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QUOTE (kev211 @ Apr 17, 2011 -> 07:45 PM) This. I like the Bears, but I am not a die hard by any stretch of the imagination. If the new team made the right moves they could easily win me over. A second basketball team winning me over? Not a chance. Couldn't have said it any better myself.

QUOTE (G&T @ Apr 17, 2011 -> 09:24 PM) Doesn't help when Kane is missing open nets. Yea he was really bad tonight. I don't see another Flyers-like comeback in this series. Hawks are done. I hope Bowman gets some grit (with skill) in the summer. I also would like to see Campoli (especially) and Frolik (possibly) back.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Apr 17, 2011 -> 09:30 PM) Yeah, but Rose has insane drive while John Wall dougies before games. ...And? Wall has improved alot since high school and his b-ball I.Q. is off the charts. This dude averaged 16-5-8 as a rookie. I would think you'd give him a summer to see if he can improve his weaknesses before he's pegged another player with no drive.

QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Apr 17, 2011 -> 09:11 PM) They turned on them within 3 minutes of the game. So would Philly fans if they saw the other team starting off 7-7 on FGs with no defense to speak of.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 17, 2011 -> 09:01 PM) When you factor in age and mileage, it kinda is. Well, maybe next year or in two years we'll see some John Wall/Derrick Rose trade proposals. Wall is up and comming whereas Rose is older with much more mileage on his body.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 16, 2011 -> 10:02 PM) Some of you are very gullible or just ignorant of the opinions of one of the best posters on this board (Felix). Alright now that is just... awful wrong.

QUOTE (knightni @ Apr 17, 2011 -> 07:38 PM) If someone paid me to talk on the radio about the Sox, I'd be a colossal homer too. I've seen it firsthand here too on this board. Yes he is a big optimist. Probably second to 2k5 here (or 3rd if you count Heads). There is nothing wrong with that though. Puts some of the pessimist here in line. Good balance.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 17, 2011 -> 08:34 PM) Suck it Raffi Torres. That piece of s*** needs to be suspended again.

Yikes Melo. I don't know how the Knicks bounce back from that in this series. That was a disappointing loss. And does anyone else love OKC fans? Like a college environment in there. One of the best fan bases in the league.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 17, 2011 -> 06:52 PM) Steve, you've become a homer to the extreme. I'm just fine with Rose. But don't act like comparing Rose and Paul is like comparing MJ to Reggie Miller. I'm just as stunned. Especially considering this is the healthiest I've seen Paul look in quite some time. But the Lakers game plan for him was horrible. It was like they thought he was gonna be on one leg tonight. I doubt we see them guard him one on one in the half court the next game. Speaking of Rose, as a Bulls fan, it pisses me off how much Bulls fans overrate him, just as much as it pisses me off how much non Bulls fans (or haters of Rose) underrate him. QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 17, 2011 -> 07:14 PM) Boston so far having their asses handed to them by the Knicks Yea Melo and Stat look like they are picking up another gear.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 17, 2011 -> 05:24 PM) I'm surprised that somebody like you that is obsessed with advanced metrics would dismiss any argument that a healthy Paul is better than Rose. lol. It is just mind boggling how quickly people forget how incredible he was. He still is in fact. He had a pretty good year this season. And he also was playing with inferior talent around him. Now with West gone, it's almost become comical. QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 17, 2011 -> 05:26 PM) Go to the Bulls thread on realgm and say this and you're getting banned. lol. Rose is fabulous. But so is Paul. That's all I'm saying. There's only certain posters opinions there I respect anyways. I don't blame them though, I thought Paul's knee was shot. I still think Rose will be better though in all around play (I wanna see him with a competent SG and a full season of Boozer healthy) probably even by next season and you could argue he is already. He has to score this year though, as the Bulls offense is not good when he doesn't.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 17, 2011 -> 05:05 PM) Let's just say if the Bulls somehow traded Rose for Paul I wouldn't be that upset. That's not a knock on Rose at all by the way. That offered right now, you take it and run. That offered 2-3 years from now, you say thanks but no thanks. And judging by this game, CP3's knee finally looks explosive again, but we'll see. If it's back to normal (and that's a big if) it's not even a debate who is the best. QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 17, 2011 -> 05:22 PM) I wonder if you watched the Bulls game yesterday. I doubt the Lakers give Paul that much room again. The Lakers had a couple of possessions where Gasol got crossed up and was defending Paul 1 on 1. It's not that hard to shake a 7 footer when you have the quickness that Paul has. And it seemed the Lakers were shocked that he had that explosiveness again. That was vintage Paul from 07-09. I didn't even think he was that quick anymore.

Chris Paul showing why he is still one of (if not the best) overall PG in the game. What a show he's putting on. Almost made me forget about his inferior talent he's got around him (especially without David West).

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 15, 2011 -> 09:53 PM) this is good, but not as good as BobDylan's thread That will continue to be the greatest thread I've ever read on the pale hose area. I miss Mike.

King Kong.

Felix is straight owning you fools.

I still don't think Mitchell should be at W-S after missing a full year of development time. Let him hit his way to a promotion.

Well I'm glad the Hawks are giving guys like Smith and Kruger some play here. Clearly they are the future and will be on this team next year. And with Bickell's injury (though it might have been a cut) the Hawks continue to bite the injury bug. Even with Bolland, I don't see the Hawks comming out of this but it's very beneficial to see the young guys (Leddy, Kruger, Smith, Frolik, etc.) get some playoff exposure. Get some grit for the bottom 6 next season (can we please have Ladd back Atlanta?) and they're in business.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Apr 15, 2011 -> 03:55 PM) Pierre, lf Beckham, 2b Dunn, DH Konerko, 1b Quentin, rf Rios, cf Pierzynski, c Ramirez, ss Morel, 3b That is, if they play tonight which doesn't look likely. Might be a good thing. Weaver is really locked in.

King Kong.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 14, 2011 -> 12:28 AM) The best comparison, if there is one, is Allen Iverson, and even then, Iverson took way more shots per game and got to the free throw line better than any other player ever. Dwyane Wade minus 1/2 the FT attempts is another comparison. If Rose can get to the line 8-10 times a game, or more, he'd be up around 30 PPG too, especially since he shot 86.1% from the line this year, just ANOTHER aspect of game he has improved drastically. To me he's more like a Gary Payton when he was in his prime. (Payton a better defender of course) And yes Rose has to shoot alot because that's what he has to do for his team to win. Give him a competent SG next season (as well as a more healthy Boozer) and he'll shoot less and probably be more efficient in the process. (he did the same thing in high school his junior year before improving on his playmaking his senior year) And shame on those who don't know what a pure PG is.

Dayan with his 3rd walk already..

Dunn.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 04:44 PM) Watch it be Lillibridge. QUOTE (MattZakrowski @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 05:15 PM) Blastro's got this. Alot of QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 08:18 PM) Winning on this thread.