be out a little longer so Jimmy Butler can get more minutes under his belt, and Deng can rest up his battle scars and be a little fresher when Rose comes back and the team could make a run at that point. I always had faith in Butler and he's finally getting a chance to prove himself. As a starter, he's averaging Deng-esque numbers with 15-9-3 with incredible efficiency. He's always been an efficient player, good rebounder, and solid defender. If he can continue to be aggressive on offense and improve on his jump shot, we have ourselves a very good STARTER.

Thinking back to the summer when people say we need to include both Sale and Viceido + prospects in a trade for Upton is laughable. The package the Brave sent to AZ is extremely underwhelming. Prado is a nice player, but his WAR is inflated by his defense in LF. He's going to play 3rd the the DBacks, won't likely be a 5+ WAR player again. It makes me think that we could have gotten Upton for Viceido + one of Floyd/Quintana/Santiago plus mid level prospects. I would have done it in a hiccup.