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QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Oct 19, 2008 -> 03:16 PM) Why is Lovie a good coach? Is he good tactically... I would say no. Is he good as a motivator... I suppose, but other than that, I don't see what makes him a good coach. He is good tactically. The problem is the same he had with Jauron when he was here. He's too loyal to his guys. That's the sole reason Babich is still the defensive coordinator. Perhaps, if they had a better secondary, he wouldn't look so bad, but that's a what if statement. If Lovie just took over and controlled the D, you would see something like you did two years ago.

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Oct 19, 2008 -> 01:35 PM) I wouldn't mind if Lovie and Babich were Savarded Lovie is good, Babich is godawful though. Their defensive players though as a whole have regressed, especially Tillman and Vasher this year. Urlacher started regressing 2 years ago and this year, he looks very ordinary. Good thing the Bears rewarded him with a new contract.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Oct 10, 2008 -> 12:34 PM) We have 6 guys on the roster that averaged more than 10 points a game last season, and we added Rose who will get a fair number of attempts as well. It's quantity more than quality, unless there are some goofy lineups out there Tyrus will very rarely be a top-3 scoring option. Deng, whichever 3 guards get the most playing time (I would think Rose, Hinrich and Gordon), and probably Gooden will all likely get more attempts than Tyrus, maybe Nocioni as well depending on how the PT is split (god, I hope not). I'm not saying he's going to be useless, but I have a lot more faith in him consistently producing rebounds, steals and blocks. It's like having Ron Mercer on this team. I mean, the team is not going to score 50ppg so someone has to score. Look all at their efficiency ratings as scorers and none of them are any good minus Gordon and Deng. Deng will get 17ppg, Gordon could average up to 25, but he's your only consistent scorer. The Bulls will not throw up a ton of shots, they rely more on defense to get them a win. So while they had 6 guys average 10ppg last year, none of those are considered scorers. Someone has to score once in awhile and that's the case with the Bulls. Gooden will get more opportunities than Tyrus, I agree, Noc will probably have the same, and Hinrich will probably dig into Gordon's scoring. Either way the Bulls don't have any established scorers beside Gordon and Deng. Tyrus could easily become a 3rd guy. Now my opinion is, Gordon should be a #2 option, Deng is no more than a #3 for his lack of passion, and Tyrus would make a good #4. And Rose is a pass first PG. He didn't show it much at Memphis simply because the offense calls for Iso's and scoring. Read up on the Dribble Drive Motion Offense. Basically you pass the ball to one guy on the wing, and you try to break your man one on one to score unless the guy downlow comes to double team, then you pass it to the low post guy. It relies on nothing but one on one action. Watching him at Simeon, he is by far a passing PG. Don't get me wrong, he'll score about 16ppg at his peak, but his impact will come from creating for others. I always said, because of his attitude, he should've switched schools because he loves to get the ball to other players and distribute. OJ loves to break his guy down, one on one so he would've excelled at Memphis.

QUOTE (BobDylan @ Oct 8, 2008 -> 05:19 PM) Gotta say that while I thought the last episode was funny, it was maybe the worst episode of the series. An entire episode to tell us that Vince still wants to do the firefighters movie? Are they running out of material? Hope not. They just got picked up. But yeah, it was a godawful episode. Complete filler.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Oct 9, 2008 -> 09:57 PM) IMO, Phoenix will struggle in the new system, Dallas always has tons of hype never lives up to it, GS still has no defense, Houston always chokes (although, I think they'll be the 3 in the West this year with Artest), and Denver isn't very good. But yet, none of those teams would finish below the 4th spot if you put them in the East, including Denver. The west is superior. They had a team with 50 wins miss the playoffs.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Oct 9, 2008 -> 10:55 PM) Tyrus is going to have a VERY hard time getting 14 a game, even if he plays better he's probably not going to get enough touches for much more than 10. There are just too many other options on the team and he doesn't really create his own shot. What other options do we have? Gooden is a somewhat decent option. Noah is not all that really of an option. Deng seems like he only wants 17ppg (which why I think he's severely overpaid) and there's Gordon who is the only legit scoring option that we have. Rose would be lucky to average around 12 because historically, rookie PG's have the worst adjustment period of all the positions. Also keep in mind, Rose is more of a pass first PG.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 8, 2008 -> 10:26 AM) Henry Blanco I want that option.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Oct 7, 2008 -> 11:06 AM) You know what I found odd, I sit in a part of the park where you can see the Sox dugout. OC keeps all of his stuff down in the corner by himself, helmet, bat, etc. I found this odd, I am not sure why, I just did. OC kind of grew on me though. He seemd ot have Jose Valentin type mental lapses and made some stupid plays. I am really neutral on him and realize there may not be better alternatives. He seemd to be a guy that had a personality defect and may have been misunderstood. While I know nothing of his psyche he just seemed to be different in his personality. Sprinting out of the dugout on the Ramirez slam was cool and flew in the face of all I thought I knew of him. He seemed kind of like an outcast or someone that has trouble fitting in with people......he also seemed to be.....not sure how to put it......a little slow. Although that is simply from watching him on tv so I could be way off base. Boston gave up on him in a heartbeat so I am not sure what to make. Well the reason Boston gave up on him was because apparently he was a party animal in the Kyle Orton-Chris Duhon kind of way.

Could've been worse. Lots of thrilling moments for the better and for the worse. We lost to a better team and I have no qualms about that. As long as Kenny is at work right now which he probably is, we'll be fine.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 6, 2008 -> 06:32 PM) A guy who is often seen loosening up the boys, dancing with other players before games, and the first to celebrate another's home run. He shows more passion than most of the rest of the team combined. It's a lack of that that we often complain about from other players. What a cancer. I agree. Managers can't always be leaders or else the team fails. In 2005, we had Crash and Everett as well as El Duque. We haven't had that since, and that's why it seems like our team just doesn't give it's full effort at times.

Cheers to the fans. Been there for all year and really really turned it up during the last week and into the playoffs. By far the best fans during the playoffs. I will root for TB because I really have no problems with them. I didn't like how Balfour talked crap about Uribe or to OC, but if he was on my team, I would've loved it. TB, beat Boston please.

Wow, this place is waaaaayyyyy too negative. I'll admit, I didn't expect us to make it to the playoffs. There are tons of frustrations with this team, but I won't stop supporting them or stop cheering them on while the game is being played. It ain't over 'til it's over. Despite all the injuries, projections, etc, we still were able to defy other people's expectations by making the playoffs and we won a playoff game against a great team. Like I said before, they remind me of the 2005 White Sox. That team was just a juggernaut in the playoffs.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 6, 2008 -> 04:23 PM) Griffey has been one of the hitters who came to play this post-season. Cut him some slack...the guy's almost 39 years old. We can't expect THAT much out of him at this point. Exactly. He was supposed to be an addition to the team, not the main attraction and he's actually one of the guys who has showed up in the series and in the Twins series.

QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ Oct 6, 2008 -> 04:19 PM) griff hit one against the twins or two? First two games against the Twins he hit one. And typical Sox offense. Hit homers with no one on. For shame.

I think we win this game as we have seen Garza before. Game 4 is a game we might lose.

Saw it on ESPN Gamecast. That was pretty terrible zone CB has. I'm still trying to figure out what it is as he's moving it all over.

Game.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 3, 2008 -> 05:00 PM) My brother saw him enough in Tampa to inform me that he's not ready for big-time big league action yet. He may not be against the majors, but you know as well as I how the Sox fair against pitchers they've never seen before, regardless of how terrible they are.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 3, 2008 -> 04:58 PM) Here comes a 10 pitch inning. I'd much rather see Price come in than Kazmir. Price is one of the worst pitchers on Tampa's roster. An unknown pitcher with great stuff. I'm pretty sure he'd strikeout 10.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 3, 2008 -> 04:51 PM) Which is why he should never play at SS, where you have to do a lot more creatively than at 2B. No no, he's perfect for SS according to everyone here. Like I said, I would prefer if 2B was held by Alexei, not SS.

For those of us who can't follow, what happened? Anyway, Uribe goes from being great defensively into terrible. Ah, Soxtalk...where being Bi-Polar is the norm.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Oct 3, 2008 -> 04:11 PM) I'm sure his teammates love him for it to. Much more than if he wouldn't have acted like a clown at the plate, and you know, actually did something productive, like drive in some key runs. I'm sure it went over great in the clubhouse. Though you're using sarcasm, you shouldn't. Believe it or not, and I know this is crazy, but there are guys who still like OC in the clubhouse. Hell there are people who even like Javy still.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Oct 3, 2008 -> 04:04 PM) Firing up the team would've been getting a hit with the bases loaded in a 6-3 game. Not acting like Lou Piniella. He defended a teammate.

I actually liked it as well. He defended a teammate and tried to fire up his team.

QUOTE (rventura23 @ Oct 3, 2008 -> 03:51 PM) I liked the blackout, it provided a great atmosphere White towels would be interesting, I thought about that during the last game because you couldnt really see the black towels At the game, I noticed the black towels alot. White would be easier for tv though I'd say.