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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 11:12 AM) This is one of those situations in sports where you can't use stats to prove your point. Anyone watching the Finals knows that Wade is the only reason Miami hasn't lost yet. He's been the best player on the court except for maybe Dirk. Whereas Lebron stands around and "facilitates," Wade is doing everything to keep his team in the game. The 4th quarter scoring, the timely offensive rebounds and put backs, the timely blocks....that's all Wade, not Lebron. And certainly Lebron isn't LOSING games for the Heat, but he sure as hell isn't helping them close out games or win games in the 4th. How do you call yourself the best basketball player on the planet, in the self-admitted biggest game of your life, and score 2 (garbage) pts? How do you just stand around and waste possessions during crunch time? I'm so tired of people comparing Lebron to ANY of the all-time greats, let alone Michael Jordan. I find it funny that Lebron has apologists around the country that are saying he got a triple double, he plays defense, expectations are too high, blah blah. Guess what, if he wasn't such an ego-centric asshole who claimed to be the best player in the history of the game before every setting foot on an NBA court, maybe NBA fans wouldn't have that opinion of him. But that's what he gets. He wanted all the attention, well, now he's got it, and he's failing miserably at proving the hype. Outstanding post. Hell, Wade per 36 actually had more assist than LeBron. Wade had 8 assists (per 34 mins) - 8.5 assists per36 Lebron had 10 assists (per 45 mins) - 8.0 assists per36 If he had one less rebound (or pretty much stop taking Joel Anthony's defensive rebounds) people wouldn't be talking about this right now. It's just the "triple double" benchmark that makes it bigger than it really is. Wade was a better scorer and playmaker, not to mention being injured. QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 07:59 PM) Lebron has sacrificed his own game to try and win a title. Oh, and what would that be other than scoring (and even that is debatable with shared foul calls with his teammate Wade [and even Bosh] lowering his overall FTA per)? He averaged more rebounds per game than he did last year and was on par with his career average, on par with his career assist numbers (actually had more last year with inferior teammates) and almost the same number of steals and blocks and has averaged damn near the same amount of minutes. Hell his FG% is the highest of his career because he's taking less shots so actually, Wade and company has HELPED HIM in that area and he averaged MORE turnovers this year than any year of his career with another superior secondary ball-handler (when he was basically Derrick Rose as far as the primary ball-handler in Cleveland). He still plays disinterested when something isn't going his way, he still refuses to take the last shot with the game in the balance, he is still making excuses. Looks like the same guy to me.

King Kong.

Alexei.

Trayce Thompson has already walked 9 times in 31 at bats this month.

QUOTE (High Mileage @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 09:55 PM) The Royals have 7 consecutive 1st round picks on their 25-man roster. That's pretty crazy. You guys are fun to watch even on highlights. I always like watching young teams take their lumps sort of speak. Great future the Royals have if they can get some pitching...

Well I think it's safe to say Tim Thomas has the Conn Smythe wrapped up even if Boston loses the series. It is a shame though that they can not win at their place. I still believe Boston takes game 6, but I'm not holding my breath on them beating the Canucks at their place in game 7.

TCQ.

QUOTE (High Mileage @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 09:13 PM) Moose has had less than impressive April's every year now. Some have said its weather related... Must have some Cuban in his family..

Dog fan all the way. I'm not a p**** (..... pun intended. or maybe not..)

QUOTE (Pale Sox @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 01:13 AM) I won't lie...I love Gio. He's essentially the only prospect we've let go in the last while that hurts for me. Since I started following minor league baseball back in 2004 in our system, he was my second favorite prospect ever after Jeremy Reed (third was B-Mac). I loved Gio then and still do. Very happy he is having success. (even though it isn't with us)

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 10:09 PM) Paul Goldschmidty for the Mobile Bears looks like a monster. Dude already has 20 HRs in AA, more walks than strikeouts and a nice OBP just shy of .500. Monster. Holy s*** no kidding. 9th round pick as well. Outstanding find by the D-Backs scouts.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 10:52 PM) Every small defenseless animal on earth would be in imminent danger. I would look out for you on suicide watch after that.... then myself.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 07:49 AM) uhh...? Ah my bad. Totally misread what you said. (gimme a break Simon, I just got out of work.. )

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 07:04 AM) Well it's not only that he's injury prone, but that in those years where he has been injured, he's been about 30-50% less effective. It's one thing to trade for or sign an injury prone player who is going to be super effective, no matter how often he plays; it's another thing entirely to see said player be ill effective coming off of injury. No he is (has been since he was playing in Stanford, thats just his competitiveness).. but thanks for clearing that up with the other sentences.

Beckham.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 06:36 PM) I didn't follow farms and prospects back then like I do now. And even if I had I was too drunk off the World Series kool-aid. I remember you saying that the putrid drafting for so many years straight would come back to bite us in the ass at some point. And you were undoubtedly right. I've followed it since 2004, and I still agreed with Tizzle as far as the Latin scouting.. didn't agree with the prospects as much however until now. (though I still feel the sox developing of pitchers is heavily under-looked here, not the hitters)

QUOTE (SoxnGiants @ Jun 7, 2011 -> 09:16 AM) If we had a better track record developing players like this I would be pretty happy with the pick. The tools are there. No kidding. Though it isn't just with 5 tool guys. We are fine with developing pitchers. Our developing of hitters however is...well... not good.

QUOTE (qwerty @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 02:31 AM) Why has it taken so long to ban real? Stupidity is clearly not enough, evidently, considering there are a few (a few... lolz) still roaming around the place. Even them, i can deal with, if we must. Real? He tops most in that category, and is troll to boot. Please can the guttersnipe before it's too late. Have no problem with him whatsoever. There have been much worse posters in terms of stupidity and pure ignorance. (most are banned) He is terrible in the NBA forums as far as pessimism, but he does know the game better than half the posters when he actually post about the game of basketball, and not two word lines about the "Bulls suck(ing)" or "D-Rose overrated (or garbage)" or "Miami's b****" junk (not to mention his "predictions"). Same can be said here on Pale Hose. Then again, I haven't been around as much as I use to be, so maybe I'm missing something...

Alexei.

That hit from Vancouver was eerily similar to the one Torres gave on Seabrook which turned that whole series around. Blackhawks wound up stomping them a couple games after that as well. Hopefully the same happens with the Bruins.

Happy Belated Jeremy. You know I wouldn't forget about cha.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 7, 2011 -> 07:50 AM) Yup. He's built like a locomotive. He's been raking of late. And like with Bautista, he showed flashes the previous year. He won't be anything like Bautista, not even half of him. I'd put money on that.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jun 7, 2011 -> 03:22 AM) This could very well set up as another pitching duel. It could.. or it could be just King Felix dominating us.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 6, 2011 -> 10:13 PM) My guess is that Robin wont seriously coach until his youngest child is done with high school. Part of the reason he took this job is that the Sox are going to give him extreme flexibility. So maybe 5 years from now youll see Robin in a dugout, but until then I see him in a role where he can be with his family. Agreed. It's almost the same situation with Maddux in the Cubs org.

This might be the least interested I've been in following the draft since 2003. And I'm dead serious. I have no idea whether it's from not following college baseball that much this year, not hearing about under the radar high schoolers locally or from getting this new job which is night shift, or even not having a first round pick, I've just lost the energy for it.