Jordan4life_2007

Shaq winning another title just two years after Kobe ran him out of LA would make Kobe look even dumber than he already does. Go Heat!

What f***in' planet is Dwane Wade from? My god! This dude is unbelievable. What's he shooting in this series? 70%? Against the Pistons? That's some Jordan s*** right there. This series doesn't go past game 6.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ May 24, 2006 -> 10:38 PM) I am going to continue to stick with the fact that the Suns aren't very good, unless they win it all at which point I would decide that the entire NBA sucks and the Suns took advantage of it. This team can't continue to do this, I refuse to believe it. I'm tellin' you, man. The game has changed. This is exactly what David Stern and his posse wanted. All these new sissy rules that cater to offense while crippling the defense. You have to go back to the 80's to find a team that even got to the finals playing the Suns' style.

How filthy were those curveballs Bobby was throwin' tonight? You have no chance against him when he's throwing the hammer like that. We're one Uribe error away from a perfect homestand. Oh well, 5-1 will have to do.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ May 24, 2006 -> 10:29 PM) I do this every once in a while, but I feel it needs to be said. All of the posters on Soxtalk have contributed to this being one of the top Sox sites on the web. Jason (actually) created something great here, but it's nothing without all the posters. We're here for you guys and girls, and we're always receptive to what you guys would like to see. With the upgrades almost done, we've got this thing humming again. I expect other admins to chime in with their thoughts, but in some of our discussions, we can't get over how kick-ass the posters (and the other staff, especially the mods who do some pretty thankless stuff) have made this place. Thanks for everything. No problem, Heads. I just want to say I apperciate what you, Jason, and the rest of the mods/admins do for us. I don't know what I would do without Soxtalk.

The Suns continue to baffle me. They play no defense, have no size, and go about 6 deep, yet, they continue to win.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ May 23, 2006 -> 12:40 AM) Lakers-Bulls. 1991 said to leave it alone.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 23, 2006 -> 12:45 AM) 3 of the 4 teams in the conference finals have very very good centers who are big. The Suns are the only exception. And in terms of offense and defense, 3 of the top 5 teams in offensive efficiency and 3 of the top 5 teams in defensive efficiency (points normalized by length of possession) are in the conference finals. Ben Wallace is a pf playing center. I'll give you Shaq. Dampier? You're kidding, right? The only team left that plays championship d is Detroit. The new rules have totally opened the floodgates to wide-open, fast-break basketball. Dominant or even good bigs are becoming less and less important than they've ever been. How many times would you see Duncan and 4 guards out on the court? Or Dirk and 4 guards? Don't even get me started on the Suns. I'm not saying this is a bad thing. It's just different now.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ May 23, 2006 -> 12:27 AM) He still needs a secondary pitch. He has been better than I expected, which is encouraging. But a few dominant outings, then a few wild terrible ones, has been his style for his entire career. Until he cuts the wild ones out, and finds a secondary pitch so that the longball isn't a problem, I'm not putting him in many high-leverage situations. He is tantalizing though. That slider of his is nasty when he throws it for strikes. If he can do that, along with keeping the walks under control (I believe he only has 3 actual walks), he'll be damn good.

I've got the Suns and Pistons.

Man is the game changing. Mavs and Suns to battle it out to see who goes to the finals? The days of needing dominant bigs and playing elite defense to win titles look just about over.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ May 22, 2006 -> 10:50 PM) Thank God the Spurs are gone, hopefully Miami knocks out Detroit. Good to know the Western Conference will have a fresh face representing it in the finals. Wow, it just hit me that this will be the first time since '98 that a team other than the Lakers/Spurs will be representing the West in the finals.

It's Aldridge all the way as far as I'm concerned. He's the guy I've wanted ever since it became clear the Knicks were gonna have one of the top 3 worst records in the league.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ May 22, 2006 -> 10:42 PM) I may hate on him, but I respect all that he's done in a Sox uni and he definately deserves being honored in one final Sox banner (with the next one being at either 500 HR's or retirement). That's good to hear. Atleast you have perspective.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ May 22, 2006 -> 10:41 PM) Sounds good. He'll probably get some mop-up work at first so we could see how he fairs against ML hitters then they will gradually work me into a set-up/middle relief role. Thornton has impressed me a lot. He's been nothing short of flawless his last 5 outings or so. If he can consistently throw that slider for strikes -- we've got ourselves a stud.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ May 22, 2006 -> 10:06 PM) I'd like someone to make a banner with Frank in an A's uni and a Sox uni with something like Thanks for all the years. Same size as the current site banners. Thanks so much LOL, the only guys that hate on Frank more than you are Nuke and Aboz. What's going on?

QUOTE(Sox It To Em @ May 22, 2006 -> 10:33 PM) Very classy move by the White Sox fanbase. The ovation makes me very proud to be a Sox fan. ^^^ I was actually worried that there would be a bunch of morons booing. Good to see that Sox fans are still Sox fans.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ May 22, 2006 -> 10:30 PM) Sportscenter segment on the Sox/A's game starts with Kenny's comments calling Thomas an idiot. They give us plenty of airtime whenever it's something negative.

Will those who said we should send Ozuna down to triple a after we aquired Cintron -- please stand up!

What an absolutely amazing game/series. Congratulations to the Dallas Mavericks for knocking off the Champs.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ May 22, 2006 -> 01:13 PM) Relief Pitcher. Or maybe SS to replace, as John Miller from espn would say -- Oooribe.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ May 22, 2006 -> 12:51 AM) Ugh.. No matter how much I hate Detroit, I hate Gary Payton that much more. I love Wade, the Deisel even A. Walker, but I hate Gary Payton with a passion. I just don't want that man winning a championship. The best case senario I would like to see is Pistons-Mavs. Mavs in 4 of course.. I'd love to see Gary get a ring. I know he's a loudmouth at times, but he was one one of the better two-way players in the history of the game in his prime. He's the only player I know that actually stood up to Jordan in the finals. He still got schooled -- but he didn't back down one bit.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ May 22, 2006 -> 12:11 AM) Yeah but the difference is the Lakers and Cav arent near the calibur type of team as the Mavericks. The Mavs should of been the number 2 seed. The Spurs might win... they probably are the favorites... but if I put money down id bet on the Mavericks in game 7. Point taken. We shall see what happens. I always take the home team in a game 7.

Uribe botched the play. End of story. Let's move on now.

QUOTE(shoota @ May 21, 2006 -> 07:17 PM) No, he was supposed to acquire bullpen arms who WOULD HAVE eras in the 2s in 2006. Though I don't expect every bullpen pitcher to meet that criteria, only 4 of them. If you say so.