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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 19, 2017 -> 09:56 AM) Are the Celtics the worst #1 seed in NBA history? The Bulls are obviously not the worst #8 seed, but they are an average NBA team. I look at the Celtics, and besides IT, I'm wondering how they win over 50 games. For all the praise Ainge gets, he may have pulled a Pax with Butler. They have no shot at winning a title currently. The draft picks are going to have to hit big. I still think Boston is 50/50 at winning this series, but yes, they are the worst #1 seed I've seen. This is also one of the weakest tops of the conference I can remember. I still have Wiz's going ot finals.

Since I've ripped Hoiberg a ton on this board, I want to point out a couple things as it relates to our young players. I also I suppose can give Gar / Pax some credit because their trade of Taj opened up a bit more minutes for young kids (I won't talk about Payne who looked awful), one of which was Portis. If you look at his first two years and his development trend...it is a pretty positive one (especially when you consider his age). 2016: 13.8 PER, .469 TS% 2017: 14.9 PER, .545 TS%

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Apr 18, 2017 -> 11:49 PM) Covey goes down when Rodon comes back. Petricka to Charlotte for rehab? As for Burdi and Beck, they can stay in Charlotte since there is no rush to bring them up. My personal opinion is that Covey is a big leaguer and a more valuable piece then holland. I would be disappointing if they gave up on Covey. He has a nice arm and potential upside.

By the way...to all of you that are excited...screw you all. This is Bmags and I's squad (otherwise known as the "Paul Zisper Experience", haha!!!

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 19, 2017 -> 07:38 AM) It's been a while since I woke up and tried to consume every Bulls mentioning article I could find. Remember...this is still the Bulls team that is streaky...that said, I like this matchup against Boston. Even if Bulls go up 3-0, I expect this team to find a way to blow it...but damn it, I'm just going to keep on enjoying the ride!!! LETS GO BULLS!!!

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Apr 18, 2017 -> 06:57 PM) I support it. Portis looked like crap in his minutes. 3 fouls including a tech. Niko was/is hitting shots and rebounding Yep - Play the hot hand. They looked good last night. Wade even showed up for the 4th quarter...although I don't think he actually played that great in the 4th...he at least hit his shots. Boston is due for a big game where they nail the 3 ball. Bulls are due for a stinker...that said...don't stop now boys!!! Keep on kicking butt!!! Rondo, Rolo, Buckets, Zipser, Niko...huge.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Apr 18, 2017 -> 11:15 AM) So do I. Too much smoke. Leming has thought so all along. Greg Gabriel, Moon Mullin, and Jim Miller all have them taking DeShaun Watson at #3. I actually think I will be upset if we don't. My view is, this organization has always kind of ignored/not invested in QB. I think we should keep taking QB until we hit on it. We need to also build an infastructure to put that QB in as good of a position to succeed & excel as well. I am pretty much okay taking any of the top QB's (Watson / Kizer / Trubisky / Mahomes). In no particular order. Watson is a great athlete who is supposedly very intelligent and clearly plays great ball with pressure on. Physical limitations from an accuracy perspective, but off the charts intangibles. Kizer is most complete, but I probably like him the least, because of the fact that he really didn't win enough, nor did he produce enough for a big time program. Mahomes is raw, but talented as heck. Far more risk, but I like the overall tools and could see him being one of those spread guys who succeeds (not a day one starter...but I don't believe in such thing anyway...you draft a young QB, you pretty much should expect that we'll suck/struggle for a few years while they take their lumps, imo). Trubisky is pretty good..smaller sample size, but hard to argue the tools. Personally, I think they will either take a QB @ 3 or trade down and take one slightly later in the draft. The lottery of taking a QB early (to ensure you get your guy) just seems worth it (cause we aren't going to be a perennial winner without at least a good QB and to get that guy...we need to invest in the position). I actually think part of the Glennon signing was to create a better "smoke screen" around the QB position (along with the fact that he can be used as a "bridge" who has some upside (and also provides some protection in the case that no QB you like is available in the 1st), so that teams wouldn't feel they had to trade up ahead of the Bears. It will be interesting to see what happens these last few days leading up to the draft and who, if anyone ends up trading up.

Come on Bulls...keep the wins going.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 17, 2017 -> 09:40 PM) Wanna know how you win playoff series? You have miracle saves, Fluke goals and get to check the goalie and score. Jesus. This isnt our year. They played terrible. Toews was non-existent this whole series (in fact, he looked like one of the worse players on the ice). Definitely a flukey bounce and a debatable interferene that drove two goals, but they were the aggressor and have totally outplayed the Hawks. Hawks could have won Game 3, but when you get dominanted the first two games and have a relatively even game 3, you are asking to be in trouble.

I still think we draft a QB in the 1st round.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 17, 2017 -> 01:39 PM) I know he's going to get in. In Rowand standards he isn't a HoFer and like I said, I'm a big fan of the guy. We agree...I view HOF as reserved for elite players and Bosh wasn't that, imo.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 17, 2017 -> 12:51 PM) I love(d) Chris Bosh as a player but never crossed my mind that he's a a Hall of Famer. That said, I have much higher standards for the HoF than most it seems cause I feel that way about a lot of people that get brought up in the discussion. By NBA HOF standards, Chris Bosh is a HOFer. Baseball HOF...probably not, cause he was never truly "elite". Different standards in the NBA though, imo.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 17, 2017 -> 12:28 PM) That's fair. I do not feel invested, like, at all. The last offseason just completely detached me from the bulls, who were very likely my most followed team which is now clear and away the white sox. But I will say, they became more likeable in the last 15 or so games of the season when Hoiberg put Rondo back in charge and Niko and they benched the force feeding of morrow/payne/etc. I will say that Rose trade was pretty good in retrospect. The money not saved which I was pissed at was negligible and would not matter, and Grant and Rolo are two NBA players, which is possibly more than you can say about Rose now. I agree with most of your sentiments...that said, I very much enjoy watching Butler play. When I watch him, I think about how much he's grown, etc...and how he keeps getting better. I wish we could surround him with some worthwhile pieces. Hopefully they can figure something out...the thing that irritated me more then anything was the fact that we don't have any real pieces to cheer for who have a long-term future with this club. What is funny is...if this team had missed the playoffs for like 5 straight years...everyone would have been fired up...in some cases...how pschyed/dissapointed you get about a club partly depends on the previous successes and after a good run where the arch seemed to be pointed up, at least if you wore "Rose" colored glasses...you could have seen paths to the championship and now we are this team whose only path is to rebuild (which could make things worse...who knows...but it does give a clean start) or you build via FA / trade (around Jimmy B) and that may make you nothing more then a 4-6 seed..who knows.

Keep on winning!!!

I'll take it. Don't stop now boys!!! Buckets with a huge 4th quarter. Lopez was just a beast on the glass and Portia had some stones.

Awful. Prayers to the Heap's.

Nice win. Davidson's homer was nice as was his single late in the game. Really nice win. Covey pitched well as did the bench. Love it. Robertson was nasty. Don't stop now boys!!!

I think it goes 6 games. LETS GO BULLS!!!

I presume KPMG will be hit very hard over this. The real question I have is how wide spread / prevalent was the use of the information. How widely were they sharing the information and what happened. Ultimately it is leaders at the top, but you had that previously. For KPMG this is the second managing partner in like 5 years to get hit with a big issue. I don't remember if the other one was the audit managing partner or what, but a few years back one of their managing partners was hit for insider trading. Obviously this is not Enron as this is more related to inspection items, so slightly different, but still extremely bad and looks poorly. Guarantee many audit committees will be discussing during their next board meetings, especially those who are audited by KPMG. One big thing to remember is that all of these companies are big though, so 99% of people working and doing and all other things associated are probably fine.

Saladino is flat out a good ball player. No, he is not a great player, but he is a guy that plays winning baseball. Period. I've been saying it for two years. Great fundamentals and a really good defensive player, with an offensive game that keep getting better. He'll never be a great hitter, but when you consider the plus defense and his versatility (plus good base running, etc) and you really should appreciate him. I hope we'll see that his results / performance doesn't sag with extensive playing time this year.

Brutal.

Love it. Now lets beat the Celtics and make them feel like morons for not giving up a ton of Jimmy Buckets!!!

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 10, 2017 -> 05:52 PM) hate to keep comparing him to trout but like trout he strikes out a lot but also walks a lot. He's also fast as hell and that will lead to a high BABIP. Trout didn't strike out at the clip Yoan did at the minor league level. In fact, outside of one season (a couple years into his career, he has pretty much hovered around the 20% metric). Trout is still Trout...but I'm also a bit more old school that I fully believe that the advanced metrics underrate the negative impacts of a strikeout). It's easy to say Trout strikes out a bit, but relative to his plate appearances, the clip is nowhere near the level Moncada has been at.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 10, 2017 -> 12:31 PM) How the hell do they assign you a seat if you are the one going to be kicked off an overbooked flight? Why wouldn't it be the last ones to check in? My view is...if you buy a seat, you should be entitled to it (whether you have one assigned or not). To the extent it is overbooked, that is okay, but United needs to continue to increase the offer on "compensation" until people voluntarily exit the aircraft.

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Apr 10, 2017 -> 10:58 AM) He bothers me to the extent that he's taking ABs from Davidson, a guy who might still have some upside at the MLB level. Does Davidson actually have more upside then Asche? They are both roughly the same age and Asche had better minor league numbers, especially at the more advanced levels (after getting drafted he flew through Phillies system). You could argue he was rushed and he obviously struggled to hit at the major league level. I recognize Asche had more time spent at the major league level, where he proved what he wasn't capable of. Neither are anything special defensively. I guess I don't view either of them as much different. Davidson had a bit more hype at the point we acquired him, but the Phils saw something in Asche that they liked enough that they tried to give him ample time to earn a major league spot. So quesiton is, do we think Davidson is going to suddenly change from the guy he was in the minors for a long time or do we think a change of scenery and maybe a tweak can change Asche? Asche earned the opportunity based upon his spring performance. Odds are both will suck, but I don't view Davidson as any better gamble then Asche.