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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Nov 10, 2009 -> 01:46 AM) I think nitetrain is Ben Gordon. There is no other explanation. Saying Ben Gordon is as good as Joe Johnson isn't quite as ludicrous as saying BG is as good as Brandon Roy, as he did last year. But it's close. And I'm one that really like Ben. But he's not a top 10 shooting guard. 2's that are unquestionably better than Ben Gordon. Kobe Wade Roy Johnson Vince Allen Manu Martin Mayo Hamilton Bwahahahahaha. You must be joking me. Look at the stats of Gordon in comparison to all of those guys. Portland was going to go after Ben last offseason before Detroit dumped a cash truck at midnight. They ended up with Miller unfortunately. With that said, that list is a joke. Guys on that list that you can def say are better than Gordon: Kobe Wade VC Roy(ended up with a better season after Ben slowed down and Roy picked up) Guys that would have a case: Martin Manu Guy that will be better: OJ Mayo Guys that are not better: Johnson Allen Hamilton So, obviously, Ben is not an elite all around player. He can score just as good as Manu and Martin and has displayed better defense than either the past two years. Mayo is much better defensively, and offensively, he has skill, but he's not an efficient offensive player at all yet. He will be IMHO though. Johnson is not as efficent as Gordon offensively, and defensively, despite your beliefs that taller is automatically better, Johnson is not better defensively. All Boston fans would trade Allen in a heartbeat for Gordon since the beginning of last year. Allen has had a better overall career and that will probably remain after it's said and done, but he has not been better than Ben for some time. Hamilton could never score as efficiently as Ben, defenisvely he is worse than Ben as a man defender. Detroits scheme is good at hiding weaknesses for both Rip and Ben, but Ben's by far a better player. Check TS%, eFG%, PER and PER Against for some reference. I would post them for you, but honestly, guys on this site have a tendency to dismiss stats in favor of their personal bias.

Yep, it's interesting because he's going to announce that he's going to UIC!! Woot Woot!!

I don't think LeBron is going to Chicago at all either. I think it's CLE or NY for him. Wade is realistic as well as Amare or Boozer. Joe Johnson is too, but he's not better than Ben Gordon who we could've had for pennies on the dollar in compared to Johnson. Wade Amare Bosh Boozer Dirk(no chance though) Those are the only guys worth a darn to me.

LeBron is the type of guy where you sign him and find out what to do with whoever has his spot at the moment later. It's like saying no to Michael Jordan in his prime because you have Mitch Richmond at his spot already. With that said, Deng has to be moved either to PF or another team if we sign Wade because we really won't have a 3 point threat in our starting lineup which will really hurt Wade and Rose. So I hope Deng starts taking 1,000 threes a game.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Nov 9, 2009 -> 11:31 AM) It's Lovie's fault that this is one of the dumber teams in the league (stupid penalty after stupid penalty), it's gotta be partly Lovie and Turner's fault for the play calling, and it's definitely Lovie's fault for not being able to adjust to ANYTHING that happens on the field. The last three games the Bears have looked entirely unprepared in nearly every facet of the game. That's a coaching problem. But yes, the team itself also sucks. I dunno why they (Angelo especially) gave up our only decent pick this year to pick up yet another underperforming and over valued defensive player. In order of sucky this teams needs: 3 more OL, 2-3 more DL (Brown is the only one i'd keep), 2-3 CB's, at least one new safety, and at least 2 WR's. Unless they decide to spend a massive amount of money (not likely), this team is going to suck for at least the next 2-3 years. The team won't suck, but it won't be what every Bears fan expects. Honestly, Tillman needs to be moved to S or 2nd or 3rd CB off the team. Vasher should be off the team. Bowman is a decent 3rd CB. The Bears need to start thinking about a new MLB & OLB. Their OLine is godawful. And the Bears had a decent offensive coordinator, but fans wanted him fired when Grossman got injured for a more traditional offensive coordinator who never really has shown greatness for at least the span of 3 games. Their offense falls on Turner, not Lovie. He doesn't get to make the change on that side of the ball, only suggestions. Fans are too fickle when proven schemes don't work. It's not the player, it's got to be the coach. SMH. Glad I'm a Cowboys fan.

I'll tell you what the problem is, and it's not Lovie. It's the actual players. The Bears have a garbage OL. Harris really isn't that bad as a DL, though he's not the same as before though. Tillman shouldn't be your best CB. The only guys worth keeping as starters on defense are Briggs and Alfalava. The rest are pretty trash.

Lol, someone else posted this on another board.

LOL at the article by Telander today(who I'm generally a fan of) complaining about how Cutler gives PC answers and doesn't have a personality. "Wah wah wah, we don't have a real QB" *Bears get a legit QB* "Wah wah wah, our QB doesn't like to disclose his personal life"

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Nov 6, 2009 -> 05:46 PM) At least get your story straight....his dad does not work for ISU and is not even in Ames. ISU offered him a few years ago. Knowing multiple people that have been friends with Harrison his entire life.......Iowa State is still in the picture. I was using parents in general, but fine, if you want it that way. He's not going to Ames even though his Dad played there(who's not in his life anymore) and his mom works there. I'll make you a sig bet that ISU doesn't end up with him.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 6, 2009 -> 06:17 PM) Seriously though isn't that the right move? We heed a hopefully LH, Power hitting DH in this lineup to add some more pop. There's like a dozen of them on the market if you count the right-handed guys. There's not going to be a run on them, they're going to be available in late jan/early Feb just like Abreu and Hudson were last year, why not wait a little bit until the contracts for these guys shake out? I almost agree unless there is someone out there you are targeting. You never want to be the one who sets the market value too high. Then again, you might miss out getting a guy on the cheap. Honestly, I think KW will see how much guys he wants are going for. Holliday will set the rate and then the dominos will fall. If he doesn't like the pricing, he'll wait to see if there is a guy he likes still available. If not, he'll probably scour the market for an Adam Dunn.

I think that's when Juan Gonzalez is supposed to complete his comeback to the major leagues.

I thought the Cavs became slimy when the rumors came out about Shaq sleeping with Gilbert Arenas' fiance/wife.

I'm not big on Byrd or Reed. Not really a fan of Winn unless it's a bottom of the order hitter. To me, I rather have Matsui almost over anyone in terms of under the 'dar approach.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Nov 6, 2009 -> 03:42 PM) Vlad is a full time DH at this point in his career. So is Dye and Thome I do understand Thome is a LH bat, but I rather take Vlad over him right now.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 08:35 PM) Barnes still utilizes Iowa State's practice facility, works out with members of the team, plays with members of the team, has consulted with McDermott after visits, is the son of an ISU player, has a mom that works for Iowa State and has expressed extreme interest in the possibility of playing with Craig Brackins next year. He attended a number of ISU games last year and grew up an ISU fan. To say he won't come to ISU is fine, but he didn't put ISU in his final six as just a formality. Yeah, he works out there because his parents work there. I'm sure some football players in the NFL grew up Raiders, Browns, and Lions fans but don't want to play there given the choice. Barnes is working out there because he has unlimited access to the facilities and he's from there. It would make sense for him to workout at the local university over flying to UNC or whatever school he chooses. ISU never had a chance. He's leaving them in his top 6 out of respect for the school, but they were never realistic. Sorry to break it to you.

I can see us taking a flyer on Vlad if his price isn't too high. He would be an under the radar move since all eyes will be on Holliday. I know he's a free swinger, but the Sox have been trying to get contact hitters with patience for like 5 years and it never actually happens. Just my own guess though.

Me thinks that the people who are complaining about Verizon haven't had it in at least the past 2 years. I've been with every major network except for US Cellular and Verizon has the 2nd best network, but best overall service(again, not including US Cellular who I heard are very good, but don't have the greatest phone selection). AT&T has a good feature with rollover minutes, but besides the iPhone, I rather have T-Mobile. T-Mobile, recently has been getting a lot of bad reviews in the media for good reason since they had the sidekick blackout and then this past tuesday's blackout, but they're the better decent cheap option for college students IMO unless you really really want an iPhone. Verizon & Sprint to me are the big boys though. What I don't like about Sprint is that your bill is never the same from month to month and roaming charges are a pain, but in the 2nd year that I had them, I never lost a call nor was I never able to gain internet access. They also can't cut you a break. Verizon has a great selection of phones and customer service is great. They're willing to hear you out and understand. The one downfall with Verizon is that they cripple their phones with their own software. With the Storm though, I haven't seen much of that.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 06:51 PM) I knew Lincecum was a stoner. With that type of hair, he had to be.

Or, they could be using Teahan for a bigger trade involving PK. I dunno, but I love the offseason.

I like the idea of trading PK a lot as I think he's the main proponent to the chemistry issues. I don't see what it has to do with this trade though unless they plan on bringing back Dye or Thome as DH's, and adding a Nick Johnson type of guy at 1B with a raker or Adam Dunn in the OF/1B slot. Please trade PK though before his value goes down the tube.

Minny will improve, slowly, but surely. Despite how nice it is to have Kevin Love, they should've never traded OJ for him. OJ & Al could've been a great one two tandem in which all they would've had to do is fill in the holes with shooters and hustle players. Eventually Al or Love is going to have to go.

Kansas can't hold Osiris' jockstrap at RedBird Arena. He's going to go down as the most exciting player ever...in the NBDL.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 06:42 PM) Pft, Iowa State is still there... Yeah, as much as UIC is still there too....

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 07:11 PM) My god people we talk about Chris Getz like he accomplished something here. Is he the new BA? The new Sweeney? Is this what we're trying to do here? There's no raw data to support Getz being anything other then a utility player. Intangibles are fine, but if a player lacks the track record and skill set to back said intangibles, it's pretty much a dead issue. I like Nix no doubt about it, but i can't write him in a starter. Why? Becasue he has enough issues to make his place on this team, a legitmate question mark, but he has the skill set. He has that potential, he doesn't rely on some distant intangibles, he relies on good d and solid pop. It usually produces results. And if it doesn't? We cut our losses and move on. Getz was at least as good as Teahen was last year and Getz was a rookie. He also plays a premium defensive position which, while he's not a Gold Glover at yet, he's pretty decent. I don't mind moving Getz, and most people here wouldn't mind it as he's a nice player, but no one to lose sleep over. It's who we traded for in return. And unless Beckham is going to SS, Alexei back to 2B, Teahen to 3B and a stud RF/LF are happening(which it may, I definitely don't know), then this move is a lateral one at best because Teahen isn't great against anyone, but us.

With that said, the Phillies did not bring their good hitting sticks tonight. I think it'll benefit the Phillies for another pitcher other than Pettite(hell even Mariano) to come in because Pettite will throw junk up there where as guys like Mariano will try to come after them and jam them inside. Just cheat a little inside and they have a better shot at scoring. With Andy and that strike zone though, it's not going to be easy.