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QUOTE(Palehosefan @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 09:14 PM) Doesn't make much sense to me. Kings got rid of a talented player with a bad contract in return for less talented players with bad contracts of their own. Thomas' contract doesn't run out until 09-10 I believe and Williamson after 06-07 season. Yikes. And Williamson (although a long time king a while back) is not the type of player the Kings need. All offense, no defense.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan56789 @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 09:12 PM) When you start owner mode, make sure you set your budget to HIGH or whatever on the options screen. Its far down. You can buy the more seats upgrade right away, which you NEED or your stadium looks like s***. Haha, great, you guys tell me this now, LOL. My stadium holds 20,000 and I still haven't been able to get myself a hot dog stand. But my soda stand is selling like mad. Its kind of cool, its like sim city or rollercoaster tycoon meet MVP.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 09:12 PM) Which is silly in my opinion. Chandler never had any serious health problems before his back injury and at the start of the year chandler said his back feels stronger than it ever has. I know they want to be cautious with him but there is no reason that he cannot steal three to five more minutes combined from harrington ( who i like alot) and davis who i despise, he is so damn over payed). Davis should be relagated to foul trouble minutes with the way Harrington's been playing since Davis got hurt a while back. Davis just has lost his game. I'm not saying he's not a good leader and a role model cause he's definately that, but it will be nice when he's gone. He will be an expiring contract next year correct? Or is this his final year? Regardless the Bulls could definately have some value in a guy like that, especially in a sign and trade if somehow they really covet is available this offseason.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 09:08 PM) Honestly, how horrible is this for the kings. Thomas and williamson have contracts through about 2030. Also, bradley was in the christie trade, it will need to be some other s***ty player. Ya, I was just looking and they aren't getting ending contracts in return. This is a pretty bad deal. This is kind of like when the Bulls got AD, and JYD two ugly contracts in my books (mainly JYD's which was god awful). The Kings better be able to package some of there contracts elsewhere.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 09:06 PM) I think we have very similar teams I have Mornaeu at 1st and Navarro on the bench. Ricky Weeks, Jack Wilson, Hank Blaylock, Eric Byrnes, Rocco Baldelli, Willy Mo Pena, Victor Martinez. Carlos Zambrano, CC Sabathia, Jason Davis, Dennis Tankersly, Tony Armas Jr. Juan Cruz, JC Romero, Damaso Marte, Felix Rodriguez, Danys Baez and Brad Lidge. I got Morneau, Brian Roberts, Hernandez, McPherson, Milton Bradley, Lance Berkman, Vladdy Guerrero, Mark Prior, Roy Halladay, Zach Day, Edwin Jackson, CC Sabathia, Joey Nathan, Billy Wagner, Octavio Dotel, Jairo Garcia, Kyle Farnsworth, Blakely, Ryan Howard, Jayson Werth and a few others. Gotta deal some of the higher price players I have to get my team in budget. I want to mainly pick up some more young guys. I'm gonna try and get Rocco and Upton.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 03:19 PM) They have some guy named Daunte. He's pretty good How good is he though? I mean his play really went downhill when Moss was hurt. Personally I think he's good, but the team is a lot better off when you have a guy like Moss who can score on any one play. He's the best receiver in the NFL and absolutely changes the way the defense plays and makes it easier for the other recievers to get open. The Vikes are going to have to deepen there WR core. Mrob is good, but they need a #1 ahead of him and Burleson isn't bad, but those guys are all a bit worse with Moss in Oakland. However, the Vikes did do a good job running the ball last year and that should help Daunte, especially since he should actually have a healthy backfield.

QUOTE(SoxFanForever @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 09:03 PM) Ahhh, sounds good. For owner mode did you do a fantasy draft or just end up using default rosters? Fantasy Draft. Sadly Jose Hernandez is my starting shortstop, LOL.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 08:59 PM) How is playing the computer? I hated playing the computer last year because the computer NEVER swung at a pitch that wasn't a strike, no matter how close it was. Basically I had to lay the ball in there all the time because I couldn't be too fine and got hammered. Usually I try and nit pick the zone or will waste a pitch or two and then come back. Seems to work alright and sometimes they'll even call a pitch out of the so called zone a strike. They also seem to chase.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 08:58 PM) Pitch outs piss me off it's impossible to steal bases. Rocco got thrown out 4 times, Freel 3 times and Byrnes once. I gotta learn how to steal. I was running myself out of rallies every time. ALthough I wasn't getting many hits either. Like half my team is hitting under .200, lol. Dion Navarro is the only guy any decent cause for some reason the other team never throws any strikes to him.

QUOTE(SoxFanForever @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 08:56 PM) What did you put AJ at? I just upped his contact in both regards. He's not right around Spod overall. Don't remember what he's at. I'll post it tomorrow, but I think I moved him up around 78 or so.

Good god no and this trade will never happen. The Bulls don't need another big man that can't rebound or play defense. Chandler isn't going anywhere and if he is, I demand Chris Mihm in return because he's scrappy, can board like nobodies business, and is a solid defender with nice offensive touch. I want Chandler in Chicago for a long time, but he's still not worth the max contract or anything near it, imo, so it will be a little difficult. We'll see what the new CBA looks like though and the Bulls can always match.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 08:56 PM) This is a great trade for the 76er's. What were the Kings thinking? I'm guessing Kings are better salary wise or something in the long run? However, I also think the big thing is the Kings get some toughness in Kenny Thomas and maybe create more shots for there other guys. I think Webber was sick of Sac and it may be a good thing for them to be rid of him, but its definately the Sixers gain.

QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 08:52 PM) Starting Squad: PG: Allen Iverson SG: Aaron McKie SF: Andre Iguodala PF: Chris Webber C: Samuel Dalembert I'm intrigued. But then again, I've been intrigued all along by the 2004/2005 76ers. I've been waiting for some results. This should put them over the top as far as their division is concerned. Dalembert is a good interior defender, Iverson is as good as anyone when it comes to jumping the pass lane and picking up the steal and while McKie is older and slower, he's still a good defender while Iguodala is already good and will be one of the best in the league as he continues to develop. Webber is a great passer and scorer and isn't horrid defensively so I think Philly has really improved there chances. The East could be wide open if Shaq is seriously hurt. Bulls are playing solid, Cavs look real good and Silas teams do good down the stretch usually and then you have the Pacers who I think will awaken soon enough plus the Pistons (they'll be strong again).

Awesome game. I got in 3 games in my owner mode tonight. Won all 3, but they were close games. Most I've scored is 5 runs and that was an extra inning affair against the Tribe. My stadium is garbage thus far, but this owner mode seems kind of cool. I'm gonna have to get my team in budget though cause I have Chipper riding the bench (McPherson is my starter, lol). Plus I just hate Chipper and drafted him on accident. Hitting is hard in this game, but I was saying the same thing the first week or two last year and then started hitting the piss out of the ball. I love the new pitching mode and how the margin to get a perfect pitch is so much smaller. I did improve Pyrzinski in the game. Absolutely no reason why Ben Davis is rated better. Really smooth game play and I think the transitions when it comes to robbing homers, diving for infield catches and such are a lot better as well. I've yet to hit a homer with a lefty though, but I've only hit one in 3 games (Vladdy). Morneau hit one to the fence and it got robbed. One other cool thing I noticed is that the other team actually calls pitch outs...cause the bastards got me gunned out, haha.

Holy s***. This has to mean Cutino Mobley's fantasy stock would be taking off (yippee). Good move by the Sixers, imo. Assuming him and AI can share the ball enough. Kenny Thomas isn't a bad player for the Kings either, good toughness.

You want a comparison thats relatively current. Ben Gordon is like Bobby Jackson at this stage. Both are awful defenders, but explosive scorers and are a big part of there teams. Of course Jackson is injured with the Kings, but at this point thats who I'd most compare with Gordon. I think Gordon has the ability to be a hell of a ballplayer, but he won't be getting more minutes this season because he wouldn't have the stamina to handle it nor does he play the defense to warrant it. I'm hoping he can become a decent on ball defender because then the Bulls could have him and Hinrich in a lot of split sets most of the time in a year or so. At the same time Skiles rotates his guys so well and I figure the Bulls will have some other good perimeter players to help out as well.

QUOTE(Spiff @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 06:40 PM) But you did compare his speed to Iverson. Go back and look. Among the league's elite at handling the ball? Let's not get carried away. Well he is amongst the league worse in terms of turnovers, imo. Gordon has great dribbling ability when it comes to breaking a guys ankles and blowing past him, but he's got a lot to learn about passing and protecting the basketball. I'm with spiffaroo on this one. On a sidenote, a guy I'd love to see on the Bulls is Chris Mihm. Good god am I becoming a big time Mihm fan.

Cheat, Boz, Kap, Bull still need to register.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 02:03 PM) My choice is what I choose to do, and if I'm causin' no harm it shouldn't bother you. Your choice is who you choose to be, and if you're causing no harm, you're alright with me.

The one thing with the Vikings is I think they could still use a star. I just don't think you can replace Moss with a draft pick at WR. It just doesn't usually work out that way, especially with this years WR class. Thats not a knock on Edwards or Williams, but at the same time, they aren't Roy Williams, Larry Fitzgerald or Randy Moss (regardless of Moss sliding, I always thought and knew he'd be a STAR). Long run its a good move for the Vikes, but they are going to have to add a WR somewhere. Stupid stupid for the Raiders. I guess it gives them a hell of an offense, but they still need some WR and obviously some defense. At least its better then them getting Sapp and T. Washington this past offseason because that was freaking retarded. Moss is at least in his prime and will be around a while.

Once I finish sending out some emails for work, I'm so getting my ass over to the store to finally pick up this game.

QUOTE(danman31 @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 01:44 PM) Yeah, everytime I read something DBAH0 says about the NBA it's purely awful. Sorry dibs, you have no idea what you are talking about. I think he is closest to Allen Iverson. Anyone who voted Jordan deserves to be shot for stupidity. I'm so sick of these Jordan comparisons. Give me a break!!! I agree, he isn't and never will be Michael. As far as styles you'd have to compare him to AI simply because he's got a lot of speed and can flat score. AI is superior defensively and is a superior passer as well though.

Freaking horrible move by the Raiders, imo. I don't see why they should give up that much talent. At the same time, I don't like it from the Vikes perspective either, lol.

Cerb

My fantasy team is toast if Shaq goes down.