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QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 23, 2012 -> 07:19 PM) Derron Williams has been kicking everyone's ass. Then there was the 9 turnover game against the Hornets. This Jeremy Lin charade will eventually run it's course. He hasn't even seen Paul, Westbrook, Rondo, Rose, etc, yet.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 23, 2012 -> 07:05 PM) I knew someone would overreact the first time he struggled over an extended period of time. This isn't the first time. Deron Williams just recently kicked his ass.

Oh my goodness. Somebody get Jeremy Lin off the court. The Heat's athleticism has him bamboozled.

Under, emphatically. This season is going to be Glenn Close ugly.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 23, 2012 -> 12:11 PM) lol. "the only thing Michael is better than Wade at are dunks and blocks." I ain't takin' nothin' from you. I'll let the others have their fun with the Knicks crap. But you're done. No amount of alcohol in the world could make me that delusional.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 23, 2012 -> 12:01 PM) The second part is your problem. The first part would have been acceptable. Well, what is the counter-argument? Could something change between now and the playoffs? I suppose. But I feel confident when I say it's going to be Bulls/Heat in the conference finals, as nobody else is even worth talking about. You guys are getting on me for talking in "absolutes" or whatever. Instead of doing that, present why you believe the Bulls are in better shape to beat the Heat this year than they were last year.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 23, 2012 -> 11:46 AM) All im saying, is your way of speaking in absolutes catches you EVERY time. Technically speaking, I never actually said the Bulls couldn't beat the Heat. Though that was implied. I have a very difficult time coming up with a scenario (outside of a Wade injury or something) in which the Bulls can beat them 4 times. Nobody else has come up with anything either outside of "wait until the Bulls are healthy." That might not come this year. Especially Hamilton. I'm assuming they'll be less off days for the post-season this year. Can his body hold up in the playoffs? The easy answer right now is no.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 23, 2012 -> 11:27 AM) Stop it with your "Stop it"s. You dont want to hear anything that in any way disagrees with how you see the NBA unfolding. You said the Heat would win last year, Dallas had no shot, a 1 superstar team will never win, knicks will be the 2nd best in the east. You also just in the past two weeks opined on how nobody can stop the heat, and then how nobody can stop the Thunder. So if these two unmovable forces(per J4L) meet in a game, who shall win? I dont think either will. Stop it Again, stop it. I've never once said that the Heat were a lock to win the title. I said before the season they were the best team in the east and I feel even more confident in that assertion now that we have a little more than half a season of data to work with. I never said the Thunder were the best team or that they couldn't be stopped. I said they were more complete, as in they don't have a clear discernible weakness (i.e. a scrub like Joel Anthony starting). Nothing unreasonable so far. Yawnnnn@the Knicks. I've long admitted that I was wrong there. Are you seriously still yappin' about last year? Pull up last year's NBA thread and give me the list of posters who picked Dallas. Then find the part of the thread where the Heat were up 15 in the 4th quarter in game 2.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 23, 2012 -> 10:54 AM) See but the difference this year was that Rose still scored in the 4th quarter. He actually brought them back into the game and could have easily won it with the FT's. And shoot, they STILL could have won it if not for the botched call at the end which gave the Heat an extra possession. And J4L, it wasn't some meaningless January game. It was playoff atmosphere. It was two teams that were hungry for a win for bragging rights to the rest of the league. I'd agree with you that it means nothing if it were any other team, but Miami is different. I think at worst they're evenly matched or Miami has a slight advantage. Either way, clearly it's dumb to say that there's "no debate." There is no debate. On offense, the Heat lead the league in PPG, FG%, 3PT%. On defense, they rank 5th in FG% and third in turnovers forced. They also lead the league in SRS (simple rating system), which measures point differential with strength of schedule. Stop with that regular season game. The Bulls were 3-0 against the Heat last year. You can play the injury card a little. I don't want to hear anything about rip. He's played in 67, 46, and 55 games the last three years. So him playing in, like, 10 games this year is no surprise at all. The Bulls are the same team they were last year. That's not a bad thing. It's just that the Heat are better and deeper than they were last year.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 23, 2012 -> 09:37 AM) Bringing up the Knicks speaks more towards your record being less than perfect. Says the person who said Michael would be a "decent" player in today's game. You lost the right to say anything about anything in life.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 23, 2012 -> 09:08 AM) Your posts in absolute are why we continue to bring up the Knicks. Bring up the Knicks all you want. I'm a big boy. I can take the heat (no pun intended). What does this have to do with Chicago/Miami? The records are basically identical. But the numbers say the Heat have been more impressive against a tougher schedule. We don't have to get into the talent/athleticism gap.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 23, 2012 -> 08:49 AM) Come on. In a playoff game atmosphere, AT Miami, missing their best defender, the Bulls essentially were even with the Heat until the final minute. The Bulls are every bit as good as the Heat. It's not as clear cut as you, and others, want it to be. Moral wins in January mean nothing in the grand scheme. The Heat are just better. They're much more efficient offensively and every bit as good defensively.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 23, 2012 -> 06:13 AM) Any team that has Joel Anthony starting, shouldn't really be called a complete team. He gets covered up with the Big 2.5 playing at the same time. Chalmers is an underrated PG but what other teams could he start for or fit in with? He can hit the 3 but doesn't create his own shot and isn't that big of an assist man. If healthy, the Bulls are a more "complete team", but may not matter since I'm not sure they could beat Miami 4 out of 7. The Heat are the best team in the east. It's not really up for debate. But yes, Anthony sucks and I'd rather have Chalmers shoot 3's all day than have LeBron/Wade getting into the paint at will. The Bulls still lack a second consistent scoring/play-maker to compliment Rose and their highest paid player goes MIA far too often against good competition. The Thunder don't really lack anything. They give up more points than Miami and Chicago, but that has more to do with their uptempo style (the western conference in general plays faster) than them lacking the personnel to be a lock-down defensive unit.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Feb 22, 2012 -> 07:44 PM) the thunder are so good I think they might be even more complete than Miami. The Thunder just have everything. The dynamic 1-2 punch (though Westbrook's turnovers are troublesome) that most all championship teams of the past have featured. They've got + roleplayers all over the court, namely Thabo Selfolosha, who's one of the premier perimeter defenders in the game, and a shot-swatting, game-distorting beast in Serge Ibaka. Then they've got the ultimate trump card in James Harden. You have to prepare for him as you would prepare for Kevin Durant. Or else he will drop 30 on you quicker than you can say fill my shot glass.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Feb 22, 2012 -> 11:24 AM) I think it always a good sign when the players decide they will show up and play another year. Maybe there is hope. After all hope springs eternal at spring training time No doubt about it. It's always a good thing when millionaires show up to play baseball.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 21, 2012 -> 05:46 PM) I really disagree with the idea that the upside is higher. That's the one thing I can't see. Last year's team had a huge upside. This year, we've subtracted an MVP caliber OF, a near all star reliever, and a guaranteed 10 win, 200 inning pitcher. The fact that part of the "Upside" goes into replacing the upside of those guys means that at very best, last year's team had a higher ceiling. Who is this player you speak of?

QUOTE (supernuke @ Feb 21, 2012 -> 04:02 PM) Signed up and ready to go. How many years can we keep a player again? No limit.

Longoria, Tulo, Cano, Felix, Gallardo.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Feb 20, 2012 -> 03:12 PM) I agree. Gordo is a good talent. Some are too quick to give up if the guy doesn't hit .400 na d75 homers. Awful

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Feb 20, 2012 -> 10:51 AM) No, just Derrick Rose. Rose is not the point guard Deron Williams is. Williams and Boozer ran a pretty effective pick n pop game in Utah. I don't think Fisher/Blake would do much for Boozer's declining game.

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 20, 2012 -> 10:03 AM) yeah boozer at the 4 in the west has never happened. And back then you didn't have Love, Blake, Aldridge, Millsap, Ibaka, etc. And Carlos is older, slower and only produces against eastern conference garbage. There's also no Deron Williams to make him look better than he is.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Feb 20, 2012 -> 12:13 AM) Lol, this is a bulls*** statement... How many Hudson/Jacksom threads were there? What are these threads you speak of? I have no recollection of such occurrences.

The Lakers are already running D-leaguers out there in Fisher and Metta World Peace. Boozer at the 4 in the west? lmao. Kobe would retire on the spot.

Oh my goodness. Will somebody please come up with a realistic scenario in which the Bulls can beat Miami 4 times in May? It's scary how much better Miami is this year compared to last.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Feb 19, 2012 -> 04:04 PM) meh, a bunch of his hoops are layups and dunks...as long as he plays like garbage like he has recently against the Bulls, I couldn't care less what he does against everyone else. That post didn't really have to do anything with the Bulls. That's just a stunning stat for a 2-guard over a 12-game stretch. Merge that with LeBron and his X-box-like efficiency and the opposing team has big problems.