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"Damn Boozer" and "Lmao Lebron" trending on twitter. God I hate him.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 16, 2011 -> 09:09 AM) somewhere, obi-wan felt a disturbance in the force after Taj's dunk.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 10, 2011 -> 09:46 PM) Im pretty sure Taj is older than Rose? Taj 25 (26 on 6/24) Derrick 22 (23 on 10/4)

f***, Yeah!

Not a horrible pick. I wish they would have gone OL again. This kid looks pretty big, just hope he can move.

I have a feeling this pick will annoy me.

Apparently Corey Schneider "cramped up" and is available to start on Tuesday. Alain Vigneault has a tough decision to make.

Canucks are showing why they won the president's trophy. Unreal puck control. Really impressive. Hawks look outmatched and tired.

QUOTE (G&T @ Apr 24, 2011 -> 09:15 PM) Mind blowing. For whatever reason, this team seems to turtle and look to pass first. and try to force saucer 20 foot passes between 3 guys on the PP. I dunno, the Hawks look really tired tonight. Kane-Toews look exhausted. Sharpie too. Hossa looks normal (slow).

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Apr 24, 2011 -> 09:10 PM) 3 guys laying down and campbell does not shot come on he couldn't have asked for a better lane. . . wtf? He pisses me off so much sometimes.

I don't get to listen to much sports radio these days but for me it has to be: 1) B&B - just the most thought provoking and insightful radio show. Maybe Mike North knows. 2) Mully and Hannely - just because they provide good bears coverage the morning after. 3) Waddle and Silvy - I am a big fan of Waddle but I don't like Silvy - he actually has a kind of a murph/cowherd vibe to him. 4) DMac - I used to be a big fan. Speigs is a tough listen, Mac is light on actual insight.

I love Jo.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 16, 2011 -> 02:45 PM) I don't know how you can watch this game and still think Rose isn't MVP. He was completely responsible for the 10-0 run the Bulls put on to end the game. 12-1 run in the last 2:50. Amazing.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Apr 16, 2011 -> 02:40 PM) This game must have completely murdered Indianas confidence. They did exactly what they needed to do for 46 minutes and got beat the last 2. They wont shoot that well the rest of this series. There was a 15 minute stretch where Granger, Price, Collison, and Hansbrough couldn't miss. Granger aside, this team is not that good. I am very encouraged by what I watched today.

Derrick Rose in BEAST MODE > Pacers giving the Bulls their best game. That was scary/amazing.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 01:53 PM) I'm not counting my chips before they're cashed. A couple years ago, it looked like Chris Paul was going to be a monster. Chris Paul's best seasons were at age 23-24, with his team peaking at age 23...then he got hurt, and now it's an open question whether he'll ever get to where he was before, since all it takes is just a little loss of quickness for a guy like this to fall back towards good but not amazing. On top of that, who knows if there'll even be an NBA season next year. That's why I wanted a SG this year...because this is the Bulls's chance. They might or might not get another one. Well anything could happen. Without the benefit of foresight, I will remain ridiculously optimistic for our future. In terms of what could have been, imagine how good this team could have been if we had kept Aldridge and never traded for Tyrus. We'd have a fixture at the 4/5 and wouldn't have needed to spend the money on Boozer, which could have gone for someone else. Oh well. I hate you Tyrus.

It's just nice to have a discussion about the bulls having the potential to be great. Any such discussions (if any) that have taken place since 1998 have included the caveat, "if we could only find that one big star". Well, it certainly appears that we have that one big star. Derrick should only improve from where he is right now and I think we have the right coach to max out his potential. I am not sure that we will win the title this year, but I am pretty confident that will be get one (or three) before DR1 is old and cold. This is just a ridiculously exciting time to be a Bulls fan.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 01:17 PM) I'm not saying that they're an all-time great team, but they can be "great" in comparison to other "good" teams like the Heat or Spurs. Where I would disagree with you is that, if the Heat or Spurs win it all, then they will and maybe should be considered "great" teams. Regardless of the somewhat turbulent regular season that the Heat have experienced, if they win it all, they will be lauded for "enduring the the media spotlight", "prevailing against the masses who wished for their doom" or "needed the time to work out the kinks" so on and so forth. I think, in general, that it is too early to anoint anyone as "great" because we just don't know how this will all shake out. In terms of the regular season, the Bulls had a pretty outstanding regular season. But so did the 2006-07 Mavericks (67 Wins) and they lost to the Warriors in the first round. I don't think anyone would use the word "great" to describe that team, despite its amazing regular season.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 12:57 PM) A great year does not a great team make. The 90-91 Bulls were not a great team until they took out the 'Stons and the Lakers. At least that's my view. I agree with this point of view. If the Bulls lose to the Magic in the 2nd round or Heat in the Conference Finals, nobody will remember this team for its greatness. They may remember it as a stepping stone to great things that happened later on. The 89-90 Bulls didn't get a night memorializing their achievements. Basically, this team hasn't earned the title "great" until it does something worth recognizing in the post-season. We're not even close to that point yet. Additionally, I still feel like post season basketball is a completely different game. I am eager to see how this team will respond, but have serious reservations about facing the Heat, Magic and Celtics when they are fully loaded. I have faith in the team, but without seeing how they will react in the postseason setting, I am not ready to start making Grant Park reservations.

Scott Burnside is picking the Hawks in seven. Link: Hawks-Canucks

Could there be anything sweeter (outside of a repeat) than beating the canucks again? I actually would rather beat them again then beat the Redwings. Outside of a sweep by Vancouver, this series will be a lot of fun to watch.

Heat cut the lead down 8. ruh-roh.

Knicks lost their 6th straight game. Now 3 games under .500. Only 2.5 games from 8th place and a potential first round showdown with the Bulls.

Third game in four nights for the Ducks. Hawks should dominate the third period right now. Instead they gave up a game tying goal. Ugh.

Big game tonight. Need to win this game in regulation. Anaheim has been playing well lately, 7-3 in their last 10.